L'Eroica 2011

it's all hilly am afraid but it's beautiful and very very close to gaoile so you'll be fine

I'm staying in Radda too, at Relais Santa Cristina.

where are you buying the ticket to, shredder?

Flying to Pisa and renting a car from there.

like tilover

yup us too, and we're staying in radda, there's a great restaurant run by an english lady - no pie and chips though, just amazing italian food for not that much money

i bought tickets to pisa. then i see if i hire a car or what. nice week holidays :)
my hotel is 2km away from radda though

2km is perfect.
however my plans have gone tits up, it's gone from a party of 6 down to just 2 of us! and john is travelling from London too, oh deary deary me... lots of plan changing to do :(

Oh I could have shared the hotel with you ! now i am bringing all the family so it is not possible

yorkshire!!

As a couple of people on this thread know, I rode from London to Edinburgh last week (we were told that it was 466 miles but turned out to be 475 miles) and went through Yorkshire, cutting through North York Moors. You guys are in riding heaven over there! What a fantastic area to cycle.

So what pump to take?

Do you have to deflate the tyres on planes?

Naturally I'll need a vintage frame pump for the ride, but I'll need something to get a decent pressure beforehand, are there any hand-pumps which supply decent pressures? Or should I take some CO2 canisters (are you allowed those on planes?!)

As a couple of people on this thread know, I rode from London to Edinburgh last week (we were told that it was 466 miles but turned out to be 475 miles) and went through Yorkshire, cutting through North York Moors. You guys are in riding heaven over there! What a fantastic area to cycle.

Riding heaven? You need to visit the Outer Hebrides ;)

i am going to take a little tube thingy that has air inside -don't know the name- and keep it in my pocket!

So what pump to take?

Do you have to deflate the tyres on planes?

Naturally I'll need a vintage frame pump for the ride, but I'll need something to get a decent pressure beforehand, are there any hand-pumps which supply decent pressures? Or should I take some CO2 canisters (are you allowed those on planes?!)

deflating the tyres before transporting your bike on the plane is not necessary. I suspect there will be an opportunity to pressure up before the ride, but the eroica veterans should be able to make that a definite yes (or no)...

Riding heaven? You need to visit the Outer Hebrides ;)

And do it fixed? ;-]

So whats the name of the restaurant in Radda run by an english lady ? we could all hook up there for chiantis (beers)...... friday nite is good for me

you dont need to deflate tyres and i've never found a pump that doesn't give me the pressure i need, get a nice vintage one at the bike fair before we ride!

yes.. definitely meet in radda, can't remember the name, will let you know. makes more sense to meet at the bike market though then go for a beer in gaoile

i meet up with jd and andreas and also hilary last year + the diprose brothers and other UK riders

BTW, if any of you happen to be near Antwerp, there is this crazy (I mean it in the nicest way) retired robotics engineer who has been collecting and trading NOS bike parts out of his garage for the last 45 years as a hobby. Massive stock. He is in Ranst. If anyone wants details, then PM me. It's not a business so he does not have a web site; you'll need to book an appointment and visit him.

Tom, I'm off work the Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday... need to be back in Leeds for evening shift on the Monday...

..is this a sign? I've got the bike for it http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=786&pictureid=11261

would I be able to crash in your hotel? of course would happily split costs.

as for the event, says 100 entries at €100 each from 9am.

what do you think?

also, are you flying to Tuscany?

hey tom, sadly i don't think you can get a flight back from italy on the sunday, at least not nearby - we fly to pisa and back and drive to lucca for the thursday night, hotel in radda on friday/saturday/sunday then lucca monday night before the flight at silly-o-clock on the tuesday
although one guy i know did offer to drive us in his big van - might have to get in touch

t

2km is perfect.
however my plans have gone tits up, it's gone from a party of 6 down to just 2 of us! and john is travelling from London too, oh deary deary me... lots of plan changing to do :(

If you need a place to crash/stash stuff in London let me know.

thanks man - will let you know how i get on - good to know

t

jd
we need to check out deets I'll bell you later this week...

Due to situation change, there's a spare room in the hotel tilover and I stayin at. Before I cancel it, anyone need acc. for this??

Can't emphasise enough what a great occasion this event is. Forza!

I should most likely get the time off work, had been saving a few days for a snowboarding trip... need to look at flights though. Where you guys flying from Leeds? What's the damage on the room? ONe of my mates may be up for it as well...