2013-04-07 The London Classic 2013

Will be rocking shorts and T shirt regardless.

Yea fine up the hills but you'll need to be doing 200rpm on the flat to keep pace with pedestrians.
no problem last year on the flat, it's not a race.. Key focus is ice cream, chattering to the awesome peeps on the ride, even a cheeky pint of vitamin g..

Makes a note to 'nobble' Hoefla. Somehow.

what is this? sounds painful... will I enjoy it?

People nobble horses, so I think it will end, somewhere down the line, with Tesco selling hoefla burgers.

Bothwell, I find myself giving you far too much rep.

no problem last year on the flat, it's not a race.. Key focus is ice cream, chattering to the awesome peeps on the ride, even a cheeky pint of vitamin g..

Now thats my kinda of bike ride, bar the hills, of course

it's not a race..

It's always a race. Even if you're the only one who thinks so.

Didn't you read the book that came with Dead Cities?

It's always a race. Even if you're the only one who thinks so.

Didn't you read the book that came with Dead Cities?

Saving myself for Liege Bastogne Liege, TLC is the warm up act ;)

Just had a beautiful beautiful solo morning ride around SE, a join the dots of hills, inspired by this thread. Light snow, no wind whatsoever. Set off before 8.30, remembered my overshoes for once, got up all the hills no walking.

fox hill please!

+1

Cheers for the tip Steve, I didn't know this one but included it on my morning ride today. Short and sharp, there's no 'pedalling circles' up this one! (without gears anyway)

Hoefla, will you be riding TLC on a shiny pink Flanders with fluted SLX tubing by any chance?

nope. ss blue Gazelle... I'm not sure if I will be in ownership of the pink wonder by then, but I hope it sees some summer! I also hope it fits... someone else is selling an immaculate 54x54 bright orange Champion Mondial right now. so many pretty bikes, so little space.

Greetings folks,
Bump-ity bump (there will be plenty of that on the day...) for this one.
Er it is 5 weeks to go...
Peace and Love,
Tim

Will there be any spare places? A friend of mine and her bf are keen and are already on the waiting list but I'd like to know if they will get lucky, please. Cheers

Being boyfriend/girlfriend I see no reason why they shouldn't get lucky; who knows, there might even be a slut for them in the race ;-)

I mean slot of course... slot.

You ok lynch?

FUCK! I missed the registration.. no idea this would go so fast!

If anyone pulls out, please let me know. I think moog is in line before me, though.
I haz registation, but cannot make it :-( if you want to be a fat old bloke for the day PM me.

^PM'd

Gazumped

I'm still after a ticket if anyone else drops out

Greetings folks,
Well it is 4 weeks to go.
Don't worry about today's weather as the sun always shines on the London Classic.
Peace and Love,
Tim

Just worked out that I may be moving house that weekend - if so then moog you can have mine. Please feel free to pester nearer the time if you haven't got one by then.

great, I'll PM you in a few weeks

thanks a lot

Not been up Canonbie lately, need to put a few runs in with the nipper on the back ... yikes ...

I've never been up there, eek.