Silly commuting racing

cjcp

You're no different to Greg T, who usually punches the air in triumph at the summits of Col de Putney Bridge and Bolan Death Crash Bridge.

Stone Glider

Oh that's alright then. Greg T strikes me as the sort you might loan a white fiver to if asked. Trustworthy, reliable, a man of substance (no not that sort of substance).

Bassjunkieuk

Stone Glider wrote:

Oh that's alright then. Greg T strikes me as the sort you might loan a white fiver to if asked. Trustworthy, reliable, a man of substance (no not that sort of substance).

Don't let his online persona lull you into a false sense of security..........he's actually a miserable sod in real life who wouldn't spit on you if you where on fire ;-)

itboffin

Stone Glider wrote:

Oh that's alright then. Greg T strikes me as the sort you might loan a white fiver to if asked. Trustworthy, reliable, a man of substance (no not that sort of substance).

He's a bit touchy if you know what I mean :shock: :P

Bassjunkieuk

itboffin wrote:

Stone Glider wrote:

Oh that's alright then. Greg T strikes me as the sort you might loan a white fiver to if asked. Trustworthy, reliable, a man of substance (no not that sort of substance).

He's a bit touchy if you know what I mean :shock: :P

I think it was that part of his personality that earned him all those restraining orders :-D

gb155

Conditions are looking good for a PB peeps, Good luck everyone today

Christophe3967

Beautiful morning, no real action apart from a particularly resilient Spesh Tarmac who just refused to roll over. The protests outside HoP appear tro have escalated - people and police spilling on to the road, could hear the nosie over my MP3. Really getting boring - surely they must be running low on soap by now? :roll:

gtvlusso

Hola,

Nice weekend and a nice ride in this morning. So much so, that I went Uber Tart and became a complete fakenger.

I have on my 3/4 Endura Zyme camo pants (rolled up to the knee!). Retro White tee shirt and a check lumberjack shirt....Along with sunnies and courier bag, with converse camo trainers. Such a tart..and such a fake + a fixed wheel bike....

Still, I was very surprised to only see 3 other bikes, which I passed with spirit...

prawny

I got three, ehem 'scalps' this morning (I see so few other cyclists I count em all - no mercy!) I kid on a mountain bike I've seen him before he can be rapid, no chance this morning I was on fire.
An attractive looking girl on a full sus mtb - I wasn't sure whether to hang back and have a chat to her or blow her away, I chose the latter obviously.
And my pesonal fave an old man on an electric bike, up hill. Seriously I'm rubbish up hills and I breezed past so really, what's the point.

Ooh I used an ASL for the first time today

jonginge

Got done all ends up by a chap on a grey cervelo in all assos blue. I can claim it as a recovery ride though, eh? My body/brain didn't allow my HR above 155. Legs, lungs, heart not working properly at all today and carrying a laptop certainly didn't help. boo. However, that fiery ball in the sky is still evident

Bassjunkieuk

I was on spectator duties today due to needing to lug my laptop and other supplies in for a place I'll be working at for a good few weeks (they have showers so I can try out my new micro-fibre towel tomorrow!)
Spotted a rather rapid roadie coming northbound over London Bridge, I reckon he was easily doing around 20-25 as he flew past a couple of other roadies mid-bridge :-D

Spotted a rather nice Colnago heading S/B tho who was really shifting as well.

It's quite surprising really how many cyclist actually take quite a casual ride on their commute, I suppose I don't really notice them when I'm on my bike as those on folders/MTBs/hyrbids all get mentally blanked out as I'm roadie hunting :-)

Back on the bike tomorrow, after it gets some TLC this evening. It got left at my parents house on Friday after the downpour and the chain is now showing some orange bits :shock:
Gonna have to give it a proper clean and re-grease this evening and scold myself for not doing anything on Friday evening..........

Greg T

Stone Glider wrote:

Oh that's alright then. Greg T strikes me as the sort you might loan a white fiver to if asked. Trustworthy, reliable, a man of substance.

That's me straight down the line.



I like to think of myself as Michael Caine in Zulu, once the fighting has started and he isn't such an arse.

However the line

Caine: "I'll have my man clean your kit"

Baker: "Don't Bother"

Caine "No Bother old boy, I wasn't offering to do it myself, a chap should look smart in front of the men"

Is pure Gold.

Sadly however the line

"Don't go throwing those Bloody Spears at me"

Doesn't appear in the film

Rear Rank - FIRE

itboffin

JonGinge wrote:

Got done all ends up by a chap on a grey cervelo in all assos blue. I can claim it as a recovery ride though, eh? My body/brain didn't allow my HR above 155. Legs, lungs, heart not working properly at all today and carrying a laptop certainly didn't help. boo. However, that fiery ball in the sky is still evident

Eh! :shock: :shock:

What!?!

Does not compute :shock:

Next you'll be telling us Santa's not real

cjcp

I'm on recovery too, but just for today. However, Sprocket Man is back. He flashed by just after the HoP. Our paths haven't crossed for a while and, whenever I see him on the journey home, the following morning ends up being a sort of recovery ride.

jonginge

itboffin wrote:

JonGinge wrote:

Got done all ends up by a chap on a grey cervelo in all assos blue. I can claim it as a recovery ride though, eh? My body/brain didn't allow my HR above 155. Legs, lungs, heart not working properly at all today and carrying a laptop certainly didn't help. boo. However, that fiery ball in the sky is still evident

Eh! :shock: :shock:

What!?!

