RPCC Ride - Sat 25th / Sun 26th
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sorry to hear that Rich.
As long as the puncture gods allow me to get to the start at RP I will see you chaps at 9.0 -
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...the bicycle is the most efficient machine ever created: Converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the equivalent of three thousand miles per gallon...0
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Rich, are you up for a CCC tommorow then? Or just surrey hills?
edit: should have borrowed my wheels, can't believe you went and bought some
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I'm not mentally prepared for CCC so just Surrey Hills, but regardless of what everyone else does I'm going long so if people start heading home and I've not done enough I'll do some morechrisw28 wrote:Rich, are you up for a CCC tommorow then? Or just surrey hills? 0 -
Gday Lads and Lasses, just flown back from my Aussie jaunt managed to get in some awesome riding done and was reminded very quickly (as in second day into trip) that unlike Surrey Hills 80k in Australian Heat = more than 2 water bottles.
Got a few pics which I'll load into FB and link when I get a chance.
As I sit here typing rain is beginning to fall - hope you chaps stay dry today.
I could be out tomorrow for a very quickfire run through Surrey Hills to Box Hill, but will be dependant on Jet Lag as return leg usually hits me hard.
Otherwise am keen as mustard next week for a long and gruelling ride come hail rain or shine. :twisted:Rich-Ti wrote:The issue is that Wilf is away and I don't want to jump the gun in his absence, but if we can at least be ready to 'press the button' and get them ordered once we have a design agreed then we're one step ahead.
Rich, was monitoring emails with bated breath on outcome of this whilst away, but didn't see any references. I'll take this off the forum and send an email to get an update on where we're at.
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Bugger! I didn't want to do much about it as I didn't think you'd be checking emails!The emu wrote:
Rich, was monitoring emails with bated breath on outcome of this whilst away, but didn't see any references. I'll take this off the forum and send an email to get an update on where we're at.Rich-Ti wrote:The issue is that Wilf is away and I don't want to jump the gun in his absence, but if we can at least be ready to 'press the button' and get them ordered once we have a design agreed then we're one step ahead.
Oh well, we'll chat offline, but I think we're nearly good to go anyway 8)0 -
Good ride today - 120k for me at just short of 26kph. It really hurt though - nearly 2 weeks off the bike plus being ill has really taken it out of me!
Nervous about the Fred now, but still some time to get some miles in and wake the legs up between now and then anyway...0 -
Rich, just come back with almost exactly the same stats, a couple km short of 120 but just over 26kph. Nice seeing you out on the road, we always bump into each other :shock:
Sorry I didn't make it out for 9am, I'm a lazy b*stard teen who needs to get off his arse. :oops:
Hopefully see you tommorow on the wheelers run!0 -
Nice one Chris 8)
I should add that Brian (Fuji Mackers) towed me around for most of the day so thanks for that Brian. Good route choice too 8)
Good work Edward too - nice to meet you and hopefully see you again soon 0 -
good ride - legs definately felt it today. thanks a lot guys - am pretty sure will be making it a regular fixture. ...the bicycle is the most efficient machine ever created: Converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the equivalent of three thousand miles per gallon...0
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chrisw28 wrote:Rich, just come back with almost exactly the same stats, a couple km short of 120 but just over 26kph. Nice seeing you out on the road, we always bump into each other :shock:
Sorry I didn't make it out for 9am, I'm a lazy b*stard teen who needs to get off his ars*. :oops:
Hopefully see you tommorow on the wheelers run!
Chris, I've been talking about doing joining the wheelers now for a while but not before doing a KW run first. Tomoz could be the perfect day so might see you there perhaps with Rich aswell.
I promise I'll wear something low key (well something low key relative to my wardrobe that is
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I'll put the stake in the ground for a C2C on Saturday 2nd. Would be good to get a full turn out of Fray Bentosinos and support crew 0
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Art Vandelay wrote:I'll put the stake in the ground for a C2C on Saturday 2nd. Would be good to get a full turn out of Fray Bentosinos and support crew
I'm there.....although let me check with the missus
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The emu wrote:Art Vandelay wrote:I'll put the stake in the ground for a C2C on Saturday 2nd. Would be good to get a full turn out of Fray Bentosinos and support crew
I'm there.....although let me check with the missus
I like the desiciveness!! Bank holiday weekend, i'll need to check that we're not doing anything, then I'll show my hand.
Had a good ride today despite a false start. Fire alarm shut Victoria station so after waiting at Clapham Junction fro 1.5hrs i jumped on the first train that headed for the coast luckily it was bound for Brighton. So a bit of south downs way, then downs link saw me hit the surrey hills in the afternoon. I needed a few hills so went over Leith on my way to Box H.
