Social ride. 28th Feb. London.

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  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    londonlivvy wrote:
    Or... set up a standard cunning plan (as Wheezy McChubby suggests) along the lines of:

    1st weekend of the month : Kent rides, beginning from Crystal Palace Park Entrance, 10am.
    3rd weekend of the month : Surrey rides, beginning from Kingston gate, 10am

    This would give options for those who hate trains / rail replacement services but who also don't fancy cycling 10 miles to get to the start.

    +1 While I'm down with the Kent ride, I'd much prefer a Surrey one.

    What's wrong with Kent :shock:
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

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  • amnezia
    amnezia Posts: 590
    its the kentish killer spotive that weekend so may be a few riders about
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Rich158 wrote:
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    londonlivvy wrote:
    Or... set up a standard cunning plan (as Wheezy McChubby suggests) along the lines of:

    1st weekend of the month : Kent rides, beginning from Crystal Palace Park Entrance, 10am.
    3rd weekend of the month : Surrey rides, beginning from Kingston gate, 10am

    This would give options for those who hate trains / rail replacement services but who also don't fancy cycling 10 miles to get to the start.

    +1 While I'm down with the Kent ride, I'd much prefer a Surrey one.

    What's wrong with Kent :shock:

    Ex girlfriend, the entire place reminds me of her. I hate her. Other than that, logistics.
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  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    The routes LL posted only get near part of the sportive route, and given the numbers are limeted to 300 I think we should be OK.
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

    Revised FCN - 2
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Gosh, Crystal Palace is 18 miles from me! That could well work out to being a rather long day in the saddle... when were we proposing doing this again?
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    28th Feb
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    amnezia wrote:
    its the kentish killer spotive that weekend so may be a few riders about

    It is indeed, I signed up to that as a warm up to HOTA as it was meant to be this Sunday (would've been interesting!)
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    londonlivvy wrote:
    Date : we're talking about 28th Feb, right?

    Route :
    I vote for Kent Hills route(s). Meeting at entrance to CP Park, off Anerley Hill.
    List of people attending:
    Dondaddyd
    LondonLivvy
    Bassjunkieuk
    Clever Pun

    Meeting at CP is just about perfect for me, although I'd have a choice of hills to come over or around to get there so that should warm me up nicely!
    Which one of the routes are we considering?

    just so everyone knows we're not meeting at my gate.
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  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    List of people attending:
    Dondaddyd
    LondonLivvy
    Bassjunkieuk
    Clever Pun
    Sewinman
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155 
    Dondaddyd
LondonLivvy
Bassjunkieuk
Clever Pun
Sewinman
Il Principe

    Start is 8 miles from me so that's doable. However I am far from being match fit so may hold you up...
  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    Il Principe wrote:
    Start is 8 miles from me so that's doable. However I am far from being match fit so may hold you up...

    :shock: Things done change!
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Sewinman wrote:
    Il Principe wrote:
    Start is 8 miles from me so that's doable. However I am far from being match fit so may hold you up...

    :shock: Things done change!

    4 months off the bike... :(
  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    Il Principe wrote:
    4 months off the bike... :(


    My sympathies, I would be surprised if you are that slow though - after all DDD is coming. :twisted:
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945 
    Dondaddyd
LondonLivvy
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Il Principe
JonGinge

    I'm in. I need the miles before summer...
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    JonGinge wrote:
    Dondaddyd
LondonLivvy
Bassjunkieuk
Clever Pun
Sewinman
Il Principe
JonGinge

    I'm in. I need the miles before summer...

    be your longest ride ever surely?

    I'm talking about getting to CP :lol:
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    Clever Pun wrote:
    JonGinge wrote:
    Dondaddyd
LondonLivvy
Bassjunkieuk
Clever Pun
Sewinman
Il Principe
JonGinge

    I'm in. I need the miles before summer...

    be your longest ride ever surely?

    I'm talking about getting to CP :lol:
    Getting close to it. Bit nervous going SE: thaar be draagons... ;)
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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    Dondaddyd
    LondonLivvy
    Bassjunkieuk
    Clever Pun
    Sewinman
    Il Principe
    JonGinge
    Headhuunter

    I'm in for a CP start. That's only a few miles from me and I'm always starting there with Dulwich Paragon anyway. Hopefully the snow will have gone by then!
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    JonGinge wrote:
    Clever Pun wrote:
    JonGinge wrote:
    Dondaddyd
LondonLivvy
Bassjunkieuk
Clever Pun
Sewinman
Il Principe
JonGinge

    I'm in. I need the miles before summer...

    be your longest ride ever surely?

