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Favourite ride, not logged on for an age and I missed it by two weeks! I'll have to lurk until the next one :-). Hope you're well Al!

Yeah every four.

I don't think I've been on the bike since the last LEL... So this year, two weeks after LEL I'm also doing this http://www.superbrevetscandinavia.dk/english/home.html. Time to start getting my lungs working again I think....

I've signed up!

Don't think I've ridden since lel2013.... for my sins, I'm signed up for 2017.

Nooooo can't believe I missed it. A brief encounter with a very lost Ben (butters?!?) this eve mentioned it... Happy Birthday Norths!!

Hope to see you soon. kristian

Pretty sure this is Leo running up a hill.......
https://www.facebook.com/sophie.roberts.359126/videos/10100529430835384/

Wasn't quite sure where to post this - free crossing from dover to calais on your bike 6th to 21st June with myferrylink :
https://www.myferrylink.com/ferry-offers/national-bike-week-2015?packedargs=site%3DSF_Pax_Uk

Yeah that's a good idea - Just realised I'm away that weekend alas... Managed to get an entry into Severn Across though with an hour to spare :-)

"Beast from the East 600" - Which is more difficult... finding someone with a cheque book or riding 600km :-)

Does anyone know before I try and get a contact for the organiser if there is an easier way to pay..

Stolen... Cross forum post....https://www.lfgss.com/comments/11838534/

Stolen: Condor Pista from Corner of Crouch End Hill and Crouch Hill N88DL (outside natwest)
20th Sept 2014 8-9pm ish.

http://live.ultimate.dk/desktop/front/index.php?eventid=1977&language=us

Those fast ones are all Team trains....

DNF - 200km in 9hrs, train waiting for me at Dombas - I was knackered at the start line and my general negativity meant I couldn't imagine myself cycling for another 16hrs+... bah... next time!

i recall a £100 taxi ride last year from the airport..

Get the bus - that's what I did (probably waiting for the flight when you get out).

-Kristian

Startnummer: 1021 !!!

The train i was going to get is full of bikes and sleepers - they were nice and gave me refund. I might have to go a few days earlier now by plane - the bike is currently in a Oslo shop getting new chain and cassette (went for orig part - ultegra) rather than chinese, only because it's a new years (mid-summer) resolution to take care of it... don't ask about the cost.... (looked it up on wiggle after and my colleague has the tool - it's going to be a stinger). Last Thursday I took a jaunt up from Rygge to Oslo (20quid flight - 50 quid for bike,dumped the CTC bag in the bin and started riding) minus pedal tool (6 quid to return the confiscated tool 4 days later - hand luggage mistake) - luckily a nice man in Moss cycle shop sorted me out with tightening. Garmin (800) factory reset & update prior to leaving london gave it a fresh lease of life - using it as a mapper/router was amazing, i can't stress how f'ing awesome it was. Took national route 7 from openstreepmap site (moss-trondheim gpx download takes a while to load though, obvs only went to oslo). You're not supposed to cycle on the pavement in norway but with the volume of shared pavements and switching road sides it's really tricky to work out sometimes if you're still ok or not. Basically follow the route into towns then get on the road in my advise (but avoid tunnels - i did only because i didn't trust them - these days they have motorway slip roads exits etc...).

http://www.strava.com/activities/154426229 (even ended up going too far in the end)

Day after I went up to Holmenkollen (took some pics hence slow speed... :-) ) then to the beach ish oddly empty!

http://www.strava.com/activities/154426208

That afternoon trip was all by the built in routing in the garmin (set to "by shortest distance") and was effing great - almost zero traffic on a friday late afternoon!!!

Weather was amazing!! and had been apparently for quite a while - as the bike shop guy said, it was a bit different from the 400km in the rain from last year - so fingers crossed guys that the weather continues!!

Pop quiz: How much is a chain and cassette fitting in Norway?? (shimano/ultegra 10sp).

p.s. i am sooooo unfit - i will without joking be lucky to finish (hoping mental strength will see me through).

2014-06-11 Ingatestone, the magical mystery tour

1. bitterbuffalo (apologies, but I'll be weird in preparation for some big miles next week)
   
   
   

Looks like I was deleted by a bitterbuffalo - I have an early flight so I can't make it anyway... next time!!

Flying to Oslo Friday morning (taking my bike there this Thursday) - Train from Oslo at 10pm ish... arrives Trondheim 06:50 on sat - think my start time is 08:30 bosh... Flying back Tuesday night with Ryanair and my bike in a CTC bag!

I've been doing nothing but sitting on my arse drinking beer for the last 6 months so not planning to break any records :-)

2014-06-11 Ingatestone, the magical mystery tour

2014-06-11 Ingatestone
circa 38 flat miles but the same route is never ridden twice so the actual distance like the directions will be a mystery
http://www.bikemap.net/en/route/279148

Train 19:18 Liverpool Street, if numbers are high we have the option of an earlier train to Shenfield with a short ride to meet up.
Last train back is only 23:02 so curtail that drinking.

Train: 19:18

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Riding out: meet 19:45 Ingatestone Station

1. Dumps
   
2. upstart
   
3. Rod Munch (apologies, but I'll be geared in preparation for some big miles next week)
   
4. kristian (don't wait for me)
   
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Bedwetters

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2. howrad (subsequently committed to being turned-ON that night, following-up on a need for activation)
   

I run a london based logistics company. Mostly deal with fine art and high end furniture although anything that goes in a van we'll take too.
Have a warehouse in North London and a fleet of 8 vehicles (mostly Luton box vans and Sprinters

Finally found the Services thread again...

I just wanted to say huge thanks to Sweaty/Ollie for providing a Sprinter and a driver who was willing to drive to Basel and back (1400km in two days). Driver was super chatty - which makes the time fly and he was really good at packing the van. Mum is now safely moved back to the UK!

Cheers again!

Is that Hippy at 0:23? (now I've watched the whole video.. it is)

Intro to LEL:
LEL introduction - YouTube

When I was looking at target times. I thought 20 hours would be a massively ambitious. But not impossible target. It doesnt really give much allowance for breaks TBH.

Start - 09:18
Climb to Dombås at 25kph average - 17:17
Desend to Kvittfjell at 32kph average - 20:32
Continue to Oslo at 28kph average - 04:58
Total time = 19hour 40mins

I can picture getting to Kvittfjell for 9pm. A brutal challenge maybe. But one I can train for.

After that I have no idea. Its all a bit insane. so anything between 8 1/2 hours, 16 hours, or not at all.

Remember the timings are so riders can ride with other people at the same speed... I would suggest not trying to keep up with them unless you're quite strong, else you risk blowing up quite badly half way - it's a gamble, plenty of time to train though.

Late to the party... Good film though!

Use google translate for hurdy gurdy bits...

I've gone for 8:54am. With a view that I don't want to get sucked into going too fast with the faster people. Also it means that if I finish in 24hrs it will be 9am which is nice - worst case it takes 27hrs which is the cut-off for my start time.

Well I had hoped for a 'giro' option, as I need to wait untill I get paid (15th) to actually pay.

I think you have until the 26th for the this early bird price.