2009-04-11 Sat - The Bunny Run

Brilliant stuff - really brilliant job - to all involved !!

"Hillbilly caught in Tea making shocker!"

"A nation of men crumbles at the tragic demise of their former leader"

http://static.londonfgss.com/attachments/8373d1239541793-getting-ready.jpg

If you look closely you can see he is just stealing teabags.

Fantastic. So proud.... x

Great effort you lot. Lovely work and a really fantastic idea

awesome day peeps. was lovely to meet lots of new friendly faces. mad props to scott & gina & phil for all the organising. think it could be the start of a wonderful new tradition, although next time i am pushing for the compulsory bunny ears/tails.

hey velocio- that was me in the jacket. yes, it is cycling-specific- a danish brand: http://www.danefae.dk/

i brought it from black truffle in broadway market - i had drooled over it for months but couldn't justify the price- but they had been marked down to half recently and after sitting through too many footy matches with soaking jeans and subsequent numb legs i had to get it.

http://www.blacktruffle.co.uk/66/67/

(on the site they are the full price; at the broadway store the purple/blue one is half-price = £63 for the large and xtra large.)

I got a large one and while it is voluminous, it fits easily over whatever i have on underneath, so it works for me. (the red ones are still over a hundred quid...)

my short review of it so far: material is certainly waterproof, despite being all cotton and PVC-free. (thumbs-up to no VOC's). the seams are all sealed really well internally. the zip at the front can be undone from the bottom so your legs are covered while you cycle. (this was the clincher for me) the pockets fit an a-z perfectly and have velcro closures so nothing will fall out. there are internal cuffs so the wind won't blow up your sleeves. the material is quite thin so it folds down pretty well.

gotta love those danes and their dedication to practical cycling fashion. i give it a nine out of ten. (one point off because the slipperiness of the fabric means the belt doesn't stay tied very well. and there are no adjustable ventilation bits on the back/under the arms)

Really well done folks, that's truly great. You should be proud of the organisation and effort that went into that. I'm sure it brightened the days of a lot of kids and their families.

and on the photo commentary front..

"everyone watches to see how long Nhatt can pretend to be a statue"....

Dropout and Fresh look like they've got a fair bit riding on it n all...
Congratulations to you all.
Fantastically sincere gesture.
Wish I coulda been there.
It looks like it was all very worthy of Scott's summary.
Freedom of the city/forum* for a day.

*whichever you deem to be the greater entity

Well that was fun! Sorry I had to split at the pub, but I had sick kids of my own to check in on. Well done to Scott, phil and gina for organising it. The highlghts for me, apart from the obvious, were the staffy trying to get the bunny off the back of john's bike in ladbroke grove (I said it was like the hare at the greyhounds), and ritzy laughing mercilessly at the woman trying to double park really badly. Good day out!

Are you drinking tea from wineglasses?
http://static.londonfgss.com/attachments/8375d1239541793-loading-up-1.jpg

If so, top marks. Classy.

Velocio - I think you may have found yourself a reviewer for women's cycle wear!

Had an awesome, awesome time yesterday. Stumbled across the this thread a wee bit too late to be able to donate financially (excuses excuses!) but really happy that I was given the opportunity to be able to help out with delivering the Easter goodies. Was especially happy about being one of the lucky ones to go round the wards in Whitechapel. The peeps there really seemed to appreciate it.

As with any other forum outing great company and having fun was a given. This one however was definitely special. Thank you Gina, Phil, Scott and everyone who played a part in yesterday.

I've only just seen this,

amazing work, well done you lot!

Are you drinking tea from wineglasses?
http://static.londonfgss.com/attachments/8375d1239541793-loading-up-1.jpg

If so, top marks. Classy.

we sure is.

by the way - those oat and raisin cookies you can see were baked specially by GinaG to get us all started, and man were they lovely!! recipe please Gina.....

aw man, it looks like fun! Woke up at quarter to 10, then ended up busy anyway, but spent the rest of the day regretting it. This Easter has passed under my radar totally.
Well done!

Velocio - I think you may have found yourself a reviewer for women's cycle wear!

I know.

I was just having an incredible dinner with ladystardust and we were saying how we want to see obsessive reviews that really do highlight important details that only those into fashion, cycling, mechanics would notice and think of highlighting... and here we are with williamshatnerpants doing precisely that with the venting, belt, etc... perfect.

Oh, and ladystardust loves the bird design of the coat :)

Yesterday was fun & giggles...a big thumbs up to Scott, Phil & Gina for all the prep organising and making it lovely chilled day!

Everyone else was brilliant from cake making to a tea making hillbilly...couldn't think of anything better on an Easter Saturday. I blame that clip fail near miss on those pesky lindt bunnys!

I'm in for next year for sure..

top work scott, phil and gina and all else that were involved with this.

it was a very nice thing to do.

I blame that clip fail near miss on those pesky lindt bunnys!

Ha...i forgot about that :)
made me laugh!

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Originally Posted by wools
Velocio - I think you may have found yourself a reviewer for women's cycle wear!
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Originally Posted by velocio
I know.

haha velocio i would be sooo happy to review anything and everything!

i spend all my commuting time thinking about how to make all things cycling, better; ... which always comes back to the things i understand the best: urban design and clothes.

so, bring it, i would love to help anyway possible.

Just wanted to say this was a truly awesome thing to have done peoples. Just amazing, well done to all involved/organised.

proud to be a memeber. really really good stuff.

Well done guys!

this was totally ace, an awesome job guys! i am so sorry i had to bail, i felt absolutely awful & ended up spendin the next two days in bed! gutted i missed it, i'm up for a rerun next year!

Hi lfgss,

Just wanted to say thank you very much for your kind donation of Easter Eggs for the young people.
The young people were very appreciative of the eggs.

Thank you for the staff gifts too.

Its good to know that others think about those that are less fortunate than us & that young people in care are not forgotten & labelled as many people assume they are in care because of faults of their own.

Its people like you that make a difference.

Kind Regards

Sarah Harris
Deputy Manager
St Mark's Resource Centre.

Thats nice!
I wondered whether you got any mails from any of them the other day...

what a lovely note - thanks for posting pajamas!

hoping to get the other nest-maker out for a drink soon. she reckons south drinks is more on her way home so when you're up and about, let me know and i'll bring her down (and maybe pick up the basket too?)

can still taste those lovely cookies of yours GinaG!