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That's this Sunday coming, the Cemetery Cycling Club one, visiting London's magnetic seven cemeteries. And it is fun!

Cool, that's already 3 of us then.
@youClown that's what these rides are for.

If Nef is committed train-wise, I can do the 4th. Otherwise 11th is good for me.

Reading, Paris, Acton, Richmond Park, Brittany

I've been watching the rain radar, solid non stop rain over Scotland like this since yesterday afternoon. Just keeps going

I have some sleepable floor for you, you're welcome to it.

Thanks. I've been just eyeballing route planning which has been mainly fine but recently missed some tiles which are now in the middle of nowhere.
I've generally found the random routes I plan avoiding the places I've been inevitably go down some super little lanes etc. And of course also some horrendous B roads, but they usually feel worth it for the good stuff, like these sorts of things:

What is this you're using there to see tiles and your planned routes?

Royston field, they have them at both entrances to the park.

Very ambiguous Sheffield stands seen in Penge. Not sure if cycle parking or traffic calming.

+1

Was a one off batch a few months ago, inspired by a @youramericanlover post in the audax thread, perfectly executed by @jaeyukdapbap

When you ride dumb fixed, it's really dumb

Noticed on Wanderer that I've just gone over 50% of Greater London's roads: 12,134km done of 24,156km. Jonathan France is now over 70%!

I think I get seen more when in the position of a car, as that's where they looking.

Something I've noticed that works for me is when I'm approaching an intersection, going straight through, and the driver coming in the opposite direction is waiting in the middle of the road to turn right, if I change my trajectory just slightly to aim more straight towards them, they don't try nip in front of me. If you stay on the same line parallel to pavement there's a greater chance of the driver trying to just quickly get past in front of me. Works when I'm in a roundabout with people waiting to enter too. Aim for the space they intending to enter. Not sure why it works but it does, seems to make people back off.

Could you please post a picture of the drive train, would like to see the chain guard.

Walk up any steep hills. It's not worth it going into the red for those relatively short distances. Makes the fixed friendly parts more enjoyable. Audax timings are generous, so take your time.

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My Paris experience recently:
Rue Cail has bunch of thali options, quick, cheap for Paris.
Bodhi vegan has a big menu everything I had was ok, and the takeaway comes in very robust packaging for transporting by bike.
Wild and the Moon franchise for good fresh healthy stuff but expensive.
Great falaffel at Mi Va Mi, which is opposite the og place across the street to L' As du Falaffel.
And for emergencies Dominos has two vegan options.
Supermarket soft fruit is excellent everywhere. Peaches and nectarines especially.

Fixie rides, yes please

Yup, but now they break in different ways (I would recommend to not relying on anything Miche):
https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17047372/

Yup, can't quite believe it given how crap I'd felt in the 3 weeks prior (felt like covid). Only really felt better a couple days before the start. Guess that just meant I was well rested?!
I think I got my fueling right for once. Only drank water with occasional hydration tablets and dioralyte, no sugary drinks, but for just one coke, two iced teas and a couple of strategic espressos. Had a huge variety of about 2kg of bars and snacks, and from supermarkets ate soft fruit, mainly delicious perfectly ripe peaches, nectarines, plums, bananas and blueberries with baguettes and hummous. And crisps for salt. Ate control food twice I think. And on the last evening had an excellent Indian takeaway which lasted 2 meals.
Least sleep I've ever had over that kind of period, but got by just fine on cat naps and and a few longer ones of just over an hour. Never had to be woken up by an alarm or wake up call.
Fixed was fine one the whole, but full disclosure, I started unclipping for descents after 500km. Was just doing too much damage hurtling down those hills for so long and needed to care for increasing bad achilles and shin splints. Walked about 400m of the uphills as gradients didn't get crazy anywhere really. But my god there were a lot of hills. Just so much hills.
And another confession, I failed to get my brevet stamped at Tinteniac on the return. I got to Fougeres and realised I'd missed it. Remembered I'd been so focused on getting sleep at Tinteniac I'd not gone to the control upon arrival and when I woke at dawn it was absolute chaos and didn't even think of getting my card stamped. Lucky the chip worked and recorded my passage, but it was a stressful couple minutes when I'd realised what I'd done.
Kudos to El Gonzo for pressing on for so long while not feeling great, absolutely massive effort.

Villaines-la-Juhel scenes

Think this was it, but in the dark in a sleep deprived state