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  • Hi all

    i should be on this one will meet you on route as your heading my way langford/clifton area, its quite hilly so the pace should not to be to fast.

    If you let me know what time you leave the tuns around 8.00am as poste…
  • i see i thought it was a car ( i take back my skurvey curse) all's fair in love war & cycling.

    it's normally me ending up on the deck with somthing broken.

    good luck all.

    strappy.
  • OUCH !! again sounds nasty hope john is ok , i hope the one that took you all out gets the skurvy

    strappy.
  • what a cracker of a day great ride by all ---- langford,clifton,ireland,amphill,stepingley,eversholt,back via sundon sharpenhoe shillington .

    there i was bowling along i thought i would bypass the shapenhoe clapper hill as some of the g…
  • I will be there.
    Strappy .
  • mc

    sounds good to me 1 month before the chiltern 100. perfect place to practice if you ask me .

    pencil me in for this one.

    strappy.
    in 100 club Comment by strappy April 2013
  • cheers shaun

    Was a good ride did get a bit pacey as mark say's above i got dropped on the same hill took me till the mordens to catch you up.

    It does seem to me the club pace & medium pace are very close in speed and sin…
  • Skelders

    you won't find your bike you sold them all ! you could always do it on the billy bromton.

    Good to see you back on the force.

    strappy.

    (bet you got a couple stashed away).
  • Big thanks to carmello for the route.

    Bit cold to start but after 1 puncture 2 chain breaks and few hills we were warm enough (kmc chain for sure Iain).

    Good to see the young guns storming up the hill toward the finish line …
  • cheers tim

    nice steady ride finished on 62 @ 17 so all in all not bad for such a cold windy day.

    jane you forgot the wind chill factor it never got above 0 deg most of the ride it was -1 deg according to my stats
  • as i recall they were huge so if your a big head !

    if the cap fits wear it.

    strappy.
  • stef

    Thanks for the route that wind was colder than i expected as were my feet after going through that lake.
    Picked up the pace a bit with wind helping us finished on 58 miles so happy with that mid winter.

    see you al…
  • geoff

    Thanks for the route the first 20 was easy but the other 40 odd was nasty, my legs would not work the last ten from ashwell to clifton with my head down giving all i had 10 MPH in to the gail force wind .

    So all in al…
  • I should be there to guy's

    Strappy.
  • hi all

    just booked it, another one for the blue train.

    strappy.
  • Shaun
    This is a deffo for me once you have registered the team I will put my name down cracking ride.

    Cheers

    Strappy .
  • Sorry guys
    Never got away from the house till 9.20 went out moggerhanger back up cardington hill etc finished on 40 miles @ 18 avg not bad was still windy but a nice day.

    Back to normal next Sunday

    See you at the tun…
  • Hi all
    Could be out tomo hang over permitting , what way you going. If I am not on time
    Don't wait.

    Strappy .
  • shaun

    thanks for the route nice ride , great weather too finished on 42 miles so that worked out spot on i would have gone back to ashwell with you all but those punctures took their toll on the time so i was still able to get things don…
  • cheers carmelo

    that was a cracking ride first time for a few weeks i have been with the fast group felt that in my old legs.
    felt that in my rear end when i went down,

    As i was behind carmelo thought i would be ok but…
  • What a blast sounds great fun and awfull at the same time, like shaun if it was sunny and warm i would have been with you all.

    But as it was wet and very windy i was glad to be at work !! (another brill write up martin when you moving ba…
  • Daniel

    Good to see u and have a chat , glad you got home ok
    You looked a bit knackerd that's what you get for trying
    Keep up with the young guns of the outfit. ha ha.

    After I left you I just shot up the bypas…
  • Cheers Robbie

    Top ride by all wonders will never cease felt good all the
    Till the pace ramped up near the end will pop out on my
    Own tomo might see you around .

    Thanks

    Strappy .
  • It's ok robbie I will come to the tuns may be we could end out my way
    Could do with being back lunch time .
    Strappy .
  • robbie

    have you any route in mind .! .
  • robbie

    i am of work so will meet you at the end of my road thats if your going right at the henlow chippy.

    if not i will see you at ireland.

    strappy.

    p.s.i am of work tomo so am going out woburn wa…
  • carmello

    i you have't already get those dressing jon has posted about they are best thing ever, once stuck on your pain just goes you can shower etc they come off after 3 or so days, my road rash was on the same place as my last one but …
  • 3 of us out in the rain got a good soaking to start but not cold so not to bad really.
    Thought we would find a few lumps so off we went.

    Henlow , shillington, hexton hill, drop down to barton,sundon hill,Lilly bottom ,Preston hill,…
  • I will be at the tuns @ 8.00 we can sort a route to fit.

    Strappy .
  • Robbie

    Hope all goes well for your race.

    Is any one else out @ 8.00 as I am of work again.

    I think its going to be raining so just post here if any
    One up for ride.