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@Velocio
I'm coming from Kew Bridge. Last night I was out drinking (and cycling) ;)
I'll have a backpack (not a mess bag), but as lightly loaded as possible. Which is basically the essential tools for any mishaps or punctures, spare tubes, food (some energy bar and gel things), wallet, mobile and shower-proof jacket.
Thankfully the backpack has compression straps so I'll be alright.
I had drafted a tool bag I wanted to have made, but unfortunately the guy who I asked to make it has a full build queue and I wouldn't have got it for a few months. It was going to hang the length of the top tube, the space where an old frame pump would've been.
I'm still undecided on helmet or cap... I wear it so seldom I barely think of it nowadays. But riding in a group of fixed riders, people unaccustomed to riding in groups... I think that when we get a little tired towards the end the chance of a an accident increase. I'll see how I feel tomorrow. Right now, I'd probably go with it, even though it is uncomfortable.