Tnrc 2011

Softshell was for dog walking only?

great work scarlett. am genuinely excited about this new route. the bed will be fine, but my pants might be in trouble.

the otford octet look set for a good night in the saddle too.

bright times

TNRC North

Tuesday 24th May - The 'Killing Me Soft Lea or Lee' Ride

Route here

Trains from Liverpool St to Chingford; £2.60 Oyster single; dept Chingford 20h20 prompt; last train home 23h25.

19h33
STE5 (backstop)
clintsmoker
spybot
Mashton (baddad)
fussballclub
Polky
Texas
Pinky
jaygee

19h48
BMMF (ride leader)
Gustav
middleofnowhere
dave4
claus
jonny (midfield general)
modest

Riding Out
Ramaye
ian (conker) - well across really - from me

TNRC SOUTH

24/5/11 Otford Kent II

Route here

train from London Victoria to otford 19:07 arr 19:44

1. Sam
   
2. Cornelius Blackfoot
   
3. jenny j
   
4. Damo
   
5. Friday
   
6. Benjam
   
7. Des
   
8. purple_mj (riding out to Otford)
   
   
   

any Chingford wannabe rider-outers, edit the list/s as necessary, thank you please

TNRC North

Tuesday 24th May - The 'Killing Me Soft Lea or Lee' Ride

Route here

Trains from Liverpool St to Chingford; £2.60 Oyster single; dept Chingford 20h20 prompt; last train home 23h25.

19h33
clintsmoker
spybot
Mashton (baddad)
fussballclub
jaygee

19h48
BMMF (ride leader)
Gustav
middleofnowhere
dave4
claus
jonny (midfield general)
modest

Riding Out
Ramaye
ian (conker) - well across really - from me
STE5 (backstop)
Polky
Texas

TNRC SOUTH

24/5/11 Otford Kent II

Route here

train from London Victoria to otford 19:07 arr 19:44

1. Sam
   
2. Cornelius Blackfoot
   
3. jenny j
   
4. Damo
   
5. Friday
   
6. Benjam
   
7. Des
   
8. purple_mj (riding out to Otford)
   
   
   

*list updated to reflect people riding out. *

TNRC North

Tuesday 24th May - The 'Killing Me Soft Lea or Lee' Ride

Route here

Trains from Liverpool St to Chingford; £2.60 Oyster single; dept Chingford 20h20 prompt; last train home 23h25.

19h33
clintsmoker
spybot
Mashton (baddad)
fussballclub
jaygee

19h48
BMMF (ride leader)
Gustav
middleofnowhere
dave4
claus
jonny (midfield general)
modest

Riding Out
Ramaye
ian (conker) - well across really - from me
STE5 (backstop)
Polky
Texas

TNRC SOUTH

24/5/11 Otford Kent II

Route here

train from London Victoria to otford 19:07 arr 19:44

1. Sam (will be (hopefully) arriving in Otford at 19:45)
   
2. Cornelius Blackfoot
   
3. jenny j
   
4. Damo
   
5. Friday
   
6. Benjam
   
7. Des
   
8. purple_mj (riding out to Otford)
   
   
   

list updated to reflect people riding out.

I will not be on the Otford loop, sadly: bairn #3 has to be got ready for a trip to a hypermarket in Boulogne, setting off at 5.30am and briefed to smuggle back a couple of bottles of Ricard. Mrs R thinks my presence at home this evening would be helpful. I'm sure she knows best...

Have a good ride - lovely route, and the weather looks promising too.

Morning so far:
Fiddle with bike. Take tyres off one bike. Take tyres off other bike. Replace tyres on first bike. Put armadillos on new bike.
Fight onto rim. Pump up. Good.
Put wheel in frame.
WHY WHEEL TIGHT IN FRAME?
WHY THESE NO FIT?
ARGH.
Take 'dillos off new bike put original tyres back on.

"Hi Work, I'll be in a bit later this morning...."

Well if you will be a tight clearance whore what do you expect? Armadillos were ok on the Bob no?

Dillos were fine on teh Bob. I like(d) dillos because I felt secure in their armouredness.

Exec decision: I'm working from home today.

TNRC North

Tuesday 24th May - The 'Killing Me Soft Lea or Lee' Ride

Route here.

Trains from Liverpool St to Chingford; £2.60 Oyster single; dept Chingford 20h20 prompt; last train home 23h25.

