2011-05-08 - London to Brighton - Fixed Gear Ride

I will be geared and there is another person on the list* with geared next to their name.

*too lazy to look back a page at who it is

1. skive
   
2. smiff
   
3. OLC
   
4. HatBeard
   
5. catfood
   
6. middleofnowhere
   
7. bodieanddoyle
   
8. K-Dizzle
   
9. rhowe (wedding plans permitting)
   
10. ChainBreaker (there like a bear - this one beat me last time and now its time for revenge!)
    
11. rab
    
12. nelaii (only a maybe atm tho)
    
13. CG (geared, DWI)
    
14. OldSkoolRacer
    
15. KRZ
    
16. scottscott
    
17. 'swine
    
18. braker
    
19. Stonehedge
    

I might do it geared as my ankle is messed again

By the 8th Xander will have died of malnutrition because "he doesn't like to eat while he rides", Sumo's bespoke SPDs will have fallen apart and I'll be lost somewhere in the German wilderness.

Shit, I fancy this but don't want to be the only tosser there on a geared bike. Fuck you, massive unfitness level! I'd die on an SS.

Then bring gears. Simples.

By the 8th Xander will have died of malnutrition because "he doesn't like to eat while he rides", Sumo's bespoke SPDs will have fallen apart and I'll be lost somewhere in the German wilderness.

This!

By the 8th Xander will have died of malnutrition because "he doesn't like to eat while he rides".

hahahaa! he bakes some mean cookies, so maybe that's a way forward...

I might do it geared as my ankle is messed again

why? what did you do now?

No idea, its just damn sore today. I can bearly put weight on it... Probs from the attempted trackstanding on HBs bike last night.

I need a rub down :-(

probably from trying to clip in to SPD pedals when you have ATAC's.

/leaves tea besides cb's bed and leaves quietly... blushing

I totally forgot i had ATACs...

Clip fail par exelance!

/leaves tea besides cb's bed and leaves quietly... blushing
Thats what you get for taking 10 minutes to quietly leave...

1. skive
   
2. smiff
   
3. OLC
   
4. HatBeard
   
5. catfood
   
6. middleofnowhere
   
7. bodieanddoyle
   
8. K-Dizzle
   
9. rhowe (wedding plans permitting)
   
10. ChainBreaker (there like a bear - this one beat me last time and now its time for revenge!)
    
11. rab
    
12. nelaii (only a maybe atm tho)
    
13. CG (geared, DWI)
    
14. OldSkoolRacer
    
15. KRZ
    
16. scottscott
    
17. 'swine
    
18. braker
    
19. Stonehedge
    
20. CTank
    

"2011-05-08 - London to Brighton - Fixed Gear Ride"

Your doing it wrong...

I might do it geared as my ankle is messed again

Blah, i have a new toy, i want to use it you spoil sport!

Nope, not allowed!

BikeRadar & other lycra clad geared nonsense >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

:-p

Just for a bit of fun last summer I did London to Brighton twice in a week on a 44:18 single speed Surly Streamroller. Yes had to stop 6 times on Ditchling Beacon (no pushing though) but got up Turners Hill and the complete head spin hill at Church Hill near Merstham. Probably a good way to knacker your knees for life! Thought my thighs were going to explode. Think I was riding with my nose virtually on the front wheel. Left SW18 at 5am and the ride was beautiful and quiet as I was on my own. I knew doing it would make me get a road bike (got a felt z85, sorry fixies) but I still enjoy Ricmond Park and it's hills with a fixed 48:17 gear. 44:18 was a bit of a chore on the long flat sections but got me there in the end. Enjoy the ride

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    Almost certainly up for this.  Will be my first forum ride and will definitely be running fixed.  Am spinning 48:18 at the mo, but am thinking 48:19 might help my knee on the hills. Looking forward to it.

1. skive
   
2. smiff
   
3. OLC
   
4. HatBeard
   
5. catfood
   
6. middleofnowhere
   
7. bodieanddoyle
   
8. K-Dizzle
   
9. rhowe (wedding plans permitting)
   
10. ChainBreaker (there like a bear - this one beat me last time and now its time for revenge!)
    
11. rab
    
12. nelaii (only a maybe atm tho)
    
13. CG (geared, DWI)
    
14. OldSkoolRacer
    
15. KRZ
    
16. scottscott
    
17. 'swine
    
18. braker
    
19. Stonehedge
    
20. CTank
    
21. ttm
    

Almost certainly up for this. Will be my first forum ride and will definitely be running fixed. Am spinning 48:18 at the mo, but am thinking 48:19** might help my knee on the hills.** Looking forward to it.

only got one? gonna be hard work pal :)

I want to put my name on the list, but I have a feeling I'm busy that weekend :(

Hi, im new to this forum and I was just wondering can anyone at any age join this ride?

only got one? gonna be hard work pal :)

Ha! That's where I've been going wrong.

Hi, im new to this forum and I was just wondering can anyone at any age join this ride?

i say this from a position of no authority, i'm not organising this, i'm just going along, but probabaly yeah. if you're capable of riding 60miles i guess you're not* very* young.

but noone is going to take legal responsibility for you and we won't have group insurance or anything like that. we would look after you in the case of accident but that's just cause we're sound people.

someone more official than me should prolly answer