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Looks like it.

It's about 50m inside the park on the corner which is Hyde Park Corner (tube station and that roundabout with the arch that isn't Marble Arch).

I'll add it as a place in the Rides category on the Places page.

None at all, but just wanted to say... best eBay username ever.

A few hills, long and they will no doubt be tiring. But the majority is flat and you'll appreciate a nice whizzing gear for those bits.

Plus, those few uphills do have downhills ;)

Damn, that means that hill doesn't it ;)

velocity boy My wife will kill me.

OMFG! I've only been married three months and I'm already turning into a bike husband cliché.

It is that bad. I haven't even got my new wheels yet, nor ordered the new bottom bracket. And when those things happen the Bob Jackson is finished and cannot be improved (atmo).

Yet last night I was surfing around, playfully toying with the idea (it always starts like this) of perhaps getting a Yamaguchi.

I was also toying (again) with the idea of sending my Serotta back to the factory to have the frame taken apart, geometry changed slightly, track ends fitted and sent back to me.

The worst bit is that I know I'll end up buying a Japanese track bike every time I see that Level that won the fgg award. And I know I'll never harm my Serotta, instead I'll pretend that a new titanium fixed time trial bike would be more cost efficient.

My wife will kill me.

Well, she would if she'd just come back to the country!

Hard core as hell, aero's without bullhorns, and lord knows what size chainring! Such a sexy bike though.

Is the park still open then? I only avoided it because I didn't know whether the close the gates at night.

A draft route comes out at 28 miles.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=909882

Any tweaks or suggestions?

In the press cuttings thread ;)

http://www.londonfgss.com/discussion/138/press-cuttings-of-fixedgear-riding/

No route decided.

I'd rather a thin loop than a straight there-and-back again.

Out via Putney bridge, back via Kew or Chiswick bridge? I guess I should look at Google maps ;) We could also wing it, navigating isn't so difficult.

They sound superb.

I'm always wary of buying wheels second hand, but if those wheels match the description of them then I think you've got a winner.

I'll ride back :) Can't see why not.

Pasta for lunch on Wednesday then :)

Sapim CX-Ray spokes would do the job, or yes you need the Campagnolo ones.

Give Cycle Fit a call, explain the problem and see what they can do:
http://www.cyclefit.co.uk/

Let's meet from 6pm at the bandstand in the South East corner of Hyde Park (that's, er... Hyde Park Corner).

We'll aim to set off around 6:30pm. Which should give everyone a chance to get to us in time.

Does this time and place work for everyone?

rkn http://www.portlandcyclewear.com/ though there stuff isn't great quality. But the exchange rate should make it cheaper.

Yup.

Just don't do what I did and wash them at too high a temperature. Shrunk two in one go.

That's because you roadie too often kipsy. It was my problem too. I hated fixed at first because I couldn't get used to not coasting and kept being almost thrown off the bike.

Just stick out fixed for a week or two, you won't regret it.

Sounds like you don't have the CSS files, just CTRL+F5 to force your browser to pick up the files again.

Words fail me!

A bit like that... just wait until I find the time-trialler improvement... it's out there somewhere.

I clearly lied, I found another bit of space for improvement. The Vanilla guys didn't enabled PHP compression using gzip. I've turned it now, everything should appear to be faster :)

Here's the training thread:
http://www.londonfgss.com/discussion/140/midweek-evening-40-mile-ride/

70 inches is a good gear.
Langster wheels, can't think why they'd be a problem.
Padded shorts a very good idea.

Bring fluids and food for the trip (especially if you're not used to distance - the trick is to hydrate often in small bits).
Make sure you bring basic puncture repair, tools, and stuff. Spare tubes plus air canisters at minimum.

We're doing a practice thing on Wednesday night of 40 miles just to make sure people are comfortable with the kind of distance involved. Check the other thread and we'll work out the meeting place and time to suit everyone. It will be a evening/night training thing.

I want me one of those dead wheels.