2008-04-12 Sat - London to Southend-on-Sea II

1. Roberto (even if it's raining - that's what overshoes were made for :)
   
2. dt
   
3. mareeoh (not going if the weather is a crap)
   
4. Killswitch
   
5. minh ai
   
6. Skullhead
   
7. Bernardo (mareeoh`s flatmate)
   
8. 3rdworldsuitcase
   
9. Lucky7
   
10. Slamming into Ben
    11- somebody
    
11. photoben
    13.
    
12. Hops
    
13. illy
    
14. Object + hopefully another one.
    

Hi Object you seemed to have removed some of us. Or do you know something we dont? ;)

Nope, I'm just a moron...

1. Roberto (even if it's raining - that's what overshoes were made for :)
   
2. dt
   
3. mareeoh (not going if the weather is a crap)
   
4. Killswitch
   
5. minh ai
   
6. Skullhead
   
7. Bernardo (mareeoh`s flatmate)
   
8. 3rdworldsuitcase
   
9. Lucky7
   
10. Slamming into Ben
    11- somebody
    
11. photoben
    
12. HARDEN THE FUCK UP GUYS IT'S JUST A NUMBER (asm) SHIVA DESTROYER OF GEOFFREY BUTLERS
    
13. Hops
    
14. illy
    
15. fatboyralph
    
16. PJ (PJ)
    
17. kipsy (kipsy) (the weather is looking good on Metcheck, just a slight headwind of 5mph, no rain forecast)
    
18. mashton (weather & significant other dependent)
    20.FRANK
    
19. mikec
    
20. Cornelius Blackfoot (first brighton then southend)
    
21. Aroogah
    
22. Object + hopefully another one
    

Someone wants me for their 3up TT team so I might be out (not that I was officially in). Doh!

Ta

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You're welcome.

Yep, entry is in. Looks like it's 50k of wheel sucking and groveling instead of an on-bike drowning.

Remember guys, keep photoben at a safe distance. :P

I'm tempted to do this as I haven't done any touring in a couple of years (and even then it was just a couple of return rides to Chambly from Montreal - 70kmish). And the Brighton ride sounds too hilly for my weak-ass. Sooooo. What kind of gear ratio did people use when they did this last year/are going to use this year? I'm 48x16 right now - thinking of changing to a 17 or 18 for this ride (74" or 70", rather than 79ish"). Someone mentioned the elevation was "pancake", but I'm not sure if that means easy or there is none (as in, the terrain is like a pancake). If it's really flat I'm not sure it's worth changing.

not worth changing really horatio. and it's not too late to come to brighton. slip an 18t on there and you'll be fine dude

Hi Horatio,

Try and make it to the Brighton tomorrow. Even if you can't change the sprocket you have an excuse to push it up the hill as, from what I have heard, sounds like it will be almost impossible on 48:16.

Perfect excuse!

Damn. Maybe I will. I'm gonna run over to one of they half-dozen bike shops around Spitalfields and see if they have a cheap 18t + tools. And I guess some t(i/y)re tape and tubes.

lol. I am on my way to Evans spitalfields in the next 10 minutes or so

horatio, you east end? can spare you an 18t if you have no luck. am in hackney. was chatting to you at the polo last week so assume you are somewhere near by

horatio. ill be on 47x16 for brighton tomorrow. been meanin to get an 18t but cant be fckd. could do with some company walkin up the hills

I'd have been more than happy to hike the hills with you ralph, but I ended up buying and putting on a 18t.

Not that it matters. While goofing around with my new super easy skidding ratio I took a quasi-spill. Caught myself with my arm but it hurts like a fuck now. hopefully the pain will ease up before tomorrow morning, but if not... :(

i'm up for this now if we are leaving earlyish,

I'm also up for it.

