2009-06-06 Sat - Strawberry Fields Cambridge Ride

s'only gonna be wet for the first hour...
see the rest of you v.soon

I'm at hpc - where is everybody?

Oooh rain.. oh no..

that's not rain.. this is rain!

HTFU

and have a fun ride ;)

That was a laugh.

Went to the wrong meeting place, set off an hour late. Randomly caught up with the group in epping when I saw a tesco and thought of sugary snacks then spotted a gaggle of bikes.

Cheers to Cornelius, for being Cornelius.
Cheers to Tristan and James for putting the hurt on in the last 20 miles or so.

See y'all soon.

Joe.

ps....I'm sure I have trench foot.

Cheers to Tristan and James for putting the hurt on in the last 20 miles or so.

That sprint in the end was quite some pace, a good 20+ mph average. Killed me like fuck, nice to keep up with the geared bikes though.

Thanks for coming dudes and hope you enjoyed the event (nocturne?) back in the one and only.

peace.

Plagiarist, Hillbilly & Greasy - you guys rule.
was a real pleasure to ride with you today, sorry my tired legs kept holding you back.
Once I'm up to full strength we'll have to do more of these.

and what great entertainment that group of girlies celebrating a birthday provided - Flashing of both ass & boobs, a declaration of love for Greasy, a marriage proposal from Em and then they left their cake for us to finish… Awesome!

Not forgetting ***The ***Ford. it had it all!

Great ride Chapouxs, good times Slamm, a well over due beer. Fantastic recovery; Venison.. its the only way!

I'm of to get a speedometer to staple to Ems head and a giga meter to measure Jims blood sugar level.

Next stop has to be the seaside.. what do you reckon?

I had a great day, thanks guys and gal! Sorry I was a bit aloof today, not enough sleep last night and trying to keep up with you lot is hard work :)

A HUGE thank to Corny! You are just amazing. The bike tetris you did and undid on the train was quite something (and buying all the train tickets). You really think of everything! You are a rider and a gentleman, an asset to the forum and it is a privilege to ride with you. Big hugs x

I too had a great day. Thanks for making me welcome even though the most I saw of everyone was there arses as they disappeared into the distance. sorry I couldn't stay for the festival but next year...

VeeVee - good luck with the retreat and loved the bike.

*And you know what *Corny, you should really come in my 10-day silent meditation with me ;)

Nice ride everyone
Particularly the fella (Tristan) turning up in the rain a day old to the forum.
Welcome along.

Strawberry Fields Fornever
Worse than Camden on Crac(k)!
Great to meet the Cambridge contingent. Nice route. Great views on the last 12 miles roll in.

next one soon come

Special shout to my mate who slept too little, carried too much and hardly ate, for making it the whole way. Still digging deep mate.

lovely ride despite a rather inauspicious start. Lovely company and setting. looking forward to more opportunities for w/end spinning over summer.

great to meet you guys. hope you made it to the fair in the end and had a twisted muntfest or a burger at least. cheers mark.
any pics??!!

Plagiarist, Hillbilly & Greasy - you guys rule.
was a real pleasure to ride with you today, sorry my tired legs kept holding you back.
Once I'm up to full strength we'll have to do more of these.

and what great entertainment that group of girlies celebrating a birthday provided - Flashing of both ass & boobs, a declaration of love for Greasy, a marriage proposal from Em and then they left their cake for us to finish… Awesome!
No worries, was awesome having you along and it'll be no time untilk your legs are up to strength again. Get the new bike and you'll be flying.

Not forgetting ***The ***Ford. it had it all!

Great ride Chapouxs, good times Slamm, a well over due beer. Fantastic recovery; Venison.. its the only way!

I'm of to get a speedometer to staple to Ems head and a giga meter to measure Jims blood sugar level.

Next stop has to be the seaside.. what do you reckon?
You know if I have a computer I'd forget to look at it and just settle into my own pace anyway.

My favourite photo:
GPS unit at work = pocket map, phone navigation and three lads:)

Other selected photos under:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dj_/sets/72157619378209038/

Thanks for the ride and see you next time

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*And you know what *Corny, you should really come in my 10-day silent meditation with me ;)

Are you doing a Vipassana course? Your first one??

Yes my first one at the end of September.

Poseurenger

What a good day out. A big thanks to Corny for taking the initiative to organise and keep things running smoothly throughout the day, and cheers to the Cambridge contingent for guiding us to our destination.

Still chuffed that I actually made it - my furthest distance yet.

highlights:
The rain stopping around Epping
Meeting the Cambridge boys halfway at Much Hadham
Haden? (Sorry mate probably got your name wrong) in the cloth cap falling over whilst clipped in on the grassy mound
Car-less roads in Cambridgeshire
Riding a lead framed bicycle up those last few hills
Genome path into Cambridge
Surly/Banterish service at the Maypole arms
Cornys Bicycle Tetris on the train
Jaygee's & VeeVee's endless bags of goodies
Nocturne action once back in LFL

@VED
and that's after 100k

Oh, and props to the people that rode sans gears. Glad there's still a few of us.

fixist!

Poseurenger

Hope your missus didn't mind you wearing her top and glasses

fixist!

Shouldn't that be gearist ?

@ Greasy... doesn't look too happy does she?

"Yes Dear, you can have them back tonight, I'm sorry I should have asked first."

Oh, and props to the people that rode sans gears. Glad there's still a few of us.

Yeah, word to all the dashing gents and girls who did it fixed...

It was my first long ride this year and I had a great time. Almost didn't make it after getting a puncture on the way to the meeting point...cue much cursing and greasiness in the pissing rain while i swapped out the tube on the rear tyre, and me arriving at HPC literally in the nick of time...

Once we got out the big smoke the weather cleared up and it really was a lovely ride. Cruising at a comfortable speed, enjoying the scenery and the company and some nice stops on the way. Was a pleasure riding and hanging out with everyone - big thanks to Corny "I'm not the leader" Blackfoot for posting this up in the first place...and for awesome bike stacking skills on the train back to London!