2009-10-25 Sun - LoProPoLoCo

i do hope we're going to be seeing all hell break loose on the wig, face and bow tie front tomorrow... looking forward to it dudes!

One thing I dont have in my dressing up arsenal is face paint. If I could borrow some of someone I will pay you back in pints and a go on my back breaker. Its now even lower! I have a Jag on it!

i might be venturing out to Upper St for a bit of last minute slap jim... join me if you like..

are you going to be able to crane your neck upwards enough to see the front of the wheel dude...?

You laugh, but I did have to ask Sam to tell me when the red we had stopped at had gone green because I couldn't look up far enough.

What time you heading out I'll meet you out side yours.

if i wasn't laughing before I'm laughing now man.. you funny beaut..!

looking forward to this masterpiece in stretching-dog geometery..

I think I maybe heading out about 12.15... let me know tomorrow dude..

Will do sir! Will do.

!!!NOW WITH PRIZE!!!

Through my real-world connections in the world of antiquities, This remarkable, rare and valuable gift is being offered as a prize for one lucky participant in today's Lo-Pro events!

The donor is a household name who not only is a self-confessed bike-snob and acquisitor of fine cycle-related objets, but who is also an occasional visitor to this forum, albeit under an alias.
The donor has asked me to let it be known that having chanced upon this thread they were 'tickled' at the 'bufoonic proposition' of riding 'outdated racing-cycles' at unsuitably low speeds in an urban environment, whilst 'drawing the attention of an indiffernet public' through 'outlandish costume'. The prize salutes this comeidic intent. and what a prize!

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Provenance: circa very early XIV century Meissen-ware from the Humboldt Porzellan Manufactuary. Attributed to the Russian-born ceramic artist Theodore Iwan, signed T A Iwa(N)(?) widely known for depictions of bucolic characters such as milk-maids and swains.

Subject: circus performer captured in characteristic stance of comedic 'backwards riding' - a form of entertainment that would have been known to those at the court of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, but also seen throughout Upper Silesia and particularly associated with the famous Buffo Fillipo Piagama, and others of his troupe.

If this were to go to auction it would likely to draw serious interest from international collectors and command a significant price! It's value derives not only from the uncanny skill of the artist in capturing a charmingly life-like fluidity of motion, but also in it's uniquely early representation of the comic prop 'velo de profil en-bas'. Indeed this ceramic form outlives all of the known Draisine (Laufmaschine) of which the commercially unsuccessful v.de.p.en-bas was an immediate precursor.

Mr Pajamas- it falls to you to determine the winning criteria for this fantastic trophy. - which I know will be genuinely appreciated by all who see it.

Ill bring it to BRIGHT TIMES, at the BLACK HEART CAMDEN at 7.30ish. (Please text if needed).

[QUOTE=Dropout;1025575]!!!NOW WITH PRIZE!!!

Whoops, here it is:
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Awesome !!

I saw all you boys in between moorgate and liv st on Sunday - fucking hilarious

Now that the forum has gone back in time does it mean that we have to organise it again?

Please say no. I dont think I could wait another 6 months for it.

heh heh.. shame the photos have gone though.. it took me ruddy ages to get those up with my limited skills, doubt i can be arsed again..

ha! just figured I still had a window open with the thread from a week ago....

For the record, the route was:

Start: Group photo, Circus Space (circus workshop and theatre), Coronet Street, Hoxton.
Old Street - Shoreditch High Street - Arnold Circus (3 circuits)
Shoreditch High Street - Bishopsgate - Primrose Street - Sun St - Liverpool St - Finsbury Circus (3 circuits) - Circus Place (group photo)
London Wall - St Botolph / Aldgate High Street - The Minories - Mansell St - Tower Bridge - Fair Street - Tooley Street - Borough High Street - Southwark Street - Blackfriars Road - St George's Circus
Waterloo Road - Imax Roundabout (3 circuits) - Waterloo Bridge - Lancaster Place - Strand - pub stop at Drury Lane
Kingsway - High Holborn - Cambridge Circus - Shaftesbury Avenue - Jermyn Street - Piccadilly Circus - Regent Street - Oxford Circus (3 circuits attempted during light change, definitely did 2)
New Cavendish Street - Thayer Street - George Street - Gloucester Place - Park Road - Wellington Road - Circus Road - Grove End Road - Abbey Road (Photos on Beatles "Abbey Road" zebra crossing) - Pub stop on Abbey Road
Loudon Road - stop for alockett's tub puncture - said goodbye to alockett - Grove End Road - Acacia Road - Avenue Road - Outer Circle Regents Park - York Bridge- Clown TT round inner circle
Marylebone Rd / Euston Rd / Kings Cross - Kings Cross Road - Great Percy Street - Percy Circus (3 circuits) - Great Percy Street - Pub stop at Filthy McNasty's and prize giving

Ha! Great work Gina, at least some proof exists that we actually did it !

Jimjams, you've got to get the photos up again, I've been away for a few days and haven't even seen the Abbey Road set yet.

my favourite moment was whilst we were bombing through traffic lights past the cars waiting at the red. White van man leans out of window and shouts

"FUCKING CLOWNS, JUMPING THE LIGHTS"

It really made my day
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i'm looking forward to more photos and in particular the abbey road ones, which were suitably chaotic...

probably best moment for me was the lights changing over at Oxford Circus so that no traffic was going anywhere and someone going for it to make a clown circle in the middle of the junction, most of us then going round and round in a proper clown bike circle.. hilarious, the lights changed, the traffic roared and about 200 pedestrians stayed gawping at the bozos larking around in the middle of it all...
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Well, what an awesome ride! I wish I had made more of an effort with the costume. Thanks to Jimjams and shoots for sorting such a stupid ride and everyone that came along.

My back today is OK but my neck is a little stiff.

Lo-pros rule( so long as you have a good chiropractor )!
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Well, what an awesome ride! I wish I had made more of an effort with the costume. Thanks to Jimjams and shoots for sorting such a stupid ride and everyone that came along.

My back today is OK but my neck is a little stiff.

Lo-pros rule( so long as you have a good chiropractor )!
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heeeeeey! nice one gina!

great - good to see the route up again

andy - i think shoots might have to put his photos up, i think he took the abbey road ones. there are definitely still photos to be put up!

i'll try and dig out the edits i had but lordy they took me ages last time......

Two pics that I saved from Phil's batch...

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is this a repost?

talk about dredging the past but is there any interest in doing this again mid June? im having myself a lo-pro built and think it would be megaawsomeradsweet to do this again as last year i chose the football ride over this (hangs head)..

anyways, just a thought.

another dredge... but any chance of a repeat this year?

Lo pros are so last year. Its gear's this year dont you know.

We should organise a geared ride - dressed like cyclists in lycra and stuff. That would show 'em.