Surrey Sunday Training Club (SSTC)

wondering if the rain will have washed the red road markings away...

6pt - Rolla crew are getting the 7 27 from Waterloo

I'm a rolla now too! Well, I will be on Tuesday when I stump up some cash. I'm considering the whole weather=bail option, but hmmm.
New tyre on the front, certain parts cleaned and tightened, now to set up the course for the Garmin with virtual partner set at an 18.6mph avg and no slowdown on hills. Yelp.

^^I'm not at all fussed about a wet run, either; though it looks like we're on for a fair weather day.

Mudguards? :P If it's a damp day I apologise in advance for anyone immediately behind me. No mudguards, innit.

yay - welcome to the rollas (or perhaps I should be posting that on t'other site?) - you coming to our drink Tues then?

no to mudguards - the only ones I have are on the Bromtpon and I suspect they're not transferable

sparkly disco bar tape done and looks feckin great with sparkly disco bike and slippers

cinderella, you shall go to the ball

cinderella, you shall go to the ball

Just make sure you don't leave a sidi halfway up whitedown.

i've just come out of brixton bikes (thanks nhatt).
i've completely crossed to the dark side.
sports drink + sports bar.

i also tried on some disco slippers.

I have the world's best disco slippers. fact.

things I am likely to leave halfway up whitedown:

1.sense of humour
2.lung
3.heed
4.other lung

things that are likely to leave me half way up whitedown

1.everybody else

I'm soooo gonna be last of everyone in the whole FUCKING SPORTIVE

sob

Hmmmm. Who needs a mirrorball when your disco slippers bring the disco?

I've worn away the face of the screw in my heel pads [on my far more boring than pictured above slippers], and as such can't unscrew them to put new ones on. Anyone good at this sort of thing? I'm completely without tools here bar a flat head screwdriver so my options are limited.
Bout to go find some yoghurty flapjacks, JAMIE pretty much convinced me I don't eat enough and after Dunwich I don't think I can face another powerbar for a while...

Erm...shoulda probably replaced the heels before they were so worn down??

My shoes are the boss of yours I'm afraid, 6pt. Mine are a work of art. And when I pedal they leave a little trail of rainbows. fact.

I can't trump rainbows. And yes, yes I should have replaced them earlier. I'm thinking I might try and superglue the screwdriver to the screw and see what happens. Probably a very bad idea.

A brilliantly bad idea. I'd go so far as to say twattish.

Can you webcam it? Could do with a larf.

6pt, yes very bad idea, you can try with a better tool and bit on the screw before, or you have to drill... a risky thing; I might can help you but better if you don't try anything else before.....

I reckon the Surrey 5 hills TNRC ride is tougher in terms of climbing.

I wish you were right as well as I wish we could compare it with the SSTC routes....

Yeah, I worry drilling is overkill. I'll try and find something to wear a groove into the head to get a bit of purchase. Enough of a derail, no need to worry. I won't try anything stupid :)

Do it, 6pt, don't listen to marcom...

he he he

^^I've got a drill bit for that sort of thing. Run a drill/ electric screwdriver in reverse and the bit cuts into the metal of screw, pulling it out shortly after. It worked a treat on some rounded-out pc screws.

'Small too, being a drill bit. Want me to bring it tomorrow?

Edit...

1. The drill bit what I got is dead easy to use. The office electric screwdriver is built like a child's toy, and these special screw-removing bits worked really well.

2. Sainsbury's are currently doing three Dorset Cereal bars for a quid. Dead posh, but quite good.

6pt, as a said I might can help you but you must come to me(camden), for the tools.

andyp, but I gave up wishing a while ago.

drill?
i don't haz.

Not doing any travelling today, and another day's wear won't make things any worse. Will give it a go tomorrow evening if people are around for me to grab things from?

Have fun y'all, shame I can't make it but I'll hopefully be at the top of some col or other while you're at this.

Poor old Dom appears to have done his collarbone after crashing today on second day of his cycling holiday :(
Get well soon Dommy!

and the organiser will be in attendance at HQ all day tomorrow so bags can be left there during the ride.

sstc types.
Sunday 8th August.
"THIS IS A FUCKING SPORTIVE"
http://www.granfondoluciano.co.uk/80....php?p=3&pno=0
http://www.routeyou.com/route/stats/72430/cycle-route-luciano-sportive-event.en
Start times 08:30-09:30 – 1st come 1st start basis

We're getting a train. We're getting this one
08:32 London Waterloo [WAT] Leatherhead [LHD] 09:15 0h 43m

i know that there's a couple of rollas going to this, they're getting the 7.27 am. we, SSTC, will be getting the 08.32.

list:

1. damo
   
2. marcom
   
3. yemble
   
   

train station is 1 mile from start point.

SiEntries has the start down as 8:30, but all the emails I've had direct from Dudley quote a 9am start.

#justsaying

It looks like it's going to be nice and toasty come afternoon. forecast

SiEntries has the start down as 8:30, but all the emails I've had direct from Dudley quote a 9am start.

Website still says sign on from 8, rolling from 8:30. I'll get on the train at clapham junction (8:41).

Oops. I am in the pub. Hmmmm. Good enough excuse to cry off tomorrow??

upto you.