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cornelius blackfoot i'm in, if it rains we adjourn to pub or if we can hack it back to our respective homes.
if it doesn't we ride like the clappers and enjoy the bevvies after.
right now, looks like I can make it for seven, if people want to get in contact with me I'm on the oh seven nine 6 seven, 8 one oh, 8 six oh.

Cornelius Blackfoot (big thumbs up)
Hippy
31trum (if not busy)
wayne f14
RPM
Nimhbus
Mouse
Jimmy P? (May/May not)
Mashton (thumbs up)

add the thumbs up if your in ugetme...

ok, this is all looking a bit shaky. and the rain is coming. and it's a long way out of my way (i'm not really a westie - wc1)

how many are in for 7? i am a bit jaded from turning up to polo last night and sitting about for an hour, waiting. (ok, i was in the wrong place but i'm still jaded!)

7 is fine with me.

see you there.

are we meeting at the place that velocity boy put on the 'places map'?

6 at a push. 6.15 easily.

I am pretty up for this, if the rain holds off and the time is good. 7pm or earlier makes sense for me.

Oh crap. I found another court that was further south and just off Brick lane. The street sign was in Bengali so I assumed it was shacklewell street.

dammit.

I must have been in the wrong place, I was there till 7.30...

What happened?

I turned up at 6:30, there was a Czech guy called Paul there. We chatted, drank a beer or two, but no one arrived. I did give him a couple of spoke cards mind.

Oh well, next time...

claus will try to come by as a curious novice and see what you guys are up to.

excellent, let's put together a novice team and show them some skills. I pity the fools.

maybe, maybe not...

see you guys there then :-)

I've never played and think my gear will be too high, trackstands too bad, bottom bracket too creaky etc, etc. But, I can swing by with some spoke cards if anyone is interested?

Yeah, I have about 50, posted in the other thread to see who wanted some but it has all gone quiet :-(

My offices are in High St ken if anyone wants some?

Bikes in punts, that sounds like a grand idea.

And of course the rollers, it's not the same otherwise. But, once over the roller's, the draw to Grantchester becomes strong and before you know it, you're fucked on cider and about 3 hours away from Cambridge. In fact, not sure now why I started that sentence with a 'but'.

the hippy / photoben flirting is becoming uncontrollable. It is on almost every thread.

Come on guys, get your own thread, where you can be happy together. Just each other and a load of piccies of pink shirts and the pet shop boys?

Ra Ra Ra

(sorry: Ha Ha Ha)

And I tell you what: when we arrive I reckon we should go punting. I used to be a right dab hand, back in me student days...

shall we start the, by now, mandatory list?

1. hippy
   
2. mashton
   

Aye.

Do we have a date for this?

hippy It's only good for freelocking right? It wont go around wheel, frame AND pole will it?

Check Sheldon on this, he points out that you only need to go round the rim and and round a pole, as long as the bit of rim you choose is in the rear triangle. It means you can't get the wheel out of the frame, without cutting the lock or the rim. Which is basically what locking the wheel to the frame is.

That route has the best named village in the world on it: "Ickleton". Ahhhhh, so sweeet. I rode through it on my previous ride - it had a nice pub as I recall.

I am looking forward to this ride. I am gutted by how many I have had to miss.

I like the 26th :-)

I rode from Elsenham to Cambridge a few months back with a novice cyclist friend. We got the train to Elsenham and went on from there, a lovely route through country and villages.

I think it would be nice to head out of London on the A1010 and then go through the quiet fens.

But, as for the rest of this summer so far, I have very little free time at weekends :-( This saturday would work for me...

http://www.sap.com/community/pub/flash/kw31_07_story_2.epx

Yep, I'll be there, with about 25 of each card. (some laminated).

Black and white condor pista, yellow t-shirt, spoke cards, see you there.

I find that backing off the chain tension a bit can help. And second all the good comments on cleaning and lubing. Particulalrly in this bloody weather.

Get inside, get some beer, put the tour on itv4 and then get cleaning that chain. Mmmmmm, bliss. Paraffin is for wusses. Use a cue tip and soap made from coal tar.

(some of the above is bad advice)