2013-10-19 - London Borough Spiral Ride

It's looking like it will be a bit damp all day but no very heavy rain. Quite warm.

10 top tips for long rides in the wet: mudguards, mudguards, plasters on the nipples, mudguards, good quality socks, mudguards, clingfilm your electronics, mudguards, mudguards and mudguards.

The Beeb forecast looks better than the Met Office one, unfortunately they are often wrong and the MO are more reliable.

Alas I haz no mudguards and my working bike has no space for them, happy to hang off the back if its raining. I'll spend the next day or so making sacrifices to the gods asking for dryness.

And I thought you meant put plasters on all the nipples on the wheels for a minute there, what a faff. Then the penny dropped, luckily I only have 3 nipples so thats much easier haha.

To be on the safe side, best to clingfilm your nipples and put plasters on your mudguards and electronics in your socks.

So it's worth me going out and buying some £30 Crud Roadracer Mk2 from my LBS?

As far as this sort of thing can be trusted four days in advance...

Looks like there's some threatening weather on the horizon. Big fat rain cloud cutting across the country, but it might not reach as far south as London. Guess we'll find out!

So it's worth me going out and buying some £30 Crud Roadracer Mk2 from my LBS?

I would. I put those on my canyon after getting a stripe of what I'm choosing to believe is mud up my back on a long ride.

I remember ploughing through a minefield of sheep turds on a Welsh road. The splatter wasn't even the same colour as mud, so there could be no fooling myself.

I've used Roadracers on two bikes before. They're a pain to fit (but I find all mudguards a pain). I will wait until we have a more accurate weather forecast for Saturday, then panic buy in an OLBS - an overpriced London bike shop.

Sidcup Place pub has agreed to open at 7.15am to prepare us for our 7.30am depart.

The pub is offering hot baps filled with either fried egg, sausage or bacon @ £1.99 each. Costa tea @ £1.79 each. Costa coffee @ £2.50 each.

Please add to this list so I can book numbers. I will order and pay for a few extra anyway to cater for late arrivals who can grab something before the off.

Hughbido+coffee+egg

Top work:

Hughbido+coffee+egg
maddernj + coffee + sausage + egg

Hughbido+coffee+egg
maddernj + coffee + sausage + egg
Itisaboutthebike + tea + sausage + bacon.

Bloody hell... Highs of 18"C on Sat... Practically tropical. Especially in comparison with the pissy rain recently.

Je suis excited.

1. Robertyogurt
   
2. Earthloop
   
3. Indra
   
4. Mespilus * Provisional offer to lead km 48 to 72
   
5. Mespilus minor
   
6. LHL
   
7. Idiot
   
8. HORRO
   
9. blue fleet
   
10. Hairnet
    
11. Paramounted
    
12. Eamesy
    ƐƖ. Boner
    
13. shinkuu kiss
    
14. alasdair
    
15. Husy
    
16. YAL
    
17. Hamishio
    
18. hats
    
19. T4
    
20. Itisaboutthebike
    
21. Temp
    
22. starfish & coffee
    
23. blackdolan
    
24. sd ii
    
25. Xesar
    
26. apollo
    
27. Bun
    
28. Ndeipi
    
29. Daveypants
    
30. TPnewbie
    
31. Lifebuoy1988
    
32. Hesa
    
33. Dan
    
34. Starsky
    
35. Big H
    
36. letsbreakitup
    
37. maddernj
    
38. Tim
    
39. Philjimpott
    
40. Blandosa
    
41. Raulito09 (from sutton)
    
42. Distinctive Rob (from Hounslow)
    
43. Dull
    
44. Hughbido+coffee+egg
    
45. Seven04 (provisional flounce)
    
46. Murrance
    
47. dubdub
    
48. matt
    
49. Toastyoneuk
    
50. Tommy
    
51. fasih
    
52. arnoldastoliusis
    
53. allensea (assuming cold is gone by then)
    

pub grub list

Hughbido+coffee+egg
maddernj + coffee + sausage + egg
Itisaboutthebike + tea + sausage + bacon.
blue fleet+ egg bap (with ketchup or brown sauce please)

Hey Earthloop, I reckon it would be a good idea to keep updating the first post so that it shows practical details such as start time and place, any strategies for staying together (you mentioned an app?) and any breaks/stops if people plan to tag along at later times.

done

Hi guys. Any chance to join the event? I'm completely new here, found the info on London Cyclist and it looks like a great way to end the season ;)

Don't have fixie tho, just a regular road one.

