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Has anyone found a good way to stop top tube bags flopping over?

My top tube is round, and the rear hydraulic brake cable runs along it, so that doesn't help.

I've found it less painful each time. My last audax was 600km and was no worse than I normally feel on a 200k.

I've sent @cgg some more vertical shortcuts for next year :-D

I didn't enjoy Saturday evening much but the rest was ace. Finished at 2 on Sunday in the sunshine and went to the pub.

I saw a lady on a Boris bike do that at Hyde Park Corner (!)

The weather forecast for the BCM is a touch damp. Possibly type B fun.

Wow, thank you for all the route files.

I'm excited about the BCM as it'll be my first 600. I am down to my 75kg weight target and climbing well so feel ready to give it a good attempt.

Anyone else staying at the Severn View travel lodge on Friday night? If so say hello on Saturday morning - I'll be riding a silver Kinesis with a half frame bag.

They oversold the event a little and are counting on drop outs to bring it back to 1500 riders so I wouldn't count on an places coming up.

Has anyone got personal accident, loss of earnings, and long term heath care type insurance?

I was pondering the wisdom of relying on the NHS and state support in the worst case of a really nasty accident that leaves me unable to work or walk.

Helpfully the good people of BikeRadar have coined the name "jerket".

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/article/the-rise-of-the-jerket-49692/

You can wear one with your jeggings for that casual/sporty around town look.

Something's in the water this weekend and all the drivers are behaving.

One actually patiently waited to overtake until after a blind bend! And a HGV on the A605 gave me so much space he almost drove into the dyke on the other side of the road. (It was a Dutch HGV though.)

Lovely to have your faith in people restored.

I like the sound of a TT that takes the slowest applicants. Are there any 10s or 25s like that accessible by train from London?

I've never raced a TT and don't have a TT biek. My fastest solo 40km took about 1:05 so not sure it's worth entering anything serious.

The new finish pub is really good. Quick service at the bar despite the hoards enjoying the sun outside.

This is quite good, too:

"We will aim to coordinate the traffic signals, so that traffic coming over the bridge does not see a ‘sea of green lights’ and accelerate."

While the exact oposite is being done for bikes:

"we plan to widen the existing pedestrian tunnel on Kennington Lane and convert the staggered cycle crossing on Albert Embankment to a ‘straight across’ crossing to help link the current CS5 with the wider Vauxhall Cross proposals"

That's going to cheer up the fellow who asked for a 35mph speed limit increase on Albert Embankment to "avoid congestion" :-D

Updated today with some new renderings: https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/vauxhall-cross/

Looks much better than the current gyratory.

Some good stuff in the tweaks to the design, too:

"We now intend to remove the cycle give way on Wandsworth Road at the southern
entrance to the Phoenix House turn around to enhance cyclist progression. Cyclists will have priority over turning motorists."

"We now intend to remove the cycle give way on South Lambeth Road at the junction of Vauxhall Grove and the junction of Lawn Lane to enhance cyclist progression. Cyclists will have priority over turning motorists."

Very bad form of ABC to imply that the collision was Mike's fault before the results of the investigation have been released.

Camberwell Grove is a pretty nice climb, though, and there's not much traffic on it now it's been filtered at the bridge.

6:15am start for me.

I'm either going to see you all on the way back, or blow up spectacuarly somewhere near Leeds.

I've got a pair of photochromatic prescription glasses from Optilabs and I think they work pretty well.

They go completely clear so are fine for night riding.

I don't know. Kai might only be 100km behind Sarah, but she is already over a pretty big hill he still has to climb.

Your insurance may ask for the 700eur back they paid you, as you've now been directly compensated by the court.

Can't wait for the Shark, really enjoyed it last year \o/

If you see someone on a Boardman Hybrid that's been fitted with drop bars and hydro brakes say hello. I doubt there's more than one of those in London.

Looks like Mike Hall has closed up some of the gap to Kristof but at the cost of not sleeping.

I think the diseases hang out in the bathrooms.

Good luck Frank.

I'm sure I've drunk more than 2.5l on a warm commute into work.

What's commonly available in us service stations? Obesity and a wide selection of interesting diseases, i believe.