    I'm talking about getting to CP :lol:
    Getting close to it. Bit nervous going SE: thaar be draagons... ;)

    It's not the Dragons you want to worry about, it's the Chavs...
  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    Headhuunter wrote:
    Dondaddyd
    LondonLivvy
    Bassjunkieuk
    Clever Pun
    Sewinman
    Il Principe
    JonGinge
    Headhuunter
    Rich158

    I'll drag myself over for a CP start.

    Just remember to wear your stab vests that far sarf of the river :wink:
    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

    Revised FCN - 2
  • Skippy2309
    Skippy2309 Posts: 426
    Just gonna add my name to the bottom of the list, really need to break in the new bike :D

    Dondaddyd
    LondonLivvy
    Bassjunkieuk
    Clever Pun
    Sewinman
    Il Principe
    JonGinge
    Headhuunter
    Skippy2309


    Not sure how far it is from me but shouldnt take that long from Shepherds bush :D
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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    Rich158 wrote:
    Headhuunter wrote:
    Dondaddyd
    LondonLivvy
    Bassjunkieuk
    Clever Pun
    Sewinman
    Il Principe
    JonGinge
    Headhuunter
    Rich158

    I'll drag myself over for a CP start.

    Just remember to wear your stab vests that far sarf of the river :wink:

    Actually I think Richmond Park is further south of the river than Crystal Palace, in fact RP is probably officially in Surrey rather than London proper. it's just far further west...
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Headhuunter wrote:

    Actually I think Richmond Park is further south of the river than Crystal Palace, in fact RP is probably officially in Surrey rather than London proper. it's just far further west...

    It's not further south of the river than CP, although there's not much in it. It's officially in London though - the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (a little unsurprisingly :P )
  • Oddjob62
    Oddjob62 Posts: 1,056
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  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    Richmond is Surrey I think. Over the bridge in Twickers is Middlesex.
  • Coriander
    Coriander Posts: 1,326
    Headhuunter wrote:
    Rich158 wrote:
    Headhuunter wrote:
    Dondaddyd
    LondonLivvy
    Bassjunkieuk
    Clever Pun
    Sewinman
    Il Principe
    JonGinge
    Headhuunter
    Rich158

    I'll drag myself over for a CP start.

    Just remember to wear your stab vests that far sarf of the river :wink:

    Actually I think Richmond Park is further south of the river than Crystal Palace, in fact RP is probably officially in Surrey rather than London proper. it's just far further west...


    Errr, given that Richmond is ON the river, how can it be further 'south' of the river than Crystal P alace? :wink:


    And it's not in London - it has a county and a non-London postcode. That's my test, at least, of whether or not somewhere is in London.
  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    I think the being in London test is when you have to pay the GLA tax!
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Coriander wrote:
    And it's not in London - it has a county and a non-London postcode. That's my test, at least, of whether or not somewhere is in London.

    Yet it is in a London Borough and its own website states that it: "is the largest Royal Park in London..."
  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    Il Principe wrote:
    Coriander wrote:
    And it's not in London - it has a county and a non-London postcode. That's my test, at least, of whether or not somewhere is in London.

    Yet it is in a London Borough and its own website states that it: "is the largest Royal Park in London..."

    Of course it is in London, as is RB of Kingston-u-Thames. It is part of 'Greater London' and is taxed by Boris like any other part of London.
  • Specialized Needs
    Specialized Needs Posts: 802 
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    Think the list needs to be kept sorted and tidy. Didn't spot whether anyone else had been left off inadvertently, but it seemed a bit harsh that no one had reinstated PP and the 'maybe 1-3 others', given the effort made to post from the antipodes! Anyone happy to trawl back through the last 2 pages to check before the thread deteriorates into a discussion about geography

    .. oh, right ... too late :roll:

    :wink:
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945 
    Dondaddyd 
LondonLivvy 
Bassjunkieuk 
Clever Pun 
Sewinman 
Il Principe 
JonGinge
Headhuunter
Skippy2309
PinkPedal (maybe + 1-3 others)
Rich158
    Specialized Needs wrote:
    Think the list needs to be kept sorted and tidy. Didn't spot whether anyone else had been left off inadvertently, but it seemed a bit harsh that no one had reinstated PP and the 'maybe 1-3 others', given the effort made to post from the antipodes! Anyone happy to trawl back through the last 2 pages to check before the thread deteriorates into a discussion about geography

    .. oh, right ... too late :roll:

    :wink:
    Putting Rich back in ;)
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