100k Isle of Wight Randonee - Sunday May 4th - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

Kelvin · 16th March 2008

I'm thinking I'm gonna be over to the little island for this

Anyone else thinking of going over?

|³|MA3K · 16th March 2008

Sounds a laugh, how much to get to IOW?

hippy · 16th March 2008

There was chatter about this here: http://www.londonfgss.com/discussion/2896/?Focus=97458#Comment_97458

Jonny was going with mates and a few others had expressed interest. It's a maybe for Mal and I at the mo'.

From (poor) memory, the train ticket was £60ish and the ferry was maybe a tenner?

Kelvin · 16th March 2008

I think the ferry tickets vary quite a bit based on how early you book

TheBrick(Tommy) · 16th March 2008

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|³|MA3K:Sounds a laugh, how much to get to IOW?

You can get deals at diffrent time but without any voucher the Lymington crossing is about 20 quid. Lymington is quite a good one to sail from as you can get a train right to the ferry terminal. Otherwise it is Portmouth don't know how much that would be.

hippy · 16th March 2008

Southampton?

TheBrick(Tommy) · 16th March 2008

Nah pretty sure it is Portmoth for all ferries. Southampton just has loads of containerships come in.

TheBrick(Tommy) · 16th March 2008

No I am wrong you can get to Cowes from Southampton.

hippy · 16th March 2008

Nah, I went to Isle of Wight festival from Southampton.. unless it has changed or they put those on specially for the festival? It was a fkn big boat though and there was a smaller, speedier, costlier option too..

TheBrick(Tommy) · 16th March 2008

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TheBrick(Tommy):No I am wrong you can get to Cowes from Southampton.

hippy · 16th March 2008

I was typing that before you'd replied.

Nah, I went to Isle of Wight festival from Southampton.. unless it has changed or they put those on specially for the festival? It was a fkn big boat though and there was a smaller, speedier, costlier option too..

I just left it there because I'd spent all that time typing it.

TheBrick(Tommy) · 16th March 2008

sorry sexy.

russell · 18th March 2008

im up for this

BringMeMyFix · 18th March 2008

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hippy:It's a maybe for Mal and I at the mo'.

Mal and me. You're the objects of the sentence. Remove 'Mal and' from the sentence to check sense:

*It's a maybe for I at the mo'. Obviously not.

Fuck you too ;)

hippy · 18th March 2008

What? I don't give a dram if you're a literary genius.. it's my wordages and I likesee them they ways they iz!

jonny · 18th March 2008

you can get group tickets for the train. travel in groups of four. portsmouth from waterloo, rtn aroudn £35 each.

this year Team Etchingham are looking at at setting up camp in Lymington Bay. and just getting the day ferry direct into the checkpoint spot of yarmouth.

if a group are going i recommend the Tower House B&B in Ventnor where Team Etchingham have stayed the last 3 years

BringMeMyFix · 18th March 2008

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hippy:What? I don't give a dram if you're a literary genius.. it's my wordages and I likesee them they ways they iz!

If you do give a dram, I'll happily quaff it. Especially if it's Ardbeg.

hippy · 18th March 2008

Turn up to the birthday and I'll get you a dram (or the London equiv.) :)

mashton · 18th March 2008

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BringMeMyFix:

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hippy:What? I don't give a dram if you're a literary genius.. it's my wordages and I likesee them they ways they iz!

If you do give a dram, I'll happily quaff it. Especially if it's Ardbeg.

Plus one to Ardbeg - Islay all the way baby.

BringMeMyFix · 18th March 2008

I just keep coming back to Ardbeg as 'the one'.

Like a bit of Ledaig (the peaty one from Tobermory) when I'm going non-Islay.

Have you been down Royal Mile Whiskies on Bloomsbury St (just off New Oxford St). There's always a dram of something or other at the counter, and they do some interesting Scottish ales too. I like 'Kelpie' the one made with seaweed :)

EDIT: Maybe single malt needs a thread of its own...

hippy · 18th March 2008

I want a bottle of Hedonism. Bought it for a mate's birthday but never tried it. It's meant to be great but I just love the name.
I've got some expensive blend in the cupboard.. might have to crack it open and mix it up with some diet coke and ice..

BringMeMyFix · 18th March 2008

Blend, schmlend.

