Tuesday Night Ride Club '09

Is the mis-spelling of 'gruppetto' in the name deliberate? (It might well be, given that 'gruppetto' is probably found quite often in cycling-related contexts.)

both spellings are acceptable and used frequently, grupetto and gruppetto

@BMMF - I might ride down with you. Will think on that one.

Routewise, I'd head down to Kingston then out via Esher and Cobham. Is that the A307? It's the old A3, that much I know.

Yup. I'd go A3, kingston hill, portsmouth rd, left through Esher towards Oxshott, right on Oxshott common down towards Cobham then left to effingham. Couple of decent bumps on the way out as a warm up. It's no more than 20-25miles from WC1.

I understand the hills route is 50miles and takes in Ranmore, box, leith etc?

Would be a tricky rustle with the london bit. Props if you ride home too.

Tues 16th June TNRC Surrey Hills ride (level - honest)

1. Clintsmoker
   
2. jonny
   
3. BMMF (ride out and back)
   
4. shootthebreeze
   
5. tika
   
6. andyp
   
7. Sam (my lucky number, will meet everyone at Effingham)
   
8. texas
   9.(11)Plagiarist
   
9. SLag
   11.claus
   

On the way back from Vatternrundan that night so unfortunately out. Its a great ride, but as a rubbish climber and having done this ride a couple of times, I'd echo andyp's thoughts on gears - 42/26 was my friend more than once. Want to try it fixed sometime... but with more time and perhaps slightly slower company.

level - honest

I'm sure this is meant to mean 'honest' as in Jonny's assessment of the occasional alpine climb, rather than 'honestly, it'll be level' ...

I'm sure this is meant to mean 'honest' as in Jonny's assessment of the occasional alpine climb, rather than 'honestly, it'll be level' ...
Nicely done.

that's cos all my hair is still in the helmet

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... but with more time and perhaps slightly slower company.

Let me know if you plan one, I'd happily join a less pacey group for that.

hey we need to get some of these guys involved in the Tuesday Night Baking Club...

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread23234.html#post736264

We go down Whitedown. Thank fuck.

Speak for yourself.

Sounds like we might have a nice little group (coming together at Richmond Park?) for the ride out/back.

@ Jung - it's a bit of a budgetary concern more than anything, so bearing in mind a single is practically the same as a return, out and back is my preferred MO. The extra miles are good though - the ride out is all about timing, the ride back is a weird after hours affair; quiet, steady, mournful even. jonny might call it 'honest'.

bmmf, i might even join you for the honest ride out and back if i can make time work for me.

I'll ride out but doubt I'll have the time to ride back too.

@BMMF, I work near Waterloo so was planning on riding out from there. I could meet you somewhere centrally to ride out.

No ride back, no talk.

Fair enough. I'll see if I can grow some man's balls over the weekend.

I might be tempted to go 68" fixed for this one. Means pissing about with bar/brake/sprocket swapping, and adding a link of chain, but I'm not sure I'll be going to HH any time soon...

Geared audax with 25s and mudguards again though, if there's any chance of rain. I've already done one Surrey Hills ride in the cold pissing rain on mudguardless fixed, thank you very much. It made the rubberised paint on my Condor change colour temporarily. Weirdness.

Tues 16th June TNRC Surrey Hills ride (level - honest)

1. Clintsmoker
   
2. jonny
   
3. BMMF (ride out and back)
   
4. shootthebreeze
   
5. tika
   
6. andyp
   
7. Sam (my lucky number, will meet everyone at Effingham)
   
8. texas
   9.(11)Plagiarist
   
9. SLag
   11.claus
   12.purple_mj (ride out and roll back)
   
   

Hmmm so, Liverpool St, ride out to Effy, handful of honest rises, ride back to Liverpool St, ride home.
Hmmm TNRC is fast becoming TuesdayNightCenturyClub, Oh yes please...

I'm gonna be away... riding the mountain bike round here and eating cheese. Back just in time for Dunwich. More TNCR over the summer for sure though... 75 miles on a Tuesday night just seems to make the week better somehow!

12.purple_mj (ride out and roll back)

Hmmm so, Liverpool St, ride out to Effy, handful of honest rises, ride back to Liverpool St, ride home.
Hmmm TNRC is fast becoming TuesdayNightCenturyClub, Oh yes please...

this is getting ridiculous. more like TuesdayNightNuttersClub
if i can get out of work i'll probably up for riding out with you all

this is getting ridiculous. more like TuesdayNightNuttersClub
if i can get out of work i'll probably up for riding out with you all

It will be good to see you Texas, we missed you out on the last ride, not a bunny hop in sight...

texas - sorry to see you were snowed under last week. am i going to be the only one on the train? and i actually thought it was the tain journeys that brought us all together in the first place :) a chance to talk, laugh, share biscuits etc aaaaaahhhhhhhh the good old days

If anyone out there has a 53/54cm road bike they fancy lending me that means I could keep clintsmoker company on the train! Yeah? ;D

texas - sorry to see you were snowed under last week. am i going to be the only one on the train? and i actually thought it was the tain journeys that brought us all together in the first place :) a chance to talk, laugh, share biscuits etc aaaaaahhhhhhhh the good old days

i am going on the train, de rosa coming today.

It might be a bit of a De Rosa fest - what with Tim's, Tika's new one and mine if I get it set up in time.

^ I hate you!