2013-04-13 - HHSB & Steel is Real ride to Brighton (9:30am Clapham South)

Remember kids, have a big breakfast

coffee and cigarettes

and bring snacks

beer and haribo

nurishment sucks ass.

Powered me through the classic ok :)

trying to get the day off for this, cos I'm shit and forgot to book it off before. I feel like I should come on the Makino but I'm not sure a 60 mile hilly ride is the best way of testing a new set up, especially after not having ridden brakeless in about a year.
If I do come it will probably be on the Oak. Which is slave enough, thanks to Satan (and Roboto)

Makinooooo

If I do come it will probably be on the Oak.

see children, this is what happens if you get a roadbike.

I'm in 2 minds. I haven't ridden brakeless for any distance in absolute ages but I can kind of deal with that. I'm more worried about doing the distance on a bike which I have only ridden for a 1 mile commute, I need to test it over more distance and stop the lockring from slipping before I'll be comfortable taking it to brighton.

Ride it all week :)

I will be bringing lockring/chainwhip tool.

I hate the fact I'm missing this. I'm going to swing by LMNH for the customary Brologue on Friday though.

I'm in 2 minds. I haven't ridden brakeless for any distance in absolute ages but I can kind of deal with that. I'm more worried about doing the distance on a bike which I have only ridden for a 1 mile commute, I need to test it over more distance and stop the lockring from slipping before I'll be comfortable taking it to brighton.

Don't ride it if you're not comfortable on it but I'm sure we'd all love to see it!

if henry rides the makino il bring the bridgestone out, was planning on riding the gangsta but this pink-njs-duo-attack has to happen.

If you bring the gangsta I'll bring the Oak.

Bring the Bridgestone and I'll bring the Makino.

ftfy

Let's face it, there is more chance of me skidding up Bitchling than sumo attending a ride...

^

If this ride was on Sunday we'd have 17 degrees and sun to look forward to!

You know, you can ride your bike on Sunday too. Just saying...

Forecast has been improving throughout the week for both Saturday and Sunday, we may get lucky.

13º still on saturday.

It's practically summer this weekend

I'm hoping I don't have to wear actual cycle clothing for the first time on a slide...

Going to rapha tonight to stock up on clothes

^ haha.
I need to get me some padded shorts for under the jeans

Bring on the sun!
Not bringing a backpack on this ride, fucking sick of them.

Leave the backpack, but remember your crash pads yeah?

Yeah I'm wearing a helmet 24/7 for the rest of my life....I don't wish for you guys to have to scoop my brains up off the road.

its no biggie, but I don't have a portable pressure washer

I'm talking more...

if henry rides the makino il bring the bridgestone out, was planning on riding the gangsta but this pink-njs-duo-attack has to happen.

Pls don't Joe, I might cry with jealousy.