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View Poll Results: Where to hombre?
Thousand Oysters 10 27.03%
Dreaming Spires 23 62.16%
Falling Leaves 2 5.41%
All the same to me my friend 5 13.51%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll

 
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Old 29th May 2008   #51
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just get out of your filthy pit early, you opulent pig
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Old 29th May 2008   #52
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just answer the fucking question, or don't you know?
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Old 29th May 2008   #53
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HTFU and get up early. It's better to have extra time available at the end than to end up rushed.
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Old 29th May 2008   #54
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look. it's a simple fucking question.

roughly.how.long.will.it.take.
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Old 29th May 2008   #55
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5 hours? 6?
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Old 29th May 2008   #56
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100k ride. With large hills. I'd say 6 Hours. Could be 5 with a small, quick group, but more likely to be 6 - 7 hours.

Which means early start, I'm afraid.
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Old 29th May 2008   #57
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I've got to make it down from oxford!
earlier the better.
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Old 29th May 2008   #58
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@nimhbus - can't you arrange to meet them en route at Henley or sumfink? Pick a spot where you can wait in comfort, and avoid the shitty getting-out-of-town bit.

(and 100k to Brighton took 9 hours!!!)
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Old 29th May 2008   #59
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9-fucking-hours?! Are you kidding? No, forum ride, of course not.
You don't mean L2B and then back do you?
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Old 29th May 2008   #60
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it is going to take 5.
hopefully....
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Old 29th May 2008   #61
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@hippy - it was the full 50/14 experience + punctures got into double figures or thereabouts.

And you were too slow going down the hills as well as up them.
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Old 30th May 2008   #62
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Couldn't you tell.. I was 'leaving' you in front. I'm a wheelsucker from way back :P
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Old 30th May 2008   #63
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nimbhus - gonna reccie (never know how to spell that) the ride next week. will have a better clue how long it will take, building in time for mechanicals, etc. i can't see it starting at 0800 though as quite a few of us will have to put 15 miles in just to get to the start point. good to get away early enough though to enjoy oxvoid.
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Old 30th May 2008   #64
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Just go with reconnaissance - sounds SAS hard with an oxford magesticness

I voted Oysters but wanted the lamb!!
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Old 30th May 2008   #65
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@nimhbus - can't you arrange to meet them en route at Henley or sumfink? Pick a spot where you can wait in comfort, and avoid the shitty getting-out-of-town bit.

(and 100k to Brighton took 9 hours!!!)
good point, as my dad lives there, i could do that i guess
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Old 30th May 2008   #66
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nimbhus - gonna reccie (never know how to spell that) the ride next week. will have a better clue how long it will take, building in time for mechanicals, etc. i can't see it starting at 0800 though as quite a few of us will have to put 15 miles in just to get to the start point. good to get away early enough though to enjoy oxvoid.
yeah, that's what i meant. i think you get a better turnout if the start time is slightly more accommodating. 11 am is too late, clearly, i was just pitching high.

of course we want to enjoy oxford when we get there, but the long light evenings help that no end..

oh and Jonny? be sure and check your PM, there's a good chap.
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Old 30th May 2008   #67
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sorry nimbhus, had checked my pm and had put it to the only person i know who might have been up for it but is, alas, too busy. sorry dude - did mean to get back to you.

make sure you do this ride whether starting from richmond or wherever. nice one
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Old 30th May 2008   #68
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ok jonny
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Old 30th May 2008   #69
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and if i can be any help with the route, i know dem roads like de back of me 'and.
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Old 30th May 2008   #70
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I am totally up for an early start. If it takes as long as the Cambridge ride it is a shame to get there late. People should HTFU. I can't see the problem with getting up and out for 7 am!
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Old 30th May 2008   #71
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Poor falling leaves. No one loves you
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Old 30th May 2008   #72
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I am totally up for an early start. If it takes as long as the Cambridge ride it is a shame to get there late. People should HTFU. I can't see the problem with getting up and out for 7 am!
Yeah quit moaning nimby, a better turnout for a late start= "dead wood" (thanks pj for inspiration)

All HTFUCC will be there early. The rest can go and get a skinny soya latte.
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Old 30th May 2008   #73
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what-eveerrr
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Old 30th May 2008   #74
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Poor falling leaves. No one loves you
I had a secret crush on falling leaves, and have now made the first move...
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Old 30th May 2008   #75
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I took the very generic option number 4.
I'm not sure I'm quite ready for falling leaves but I'd happily drop some GI and give it a go. Be nice to put another long ride in before hand though. as I've not done more then 80miles in a day since last year.

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Old 30th May 2008   #76
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i did half the falling leaves route last weekend and am looking forward to doing the whole thing some time. i wasn't down there cycling it just turned out the route was ideal for some trees i was going to look at. it will happen. all these rides will happen, but yeah i think the Falling Leaves is the toughest of them.

start time will be sorted once reconnaissance complete. we will be making a day of it l's and g's.
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Old 30th May 2008   #77
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I had a secret crush on falling leaves, and have now made the first move...
nice one bmmf, if nothing else it makes the poll look prettier ;)
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Old 30th May 2008   #78
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And it's yellow, which is a suitable visual metaphor for all the non-H'dTFU fallen-leaves eschewers.

Last edited by BringMeMyFix; 30th May 2008 at 14:48.. Reason: complete malfunction of article usage.
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Old 30th May 2008   #79
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that's no coincidence BMMF!
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Old 30th May 2008   #80
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I'm so bleedin excited about this now, cheers jonny!
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Old 30th May 2008   #81
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I am totally up for an early start. If it takes as long as the Cambridge ride it is a shame to get there late. People should HTFU. I can't see the problem with getting up and out for 7 am!
Early start no problem, I write the whole day off with these rides anyway, so I might as well start early.
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Old 30th May 2008   #82
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Hi guys... forgive me for asking a newbie question, but are you guys doing these rides on fixed gear bikes??? I did Falling Leaves last year with a geared bike, I can't imagine doing it fixed or SS!
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Old 30th May 2008   #83
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most of the rides on here are fixed, but you can come on whatever you like, plenty of people doing stuff geared.
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Old 31st May 2008   #84
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I might stave off the fixing of the CS for this one, I don't think I'd be pulling it off without gears if it's any hillier than the Cambridge roll. Looks like spires, signed up for oysters, gonna be brilliant no matter what..cheers Jonny.
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