Ladies Ldn to Brighton Ride - Saturday 1st October

LFGSS Ladies Attack of Fifty Fixed Women: The III (will think of a snappier title in due course)

1. Poots + couple non forum types
   
2. cafe "i've just got a few snacks in my pannier" wanda
   
3. there and back to the bendix
   
4. "I'm not doing it again" scoot
   
5. sumo
   
6. striped socks
   
7. sally
   
8. yellowtyre
   
9. missmouse - mebs + mebs dancing james
   
10. ms.chris (I may still walk up Ditchling)
    
11. Malaysian + 1
    
12. edscoble + 1 (provisionally) + few more?
    
13. spotter
    
14. lolobelle
    
    1. hoefla
       
       

Have I missed anyone? Ace that your coming lolobelle...boo! to no cranking though :(

oooh, jenny j, good luck. I'd really like to hear how it goes - and how much training you've done for it - since I may be persuaded to do it in 2013

I have done not much training at all. Couple of club rides. Whitedown reps (2; by mistake). I'm hoping the base miles I did in 2009 might kick in.

Well scared.

My friend Clare is scared because she thinks everyone is going to be like "totes athletic and junk" so the more people worrying about lack of preparation the better! (:

She should be scared.

"Totes athletic" is pretty much what instantly springs to mind when people think of me. I'm practically Victoria Pendleton*

*An older, shorter, butters, slower Victoria Pendleton.

I have done not much training at all. Couple of club rides. Whitedown reps (2; by mistake). I'm hoping the base miles I did in 2009 might kick in.

Well scared.

Most i've cycled lately was 35 miles (in the pouring ran too), so i'm not going to be senior speedy. I'm looking forward to the challenge though.

i may pop along to this if i can get my arse into shape and replace my bb.

Most i've cycled lately was 35 miles (in the pouring ran too), so i'm not going to be senior speedy. I'm looking forward to the challenge though.

Spotter, I'm missing Brighton ride as I'm (...can't remember why...) doing "5 classic Cols of the TdF", 360k of Pyrenees in just only one week. I'd be crying going up Ditchling. I shall probably die next week.

Think of me y'all.

superjoe! Yes! I need to sort out the bb on my plug too, actually adds to to do list

Was just about to point out that you were referring to a slightly more challenging ride J-ster. But yes, I'm sure all the ladies (and friends of ladies) will be thinking of you!

Spotter, I'm missing Brighton ride as I'm (...can't remember why...) doing "5 classic Cols of the TdF", 360k of Pyrenees in just only one week. I'd be crying going up Ditchling. I shall probably die next week.

Think of me y'all.

best of luck!

i may pop along to this if i can get my arse into shape and replace my bb.

come joe, bring the njs!

She should be scared.

"Totes athletic" is pretty much what instantly springs to mind when people think of me. I'm practically Victoria Pendleton*

*An older, shorter, butters, slower Victoria Pendleton.

same, i'm often described as a younger, taller, more handsome chris hoy, just carrying a bit of winter weight....

LFGSS Ladies Attack of Fifty Fixed Women: The III (will think of a snappier title in due course)

1. Poots + couple non forum types
   
2. cafe "i've just got a few snacks in my pannier" wanda
   
3. there and back to the bendix
   
4. "I'm not doing it again" scoot
   
5. sumo
   
6. striped socks
   
7. sally
   
8. yellowtyre
   
9. missmouse - mebs + mebs dancing james
   
10. ms.chris (I may still walk up Ditchling)
    
11. Malaysian + 1
    
12. edscoble + 1 (provisionally) + few more?
    
13. spotter
    
14. lolobelle
    
    1. hoefla
       
15. superjoe
    

same, i'm often described as a younger, taller, more handsome chris hoy, just carrying a bit of winter weight....

I'll bring my wooing hat then...

Ha, I'm actually doing this ride on my own on Friday 30th...

50+ miles fixed in an hour and a half... maybe a little optimistc. what was your flying 250 time again?

On what GI? 30 miles an hour is something like 160rpm on my gearing....

can i come?

Yes! There will be nice girls on this ride and everything. Will you bring ridic trick bike?

can i come?

don a wig and be my +1

This is a ladies ride, so you'd be xander's +1!

Yes! There will be nice girls on this ride and everything.

I've just realised this sounds a bit like #grooming.

This is a ladies ride, so you'd be xander's +1!

ha i suppose he does have manlier legs than me... but i am quite a bit taller.

also i forgot to say i wont be riding fixed, i've got to bring my touring bike as its the one one i've got with a rack.

Slower than yours ;)

Wasn't my best effort to be fair, sprinted out of the wrong corner didn't I..

Reckon I can knock out 30 miles in an hour, got myself a computer so can put that one to the test now..

30 miles in an hour....that's 30MPH...(wiki - On a fast racing bike a fit rider can ride at 30mph on flat ground for short periods)

Sorry for sticking my oar in seeing as I ain't riding, but this 30mph talk needs to be quoshed.

Unless its downhill speed. Then....as you were ladies...as you were....

I'm not sure that there are many forumengers who could ride the Reigate/Turners/Ditchling route to Brighton at an average speed of even 20mph.

I may have done the half-read-thread-misquote-thing....

avg speed fixed realistically, doing well i reckon 14-18mph.

It's 18.5 undulating miles to my work, and me absolutely smashing that best time I've managed is 53 minutes with gears - 55 fixed.