Tuesday Night Ride Club '09

shoots, you will recognise this from the canterbury ride. i think it came before your first puncture ;)

ha!

oh, and that mention of SKHA reminds me that there are some official SKHA points to be earnt on this ride - for anyone who rides through the fjord at eynesford ;)

That ford is around a foot deep, obviously more if it's been raining. I egged some kids on MTBs to ride through it when I rode the route a couple of weeks back. Didn't hang around to see if they did it though.

Sean Kelly would ride through that without thinking. He put the hard into hardman.

sam, it was a good three feet the other night. if you go in, you ain't coming out the other way.

andy, the j man just likes to put j's in everything ;)

the water level on that ford was at the number one. if it is is feet or metres i don't know. if it's feet then i'm going through

and a long drag of a climb just after Eynesford - shoots, you will recognise this from the canterbury ride. i think it came before your first puncture ;)

ha ha...
was just as we rode into a small village wasn't it ?
and how about my 2nd ?
where was I then...?
or the truly memorable 3rd...?

i was a goddamn glass magnet that day.

No more Kent - ya hear!

the water level on that ford was at the number one. if it is is feet or metres i don't know. if it's feet then i'm going through

That's how he rolls...

ha ha...
was just as we rode into a small village wasn't it ?
and how about my 2nd ?
where was I then...?
or the truly memorable 3rd...?

i was a goddamn glass magnet that day.

No more Kent - ya hear!

Yeah, No.1 was in Borough Green, which is incidentially quite close to Exedown Hill. No.2 was about 8 miles down the road, just after my house. I forget the rest after that...

the water level on that ford was at the number one. if it is is feet or metres i don't know. if it's feet then i'm going through

I think it's centimetres Tim, so just go for it...

Have to bail out, my sister is coming over...

1. Sam
   
2. andyp
   
3. BringMeMyBirthday
   
4. jonny
   
5. Clintsmoker (07908967736)
   
6. Gav
   
7. tex
   
8. kx.001
   
9. brett
   
10. purple_mj
    
11. shootthebreezeraisethedough
    
12. pajamas
    
13. STE5
    
14. Slow baking Des
    
15. 
    
16. Trnk
    
17. wools
    

haha awesome...

If we have a cloudy night like Ved and myself had on Monday this is exactly what you will see just before climbing Exedown!

yep, i pooped my pants riding towards it...

you said it was in centimetres you bastard Sam!!

I've got to do a slight change of plan. I am visiting a client first thing Wednesday and need to take stuff with me. There's no way I'm lumping it round the North Downs (especially after doing 75 miles round south Kent today), so I'm leaving work an hour early, catching the train home, then one back to St Mary Cray.

Basically, I'll meet you there.

Sorry to amend plans (slightly), but it does mean one less person/bike on the 19:09!!

Is there anyone sensible enough to make sure people catch the train outta Victoria Ok? Thought not...

we're all sensible enough sammy boy. see you there dude!

Nice one, Tim. Remember the train seems to arrive on it's inward journey at about quarter to seven, so the earlier people can get there, the better.

If you try to go through the gates to the train before 7pm the station guard might question you, obviously just say that you're all getting the 19:07.

I'll be loitering somewhere up the top of the stairs.

I'll meet everyone at St Mary Cray station. The aim is to be there for 1935 right?

I probably ride over as it's only 8 miles or so from home.

Looks like my brief dalliance with real riding has come to an end for now. Double booked myself, so I'm out. Sorry guys.

1. Sam
   
2. andyp
   
3. BringMeMyBirthday
   
4. jonny
   
5. Clintsmoker (07908967736)
   
6. Gav
   
7. tex
   
8. kx.001
   
9. 
   
10. purple_mj
    
11. shootthebreezeraisethedough
    
12. pajamas
    
13. STE5
    
14. Slow baking Des
    
15. 
    
16. Trnk
    
17. wools
    

Had a bad run in with a car earlier and will be without bike until I can get a new frame :-(

Might have something to do with the number I had on this list.

1. Sam
   
2. andyp
   
3. BringMeMyBirthday
   
4. jonny
   
5. Clintsmoker (07908967736)
   
6. Gav
   
7. tex
   
8. kx.001
   
9. 
   
10. purple_mj
    
11. shootthebreezeraisethedough
    
12. pajamas
    
13. 
    
14. Slow baking Des
    
15. 
    
16. Trnk
    
17. wools
    

Shit! Hope you are Ok man.

Hope you get out on the road again soon on your new Dolan or Cannondale or whatever, STE5.

There's now more room on the train. I'm riding out with andyp.

Fancy more miles, and with wanting to sound melodramatic, the last time I travelled from here to Victoria was 3 months ago. I arrived with my 16-year-old cat, but departed without him :*(

But hey, this rides going to fucking rock :D

I'm healing, nothing too bad.

Have a good ride guys.

I plan to leave work sharp at 6:00 this evening or just before, then ride to St Mary Cray as I can drop my work bag off at home on the way, top up the water bottle and carry on to SMC for 7:30.
Looking forward to catching up with you all, probably have a little chat going up Exedown...

I got stuck in Brighton overnight so I'm going to have to work late this evening. Hopefully next time...

1. Sam
   
2. andyp
   
3. BringMeMyBirthday
   
4. jonny
   
5. Clintsmoker (07908967736)
   
6. Gav
   
7. tex
   
8. kx.001
   
9. Slow baking Des
   
10. purple_mj
    
11. shootthebreezeraisethedough
    
12. pajamas
    
13. wools
    
    

As pennance I've tidied up the list.

cheers trnk, see you out there in the future no doubt.

looking forward to this one - looks like another swell evening.