Silly commuting racing
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With a crack of thunder to the West ...
I'M BACK! :twisted:
to find 100 new pages of thread. This will take me a while to read.
And to the shaved roadie on the white Specialized between Albert and Chelsea Bridges this morning: your still beating heart is in my waste paper bin. Come and get it any time you want.0 -
Yep, the Game played me.
I did however set out to complete the ride as fast as possible, as did the majority of the roadies that took part, not strictly part of the Game and certainly the scalps won't count on my personal tally.
It was a hybrid version of the Game really, but I definitely wouldn't have let anyone lower in the food chain pass me, and did pass many riders that I would have looked at as a scalp had it been my commute."Impressive break"
"Thanks...
...I can taste blood"0 -
[quote="Bassjunkieuk"
Drinks sound good as it was a really good night last time and getting some food in at the same time sounds like a really good idea :-)[/quote]
tsk, eating is cheatingPurveyor of sonic doom
Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
Fixed Pista- FCN 5
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It bloody isn't! And definitely not when you have to ride home...0
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Right. I've read that.
So, some of you have been using this thread as a means to groom young LiT, no doubt with a view to using her as breeding stock. I wish I could say I'm appalled, but nothing here surprises me.
And what is this obsession with SS? Just because you have gears doesn't mean you have to use them.
Attica - good effort with the legs. No more flea picking for you.0 -
Greg66 wrote:And to the shaved roadie on the white Specialized between Albert and Chelsea Bridges this morning: your still beating heart is in my waste paper bin. Come and get it any time you want.
* Spits coffee all over screen
I'm up for another team drinks, btw there's eating & drinking in Guinness.
PS. 1 x White & 1 x Red Saddle + Red chain on orderRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:Greg66 wrote:And to the shaved roadie on the white Specialized between Albert and Chelsea Bridges this morning: your still beating heart is in my waste paper bin. Come and get it any time you want.
* Spits coffee all over screenI'm up for another team drinks, btw there's eating & drinking in Guinness.
PS. 1 x White & 1 x Red Saddle + Red chain on order
ITB - this is normal. He's more machine than man, twisted and evil.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
Greg66 wrote:
Attica - good effort with the legs. No more flea picking for you.
I must admit, I'm missing the extra protein, but I'm faster as a result.
There's a whole thread on the subject something like "the target on my back just got bigger""Impressive break"
"Thanks...
...I can taste blood"0 -
Am I the only one still sitting at their desk in lycra?FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
Attica wrote:Greg66 wrote:
Attica - good effort with the legs. No more flea picking for you.
I must admit, I'm missing the extra protein, but I'm faster as a result.
There's a whole thread on the subject something like "the target on my back just got bigger"
I gave some further thought to going "sans hair" on the weekend. The mingling of hair and road rash scabs isn't very pleasant.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
cjcp wrote:Attica wrote:Greg66 wrote:
Attica - good effort with the legs. No more flea picking for you.
I must admit, I'm missing the extra protein, but I'm faster as a result.
There's a whole thread on the subject something like "the target on my back just got bigger"
I gave some further thought to going "sans hair" on the weekend. The mingling of hair and road rash scabs isn't very pleasant.
COME ON!!!! You know you want to...join us!!!!!!!Roadie FCN: 3
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cjcp wrote:I gave some further thought to going "sans hair" on the weekend. The mingling of hair and road rash scabs isn't very pleasant.
You're quite right, I always used to say that going sans hair was being fatalistic and that I didn't want to prepare for having an off.
That was until I had one, then it became a serious consideration."Impressive break"
"Thanks...
...I can taste blood"0 -
Littigator wrote:cjcp wrote:Attica wrote:Greg66 wrote:
Attica - good effort with the legs. No more flea picking for you.
I must admit, I'm missing the extra protein, but I'm faster as a result.
There's a whole thread on the subject something like "the target on my back just got bigger"
I gave some further thought to going "sans hair" on the weekend. The mingling of hair and road rash scabs isn't very pleasant.
COME ON!!!! You know you want to...join us!!!!!!!
The only thing he should "join us" for is a drink...........
Also whilst I'm here, welcome back Greg66, hope you had a nice few weeks off :-) Glad to see your back in the swing of things :-D0 -
cjcp wrote:I gave some further thought to going "sans hair" on the weekend. The mingling of hair and road rash scabs isn't very pleasant.
I thought the problem was bald head + hairy chest + shaved legs = circus escaper.
Have your regrown the hair on your head?0 -
Greg66 wrote:cjcp wrote:I gave some further thought to going "sans hair" on the weekend. The mingling of hair and road rash scabs isn't very pleasant.
I thought the problem was bald head + hairy chest + shaved legs = circus escaper.
Have your regrown the hair on your head?
That's not really an option.
I'm weighing up the circus freak/hair and scabs issue. I am on the horns of a dilemma.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
circus freaks, hair, scabs, horns!!!
