Author Topic: British Heart Foundation London to South Coast Off Road Bike Ride 24 Sep 2011 (Read 3571 times)

PaulF · « **on:** 13 September, 2011, 12:17:47 pm »

Anyone else doing this?

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Riggers · « **Reply #1 on:** 13 September, 2011, 12:25:04 pm »

I will be big boy. I'll recognise you by your shadow!

Riggers · « **Reply #2 on:** 14 September, 2011, 10:23:38 am »

Anybody else going on this shindig?

Riggers · « **Reply #3 on:** 15 September, 2011, 08:34:56 am »

… Tumbleweed 'smiley' image rolls across the screen

PaulF · « **Reply #4 on:** 15 September, 2011, 09:00:45 am »

Looks like it'll just be the 2 of us then!

Riggers · « **Reply #5 on:** 15 September, 2011, 09:43:01 am »

I must remember to have m'pipe with me!

PaulF · « **Reply #6 on:** 15 September, 2011, 09:56:18 am »

Don't worry, your face is the same colour as my bike so I'm sure that I'll recognise you

Riggers · « **Reply #7 on:** 15 September, 2011, 10:04:32 am »

I'll also make sure I've got me big pipe out too.

Riggers · « **Reply #8 on:** 21 September, 2011, 05:07:19 pm »

Not long now.

Riggers · « **Reply #9 on:** 23 September, 2011, 12:21:38 pm »

Can't find m'pipe!

PaulF · « **Reply #10 on:** 23 September, 2011, 12:32:45 pm »

I'm ready (well as ready as I'm ever going to be)

But just debating whether I need a longer gear having just looked at the hills or lack thereof.

Riggers · « **Reply #11 on:** 23 September, 2011, 01:02:32 pm »

Don't worry about that. Just beer money you should be concerned about.

PaulF · « **Reply #12 on:** 23 September, 2011, 01:37:46 pm »

Good point! Nearly forgot that!

I'm aiming for a 7 o'clock start, will be riding a light blue single-speed. What's your plan?

Riggers · « **Reply #13 on:** 23 September, 2011, 01:50:45 pm »

We are catching the 6:50 train from Brighton to Clapham and then to Barnes, so lord knows when we'll drift off. Most probably around 8.30ish I guess. So good luck. I very much doubt if we'll catch you up!

I shall be riding a silver un-named MTB, now with knobbly tyres on, having forsaken my front slick and rear town & country set-up.

PaulF · « **Reply #14 on:** 23 September, 2011, 02:53:03 pm »

You have more faith in my speed than I do!

PaulF · « **Reply #15 on:** 24 September, 2011, 03:41:09 pm »

Made it! Finished in 7 1/4 hours.

Wish I'd had a longer gear now

PaulF · « **Reply #16 on:** 25 September, 2011, 11:37:13 am »

Entry on my blog here: http://paulfulford.blogspot.com/

Riggers · « **Reply #17 on:** 26 September, 2011, 08:58:17 am »

Well done Paul. Haven't read your blog yet, and can't remember our time. With the trains being borked at Brighton, we had to cadge lifts from wives to Gatwick. So a 5:30 start for us. Interesting descent into Sheere wasn't it? A couple of chums punctured, and didn't much enjoy all the battering through the woods of Mordor, seeing as how the tension spring in my deraiilier 'went', so I had to keep in the large chainring all the way thereafter and, yes, I did walk up Bostal Hill, thanks for asking!

PaulF · « **Reply #18 on:** 26 September, 2011, 10:14:16 am »

Descent into Sheere was fun, climbing out more 'interesting'. My rear wheel slipped out of the dropout, dropping the chain!

I walked up Borstal Hill but was no slower than those trying to ride it, the one guy who made it all the way up was so exhausted that I then passed him on the road climb but well done to him all the same

Riggers · « **Reply #19 on:** 26 September, 2011, 11:38:39 am »

I walked up past a chap who was cycling up it. I looked back and grinned. I believe we understood the absurdity of the situation.