Thursday Night - Hour of Power

In other news, probably not even bothering with HoP this year. Not in its former guise, anyway.

Did I see you now have an off-road biek? How about a muddy couple of hours instead?

That's a possibility. Needs new disc pads at the back before it leaves the house though. Still very much keen on Tarmac though if I'm honest. Just need to find the right bit, and working from home means I have more to choose from.

If Regents was a loop without interruption i'd be there a lot, it's be awesome.
But can't stand having to stop, if trying to ride.

Just did 2 decent laps to vent a bit of stress but just couldnt see well enough. Need moar lights.

Good little trio of us hammering around for 10-12mins was just what I needed though.

RPR^. Repped.
Other half is embarrassed for me just watching it.

However you can only poke fun if you have done it at 0545 and have the full air of sanctimony required.

I'm trying to work out why a) Jack Whitehall appears to be in this and b)is wearing sunglasses on what is obviously from darkness to poor daylight.

Saw some of the filming for the "full" version I think with a big group of RPR out with a car filming them riding not very quickly around Xmas I think.

Last weekend Islington.cc seemed to be doing something similar riding slowly en masse behind a car so there may be a norf London chopperz video showdown on the cards. ;)

Such poetry. Much deep. Wow!

Had to switch it off after the voice said "the back door opens..."

Talking of which, I was there yesterday and today and everyone seems to be trying to be a hero - sit on the wheel, then sprint to the front just to drop the speed, then drop off completely.

Some guy today was asking me what's #NLTCBMBC, where we ride, how many people etc. Another one something about valves. Like being at an interview.

Summer is not even here yet, can only imagine what it will be like when the sun is out.

Everyone is a hero in RP

That's pretty much why this should die. Even in the lifespan of this thread it's gone from nice place to ride on a summer's evening to car and dickhead infested shitfest. I think it was evening last year when the riders where four abreast, 5 deep at the traffic lights, with other guys just blasting through the crowd and the reds. >>>
A few fixie-dickheads having fun on a quiet, reasonably traffic free loop is a thing very much of the past.

Everyone is an hero in RP

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^^Word.

^But I need you to rip my legs off every now and again now I'm trying to get some fight back in me, so something suitable will need to be found. Will have a think about options nearer to clock changing time.

^^swinley forest thursday night off road rides

If it's indoors, I'm out. Otherwise, let me know...

Saltire Road in Rotherhithe is good for laps I find. Always solo though :(

Fucking LOLz

http://vimeo.com/88070914

Oh god, so earnest. Rapha have a lot to answer for.

Last weekend Islington.cc seemed to be doing something similar riding slowly en masse behind a car so there may be a norf London chopperz video showdown on the cards. ;)

Not sure what this was - we aren't making any videos as far as i know. More likely the car was totally incidental and Islington CC were just riding slowly, because we usually do.

been. early. stupid. shit. boring. left.

Should've gone now. Kerry and Putin's puppet are discussing Crimea in the garden of the embassy so anyone doing sunny Friday afternoon laps might get on TV.

I'll be up for some HoP laps soon I think once I get this Dolan built up. Will be nice to actually have a crack on a normal road bike with STI levers :-)

Mate, it's dead. You'll have to tag along to the Thursday night Beddlestead club instead.

RPR ride two centuries (imperial) a year, around the park, at night.

A good friend of mine rides in RPR and he can't explain this madness to me, not really.

Fucking LOLz

http://vimeo.com/88070914

fucking wow.