N2R - FGSS to Brighton - 11th Nov - 9AM Hyde Park Corner

you in the pink headscarf no doubt

jonny nice one brett, and glad you have sorted bike for the ride - you using your condom?

Only if he's got the energy to pull at the end.

fk it. im there guys...count me in. im drunk...hic. ill be sober come saturday...hic

1. MA3K
   
2. TheBrick(Tommy)
   1.8 Lucky7
   2 0bject17
   6 d0cA
   7 (and friend)
   8 stompy 47x17
   9 BMMF (my lucky number!) - unless it's pissing down. 46x18 :)
   10 brett (have replaced rear hub with loaded pepper grinder for smoother ride)
   11 matthew
   12 Dave
   13 Jonny??
   14 Roberto (riding fixed this time!)
   15 Arsen_Design :)
   16 kipsy (48x18)
   17 hippy (sounds like he's in!???!)
   18 fatboyralph...coast = fish & chips...yyyuuummm
   19 ....???
   20 ....???
   
   

forecast is NNW winds at 20mph gusts. wooohooo....we'll be 'freewheelin' all the way down. im bringin sails

might join the crew at the river crossing. anyone comin in from SW? cant be bothered goin up hyde park corner. MA3K, do you know which bridge you're crossing, might just join you there. or jonny, can wait with you...where would that be?

I "hardened the fcuk up" and put my new brake on. Took a while to get the pads aligned and toed in.

The bolts are all cranked down and I think they'll hold.

I'll still get some of you gearheads to take a look at it on Sunday though to make sure I've not missed anything.

Thanks for the offer Tommy. I'll buy you a pint on Sunday.

andyf Hey guys. This sounds wicked and I'm very keen but...

How long will the ride will take? 80kms seems a really long way, but I've also got no idea how far I ride each day. It's about 35mins to and from work for me, so if this is going to be a 5 hour ride, I think it may be too much.

And will the normal Sunday social ride be going ahead? It seems a lot of the social ride crew will be doing this Brighton ride.

Come to Brighton. I did it in the pouring rain 5 months ago and that was only about a month after I started cycling. There are only about two nasty climbs - Turners Hill and Ditchling. Ditchling is only about a mile - watch for the name Pantani on the road and you know you've reached the end - and then it's a long dragging descent down to the sea.

These guys tell me I can do it (they aren't kidding when they say I'm crap at hills), and if I can, any regular cyclist can do it.

Have a hearty porridge breakfast, bring sweets - but make sure Hippo doesn't sniff them out.

I am all for the remembrance minute too.

I think what with all the Whitehall ceremony road blocks we will cross Vauxhall.

This ride will be fine for all skills as we aren't going to leave anyone behind and there are always train stations to bail back.

I think I will stay in Brighton for some grub then take the train home, not sure, see what happens.

Remember to bring food and water.

Stoked, only a few more days.

Nice one to everyone who's joining!
Personally I think the duration depends more on the stops than the av. speed. It took ages in May cos we went a slightly funky route and stopped a lot.
MA3K's right, lots of food and water, cos the distance does catch up by the end.
@ Jonny, will ride the geared if necessary, but think I'm poss getting a kind fixed lend off dogsballs for this = happy!!!

And your bringing the map right? :o

You have to come, otherwise this lot gets led up the A23..

looking forward to this...glad you are going to make it fbr!

Looks like a nice motley crue. Should be a lot of fun.

Sorry...

Hey, I've been added.. how did that happen? I'll probably do this instead of the club run anyway. More interesting. Not sure about train back or ride back yet..

Now you will really get to see how well your saddles match your arses!

As well as food and drink, bring spare tubes and multi-tool and cash.

Mrs.Kipsy has a prior engagement. Have fun.

