Teethgrinders' September (600) special

[Ian H]

I'm staying in Newpag Portnell. I'd be up for a meal out if a venue can be decided and directions given. Not entirely sure whether curry the night before a 600 is wise...Oh! let's throw caution to the wind (parp!)

[Chris S]

I can no longer make this ride, sorry - didn't realise I was still on the start list.

[dkahn400]

I'm out too. Family affairs. Sorry everyone. Peter M can move up one floor space in the pecking order. 

[Ian H]

I think AUK should hire TG a secretary to organise these things for him. I'll bring it up at the AGM.

A desk that clips on to his bars should suffice. After all, he's got nothing else to do when he's riding.

[teethgrinder]

OK then.
We'll meet Andrij at the train station just after 2000 and take it from there where we go to eat. there's a Whetherspoons up the road, an Indian next to the station plus several other pubs and restaurants around, we're spoilt for choice really.

[PeterM]

Peter M has a routesheet.

Err.... Do I?  I've got a card from Ross, and I rode some of the Middle Road eight years ago.  I expect there's still tumbleweed blowing through the streets of Desborough, though.  Don't recall the navigation being too tricky.

Email me a route and I'll print it and sweatproof it.

I'm aiming to pedal gently to Chateau TG, arriving by around 1900 on Fri. 

Probably on gears.  Will reserve the fixed for Oct, if this goes OK.

(Why has everything gone brown?)

[PeterM]

Will reserve the fixed for Oct, if this goes OK.

Oh no...  What have I said?

[teethgrinder]

Peter M has a routesheet.

Err.... Do I?  I've got a card from Ross, and I rode some of the Middle Road eight years ago.  I expect there's still tumbleweed blowing through the streets of Desborough, though.  Don't recall the navigation being too tricky.

Email me a route and I'll print it and sweatproof it.

I'm aiming to pedal gently to Chateau TG, arriving by around 1900 on Fri. 

Probably on gears.  Will reserve the fixed for Oct, if this goes OK.

(Why has everything gone brown?)

Looks like there's no route sheet then. Oh well, never mind, we have Pete Turnbull to follow.


We probably won't go through Desborough though. They built a new A6 to bypass Desborough (it's that bad!) but thought that nobody needed to use that nice quiet lane to get into Desborough, so it's a dead end now.

See you at 1900 ish, then we'll goto the station and meet the others for food.

(Mines gone back to blue again )

Will reserve the fixed for Oct, if this goes OK.

Oh no...  What have I said?

Too late now mate.

[PeterM]

Too late now mate.

Drat.  And double drat.

P.

[RichForrest]

I've done the route to Lincoln 3 times in the past year and through Thorne to York once.
Know the route reasonably well.
Famous last words 

Rich.

[Andrij]

Just purchased my train tickets.  This is now becoming all too real and I'm starting to get nervous.  I may well be a total wreck by Saturday morning...

[Ian H]

I may well be a total wreck by Saturday morning...

Don't worry, just think how much worse you'll feel on Sunday evening. 





Sorry— joking. It'll be a steady ride with everyone looking after everyone else and a great introduction to proper cycling.

[leeg]

I'm hoping to be on the train that arrives at 20:08.  I could be up for some food but not sure I fancy a curry.

I'm staying at the De Vere Hebden which looks near to Newport Pagnell, so I get to do an extra 8km riding in to MK station in the morning.

[Justin(e)]

Just about to head out.  I have enough packed to last for a month.  Not sure teethgrinder is going to be all that impressed with all my 'stuff'. 

Here goes nothing.

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Next post of mine will be a ride report.

[teethgrinder]

Just about to head out.  I have enough packed to last for a month.  Not sure teethgrinder is going to be all that impressed with all my 'stuff'. 

Here goes nothing.

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Next post of mine will be a ride report.

After the ride we did last year with Mike Kelly, I'm amazed that you're carrying any luggage at all. Hope you have some good tyres this time instead of some which have only done 3000 miles 

[scottlington]

Not sure if you'll all get to read this before you've finished, but GOOD LUCK! Especially to those for whom this will be the first 600.

I'm currently sitting here dead jealous, cos it sounds like it's going to be a blast - really good group, great weather! Should be brilliant.

I'm going to console myself by doing the London to Brighton off road which should also be great fun.

Look forward to reading the ride reports!

[nutkin]

Received some texts today....

10.40: 1st control, 95km
14.15: 2nd control, Lincoln, 170km
Finished the first 200km in 10.25
19.15: Howden, 257km

Apparently there was a lot of fog at the start of this ride, which took some time to clear.

Last message read "of to a pub" - I think they deserve it!

[duncan]

I'm dead jealous too. I wonder if the achilles tendons will be ok for October...

[nutkin]

Last night:

23.29: Gainsborough, 316km

Today:
03.45: Gonerby, 380km, sleep stop
07.34: About to set off again
09.45: Oakham, 419km

[agagisgroovy]

Now 0951 hours, Oakham. 270 miles.
They are predicting the first flapjack raid to arrive at our house 1300 hours. 

They are at Old(e) now, which is about 6 miles away. 12.28pm 

1304 - First Contingent of RichForrest, Ian and another guy.

[nutkin]

16.52: Buckingham, 520km

They've got Thame to go, then on to Milton Keynes.

[nutkin]

18.48: Thame, 5556km

[nutkin]

Message from Andrij just before 10 to say that he had finished.




Mad, mad people, all of them.

[teethgrinder]

Finished at 2145
Richsrd Forrest
Justin(e)
Pete Turnbull
leeg
Chris
teethgrinder
Ian H
Andrij

Peter M was last seen at Thame. i expect he finished his 600 too.

First time 600s for Andrij, leeg and Chris.

Thanks to Mrs Chris and family for the feed in their garden.

[RichForrest]

Mad, mad people, all of them.

Not wrong there