London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

I've said it before;
Christmas is a tinsel covered. cabin fever inducing waste of a day. Marooned miles from your real home as you rub shoulders with people to whom you're genetically similar.

If you're opting for a more civilised Festive season, safe in the confines of Zones 1-6, why not join people whom you share a common interest rather than a common name?
The ride as always will be a loosely defined route taking in some old favourites like Regent's Park inner circle as well as spending a couple of hours riding the roads that are usually gridlocked.

Meet at Oxford circus at 8:30 for a 09:00 leave.

Links to previous years:
One
Two
Three
Four
Five

List:
1) Brave

It may seem odd for me to start a list with some one else's name so let me take the time to come clean.
Thank you for the memories of Christmases well mis-spent but it's time for me to move on to try some new things on the most redundant of holidays.
This year Brave is taking over the reigns and will (hopefully) do so for future years. If anything this should give you even more incentive to join in as Brave is a far nicer, more socially apt individual than I.

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1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day Parkrun)

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day Parkrun)
3) Shoosh

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day
Parkrun)
3) Shoosh
4) ian (conker)


wow! brackets as opposed to the usual period. what is this forum coming to?????

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day
Parkrun)
3) Shoosh
4) ian (conker)
5) cliveo

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day
Parkrun)
3) Shoosh
4) ian (conker)
5) cliveo
6) middleofnowhere

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day
Parkrun)
3) Shoosh
4) ian (conker)
5) cliveo
6) middleofnowhere
7. DJ and Harry the Hound in tow

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day
Parkrun)
3) Shoosh
4) ian (conker)
5) cliveo
6) middleofnowhere
7. DJ and Harry the Hound in tow
8. ChainBreaker

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day
Parkrun)
3) Shoosh
4) ian (conker)
5) cliveo
6) middleofnowhere
7. DJ and Harry the Hound in tow
8. ChainBreaker
9. Ho (Ho Ho!)

Average speed will be 30kmph.

Skinsuits will be compulsory..

not sure the dog wants to be dressed in lycra

That's the spirit HoKe..

This is a ride I'd love to join. Might just do my own one where I am. Suffolk lanes will be quieter than ever that day.

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day
Parkrun)
3) Shoosh
4) ian (conker)
5) cliveo
6) middleofnowhere
7. DJ and Harry the Hound in tow
8. ChainBreaker
9. Ho (Ho Ho!)
10. Marky

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day Parkrun)
3) Shoosh
4) ian (conker)
5) cliveo
6) middleofnowhere
7. DJ and Harry the Hound in tow
8. ChainBreaker
9. Ho (Ho Ho!)
10) Marky
11) Cafewanda

Greetings folks,
This is one of the best rides the forum puts on.
If you are free come on down. It is worth it just to see Oxford Circus and Camden completely empty.
Even if you celebrate Christmas, it is a great way to build up an appetite for lunch...
Peace and Love,
Tim

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day Parkrun)
3) Shoosh
4) ian (conker)
5) cliveo
6) middleofnowhere
7. DJ and Harry the Hound in tow
8. ChainBreaker
9. Ho (Ho Ho!)
10) Marky
11) Cafewanda
12) JAH Tim

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day Parkrun)
3) Shoosh
4) ian (conker)
5) cliveo
6) middleofnowhere
7. DJ and Harry the Hound in tow
8. ChainBreaker
9. Ho (Ho Ho!)
10) Marky
11) Cafewanda
12) JAH Tim
13) deluka
14) quaddie

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day Parkrun)
3) Shoosh
4) ian (conker)
5) cliveo
6) middleofnowhere
7. DJ and Harry the Hound in tow
8. ChainBreaker
9. Ho (Ho Ho!)
10) Marky
11) Cafewanda
12) JAH Tim
13) deluka
14) quaddie
15) Hairnet

Got to be more fun than hanging around with my family.

Conker, havn't you got a family?

It doesn't have to be an either/or thing with family. Some will make a full day of it some will head off early. I'll be turning up, riding a bit and watching a few punctures being repaired before sodding off round the olds for drinking and fighting.

Hopefully be doing half of this again before riding to Bourne End and arriving just in time for lunch to devour everything before me.

@ Hairnetnic
yes i do have family*, and yes i would rather be on my bike thanks!

@ Cafewanda
have you bought those electrically heated gloves yet?


*may manage to drag one of my boys along to this

This sounds fun. How long is the ride roughly?

I haven't thought about the route yet really.. But it's as long or short as you like.. It will be very central London to take advantage of cruising around streets which are usually clogged with traffic every other day so just meet up and peel off any time you like really..

That all said.. No more than 2 hours.. Also.. If it's raining, snowing etc.. I won't be there..

I'll be in Hyde Park watching the swimmers, hoping someone gets hypothermia.

I might then have a potter around the park with Miriam on the back. Might be nice to meet up....

Depends how many times we go round Regents Park Inner Circle.

And how many punctures are suffered.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Or how long security at the gherkin put up with us TTing round and round the building.

Yes and they have been thoroughly tested. It'll be their first W&S ride :-). Oh, have heated insoles to match!

the sound of the life giving air draining from the innertube

More like a shot gun.

Plus however long it takes them to catch us with their fat little legs.

Which the sound of last years record breaking puncture.. 25 metre's from Oxford circus..

That was the most epic short ride ever

Whos was it again?

Were you there?

Yes..

Bernie wasnt it?

Don't think it was bernie, it was a girl....who had repaired a puncture at the start. I Think.

By the bus stop.

Were you there? Wow I did have a few drinks in Brixton and wobbled home. I know Dublinkev was there, mschris, bothwell, me, and italian guy and another as we were drinking in brixton. Tanya G and her grouting after the ride, and went to the second cafe at camden with the shorter queue. Missmouse, and DJ.... there were plenty of others but I'm old and my memory is not what it was.

Oh I remember chainey now.

It was Deluka. I think the pump she borrowed had an iffy gauge and overinflated it cos when it went off it nearly shattered the shop windows.

And I remember you.

Palu, of HHSB ride "I'm going to wheelie up Ditchling Beacon, no-one can stop me" fame, and Inkjektor, too shy to show us his tattoos even when Digger did his Mrs Doyle "go on, go on, go on, go on, go on" to persuade him

Digger, how can I forget digger.

1) Brave
2) Sparky (unless I do the Christmas Day Parkrun)
3) Shoosh
4) ian (conker)
5) cliveo
6) middleofnowhere
7. DJ and Harry the Hound in tow
8. ChainBreaker
9. Ho (Ho Ho!)
10) Marky
11) Cafewanda
12) JAH Tim
13) deluka
14) quaddie
15) Hairnet
16) apollo

sounds awesome

Shaping up to be a small ride this year.
I put this down to your hatred of Brave.

*preens*

i cant tell you two apart so it doesnt matter to me

He's the one you'd take home to your parents.
I'm the one you'd cross the road to avoid on a dark night in the sleet.