Tnrc 2011

sounds like it was a good night out in the lanes.

i managed to jump on the ms chris diapo train as they returned home south thru borough, only to puncture within 50 metres. i walked back to london bridge for the train.

i just knew i was not meant to be riding last night. ho hum

The Roydon ride was always one of my favourites and the reverse one didn’t disappoint either. It is so calm and almost uneventful but still entertaining. The few short uphill section made for a nice surprise.
Last night reminded me how important it is to always keep the tyre properly inflated, the 67.5 psi I put on after the puncture resulted in a nice pinch puncture on the ride back with shoots. Luckily it was only 1k before the service station on High Road/ Epping Forest round about.
Will, thanks for the drink and inner tube it came in handy but I must say the valve is very short to fit the deep Vs.

67.5psi

it's all in the detail

great ride, can we do some surrey mountains next time?

I must say the valve is very short to fit the deep Vs.

my pump fits on it ok and shorter valve cuts weight down. ;)

good ride all. v.nice ride with some cleansing rain at the end.

67.5psi

it's all in the detail

that is short for:
enough but not really enough
or
i can squoosh the tire just a little bit with mit left thumb, my right thumb would tell me i should just keep on pumping with this joke pump.
#perceivedtirepressurefail

my pump fits on it ok and shorter valve cuts weight down. ;)

good ride all. v.nice ride with some cleansing rain at the end.

i think jaygee has something to say about that too, he was raising eyebrows on that 60mm beauty. i would have killed for even a 48mm fixing that second puncture.

great ride, can we do some surrey mountains next time?

no.

great ride, can we do some surrey mountains next time?

Some of the roads have got sooo rotten out there. Think I'd poo myself a little bit doing them at night.

^ just be a little more vigilant on calls and dittos?

Reversed route was good for two reasons:

1. short sharp climbs with nice long descents
   
2. we rode the gravel strewn lanes in daylight rather than at the end
   
   

Top marks go to claus for the timely puncture that caused us to find a nice possibly Norman Church with the all important outside tap (it was a hot night and my bottle was dry).

Top marks go to claus for the timely puncture that caused us to find a nice possibly Norman Church with the all important outside tap (it was a hot night and my bottle was dry).

More likely to be gothic if it had a tap, tho if the tap was stainless instead of brass you could be looking a neo-norman.

1. we rode the gravel strewn lanes in daylight rather than at the end
   
   

Or not.

Roydon exists in my mind in three phases:
ride out: easy pace, daylight, chat.
narrow winding scenic bits as the sun is setting,
return leg: totally dark, fast, tunnel vision.

Ride out: sun setting, fast, tunnel vision.
Narrow winding scenic bits: totally dark, fast, tunnel vision.
Return leg: totally dark, fast, tunnel vision.

^ Royd on.

Where were you Oliver? I was told you actually ride your bike. They were wrong.

Couldn't make last night, sadly, but I've done Roydon twice before on the TNRC and once in the daytime on my own.

I've hardly ridden my bike this year, though. :(

^Schickenger

Any of you buggers going to the Fucktones gig tomorrow?

Y / N / Maybe / What?

Is there a Deluxe next week?

any of you buggers going to the fucktones gig tomorrow?
yup

no fucktones
no deluxe next week

the next deluxe is the Isle of Wight on the night/morning of 23/24 august

No fucktones for me.