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I can wear jeans, trainers and a hoody?
I can also smoke cigs, and abuse passing fixies.
And play reallyannoyingringtones on my mobile.
And display gratuitous profanity and the use of the word 'innit'.
That urban enough for yer?
I will be redefining paradigms of urban pootle couture. Take note.
WTF?paradigms of urban pootle couture
Dunt
Indeed WTF? Please explain as Id hate to wear the wrong thing!
Rude
BURBERRY! Thats the way forward lets all turn up in Burberry - its tweedish & its yoof!
Sorrrtttteedddddd.... 😉
hehe. Just playing. Wear what you like as long as you MEAN IT! Rules are for fools.
Hey.. if it ends up in Richmond we can have a nice barbie in my (tiny) garden.
Is this going ahead on the 29th March?
Did we decide to east or west?
And where/when are we meeting?
This is urbane riding isn't it?
aggresive urbane lite
oH! ok.
Sick to the radd!
Well, seing as no-one else actually went to the trouble of planning and proposing a route, and I have, I say we do the one I suggest.
I spent ages on posting that pictorial guide. 🙁
Whipper
😆
RB, are you actually riding or just sending us into the wilderness of East London? Besides, there was a proposal of going Richmond-wards, wasn't there?
I'll be riding, as me gammy claw will probbly be fine by then. S'healing up nicely.
Well, I'm proposing the East route, as no-one else has actually put forward an inertesting West route.
Bearing in mind, to make things easy for everyone, that all rides should really start and finish in Central London. I don't think I'd want to be stuck over in Windsor or something, and have to schlepp all the way back home from there, just 'cos it's convenient for one or two. And we'd have people like Cheesyfeet, coming in from Essex, so we should be mindful of everyone's need to be able to get home easily. If the West London lot want a West London pootle, that's fine, but bear in mind not all of us live West.
I'd be more than happy to lead this East ride. So youse can shout at me, if it all goes wrong. I've planned it with options of using the RiverBus, and there are train services along the southern part, which get you back into CL, if something goes wrong. I've tried to plan a ride which is inertesting, fun, and varied. And above all, away from heavy traffic. And some of the bits we'd ride through, won't be rideable soon, as rampant development is changing things dramatically.
Anyway, this is Duntmatter's baby really, as he first suggested the London Pootles. so I think he should have a say.
Fine by me. Is it 10 a.m. then by The Eye?
Wot Rudeboy sed. I'm in it for the fun, not the leading.
Let West people be more proactive next time and we'll do that then, of course.
Looking forward to it. 10am by the Eye it is.
😀
We're not complaining because we will ride up from west london anyway :-)Its always nice to have a change of scenery.
Don't worry about me for this one. I can't make it. Mrs Feet is out, so I'm at home with the kids.
As long as I'm around for the next one, I'm there. We could even do some evening ones once the clocks have gone & the days extended a bit
RB - remember some of us cycled 14 miles to get to the start last ride 😛
Should I wear my campoflage jersey if we're going into bandit country?
Yay!
Now, let us all pray for fine weather...
Is that, like, non-religious praying?
Yes, of course. Non-denominational multi-faith type praying.
Any good tographers out there? Might be nice to have a few pics to bung in't mag; challenge the domination of pics of Calderdale...
Q: Is this part of 'mountain biking'? I mean, granted, we may lack the elevation, but it can be a little technical, what with steps and stuff, potholes, broken tarmac, glass, gravel, mud, etc. Not super-gnarly, dude, but probbly as challenging as a pootle on some moors and that. I mean, that Naughty Boy riding down steps on the last one; that's as tough as you'll find on a lot of 'proper mtb rides'.
Or is this the missing link between mountain biking and commuting? 'Free-commuting'? 'Aggressive-C'?
Have we invented a new niche???
I need a completely new specifically designed bike, now.
will there be an "elevenses" stop?
Of course there will be, LL!
It might be more of a 'twelvses' stop though, as there's not a great deal between the Tower and Greenwich, unless you go off the beaten path a bit, as it were. I mean, there will be little shops along the way, but for nice snacks and coffees, etc, then Greenwich may be the first decent place we'll come to. There's a great little sandwich shop in Greenwich market, sells simple, cheap tasty stuff, dunno if it'll be open on a Sunday. But I've no doubt you'll be able to find something.
Borough Market is not open on a Sunday, I don't think. And Brick Lane would be a bit of a detour, tbh.
Is everyone set for Sunday then?
Don't forget: At 1:00 am GMT on Sunday 29 March 2009 the clocks will move forward by an hour.
So, what time will it be, then?
I can't cope. Help me, please.
So it'll be more like 9am,then?
Blimey. Bit early for a Sunday, I must say.
I've been lurking this one, waiting on plans. I'm afraid to say I shall be getting rad to the power of sick on the trails of Afan and Cwm Carn instead!
Have a good 'un, folks!
I'm afraid to say....
Yawn... Heard it all before, Flashy.
One day, you might think 'ooh, I could right fancy a ride in That London's famous London', but it will be too late!
Well, it won't really, but you get my point.
I don't think I have a point, actually.
Hmm...
(Wanders off, to contemplate some fluff)
I might pop along before work at the Psycho Surgery.
Is this still happening?
Got a free day on Sunday now, might pop down for a few hours...
I might bring a camera, oh, and me.
10am?
Hmm, hope the weather settles down a bit before Sunday.
still on then I presume? 10am bst(9am gmt) at the eye?
I should be there.
Neil
Oh well, if that's the case.........
So, now the important question - where for lunch that isn't the windiest balcony in London?
I'll be there (well, it'd be silly not to especially it was me who suggested 10a.m.). So we're going East, get drunk there, take a boat back whilst abusing fixie riders? Hip flask compulsory 😉
Ok due to Metallica concert at O2, clocks changing, Oz Grand Prix and need to do a longish road ride going to have to give this a miss 🙁
I'll take some of the burden off your shoulders - give me the ticket and get some sleep instead. I'll tell you if Metallica played ok 😉
Well, the weather's looking a bit brighter for tomoz, although it will be a bit chilly. So no dawdling about. And bring a lock, so's you can lock yer bike up if we sit inside a pub/cafe.
Looking forward to it. Off to bed now to make sure I don't lose an hour.
Ah yes. Early night. Up at 6 (5) for the GP, then up to the Eye!
See youse what are going, there!
And a cracking time was had by all...
:o)
Just uploading my pictures now.
'They've all got f*ckin.. disc brakes!'
From the north side..
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From the south side..
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Ugly
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On the home (pub) stretch
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What a City....
Would have been out today, have had "delhi belly" since Thursday, cycling is not recommended at the moment.