2012-08-19 - Herne Bay - A Fixed-Wheel Joint

Now we've arrived in margate.

Some Strava: http://app.strava.com/rides/19062145

Nice ride today when we finally got going. Good to meet you guy too!

Nice ride indeed, thanks guys (It's Attila, guy with the colnago). All of who I promised to mail, please get in touch here, I forgot all your user names ;)

We just got to the sea front. Where's everybody?

you monster! you went?

Hahaha!
You missed a good ride Apollo!

That was hot but fun. Cheers to john for leading us out.

Now to bed

you monster! you went?

Yeah, Dom and I left the house at about 12, trying to catch everyone. We've met them chilling at the beach at about 6(?). Good ride.
http://app.strava.com/rides/19088338

40mph down Shooters Hill?! Nerg and Kudos ;)

excellent day in the sunshine
far to few of these this year
all round great ride with great company

great route planning by john and in the latter stages WVM, coastal path was lovely in the last stages to margate

me and the gazelle enjoyed it loads

Thanks John, and Ian and everyone for organising this, dragging me up the hills, waiting for me when I fell out of the back of the peloton (over and over again) and generally being stand-up guys.

Rarely has fish and chips and a few pints tasted better.

And whilst I knew that blue Powerade stuff turned your tongue blue, nothing could have prepared me for the surprise I got this morning...

I've tried that before, Colin, and it didn't work because unknown to me the ride had two punctures before it even left London. I waited for quite a while and left; they must have swooped through literally minutes after I gave up waiting. Chances are that they're just delayed somewhere.

After a bit of hanging around including a breakfast stop I eventually met up with the ride just before Sittingbourne. Luckily Chainbreaker was updating the thread so I had a rough idea of the bunch's progress.
A great ride with some stunning scenery, a glorious sunset, beer and pizza (thanks CB), Reculver Towers, slaloming through the holiday makers, their kids and dogs along the seafront, great company, groupsave goodness on the train and much more besides. In fact the only downside to the day was ending up in the same carriage as the world's most annoying kid. "How much was your bike mister, how much were your shoes, how did you get those little pedals on mister, can I try your hat on, etc. ad nauseum..."

No worries WMV! It was a lovely surprise to find you on route. And your knowledge was invaluable.

Nice photos Middleofnowhere ;-)

Really nice ride, especially the last 17k along the coast road with a weird little cross section thrown in. Big ups to John on organising this and holding it together after so little sleep, and also to everyone else on the ride for making it such an enjoyable day.

Was an excellent 17k, which aparently converts to about 2.5 South African miles.

a few pics of that ruined cgurch thing, and tramp beers/fish n chips on the seafront

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Nice day in the saddle with great weather. Highlight was definitely the coastal path to Margate. Thanks to everyone for organising.

(Asian bloke on the Nelson)

Damn!
If I'd gone to LMNH instead of Margate I could have met Lizzie Armitstead and Dani King!

Cheers for an awesome day guys! I'm stoked we managed to catch you all for the best part of the ride.

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fwoah, another great Ma3k ride. Cheers John for excellent work as per norm. I got home about 10 past midnight/bed 10 past 1am. Monday morning was not very productive.

Highlights:
2.4 SA miles to Margate
Fish (didn't have room for chips)
that half of lager in the pub at Clacton (cheers Neil)
pub next to station!

Lowlights:
fuckin' flees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to all for great company = great ride

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Lovely pics, wish I'd hung around now for the last little bit.

Awesome pics Ian!

Sparks, you were missed:-(

I cooked a nice dinner, cracked a beer and got an early night, so not all bad. Saw you talking about my L'Eroica story in the other thread - going to go?

Not yet- just going to let my mind stew over it:-)