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seems the route is set for the next tnrc. brighton and back.

booked !

1) DAY TRIPPERS
damo
tika
veevee
jaygee
pajamas
gina
johnny
dropout
wools
habbi
soul
greasy slag
Tiswas (travelling from Stubbington in the morning)
Brother of Tiswas (travelling from Stubbington in the morning)
Pinky
diapo
texas

2) CAMPERS (sat/sun eve)
kattiep (+8 or so)
hamsandwich
joesmith
dogsballs
braker/anna
middleofnowhere
arduicus
pifko
m.f (sat)
hoonz & anna + dog!

3) NON-CAMPERS (sat/sun eve)
clintsmoker
jonny
shoots
abi
riss

I tried to book a train, but I seem to have ordered a falafel wrap instead.

i'd wish i'd ordered a kebab

it is all about having clothes in a dry bag.

booked a ticket but entered the 1st. shit shit shit

I checked the weather forecast: heavy rain + 26mph wind....

at the thought of that i'm in as well. mind you i cannot find the £6 tickets on southern's site. i'll keep looking. why oh why are trains such a pain

Me and Tex had a crack on a downhill nr potters bar but it was downhill and I had gears.

you were trying? ;)

cheers bmmf for organising and solid pace on the front.

nice photos tim. the 08 tnrc seems like a while ago now.
weather looks great - 9degrees and clear...

ut still means getting through 2 Rapha bottles a month though...

dibs on the old scuffed bottles!

well it is a posh camelback podium bottle (a genuine garmin transitions one from a tour of flanders garmin team musette)

is 'posh' really the adjective you are looking for? how about 'free'

i'm sure the shed is made of titanium.

when i grow up i want to be like martin. i'm currently miles away. as a) i'm currently too cheap to buy such a light b) i would use gaffa tape (very roughly) to cover it up and c) i'd never post photos of my solution even if i thought anyone would care.

hill are usually easier to climb with a fixed wheel bicycle, especially when it keep your pedalling in rhythm.

what the hell? rubbish. gears are invented to allow you to maintain your pedalling ryhthm even when you cycle against the forces of gravity. there is no argument that fixed is better for hill climbing. over any longer hill, with a mix of gradients (like most hills) a geared bike will win any day of the week.

Just spotted a 'Create' with a red Spok on Upper Street. Genius

what a legend.

That's Horseblock Hollow. It's only really steep for a short section, i.e. a couple of hundred metres.

i would think a couple of hundred metres is enough of really steep climbing...

Tuesday 27th April - The '100g Toblerone Dark' Ride[/U][/B]

• 29 miler from Potters Bar; route http://www.bikemap.net/route/430003.

• 3 short sharp climbs at beginning and end; flattish with good road surfaces in between; very dark in places with no road markings.

• Train Out: Kings Cross @ 19h40, arriving Potters Bar @ 20h01. (a big and fairly empty train, but if they refuse all of us, there's also the 20h06, arriving 20h21 - the first group will have to wait at the start point)

• Last Train Back: Potters Bar 00h18 (emergency ride back into town is about 15 miles and mostly downhill)

• Return is £8 / groupsave4 is £4 / groupsave3 is £5.50ish

1. BMMF (69.6" fixed)
   
2. marcom (gears)
   
3. Sean (67" fixed)
   
4. jaygee (fixed)
   
5. tika fixing it
   
6. clintsmoker
   
7. FIAMMETTA(69.6 or 65.7 fixed)
   
8. jonny
   
9. pjs (46/18 fixed wassat, 67?)
   
10. damo (65 (age) and fixed (neutered)
    
11. Jung
    
12. Des
    
13. jb
    
14. middleofnowhere
    
15. mashton (geared)
    
16. CG (geared. yeah sue me!)
    
17. Sam
    18.texas
    
18. gav
    

there are a lot of decent potholes on the roads but not muddy at all. might join you all on this ride, if saturday night is not too large. will see you at the station if i do.

you guys put the hard in hardcore. it was dark and cold out there last night.

a one off accident maybe, unlike the 15 or so hgv accidents that we should be outraged by and be targetting

a great ride indeed.

i'm doing this with a few others from the forum so see you all out there. i think that i'm going to wish that i had a more suitable bike half way through...

flew malaysian airlines. as usual it is pretty annoying travelling with a bike.

the baggage limit is 25kg so when you travel with a bike it takes up nearly all your bag allowance. so i had to carry all my stuff onboard. i hadn't come across this limit before as normally they allow you hand luggage as well.

one loop-hole i found was that - in the case of the airport that i travelled from - you had to take luggage to 'oversized items section' on the walk to this area i managed to put all my stuff back in my bag.

why is the theme ninja?
i liked being a pirate.
might join those camping as getting up that early meant not much sleep, which meant that the riding that day wasn't that easy as i was tired.

Mike, if you have a rear light, I have a spare exposure Joystick http://www.exposurelights.com/product/000020/joystick/ with bar mount and charger, you can borrow for the dark season. Come on, own the night...

if i say i haven't got a light can i use it?? going to miss this one but will be in for the rest of the season.

Bikeradar is that way --->

as andy said it's not that far away