2013-06-08 London Nocturne

^ Likewise boffers, good to meet you too Oz.

Shoosh - I seem to meet you every other day lately, but it's always a pleasure* :-)

*you always bring cakes

some more pics here http://www.flickr.com/photos/samg/sets/72157634022916158/

looks like a spent a bit too long on the imaginary aero bars!

Great event, sucks, that there was police involved.
Thanks to everyone who shouted at me, it felt like it was on every corner.
After about 3-4 laps an Italian dude left a gap between me and the other two leading riders, then sprinted off to join them, at that point I tried to do the same, but the gap was getting bigger, as three of them were working together and I was left on my own. Looks like I've finished 4th, which isn't exactly what I was aiming for.

Great day of racing, sad we missed the end.

Well done Dimi!

If anybody cares about that business with the Police..

Went to Nocturne, having great time.

Sat kid up on a wall behind a fence so she could see the penny-spin.
Went to the toilet and came back Kris was up on the wall too, so I joined them.

One of the warm bodies that they employ to fill out hi viz jackets told me to get down "because there was a fence".

I refused, he got cops.

Cops came and left as I wasn't trespassing or causing a public order offence.

Way later, end-level-boss of the fence guards comes along and says the same thing as his minion.

I refused and he got more cops.

Cops came in force, including one with a special hat who I assume was their chief.

They said to get down and I refused.

They said I would be done for Child Endangerment if I didn't come down.
They said they would pull us down(off the wall and over a fence - endangering my child) if I didn't come down.

So we came down because they couldn't be reasoned with.

A cop pulled one open and one unopened bottle out of Kris's hands and threw them to the floor causing them to smash.
The cop said this was "because he was worried" (Kris) "would use them as weapons".

Essentially they bullied a peaceful family enjoying some cycle racing.

..

Did you get their names?

Great event, sucks, that there was police involved.
Thanks to everyone who shouted at me, it felt like it was on every corner.
After about 3-4 laps an Italian dude left a gap between me and the other two leading riders, then sprinted off to join them, at that point I tried to do the same, but the gap was getting bigger, as three of them were working together and I was left on my own. Looks like I've finished 4th, which isn't exactly what I was aiming for.

Dimi, you raced damn well and I'm sure if you broke away with the front group you would have placed higher but at the end of the day 4th or so is still damn good and there's always the next one!

Gutted i missed this, sounds great.

Next yeaar!!!

Results are in. Last few laps I had a group of other 3 riders sitting on my wheel, refusing to do any work whatsoever. On the last lap one of them overtook me, I was thinking it was one of the guys who I lapped, so I am 5th.

y u no lfgss

Results are in. Last few laps I had a group of other 3 riders sitting on my wheel, refusing to do any work whatsoever. On the last lap one of them overtook me, I was thinking it was one of the guys who I lapped, so I am 5th.

Did you get their names?

Still bloody good work Dimi, not like the salad days of destroying the fgss field though..

^Did the Cowbell survive Squire?

made a really cool Vine during the crit.

https://vine.co/v/bLp50e9JAdO?fb_action_ids=10152840677995467&fb_action_types=vine-app%3Apost&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

Haha...you're shit

Jokes that Rudy Melo did shit.

it was aimed at the guy with a blonde moustache who rode the whole crit with his hands on the tops of the drops

Like a boss

and at rudy melo

it was aimed at the guy with a blonde moustache who rode the whole crit with his hands on the tops of the drops

Trouble was, that was a difficult corner for the un-initiated. Me included. If you didn't have power in your legs to control your deceleration, you needed to brace your arms on the tops of the bars to get some braking power through the legs.

Csb

Thanks for the support everyone. It was an amazing experience to be racing at such an event.

Did anyone see the penny crash? Everyone walked away, though there as some blood and a big wheel died - Penny farthing crash at the 2013 London nocturne, rear facing on bike camera. - YouTube

Ho, I'm disappoint son...
But you came out nice in photos.

I'm disappointed with myself too dude! =(

But thanks for the amazing support on every corner btw, but was really touched by the round of applause at the end of race which made all the pain worth it at the end! =)

Great pictures guys btw!

Also what a great turn out this year, nocturne never disappoints to brings the LFGSS gang back together! =)

Nice work ho. Air Attack looked good!

I never want to hear the word "hashtag" spoken aloud ever again

^ this

How can we make the organisers realise just how shit the Mrs Mills Experience is? It made me want to rip my ears off.

Im in for anything regarding the above