2012-06-23 Sat - The Maths Geek Ride 0001.5 - London to Bletchley to London

My ex wife was half-greek and my violin playing skills are sadly tragic.
Can you not do the ride then I'll join you for the evening (Assumes evening concert)?

In reality, I ride most weekends (Usually with BC) though rarely publish rides anywhere.
If people really want rides to geeky destinations I'm sure I could put together a summer season.

Sadly I have to rehearse during the day. But feel free to come to the concert in the evening! You get a free glass of wine in the interval!

A summer season of geekery sounds amazing. Perhaps we could come up with a hitlist of geeky destinations? I have some ideas but am a bit too embarrassed to admit any of them.

aw, just looked at the route, and assuming it doesn't change this could be the first forum ride i can join in after the start! would make a nice change to knock 10 miles off rather than add 10.

ps. i only posted this for the maths

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1. BenJam
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2. Oliver Schick
   
3. joe smith
   
4. Soul
   
   

Bletchley is about 10km from my brothers house so i'm in for the way there at least...

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1. BenJam
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3. joe smith
   
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5. Velocio
   
6. OLC
   

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3.Hillbilly
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1. BenJam
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2. Oliver Schick
   
3. joe smith
   
4. Soul
   
5. Velocio
   
6. OLC
   
7. Edmundro
   
8. Lady Liz
   Pending getting our arses in gear and getting a few long rides in, know we're fit enough but it's been a while since we've done any distance at a decent pace and don't want to hold anyone up...
   

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3.Hillbilly
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1. BenJam
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2. Oliver Schick
   
3. joe smith
   
4. Soul
   
5. Velocio
   
6. OLC
   
7. Edmundro
   
8. Lady Liz
   
9. ian (cnkr)
   
   

^ if I'm coming along you won't be the one holding anyone up!

? is everyone going geared?

^if i have a geared bike by june

brill idea OLC!

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2. Oliver Schick
   
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4. Soul
   
5. Velocio
   
6. OLC
   
7. Edmundro
   
8. Lady Liz
   
9. ian (cnkr)
   

This was really good fun last time. Looking forward to doing it again.

If I have two feet, I am in:

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4. Soul
   
5. Velocio
   
6. OLC
   
7. Edmundro
   
8. Lady Liz
   
9. ian (cnkr)
   Something in binary. Dammit
   
   

Are we aiming for a 20mph+ average on this one?

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11.Hillbilly
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1. BenJam
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2. Oliver Schick
   
3. joe smith
   
4. Soul
   
5. Velocio
   
6. OLC
   
7. Edmundro
   
8. Lady Liz
   
9. ian (cnkr)
   Something in binary. Dammit
   
10. mountaingoatmatt
    

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((4+4!)/4) + 4. OLC
4+4+√4+√4. Edmundro
(4/4)+(4!/√(4)). Lady Liz
4*4-(4/√4). ian (cnkr)
4*4-4/4. Dammit
4+4+4+4. mountaingoatmatt
4*4+4/4. tom k&e

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5. Oliver Schick
   
6. joe smith
   
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   b. OLC
   c. Edmundro
   d. Lady Liz
   e. ian (cnkr)
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8. mountaingoatmatt
   
9. tom k&e
   
10. middleofnowhere
    

Does it matter that I'm thick as shit and struggle with long division? Hopefully this does not preclude me from the ride.....

I wouldn't be on it if that mattered.

Glad to hear it. As long as theres cider and fun facts involved at the end it's all good.

MK is not a cider place. It is a WKD place. Preferably a blue one.

I think I might ride one way, then offer an alternative to the ride back, which is a ride to some MK places totally off road - low gears and knobbly tyres not needed as MK has a dedicated cycle path system, that is almost totally unused. I will find the nearest thing to a decent pub, with cider. Then train home.

That sounds like fun. Doubt we'll have the legs for the ride home all the way.

Let's call it a Tangent ride. To stay with the mathematical theme.

I'm also tempted with a one-way, as I fear the pace will be too much for me. I also hate maths and have only apathy towards Bletchley as I used to go swimming there as a kid and they doused their pool in so much chlorine I could barely keep my eyes open.

TheorySwine, I wouldn't even be allowed on this ride as I got grade H O' level, which I have since learned doesn't actually exist.. but I would recommend '1089 and all that' by David Acheson to give you some credibility en route..

I tend to bore the fuck out of everyone with facts about trees on long rides....
I'm a hit at parties....

I loved that pool, with it's smoked glass masonic pyramid and wet carpet slide. And an indy club I frequented some years later, was in the same building.