2012-06-23 Sat - The Maths Geek Ride 0001.5 - London to Bletchley to London

you can just import it in to trails from the url, no?

OK that's a start thanks. I really have No Clue how to start this.

Please note that the current listed Garmin route is the previous route.
I haven't published the tweaked version yet as I still need to do the recce.

Just realised I'll be on a plane that day. Bugger

The slower group: 100k
Circa 4 - 4.25 hours including stops
Sociably paced 15 average with "comfort breaks" if/when required.
No one will be dropped.
If you like a nice ride with good company and the occasional chat this is the one for you.

1) Skydancer - Fixed
2) Bluefleet - SS or geared, not decided yet
3) Hairnet - SS
4) Oliver Schick - TBC
5) conker (ian) - fixed
6) Velocio - geared
7) tom k&e - probably SS
8) bothwell - fixed
9) Lady Liz - tbc
10) Edmundro - geared
11) Skully - fixed
12) Doctor Cake - geared
13) hms - ss
14) blowfish - undecided

The fast group - 2×100k:
Sub 3 hours out, no wee stops.
6pt reckons he could do it 19–20mph average solo so we'll be looking to improve on that as a group. I will also endeavour to teach him that his choice of unit is inferior.
People doing the fast ride one way will be frowned upon (unless they happen to carry on for a solo century warm down).

1) Hillbilly - Geared
2) Dammit - Geared
3) Object - Geared (Assuming I can convince someone to lead the other group)
4) joe smith - geared up to the eyeballs
5) FridayMarch26th
6.pt - Geared
7) zanda - geared
8) laner - fixed probably
9) avellana - geared (will continue North)
10) mmccarthy - SS
11) mountaingoatmatt - geared
12) SRBradley - geared
13) Sean - geared

Please note that the current listed Garmin route is the previous route.
I haven't published the tweaked version yet as I still need to do the recce.

OK ta. Still don't really get what to do anyway, might just buy a couple of OS maps and get to know the route in a way I understand.

The slower group: 100k
Circa 4 - 4.25 hours including stops
Sociably paced 15 average with "comfort breaks" if/when required.
No one will be dropped.
If you like a nice ride with good company and the occasional chat this is the one for you.

1) Skydancer - Fixed
2) Bluefleet - SS or geared, not decided yet
3) Hairnet - SS
4) Oliver Schick - TBC
5) conker (ian) - fixed
6) Velocio - geared
7) tom k&e - probably SS
8) bothwell - fixed
9) Lady Liz - tbc
10) Edmundro - geared
11) Skully - fixed
12) Doctor Cake - geared
13) hms - ss
14) blowfish - undecided

The fast group - 2×100k:
Sub 3 hours out, no wee stops.
6pt reckons he could do it 19–20mph average solo so we'll be looking to improve on that as a group. I will also endeavour to teach him that his choice of unit is inferior.
People doing the fast ride one way will be frowned upon (unless they happen to carry on for a solo century warm down).

1) Hillbilly - Geared
2) Dammit - Geared
3) Object - Geared (Assuming I can convince someone to lead the other group)
4) joe smith - geared up to the eyeballs
5) FridayMarch26th
6.pt - Geared
7) zanda - geared
8) laner - fixed probably
9) avellana - geared (will continue North)
10) mmccarthy - SS
11) mountaingoatmatt - geared
12) SRBradley - geared
13) Sean - geared
14) The Bear - geared

I don't ride in shitty weather though so expect me to stay firmly in bed if it's not glorious sunshine

I'm out. The pending legal action against me is making me lose sleep and feel quite ill. I'm not touching a bike or performing a ride beyond very comfortable limits until it's over as I've experienced accidents in the past when I've been exhausted, sleep deprived and stressed. It probably won't be resolved before this... so I'm out.

The slower group: 100k
Circa 4 - 4.25 hours including stops
Sociably paced 15 average with "comfort breaks" if/when required.
No one will be dropped.
If you like a nice ride with good company and the occasional chat this is the one for you.

1) Skydancer - Fixed
2) Bluefleet - SS or geared, not decided yet
3) Hairnet - SS
4) Oliver Schick - TBC
5) conker (ian) - fixed
6) tom k&e - probably SS
7) bothwell - fixed
8) Lady Liz - tbc
9) Edmundro - geared
10) Skully - fixed
11) Doctor Cake - geared
12) hms - ss
13) blowfish - undecided

The fast group - 2×100k:
Sub 3 hours out, no wee stops.
6pt reckons he could do it 19–20mph average solo so we'll be looking to improve on that as a group. I will also endeavour to teach him that his choice of unit is inferior.
People doing the fast ride one way will be frowned upon (unless they happen to carry on for a solo century warm down).

