2011-11-13 - 50*14 Memorial Ride London to Brighton

I'm 50/50 rather than 50/14 for this atm... Spent the last couple of days in or around my bed with the lurgy. Will see how I feel in the morning.

Either way, Paul, I'll be thinking about you and your whistley S's.

1. flickwg
   1.17 Object
   
2. DMCZone
   
3. pootsmanuva
   
4. Greasy - stopping for bloody marys at the Red Lion@Lindfield
   
5. braker
   
6. t.o. - this will be my first forum ride, i only met him once but he made an impression
   
7. Tenderloin
   
8. Markyboy
   
9. Dropout - Jamaica Ginger Cake atop Ditchling
   
10. Crispin Glover - 8 punctures in the freezing cold
    
11. ian (conker)
    
12. Hináta
    
13. stevo_com
    
14. Dammit
    
15. Sainsburys Ed
    16, Charco
    
16. 
    
17. WiganWibble - I shall endeavour to make this and honour the great man
    
18. furious spills
    
19. cliveo
    
20. D. Generate
    
21. chatters
    
22. tika
    
23. habbi
    
24. 
    
25. mikec (I hope I can commit to this for the great man)
    
26. almac68
    
27. Dumps
    
28. upstart
    
29. 
    
30. alkali
    
31. 6pt
    
32. Threadbreaker
    
33. Threadbreaker's friend
    
34. Bernie
    
35. Hovis
    
36. 
    
37. vunugu
    
38. Cedric
    
39. Big Dave. Good opportunity to test out the steamroller for a longish ride.
    
40. Digger
    
41. harrong
    
42. Skully - Stopping for bloody marys at the Red Lion Lindfield, too.
    
43. 
    
44. veigalane (pending tyres arriving)
    
45. JD (now have to decide which bike to ride? 650c front wheel with tub and no spare?)
    
46. Hoke
    
    

This is if I wake up in time, plus coming from east side...

1. flickwg
   1.17 Object
   
2. DMCZone
   
3. pootsmanuva
   
4. Greasy - stopping for bloody marys at the Red Lion@Lindfield
   
5. braker
   
6. t.o. - this will be my first forum ride, i only met him once but he made an impression
   
7. Tenderloin
   
8. Markyboy
   
9. Dropout - Jamaica Ginger Cake atop Ditchling
   
10. Crispin Glover - 8 punctures in the freezing cold
    
11. ian (conker)
    
12. Hináta
    
13. stevo_com
    
14. Dammit
    
15. Sainsburys Ed
    16, Charco
    
16. 
    
17. WiganWibble - I shall endeavour to make this and honour the great man
    
18. furious spills
    
19. cliveo
    
20. D. Generate
    
21. chatters
    
22. tika
    
23. habbi
    
24. 
    
25. mikec (I hope I can commit to this for the great man)
    
26. almac68
    
27. Dumps
    
28. upstart
    
29. 
    
30. alkali
    
31. 6pt
    
32. Threadbreaker
    
33. Threadbreaker's friend
    
34. Bernie
    
35. Hovis
    
36. 
    
37. vunugu
    
38. Cedric
    
39. Big Dave. Good opportunity to test out the steamroller for a longish ride.
    
40. Digger
    
41. 
    
42. Skully - Stopping for bloody marys at the Red Lion Lindfield, too.
    
43. 
    
44. veigalane (pending tyres arriving)
    
45. JD (now have to decide which bike to ride? 650c front wheel with tub and no spare?)
    
46. Hoke
    
    

Cant make it now due to commitments, ride well for fiddy!
Vale

I have to get my pass back, seems to have been retracted ... grrr...

Time to do shit loads of housework.

Get that pass as you will need it after a few bloody mary's!

I can't make it as i have no childcare.
long live fiddy!

1. flickwg
   1.17 Object
   
2. DMCZone
   
3. pootsmanuva
   
4. Greasy - stopping for bloody marys at the Red Lion@Lindfield
   
5. braker
   
6. t.o. - this will be my first forum ride, i only met him once but he made an impression
   
7. Tenderloin
   
8. Markyboy
   
9. Dropout - Jamaica Ginger Cake atop Ditchling
   
10. Crispin Glover - 8 punctures in the freezing cold
    
11. ian (conker)
    
12. Hináta
    
13. stevo_com
    
14. Dammit
    
15. Sainsburys Ed
    16, Charco
    
16. 
    
