Tuesday Night Ride Club '09

oliver, you will be fine out there. clintsmoker and i enjoyed a really excellent, just somewhat careful ride. his notes i think are intended to suspend the idea of being out there in the black pitch of night. ride tomorrow. enjoy those lines. be careful in the dips and shadows.

it's early season and noone needs to be breaking any land speed records. or any bones and shit.

Cheers, guys. The weather forecast looks OK in terms of temperature, just some rain forecast for later today.

Okay L's and G's this is it.....

Tuesday Night Ride Club kicks off 03/03/09

ride in surrey hills

train time 19:09

meet at Waterloo station by platform 3

arrive early enough to sort your tickets (approx £8)

train is to effingham junction

arrive approx 20:00

we ride some hills

we get back on train. hoping to get the 23:00

arrive in lontropolis at approx midnight

go home.

keep your gearing sensible. this is a tough ride.

1. Clintsmoker
   

oh yes

1. clintsmoker
   
2. jonny
   

I'm all over this like a cheap suit.

1. clintsmoker
   
2. jonny
   
3. Sam (will meet folks at Effingham Junction station)
   

nice one sam, will be good to see you out there dude

I will be joining you for these rides in the near future. I am just nursing an injury at the moment caused by too much hill work in too big a gear in too cold a weather.

Should be fine in about 3-4 weeks though. Jonny, would I be ok on about 72"?

mike, you would be fine on that gear dude. long leg-sapping drags rather than steep impossible ones. i would say most would be happier on like 68/69, but you sir, will have no probs on that.

heal well man.

I'll definitely get out and join you on one of these rides soon jonny. Need to get a few more (easier) miles under the belt first.

Looking forward to many long rides this year.

Would like to make it, lights not that great though (usual catseye types...) can I just follow and use the light from others?

I only live 10 miles from effingham junction... so might cycle home depending on how fast you guys go...?

(I guess cycling there would be silly? I recon I could make it to effingham for 8 easy, although it would mean I'd have done about a 90 mile day.... hmmm)

[QUOTE=jonny;537184 long leg-sapping drags
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I concur... and those aren't even the hills.

1. clintsmoker
   
2. jonny
   
3. Sam (will meet folks at Effingham Junction station)
   
4. shootthebreeze
   

[quote=Khornight2;537668]Would like to make it, lights not that great though (usual catseye types...) can I just follow and use the light from others?

dude, it is a very good idea to buy or get hold of some decent lights. the condition of some of the roads is pretty poor at the moment and relying on other lights is too risky for yourself and other riders. put the word out on the forum to see if you can borrow some. you need a powerful front light but ordinary rear lights are fine.
that is not to say that you aren't more than welcome on the ride. look forward to seeing you

message to everyone: lights lights lights

when we get closer to the day i'll sort out phone numbers etc

1. clintsmoker
   
2. jonny
   
3. Sam (will meet folks at Effingham Junction station)
   
4. shootthebreeze
   

1. clintsmoker
   
2. jonny
   
3. Sam (will meet folks at Effingham Junction station)
   
4. shootthebreeze
   
5. kx.001
   
   

I've decided I like night rides..

I've decided I like night rides..

Heh, heh, successfully created another addict. :)

dude, it is a very good idea to buy or get hold of some decent lights. the condition of some of the roads is pretty poor at the moment and relying on other lights is too risky for yourself and other riders. put the word out on the forum to see if you can borrow some. you need a powerful front light but ordinary rear lights are fine.
that is not to say that you aren't more than welcome on the ride. look forward to seeing you

Ok, will probabably wait until I have some better lights then.

(also going on too many rides for the other half so the one's I'm least prepared for are probably the best to drop :-)

Cheers Jonny, will be a regular on these for sure once I am 100% again

mike, you would be fine on that gear dude. long leg-sapping drags rather than steep impossible ones. i would say most would be happier on like 68/69, but you sir, will have no probs on that.

heal well man.

I am in as well, nice one clintsmoker and jonny. Hopefully see you before but if not Waterloo station platform 3, 7pm it is.

1. clintsmoker
   
2. jonny
   
3. Sam (will meet folks at Effingham Junction station)
   
4. shootthebreeze
   
5. purple_mj
   

lebowski - i know you have been off the bike for a month, but you are strong enough dude
knornight - be good to see you out there dude but have to concur with clintsmoker. lights. that freeze cut the road up a bit. these night rides are awesome. but more so for zero casualties to date.
sam, shoots, purple mj - nice one dudes. good strong little group coming together here.
kx.001 - oliver did a good job on you leading you to brighton huh. this is more of the same, so good to see you out there.

1. clintsmoker
   
2. jonny
   
3. Sam (will meet folks at Effingham Junction station)
   
4. shootthebreeze
   
5. purple_mj
   
6. kx.001
   

yep, Saturday was great fun. Cheers again Oliver! And I've got these nice lights that are just asking to be used properly..

I hope to attend this but need to confirm that I'm not travelling with work. Will know in the next day or so.

Bright (light) times.

cool andy, will be good to have a pro out there

That's very kind jonny, but a pro at what exactly? :-)

pro in everyway Andy! hope you can make it mate.

1. clintsmoker
   
2. jonny
   
3. Sam (will meet folks at Effingham Junction station)
   
4. shootthebreeze
   
5. purple_mj
   
6. kx.001
   

Waiting to get an official statement regarding my leave entitlement, and will then have to see if booking time off one of my evening shifts to facilitate a bike ride is going to be majorly (© Sean Kelly) frowned upon on the home front.

Hopefully join you lot sometime soon...