1) Hillbilly - Geared
2) Dammit - Geared
3) Object - Geared (Assuming I can convince someone to lead the other group)
4) joe smith - geared up to the eyeballs
5) FridayMarch26th
6.pt - Geared
7) zanda - geared
8) laner - fixed probably
9) avellana - geared (will continue North)
10) mmccarthy - SS
11) mountaingoatmatt - geared
12) SRBradley - geared
13) Sean - geared
14) The Bear - geared

I don't ride in shitty weather though so expect me to stay firmly in bed if it's not glorious sunshine

VB
Wierdly I had a feeling that you would feel forced to bail on this ride, was looking forward to seeing you, so I'm sure I'm not alone in saying this: sorry to hear it.

Hope you're getting some good assistance from the lawyers. Can't really believe that this is happening to you. I wonder if dooks' contacts have been any good to you?

I'm afraid that I cannot discuss the legal action in any way whilst it's ongoing.

A dull response I know.

I'd also appreciate a lack of speculation on the site as I am in no position to confirm or deny anything that is said and may not have even read statements made on here in which my silence might be construed to have meaning when it wouldn't.

Rhetorical question really, but thanks for being clear about shutting the f up.

Sorry to hear that Velocio.

Dov, great work. I expect half the riders to bail if it's shitty weather.

but thanks for being clear about shutting the f up.

And thanks Velocio for shuffling the thread up (as some people here are number order sensitive)

good programme on Radio4 this morning about Turing's work on code breaking and computer design. Prob on listen again/iPlayer if anyone's interested

Turing popped up in the Robert Rankin book I was reading last night.

any relation to shabba?

Turing popped up in the Robert Rankin book I was reading last night.

Rhyming slang?

Turing popped up in the Robert Rankin book I was reading last night.

I reckon it's a euphamism - all that popping up stuff

Hello everyone!
i would be up to the tour! Can I go? Though i'm a new and unexperienced naive chic?
I guess the slower group is appropriate to me, as i'm not sure in my abilities yet. ;) Nor in the mph meanings... (can u tell me how fast is 15 mph? is it really slow?:S (Im more home in kmph...)
Thanks

The slower group: 100k
Circa 4 - 4.25 hours including stops
Sociably paced 15 average with "comfort breaks" if/when required.
No one will be dropped.
If you like a nice ride with good company and the occasional chat this is the one for you.

1) Skydancer - Fixed
2) Bluefleet - SS or geared, not decided yet
3) Hairnet - SS
4) Oliver Schick - TBC
5) conker (ian) - fixed
6) tom k&e - probably SS
7) bothwell - fixed
8) Lady Liz - tbc
9) Edmundro - geared
10) Skully - fixed
11) Doctor Cake - geared
12) hms - ss
13) blowfish - undecided
14) Kamilla - fixed

The fast group - 2×100k:
Sub 3 hours out, no wee stops.
6pt reckons he could do it 19–20mph average solo so we'll be looking to improve on that as a group. I will also endeavour to teach him that his choice of unit is inferior.
People doing the fast ride one way will be frowned upon (unless they happen to carry on for a solo century warm down).

1) Hillbilly - Geared
2) Dammit - Geared
3) Object - Geared (Assuming I can convince someone to lead the other group)
4) joe smith - geared up to the eyeballs
5) FridayMarch26th
6.pt - Geared
7) zanda - geared
8) laner - fixed probably
9) avellana - geared (will continue North)
10) mmccarthy - SS
11) mountaingoatmatt - geared
12) SRBradley - geared
13) Sean - geared
14) The Bear - geared

Glorious sunshine sounds goood! As i say: Hope the best! and prepare to the worse!

Em, have you had any thoughts on when to go for a recce yet?

Also out. RHCP live at Knebworth that day....

Em, have you had any thoughts on when to go for a recce yet?

Yes but I'd obviously forgotten to PM you.
How's Monday sound?

Sounds good.

Done and done. 6pt is coming too.

Done and done. 6pt is coming too.

so he knows when to ride the attack?

Presumably to identify the parts of the ride when he's going to make the fast group suffer as opposed to the bits were he's really going to make usthem suffer.