17. WiganWibble - I shall endeavour to make this and honour the great man
    
18. furious spills
    
19. cliveo
    
20. D. Generate
    
21. chatters
    
22. tika
    
23. habbi
    
24. 
    
25. mikec (I hope I can commit to this for the great man)
    
26. almac68
    
27. Dumps
    
28. upstart
    
29. 
    
30. alkali
    
31. 6pt
    
32. Threadbreaker
    
33. Threadbreaker's friend
    
34. Bernie
    
35. Hovis
    
36. 
    
37. vunugu
    
38. Cedric
    
39. Big Dave. Good opportunity to test out the steamroller for a longish ride.
    
40. 
    
41. 
    
42. Skully - Stopping for bloody marys at the Red Lion Lindfield, too.
    
43. 
    
44. veigalane (pending tyres arriving)
    
45. JD (now have to decide which bike to ride? 650c front wheel with tub and no spare?)
    
46. Hoke
    
    

Mortified they've changed my work pattern, I now can't come.

Wish you were coming Digger.

I've got the green light, yay!

does anyone have a 18mm cone wrench they can bring tomorrow, i can use before heading out. i've fitted a surly singleator need some spring for chain tension.

fanks
sorted i hope.. see you tomorrow :)

1. flickwg
   1.17 Object
   
2. DMCZone
   
3. pootsmanuva
   
4. Greasy - stopping for bloody marys at the Red Lion@Lindfield
   
5. braker
   
6. t.o. - this will be my first forum ride, i only met him once but he made an impression
   
7. Tenderloin
   
8. Markyboy
   
9. Dropout - Jamaica Ginger Cake atop Ditchling
   
10. Crispin Glover - 8 punctures in the freezing cold
    
11. ian (conker)
    
12. Hináta
    
13. stevo_com
    
14. Dammit
    
15. Sainsburys Ed
    16, Charco
    
16. 
    
17. WiganWibble - I shall endeavour to make this and honour the great man
    
18. furious spills
    
19. cliveo
    
20. D. Generate
    
21. chatters
    
22. tika
    
23. habbi
    
24. 
    
25. mikec (I hope I can commit to this for the great man)
    
26. almac68
    
27. Dumps
    
28. upstart
    
29. 
    
30. alkali
    
31. 6pt
    
32. Threadbreaker
    
33. Threadbreaker's friend
    
34. Bernie
    
35. Hovis
    
36. 
    
37. vunugu
    
38. Cedric
    
39. Big Dave. Good opportunity to test out the steamroller for a longish ride.
    
40. 
    
41. 
    
42. Skully - Stopping for bloody marys at the Red Lion Lindfield, too.
    
43. 
    
44. veigalane (pending tyres arriving)
    
45. JD (now have to decide which bike to ride? 650c front wheel with tub and no spare?)
    
46. Hoke
    
47. svnlto
    

1. flickwg
   1.17 Object
   
2. DMCZone
   
3. pootsmanuva
   
4. Greasy - stopping for bloody marys at the Red Lion@Lindfield
   
5. braker
   
6. t.o. - this will be my first forum ride, i only met him once but he made an impression
   
7. Tenderloin
   
8. Markyboy
   
9. Dropout - Jamaica Ginger Cake atop Ditchling
   
10. Crispin Glover - 8 punctures in the freezing cold
    
11. ian (conker)
    
12. Hináta
    
13. stevo_com
    
14. Dammit
    
15. Sainsburys Ed
    16, Charco
    
16. 
    
17. WiganWibble - I shall endeavour to make this and honour the great man
    
18. furious spills
    
19. cliveo
    
20. D. Generate
    
21. chatters
    
22. tika
    
23. habbi
    
24. 
    
25. mikec (I hope I can commit to this for the great man)
    
26. almac68
    
27. Dumps
    
28. upstart
    
29. 
    
