Rapha CC Regent's Park ride - 16th August

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  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    Although, I must remember not to try and be too big a hero by taking my turn at the front on the incline section as twice now I've found myself dropped at the top. I just think too large a group can be a little dodgy considering it's still a public road.

    Maybe they'll have the sense to split into several groups so good luck to them! I suspect there will be some very pretty bikes and some excellent facial hair on that outing.

    That uphill drag on the east is where I dish out the hurt! :D

    And I expect you're very correct.

    And it's a very good place to dish it out, but sadly I've been serving it to myself first.
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    Although, I must remember not to try and be too big a hero by taking my turn at the front on the incline section as twice now I've found myself dropped at the top. I just think too large a group can be a little dodgy considering it's still a public road.

    Maybe they'll have the sense to split into several groups so good luck to them! I suspect there will be some very pretty bikes and some excellent facial hair on that outing.

    That uphill drag on the east is where I dish out the hurt! :D

    And I expect you're very correct.

    And it's a very good place to dish it out, but sadly I've been serving it to myself first.

    It's all about gear selection. Tweeds and patent leather SPD-SL shoes...
    Ben

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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    I rode by myself last night.

    Regent's Park was very busy. I came across three groups (no doubt one was from Rapha CC) and a good couple hand fulls of solo riders.

    Plenty of fuckwit driving as well. I don't know if anyone here was also out, but you might have seen the old green Toyota (Corolla) try to squeeze me into the kerb near the zoo pedestrian crossing. He braked hard, suddenly and I had nowhere to go but down his nearside (if I'd tried to make the offside, I would have clipped him) and then he veered towards the kerb as I was taking the evasive action.

    Gold-plated shitclown.
    Ben

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    You mean the Rapha CC club wasn't immediately obvious?!?
    _
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Gold-plated shitclown.
    :lol:
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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    You mean the Rapha CC club wasn't immediately obvious?!?

    Not really. A group of five were being led by a slight guy, wearing Rapha, on a fendered fratello, but I suppose it's quite a leap to assume that was the Rapha group.
    Ben

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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    notsoblue wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Gold-plated shitclown.
    :lol:

    I'm here all week.
    Ben

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    You mean the Rapha CC club wasn't immediately obvious?!?

    Not really. A group of five were being led by a slight guy, wearing Rapha, on a fendered fratello, but I suppose it's quite a leap to assume that was the Rapha group.


    I am disappoint.

    (with them).
    _
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Were you expecting something like this?

    tweed1.jpg
    Ben

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    More or less.
    _
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Were you expecting something like this?

    tweed1.jpg

    The guy with the pipe is an ex forumger - Jamie. Nice bloke. Wonder what happened to him.
  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    Ben6899 wrote:
    I rode by myself last night.

    Regent's Park was very busy. I came across three groups (no doubt one was from Rapha CC) and a good couple hand fulls of solo riders.

    Plenty of fuckwit driving as well. I don't know if anyone here was also out, but you might have seen the old green Toyota (Corolla) try to squeeze me into the kerb near the zoo pedestrian crossing. He braked hard, suddenly and I had nowhere to go but down his nearside (if I'd tried to make the offside, I would have clipped him) and then he veered towards the kerb as I was taking the evasive action.

    Gold-plated shitclown.

    I guess I left before they got there. It was very quiet compared to normal. I had to do six, soul-destrying, head-wind-slamming laps solo as there was no one to share the work with. I did see one guy on a Dolan and I wondered if it was you, Ben, but he was pretty slow so it can't have been. Just as I was finishing I saw a fair few female roadies gathering, which was nice.
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    I guess I left before they got there. It was very quiet compared to normal. I had to do six, soul-destrying, head-wind-slamming laps solo as there was no one to share the work with. I did see one guy on a Dolan and I wondered if it was you, Ben, but he was pretty slow so it can't have been. Just as I was finishing I saw a fair few female roadies gathering, which was nice.

    It might have been me. I'm generally 2 laps on and one off and one guy on a black bike did pass me as I was having a breather. In fact, thinking about it now I did wonder "is that Jonny Trousers?" and then there was a crowd of folk near a traffic island so I had to slow down.
    Ben

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  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    I guess I left before they got there. It was very quiet compared to normal. I had to do six, soul-destrying, head-wind-slamming laps solo as there was no one to share the work with. I did see one guy on a Dolan and I wondered if it was you, Ben, but he was pretty slow so it can't have been. Just as I was finishing I saw a fair few female roadies gathering, which was nice.

