Tuesday Night Ride Club '09

having sensibly capped the ride at 15 just the nine of us took to the blacktop last night. for those that bailed (hiding behind a plethora of excuses that all amounted to not fancying dealing with rain)

must....not.....bite....

it's made of metal and you put your bike on it indoors so you can ride when it's raining...you know a ....TURBO TRAINER!! that was what i was thinking of last night.

Was an excellent ride, looking forward to Surrey Hills. I've just been thinking about training for it, my plan is to climb Swains Lane next Tuesday.

Fancy doing the Surrey Hills route on one of the Saturday or Sundays before the next TNRC, Matt?

Fancy doing the Surrey Hills route on one of the Saturday or Sundays before the next TNRC, Matt?

That could be a goer but I think I'm limited to the 18th (i.e. the Sunday before) or would that be too close (ride it, a day to rest, then ride it again).

you can do the hills lads. make no mistake it's tough but you can do it no probs. it's more important to go to get an idea of where you are because bearings can be a bit strange out there and people get split apart more than on any other ride. it's a beautiful place to ride this time of year too

beautiful = pain

I've just consulted my diary secretary (Google Calendar) and I'm not actually free on the 18th. Anyone else fancy doing it on any of the weekend days before then?

maybe the 17th?

... skully...sit down a minute...i'm afraid we have some rather unfortunate news...your frog was lying arms and legs akimbo , squashed dead. Soz mate....

Heh, only just seen this.

Fucking frog dereserved it, sitting on that road for a good 8 weeks? What did he expect? I have no sympathy.

ha ha ^
dereserve ?

he left a note...
i think it read

"I've just croaked it"

i swerved to miss him risking a severe reprimand from bmmf for losing the race line.

such manoeuvres are best avoided at 17MPH

more like 18 mph actually ( walks off with nose in the air)
(we could always take this to the beef thread ved?)

He he

roll on the Surrey Hills Race in two weeks time and then on 3 Nov we will switch the blacktop for the black stuff. it's what George Bernard Shaw would have wanted.

looks like i will miss the last ride of the season but will make it just in time, probably jet-legged to the ceremony and hopefully bringing along some njs goodies.

That's a real pity Claus...
But the lure of NJS sparklies due to your absence more than makes up for it... hee hee
That and the fact that the Surrey TT is now wide open.

Hardly - I spat Claus off my wheel last time, like a rogue piece of seed hull in some kind of sour German bread/cake hybrid.

Gears don't count.

... on fixed.

This one :p

Hardly - I spat Claus off my wheel last time, like a rogue piece of seed hull in some kind of sour German bread/cake hybrid.

are we talking beef cake?
unfortunately it's all too true and for everyone who missed the action can watch the replay this sunday at the hill of york

After ROTFL, it sounds like you'll be getting the Rapha Softshell on the podium.

Glad to hear you had another great ride.

Shoots, just so you know, I wasn't tucked up in bed until 10.30pm. Rock 'n' Roll!!

Ha ha...
You'll need all that energy for Surrey.
Stick it in the diary now : Tues 20th Oct.

dude..is that the well known nasty trick of the camera thaat flattens the gradient of the steepest hills or are you just struggling on the flat?

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