2010-06-26 - Ladies London to Brighton Ride

I concur. total WIN of a day

hehehe I just remembered the man and the cute baby on Clapham Common.

HA! Was it Hollyoaks???

HA! Was it Hollyoaks???

Ben Hull aka Lewis Richards

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/29/LewisRichardson.jpg

Epic ride, immense heat. Nearly got the Bitchling but not quite. Always a next time :D

Thanks to Clefty for the organisation and to Stix for leading the way...

Gutted I missed out on the swim but enjoyed having a cold cider in it's place ;)

Had a lovely time ladies, great route and great company.
am resting before downing coffees to make me leave the house and go to a friends birthday drinks..zzz

Fran yes to money and yes to cambridge woop!

cheers guys x

Hah yes id forgotten about him!

OH and least we forget the spokie-dokie cards!!! I love the suggested spoke card...can we pleeeeeeeeease print tit? I mean IT

heeheehee

I'm home as well and freshly showered, thanks ladies for a great ride! And Clefty for organising! I had a lovely time and enjoyed meeting everyone :)

Yeah spoke cards! I totally want to sport one. Let's make it happen.

Great day, thank you all, I need to practice more hills!

Cambridge a must, would like to meet everyone when not suffering from sleep deprivation and headache.

Just had shower, not as good as a flower shower though.

And thank you to who ever gave me an orange lolly, instant rejuvenation.

Fran PM me you bank details and i'll get on the case.

Ah, shower, bagel, mars milk. Thats better.

What an epic ride!

Highlights.

Great Weather
Getting a cute man with a baby to take our picture, then realising afterwards that it was Lewis from Hollyoaks
Great company, Great riding,
Awesome caterpillars
Getting up all the hills (albeit with a few stops on Ditchling)
Lollies and Ice cream
Flower showers
Paddling
Chips and Beer on the beach.
Crisps and Detritus on the train

Lowlights
epically hot
Several mechanicals
losing Julia and Jess - we thought you were going to meet us there :-(

Thank you all so much for making it such an epic and lovely day, special thanks to Stix who made sure most of us didn't get lost.

Defo up for a Cambridge ride, maybe early September? Weather should still be good by then.

Oh and Pickle - Go GHANA! (Sorry Jenne USA are OUT)

also here's a pic of Lewis in his Hollyoaks bad boy days

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linky fail.

Right, here are my pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/elainechristian/sets/72157624239516935/

awesome caterpillar:

Are there enough rides/events, etc that we can have a women's sub forum?

Oh and Pickle - Go GHANA! (Sorry Jenne USA are OUT)

Ah, I don't mind, I don't follow in the slightest and am giving Ghana their due! I'm an equal opportunity cheerer b/c I just cheer any playing that looks flashy/excellent.

This was such a difficult day! And so awesome! I'm glad my fantastic husband made me those sandwiches (peanut butter, banana and honey for the win!) or I would have been in trouble!

Do I still win the award for most food brought?

Everyone else has said everything that's awesome, so I will just concur on all points and say that next time we go EVERYONE must have a map, we don't want to lose people again!!

Hugs to all and am well up for a Cambridge ride. No hills next time! Or, at least, I need to get my Somec going.

OK, I'm getting a massage now. Nyah!

Good morning one and all. +1 to everything already posted re yesterday. Great ride, lovely people despite the mechanicals and the hills.

My body is in revolt so I am moving around very slowly but hoping to get out for a short ride during THE GAME later.

I learnt a few things yesterday:

• Travelling light is a worthy objective
  
• The P* fairy visits when she pleases
  
• My legs are stronger than I realised, hill failures excepted
  
• Long rides = more food!
  
• Another bike to be had
  
• Downhill is worth the pain and effort
  
• Ditchling is to be walked or driven. Not attempting to ride it. Ever.
  
  

I'll put up the few pics I took later today or in the week.
Many, many thanks to VeeVee and the other lady who helped me with my p* problems.

Enjoy Sunday everyone. I hope to see you again.

PS: What time is the Monday drinks at Souths? I might, possibly, have £5 left to my name for a Guinness :-)

Souths drinks starts around 6pm.

Cheers hun!

lordy - just lugged my groceries back from the shops and realised just how sore my ass is

Do I still win the award for most food brought?

next time we go EVERYONE must have a map, we don't want to lose people again!!

yes

and yes - just bought a Garmin after yesterday's navigational FAIL

Garmin is such a good plan, but for next time I'm going to experiment with taping the directions to my bike frame. A mixte provides a rather good platform for it after all.

Definitely up for a Cambridge jaunt.

There was also talk of camping. I have a voucher for millets and would like an excuse to buy a tent :)

I feel surprisingly fresh today. Hungry, but fresh. Obviously didn't work hard enough!

Garmin is such a good plan, but for next time I'm going to experiment with taping the directions to my bike frame. A mixte provides a rather good platform for it after all.

Charlotte, you could try one of these:

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories/map-holder/product/mini-mapholder-09-34013

There are other models available, but I've used this one for years with great satisfaction. Definitely recommended if you're keen to do more longer rides.

Are there enough rides/events, etc that we can have a women's sub forum?

I think that's a great idea!

A few pics form my phone
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clefty/sets/72157624243297201/

I'm feeling pretty fresh today, and MOC and I are off for a swim at Tooting Lido, exactly at the same time as the England v Germany kickoff - so hopefully it will be empty!