^ The more the merrier. And I'm just on a road bike too.

1. Robertyogurt
   
2. Earthloop
   
3. Indra
   
4. Mespilus * Provisional offer to lead km 48 to 72
   
5. Mespilus minor
   
6. LHL
   
7. Idiot
   
8. HORRO
   
9. blue fleet
   
10. Hairnet
    
11. Paramounted
    
12. Eamesy
    ƐƖ. Boner
    
13. shinkuu kiss
    
14. alasdair
    
15. Husy
    
16. YAL
    
17. Hamishio
    
18. hats
    
19. T4
    
20. Itisaboutthebike
    
21. Temp
    
22. starfish & coffee
    
23. blackdolan
    
24. sd ii
    
25. Xesar
    
26. apollo
    
27. Bun
    
28. Ndeipi
    
29. Daveypants
    
30. TPnewbie
    
31. Lifebuoy1988
    
32. Hesa
    
33. Dan
    
34. Starsky
    
35. Big H
    
36. letsbreakitup
    
37. maddernj
    
38. Tim
    
39. Philjimpott
    
40. Blandosa
    
41. Raulito09 (from sutton)
    
42. Distinctive Rob (from Hounslow)
    
43. Dull
    
44. Hughbido+coffee+egg
    
45. Seven04 (provisional flounce)
    
46. Murrance
    
47. dubdub
    
48. matt
    
49. Toastyoneuk
    
50. Tommy
    
51. fasih
    
52. arnoldastoliusis
    
53. allensea (assuming cold is gone by then)
    
54. Sociopath
    

Yeah I'm up for some scoff:

Hughbido+coffee+egg
maddernj + coffee + sausage + egg
Itisaboutthebike + tea + sausage + bacon.
blue fleet+ egg bap (with ketchup or brown sauce please)
Toastyoneuk+ coffee + sausage + egg

Would any kind Londoner please lend me their couch on Friday night?

I though I'd be able to stay with my chum in Deptford, but alas I cannot. I do not fancy travelling from Billericay to Sidcup for a 7:30am start.

Ok, count me in then!

Hi Murrance, I will be on the Brentford train at 05:54, it leaves Hounslow at 05:46.
Arrives Waterloo main at 6:26, walk to Waterloo east to catch the 06:55 to Sidcup. Sound ok?
sounds good to me i can keeet you at brentford just as easy im in isleworth ?

Cool, see you Saturday mate.

Would any kind Londoner please lend me their couch on Friday night?

I though I'd be able to stay with my chum in Deptford, but alas I cannot. I do not fancy travelling from Billericay to Sidcup for a 7:30am start.

Potentially! I will PM you.

It sounds fun. Let me find out how I can change my shift.

1. Robertyogurt
   
2. Earthloop
   
3. Indra
   
4. Mespilus * Provisional offer to lead km 48 to 72
   
5. Mespilus minor
   
6. LHL
   
7. Idiot
   
8. HORRO
   
9. blue fleet
   
10. Hairnet
    
11. Paramounted
    
12. Eamesy
    ƐƖ. Boner
    
13. shinkuu kiss
    
14. alasdair
    
15. Husy
    
16. YAL
    
17. Hamishio
    
18. hats
    
19. T4
    
20. Itisaboutthebike
    
21. Temp
    
22. starfish & coffee
    
23. blackdolan
    
24. sd ii
    
25. Xesar
    
26. apollo
    
27. Bun
    
28. Ndeipi
    
29. Daveypants
    
30. TPnewbie
    
31. Lifebuoy1988
    
32. Hesa
    
33. Dan
    
34. Starsky
    
35. Big H
    
36. letsbreakitup
    
37. maddernj
    
38. Tim
    
39. Philjimpott
    
40. Blandosa
    
41. Raulito09 (from sutton)
    
42. Distinctive Rob (from Hounslow)
    
43. Dull
    
44. Hughbido+coffee+egg
    
45. Seven04 (provisional flounce)
    
46. Murrance
    
47. dubdub
    
48. matt
    
49. Toastyoneuk
    
50. Tommy
    
51. fasih
    
52. arnoldastoliusis
    
53. allensea (assuming cold is gone by then)
    
54. Sociopath
    
55. Nebil (non-forumer friendly german)