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[QUOTE=coppiThat]nice socks[QUOTE]

Ha, ha - I want Mr Coppi on the judging panel. That's what I've got for TTR, albeit in more fambouyant colours & with garter-tassle-thingees

What time does it all wrap up? I've booked a 7 o'clock train as I didn't want to have to leave the party early. If it finishes before then is there anything to do in London Town? ;-)

For those who have the period bike, tweed attire and interest why not get on a veteran bike ride

The Boulogne Rally end the end of May is a great pub crawl on nice bikes - http://www.theoldbicycleshowroom.co.uk/events-108-c.asp

And another big thanks to Teddy & Co for organising all this fun!

missed out this time.

ahh well.

Nomination this chap for "stiff upper lip" award

sponsors and good mates of mine and such, dude... chill out

Hope there's not 390 of them ;)

What time does sign-up open on Saturday? Do I stay up 'til midnight to make sure I get signed up, or get up at silly o'clock in the morning - or am I getting over-excited...?

Some excess tweed for sale - proceeds to Bikes4Africa (Teddy - tell me where to send a cheque)

Green tweed breeks - 32/33" waist but my current 34" burst the clasp off the front, so will need some repair! £15 plus whatever the postage is (I'm near Manchester...)

Harris Tweed jacket, 40"-ish - actually, still for sale: £30 plus postage

PM me to bag either.

Though its who wants to go if they manage to register to get a place :)

There we go... the date has become public... so who's in? List?

1) Northern Graeme + g/f

10th April? - http://www.bikebiz.com/news/31704/2nd-Tweed-Run-set-for-April

1. damo (no coach reqd, will be staying in southwold for the weekend)
   
   

Heading up to Southwold after as well - gotta do the Under The Pier Show

In! - though that elevation profile looks hillier than I thought - I take it its fine on fixed?

There's a new Travelodge opening in Newport centre a couple of days before - only £29 at the moment - http://www.travelodge.co.uk/search_and_book/hotel_overview.php?hotel_id=399

anyone know the differences of these? which is better?

Only one way to find out... - FIGHT!

Dave mac and I both stayed at the Travelodge which was close to the station

Did you go by train? Could be a good plan. How far is it to walk (carrying your bike....) to the velodrome?

and in the slow group on the track....

See you in the slow group :)

I am signing up for this.
Anyone else?

I've put in for it; hope I'm fast/fit enough... Where are people staying?

Two of us are doing the Hopey New Year Ride on the 2nd for a bit of Peak District goodness.

Hope (!) that's not on fixed (unless you're running 50" or something)! I was looking at that, but its a massive amount of climbing.

but even if you clean them afterwards, you may (will) pick up cuts from the road.

So what's the ettiquette when riding indoor & outdoor tracks? An indoor set of wheels and an outdoor set of wheels!?

I've been using the hire bikes for 6 (?) months now, and this was the first outing on my new Dolan PreCursa. Bike was fine apart from a scrapped saddle and bar tape, so kept riding once I'd changed shorts (no, not for that reason). For what's essentially the same bike as the hire bikes, it felt massively different/better - don't know if it was the 86", rather than 84", gearing (which was an emergency measure as I didn't get a 49t chainring to give me the max 88" - hopefully that'll be even better).

Don't half feel sore today...

What about a couple of miles on the road? I'll be needing to prep mine before Calshot.

Would probably work well (figures of 8 around a car park?), but Manchester are a bit precious about bringing dirt & dust on to the track from tyres which have been used outside.

Forgive me for showing interest in your thread.

Sorry! - no offence intended

I'd rubbed them with vinger then ridden half-a-dozen laps on the Cote D'azure - but obvious not enough. I was riding by myself to scrub a bit more, but caught a group and didn't fancy going even higher - slowed to their pace and slid down the banking. In hindsight, either picking up the pace & going higher, or diving for the bottom of the track when I started to slide would have probably both saved my bacon...

Where was this? Manc?

Yeah - its not going to be HH in this weather ;)

...its not quite as bad as you think - though burnt through my lycra sliding down from above the stayers line

Remember, always thoroughly degrease and scrub-in new tyres :(

Thanks for all the advice - I went and bought a Zanussi PreCursa :-)