Ride London 100

I changed my bull horns to drops given it said bull horns weren't allowed. I was on a black 1984 Fuji. Next year I'm planning to ride a more sensible bike. Riding the FG made me feel like guys who run the marathon as rhinos... But enjoyed the positive comments from everyone on the ride.

The guy with horns had spotted the rule the night before but as it was too late to do anything about it he chanced it, no-one was doing any checks on bikes so he got away with it. I switched to drops and slung on a back brake too, didn't want to chance getting up at stupid o'clock on a Sunday just to be told I couldn't ride my setup.

The Rhino thing is a good analogy, tho maybe a bit over the top, probably more like running a marathon in clown shoes. The support from other riders was great, especially an Aussie bloke called Jez (I think) who was really enthusiastic in his praise, really lifted my spirits at a point, somewhere near Kingston I think, where I was really fighting the urge to walk my bike to the nearest cab office.