Tour of Hampshire CC Ride - 4th April

[MacB]

I'll be keeping you company as the lanterne rouge, although in my case I'll be using words like "recovery", "intervals", "training plan" and "riding smarter" to give the false impression that I could ride faster if I wanted to.

I'm bringing the 'all-the-gear-no-idea' road bike on the 4th as I've decided to ride from Winch, otherwise I'd have brought the Thorn ST for you to try out, MacB. Sorry. I hope your recent concerns about expenditure haven't affected your bike-buying plans? Something iMotion-9 equipped wasn't it?

not at all, by cost saving, IM9 over Rohloff, and normal front hub over Schmidt dynamo, I've reduced cost of new commuter to £1200, rather than £2500. I now, laughingly, look back to the dim and distant past of Oct08. That was the point in time at which I decided to buy a 'great' bike and I was going to spend as much as £300!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When originally shopping for bikes it took me a while to realise that the prices didn't include:-

repairs for life
serious cash kickbacks.........and...........
naked virgins strewing every path you rode with flower petals, before gracefully retiring to await you at the end of your exertions!!!!!!!!!

 

[Radius]

Radius (if he recovers from his fall) .

If all keeps going as is then I am already recovered . Still a gooey mess, but a much less painful, under control mess, which should be just fine for a little 100 mile jaunt

 

[Bollo]

...I've reduced cost of new commuter to £1200, rather than £2500....

Sweet - buying an expensive bike and treating it as a cost saving because you were looking at a more expensive bike. You have passed the test!

naked virgins strewing every path you rode with flower petals, before gracefully retiring to await you at the end of your exertions!!!!!!!!!

That is not my memory of Farnborough.

 

[E-Bygum]

Do not do as I say Do as I do...get an electric bicycle bring on the hills I will be assisted the rest of the time I will be using leg power but nice to have some help when the going gets tough http://futurecycling.webs.com/

 

[MacB]

That is not my memory of Farnborough.

it's due for re-development

 

[DJ]

Ok, So has anyone worked out what time we will have to set off, from Clapham to get there in time for the ride?

We are meeting CoG on Kingston Bridge at 0815 or summit silly like that, so I guess we have to allow 1/2 an hour to get there! So that means meeting at 0730 and setting off by 0745!

I suggested earlier, that the Windmill on the common is a good rendesvous for us, is everyone in agreement for that?

So far the people meeting here are;

Dj
Radius
Origamist
Topcat1
Redjedi
tdr1nka (I think)
ilovebikes (possibly)

I think there are some other possibles as well Pottsy? ianrauk?

 

[Radius]

We are meeting CoG on Kingston Bridge at 0815 or summit silly like that, so I guess we have to allow 1/2 an hour to get there! So that means meeting at 0730 and setting off by 0745!

I suggested earlier, that the Windmill on the common is a good rendesvous for us, is everyone in agreement for that?

Yes, sounds good to me

 

[Aperitif]

I think Ian is heading out towards Stansted on that day...poss. luvvydoveybikes too...

 

[Auntie Helen]

Yeah, Ian and myself are doing the Stansted area ride (with YACF, including Katie). Sorry to stand you all up but a 50 miler which is just an hour's drive from home seemed like a more sensible option. Plus it's not very hilly!

I hope you all have a brill time, though, and take lots of piccies. I won't be there to take my Men In Lycra photos so someone else will have to oblige!

 

[Peter]

Ploughing through the last 21 pages, I've complied a list of possible maybes

Riding from London we have;
User1314
djtheglove
Radius
Origamist
Topcat1
Redjedi
tdr1nka
Aperitif
Davywalnuts
Pottsy

Meeting at Fleet;
Peter
MacBludgeon
Bollo

I'll PM everyone later in the week with my mobile. If you can't make it please let me know by Friday night at the latest or if you want to join - welcome.

Rode the route today - bit cold but the lanes are dry, so if it doesn't rain between now & Saturday, we will have a great time.

 

[MacB]

Excellent Peter, I'm a definite and thanks for all your work on this....Al

 

[tdr1nka]

I'm still up for this although I reserve the right to get the train home.
Any ideas for a route to Kingston btw?

 

[DJ]

I'm still up for this although I reserve the right to get the train home.
Any ideas for a route to Kingston btw?

I'm pushing a bit for the route to go through Putney and and then throgh Richmond park, hope you all agree.
We are trying to sort the start time for us people coming from this direction, meeting at the windmill at 0730 and setting off soon after, is that ok?

Oh by the way am looking forward to it and am getting psyched up for the ton. Will be good to meet the Peter, McBludgeon etc etc too.

 

[Radius]

I think through Richmond would be nice...

 

[Bollo]

Ta Mr Peter!

Failing any injuries I'm a definite as I've just told the Doris I'm having an affair to hide the shame of going on a CC ride.