Thursday Night - Hour of Power

Hour of showers. Nice. Would love to make this at least a semi-regular habit this year, but dinner with my better half beckons this evening.

Out this week due to drinks with co-workers and also something iffy with my back wheel needs to be sorted out first!

I've been telling you that there's something iffy with your back wheel for a long time dude..

Hopefully in, getting some hill training done today so as long as my legs haven't turned to jelly i'll see you folks there!

1. upstart (fixed, 74")
   
2. Butters - fixed
   
3. mmccarthy
   4.
   5.
   6.pt
   

On the Dutch bike? :D

For hill training or HoP?

Hill training not a chance, daft handlebars rule that out. For HoP? One day I will, one day.

I will be fixed on 85.9" however If every one else fixed is going to be on lower ratios I can flip flop to 75.8"

Meet at 1830hrs at the gate opposite York Bridge for a 1845 start.

20mph+ average, but if you can't hold on there'll no doubt be other wheels to follow. Stop after 8 laps.

This is on public roads so please ride accordingly.
Running reds is frowned upon.
Signal your moves and stops.
You are responsible for your own wellbeing out there.
A heads up as to who is riding fixed and who is riding geared is also helpful, but this ride welcomes both.

1. upstart (fixed, 74")
   
2. Butters - fixed
   
3. mmccarthy
   
4. C.B (fixed, 85.9")
   5.
   6.pt
   
   

Optimistic list, weather dependent. Not near a computer for a lot of tomorrow so not much list maintenance going on.

Meet at 1830hrs at the gate opposite York Bridge for a 1845 start.

20mph+ average, but if you can't hold on there'll no doubt be other wheels to follow. Stop after 8 laps.

This is on public roads so please ride accordingly.
Running reds is frowned upon.
Signal your moves and stops.
You are responsible for your own wellbeing out there.
A heads up as to who is riding fixed and who is riding geared is also helpful, but this ride welcomes both.

1. upstart (fixed, 74")
   
2. Butters - fixed
   
3. mmccarthy
   
4. C.B (fixed, 85.9")
   
5. Laner (one of those bikes that if wheel is turning the pedals have to turn, 84")
   6.pt
   
   

Optimistic list, weather dependent. Not near a computer for a lot of tomorrow so not much list maintenance going on.[/QUOTE]

1. Laner (one of those bikes that if wheel is turning the pedals have to turn, 84")
   
   
   

Sick you will provide some serious wind cover

out - date... or house hunting... esp as i will melt in the rain

Right now my legs are way to stiff for this eve so I am heading out on a moderate 30 miler into essex which will either make or break my performance tonight.

I had to ride out west and then back to central this morning. barely broke 12mph. Not feeling great. Mick, still alright to dump a bag at look mum beforehand? can meet you there about 6:15?
somehow managed to take a chunk out of my garmin screen this morning, not best pleased.

Right now my legs are way to stiff for this eve so I am heading out on a moderate 30 miler into essex which will either make or break my performance tonight.

This week last year, I'd ridden to Bournemouth at the weekend, then ridden to Cambridge on 84" on the Wendesday, then rode back from Cambridge to Nunhead, swapped the fixed for gears and rode back in to town for HoP. It wasn't a slow HoP either :)

Or maybe I got that backwards. I might have ridden to Bournemouth the Saturday after, and then did the London Classic on the Sunday. Either way, it was a good week.

show off

Oh, oh, can I join in? My knees hurt a bit? Yeah, that'll do.

That'll do just fine :) Aero bars tonight?

Aero bars in my bag, haven't decided whether to put them on yet.

if you do, you're on the front. even if it means I have to push you at times. just so you know.

I haven't even recovered from tuesday yet etc etc

and the rain has even't started... need to buy some brake blocks in my lunch break otherwise I won't be stopping.

funnnnnn!

do free beer at lmnh instead

This week last year, I'd ridden to Bournemouth at the weekend, then ridden to Cambridge on 84" on the Wendesday, then rode back from Cambridge to Nunhead, swapped the fixed for gears and rode back in to town for HoP. It wasn't a slow HoP either :)

Well this week two years ago me and a mate in Spain took a pedalo and we went to Africa did HOP the same day.

and the rain has even't started... need to buy some brake blocks in my lunch break otherwise I won't be stopping.

Wait doesn't this mean they won't have worn in so you still won't be stopping? I was going to switch to new ones but thought better of it.

I had to ride out west and then back to central this morning. barely broke 12mph. Not feeling great. Mick, still alright to dump a bag at look mum beforehand? can meet you there about 6:15?
somehow managed to take a chunk out of my garmin screen this morning, not best pleased.

Sure thing dude, as long as it's not pissing down in which case i'll unfortunately be hitting the books at home! However Henry is working tonight so i'm sure you'll still be able to drop your bag off.

^^^I hadn't tried a pedalo for years, and when the moment arose I got excited that my new cycling super-legs would equal awesome fun. But I was too tall for it and was just cramped and uncomfortable, severely compromising my output :(

^^it started raining while I was wandering, rushed back to office instead of buying pads

^jolly good.