Does not compute :shock:

Next you'll be telling us Santa's not real

Get thee to the 3lap challenge thread. All will be explained. (Laps linked in my sig)

biondino

Haha Jon - I reckon you wouldn't have actually made it up Sawyer's if you'd had to do a fourth lap

(chapeau, though, you bastard)

Stone Glider

@Greg T

It has been suggested that I look more in the direction of Private Hook, Shome mishtake shurely?

jonginge

biondino wrote:

Haha Jon - I reckon you wouldn't have actually made it up Sawyer's if you'd had to do a fourth lap

(chapeau, though, you bastard)

I did but it was in the 34 and I was crawling... CJ still has the faster time for the 3laps. Unbeknownst at the time he was also doing an attempt, but with half a lap between us.

What time were you in the park? Did a two hour stint around lunchtime prior to the evening's 3laps, plenty many cyclists out then

Greg T

Stone Glider wrote:

@Greg T

It has been suggested that I look more in the direction of Private Hook, Shome mishtake shurely?

I'd like to look like Colour Sergeant Bourne

Stone Glider

But he is wearing a Temperance Society Medal :?

cjcp

Greg T also listens to 633 Squadron on the way home. It's on repeat. He occasionally mixes it up by playing Dambusters.

Greg T

Stone Glider wrote:

But he is wearing a Temperance Society Medal :?

If that is true then you are a medal spotter of the very highest order.....

CJCP wrote:

Greg T also listens to 633 Squadron on the way home. It's on repeat. He occasionally mixes it up by playing Dambusters.

I'm also very keen on the British Grenadiers, however anything that just involves drums and bugels has me forming imaginary squares and shouting abuse at Frenchmen.

I'm barred from the Eurostar - I wouldn't have it any other way.

GT

DavidBelcher

Greg T wrote:

Stone Glider wrote:

Oh that's alright then. Greg T strikes me as the sort you might loan a white fiver to if asked. Trustworthy, reliable, a man of substance.

That's me straight down the line.



I like to think of myself as Michael Caine in Zulu, once the fighting has started and he isn't such an ars*.

However the line

Caine: "I'll have my man clean your kit"

Baker: "Don't Bother"

Caine "No Bother old boy, I wasn't offering to do it myself, a chap should look smart in front of the men"

Is pure Gold.

Sadly however the line

"Don't go throwing those Bloody Spears at me"

Doesn't appear in the film

Rear Rank - FIRE

How about the dialogue "Zulus. Thousands of 'em. Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes, lads"? Another urban myth?

David (who's never actually seen Zulu)

DavidBelcher

Greg T wrote:

and shouting abuse at Frenchmen.

I'm barred from the Eurostar - I wouldn't have it any other way.

GT

You are The Pub Landlord, and I claim my £5 [1].

David

[1] £s, note, not Euros; "back off, Brussels!"

Greg T

DavidBelcher wrote:

How about the dialogue "Zulus. Thousands of 'em. Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes, lads"? Another urban myth?

David (who's never actually seen Zulu)

NEVER SEEN ZULU?

Were you too busy playing with your dolls?

Now "Zulus - Thousands of 'em"

is in the film - when the two sentries come down from the hill but "whites of the thier eyes" never appears.

"Steady, lads. Steady. Look to your front and mark your targets when they come" is about as close as it comes...

I may have watched it a couple of times....

lost_in_thought

JonGinge wrote:

Got done all ends up by a chap on a grey cervelo in all assos blue. I can claim it as a recovery ride though, eh? My body/brain didn't allow my HR above 155. Legs, lungs, heart not working properly at all today and carrying a laptop certainly didn't help. boo. However, that fiery ball in the sky is still evident

Cervelo? All in blue like an assos smurf? Sounds like G66 in the summer wardrobe... but then his is black.

jonginge

lost_in_thought wrote:

JonGinge wrote:

Got done all ends up by a chap on a grey cervelo in all assos blue. I can claim it as a recovery ride though, eh? My body/brain didn't allow my HR above 155. Legs, lungs, heart not working properly at all today and carrying a laptop certainly didn't help. boo. However, that fiery ball in the sky is still evident

Cervelo? All in blue like an assos smurf? Sounds like G66 in the summer wardrobe... but then his is black.

Did wonder. But then the images of bike1 and bike2 are burned into my retinas so it was quickly dismissed

cjcp

I did report having a Cervelo pass me about three months back on the entry into DSC, westbound. It wasn't The Great Satan ( ), but I think he was decked out in Assos, so it might be the same chap.

+1 about the Bike 1 and Bike 2 recognition. It's in the hypothetical SCR Manual. Cateye were kind enough to install the Satan Sensor into my Micro Wireless for me. It glows red when Mr 66 is in the vicinity. :P

flattythehurdler

Clever Pun wrote:

itboffin wrote:

jashburnham wrote:

flattythehurdler wrote:

Sorry to spoil all the fun, but does it ever occur to you that the vast majority of people are just cycling to and from work, and have no interest in, or awareness of racing?

WTF? :shock:

+1

MTFU everyone's in the race.

@Jash does that route in your sig block require a snorkel at the start

no not everyone... some girls don't race, they don't have the competitive gene... oh and dirty hippies

I said the vast majority. Dirty hippies all of 'em. Oh and me, I'm a dirty pikey.

itboffin

JonGinge wrote:

Get thee to the 3lap challenge thread. All will be explained. (Laps linked in my sig)

Fine time chap but I have to question the elevation data, could it really be a 1000ft ??

Chapeau +100 for your Cadence :shock: is that correct? :shock: