2010-04-25 Sun 6am - London Marathon Ride

Posted on Thu 4th, March 2010

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• #226

Jung

Hey, closed roads(ish), sunny days, we'll most likely go a bit quicker. I'd almost like to do this at a fairly aggressive pace. However, that's not for all and half of the fun last year was streaming along with the mini peleton...I'd say a prompt 7am departure is about right to really catch the closed roads but happy to go with the flow!
• #227

Harry.Major

Even the peleton last year was averaging 15 mph or so.
Big LFGSS forum rides are more like 9 mph.

:P
• #228

|³|MA3K

There wasn't a problem last year with open roads.
• #229

Harry.Major

We set off after the roads started closing last year.
• #230

joelovesfixed

wouldnt traffic be avoiding the roads that are due to be closed anyway?
saying that, i would rather cycle on properly closed roads.
i think it would be nice for us all to stick together as well.
• #231

coppiThat

@Harry major would you like to cycle around and try to find us a cafe to go to after the ride. i did it last week and was going to do it again today but i think it might be better if you did it. many thanks.

needs to be relatively central for everybody's convenience.
• #232

Crispin_Glover

I'm probably going to be going a lot faster than you plebs, so I'll set off at 8am. See you all at the end for a fry up though rite guize??
• #233

deleted

Are we dressing up?
• #234

cani
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2. mmccarthy
3. veLLo
4. joe smith
5. jcgarcia
6. Stradam
7. skive
8. hellomiles
9. Snowy
10. Playmaker Glover
11. Crumb
12. K-Dog
13. Aleksi
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15. rab
16. Serk
17. fasih
18. keepsake
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22. Bike Destroyer
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24. MA3K
25. SoperRiva
26. Jung + Chum
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29. wools
30. shoots
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33. WasabiPeas
34. crimsonape
35. Malibu
36. TooTallTim
37. fred
38. williamshatnerspants
39. middleofnowhere
40. Velocio
41. photoben
42. weazlepopper
43. Library Music
44. Ellis
45. supertony
46. Zane Chaos
47. mc_nebula
48. Peekay
49. kisu_shimo
50. party_paul
51. Huge16
52. Volcomape
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56. ChriSF
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58. duracellbunny
59. henrycollie
60. Guerillaphoto
61. joelovesfixed(2)
62. john h
63. Ricochet
64. Gatti
65. Skully
66. lardboy
67. erictheking
68. hartxander+2
69. reeen
70. JD
71. Rookie 66
72. FridayMarch26th
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74. Red Stripe
75. strech_birdseed
76. Digby
77. iklo
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79. polowannabe
80. VeeVee
81. habs
82. dobbo
83. wilsyzy
84. mustardbeak
85. sherbertflyingsaucer
86. DC100
87. tnewmark +2
88. Gav88
89. Harry.
90. d14vd_h
91. JOHNNY FITZ
92. The 5th Floor
93. xrawrx
94. goodhead
95. R__Y
96. spybot
97. cani
Wow this ride is such a nice idea.

Dressing up? You mean marathon-fancy-dress or marathon-spandex (or both?!)?
• #235

Crumb

i like the dressing up idea
madatory pirates/ninja suggestion
• #236

Aleksi

True. Its an extra 30 people.
So is the plan to have a normal LGFSS forum ride pace?

If so I think I may well start later, even if I am just on mi own, I liked the pace of last years fast group :)

EDIT: That sounds really really teenage and pathetic.** I must sound like a right twat**. What I mean is that last year what was nice, for me at least, was the rapid pace. It was unlike other forum rides, and I liked that. When I saw this thread I got all excited, and then when I saw that it might be a bit regular I got a bit disheartened. What I'm sort of wondering is if there is a group or some others that might share my enthusiasm for a faster pace, and then to see if we can work summit work, be it a different start time or a split group or whatever. I think it would be a shame to loose the uniqueness of this ride in order to reach a bigger audience, if you see what I mean.

So yeah, anyone thinking along similar line, or am I on mi own, again? :P

this is correct.

If you want to do a later starting, faster paced ride then organise it, create a new thread and notify people on this thread that such a thing exists. This ride is already organised and the people who have put their names down have done so because they want to go on this ride.

your constant debating insults the judgement of the OP and is quite frankly irritating and verging on boring.
• #237

CHUG_IT
1. coppiThat
2. mmccarthy
3. veLLo
4. joe smith
5. jcgarcia
6. Stradam
7. skive
8. hellomiles
9. Snowy
10. Playmaker Glover
11. Crumb
12. K-Dog
13. Aleksi
14. NurseHolliday
15. rab
16. Serk
17. fasih
18. keepsake
19. Marco
20. Toby
21. BlueQuinn
22. Bike Destroyer
23. mattty
24. MA3K
25. SoperRiva
26. Jung + Chum
27. richoking
28. lyes888
29. wools
30. shoots
31. Tika
32. Tiswas
33. WasabiPeas
34. crimsonape
35. Malibu
36. TooTallTim
37. fred
38. williamshatnerspants
39. middleofnowhere
40. Velocio
41. photoben
42. weazlepopper
43. Library Music
44. Ellis
45. supertony
46. Zane Chaos
47. mc_nebula
48. Peekay
49. kisu_shimo
50. party_paul
51. Huge16
52. Volcomape
53. bednarz
54. greys
55. Pistoffski
56. ChriSF
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58. duracellbunny
59. henrycollie
60. Guerillaphoto
61. joelovesfixed(2)
62. john h
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64. Gatti
65. Skully
66. lardboy
67. erictheking
68. hartxander+2
69. reeen
70. JD
71. Rookie 66
72. FridayMarch26th
73. Rauri
74. Red Stripe
75. strech_birdseed
76. Digby
77. iklo
78. allensea
79. polowannabe
80. VeeVee
81. habs
82. dobbo
83. wilsyzy
84. mustardbeak
85. sherbertflyingsaucer
86. DC100
87. tnewmark +2
88. Gav88
89. Harry.
90. d14vd_h
91. JOHNNY FITZ
92. The 5th Floor
93. xrawrx
94. goodhead
95. R__Y
96. spybot
97. cani
98. CHUG_IT
lick up pon dat
• #238

joelovesfixed

edit: cheers coppi
• #239

cornelius_blackfoot

Dude's lets stop the bickering.
Personally speaking, I don't think this ride will get close to a hundred people, forum rides generally have a lot of put name down, fail to appear bodkins. And as has been suggested before with the abnormally early start that will weed out the lightweights, and saturday night specials.
In terms of a faster paced ride, people can do what they like, personally one of the great things about the ride last year was the strength in numbers, and how apart from right down on pall mall, we were able to use the numbers to allow us to continue riding down the emptying streets, if its just a bootleg group of five or six, you may not get the same courtesy.
Anyway this is all rumour and supposition until the bodies pile up on blackheath bikes in tow at half six.
Henners and the chuit wonder, you have to be there to represent the original marathon crew, as I will unfortunately be unable to attend.
make it a good one.

yo coppi hope the search for a breakfast place turns up good full english results...

be well
• #240

Crumb

+1
well said

also, is there a wests pre meet point???
• #241

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2. mmccarthy
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4. joe smith
5. jcgarcia
6. Stradam
7. skive
8. hellomiles
9. Snowy
10. Playmaker Glover
11. Crumb
12. K-Dog
13. Aleksi
14. NurseHolliday
15. rab
16. Serk
17. fasih
18. keepsake
19. Marco
20. Toby
21. BlueQuinn
22. Bike Destroyer
23. mattty
24. MA3K
25. SoperRiva
26. Jung + Chum
27. richoking
28. lyes888
29. wools
30. shoots
31. Tika
32. Tiswas
33. WasabiPeas
34. crimsonape
35. Malibu
36. TooTallTim
37. fred
38. williamshatnerspants
39. middleofnowhere
40. Velocio
41. photoben
42. weazlepopper
43. Library Music
44. Ellis
45. supertony
46. Zane Chaos
47. mc_nebula
48. Peekay
49. kisu_shimo
50. party_paul
51. Huge16
52. Volcomape
53. bednarz
54. greys
55. Pistoffski
56. ChriSF
57. theteleflorist
58. duracellbunny
59. henrycollie
60. Guerillaphoto
61. joelovesfixed(2)
62. john h
63. Ricochet
64. Gatti
65. Skully
66. lardboy
67. erictheking
68. hartxander+2
69. reeen
70. JD
71. Rookie 66
72. FridayMarch26th
73. Rauri
74. Red Stripe
75. strech_birdseed
76. Digby
77. iklo
78. allensea
79. polowannabe
80. VeeVee
81. habs
82. dobbo
83. wilsyzy
84. mustardbeak
85. sherbertflyingsaucer
86. DC100
87. tnewmark +2
88. Gav88
89. Harry.
90. d14vd_h
91. JOHNNY FITZ
92. The 5th Floor
93. xrawrx
94. goodhead
95. R__Y
96. spybot
97. cani
98. CHUG_IT
  99.velib
• #242

deleted

Personally speaking, I don't think this ride will get close to a hundred people, forum rides generally have a lot of put name down, fail to appear bodkins.

indeed, i mean c'mon, it's a 6.30am start, this probably means getting up 5.30 and earlier for a lot of people, and a lot of people (me included) will probably just turn their alarm off and go back to sleep.
• #243

Harry.Major

Fair enough.
I agree there is no point debating.

So me and a few others who have expressed an interest in a faster pace will be meeting on black Heath at 7 to set off about 20 past. Anyone is welcome to join. We will be aiming for a 15-18mph average speed.

Coppi: what about the premisis on hackney rd? Is it a bit east?or the vauxhall cafe in pimlico?either way I'll have to skip breakfast to go to work. :(
• #244

Fyodor
1. coppiThat
2. mmccarthy
3. veLLo
4. joe smith
5. jcgarcia
6. Stradam
7. skive
8. hellomiles
9. Snowy
10. Playmaker Glover
11. Crumb
12. K-Dog
13. Aleksi
14. NurseHolliday
15. rab
16. Serk
17. fasih
18. keepsake
19. Marco
20. Toby
21. BlueQuinn
22. Bike Destroyer
23. mattty
24. MA3K
25. SoperRiva
26. Jung + Chum
27. richoking
28. lyes888
29. wools
30. shoots
31. Tika
32. Tiswas
33. WasabiPeas
34. crimsonape
35. Malibu
36. TooTallTim
37. fred
38. williamshatnerspants
39. middleofnowhere
40. Velocio
41. photoben
42. weazlepopper
43. Library Music
44. Ellis
45. supertony
46. Zane Chaos
47. mc_nebula
48. Peekay
49. kisu_shimo
50. party_paul
51. Huge16
52. Volcomape
53. bednarz
54. greys
55. Pistoffski
56. ChriSF
57. theteleflorist
58. duracellbunny
59. henrycollie
60. Guerillaphoto
61. joelovesfixed(2)
62. john h
63. Ricochet
64. Gatti
65. Skully
66. lardboy
67. erictheking
68. hartxander+2
69. reeen
70. JD
71. Rookie 66
72. FridayMarch26th
73. Rauri
74. Red Stripe
75. strech_birdseed
76. Digby
77. iklo
78. allensea
79. polowannabe
80. VeeVee
81. habs
82. dobbo
83. wilsyzy
84. mustardbeak
85. sherbertflyingsaucer
86. DC100
87. tnewmark +2
88. Gav88
89. Harry.
90. d14vd_h
91. JOHNNY FITZ
92. The 5th Floor
93. xrawrx
94. goodhead
95. R__Y
96. spybot
97. cani
98. CHUG_IT
  99.velib
99. Teee
100 !
• #245

Crispin_Glover

If you leave later you're not officially part of this ride.
• #246

Velocio

If you leave later then security may have cottoned on to it and stop you in your tracks.

Just turn up early, ride your bike, go as fast as the pace allows for keeping the group vaguely together.
• #247

Harry.Major

If you leave later you're not officially part of this ride.

You can take my name off the list then if you like.

If you leave later then security may have cottoned on to it and stop you in your tracks.

Maybe. We'll find out soon enough. Its worth the risk though.
• #248

braker

Haha love it!

Harry 'maverick' Major

Laziness will no doubt prevent me from coming, but I hope not.
• #249

smiff

who is his goose, though?
• #250

braker

His goose is cooked.

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