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

Boo!

nice work ben.

It was indeed tough making that phone call. Only worry now is how to transport a lock to the pub without having to carry it. DHL? A friend travelling that way? how!?

Boo!

Looks like I've got the WE off :-)

Ride out

1. YAL (provisionally)
   
2. skive
   
3. Rod Munch (no idea why an extra 40miles seems like a good idea right now :-/)
   
4. Branwen
   
5. Lolo
   6.
   7.
   8.
   9.
   10.
   11.
   
6. apolloxl (maybe)
   
   

Might take the train from Surbiton, don't know yet.

Hmm, I am intrigued... Have never done a long ride on my fixed, but have done a decent amount geared.

Will have to report back on this one!

I'm planning to be in Devizes on Sunday, and can't think of a nicer way to get there.
I'll come to Bath for breakfast, and probably follow the canal back again. Riding out as well would probably be pushing it!

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. hairnet
   
7. ramaye
   
8. laner
   
9. wools
   
10. vunugu
    
11. Des
    
12. apolloxl - probably.
    
13. absurdbird
    
14. rob.
    
15. bothwell
    
16. Dumps
    
17. useless
    18.
    
    

Ride out

1. YAL (provisionally)
   
2. skive
   
3. Rod Munch (no idea why an extra 40miles seems like a good idea right now :-/)
   
4. Branwen
   
5. Lolo
   6.
   7.
   8.
   9.
   10.
   11.
   
6. apolloxl (maybe)
   

It was indeed tough making that phone call. Only worry now is how to transport a lock to the pub without having to carry it. DHL? A friend travelling that way? how!?

i'll carry locks.

£100 per d-lock
£75 per chain
£10 per cable lock

themz my rates.

Forum whip round? Let's see how many locks we can get on skive before his wheels buckle under him..

Light business. I've got a Hope but I want a backup. What are those cheapo Chinese ones that run on a couple of AAs again?

^ Racist

Fenix LD20 from photonshop are a good bet - 2xAA, and similar perf. & func. to the Hope. £40 thought, iirc.

Ta, Sam.

Are there any others worth getting around that price?

I think these are the cheap-o one's you were thinking of. Not sure if they'll arrive by Saturday.

https://www.dealextreme.com/c/cree-flashlights-901

That said, I think my Moon Mask is actually better than my torch that I got off here, as is my Blackburn Flea, so either of those would probably make a better backup/have more general usage on a bike.

Hoping to do this as my first longer fixed ride - assuming 71 GI is about right?

Hoping to do this as my first longer fixed ride - assuming 71 GI is about right?

i did it on 74.5 GI last year as i couldn't change my rear sprocket.

this year 66.6 - the mark of the beast

you'll be perfect on 71.

^ also slightly easier gear for when carrying 3 x fahgedaboudit chains

i went cycling in the new forest at the weekend and had my little one in one of these:

should have kept it to carry locks, food, whatever.

Bring littlun. Make stand outside and look after bikes.

would negate the need for locks.

let me ask the missus.

Are there any others worth getting around that price?

I ran an ultrafire WB502 for a year. about £20.

would negate the need for locks.

let me ask the missus.

bad dad award points up for grabs

Boo!

Hoping to do this as my first longer fixed ride - assuming 71 GI is about right?

Sounds alright. There's not much up, but 2 significant descents - best to avoid too spinny a gearing.

unfortunately bringing bubs has been vetoed.

something to do with routine and bedtimes.
nothing to do with me getting ratted in the pub.