    It might have been me. I'm generally 2 laps on and one off and one guy on a black bike did pass me as I was having a breather. In fact, thinking about it now I did wonder "is that Jonny Trousers?" and then there was a crowd of folk near a traffic island so I had to slow down.

    What jersey were you wearing?
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    I guess I left before they got there. It was very quiet compared to normal. I had to do six, soul-destrying, head-wind-slamming laps solo as there was no one to share the work with. I did see one guy on a Dolan and I wondered if it was you, Ben, but he was pretty slow so it can't have been. Just as I was finishing I saw a fair few female roadies gathering, which was nice.

    It might have been me. I'm generally 2 laps on and one off and one guy on a black bike did pass me as I was having a breather. In fact, thinking about it now I did wonder "is that Jonny Trousers?" and then there was a crowd of folk near a traffic island so I had to slow down.

    What jersey were you wearing?

    Bike Religion. White and black.
    Ben

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  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    I guess I left before they got there. It was very quiet compared to normal. I had to do six, soul-destrying, head-wind-slamming laps solo as there was no one to share the work with. I did see one guy on a Dolan and I wondered if it was you, Ben, but he was pretty slow so it can't have been. Just as I was finishing I saw a fair few female roadies gathering, which was nice.

    It might have been me. I'm generally 2 laps on and one off and one guy on a black bike did pass me as I was having a breather. In fact, thinking about it now I did wonder "is that Jonny Trousers?" and then there was a crowd of folk near a traffic island so I had to slow down.

    What jersey were you wearing?

    Bike Religion. White and black.

    Yeah, it was you. I'll say hi next time I pass you ;)
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    I guess I left before they got there. It was very quiet compared to normal. I had to do six, soul-destrying, head-wind-slamming laps solo as there was no one to share the work with. I did see one guy on a Dolan and I wondered if it was you, Ben, but he was pretty slow so it can't have been. Just as I was finishing I saw a fair few female roadies gathering, which was nice.

    It might have been me. I'm generally 2 laps on and one off and one guy on a black bike did pass me as I was having a breather. In fact, thinking about it now I did wonder "is that Jonny Trousers?" and then there was a crowd of folk near a traffic island so I had to slow down.

    What jersey were you wearing?

    Bike Religion. White and black.

    Yeah, it was you. I'll say hi next time I pass you ;)

    Thanks for saying I'm slow. :)
    Ben

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  • jonny_trousers
    jonny_trousers Posts: 3,588
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Jonny_Trousers wrote:
    I guess I left before they got there. It was very quiet compared to normal. I had to do six, soul-destrying, head-wind-slamming laps solo as there was no one to share the work with. I did see one guy on a Dolan and I wondered if it was you, Ben, but he was pretty slow so it can't have been. Just as I was finishing I saw a fair few female roadies gathering, which was nice.

    It might have been me. I'm generally 2 laps on and one off and one guy on a black bike did pass me as I was having a breather. In fact, thinking about it now I did wonder "is that Jonny Trousers?" and then there was a crowd of folk near a traffic island so I had to slow down.

    What jersey were you wearing?

    Bike Religion. White and black.

    Yeah, it was you. I'll say hi next time I pass you ;)

    Thanks for saying I'm slow. :)

    Ha! I'm sure you were on your rest lap.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Sod that.

    Build your own online:

    http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/ca ... T_BIKESHOP

    Nice of you to link to one of my sites :wink:
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    pitchshifter wrote:
    Anyone want to buy my, I mean my mates FG/SS for the occasion?

    DBD6A5FC-5108-4464-95DC-C1F617FD9CF5-1130-000001A524C0E201.jpg

    Holy crap look at that SLACK chain :shock:

    = FAIL :lol:
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    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.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Il Principe wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Were you expecting something like this?

    tweed1.jpg

    The guy with the pipe is an ex forumger - Jamie. Nice bloke. Wonder what happened to him.

    That he is, didnt he go off to Africa to build schools or some such?

    Litigator or some thing like that wasnt it?
    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.

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