1. Roberto (even if it's raining - that's what overshoes were made for :)
   
2. dt
   
3. mareeoh (not going if the weather is a crap)
   
4. Killswitch
   
5. minh ai
   
6. Skullhead
   
7. Bernardo (mareeoh`s flatmate)
   
8. 3rdworldsuitcase
   
9. Lucky7
   
10. Slamming into Ben
    11- somebody
    
11. photoben
    
12. HARDEN THE FUCK UP GUYS IT'S JUST A NUMBER (asm) SHIVA DESTROYER OF GEOFFREY BUTLERS
    
13. Hops
    
14. illy
    
15. fatboyralph
    
16. PJ (PJ)
    
17. kipsy (kipsy) (the weather is looking good on Metcheck, just a slight headwind of 5mph, no rain forecast)
    
18. mashton (weather & significant other dependent)
    20.FRANK
    
19. mikec
    
20. Cornelius Blackfoot (first brighton then southend)
    
21. Aroogah
    
22. Object + hopefully another one
    
23. horatio
    

1. Roberto (even if it's raining - that's what overshoes were made for :)
   
2. dt
   
3. mareeoh (not going if the weather is a crap)
   
4. Killswitch
   
5. minh ai
   
6. Skullhead
   
7. 
   
8. 3rdworldsuitcase
   
9. Lucky7
   
10. Slamming into Ben
    11- somebody
    
11. photoben
    
12. HARDEN THE FUCK UP GUYS IT'S JUST A NUMBER (asm) SHIVA DESTROYER OF GEOFFREY BUTLERS
    
13. Hops
    
14. illy
    
15. fatboyralph
    
16. PJ (PJ)
    
17. kipsy (kipsy) (the weather is looking good on Metcheck, just a slight headwind of 5mph, no rain forecast)
    
18. mashton (weather & significant other dependent)
    20.FRANK
    
19. mikec
    
20. Cornelius Blackfoot (first brighton then southend)
    
21. Aroogah
    
22. Object + hopefully another one
    
23. horatio
    

1. Roberto (even if it's raining - that's what overshoes were made for :)
   
2. dt
   
3. mareeoh (not going if the weather is a crap)
   
4. Killswitch
   
5. minh ai
   
6. Skullhead
   7.
   
7. 3rdworldsuitcase
   
8. Lucky7
   
9. Slamming into Ben
   11- somebody
   
10. photoben
    
11. HARDEN THE FUCK UP GUYS IT'S JUST A NUMBER (asm) SHIVA DESTROYER OF GEOFFREY BUTLERS
    
12. Hops
    
13. illy
    
14. fatboyralph
    
15. PJ (PJ)
    
16. kipsy (kipsy) (the weather is looking good on Metcheck, just a slight headwind of 5mph, no rain forecast)
    
17. mashton (weather & significant other dependent)
    20.FRANK
    
18. mikec
    
19. Cornelius Blackfoot (first brighton then southend)
    
20. Aroogah
    
21. Object + hopefully another one
    
22. horatio
    
23. xsheepx + 1
    

Are we still on for this? Is it 8am seven dials.
Also, is this ride flat enough for a longer gearing than the 48:18 I used for Brighton?

you should be ok, from what I can remember there's hardly any big hills (at least on the route we took)

hey Slamm, are you going or not?
you must go!
if you go and if is possible it would be great if you can print a map ;)

I only remember one 'bit of a slog' climb (but I was out of food and running on fumes at the time) and one fastish (51kph/32mph) descent. I think the Raleigh had 44x17 gearing.

1. Roberto (even if it's raining - that's what overshoes were made for :)
   
2. dt
   
3. mareeoh (not going if the weather is a crap)
   
4. Killswitch
   
5. minh ai
   
6. Skullhead
   7.
   
7. 3rdworldsuitcase
   
8. Lucky7
   
9. Slamming into Ben
   11- somebody
   
10. photoben
    
11. HARDEN THE FUCK UP GUYS IT'S JUST A NUMBER (asm) SHIVA DESTROYER OF GEOFFREY BUTLERS
    
12. Hops
    
13. illy
    
14. fatboyralph
    
15. PJ (PJ)
    
16. kipsy (kipsy) (the weather is looking good on Metcheck, just a slight headwind of 5mph, no rain forecast)
    
17. mashton (weather & significant other dependent)
    20.FRANK
    
18. mikec
    
19. Cornelius Blackfoot (first brighton then southend)
    
20. Aroogah
    
21. Object + hopefully another one
    
22. horatio
    
23. xsheepx + 1
    
24. ornmnt
    

I believe we are to meet at the basketball courts where east polo is played, north section of Brick Lane by corner of Bethnal Green Road.

Unless something has changed and I missed it.

Now we all should pray for No Snow.