19h33
clintsmoker
spybot
Mashton (baddad)
fussballclub
jaygee

19h48
BMMF (ride leader)
Gustav
middleofnowhere
dave4
claus
jonny (midfield general)
modest

Riding Out
Ramaye
ian (conker) - well across really - from me
STE5 (backstop)
Polky
Texas

TNRC SOUTH

24/5/11 Otford Kent II

Route here

train from London Victoria to otford 19:07 arr 19:44

1. Sam (will be (hopefully) arriving in Otford at 19:45)
   
2. Cornelius Blackfoot
   
3. jenny j
   
4. Damo
   
5. Friday
   
6. Benjam
   
7. Des
   
8. purple_mj (riding out to Otford)
   
   
   
   

Ironing out glitch with route link.

I had extremely disturbed sleep last night, thanks to a dream centred around a very institutional redbrick building. Lots of TNRC people were in it - I knew that's who they were, although their faces were indistinct. Amidst a whole heap of shit involving dematerialising ghostly apparations, windows, fear, etc, I intermittently popped my head around one particular ground floor door, to check on purple_mj (at the behest of other TNRC members present).

Each time, he was kneeling down on the floor in front of a changing mat, sorting out the nappy of the baby girl who was lying there. There was also a boy, upper end of toddler status, wandering around the room. He was covered in smears of excrement, and was transferring it to everything he touched or walked past.

The situation was identical each time I went back to the room, as if absolutely no progress had been made in cleaning up the boy, or in getting a new nappy on the baby girl. purple_mj stated that he was fine on each occasion, but I had my doubts, and was growing increasingly worried - both about the well-being of the children, and the mental health of purple_mj. When the rest of the non-specific TNRC members asked where purple_mj was, or how he was getting on, I guiltily said 'fine' because I didn't want to tarnish his reputation for being pragmatic and unflustered.

Looking forward to tonight's ride.

Last night I dreamed I was eating a giant marshmallow.

I'm also looking forward to tonight's ride.

I had extremely disturbed sleep last night, thanks to a dream centred around a very institutional redbrick building. Lots of TNRC people were in it - I knew that's who they were, although their faces were indistinct. Amidst a whole heap of shit involving dematerialising ghostly apparations, windows, fear, etc, I intermittently popped my head around one particular ground floor door, to check on purple_mj (at the behest of other TNRC members present).

Each time, he was kneeling down on the floor in front of a changing mat, sorting out the nappy of the baby girl who was lying there. There was also a boy, upper end of toddler status, wandering around the room. He was covered in smears of excrement, and was transferring it to everything he touched or walked past.

The situation was identical each time I went back to the room, as if absolutely no progress had been made in cleaning up the boy, or in getting a new nappy on the baby girl. purple_mj stated that he was fine on each occasion, but I had my doubts, and was growing increasingly worried - both about the well-being of the children, and the mental health of purple_mj. When the rest of the non-specific TNRC members asked where purple_mj was, or how he was getting on, I guiltily said 'fine' because I didn't want to tarnish his reputation for being pragmatic and unflustered.

Looking forward to tonight's ride.

i had that exact same dream. was purple_mj naked in yours too?

batteries charged, new bottle cages mounted, banana acquired... lets roll.

batteries charged, new bottle cages mounted, banana acquired... lets roll.

will they keep your bottles in ben?
:)

Fuck, batteries! My light stopped working last night and I didn't put it on charge this morning... I was going to stealth onto the south ride but now will just get takeout and drink beer.

i had that exact same dream. was purple_mj naked in yours too?

He was wearing Rapha.

GAV: I have 4 spare charged batteries. YOU WANT?

will they keep your bottles in ben? :)

precisely

GAV: I have 4 spare charged batteries. YOU WANT?

of course you have!

have fun out there tonight guys!

#scaredofthedark
#whyihavespares

have fun out there tonight guys!

no smiff? a single tear rolls down my cheek. Que paso?

#scaredofthedark
#whyihavespares

It's an exposure so the battery is integral to the light. If I can get out of work early I might be able to charge it up but it's not looking good. I don't want to half do it and have it run out.

It goes from warning me it's low to completely switching off pretty quickly. It would be nice if it slowly died instead as if you're not paying attention it's lights out!

no smiff? a single tear rolls down my cheek. Que paso?
apart from the deluxe, this will be the first tnrc i have missed since i started coming i think! (which was ride of the falling leaves route towards the end of last year)

i am in post-op recovery mode at the moment... will be off bike for about 4 - 6 weeks i think, then it will take me a few more weeks to get back to tnrc levels off fitness. shame to be missing prime time summer solstice rides... but it won't be long til i am back out there with you all tearing up the black top.