London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

Where's dopeybollox in all this?

Furioustiles, Ant and I had already moved of the Sevenoaks. The ride to Sevenoaks was the hardest part. Riding from London Bridge to Islington was really pleasant. Flat roads ftw.

Wasn't me Jonny, I too had already moved on at that point. I did take this one though.

andyp's favourite quote??

http://www.londonfgss.com/post329047-122.html

You wait until my book comes out Sam, that'll be full of stale anecdotes.

Why oh why?

yeah man, i'm in catford, but not bec - form got to them late... feeling really tired right now and never ridden the hill, but how hard can it be :\ i'm also doing two HCs the day before :\

if i'm not racing i'll ride up to it anyway and spectate.

hope the weather's good, and we get a tailwind!

Good luck with Saturday's climbs. Pete Tadros is the man in form. I spoke to Jim Cheek (he runs a saxophone shop in Crowborough - good pair of lungs!) and mentioned you'd won a club climb down that way recently, and he said he'll look out for you.

^where/when's that picture from?

I would love to come along on this guys... but i've been well ill this week, came into work today for the first time this week!

i'll see how i'm feeling on saturday.... but it seems like a nice little 'get my lungs working again' ride.

would also be a good excude to crack out the road bike.

May see you there Andy. 8:45?

0845 SHARP according to Will. :-)

Word.

I'll be there too, I think. Is it a meet at 8.45 or leave at 8.45? Got it

815 SHARP at smithfields. in crystal palace it is likley to be approx 845 as i like to get there have a sneeky expresso....

the photo is from :
http://www.londoncyclesport.com/News...ssic_2009.html
not a bad article either

lots of prizes up for grabs bmmf/illy/claus!

nice idea will, I will be along with the grupetto l&g's

1. texas
2. andyp
3. Gav
4. clintchoker
5. Lello
6. TT Tom
7. Spins
8. Sasmon (whether he knows it yet or not)
9. PinkGottiMobbs (Will twisted my arm)
10. Cornelius Hillfoot (100% steadfast certainity for turning up as i love doing miles)
11. mjs110. (Smithfield)

There's a good interview with Max Pendleton in the brochure. He basically says the record will never be beaten because to do so would require a tail wind, and the overgrown trees prevent there ever being a tail wind.

Did my final bit of training tonight. Now it is all massages from my soigneur and resting till the big day.

Excellent - I'm free, and have barely done a forum ride this year. Will see you at Crystal Palace

1. texas
2. andyp
3. Gav
4. clintchoker
5. Lello
6. TT Tom
7. Spins
8. Sasmon (whether he knows it yet or not)
9. PinkGottiMobbs (Will twisted my arm)
10. Cornelius Hillfoot (100% steadfast certainity for turning up as i love doing miles)
11. mjs110. (Smithfield)
12. brett (CP)

I gave up training a few weeks ago. The hibernation season has kicked in, and with it the urge to sleep/stuff my face/get shit-faced.

It's okay though. I'm riding track next year. Being lazy, fat, and alcoholic appears de rigeur for that discipline.

Just got a Sunday pass so will be meeting you all at Smithfield, I am loving the idea of a quick ristretto at CP Will, never been in there just met others outside before then a lovely roll out to Yorks, bit of cheering and banter, roll back, happy days...

1. texas
2. andyp
3. Gav
4. clintchoker
5. Lello
6. TT Tom
7. Spins
8. Sasmon (whether he knows it yet or not)
9. PinkGottiMobbs (Will twisted my arm)
10. Cornelius Hillfoot (100% steadfast certainity for turning up as i love doing miles)
11. mjs110. (Smithfield)
12. brett (CP)
13. purple_I'm sure I'm really Italian_mj (Smithfield)

He's not kidding; this isn't "forum social" ride. The past two years I've done this; I've ended up on my own. That's not a criticism, it's a hilly and fast ride and the guys up front did worry about me.

If you just want to watch the race, get on the A23 which takes you past Biggin Hill and across the M25. It' a lot flatter and faster. Also worth keeping in mind if you get burnt on the way there and want an easier ride back.

Not for me this time round as I'm more out of shape than normal. Good luck to the forumengers who'll be racing, though.

good points stompy. it is a hilly ride but as i pointed out at norths it is well worth it.

this is a TNRC type ride. you need to be reasonably fit...etc as we want to make the start of the race.

oh happy days indeed!

