2010-04-03 - Egg run to the sun - London to Brighton night ride

What does one wear to cycle from London to Brighton at night?

What does one wear to cycle from London to Brighton at night?

+vaseline

1.Owenreed

1. joe smith
   
2. lyes888
   
3. 
   
4. crimsonape
   
5. fixiexplay
   
6. t0m
   
7. badpoppers
   
8. C G Lover
   
9. CTML
   
10. mmccarthy
    
11. 
    
12. Max
    
13. richoking
    
14. wools
    
15. dave4 (if arm out of plaster)
    
16. huge16
    
17. KRZ
    
18. middleofnowhere
    
19. Digger hopes so...
    
20. Object also hopes so...
    
21. Stix
    
22. Clara
    
23. 
    
24. MA3K - ditto hope
    
25. Spins, knee allowing
    
26. Spam
    
27. selim - again with the hope so
    
28. Dropout
    
29. dave4
    
30. erinny
    
31. rach + 1
    
32. velib
    
33. Babar (am assuming this is at a social ride pace though?)
    
34. ocdc
    
35. Polly
    
36. skiver
    
37. tdub - hopes so..
    
38. izgard
    
39. macca81
    
40. leifal
    
41. Nhatt (hopefully) I have a bunch of work on over those days, but I want to haz ride)
    
42. Akin
    

Don't forget that it is easter so I want to see the following

• easter bonnets
  
• rabbit ears
  
• daffodils on your bars
  
• crucifix on your back
  

Just to confirm what I suspected weeks ago--unfortunately, I won't be able to make this one. My elbow is healing, but not enough to get back on a bike yet. :(

I'm gutted I can't come along and hope you all have a brilliant ride.

Whoop!

Oliver, sorry to hear that you can't come.

1.Owenreed

1. joe smith
   
2. lyes888
   
3. braker
   
4. crimsonape
   
5. fixiexplay
   
6. t0m
   
7. badpoppers
   
8. C G Lover
   
9. CTML
   
10. mmccarthy
    
11. 
    
12. Max
    
13. richoking
    
14. wools
    
15. dave4 (if arm out of plaster)
    
16. huge16
    
17. KRZ
    
18. middleofnowhere
    
19. Digger hopes so...
    
20. Object also hopes so...
    
21. Stix
    
22. Clara
    
23. 
    
24. MA3K - ditto hope
    
25. Spins, knee allowing
    
26. Spam
    
27. selim - again with the hope so
    
28. Dropout
    
29. dave4
    
30. erinny
    
31. rach + 1
    
32. velib
    
33. Babar (am assuming this is at a social ride pace though?)
    
34. ocdc
    
35. Polly
    
36. skiver
    
37. tdub - hopes so..
    
38. izgard
    
39. macca81
    
40. leifal
    
41. Nhatt (hopefully) I have a bunch of work on over those days, but I want to haz ride)
    
42. Akin[/QUOTE]
    

So backstops get free breaky and an egg? Sign me up

Don't forget that it is easter so I want to see the following

[]easter bonnets
[]rabbit ears
[]daffodils on your bars
[]crucifix on your back

i'll have stigmata

So backstops get free breaky and an egg? Sign me up

I'll backstop if another person is needed. Free breakfast and I can brush up on my Polish. Awesomez. :)

Has anyone else seen the weather forecast for Saturday night?

Obviously I'm an alpha male and will ride in the shitty rain if everyone else wants too, but we need to have a recap headcount on friday observing the forecasts. Would suck not to do it eh?

Light rain shower apparently, as long as its not chucking it down my jersey can take it. Don't want to bake under my waterproofs.

Has anyone else seen the weather forecast for Saturday night?

Obviously I'm an alpha male and will ride in the shitty rain if everyone else wants too, but we need to have a recap headcount on friday observing the forecasts. Would suck not to do it eh?

Could always get one of these........

Still waiting on a rear mech and a BB and someone to fit them. Time's a tickin'.

light rain for saturday has been updated to 'thundery shower'. thunderous shower. shunderous tower. plunderous glower.

What would Jesus do?

What would Jesus do?

I suspect Jesus would ask us to start a cult, or give our bikes to deprived children. Either way I don't think Jesus is 'on board'. Besides, Easter is not about gods, it's about choclit. Choclit and rabbits.

Not sure about this rain - don't mind a few showers but the idea of cycling through a persistent storm isn't very appealing! Or am I just being a ninny?

I wish I'd had the presence of mind to fabricate a story about a BB and a rear mech that might arrive in time for the ride, depending on the weather. ;)

Metcheck still doesn't show any rain on Saturday night. Just in case rain does happen, it's not a deal breaker. As long as you have decent stuff to wear (I wouldn't recommend citywear), you'll be fine. A decent baselayer (essential--if you don't have one, get one) under a good-quality long sleeve jersey or a jacket, a cap for the head, good gloves, and ideally some legwear that doesn't rub over your knees when it gets soaked--this is quite important and a pretty good argument for the old lycra. Overshoes also help. Take a spare pair of socks.

Other than that, it's not a big deal. I actually really enjoy riding in a bit of rain--it always seems worse than it really is when you're not in it. You'll also get the added benefit of being able to greatly exaggerate what conditions were like when miseducating your grandchildren. This is how myths are born. 'Grandpa Gilgamesh, Grandpa Gilgamesh, how was it again when you went out for that ride?' :)

Listen to de man ^

HTFU HPC 10PM

^ sounds like good advice - thanks for the tips on clothing.

I'm very new to road cycling so am learning what to wear for what occasion. Unfortunately my mankini is at the dry cleaners. Arses.

Make sure you don't wear too much stuff over the baselayer that's non-breathable, or you'll sweat too much, and despite the baselayer 'wicking' away the sweat, you'll get too wet under the non-breathable stuff. As it should be fairly cold on the night (and will 'feel' cold), it's especially important to feel slightly cold at the start and not too warm, warming up as you go--if you get too hot, you'll sweat too much, trapped sweat will turn cold, and you'll feel uncomfortable.

Listen to de man ^

HTFU HPC 10PM

You working Sat?

Yeah I'm working saturday 8.30 till 6 - like i said HTFU!

Do you need some maintenence? Did you get a rear mech sorted? Are you lonely?

BBC weather shows a break in the clouds for Saturday.

BB / rear mech / gears set up. Waiting on an email but will need a back up.