Kelvin · 18th March 2008

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jonny:you can get group tickets for the train. travel in groups of four. portsmouth from waterloo, rtn aroudn £35 each.

this year Team Etchingham are looking at at setting up camp in Lymington Bay. and just getting the day ferry direct into the checkpoint spot of yarmouth.

if a group are going i recommend the Tower House B&B in Ventnor where Team Etchingham have stayed the last 3 years

Is doing it fixed a optimistic jonny?

TheBrick(Tommy) · 18th March 2008

For Jonny even a half empty glass of milk is half full so doing the IOW fixed will be no problems.

jonny · 18th March 2008

@kelvin, done it fixed last three years and it surely is. 48 x18. there are no climbs like ditchling beacon just (gentle, ahem) undulations for most of the day.

definitely go fixed.
@tommy - you know it dude

hippy · 18th March 2008

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BringMeMyFix:Blend, schmlend.

I saw a blend in Edinburgh for £10,000. Either someone must like 'em or it was the arrospok equivalent of whisky :)

Kelvin · 18th March 2008

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jonny:definitely go fixed.

Nice one, I'm hardly in prime condition but nice to know it's possible.

Is there enough of us for a list?

Kelvin · 11th April 2008

anyone booked a campsite yet.. think I've got a small motley crew coming with

TheBrick(Tommy) · 23rd April 2008

Bump only week and a half away.

Kelvin · 23rd April 2008

i'm def going, think i'm the only fg of my lot though, still not booked a ferry or a campsite mind

TheBrick(Tommy) · 23rd April 2008

I think I will stay with my fokes and get the ferry across from Lymington in the morning. With the added miles it should push me up to 200 km when coming from them. Not sure weather to do it fixed or not. I have not used my road bike in a long time so may use that. Would be good to meet up with some other people at least at the start though.

Kelvin · 23rd April 2008

Yeah I'm going over on the saturday, Imagine will start at the check point as near campsite as possible. I don't need anymore than the 100k ;)

hippy · 23rd April 2008

Out. Booked myself into another TT.

stompy · 23rd April 2008

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Originally Posted by jonny

@kelvin, done it fixed last three years and it surely is. 48 x18. there are no climbs like ditchling beacon just (gentle, ahem) undulations for most of the day.

definitely go fixed.
@tommy - you know it dude

Seriously, Jonny, undulating like London-Cambridge or undulating like London-Brighton?

My in-laws are in Bournemouth, so I could get over for this one...

Kelvin · 24th April 2008

theres the elevations...

16th March 2008	#1
Kelvin	I'm thinking I'm gonna be over to the little island for this Anyone else thinking of going over?
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16th March 2008	#2
\|³\|MA3K	Sounds a laugh, how much to get to IOW?
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16th March 2008	#3
hippy	There was chatter about this here: http://www.londonfgss.com/discussion/2896/?Focus=97458#Comment_97458 Jonny was going with mates and a few others had expressed interest. It's a maybe for Mal and I at the mo'. From (poor) memory, the train ticket was £60ish and the ferry was maybe a tenner?
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16th March 2008	#7
TheBrick(Tommy)	Nah pretty sure it is Portmoth for all ferries. Southampton just has loads of containerships come in.
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18th March 2008	#15
hippy	What? I don't give a dram if you're a literary genius.. it's my wordages and I likesee them they ways they iz!
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18th March 2008	#16
jonny	you can get group tickets for the train. travel in groups of four. portsmouth from waterloo, rtn aroudn £35 each. this year Team Etchingham are looking at at setting up camp in Lymington Bay. and just getting the day ferry direct into the checkpoint spot of yarmouth. if a group are going i recommend the Tower House B&B in Ventnor where Team Etchingham have stayed the last 3 years
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18th March 2008	#20
BringMeMyFix	I just keep coming back to Ardbeg as 'the one'. Like a bit of Ledaig (the peaty one from Tobermory) when I'm going non-Islay. Have you been down Royal Mile Whiskies on Bloomsbury St (just off New Oxford St). There's always a dram of something or other at the counter, and they do some interesting Scottish ales too. I like 'Kelpie' the one made with seaweed :) EDIT: Maybe single malt needs a thread of its own...
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11th April 2008	#28
Kelvin	anyone booked a campsite yet.. think I've got a small motley crew coming with
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23rd April 2008	#29
TheBrick(Tommy)	Bump only week and a half away.
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