1. MA3K
   
2. TheBrick(Tommy)
   1.8 Lucky7
   2 0bject17
   6 d0cA
   7 (and friend)
   8 stompy 47x17
   9 BMMF (my lucky number!) - unless it's pissing down. 46x18 :)
   10 brett (have replaced rear hub with loaded pepper grinder for smoother ride)
   11 matthew
   12 Dave
   13 Jonny??
   14 Roberto (riding fixed this time!)
   15 Arsen_Design :)
   16 hippy (sounds like he's in!???!)
   17 fatboyralph...coast = fish & chips...yyyuuummm
   18 ....??? <theres got to be more>
   19 ....??? <and more>
   

okay...im seriously tempted by this now....but still got the remnants of a nasty chest infection thing going on; think its cold air asthma?
My worry is the hills making me chuck me guts up and annoying people with my habitual coughing on the way down. Sounds good eh?
It would be shame to miss it and be nice to video it for sure....and the reward of fish and chips and a lung full of sea air sounds too good.
mmmmmm......

fbr, am gonna wait for the fixed peloton at streatham place - basically the main traffic lights after you come up brixton hill and cross the south circular. am reckoning on you guys getting there just after 0930 providing everyone's kinda on time.

1. MA3K
   
2. TheBrick(Tommy)
   1.8 Lucky7
   2 0bject17
   6 d0cA
   7 (and friend)
   8 stompy 47x17
   9 BMMF (my lucky number!) - unless it's pissing down. 46x18 :)
   10 brett (have replaced rear hub with one of dogsballs bikes which we can flog in brighton to pay for fish n chips all round;))
   11 matthew
   12 Dave
   13 Jonny
   14 Roberto (riding fixed this time!)
   15 Arsen_Design :)
   16 hippy (sounds like he's in!???!)
   17 fatboyralph...coast = fish & chips...yyyuuummm
   18 ....??? <theres got to be more>
   19 ....??? <and more>
   

get your name down peterd, the restorative powers of country then sea air will be just what you need

Oh, sorry, forgot to add my name to THE LIST. Obviously new.

1. MA3K
   
2. TheBrick(Tommy)
   1.8 Lucky7
   2 0bject17
   6 d0cA
   7 (and friend)
   8 stompy 47x17
   9 BMMF (my lucky number!) - unless it's pissing down. 46x18 :)
   10 brett (have replaced rear hub with one of dogsballs bikes which we can flog in brighton to pay for fish n chips all round;))
   11 matthew
   12 Dave
   13 Jonny
   14 Roberto (riding fixed this time!)
   15 Arsen_Design :)
   16 hippy (sounds like he's in!???!)
   17 fatboyralph...coast = fish & chips...yyyuuummm
   18 andyf
   

guys, looks like i should be back in brighton in the afternoon.

can someone whisper me their number so I can text and find out where you lot are??

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got some numbers. cheers guys.

so what time we going over vauxhall bridge? i know a girl from school wants to join us - she's based southwest i think and i was suggesting the bridge as i couldn't remember the other place when i bumped into her today, but i'm also not sure how well she knows london yet...

1. MA3K
   
2. TheBrick(Tommy)
   1.8 Lucky7
   2 0bject17
   6 d0cA
   7 (and friend)
   8 stompy 47x17
   9 BMMF (my lucky number!) - unless it's pissing down. 46x18 :)
   10 brett (have replaced rear hub with one of dogsballs bikes which we can flog in brighton to pay for fish n chips all round;))
   11 matthew
   12 Dave
   13 Jonny
   14 Roberto (riding fixed this time!)
   15 Arsen_Design :)
   16 hippy (sounds like he's in!???!)
   17 fatboyralph...coast = fish & chips...yyyuuummm
   18 andyf
   19 mush 49x19
   

d0cA so what time we going over vauxhall bridge? i know a girl from school wants to join us - she's based southwest i think and i was suggesting the bridge as i couldn't remember the other place when i bumped into her today, but i'm also not sure how well she knows london yet...

Prob about ten past nine or just after I'd guess if we leave promptish.