This is were the plot thickens... I hit the base of Box Hill with 90kms in the legs (80kms of which were offroad), and thought I might as well time myself up the offroad section. Okay, so it is more direct as its straight up with no 'zig zags', but it was the same start and the same finish. I clocked a time only 51 seconds slower than my road time. Hmmm, think i might have to try it again offroad and really go for it.
Was half expecting to see a few familiar faces up top but it wasn't to be so headed for home by mysels
still got 130kms into the legs today which i'm happy with.
Now were is that bottle opener?
Emu - good to have you back.It's the vibe of the thing.0 -
Rich - PM'd you."There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."0
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thanks for the ride Ed and Rich. feeling really knackered now after a few too many beers last night and then the puncture gods visited my blow-up mattress.
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I went for a Kingston Wheelers run today and ended up doing around 100 miles. Weather and the quite lanes down the bottom of Surrey and Sussex were awesome.
Was slow and steady but just what I needed as woke up this morning with a horrible combination of jet lag and hung over. Took me until about 11am for me to regain my faculties.
Naz, if your reading this thread at all thanks again for the ride.
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Didn't see you this morning Wilf, there were a tonne of riders at the start though which made people hard to spot. Sorry for not looking around :oops: I went out on the slightly faster ride for an early finish.
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Wilf,
Good to see you've joined KW wilf and now you can look the part in the kw kit that's just arrived its all on the fotum !!!
Also you going to have a go at the club 10s this summer
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Ah, so potentially 5 KW's in kit on a future RPCC ride as I presume that you will all get kitted up. Chris, Gerry and I will just have to slum it in our old skool kit of course...0
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felgen wrote:Ah, so potentially 5 KW's in kit on a future RPCC ride as I presume that you will all get kitted up. Chris, Gerry and I will just have to slum it in our old skool kit of course...
i for one will purchasing new kit as my shorts are well and trully shot to pieces :shock:
and my jersey has some sort of stain on it,which i cant get rid of,the jersey also still has the safety pins from last years Etape still embedded in it and as for the socks ,they certainly not white anymore :roll:
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felgen wrote:Ah, so potentially 5 KW's in kit on a future RPCC ride as I presume that you will all get kitted up. Chris, Gerry and I will just have to slum it in our old skool kit of course...
any KW's taking part in the club 10's this year or are you all chickening out
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Chickening out? Like you on the Wed night chaingangs eh Gez?!urrrrrrrrrs wrote:any KW's taking part in the club 10's this year or are you all chickening out 0 -
Rich-Ti wrote:Chickening out? Like you on the Wed night chaingangs eh Gez?!
oi faceache !!! :evil: you tell me where i am sposed to store my bike whilst working during the day and then finish work early,so i can go and ride over some broken glass at nighht around the streets of Staines,
nah dont think so !!!
its bad enough i am riding it this wednesday when i could be taking copious amounts of cash Whilst Manchester U v Arsenal is on the telly
like to see you try :P
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But you'll have to do that for the club 10s anyway won't you?!urrrrrrrrrs wrote:... you tell me where i am sposed to store my bike whilst working during the day and then finish work early... 0 -
Rich-Ti wrote:But you'll have to do that for the club 10s anyway won't you?!
its once every two weeks and its almost summer and still daylight compared to -2 celsisus freezing cold pissing with rain and dressed to the nine pins
GAME SET MATCH TO ME !!!!!
SO ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE PART AT ALL MR G :?: :?: :?:
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Well, seeing as there's a healthy crowd still doing the chaingang and who plan to well into the summer I don't think that's 'game set match' to anyone! :Purrrrrrrrrs wrote:its once every two weeks and its almost summer and still daylight compared to -2 celsisus freezing cold pissing with rain and dressed to the nine pins
GAME SET MATCH TO ME !!!!!
SO ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE PART AT ALL MR G :?: :?: :?:
I'll be sticking to the chaingangs - much more interesting, and FASTER! 0 -
Rich-Ti wrote:Well, seeing as there's a healthy crowd still doing the chaingang and who plan to well into the summer I don't think that's 'game set match' to anyone! :P
I'll be sticking to the chaingangs - much more interesting, and FASTER!
chaingangs is for saddos who wont come out of Winter Hibernation :P
chaingangs,interesting ? i dont think so !!! looking at the backside of someone for an hour,yeah,ok :roll:
chaingangs interesting? what ? the streets of staines ,weybridge ,walton on thames ? but then Again the A24 hmmmmm :roll: :roll:
at least i get to wear a skinsuit
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