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andyman
Joined: 05 Apr 2006
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Location: Suffolk
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| sol wrote: |
| That was so much fun! |
Well of course, its the company 
Seconded, and what about the conditions, absolutely fantastic. Dan you really must get up earlier 
One downside,Tom got 'brushed' by a car in Staines, and I got the same by a wing mirror in Wandsworth. Fortunately (or unfortunately?) I caught up with him and gave him some real verbal (Ray was most shocked at my command of, err, french  ) Still doesn't take away from a great ride.
Thighs are a bit tired but nothing a session at Tatem tomorrow won't sort out 
Oh and one final thing, the hill just before Pishill was murder, steep and very long!!! |
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Rick
Joined: 25 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:02 pm Subject: |
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| andyman wrote: |
| Oh and one final thing, the hill just before Pishill was murder, steep and very long!!! |
Only done that one in the other direction before. Seem to remember there is a climb whichever way you go. The only way to avoid any major hills is to follow the Thames or railway line which means going via Reading.
Had an extra hour in bad in the end and saw off my guest at 8:30am. I seriously needed the sleep. Should be alive enough for Tatem tomorrow now. |
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Christophe
Joined: 26 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:43 pm Subject: |
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Yesh, can't really say that I enjoyed any of the hills today... 
Sorry to hear some car drivers gave you trouble! Hope Tom and his bike were ok. |
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Tom
Joined: 16 Aug 2004
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Location: Holland Park
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| Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:38 pm Subject: |
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Was amazing fun. And the weather was perfect.
Nothing major with the car. Just brushed my hand. |
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Ray
Joined: 30 Mar 2004
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Location: Dagenham
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| Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:36 pm Subject: |
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Yeah, that was great!,
Cruising along through the Oxford countryside in perfect weather at 10 in the morning, seeing a kite flying overhead. Two challenging hills, I had a good sprint after one of them as Christophe went the wrong way and I volunteered to bring him back  It's hard to sprint yelling "Christophe!" at the top of your voice.
All together a brilliant easy paced ride - now where's the next challenge? |
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greazer
Joined: 07 Oct 2004
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Location: Haarlem
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| Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 4:46 pm Subject: |
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| Ray wrote: |
| All together a brilliant easy paced ride - now where's the next challenge? |
A nice easy paced ride around Haarlem, the challenge is to get here from London by bike.
My LSST coloured Van Limpurg Moreno :
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sol
Child Protection Officer
Joined: 23 Dec 2005
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Location: on the river
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| Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:14 pm Subject: |
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| greazer wrote: |
| A nice easy paced ride around Haarlem, the challenge is to get here from London by bike. |
I can feel an LSST cycling holiday to Holland coming on next summer  |
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Christophe
Joined: 26 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:31 pm Subject: |
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| Ray wrote: |
Yeah, that was great!,
Cruising along through the Oxford countryside in perfect weather at 10 in the morning, seeing a kite flying overhead. Two challenging hills, I had a good sprint after one of them as Christophe went the wrong way and I volunteered to bring him back It's hard to sprint yelling "Christophe!" at the top of your voice.
All together a brilliant easy paced ride - now where's the next challenge? |
eheh sooreee...
Andy said "straight to Henley", so off I went...
It was a great ride definitely. My thighs felt heavy this morning. |
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BigSteev
Joined: 04 Jul 2006
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Location: London
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:09 am Subject: |
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| @Greazer - Why all the gears? Holland is flat. |
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Mikey-two-Names
Joined: 24 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 6:12 pm Subject: |
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| BigSteev wrote: |
| @Greazer - Why all the gears? Holland is flat. |
LOLOL! Actually, it makes more sense than in a hilly place. Wind is *waaaaay* worse than hills. |
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greazer
Joined: 07 Oct 2004
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Location: Haarlem
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| Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:42 pm Subject: |
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I was going to post exactly that, but Mike beat me to it.
Good to see the cycling is really taking off now!
Still like skating sooooo much better though... |
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