2012-07-21 London to Bath Night Ride (a TNRC affair)

TNRC invites you on the first Deluxe of the 2012 season:

If you don't know about us, we're the bunch of guys (and girls!) who spend every other Tuesday out on the lanes of the home counties, enjoying 35-55km of finest, local blacktop. We do winding flats, rolling hills and testing climbs on a 'fixed first' approach, check out the thread for more.

This year we're doing our more challenging 'deluxe' overnighters on a weekend and are inviting you to join our merry gang for an evening of wind-cheating banter over 95 miles of road to Royal Bath Spa, finishing with a slap-up breakfast and (optionally) a breather at the Thermae Spa. Leading the way will be the benevolent Braker, while I and/or Balmain bring up the rear. The plan is detailed below, with an option to skip the train out to Farnborough for the keen amongst you.

We look forward to riding with you.

B

Deluxe TNRC 21st July 2012 to Bath http://www.thermaebathspa.com/
train - Lon Waterloo to Farnborough 22:39 arr 23:15 £13.70 without groupsave 4/3
Bath to Lon pad approx 14:43 arr 16.14 £18.00 without gs4/3. Thermae spa £25/2hours (discounts possible).

Train out

1. BenJam
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approx 95 miles.

The forward-thinking among you might also note that the 22nd July is the final day of the TdF. This will, more than likely, be accommodated with an extended lunch in a bar which we will arrange to celebrate a nigh-on-certain, British win :)

Boo!

Deluxe TNRC 21st July 2012 to Bath http://www.thermaebathspa.com/
train - Lon Waterloo to Farnborough 22:39 arr 23:15 £13.70 without groupsave 4/3
Bath to Lon pad approx 14:43 arr 16.14 £18.00 without gs4/3. Thermae spa £25/2hours (discounts possible).

Train out

1. BenJam
   2.KT Bee
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Ride out
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approx 95 miles.

Feel a bit cheeky, because I haven't actually made it to a TNRC yet, but fully intend to do so before 21 July ... so in. I'd love to think I would do this fixed.

Lovely route, doubt very much I'll be able to do it this time round sadly.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

i am down in the west country then for my father's 70th birthday party

otherwise i would have been on the ride and we could have stopped off at his place for refreshments, he lives in Warminster

^ LOL I misread this as Westminster

Deluxe TNRC 21st July 2012 to Bath http://www.thermaebathspa.com/
train - Lon Waterloo to Farnborough 22:39 arr 23:15 £13.70 without groupsave 4/3
Bath to Lon pad approx 14:43 arr 16.14 £18.00 without gs4/3. Thermae spa £25/2hours (discounts possible).

Train out

1. BenJam
   
2. KT Bee
   
3. cnkr
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Ride out
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approx 95 miles.

... did you see what i did there? leaving out the vowels in my name's like getting down wid da kidz
was going to do that with 'ian' but thought perhaps 'n' was a bit extreme

btw - does sam actually know he's leading this ride? he isn't on list!

Deluxe TNRC 21st July 2012 to Bath http://www.thermaebathspa.com/
train - Lon Waterloo to Farnborough 22:39 arr 23:15 £13.70 without groupsave 4/3
Bath to Lon pad approx 14:43 arr 16.14 £18.00 without gs4/3. Thermae spa £25/2hours (discounts possible).

Train out

1. BenJam
   
2. KT Bee
   
3. cnkr
   
4. braker
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   6.
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   12.
   
   

Ride out
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12.

approx 95 miles.

This looks great. Hoping to exorcise the ghost of a couple of years back, when I got about 5 miles into Sam's Bristol ride, only to have a minor coming together with a kerb and winding up with a tacoed front wheel. Don't want to list-jinx it yet though.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

i am down in the west country then for my father's 70th birthday party

otherwise i would have been on the ride and we could have stopped off at his place for refreshments, he lives in Warminster

I'll see you father's 70th and raise you my father's 80th in Shropshire. Damned inconsiderate of them.

I'll be on the next one, we have to do the IoW again this year.

we have to do the IoW again this year.

yes we do.
super mega duper groupsave madness no less.

i cannot put me name on the list but the 20th is currently free.

Deluxe TNRC 21st July 2012 to Bath http://www.thermaebathspa.com/
train - Lon Waterloo to Farnborough 22:39 arr 23:15 £13.70 without groupsave 4/3
Bath to Lon pad approx 14:43 arr 16.14 £18.00 without gs4/3. Thermae spa £25/2hours (discounts possible).

Train out

1. BenJam
   
2. KT Bee
   
3. cnkr
   
4. braker
   5.
   6.
   7.
   8.
   9.
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Ride out

1. YAL (provisionally)
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approx 95 miles.

I'm so broke right now it ain't cool so the only way I can make it is if my schedule stays clear and I can ride out to Farn. Fingers crossed

This looks great. Hoping to exorcise the ghost of a couple of years back, when I got about 5 miles into Sam's Bristol ride, only to have a minor coming together with a kerb and winding up with a tacoed front wheel. Don't want to list-jinx it yet though.

Dumps, would be great to see that Mercian some fool sold you (as he should have built it up himself)

I'll be on the next one, we have to do the IoW again this year.

yes we do :D

Deluxe TNRC 21st July 2012 to Bath http://www.thermaebathspa.com/
train - Lon Waterloo to Farnborough 22:39 arr 23:15 £13.70 without groupsave 4/3
Bath to Lon pad approx 14:43 arr 16.14 £18.00 without gs4/3. Thermae spa £25/2hours (discounts possible).

Train out

1. BenJam
   
2. KT Bee
   
3. cnkr
   
4. braker
   
5. Skive
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Ride out

1. YAL (provisionally)
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approx 95 miles.

ben what makes you think, if i could make it (which i might or might not), i'd not be riding out?

:)

Deluxe TNRC 21st July 2012 to Bath http://www.thermaebathspa.com/
train - Lon Waterloo to Farnborough 22:39 arr 23:15 £13.70 without groupsave 4/3
Bath to Lon pad approx 14:43 arr 16.14 £18.00 without gs4/3. Thermae spa £25/2hours (discounts possible).

Train out

1. BenJam
   
2. KT Bee
   
3. cnkr
   
4. braker
   
5. Skive
   
6. hats
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Ride out

1. YAL (provisionally)
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approx 95 miles.

Fun times! I particularly like the idea of an extended lunch in a bar on arrival :)

Skive: how's this for delegation?

Deluxe TNRC Saturday 21st July 2012 to Bath http://www.thermaebathspa.com/
train - Lon Waterloo to Farnborough 22:39 arr 23:15 £13.70 without groupsave 4/3
Bath to Lon pad approx 14:43 arr 16.14 £18.00 without gs4/3. Thermae spa £25/2hours (discounts possible).

Train out

1. BenJam
   
2. KT Bee
   
3. cnkr
   
4. braker
   
5. hats
   6.
   7.
   8.
   9.
   10.
   11.
   12.
   
   

Ride out

1. YAL (provisionally)
   
2. Skive (leading the riders out if he makes it)
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approx 95 miles.

Boo!

boo.

no hang on, perfect.

this was one of my highlight rides last year.

a great route, good breakfast, an amazing spa and getting pretty pissed in the pub and on the train back home.

ticks all boxes.

Don't tell skive he's leading anything, surefire way to make him flounce ;)

Don't tell skive he's leading anything, surefire way to make him flounce ;)

noticed i've not planned any rides this year!