London Phoenix

secretsam
secretsam Posts: 5,120
edited August 2009 in Commuting chat
Trundling along the Marylebone road yesterday and was overtaken by guy in red and yellow jersey, ripping along on a Bianchi. Further up the road, there he is again, with his gang - about 8 or so guys, all in same kit, all carrying backpacks/shoulder bags. Off they pop at high speed, sneering at yours truly on his crusty Sirrus...

The jerseys were from London Phoenix club - but surely they weren't doing a training ride in town? They were two abreast up the bus lane, although fair do's, they were flying...
It's just a hill. Get over it.

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  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    They/I (for I am one of them) normally train arround Regents Park on Tuesday evenings. They are a quick bunch of guys, he onus is definately on racing :lol:
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

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  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    Rich158 wrote:
    They/I (for I am one of them) normally train arround Regents Park on Tuesday evenings. They are a quick bunch of guys, he onus is definately on racing :lol:

    They appear to be the cycling Borg, all looked the same, same physique, same gear, only the bikes differed. And they looked really focused :shock:
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    Yep, sounds like my club. Underneath all that they'er a really nice bunch of guys. You should see us lapping the inner circle, it's awesome. Sadly that's been postponed until winter. For some reason 20 plus blokes hooning arround the inner circle at 25 mph plus was seen as a safety issue :roll: :wink:
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

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  • moonio
    moonio Posts: 802
    I used to be a member of Phoenix about 10 years ago :) But my only involvement was to go on a cycling trip with them to the Peak District.



    However


    There was no way i was cycling up those peaks so I hired a horse and rode up on horseback instead,,
    Needless to say I was never invited back :(:(
  • Gavin Gilbert
    Gavin Gilbert Posts: 4,019
    I've sat in a Phoenix bunch a few times. I doubt very much if they would sneer at you for what you were riding. Poetic license I hope...
  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    Gavin Gilbert wrote:
    I've sat in a Phoenix bunch a few times. I doubt very much if they would sneer at you for what you were riding. Poetic license I hope...

    +1. they're a really nice bunch of blokes, focussed but very friendly. Quite unlike my local cycling club who are the most miserable bunch of bastards going, it's no wonder they've only got about 6 members left !!!! What is it about some cycling clubs that makes them so unfriendly?
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

    Revised FCN - 2
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,120
    Ok, well maybe in my fitter and less fatter dreams I might sign up one day. But I'm not sure yellow and red would suit me... :lol:
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Problem is a lot of clubs are cliques.
  • Roastie
    Roastie Posts: 1,968
    Yep. From what I've seen, Phoenix are def one of the friendlier clubs, and the members tend not to take themselves too seriously.
    David
    Engineered Bicycles
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Roastie wrote:
    Yep. From what I've seen, Phoenix are def one of the friendlier clubs, and the members tend not to take themselves too seriously.

    +1. Ridden in a chain gang with them in RP on my commute home.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."

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