Birmingham to London 2nd July

I want my name added again so I can remove it myself!

I demand satisfaction!

Haha, MG went Stasi on your ass. It's like you never even existed.

What's happening on the Sunday, lunch at LMNH?

Sure... a) if I make it and b) if I'm still alive...

I'm sorry but no can do Dan! We all know you existed, there there young man.

hmmm lunch after party the night before at LMNH? Too much? Also WHO can afford lunch there?! just killed lunch idea....sorry Tibbs, lunch would be lovely though!!!

yeah i like the place but we'll all be there saturday

You're supposed to suggest an alternative then Si! Jeez.

Where else can we watch Le Tour?*

*pretends to have an actual interest in cycling.

Ahhh c'est vrais. Ou en effet?

Is everyone going home to shower/change before Xanders? Can I post some clean clothes to somebodys house so I don't have to carry it all on Saturday? Big girl's blouse I know.

seriously? re: sending clothes. i'll be going home before Look Mum unless we get into town much later than expected, you're welcome to use shower.

i hadn't thought about TdF. it's only time trials but still guess some people like watching TT. i'm not around sunday anyway

#inbeforeHatBeard

you can send your big girl's blouse to mine if you want. ah dad jokes, so weak but so hard to resist when you think of one

We could have a picnic, I'll bring a cake?

ah I was planning on wearing a dress. Sorry boys.

Picnic sounds marvellous! checks the weather No TdF but I've been wanting to try one of your infamous baked goods.

No euph.

I've just had a thought that Brummies will need somewhere to stay in London on the eve. Who's got sleepspace?!

i can fit a couple in the living room. as long as they can get up and out by 10

I would happily take you up on that. I don't know anyone in London, and have no clue where I'm sleeping right now ;)

Out of interest, where abouts in the big smoke are you? (thinking of proximity to train stations etc)...

Route finalised yet? I want to figure some bale out stations along the way - Somehow managed to squeeze in my 28c armadillo's onto my track frame and am messing around with some risers at the mo.

What are people taking - I'm ideally going as light as poss.

Your best bets will be Bicester or High Wycombe Tom, although if you get to High Wycombe it's only another 30 miles give or take.

http://www.bikely.com/blogthismap/routeid/191358

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We're pretty much doing this with a few tweaks here and there unless anyone has a better one?

That is the route you and Neil did right Matt?

That bikely link never works for me! Any way to export the route to a gpx file?

I'll check it out in a while, wading through unread emails still atm :| Wish people would stop harrassing, hassling and haranguing and be goddamn patient.
"Ahhh, that's my liiiife."

Bike's arrived and will be built tomorrow - as long as I'm confident on it (as it's a bigger bike and I'm naturally nervous and unbalanced XD) then I'll be along! ^.^

I would happily take you up on that. I don't know anyone in London, and have no clue where I'm sleeping right now ;)

Out of interest, where abouts in the big smoke are you? (thinking of proximity to train stations etc)...

PM'd

We're pretty much doing this with a few tweaks here and there unless anyone has a better one?

That is the route you and Neil did right Matt?

That bikely link never works for me! Any way to export the route to a gpx file?

http://www.bikely.com/blogthismap/routeid/191358

This is the route me and Matt did, if you can get the link to work, or google 'birmingham london bikely grahaml' you can export a gpx file from there, i had to keep refreshing the page to get it to load though, Bikely seems a bit broken at the mo.

Ok, think I managed to get the right one. This look correct?

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/506951

that spike at 80 miles doesn't look like fun

weather looks good for this