Calling SE London...

Butterd2

hatbeard wrote:

I'll bring my faghettaboudit chain with me from work. could do with the weight training.

See you around 10ish then

deptfordmarmoset

With this wind there should be some good speeds on the Jamaica Road this evening

hatbeard

meh I've ridden with all 3 of my locks loads of times, piece of piss.

dhope

hatbeard wrote:

meh I've ridden with all 3 of my locks loads of times, piece of wee-wee.

Better weigh the 3 locks down with the pub bike to prevent someone stealing them

hatbeard

combined the value of the locks does in-fact exceed the value of the bike

Clever Pun

deptfordmarmoset wrote:

With this wind there should be some good speeds on the Jamaica Road this evening

my brakes was hampering progress this morning combined with the wind and really tired legs I was a mess, got away scalp intact though even though I was threatened by a competitive dad style hybrid nodder #shame

Pufftmw

Need to get some lights sorted out - all batteries are run out :? :roll:

Railings @ front are good, was thinking of coming on the Gary but might chance it on the Ghost...

Why is it that N type batteries aren't stocked in supermarkets?

Headhuunter

I always ride with 2 D locks, combined weight is at least 3 or 4 kg... Never had a bike nicked yet though!

pianoleo

@Pufftmw, I buy all my batteries from 7dayshop. 48 AAs, 48AAAs, 24 CR2032 (coin type for cycle computer etc.), all Panasonic branded, came in at £30. Good job they've got expiry dates of 5 years plus, as they'll probably last me that long

HamishD

deptfordmarmoset wrote:

HamishD wrote:

I'll be there - what's the railing/things to chain the bike to situation at this boozer by the way?

There are railings around the raised ''garden'' in front.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 54.16,,0,5

sorted - two d-locks it is . . .

bigmat

I may still drop by if I can get out of work at a reasonable time. I'm on the Iron Horse today, after doing some serious damage to my road bike on the way in this morning (picture on my Flickr page - if anyone can paste a link that'd be great, hampered by restricted net access here). Probably shouldn't have put quite that much power down up Anerley Hill...

Neil Holland

BigMat wrote:

I may still drop by if I can get out of work at a reasonable time. I'm on the Iron Horse today, after doing some serious damage to my road bike on the way in this morning (picture on my Flickr page - if anyone can paste a link that'd be great, hampered by restricted net access here). Probably shouldn't have put quite that much power down up Anerley Hill...

Breaking a bike going up Anerly Hill a better result that at 40mph going the other way...

frankieh

I'll probably stop for one after work and say hello, so quite early but I don't have any locks or a change of clothes :?

Whos comming past dockhead at 6ish?

frankieh

I'll probably stop for one after work and say hello, so quite early but I don't have any locks or a change of clothes :?

Whos comming past dockhead at 6ish?

Cafewanda

So you guys couldn't have sorted out the locks yesterday? I now have 3 D-locks with me :roll:

@ Hatbeard - I've got a tenner, so maybe two softies and half a chip

I'm hoping to get there before 6pm. Attempting to commit route to memory over the next hour and a bit

cyclopsbiker

Cafewanda wrote:

So you guys couldn't have sorted out the locks yesterday? I now have 3 D-locks with me :roll:

@ Hatbeard - I've got a tenner, so maybe two softies and half a chip

I'm hoping to get there before 6pm. Attempting to commit route to memory over the next hour and a bit

I'm aiming for a 6pm arrival, call me if you get lost CW,

tooley st....follow it to rotherhithe roundabout - turn right - follow that til you pass Deptford then right onto Deptford High St - with the shops - down to the far end then turn right and the pub is only a short way up on your left.

Headhuunter

I won't be there til at least 7... Hope you're all still there...

deptfordmarmoset

cyclopsbiker wrote:

Cafewanda wrote:

So you guys couldn't have sorted out the locks yesterday? I now have 3 D-locks with me :roll:

@ Hatbeard - I've got a tenner, so maybe two softies and half a chip

I'm hoping to get there before 6pm. Attempting to commit route to memory over the next hour and a bit

I'm aiming for a 6pm arrival, call me if you get lost CW,

tooley st....follow it to rotherhithe roundabout - turn right - follow that til you pass Deptford then right onto Deptford High St - with the shops - down to the far end then turn right and the pub is only a short way up on your left.

