Thursday Night - Hour of Power

I don't know if you're on here, geared topless rider with big headphones riding around Regents Park around 7 to 7.30pm, but if you are, please consider these points:

• If a fast group of riders signal that they're stopping for lights, and moreso if there are cars ahead already stopped, and even moreso if pedestrians have started to cross, stopping yourself would be the more sociable decision. Riding through, and on the opposite side of the road at times, is incredibly intimidating for those crossing, and disconcerting for everyone else who's stopped.

• I'd avoid drafting slow commuters, and then darting back and forth behind them indecisively, even nearly undertaking them. It's also pretty anti-social behaviour.

• You're obviously strong enough to chug round some laps, but why not work on acceleration or whatever by taking the opportunity to power away from traffic lights after you've politely waited?

• If waiting at lights is a complete no-no for you, it's less than an hour along the Thames to get to Richmond Park for 7 mile laps that are much more flowing than Regents Park. Check it out.

• If a fast group of riders signal that they're stopping for lights,
  
  

Just curious, how does a group signal this? I'm unlikely to ever see peleton action up here in Hull, but it'd be nice to know the form so that I can recognise it when I see it.

It's not an exact science, but you get the picture(s).

Cheers BMMF! I do indeed get the pictures :-)

On a more positive note, nice seeing Jung and TT Tom out there tonight. Didn't spot anyone else I know, but a few single-geared contraptions here and there. I felt okay in the end :)

I don't know if you're on here, geared topless rider with big headphones riding around Regents Park around 7 to 7.30pm

He was still there at 8ish, I passed him as he was doing what I can only imagine was practicing victory salutes. No shame.

He had a good tan though.

Lots of slevless out there tonight.

I was with two guys for a bit - lad without a helmet on a Nago and a grupetto rider on fixed (ti frame I think). They on here? Thanks for the laps if so. I was on the planet x nano light.

Ah, that was you. It was Jung on the 'nag, and me on the Burls 'Tixed'. Jung was just finishing, and I was just getting going.

Nice to 'meet' you :D

Aha. I pulled off after 5 laps when my lunchtime fish and chips started repeating on me and I couldn't close a gap up the drag. That and my inexplicable decision to wear a shell resulting in over heating. Bad choices.

So that is Jung. I often see him round Outer circle. Nice to meet you. I aim to make Thursday night a more regular fixture.

sounds like business as usual out there. slevless and all. excellent :)

I felt like hammered scat yesterday. Most bizarre.

Hi TV - definitely shared a lap or 2 with you in the past.

BMMF, pleasure as always.

Disappointing not to see JD on his crazy new TT bike.

Are we on this week?

yes. oh god yes. sunshine and leg ripping. went out for a blitz on saturday, the weeks of drinking and hour-avoidance are catching up with me.

Awesome, in :)

In.

4•8•11
refresher course

6pt
upstart
sumo

I haven't cycled since the Dynamo

Same (except commuting)

4•8•11
refresher course

6pt
upstart
sumo
tatty-viking

I've commuted once since then, and that's only about 1 mile.

In! Been too long since I've rode in circles.

4•8•11
refresher course

6pt
upstart
sumo
tatty-viking
laner
xander

This all because I'm coming right?

sumo's back from holiday (and is now fat and slow), I haven't been out for weeks, tatty-viking's been waiting for his moment to pounce, xander will have a new bike he'll want to run in and laner likes riding. you bumped the thread early and everyone's in - win :)

Awesome. I haven't ridden >70GI since the last time I did laps so should be hilarious