Sounds like fun - I've put it in my diary :)
Yeah - I might just come along on the Brompton for that reason. I can't take photographs when I'm on the penny, either!
good it will be great to see you both again teamonster :thumbsup:
Dear lord, that was a lot of cyclists.The LCC say that's an official "10,000" cyclists. :thumbsup:
Back in Eltham now. What a good turnout. I joined the feeder from Greenwich which was a tad slow and managed to lose about half the contingent.
Didn't get to the start until 11.30ish so missed the meet at AWM.
The only person of this parish that I saw on the route, was an SLR toting Charlotte.
Did meet Jane at Greenwhich though. :thumbsup:
Will it ever stop raining?They have had lovely weather on the West Coast of Scotland over the last few days, according to my daughter.
Apologies if anyone misconstrued that as me being anti-social but I really was ver' ver' cold and miz by that point.
Does Graham know Padbeat (of this 'ere parish) by any chance?
That is Parsley.
As always, Charlotte, plz to be stealing your photo of moi?
I reckon you could make some money selling photos of NSTN on her bike wearing a long, flowing dress.
I should do a YACF calendar shoot sometime :D
How do you want me? ;D
I reckon you could make some money selling photos of NSTN on her bike wearing a long, flowing dress.
She'd look awesome, I agree. I should do a YACF calendar shoot sometime :D
Dear lord, that was a lot of cyclists.So that's why us at the back were hanging around, freezing and soaking. The cause doesn't justify a few people, some of whom, IMO, may be a smidgin too fond of the sound of their own voices, not thinking about how all those thousands who came out in support of that cause, many of whom were small children, might be feeling and just getting things started with the minimum of pointless pontificating.
Could've done without having to listen to lengthy speeches while temperatures edged towards Bejam. But I guess there is a cause etc
Dear lord, that was a lot of cyclists.So that's why us at the back were hanging around, freezing and soaking. The cause doesn't justify a few people, some of whom, IMO, may be a smidgin too fond of the sound of their own voices, not thinking about how all those thousands who came out in support of that cause, many of whom were small children, might be feeling and just getting things started with the minimum of pointless pontificating.
Could've done without having to listen to lengthy speeches while temperatures edged towards Bejam. But I guess there is a cause etc
Sorry to moan. It was great to see all those riders. To be honest, I didn't hear or see who was speaking, so I don't know for sure if my criticism is totally justified.
Dear lord, that was a lot of cyclists.So that's why us at the back were hanging around, freezing and soaking. The cause doesn't justify a few people, some of whom, IMO, may be a smidgin too fond of the sound of their own voices, not thinking about how all those thousands who came out in support of that cause, many of whom were small children, might be feeling and just getting things started with the minimum of pointless pontificating.
Could've done without having to listen to lengthy speeches while temperatures edged towards Bejam. But I guess there is a cause etc
Sorry to moan. It was great to see all those riders. To be honest, I didn't hear or see who was speaking, so I don't know for sure if my criticism is totally justified.
I wasn't close enough to tell really, but am fairly sure that the blogger from ibikelondon was one of them, and there was also a woman but I couldn't tell who she was...there was about three of them standing on the podium altogether.
The lengthy speeches were really ill-judged in my opinion, they would have known people were getting fed up but they kept yammering on even after people started shouting that they wanted to get going (including me...I had begun to channel the kind of Rage normally reserved for off-roading).
I didn't do a feeder ride, but can imagine how that might have been immensely more enjoyable than being coralied on Park Lane in the cold drizzle.
Not Fun.
Is anyone from LCC reading this?
My cleaning lady did a shift at The Dorchester on Saturday and took some rather good pics of the ride with her phone.
I'll upload when I have the tuits.
My cleaning lady did a shift at The Dorchester on Saturday and took some rather good pics of the ride with her phone.
I'll upload when I have the tuits.
I can never find a round one :)
I didn't do a feeder ride, but can imagine how that might have been immensely more enjoyable than being coralied on Park Lane listening to speeches for the converted in the cold drizzle.
Not Fun.
Is anyone from LCC reading this?
Dear me.
Am I erring into rant territory?