30. alkali
    
31. 6pt
    
32. Threadbreaker
    
33. Threadbreaker's friend
    
34. Bernie
    
35. Hovis
    
36. 
    
37. vunugu
    
38. Cedric
    
39. Big Dave. Good opportunity to test out the steamroller for a longish ride.
    
40. 
    
41. 
    
42. Skully - Stopping for bloody marys at the Red Lion Lindfield, too.
    
43. 
    
44. veigalane (pending tyres arriving)
    
45. JD (now have to decide which bike to ride? 650c front wheel with tub and no spare?)
    
46. Hoke
    
47. svnlto
    
48. stringerman
    
    

right chaps, ive eaten my weight in cereal, and im defo in, see ya'll all down hyde park roundabout, im riding from norths at 8.20

Right I need someone to text me when you're leaving Hyde Park Corner, I'm going to join you at the bottom of Brixton Hill - Digger, Dammit, Tiles, Skully, Object - you've got my number, will one of you do that?

Oh, and I'm doing this geared - I haven't ridden more than 10 miles since my operation before the summer.

Markyboy, will do. Riding through tooting Broadway at 8:20 if anyone wants to join the Morden feeder posse

Have a great day today guys, i expect at least one broken clavicle at the end of the day!

1. flickwg
   1.17 Object
   
2. DMCZone
   
3. pootsmanuva
   
4. Greasy - stopping for bloody marys at the Red Lion@Lindfield
   
5. braker
   
6. t.o. - this will be my first forum ride, i only met him once but he made an impression
   
7. Tenderloin
   
8. Markyboy
   
9. 
   
10. Crispin Glover - 8 punctures in the freezing cold
    
11. ian (conker)
    
12. Hináta
    
13. stevo_com
    
14. Dammit
    
15. Sainsburys Ed
    16, Charco
    
16. 
    
17. WiganWibble - I shall endeavour to make this and honour the great man
    
18. furious spills
    
19. cliveo
    
20. D. Generate
    
21. chatters
    
22. 
    
23. habbi
    
24. 
    
25. 
    
26. almac68
    
27. Dumps
    
28. upstart
    
29. 
    
30. alkali
    
31. 6pt
    
32. Threadbreaker
    
33. Threadbreaker's friend
    
34. Bernie
    
35. Hovis
    
36. 
    
37. vunugu
    
38. Cedric
    
39. Big Dave. Good opportunity to test out the steamroller for a longish ride.
    
40. 
    
41. 
    
42. Skully - Stopping for bloody marys at the Red Lion Lindfield, too.
    
43. 
    
44. veigalane (pending tyres arriving)
    
45. JD (now have to decide which bike to ride? 650c front wheel with tub and no spare?)
    
46. Hoke
    
47. svnlto
    
48. stringerman
    
49. 50/14
    
    
    

have a good ride you lot

The ride so far is epic! Sunny as you like! And the pints are starting to flow!

Is Lynx on this?

What a nice day for the ride! Made it up ditching! The traffic though where not rider friendly up the hill!

Chapeaux Bas! to those that came, it was well attended with quality people, shame tgere were a lot of no-shows, but hey I'm the first to bail on lists I've signed up to.

highlights include...
Minute silence at a certain spot to remember Paul...

Ho riding a gear very very like 50x14... up every damn hill superfast...

Turners Hill lunch and pint stop was very jolly

Sun was amazing, we had utterly beautiful weather.

Tim going down descents no handed, with arms out like Jebus

The world's crummiest Nachos evar.

Thanks Seb, you ruled.

Is Lynx on this?

No! Why?

sorry to miss this :(

Awesome day! So chuffed I got up ditchling and the nicest weather EVER. Took a few pics, will upload soon

Brilliant ride. Thanks Seb for arranging everything. And thanks everyone else for support and encouragement.

Awesome day...thanks seb for organising and for company on the spin into Brighton. Couple of beers by the sea and a ride to haywards Heath via ditching again and I'm finally on the train home...
A day to remember!

Greta stuff Seb, top notch ride! next time maybe i will ride gear or smaller fixed ratio =D

The team that was left...

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