West London Fixed-gear

It seems there's a pocket of riders based out West, and as we keep riding over to the East to do stuff it seems a little silly that we aren't doing some stuff in our own neighbourhood.

So this discussion is for that. To find out who's West, and get stuff going around where we live too.

So far we have (alphabetical order):
velocity boy - Kew Bridge
hippy - West Ealing
nimhbus - Barnes
wayne_f14 - Putney

A suggestion has been to set up regular Richmond Park rides once a week.

Geographical epicentre of all of places is roughly Chiswick.

So... who else is in this neck of the woods?

are the tootin massive included?
I'm thinking of starting my own forum wandsworthfgss.co.uk

Tootin' massive can certainly join us. Anything we do will be open to all.

I don't know who you're kidding though, you're South, not West ;)

SW17 :-)

David, didn't realise you were in Kew. for some reason i thought you were more Battersea.

Lets get the Park Time Trials Going!

staggered starts from Roehampton gate

kipsy is around here somewhere too.

how about a quick trip up the park this afternoon? I was heading out on me bike anyway...

hangover and watching the tour.

what channel?

slamm - I'm in Barnes/Putney so count me in.

nimhbus what channel?

itv 4

oh, not on yet

'm interested in doing some longer rides, but after the fun of the first bridge ride, was hoping to do it with more people, count me in, but I am Sarf London. Stockwell

I am in Putney, count me in too.

i think a Richmond Park Event like this would be good :

We all meet in the Park, probably one sunny evening around 6pm would be best.

We set up camp by Roehampton Cafe, with Beers, food, music etc.

Then, We run Time Trials round a smallish lap - Suggest this one, it's fast, good fun, and half of it has no cars :

URL for this route is: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1159649

So, we have someone there with a stop-watch etc, and this way people can turn up as and when , do their lap, then just hang out and drink beer while others do theirs.
Some kind of prize or pot for the winner.

I think it sounds like an interesting variation on a group ride. thoughts?

I'm in Streatham. Does that count?

Im in NW10 (Harlesden, innit) for a month or so.

Not sure the Unit is the ideal Richmond racer tho...

Of course, all are welcome!

do you have a fixed yet nimbus?

nope, was going to buy one this weekend, but was let down. there's a retro racer on ebay that i have my eye on for a conversion... watch this space

funny just did this tour today
If I show up I make sure none of you guys gets last...I am slow and my ratio is quite long for that one hilly bit, but be well up for it for funs sake
If you think about some cool amazingly fast and dangerous alley cat race in NYC, I would be that fat black cat in that grannys
window sleeping...
are you looking for a waterboy ? 8-)

P.S.: me is bayswatered

31trum is too busy shagging to respond but he's around the corner from me.
I've also spotted, in the last week, a different fixer near Ealing every day! Who are you all?!

breglis funny just did this tour today
If I show up I make sure none of you guys gets last...I am slow and my ratio is quite long for that one hilly bit, but be well up for it for funs sake
If you think about some cool amazingly fast and dangerous alley cat race in NYC, I would be that fat black cat in that grannys
window sleeping...
are you looking for a waterboy ? 8-)

P.S.: me is bayswatered

that looks like a nice ride there

nimhbus [quote]breglis funny just did this tour today
If I show up I make sure none of you guys gets last...I am slow and my ratio is quite long for that one hilly bit, but be well up for it for funs sake
If you think about some cool amazingly fast and dangerous alley cat race in NYC, I would be that fat black cat in that grannys
window sleeping...
are you looking for a waterboy ? 8-)

P.S.: me is bayswatered

that looks like a nice ride there[/quote]

yeah it was 30 something k. most ist cycle route no.4 . very much car-less.
stopped in Richmond for cafediem though

yeah, i often ride most of that route. we really need to get the west london thing happening, soon!