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Roubaix to Kortrijk

Kortrijk to Geraardsbergen via the Koppenburg and the Muur

Kortrijk to Poperinge via Zantvoorde WW1 Cemetery

^Only thing missing is a Duvel in one hand and a Karmeliet Tripel in the other

Upped my donation.

Agree with making the affiliates more prominent. Would adding it to the links next to Donate be worth consideration?

Three slightly lost looking fixie skidders Beechcroft Rd, Tooting. DAS'd as I bombed past hurrying home.

Have TLC tomorrow so was going to sit this one out but its always fun so can't resist.

1. MA3K
   
2. Kris
   
3. Hairnetnic
   
4. Eddiemon
   
5. lynx
   
6. Bannon
   
7. starfish and coffee (ride out from central London)
   
8. fasih
   
9. Tonyme
   
10. Elra
    
11. vunugu
    
12. shinkuu kiss
    
13. malandro
    
14. Senor Bear
    
15. Swine
    
16. Temp
    
17. Velocio
    
18. Pete
    
19. Mule
    
20. apollo
    
21. morrino
    
22. Melsbikes
    
23. Seven04
    
24. Bundo
    
25. lucyh
    
26. Dull
    
27. Laner
    
28. Clockwise
    
29. Modan
    
30. Husy
    
31. Howard
    
32. monkdagola
    
33. tommy
    
34. mashton
    
35. ?eyebrows
    36.DragunovCZ1 + my bro (hopefully we will finish before 11pm and join you)
    
36. mantasfitness
    
37. Yankee Shit Bag
    
38. BGA +2 - (where/when for ride out from east London? St Pauls west door steps at 20:00?)
    

Verenti Substance fit the bill, he'll also get a bit of money left over to buy compressionless housing that nearly all disc bikes don't come as standard (make a massive difference to braking performance).

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/verenti-substance-sora-2014-free-lifeline-basic-kit/

I think Boardman offer a product around the £750 mark, they always get good reviews and offer value for money.

Cannondale's CAADX with Sora is £800 and is a very good frame with okay group set and finishing kit.

The Fuji Feather CX on Evans looks good for £850. Nice & understated too.

Cheers gents. Much appreciated.

As a self-confessed miserly Scotsman I'm sure he'll be tempted by the cost of the Verenti but given his utter clueless with anything mechanical that doesn't have a motor it's good to give him some options.

Alright cyclocrossers, quick question. My mate wants to by a geared cyclocross bike for around £750. Can he get anything reasonable for this?

He's just looking to mainly commute on it, canal paths and trails etc. Maybe a few recreational weekend rides as well.

Who did I DAS on a black Dolan waiting at the lights on Tooting Bec Rd to cross over into the common?

Obviously wasn't actually expected mad skidz given you were stationary but hi anyway.

In. Finally free for one of these.

Start point 1: Farnborough Station (12-14mph)

1. T4
   
2. hats
   
3. croft
   
4. Dr Cake
   
5. middleofnowhere (fixed)
   
6. Ultracrepidarian
   
7. wools (FUCKING AY)
   
8. KT Bee (I think maybe the fast group KT?)
   
9. bape victim
   
10. braker
    
    

**Start point 2: Trafalgar Square (16-18mph) **

1. BenJam
   
2. middleofnowhere (geared)
   
3. Rod Munch
   
4. Nick
   
5. Steve
   
6. Howard
   
7. vunugu
   
   

Start point 3: Ealing (20-25mph) & Return, obviously, ~400k + getting lost

1. hippy
   

1) Hairnet
2) dicki
3) Ultracrepidarian
4) blue fleet
5) Cazakstan
6) Husy
7) Tonyme
8) mands
9) Miss Mouse
10) Torker
11) keanulooser
12) vunugu

1. shinkuu cock
   
2. Dong
   
3. dick - i
   
4. PoonTan(g)
   
5. Hoe
   
6. spotted dick
   
7. ХУЙ
   
8. καυλί
   
9. Cazakstain
   
10. BlueQuim
    
11. Well Hung
    
12. Temporary erectile dysfunction
    
13. privatespatterschlong
    
14. Bellra
    
15. Alschmeckel
    
16. Itisaboutthecock
    
17. Hairnetpric
    
18. Phallandro
    
19. Willy Ben
    
20. Bonyme
    
21. Marcock
    
22. ian (cocker)
    
23. jadickass
    
24. Pork her
    
25. CockSpurt_killa
    
26. Antidicks
    
27. vujayjay
    

Sure is some lovely country down there. Never spent much time in those parts not being a mainlander but a mate of mine who used to surf down in the Caitlins was always banging on how beautiful it was there.

Horses which lead to many 'oh shit' moments on the descents as I remember, especially at night on a heavy touring bike.

Just spent two days riding easy gravel paths along the Clutha River in New Zealand. There-and-back route of 160km (100 miles) and camped at the turnaround point. The start is only an hour's drive from my house so I'm quite spoiled.

Dunedin?

^You must be bloody mad, I hope the weather cheers up by the time we get there!

Today though, cracking spin with Al and RoboAlmac down to Chiddingstone for a couple of top notch bacon and egg sarnies, polished of with some lovely bara brith and other assorted baked goods.

