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No interest I'm afraid.
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OK folks, the above threads and other contact suggest that a single day, and train back, is the most feasible option.
I will contact the train company to see if there is some way we can be assured of train space for the bikes, on the way back to Paddington. It does mean we will be tied to a particular train, but better than the usual arguments with platform staff.
Therefore, a train to Paddington at say 8:00pm should find a gap between the day trippers, and clubbers, and also get us back to central London at a decent time.
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So, nearly done with the running, and looking forward to a couple of pints in the finest company, courtesy of the Dean.
Two lists please. One Day trippers.
Stay over double trouble crew.
Com'on, you know you want to.
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Thanks mister, looking forward to seeing you and some of the other "Usual Suspects."
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Gents, sorry to mess you all about, but I have Dublin Marathon on 27th October, and work pressures have kept me away from any serious training until now.
Can we re-schedule to Saturday/Sunday 1/2 November? The Kassam Stadium is booked out with an Oxford United local derby, but the good news is that I can get a room at the YHA in central Oxford, for six of us, for a measly £25 per head. Less than a train ticket and a mouldy Ginster on the way home, and a a proper there and back ride adventure.
I hope you can all make it, but let me know soonest as booking training races at the moment.
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Good man.
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Thanks big H, you are indeed correct. I am dyslexic as I have previously stated.
People, what are you all trying to achieve?
We cannot like everyone. This Forum is a very eclectic mix of strong characters, and unmoderated opinions.
Some on here you will like, others you will not. Trying to hammer the opinions of others,like a piece of metal in a foundry, will not change the positions or views of others, but rather make them more entrenched and unyielding.
At bit like seeing a young couple arguing in Sainsburys over the shopping, this thread is hard to resist in a self indulgent, voyeuristic way, but in essence it is a sad reflection on people's inablitiy to compromise, listen, or understand.
Can we close this now?
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Great time SF.. Hope you got home okay.
I reckon I burnt 14,000 calories.
BBQ this evening in Oslo.
Good to have my appetite back.
AlWell done one and all.
An awesome performance, looking forward to the stories over a beer or three.
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i was at work like a cnut :-(
THEY ARE COMING BACK!
Looks like we are heading down Saturday 11th October, Fox and Hounds, Christmas Common around 3:45pm then the Turf around 5pm.
Maybe see you and some like minded souls on the road, or on the beer.
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Have a great time you crazy vikings!
Well said Hats.
See if you can squeeze the best wishes of all your many friends into your saddle bags, and drag them out for support when the going gets tough.
Heroes, one and all...
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Despite, or possibly because of, the horrendous weather last year, we are heading out again to the university haunt of Jonathan Swift, as the fresh mornings, and vivid colours of Autumn come upon us.
We are are riding to his college, Hertford, in Oxford, staying over, and returning by bike the following day.
Some will be meeting at Tooting Broadway, 9:00am, for the 19 miles to West Drayton station for 11:30am rendevous.
Others will catch the 11:12am from Paddington, arriving West Drayton 11:36am.
We will then ride via Iver, Pinewood Studios, Marlow, Christmas Common, Wattlington, and into Oxford, collecting various locals on the way, aiming to ride into the city centre around 4:30- 5:15pm. There will be two 15-20 minute refuel, pit stops, but the aim is to set and maintain a steady pace throughout.
for the Oxford Brigade, I would suggest that you aim to be at the Fox and Hounds, Christmas Common, OX49 5HL at 3:45pm, as the phone reception in the area is patchy in the extreme.
Festivities will commence at the Turf, behind Hertford, and then probably move on to the Head of the River Inn.
I have reserved two rooms at the Holiday Inn Express, Kassam Stadium, a 6 mile ride from the centre, with breakfast included for a very reasonable £47.50 each, two sharing twin bedded rooms. This compares favourably with the cost of the train home, not to mention the shouting and arguments with beligerant jobs-worth rail guards.
We will then be leaving prompt the following morning at 9:30am, and following the A40 rather than the Christmas Common route home, to hopefully be back in central London around 1pm.
The overnight is not obligatory, and gears, single speed, or fixed, are all welcome. However, I must insist on brakes, as some of the down hills, especially if we have wind and rain, demand the ability to stop on a sixpence, and you will not be thanked for wiping out a fellow rider, if you cannot stop.
We shall start as a team, and finish the same way, but if you are not up to 65 miles at a steady 15-17 mph, you are likely to have a pretty tough time.
Oh, and save the gargle money from the Friday, as there is more than enough beer in Oxford, to make up for the suggested early night, and abstinence, the night before.
Oh, and a list.
- 50/14
- Bernie
- 50/14
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We'll be heading out for a short spin to war cemetery again friday morning. Check bikes are okay. Make sure you do the same once arrived.. then its karaoke bars til 4 am sat ;)
Good luck to you all, have an amazing ride, and lots of snaps please.
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Yay a birthday ride...(for me)....in.
Well that's decided the matter.
At least we will have an excuse to enjoy a few pints at the Turf in the evening, as if an excuse was ever required.
New thread to follow shortly.
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Good call mister. Perhaps early September would be a good call?
"Pray tell, young man, how looks your diary for such an inspiring adventure?"
How about 11/12 October 2014 for a re-run?
We will get the Autumn colours, and perhaps less of a frosty nip in the air?
If no objections, I will get a new thread started.
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Have spent the weekend in Lilliput in glorious sunshine: Port Meadow, the Perch, and a friend's wedding just down the road from the Turf. Made me think we should organise a fair weather version of this ride!
Good call mister. Perhaps early September would be a good call?
"Pray tell, young man, how looks your diary for such an inspiring adventure?"
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can't embed can someone help pls?
"Is that a euph, youth?"
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Q - Dress code for this ride?
A - Le Coq Sportif
But does everyone have to wear a helmet?
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is there a reason the cock is pointing at Brixton?
Oh, I thought it was pointing at The Cut...
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Yes, if I'm not in Colombia...
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- YAL
- bothwell
- OLC
- branwen
- Hoke (+ 2)
- Indra
- Modan
- amey
- dysar
- dry (+ up to 5 others, but they are all lazy arseholes so probably +1)
- dj
- Hairbreaker
- starfish & coffee
- AE86
- esstee
- vunugu
- BN
- Henry
- Tonyme...be nice to give the Wes Mason a run out
- Sven
- Horro
- M80
- conker
- onyerbike
- hugothenord01 (bike depending)
- Ok123
- Balmain
- BisonIncandenza
- PQR
- Jezston
- Nabz95
34. - S1ickr1ck
- Blue6
- Hovis + Missus Hovis on Tandem
- Tommy
- allensea
- AirTime
- Blackdolan
- Jack.C
Sorry folks, Mammy just out of hospital so need to do dutiful son visit.
Have a cracking ride, and enjoy them thar hills.
- YAL
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109 gi? Wtf?
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48/19
You, of all people, know that there is only one ratio for a ride to Brighton with excessive bling, and a shortage of inner tubes...
50/14
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Anyone up for drinks?
Well, it's not raining, so perhaps a cheeky invite will get the great, and the not so good, out and about?
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He made the offer but with dry lube :(
Oh, the kinky little actuary...
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No harm done and if I am honest a light trainng weekend after the rigours of the Dublin marathon is not such a bad idea.
Will get thinking cap on and see if there are any diary gaps between now and Christmas.