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Sunday 31st January '10 - The "Off The Cuffley" or "North Road HTFU-Riders" Ride

26 mile loop from Cuffley. Profile: mixture of hilly and flat; also quite 'technical'.

http://www.bikemap.net/route/380560.

Train Out - Kings Cross @ 8.55am, arriving Cuffley 9.26am

Train Back - Cuffley @ some time after 11am (trains are every half hour, at X.21 and X.51).

£4.00 for Groupsave4, £5.30 for Network Card or Groupsave3.

1. BMMF
   
2. shootthebreeze
   
3. jonny
   
4. Plurabelle
   5.furious tiles
   
5. pjs
   
6. wools
   
7. Sasmon (planning to ride out and back from Ally Pally)
   
   1. mikec ( I will be riding out and back too. Thats if I turn up at all. Usually bullshit applies)
      
8. teddy
   
9. dave 4 (riding out - on sasmon's wheel because he has the garmin)
   
   1. bikepusher (riding out)
      
10. hyperbole (riding out from London Bridge. Anyone fancies to join?)
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The route is a little shorter this time. Even if we're beleaguered by mechanicals (again), we shouldn't end up in the first wave of Sunday lunchtime twats; if it goes well (I will probably navigate 'on the hoof', but Garmin assistance is useful), we'll get round in an hour and a half or something.

There are some short sharp hills, but they're fine on medium gear fixed; and slightly twisty/bumpy descents.

North Londoners might consider riding out (if they're in the market for miles), and I expect the train stops at Finsbury Park.

I am toying with the idea of the Harp Hilly reliability trial, on Sunday, but its a bit of a mission.

I'll keep an eye on this thread for some takers for some gropesave action in Surrey this Sunday. So if there is a few of us going I am definitely interested.

Is this route signposted? I am up for it if it is.

Oh, and hands up who punctured?
Me for one.

I had two. Thanks to George for giving me a spare tube.

Sunday 17thrd January '10 - The "Ride They Said Would Never Happen, But Is Happening, But Still Might Not Happen" Ride

40ish mile loop from Shenfield. Profile: Shrovesome.

Route is here.

Train Out - Liverpool St @ 9.02am, arriving Shenfield 9.30am

Train Back - Shenfield @ some time around noon (trains are every 15min or so).

£4.70 for Groupsave4, £6.20 for Network Card or Groupsave3.

1. clintsmoker
   
2. BMMF
   
3. mashton
   
4. Sam - will meet you dudes up there
   
5. shoots
   
6. mikec
   
7. jung
   
8. skully
   
9. Calleva
   
10. Pistolero
    
11. Des
    
12. maxl
    
13. Sammy
    
14. dancing james
    
15. wools
    
16. Gav
    
17. Gina (if the weather conditions are adequate)
    
18. madillness
    
19. Bikepusher (geared. My heart is strong but my knees are weak)
    
20. Hyperbole
    

BikeRadar Live 2010 event on July 10-11 in Kent including sportive.

Sportive entry is £20 in advance, or £25 on the day. You will also have to buy festival ticket.

http://live2010.bikeradar.com/

Would love to do Etape Caledonia. I guess travelling by train from London is not an option.
What about getting the train from Edinburgh? EasyJet flight is only £63 and BA is £75 not sure how bike friendly they are.
Another option would be to get the train and send the bike by post to B&B in Perth or wherever you are staying. Although if the bike does not arrive on time you are screwed :))

Ordered complete bike from Wiggle. Wheelset is crap though (Eaton EA50s).

http://www.chainreaction.co.nz/Bikes/Road_Bikes/Competition/3205.aspx

Oops! Antipodes fail...

Regretfully "Chain Reaction Cycles only ships within New Zealand....."

Thanks anyways,

I could be wrong but I think Evans are now the BMC distributor so if you can't find a shop with old stock you'll either have to wait or go abroad.

Unfortunately Evans is the only official distributor. Looks like I will have to buy from overseas.

Anyone knows where to get 58cm BMC Race Master SLX01 Frameset?
I know Wiggle and Evans do sell them but they dont have 58cm.

Might be too late but consider "rsnapshot" http://rsnapshot.org/

Here is specific mysql backup exmple

http://bash.cyberciti.biz/backup/rsnapshot-remote-mysql-backup-shell-script/

@ hyperbole

you still thinking of doing this? if so let me know - would be good to team up again after our Gt Missenden adventure (I promise to do more work on the front this time big man!)

I am up for the falling leaves ride but away on the 13th of September so its a no for southern sportive. Will you be doing both?
I Need to get a new bike.

I am considering it.Although the first train from London on 30st is at 08.00 which means you would need to stay there overnight.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-School-Mercier-Kilo-TT-Cro-Moly-SS-Track-Frame-Set_W0QQitemZ200287753012QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item200287753012&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1308|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

Here

http://hackaday.com/2008/09/15/flickr-photo-bike/

I bought Kinesis Racelight KIC1 (old model) road frameset of ebay without a headset. Previous owner advice to buy internal headset (semi-integrated). After doing my research I realized that there are two standards for Internal headsets :

" Chris King's Perdido and Cane Creek's ZeroStack. ZeroStack uses a 44.0 mm internal headtube diameter, whereas Chris King uses a 44.5 mm internal headtube diameter"

Previous owner does not know and I am yet to get a reply from kinesis.

New model Racelight KIC2 supports integrated headset. Can you use integrated headsets on frames that support semi-integrated (internal)?

Has anyone come across this frame before? if so what headset does it support?
I tried measuring but my "Professional Power Tape" only supports mm :)))

Thanks in advance

They look like 700x25 tyres if so get 700x23

Are you referring to Vinokurov?
He is from Kazakhstan, Borats "home country".

I'll remind you. There was a cheating USSRman, a cheating Danishman, a cheating Italianman (with probably several others), and a squeeky voiced bum faced Aussie.

Who was a cheating USSR man?

caveat emptor...

http://www.gumtree.com/london/55/26215755.html

http://www.gumtree.com/london/00/26153000.html

"high strenght chian, all high quality polished aluminium components"

Is this the same guy I wonder :)))

"When are these idiots going to learn that it's over?"

When are you going to learn that it will never be over?

Looks like spanish guys like to climb their hills.

fuji track pro, they've got 3 of them, but only in 58cm.

price seems ok (350 euro delivered to UK), although you've got the customs charges to consider

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CADRE-PISTE-BIKE-TRACK-FRAME-FUJI-TRACK-PRO-58-CM_W0QQitemZ350078320220QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item350078320220&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318

You dont have to pay customs is the goods are imported from EU.