When the sun managed to peek through it almost felt warm.

http://www.strava.com/activities/122894542/overview

And home to spicy hotpot and pancakes. Result.

Cracking day out with Esstee and Vunugu..
The threat of showers didn't even dampen our spirits.

Three things happen after split with Vunugu nr Peckham..
Bus driver nearly kills me then shouts at me at Farringdon/Clerkenwell, I wasn't in the mood for an arguement after 115km
I was in a zen-like state with my casco Robocop helmet on..
Half mile from home Garmin gets excited and sends message 'back on course'
Outside my house garmin gets really excited and says 'congratulations you won'...
Eh what like the lottery.. Surely not a race against myself..

A fine ride indeed gents. Those bacon and egg rolls were just the ticket for what my garmin tells me was 1360 m of climbing.

^Of course you can. Welcome to the wacky world of LFGSS rides.

did i see vunugu somewhere between london and cambridge?

Not me. I was down south in the slightly drowned lanes of Surrey on gears.

In. Glad I didn't forget to register on time this year.

1. BareNecessities
   
2. IvanSkavinsky
   
3. hairnetnic
   
4. pootsmanouva
   
5. IndraRipper
   
6. almac68
   
7. JAH tim
   
8. TooTallTim
   
9. smiff
   
10. torker
    
11. villa-ru
    
12. mands
    
13. Andrew
    
14. Ludd
    
15. Hoke (with no spokez)
    
16. Pavéwell
    
17. fussballclub
    
18. Thomas
    
19. Thomas' +1
    
20. Temp
    
21. Oliver Schick
    
22. Cazakstan
    
23. cake
    
24. owenreed
    
25. nurseholliday
    
26. desouz
    
27. tonyme
    
28. mini Skully
    
29. maxi Skully
    
30. Ultracrepidarian
    
31. HoKe
    
32. 6pt tbc
    
33. jonny
    
34. Murrance
    
35. Polka Dot
    
36. vunugu
    

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va0TUtUmv1I&feature=youtu.be

London to Brighton

Nice work

In

1. Zebra cyclist
   
2. Too Tall Tim
   
3. Hairnetnic
   
4. JAH tim-on-sea
   
5. Indra
   
6. Toastyoneuk
   
7. Fahrgestell
   
8. Hefty
   
9. Paramounted
   
10. conker
    
11. Shoosh
    
12. jakemcree
    
13. Cazakstan
    
14. Dan W
    
15. BN
    
16. WilliamJohn
    
17. PQR
    
18. Kompute
    
19. Hanuman
    
20. Ludd
    21 . Wobboy
    
21. JB - riding back
    
22. cjmiska
    
23. Nigel182
    
24. ZenDawg
    
25. Nabz95
    
26. Vanneau
    
27. jdp
    29.Seven04
    30.Glover
    31.Glbrother
    
28. Jonmundy
    
29. Hovis + Mrs Hovis on the Tandem
    
30. Husy
    
31. hugothenord01
    
32. Lemon83
    
33. vunugu
    

Great ride. No rain. Not much wind apart from the hurricane at the top of Ditchling. Loads of crap on the roads but some great new lanes to add to the route library. Especially enjoyed Slugwash.

Probably the most diverse forum ride I've been on in terms of age, ability and levels of preparedness. Top nav skills from Dan. Great patience and effort by Tim sweeping up. Reckon you're owed a beer or two.

Plenty of good chats along the way, certainly stopped often enough for a yarn or two. Great post ride refreshments as well. Nice to meet a few new faces as well as old ones. Also enjoyed the little competitive effort out of Ditchling village and up the hill. I put that down to the excellent pasty at Turners Hill which finally cured my hangover.

I drove down PCH from SF towards LA a couple of years ago. And yeah it was in a Mustang convertible but what the hell. Was early May and road was not that busy at all. Great journey, would have loved to have ridden down.

+1 on the seals

Just one note of warning, we passed a bunch of road works on the way down and at one point the road was closed and we had to make a detour up into the hills and back down. It was actually one of the highlights of the trip as the scenery was amazing. It would have been a big climb on a bike, but if you have the time and the legs then no bother. Check out the Caltrans website before you set off.

Well jelly...

And you too, Vunugu.. :)

This is the route I've been planning with a couple of mates - it's the Ditchling Devil route - is there a "proper" way to go up Ditchling Beacon?

http://connect.garmin.com/course/5335451

We're setting off from 8am from Tooting Bec - should hit Velo Cafe in Brighton for a bit before jumping on the train back to london...

Reckon you'll be gone before we arrive if past efforts are anything to go by. If you hang around and fancy a beer, sounds like we're headed to The Evening Star.

As to a "proper" way to go up Ditchling, any way you can I'd say.

Shutuplegs on the back streets through Tooting Bec. Nice to roll with you for a bit.

This is the ride I was talking about https://www.lfgss.com/thread119704.html, check it out.

49/17 for me. Seems to work well for me on this route. Bit of an effort up Bitchling but what isn't.

109GI. What's that 58/14? No business outside of a track on that. IMHO.

Two punctures, one failed patch, a 3 mile walk to the nearest minicab office, a 15 minute cab ride to the nearest open bike shop. Epic 3 hours commute.

Still the riding either side was nice.