Hard Day in January '17

:'-(

I can be in two places at once

Nice one @Howard.

This is a strong list, better get my shit in gear and get some fitness back / up. My celebratory MAMIL ride yesterday was underwhelming :(

@Howard - You've done me a sad

@youramericanlover - Stop saying 35 is middle-aged!

Oh, and happy birthday

@Howard - You've done me a sad

My skills of disorganisation astound me sometimes

Possible in. Will be on gears, but offset as I'll be riding to the start.... from Bristol.

What do you know, you're like 29 or something.

But ok I'll stop

Thanks for your response - I thought you might be busy.

Had you considered meeting at The Orchard cafe on the A30 (Staines by-pass) It would be warmer than outside the station. Some one would need to check it will be open.

Potentially in as I cant do the club run the following day.

Would prob ride over and do it SS

Whoop whoop! See you there old man!

Hopefully I'll make it for this ride, probably most likely be riding from Beckton. Anyone coming from that way too?

#alwayshoping

Old man!?! how very dare you!

I vote @HoKe for backstop, he does a wonderful job and its he's the correct distance away to allow polite conversation in the rest of the group.....

Who said fixie?

polite conversation

LIES!!!

he's the correct distance away to allow the rest of the group to be spared his jovial moaning.....

I see no lies?

I'll probably ride out from Camden if anyone is game.

Awww

You know full well I'll be at the back to keep you company :)

Depending on your route over from the East I can meet you en route matey

If you're riding there then I can meet you anywhere tbh! =)

In

Ok, lets sort something out at chaingang or a Clubrun

Group riding post

Ideally I'd like the pace of this ride to be around 17 mph so group riding etiquette will be asked of everyone. However I might not be able to hack that pace so therefore depending on the group I may split it into a Fast group and Medium group (me in the medium group) as I see some strong riders provisionally in who may want to push harder get their money's worth on the day. I would still like to re-group with everyone at the turnaround for LOLs and Bantz before either heading back either as one or two groups.

I know it sounds a bit serious and everything but it's quite far for me and it might be very cold so let's make the most of the group's energy.

I've not ridden in a group before so I would really appreciate any help on the day. Having two groups sounds like a great idea (with meeting up at the halfway) but I bow to the more experienced/fitter riders.

Not to poke my nose in, but we could just run it like a normal club run affair?

15/16mph av, wait at junctions and hill tops etc?

happy to do whatever is decided though :)

In for the LOLs mainly as keen to avoid the BCC 'tempo' Saturday training smash up until at least Feb....

I think trying to keep the group together is a good idea, even if only to the half way point. Happy to be on call as backstop for a slow group if it happens though