2008-10-15 - The Bridges V - East to West

let's do that again - thanks for all who helped me get rolling. That was the mostest fun ever.

big smiles, that was great. big love to everyone.

thanks for your help at the start.

What a great ride my first one !!

Cheers to those who had to endure the slow ride back east with me. Bike was not doing to well at the end thanks Dropout Crabtree and Greasy sure made those bagels worth it !!

Great time big thank you to those who organised it !!

+1 thanks to MA3K.

+1 Millennium Bridge

+1 Fast ride home to the East. Think it was about about 35 mins from Kew to Old St, which isn't bad considering the gridlock around [st]absolute-hell-on-Earth[/st] the West End.

And I still win the prize for most anti-HHSB 'fixie' ;)

amazing ride lastnite. thanks to the guy who helped me out after that rather gay collision with that white car/van?!

+1 ma3k, and another for the millenium bridge, funny as fnck hearing that thing rumble.
thanks also for jiggy james being a good local host at the end, coffee, whiskey pump etc.
sore head but had a damn good laugh. good to see a lot of guys, you know who you are.

thanks for your help at the start.

ah man, absolutely no problem!

And I still win the prize was most anti-HHSB 'fixie' ;)

you worms dant make the sense

John

That was brilliant fun, many thanks for organising a great Saturday night

That was ace! Really good to see some familiar faces aswell as new ones - good to put some board names to faces too. "What's your name mate?" "Noooo, you're board name!!" The amount of people that were just simply amazed at the sight of 150 people bombing it round the streets at that time, looks of confusion on there faces, people asking questions and taking some kind of interest.
Also funny seeing the amount of pissheads and revellers at that time - mainly all the knobbys around Putney
Ace ride, ace people, ace bikes
Me knees and guiche are killing me now!

Thanks to the Cambridge lot for the supply of booze - I owe you guys. Hope your mate whose tyre blew out got back ok.

We eventually found Ryan (guy with blown tire) by Tower Bridge and we got back home OK. I think we actually saw you cycle past our van near Brick Lane after we stopped for bagels. Cheers BigSteev.

YO yo... good ride lovely weather, as said before pace/stops abit of a pain... but probably a good thing for the last few bridges and the ride back home...

nice chattin to all the familiar faces as well as the not so familiar. Henry your bikes shit ;).... now you and dale can both have bike sex and spawn little geek babies.

hmmmmm back to my coffee & hot cross bums (see thread).

Great fun and what a turn out!

+1 to MA3K the sound over the wobbly bridge was the best of the night.

I bailed out at Chiswick bridge I think and headed back East via Putney, Clapham, Streatham and Catford. got home at 3 am.

Thanks to Dave4 for some dates and the guy dishing out Hobnobs around Putney, put some fuel in the tank to get home.
67 miles door to door.

My photos that are viewable are here [i.e not too dark or of my shoulder], click the pic

Lot of fun that was, cheers everybody for turning up.

Thanks everyone for giving me my most enjoyable cycling experience ever. I was a bit shy so I didn't speak to most of you but a big thanks to Eric (Vinylpimp?) for showing me the way back to Hackney Via bagels. My highlights: Millennium Bridge, being awed by the sight of Hippy's calves :) and just the general spectacle of so many cyclists taking over the roads.

P.S I am in love with Dogsball's Geekhouse bike. I kept on wanting to have ago but was afraid to ask.

Memorable ride, folks. Milennium bridge and hammering through Barnes to Hammersmith bridge were highlights. Look forward to more pictures from Trafalger Sq.. Chris is right about the stop/start nature in the earlier part, but with a record tunout of 120+ near unavoidable if we're going to stick to our principle of not dropping folks.

Ved, I love the l.e.d.s. Henry and Dale to go head to head in the bike beauty competition.

Casualty toll: Mr Hoops, James and especially Slaytanic, hope there's no lasting damage.

Thanks again John Ma3K

i'm ok. went to hospital and left soon after as I couldn't be arsed with waiting. cracked open another beer and left. cheers to cake (jay) for riding me back. I'm learning that tyskie and stella are a dangerous combo with riding!

i'm ok. went to hospital and left soon after as I couldn't be arsed with waiting. cracked open another beer and left. cheers to cake (jay) for riding me back. I'm learning that tyskie, kronenburg and stella are a dangerous combo with riding!

fixed. drink safe mate.

That's how we roll. Or something.
Cheers John.

I landed on my feet, snowy, you cnnt! :)
Saweet sweet night peeps.

oooh Autumn Dawn you did so well avoiding those nasty bushes in Hammersmith only to let yourself down with a Taxi.

Self Medication Mr Slaytanic.. like your style! glad to hear it's all good. oh Massive amounts of rep to our man with the medical kit who patched you up - (whats your forum name?)

Stix - Pushing that tight wheel round the whole ride.. You are NAILS!

Great ride, Great bagels & Great people. oh except Ray

Good times, nice to meet some new people. Enjoyed the motorway sprint to the finish. Nice ride home too.

oooh Autumn Dawn you did so well avoiding those nasty bushes in Hammersmith only to let yourself down with a Taxi.

Self Medication Mr Slaytanic.. like your style! glad to hear it's all good. oh Massive amounts of rep to our man with the medical kit who patched you up - (whats your forum name?)

Stix - Pushing that tight wheel round the whole ride.. You are NAILS!

Great ride, Great bagels & Great people. oh except Ray

yep, once again thanks to the guy who helped patch up that nasty gash on my chin

Most fun i have had in ages - great to finally meet all the peeps from other parts of town, millennium bridge FTW - who was it that was filming over there, post it up!

Where was the smash Slay, what happened?

that was ace guys.
sorry about pissing off after getting to Kew, but hunger + my parents threatening to lock me out intervened.
Video will be up by the end of today.

Thanks John, you're curb hop and slide spill+ route was amazing.
Best bit- Barnes Bridge, the line of people at 1am was unbelievable.

DJ, slay + hoops, hope you're all ok.

i forgot the name of the guy who glued me back together last night.

cheers for helping me out and for the check ups as the night progressed, was a little shocked and probably mildly concussed, so seriously appreciated.