Last year we done the London to Southend-On-Sea in a rainy day, this year I want to ride till there but in a sunny day!
Me and a few friends are going to ride from London to Southend in 3 or 4 weeks time.
Everyone is welcome to join us...

I`ll try to find out if the Pier is open to the public as the last time it was closed.

I`d like to get the A13 till Dagenham then get the B-roads till Southend-On-Sea , same route as last year.

If is too windy or rainy Im NOT going. Hopefully in 3/4 weeks the weather will be much better.

cheers

Yeah! Loved the first one (despite main roads and rain).

Good to hear back from ya Mario, you been off the radar for awhile.

Set a date, and I'll add it to the unfeasibly large list of stickied threads.

Should be up for that. Nice to hear from you again to Mario. Missed the first one, I think I was away that w/e so will try for take two.

Im still a bit away, pc is broken so waiting to get a new one.

the date: saturday 29th March @ brick lane polo court , time? dunno maybe 10:00 am ...we`ll get there in 3-4 hours I guess

and if is raining it will be reschedule to another date...

thanks!

Hello mareeoh, LTNS.

So up for this, the first one was before my time.

Cool,
hopefully is going to be at least 20 people ;)

there and back or just one way?

i'd be down for this.....

I prefer just one way... just 45 - 60 miles , then the train back which is around 7 pounds....

but if everyone wants to back riding we can do that...

If its one way count me in. wha'ts the terrain like btw?

I'll try to grab a piece of this - also missed the last one - but I'm right with you on rain & wind issue Mario....if I'm gonna ride 60 or so miles then I'd really rather do it on a pleasantish day!

Main roads for the first bit, then suburban, then really small windy back roads when we got a little lost, then countryside.
Then chips :-)

Reckon I'd be up for this. Usually free on Saturdays. Still haven't been on a fgss ride so that would be great. Weather pending of course.

Elevation = pancake

I think I'm up for this - are you all riding fixed, or will there be some derailleur action?

VB and Roberto 'cheated' last time ;-P

Geared. Much fun. Especially watching you all shit yourselves on that enormous downhill when everyone was spinning and roberto and I just tucked in and coasted down. Damn impressed that a couple of riders were still keeping up with us though.

Wasn't that the hill where the accident happened at the bottom?

I may do it... geared again. I haven't taken the geared bike out for so long and it's calling to me.

Yup - rob and I went into each other.

Sounds good, I'm up for this one.

fixed gear please! lol

oooo i'm hankering for another longish ride, i'm down. fixed, 48x17. and an armadillo on the back, so no fucking punctures this time hopefully.

Ive been riding with Vitoria Zaffiro for about 3 months and Didn`t get a puncture, I ride about 200 miles a week as Im a courier...
secret? just buy a green tape at Evans, put it between the tyre and the tube...done! no more punctures!!!

tape anti puncture: 12 pounds
pair of zaffiro: 10 pounds
no puncture: there is no price!! lol

1. Roberto (even if it's raining - that's what overshoes were made for :)

Don't mind going by fixie at all, if you use a low gear and a front brake (for road riding) it's ok, only sucks on the downhills...


But if Hippy go with his bling-bling road bike then i will have to go with mine then!

if flat has been hunted then i am in. rain or shine.

i am in.

Mareeoh! Good to hear from you again.

I'm in, maybe on my road bike

1. Roberto (even if it's raining - that's what overshoes were made for :)
2. dt

fix fix fixed!!!


1. Roberto (even if it's raining - that's what overshoes were made for :)
2. dt
3. mareeoh (not going if the weather is a crap)

Great I need an excuse to see if my fixie will take me that far without killing me. I'm not up for riding in the rain especially since DD 07', which was enjoyable but I imagine better without wet pants. Chips and candy floss are good um' K

New to this but i am in..
1. Roberto (even if it's raining - that's what overshoes were made for :)
2. dt
3. mareeoh (not going if the weather is a crap)
4. Killswitch

my bike got stolen last week so i need to get a new one. any one got any advise? Thought of building one myself but never doen anythign like that before.

killswitch

email the details of your stolen bike to stolenbkelondon@gmail.com, it might improve your chance of getting it back.

and check out the stolen bike london webpage

Love to come but I just realised, it is on a Daughter day.

Keeping up? Man, I passed you trying to catch Roberto and almost died trying to skid at the bottom :D hahaha Then photoben tried to kill slamm while I showed my navigation skills again, taking the wrong exit..

this sounds fun. i'm on it if it's not raining

Ahhh... now I remember, I was following you the wrong way and then took out slamm who was going the right way :-)