Some of the video is OK, basically the streetlit bits. The camera can't quite cope with totally unlit roads, even when Steve Kish is in front.with his Light Of Many Suns.
No large wildlife this time, just an owl and lots of bunnies. Among the two-legged variety of nocturnal beast, Thame was tame and the Cowley Road in Oxford was also quite well-behaved. There were, however, about 12 policemen shoving toss-pots into vans in the centre of High Wycombe at 4am and I caught it on video.
No p*nct*r*s but a number of other mechanicals. Pete's recalcitrant front mech meant he couldn't engage bottom gear on the Trice for Chinnor Hill so that was the end of his ride. Steve Kish's left crank kept threatening to fall off but hung in there. Jurek lost his glasses halfway down the switchback descent of Coombe Lane and they were promptly run over by at least two following riders. He didn't dare go back for them.
Other than that, things went more or less to plan. The toilets at Oxford station now seem to be locked after 11pm, which is a minor annoyance. There were a few new road surfaces and the new roundabout in Chinnor is quite useful because it marks the start of the climb.
Rider of the night has to be Feline, who has improved beyond measure since her first attempt last August and is also going to ride a "200" tomorrow
