London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

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LFGSS Track Day
Herne Hill Velodrome
Sunday 25th May 2008 @ 1PM...
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teenslain wrote this to me:
Anyone interested in organising such a thing?
Is there an audience for it?

Rule 1. Don't post crazy ideas on internet forums when you're p*ssed out of your head... :-S

I think it could be a good idea, could have the after part in a pub if you want so as not to have aflat full of freaks tramping round your home.

PARTY! PARTY! PARTY!

How about we skip the track, head straight to your house? ;-P

How do we go about securing the venue, is it expensive?


I have a feeling there will be a list sometime soon..

Hey Winston, What did Herne Hill quote you for your Keirin day?

they didn't...it was a club promotion essentially and I am in the club that manages HH, of course had the event gone ahead the track time would have been paid for at the standard rates which are...£35 per hour I think....speak to them nicely and that might include bike and helmet hire for those who don't have their own.....

Myself and Big Al have organised three track days for couriers (www.addicts.tv) and they are great fun, so go for it.

I'm in,
I live in stockwell and still haven't gone to the velodrome the early saturday morning starts are a killer.
Lets do a list, and lets get this party started

£35 Per Hour / 30+ riders
LETS DO IT !

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K

I'll email the Herne Hill bods and find out what dates they've got free... April/May?

so would this be some other time than 9am? I'm in!

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas

Midday!

Please give us a chance to get out of bed.

i would be up for this and only live 5 mins from HH too - particularly if it starts at midday

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson

I am also only 5 mins away...

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland

count me in...

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt

Hell yeah.

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt
8. mashton

I'm a long way away, but I think I'm in...

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt
8. Jon

Damn - we got an optimistic-locking write clash.

I will be the gent:

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt
8. Jon
9. mashton

Just emailed the Herne Hill head honcho (thanks for the tip Winston), I've asked him if there's a free Sunday in late April/May, if he'll let us use their bikes (for those that need them) and if we can have an induction pre-event for those that haven't ridden there before (like me! I've only ever spectated at HH)...

Let's see what he says, we'll take it from there... :-)

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt
8. stompy
9. Jon
10. mashton

I'll be a git - I've got a thing for the number 8.

Rollerball on fixies, anyone?

bike polo on grass in the middle afterwards?

count me in.
1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt
8. stompy
9. Jon
10. mashton
11. htay

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt
8. stompy
9. Jon
10. mashton
11. htay
12. thisisrob (RJM)

I'm going to have to say "yes".

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt
8. stompy
9. Jon
10. mashton
11. htay
12. thisisrob (RJM)
13. brett

Defo, provided

(a) My bike's ready

(b) The whole riding fixed thing isn't, like, *totally* over

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt
8. stompy
9. Jon
10. mashton
11. htay
12. thisisrob (RJM)
13. brett
14. kowalski

I'm planning a dayglo lycra, muddy fox mountain bike and doc martens event.....that's gonna be the NBT.

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt
8. stompy
9. Jon
10. mashton
11. htay
12. thisisrob (RJM)
13. brett
14. kowalski
15. edmundane

velocity boy, shall we sticky this?

Fixie shoppers only... Did I forget to mention that?
Still no reply from El Presidente at HH...
How many hours are we gonna need, Winston? Full day? How many hours is that?
Drunk again... Totally not gonna organise this on my ownsome...

Count me in

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt
8. stompy
9. Jon
10. mashton
11. htay
12. thisisrob (RJM)
13. brett
14. kowalski
15. edmundane
16. slamm

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt
8. stompy
9. Jon
10. mashton
11. htay
12. thisisrob (RJM)
13. brett
14. kowalski
15. edmundane
16. slamm
17. RPM


it's a long way off yet.

I'm sure most of us will be back on gears or mtb by then

We did four hours track time with about 40 riders, you'll need a coach, we use one coach and three assisitants (non-qualified, experienced track racers)

I'm sure between us, we should know at least three experienced trackies, eh winston?

even if they are slightly "generous" with their ability to turn up on time at a given location

1. teenslain
2. cornelius blackfoot
3. MA3K
4. unxetas
5. jonnywilkinson
6. Roland
7. dt
8. stompy
9. Jon
10. mashton
11. htay
12. thisisrob (RJM)
13. brett
14. kowalski
15. edmundane
16. slamm
17. RPM
18. The Nimhbus

Hmmm, Spring 2008 - let me check my academic schedule...

... it seems I will be a hypertense, sleep-deprived, overweight, substance-dependent, clinical/exam droid.

So, I'll come and watch and bore spectators with how "I used to be that fast", and "have they got any rocks to sell".

Finally got a reply from the big cheese at Herne Hill over the weekend and he says YES! There are a few slots, any preference? The later in May the better I reckon...
Induction and use of HH bikes and helmets not a problem... Don't know about prices yet, gonna call him today...
People still up for this? :D