Thanks to all those on the ride last night; you made my first forum ride a really enjoyable experience (until my front mech decided to stop playing).
Riding the trike up Chinnor Hill in the middle ring is an 'interesting' experience. Some might even say "character building"! No way that I was going to attempt Smalldean Lane like that!!!
But I made it back home OK, though not much before the rest of you reached Tesco. Ugh!
Will now be sorting out the mechanicals; don't want that again.
Bad luck on the mechanicals, and thanks for meeting up with me and Fab Foodie for sausage and mash at the sausage place beforehand
My wild boar and pigeon sausages were awesome, and the apple crumble for desert set me up nicely for the ride. I still managed some egg sarnies in High Wycombe and a friend breakfast in London and yet I seem to weigh 0.5kg less than I did yesterday
I bought some new gloves, socks and a pink Rapha cap
What were we saying at breakfast about those people from Hoxton?
You forgot to mention we saw the space station whizz across the sky at about 4.50am. Apparently there were also 3 shooting stars, but I didn't spot them myself. maybe I should get my eyes tested, I last went 30 years ago (but had 20/20 vision then).
Pete, nice to meet you for nosh, sorry your ride was cut so short.
Feline, you scary super-whipet audaxer! Shows what can be achieved on a bike. Feline, your story would make inspirational reading in a mag, newbie to PBP in 15 months! Congrats on Smalldean.
oranj, nice to meet another local.
Sounds like you all had a good night, really p*ssed I couldn't make it, especially as the conditions were so sweet.
Cheers y'all, FF.