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anidel
Roughly in order:
I think @Crop was the first I met off the forum at a Critical Mass. They say you never forget your first time.
HDiJ was my first forum ride and is also my most local ride, so it will always have a special place for me. The couple of times I've ridden it the riders have been tough but also very fun and accommodating. I can't remember everyone I've met on that ride.
@clubman is an inspirational rider to me. He always says how he was never a particularly fast or powerful rider in his prime, but I want to make sure I can still ride like him when I'm his age. Memory 1: a very chilled pre-50s ride with him, @falconvitesse and @anidel but sadly Ani had a crash and bent his Gillott. Memory 2: he invited me round to one of the club meets one evening and it was cool having a beer locally with 10-15 riders in their 70s and 80s, all local race winners and ex TT champions!
@Eseman for sorting me out with local parking near Kings College Hospital when we were about to deal with a difficult hospital visit and the parking regulations we were relying on changed about a week before. We'd never met before and he just offered to help. Was glad to meet him in real life, to say thanks and explain the situation (and I still owe you a coffee and a cake someday)