Yup, keep going straight along the High Street - much of the traffic will bear left into Giffen Street - but you just continue straight on to the brick-surfaced road.

Butterd2

Headhuunter wrote:

I won't be there til at least 7... Hope you're all still there...

Me too. (7.00-7.30)

Clever Pun

Butterd2 wrote:

Headhuunter wrote:

I won't be there til at least 7... Hope you're all still there...

Me too. (7.00-7.30)

If you don't look like this I'll be dissapointed

Butterd2

Clever Pun wrote:

Butterd2 wrote:

Headhuunter wrote:

I won't be there til at least 7... Hope you're all still there...

Me too. (7.00-7.30)

If you don't look like this I'll be dissapointed

I fear you may be disappointed then

I will however be wearing the Jens Voigt t-shirt in your piccy.

Clever Pun

Butterd2 wrote:

I will however be wearing the Jens Voigt t-shirt in your piccy.

Awesome... you must have tigers blood too then

Pufftmw

Hmm - it appears that I might have to call off & go home instead, miss karate too

Sorry!

deptfordmarmoset

Great to see people I've met before again, and to now be able to put a few more names and faces to screen names.

Spooky though that the landlord/manager knew that there was a meeting planned via some kind of Google early warning system. And it turned out that the manager recognised HH's screen name from another place and context. So when unordered food arrived at the table we had to check that it was for us - and it was, compliments of the manager!

Which was all a bit like turning up at a hotel without a reservation and finding they were expecting you and had put a room aside for you anyway. Nice but spooky.

Cafewanda

Very lovely evening. Made it home in good time, although my stomach and my legs had a major disagreement and my legs had to concede this time round :roll:

Finally I can pootle for more than a few yards only if stuffed with food

ETA: Thanks Richardthelandlord for the complimentary grub. Great, but welcome surprise.


PS: What's with the wind? No matter how many corners I turned it was in my face

EKE_38BPM

I really don't like locking my bike up out of sight, but at least with such an old and maltreated frame I don't worry about cosmetic damage, just general not being thereness.

It was good putting faces to names, avatars, posts etc.
As DM said, the landlord expecting us was nice but spooky. I get the feeling that he (we should have got his name) may be trying to make the pub known as being bike friendly. Not a bad thing at all and I don't think it will be the last time I drink there.

Good news all, my bike was still locked at the train station I left it at!
A -1 to the jobsworth at Dalston Junction Overground station who wouldn't let me take my bike onto the train. No showing off my new steed for me.

I didn't say TTFN to Cyclopsbiker. I wish you all the best in your new life.

cyclopsbiker

EKE_38BPM wrote:

I didn't say TTFN to Cyclopsbiker. I wish you all the best in your new life.

yeah, sorry we left early...thanks EKE, I tried to get your attention but you'd sunk into the sofa and was deeeeep in conversation. we're gonna try and find a date for another session before we leave which should in theory involve a few of Greenwich's finest hills. will consult the diary later. great seeing folks, thanks for making the effort, especially the honorary SELondoners

HamishD

Gah! Sorry I didn't make it - got caught up in late meeting at work.

Hope to make the next one . . .

Clever Pun

I'd like to say thanks to the landlord of the Royal Albert (*dingdingding*) for the free food, very nice it was too, if it was a ploy to get us back, it might well have worked

good meeting people again and for the first time, sorry I didn't have time to stick around for too long but I had a headwind to attack.

Butterd2

That was a good evening, nice to meet you all and chapeau to HH for getting it all together, although I suspect he gets a backhander from the Landlord for bring us all to his pub.

Hope you all got home ok, I was nearly wiped out not 100 yards up the road!

Next step, get a Sunday ride sorted. Also another plan for me this spring is to go to the track at Herne Hill and do my induction training one Saturday lunchtime.