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AirTime
This past weekend saw our 5th annual rugby club bike trip. It started when two of the guys bought an old 50's tandem off ebay and had to get it back to London from Gloucester so we rode it over 3 days with about 6 of us and our groundskeeper driving a support vehicle. For fun, we called it Matt & John's Great Tandem Retrieval Adventure Project (MAJGTRAP for short - obviously). So far we have done Gloucester, Great Yarmouth, Dover, Birmingham and now Winchelsea. Not massive distances for 3 day rides but the focus is very much on the social aspect rather than getting the miles in. Also, it is encouraged to have a bike older than yourself, I rode a 1940's ladies' Hercules with only two of the 3 SA gears working. This year it was Winchelsea to Seaford, Seaford to Redhill (with a trip on the Bluebell Steam Railway to cheat slightly) and then Redhill to Dulwich.
My Steed
Getting ready for the off
No need to pack light with a support Transit
The only major mechanical/incident was a rear blow out on the tandem when the rim brake over heated in the decent into Hastings. Scared the shit out of us and the locals.
Being irresponsible somewhere near Hastings
Go Pros are pretty cool
There were some pub stops
Ok, plenty of pub stops
Lovely beach beside a mediocre campsite
Team photo (last couple of years we have had around 30 people. 10 was much more manageable this year when I am the main mechanic).
