LFGSS 'Day by the Seaside'- August 2nd

Lol

I'll be in full triathlon training mode by then so just wondering....
also, I wonder if I'll have a bike?

a steady 35kmh all the way maybe a little more??? Apart from that wretched hill

hmm, sounds good. will see when time comes.

Medium Pace Group, leaving at 8.00am

1. Stompy
   
   
   

I said I'd be happy leading a group on principle, I'm not sure I'm able to do these dates yet. We need a stompyenger as a backup.

I'm up for this ride in the [strike]Slow[/strike] Medium Paced Group. I don't mind helping out stompy, if you can't make it.

db, in medium :p

Medium Pace Group, leaving at 8.00am

1. Stompy
   
2. gabes
   
   
   

Medium/Fast Group, leaving at 8.45am

1. Lebowski
   
2. dogsballs
   
   
   

Fast Group, Leaving at 9.30am

1. Mikec
   
2. Hillbilly
   

So... what might the average speed of the medium group be (not including stopping time)? Not that there's a rule as such, but just so I don't end up with a load of EPO'd shaven legged superheroes, or for that matter, a load of fat bastards. Or likewise any of the poor sods stuck with me :-)

"EPO'd shaven legged superheroes" - that's my very own special group, how kind of you :)
Anyone in this group who p_nct_res is beaten to death with their own bike.

Anyone in this group who p_nct_res is beaten to death with their own bike.

By a seething furious David Millar? That would be cruel...

Nothing against shaven legs by the way, I'm just bitter cos I can't afford any performance enhancing drugs. And I'd need triple doses too.

I can afford them I just prefer performance decreasing drugs unfortunately.. ;)

They should have an extra category in races for that - Class A? Or does that already exist?

Anyone in this group who p_nct_res is beaten to death with their own bike.

Rules me out then....

Anyone in this group who p_nct_res is beaten to death with their own bike.

Harsh, but ultimately fair.

Look the groups are just a guide to help people enjoy the ride a bit more. The same lfgss principles apply, which is leave no-one behind. If you have any doubts at all, just go with the medium pace group.

The only trouble I can see with this idea is that the speed of the first two groups is going to be pushed up by the thought of a pursuit.

@Mike e -
If i opt to head back to London I can put you up if needed. at the mo i am 50/50. Might stay down and make a night of it

+1 in the fast group

Can I 'lead' a group that's an ordinarily medium pace, but has to get off and walk if there's anything more than a 2% uphill slope? We could leave before dawn.

Absolute flakes group
1.Skully

@Greasy Slag - cheers for the kind offer

Where are the rides starting from in London? Hyde Park Corner? Brick Lane?

Put me down for whichever group I can get to after arriving into Kings Cross at 8am (so probably not the 8am group then)

How manic will Hillbilly's ride be? I'm fairly quick and confident but not sure about motorway riding!

Doesn't anyone round here ride a bike on a Sunday...

I absolutely have an ulterior motive for saying this because I'm away on August 2nd and this ride will be great, but I used to live in Brighton and on pride weekend it will be an absolute nightmare.

Worst case jump in a B&B/cheap caravan park and cycle back sunday
If anyone is thinking of booking B&Bs there then you'd better do it now!

Dunwich is July 19th so why not Brighton the following weekend? Sat 26th July?

Medium Pace Group, leaving at 8.00am

1. Stompy
   
2. gabes
   
   
   

Medium/Fast Group, leaving at 8.45am

1. Lebowski
   
2. dogsballs
   
   
   

Fast Group, Leaving at 9.30am

1. Mikec
   
2. Hillbilly
   
   

Absolute flakes group
1.Skully

Wretched hill group

1. BMMF
   
   

Sunday group

1. Sam
   

    Medium Pace Group, leaving at 8.00am

1. Stompy
   
2. gabes
   
   
   

Medium/Fast Group, leaving at 8.45am

1. Lebowski
   
2. dogsballs
   
3. eyebrows (if I have a bike)
   
   
   

Fast Group, Leaving at 9.30am

1. Mikec
   
2. Hillbilly
   
   

Absolute flakes group
1.Skully

Wretched hill group

1. BMMF
   
   

Sunday group

1. Sam
   

Medium Pace Group, leaving at 8.00am

1. Stompy
   
2. gabes
   
   
   

Medium/Fast Group, leaving at 8.45am

1. Lebowski
   
2. dogsballs
   
3. eyebrows (if I have a bike)
   
4. fc9k (as long as I'm in london by then)
   
   

Fast Group, Leaving at 9.30am

1. Mikec
   
2. Hillbilly
   
   

Absolute flakes group
1.Skully

Wretched hill group

1. BMMF
   
   

Sunday group

1. Sam
   

Yep count me in