Right you cunt, thats ,motivation enough for me to kick your arse in every frickin race next season.
FFS! Fat and alcoholic, fine, but lazy, grrrrrrr


Shall I add this to the winter training/motivation thread?

Is it a 2 hour ride there ?
I'm riding it at 10:48 ... that doesnt give me much fuck up/pu cture time if setting off at 8:45.

It's just over an hour from Crystal Palace, depending on what route you take.

18miles from crystal palace. should make it in time even with delays and you'll arrive with nice warmed up legs -ftw
and if lots of flats i'll play domestic and draft you out there in time.

fantastic, not sure how my flatmate will cope at 18mph though.
actually he can HTFU i will be drafting even without delays!

Robert Gough, FTW.

I might come down for this, see how wasted I get on saturday. And tex - are you going to make it all the way there this time? Last long ride I saw you on, you gave up and went home half way???

Sounds fab.

I'm out of this one again. I'm going to try a couple of TTs out west instead.

It's about time I got out on the bike for a proper ride. I've been following BMMFs training plan to a tee.. sleep/stuff my face/get shit-faced...

1. texas
2. andyp
3. Gav
4. clintchoker
5. Lello
6. TT Tom
7. Spins
8. Sasmon (whether he knows it yet or not)
9. PinkGottiMobbs (Will twisted my arm)
10. Cornelius Hillfoot (100% steadfast certainity for turning up as i love doing miles)
11. mjs110. (Smithfield)
12. brett (CP)
13. purple_I'm sure I'm really Italian_mj (Smithfield)
14. Random factor (CP)

18 mph over a mostly uphill route is about 25% faster than i reckon i normaly ride so i'll probably get dropped at around Elmers End but I'm looking forward to watching the hill climb (something I've never done before) so even if i end up in an autobus of just me i'll get to the hill in time and i'm saying now that i don't expect you guys to wait for me.
I'll be the one looking scared outside CSG on a orange and yellow Orbea if you could just say hi before you disappear up the road!

18mph in an hour and a half....

Oh OK

*happier face*

I was just going by andyP's "it's just over an hour" comment earlier

Either way i'm in, first forum ride nerves i guess.

Why have I been talked into this? You're all fucking evil.

If I don't make it to Smifffields for 8.15 I'll catch you up enroute.

'18 miles in an hour and a half'?

My comment was at Matt (pilky) who's a strong rider. It's a forum ride, we'll not leave you behind.

it's starting to sound like an epic ride to the far side of the world.
don't forget to tell your mums where you are going.

:-)

right now I'm most probably out, knee flared up on the ride back from osterley and west beers, and I don't think a rigorous ride over hills to a hill climb will do it any good. Its getting back to normal, slowly, but don't want to risk it, as it looks like being decent weather (not raining) for next week and I want to be on the bike now I've got no work on.
So enjoy it and cheer on illy, who bumped into one mr merckx at the bike show for inspiration. Good luck big man, you'll be faster than last year deffo...

1. texas
2. andyp
3. Gav
4. clintchoker
5. Lello
6. TT Tom
7. Spins
8. Sasmon (whether he knows it yet or not)
9. PinkGottiMobbs (Will twisted my arm)
10.
11. mjs110. (Smithfield)
12. brett (CP)
13. purple_I'm sure I'm really Italian_mj (Smithfield)
14. Random factor (CP)

Anyone driving down for this? My backs ruined so not riding down

how uncomfortable will it be fixed?

broke a drive side spoke this morning while out with texas and pocketfull so unless i can borrow a shimano cassette removing tool i only have the fixed bike

welcome to borrow mine, im in all day sitting on my arse.

i live in kennington, pm for address

It's not that hard a ride, I was wearing jeans last time and used 71 GI

I asked my mum to come with me but she said it was okay to go without her as there are some big boys who can look after me.

:-)

As Ant says, it's not a hard ride. There are a couple of hills but nothing that a regular cyclist should find challenging.

It's definitely do-able fixed, we've ridden some of the hills on the TNRC. They are pretty evenly graded.

The difficult bit was coming down one of the hills.

Yes, I've ridden that bit twice now. The first time I think I got off. I made it down in the saddle the second time (on the Meridian ride), but I wasn't comfortable descending. I'm a rubbish descender, but that blind bend definitely won't help anyone.

Which descent is this, the one down from Biggin Hill? I was going to suggest an alternative route that has less traffic and less steep hills when I hooked up with everyone at CP in the morning.