Are we still talking about cycling?Roadie FCN: 3
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Ahhhhh and we're back to the grown men heartily discussing their leg hair. Normal service resumed!
Sorry to hijack with gear inch questions, my curiosity is now sated.
Anyway, yeah, beer/curry/whatever: I can do friday of this week or of next... Was a laugh last time.0 -
This thread has become a monster. I'd be keen for friday drinkies again this friday or next work for me. I can show off my newly enlarged ring. White wheels have still not arrived though.
Just purchased some latex gloves which should make the whole ring-enlargening process a tad less messy... - 2023 Vielo V+1
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jashburnham wrote:Just purchased some latex gloves which should make the whole ring-enlargening process a tad less messy...
PFFFFNGHRHRHAhahaa!
Is roughly the sound i make laughing tea through my nose... 0 -
cjcp wrote:Am I the only one still sitting at their desk in lycra?
I really really hope you rode the bike in this morning :shock:Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
So drinks and or food this Friday, submit your "Embankment" area suggestionsRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:cjcp wrote:Am I the only one still sitting at their desk in lycra?
I really really hope you rode the bike in this morning :shock:
There is that moment, about 2 and a half hours into your working day, when you realise that you're feeling a tad sub-tropical in the undercrackers department and look down, only to realise that you've become bogged down in emails before changing out of your lycra.
The office cyclist can also usually be identified by the tell-tale aroma of three-day dead polecat emanating from the bottom drawer of his (or her) desk/filing cabinet where the moist cycling gear gets left to ferment during the working day.
Anyone? Just me then...Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.
(John F Kennedy)
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UNDERCRACKERS!!!!
On a more serious note, can we do either next Friday or the Friday after for drinks curry etc?Roadie FCN: 3
Fixed FCN: 60 -
victor ludorum wrote:itboffin wrote:cjcp wrote:Am I the only one still sitting at their desk in lycra?
I really really hope you rode the bike in this morning :shock:
There is that moment, about 2 and a half hours into your working day, when you realise that you're feeling a tad sub-tropical in the undercrackers department and look down, only to realise that you've become bogged down in emails before changing out of your lycra.
The office cyclist can also usually be identified by the tell-tale aroma of three-day dead polecat emanating from the bottom drawer of his (or her) desk/filing cabinet where the moist cycling gear gets left to ferment during the working day.
Anyone? Just me then...
I soak my clothes in the shower, spin dry it in the spin drier thingy in the gym and then hang it up next to an open window.
The same does not apply to my gloves or cycling cap, which are capable of knocking a buzzard off a sh*t truck from 50 paces.
I can't make beers this Friday. Next week should be fine though.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
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Alas, I am in Germany for the next two Fridays. (Not sorry that I'm going to Germany - although I am going to Bonn - die Bundeshauptstadt ohne nachtleben das diesen namen verdient... (Request to Deutschophones, am I near the idiomatic mark there? My German is quite rusty...)
Having missed the last pis... sorry, social gathering... I would like to be able to attend at least one before we all realise we actually loathe each other in real life.
Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride.
(John F Kennedy)
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Well due to work arrangements I'm un-available for the next 3 Fridays as I'm currently working down in Woking, so don't get back home until 6:20ish (and that's driving!) and the 2 Friday's after that I am working up town but on a 13:30-21:30 shift!
If/when we do get a date and place confirmed I'll post it up on the FB group this time so we might get some more people down :-)0 -
cjcp wrote:The same does not apply to my gloves or cycling cap, which are capable of knocking a buzzard off a sh*t truck from 50 paces.
So it's not just me whose hands smell like I've been wearing skunk mittens then!
It's only been a problem since I started using Specialized BG Gel gloves, before I used the BG Pro glove and had no problem.
Anyone else?Roadie FCN: 3
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I don't wear gloves... unless it's really flippin' freezing then it's my snowboarding gloves with cotton liners. The cotton, unlike synthetic material, doesn't smell too bad when it gets sweaty, and doesn't disintegrate when you put it in the wash...
And I keep my cycling gear in my cycling bag in the day, but it all gest washed after one or two uses. Old habits die hard - I hated the idea of being the smelly one on the train when I used to commute...
Speaking of which, I've lost my oxford street mojo! All this not-racing and 'you RLJ you lose' has significantly slowed my progress on one of the slowest, most bus-filled and most hateful streets in all of London. D@mn it all. Luckily I won't be back there anytime soon!
As for beers, I can do this friday, or next friday (5th) but not the one after (12th)... I vote 5th!
Finally,
Meines Erachtens, Victor, hast du's fast erfasst...! 0 -
lost_in_thought wrote:my snowboarding gloves
Snowboarding. Along with eating peas, having red curly hair, keeping gnomes and RLJ'ing, one of the well-recognised signs of the Dark Lord himself, Satan.
Ugh.0
