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Chapeaux Bas! to those that came, it was well attended with quality people, shame there were a lot of no-shows, but hey I'm the first to bail on lists I've signed up to.
highlights include...
Minute silence at a certain spot to remember Paul...Ho riding a gear very very like 50x14... up every damn hill superfast...
Turners Hill lunch and pint stop was very jolly
Sun was amazing, we had utterly beautiful weather.
Tim going down descents no handed, with arms out like Jebus
The world's crummiest Nachos evar.
Thanks Seb, you ruled.
Ditto to what Skully said. But some people should be a shamed of themselves for a no show with out a doctors sick note or something. Even i made it out!
The nacho's did suck!
Anyway please all raise your glasses to--------
50/14 remember a fallen comrade! Gone but not forgotten.
I thank you one and all. (who attended)
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well done seb with organising this today, too many great memories to recall, solid riding all
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Great riding with all of you in memory of one of the greatest. What amazing weather, enjoying a pint at the top of Turners Hill and it felt like summer.
Skully, I wasn't riding no handed. I was using my air brake to prevent myself from freewheeling away from you fixed lot on the down hills.
Marky, I've managed to retain half a bag of Jelly Babies.
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chapeau to everyone who made the ride - the old goat would have been proud
I had a moment in the garden smoking a rollie [sans filter,natch] with me busted collarbone and ribs and raised me mug of tea in memory of one of the true gentlemen of the road.
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I've managed Ditchling on gears a few times before but this was my first attempt fixed. It simply wasn't going to happen in 68gi with my bulk on the bike. I was so relieved when I saw younger thinner fitter people hopping off and followed their example. I suspect that if we had started with a climb of Ditchling rather than having it at the end of a hard day, more people would have got up it. I doubt that I would.
If the roadie pillocks who were swanning up in their granny gears read this (which I hope they don't), before you start making crass and insulting comments about how easy it is etc, have a look at the rear wheel of the bike of the cyclist you are dissing. In any event, dissing other riders is neither big nor clever. You don't know how far they have ridden or what their personal circumstances are.
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cliveo, was hoping you'd latch unto my back wheel for the ditchling tow up..
that climb is never easy gears or fixed. Descending ditchling beacon with gears
at full speed my reward yesterday..sorry i didn't stick around.. missed my home deadline of 4.00pm by 45minutes.
so my children completed homework, ate sunday roast, and packed for school by 9.00pm :)A
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cliveo, was hoping you'd latch unto my back wheel for the ditchling tow up..
that climb is never easy gears or fixed. Descending ditchling beacon with gears
at full speed my reward yesterday..sorry i didn't stick around.. missed my home deadline of 4.00pm by 45minutes.
so my children completed homework, ate sunday roast, and packed for school by 9.00pm :)A
If I had grabbed your wheel, I would have probably have died. I have sadly learnt that hills require me to climb at my own speed. My HR was maxing out even at the slow speed I was attaining. Later my HR was maxing out as i walked.
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2011-11-13 - 50*14 Memorial Ride London to Brighton
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Now home, pretty tired, had a lot of food, a long run and longish ride was too much for one weekend!