Tuesday Night Ride Club '09

Wondering... how much level is the level? ... worse than the Cambersands ride?

Diapo I think you'll be OK. its not as hard as Cambersands as that was a loooong ride, but this has a lot more bumps, but is MUCH shorter.

Diapo I think you'll be OK. its not as hard as Cambersands as that was a loooong ride, but this has a lot more bumps, but is MUCH shorter.

....honest!

Balls.. I thought this was tomorrow night. I was gonna bring the road bike to get in my only training before bloody welsh bollocks whatsit.. dragon ride.. yeah. Now I find out it's NEXT week. Damn!

Ved, were you doing something tomorrow night?

i did the cambersands too. so this is not THAT BAD!???? this is a question BTW
what TFCK is honest? not me...
if i don't find the 6 speed cassette i will have to go fixed or not at all

tika, if you are waiting on a 6-speed corn-on-the-cob job you might be better off fixed. the climbs are mainly shallow but leg-sapping with a couple of ramps here and there.

'honest' i believe came from something i may or may not have said about alpe d'huez. it was a brutal climb on a stifling day when clintsmoker and i tackled it. little could be said in its favour. however, i did think it was 'honest'. unrelenting and set. truthful. perhaps a climb that makes you discover something about yourself. perhaps just consistent. the surrey hills share that quality, though it is not lost on me that 'honest' is now used euphemistically. if there is such a word.

come along next tuesday and find out. noone gets left behind on the TNRC

i think that i found a 6 speed 14-24 although i am not sure that i will know how to handle a geared bike after 5 years on a fixed

"corn-on-the-cob" what this mean?

i don't want to be the one that holds everyone back :)

'Honest' is T-shirt material ...

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"corn-on-the-cob" what this mean?

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What's the meeting place and time at RP for the ride out

Balls.. I thought this was tomorrow night. I was gonna bring the road bike to get in my only training before bloody welsh bollocks whatsit.. dragon ride.. yeah. Now I find out it's NEXT week. Damn!

Ved, were you doing something tomorrow night?

Ooops that might have been my fault....

No, I'm taking it easy this week. Just slow commutes for me (no change there then)...

You'll be fine !

Too busy lambasting me y'day to sort out yer suggested ride eh VED ?
Was well up for it.
Guess I'll go it alone...

I did a 75 mile loop of Surrey Hills on Saturday with Desi and DJ and that has given me enough training for this week before the Dragon on Sunday.

Sorry to dissapoint peeps who registered interest. Anyhow I've done enough damage here. Sorry Tim.

THE NEXT TRNC IS ON THE 16TH JUNE 2009.

Errrr... humour fail
Good luck on Sunday dude.

yeah good luck on Sunday Ved, and to all heading out to tame the Dragon - i have heard it is an honest ride

Errrr... humour fail
Good luck on Sunday dude.

yeah good luck on Sunday Ved, and to all heading out to tame the Dragon - i have heard it is an honest ride

cheers fellas. i hope its going to be a character building experience.

Ooops that might have been my fault....
No, I'm taking it easy this week. Just slow commutes for me (no change there then)...
You'll be fine !

I'm not worried about finishing it. Piece of piss :)
I was kinda hoping to go hard but that was when I entered at the start of the year.
Now it's just a training ride for France.
Rubble or S-Works.. Rubble or S-Works..

cheers fellas. i hope its going to be a character building experience.

Come Sunday you'll be in pain. Trust me.

It's all good fun though.

I'm not worried about finishing it. Piece of piss :)

oh... well STFU then!

Damn! no ride tonight.. ah well RP it is followed by a heavy drinking session

And what a fabulous combo that is Pippin.
Just maintain that order.

oh... well STFU then!

Hahaha PSYCH!!!!!!!!

good luck with the dragon ride lads. always wanted to do that and may go up in august with jonny to ride it without the organisation ( you can't fence us in daddio). always thought it would be hard , damaging, murderous day in the saddle.....all the best then !!!

Nah, Its a warm up to the Tuesday night ride

Tues 16th June TNRC Surrey Hills ride (hard and hilly) 36 miles apprx

1. Clintsmoker
   
2. jonny
   
3. BMMF (ride out and back)
   
4. shootthebreeze
   
5. tika
   
6. andyp
   
7. Sam (my lucky number, will meet everyone at Effingham)
   
8. texas
   9.(11)Plagiarist
   
9. SLag
   11.claus
   12.purple_mj (ride out and roll back)
   
10. Gav (ride out and back)
    
11. mashton
    
    

train times - waterloo 19:33 arrive effingham junction 20:15

effingham jct 22:54 ; 23:03 ; 23:24

IMPORTANT - i will be posting maps that have get out clauses at three stages in the ride. For those riders who may need to abandon before the end. The TNRC will be waiting for all riders at various junctions etc but if any rider feels they do not want to complete the hills or doesn't think they can make the full 36 miles before the last train then there are options. This means the ride is not an all or nothing affair. Doing 1/3 or 2/3rds of the ride will make you stronger for the next ride.

That is a relief