London to Casablanca - Charity Ride

Congrats on making a nice clean break from England!

Keep us posted on your adventures :p

How's it going Ed? Giles?

Are you still alive?

Probably been skinned alive and buggered somewhere in France.

I thought that was the traditional Moroccan greating

I wonder if Ed's armed with plenty of onions?

John Cale - Strange Times in Casablanca - YouTube

Being skinned alive and buggered, perhaps in Dieppe, would at least make for an original postcard home.

"No onions were harmed during the completion of this ride".

won't somebody think about the vaginas?

I do. Daily.

are they saucy?

Not always.

How's it going Ed? Giles?

Are you still alive?

They are alive. Passed Bordeaux yesterday...

I wonder if Ed's armed with plenty of onions?

And what's this about onions?

If you don't know best not ask...

....because he'll soon show you

already past bordeaux .. in three days
thats like 160 miles a day or so
good work

If you don't know best not ask...

....because he'll soon show you

Should I be worried?

already past bordeaux .. in three days
thats like 160 miles a day or so
good work

Ah. He's not in Bordeaux. Will pass La Rochelle today, and Bordeaux tomorrow. (He can't text)

Hi kati!

There's nothing to worry about :)

Are you going to meet him en route somewhere or at the end?

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lets get a bunch of these made up for their welcoming party

Think I'm meeting him at the airport when they fly back. No clue when that'll be though (which is why I'm not meeting them out there).

Best of luck Ed! Donated :)

WTF are they?

We've done 550 miles in 7 days, currently in Agen, due to Giles mishap two days ago, he broke 4 spokes on his rear wheel so we have to mount his rack on my bike so I can carry both I and Giles stuff 34km to the nearest bike shop to get the wheel replaced.

My bike truly look like a round the world tourer made worse by the punty 48/20 gearing that make it impossible to climb a slight ascent.

Then yesterday he got a puncture (don't know why I don't, I got the thinnest tyres imaginable), so i rode a 60km round trip to the nearest decalthon to get the fucking inner tube that he forget to buy on a Saturday where bike shop in sleepy French town re closed.

We lost about a day worth of ride, but we've been doing almost an average of 75 miles a day, it's not too bad.

We're just 100km from Tolouse as I write this.

Excellent work Ed. keep going.

Mind you, Giles sounds like a liability.

Well done, Ed and Giles. And what a hero you are!

Isn't that just the Law of Punctures? (Someone must have worked out a formula for how the thickness of tyre, location, weather, whether you have the right tools/spare tube, your co-rider's tyres etc. affects the probability and frequency of getting a flat.)

Looking forward to seeing some photos of your epic journey, otherwise, obviously it didn't happen ;)

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