2014-03-09 - Steam Ride (London-Oxford-London) LOL Audax 200k, 100k, 50km

Yeah it's a Samsung Galaxy so will give OsmAnd a try, cheers. Was just going to be a backup if I get hopelessly lost as I can't use it in motion.

Handle bar mount? I have the toppeak one, fits an S3. There is one for the S4 too.

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Woo weather forecast :D

Looks good.. so I'm staying indoors with my hangover.

Where is this?

It's as you turn into Chinnor and head through High Wycombe. I've uploaded the route successfully onto my Garmin, and also into Ridewithgps for people to view.

http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=2908&pictureid=17135

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4175444

The weather is going to be amazing. At last, a long sunny day!

Woo weather forecast :D

SteamRide/Tim, how late is too late to enter? I know officially it closed and not sure if I'll be able to do it yet, but am tempted.

Understood if it's now too late.

Stll have a hand full of brevets cards left for LFGSS ;)
Have a great ride... and risk the Chinnor Flooding ; )
Checkout photos https://www.facebook.com/groups/407447882722214/

See you in the morning.

Bike is ready, equipment and food is packed, water bottles are in the freezer. Time to hit the hey.

I'm en route. Not likely to get there until 8.15... Got team sky jersey on and bike is a CAAD10

Ditto. On a Condor with black/white armwarmers

Just spent an epic 40 mins carrying my bike over the quagmire that is much of the lido. Fail. Hopefully catch up with people further down the line...

I'm en route. Not likely to get there until 8.15... Got team sky jersey on and bike is a CAAD10

That classic audax steed ;)

Gutted I can't do this now. DC is still in though - red jersey, ti. road bike. Give her a wave if you see her.

http://livetrack.garmin.com/session/5de3fd47-36b1-480d-9f4a-02567fb76bad/token/89FAED34FC5196425A14B5E58B79A6E

Just spent an epic 40 mins carrying my bike over the quagmire that is much of the lido. Fail. Hopefully catch up with people further down the line...

Did you do the impromptu cyclocross prologue too? I was the bloke hefting a Dawes Galaxy over the mud

Smashed* it.

*ish

No longer an audax virgin. Yay!

Did you do the impromptu cyclocross prologue too? I was the bloke hefting a Dawes Galaxy over the mud

Yep, but I didn't see a soul - I think I was a quarter hour behind everyone at the start. Just about caught up with the main group, but got lost around oxfords interminable roundabouts at headington, faffed about at that nightmare pub they used as a control, and realised I'd lost loads of time and would be riding much of the leg home in the dark. So I bailed and got the train.

Not great, but hey, this time last year I couldn't walk so I'm not going to beat myself up about it. Fucking glorious day to be out on the bike, is the main thing.

^lynchman?

Do fuck off. My knee got rebuilt over the last two summers after some fucker hit with me with a car.

That's exactly the sort of thing he'd say.

Really, fuck off. You utter cunt. I'm pleased that I can ride a bike again after two big knee ops and months upon months of physiotherapy and you accuse me of making it up. What fucking pleasure do you derive from that?

I didn't accuse you of making it up. I jokingly suggested you might be lynchman.

You've got way too much sand in your vag. You cunt.

Well done on the ride.