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yeah it wasn't so bad as we had a tail wind up the C and F but the rain was torrential! Alex was carrying a bottle of wine and other heavy goodies that I wouldn't want to drag up those hills..as usual it was the wizard i liked least..

i def shall not be dropping you, been doing hills yes but they have been relentlessly killing me with no let up. real sad you aren't coming...see you sat then?

1. Nes
   
2. Seth
   
3. Ronnie
   
4. Wayne - possibly (I'll try my best)
   
5. Chris - err dont wanna sound stupid - do you guys wear lycra n all? (dont wanna show up over dressed in my lycra kit)
   
   

where will you meet? - dont know the area too well (know where unicorn is - any help?)

yeah to lycra chris unicorn grocery is in chorlton...

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=chorlton+grocery&fb=1&split=1&gl=uk&ei=Di5DSsTPKsLLjAeQxKCqDw&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=image&resnum=1

wayne!woo you're back.you gonna come to ventoux?

seth, food and beer sound great. maybe we could do an easier one the first time and go over again next month?

1. nes
   

holme moss this saturday, meet noon at chorlton carpark, yeah?

this the route ronnie?

" 56 miles, out via Marple and Glossop, over Holme Moss from the 'easy' side.
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2599449 "

who's in?

"This is nothing...when we do ventoux...."

wet socks

This is getting serious. Seth checking his pulse.

hahahahahhahahhahaha that's hilarious...you were pretty wasted though..

yeah seth, is that July you mean?

post the proposed route so i can get all squeamish and scared of the crazy hills i know you'll have in store for us.

I can't wait to be on the tour of the peaks and say "well, when i did the ventoux...."

green with envy.
good luck!

come come come!

Nah it all looks so easy.....

YouTube - Lance Armstrong attack on Mt. Ventoux 2000 Tour de France

There is no way that that guy wasn't on drugs

tosser.

lance armstrong i mean. i fucking hate him

It's the best we've probably got in this country, but nothing much can prepare you for the Alps or Pyranees. Having said that, the kilotogo Peaks ride looks pretty fearsome.

Holme Moss:

Ventoux:

Climbybike.com is awesome.

oh, fuck!

someone just posted this on my facebook:

"To put it in perspective:

First 3.5 miles are like the Cat & Fiddle. It's essentially like the first half going up from the Macc Direction.

Then it's 11 miles of 9% - 3 times harder than the Cat & Fiddle and 50% longer!... Read more

Good luck!"

so me, Ronnie and seth are all fecking booked and defo gonna do this shit...

here are the details in case anyone else wants to come:

Saturday 5th September

(virgin trains cheap tickets)
Depart MCR 9.35
Arrive London 11.42

(eurostar)
Depart London 12.57
Arrive Avignon 20.10

Ronnie is coming back on wednesday 9 sept at 12.38

Me and Seth are coming back Sunday 13th Sept at 12.38

total cost was £145 each

I am SO SO SO excited....it will be ace..come come come!!!

tomozza in rochdale, need someone to help be eyes and ears.. from noon til 3pm, lovely school. i can pay expenses etc and promise FUN!!! no experience necessary.

call me if you can do it

love nes

hmmm i have decided much too late i know that i aactually can't miss it and so am selling my blur tickets and hoping to get one for this at incredibly inflated cost somelplace, if anyone knows of a spare ticket please let me know x x x x x

how was holme moss? seth just took me up a 17% hill...bastardo.the hill not seth. excited about next sat. shall we do holme moss on the 27th? x x x

x x x x x x x

aces. thanks woodstar.

Mini Festival Timetable

Monday 5th- Sunday 11th October
Events are FREE and open to everyone (however, donations very welcome. Suggested donation for each event is the price of a pint of beer!). Please register interest by email so that we can send you further info.

Monday 5th -Friday 7th: Every morning- commute from Owen's Park to University with a qualified cycling instructor. Meet other cyclists and get cycle confidence tips!!
**
Monday 5th October**

7pm Bike Film Night at the Lass O Gowrie Pub (upstairs) BELLEVILLE RENDEZVOUS
The Lass O Gowrie not only have delicious ales but they also have a snug room upstairs with a big screen that we can watch well ace films on. This is the start of a new monthly film night event! (free, everyone welcome, food available)
For more info about future film events see: http://ibikemcr.org.uk/?q=Bikefilms
**
Tuesday 6th October**

5:30pm Meet on the steps outside Manchester University Students Union. Bike History and Landmark Tour of MCR.
We shall ride around the city stopping off at points of interest where historians and locals will tell the story of the landmark.
For example we shall visit the site of the old Fallowfield Velodrome and be told by an old rider of it what it was like. We shall also visit the bicycle exhibition in MOSI and the Manchester branch of the Veteran Cycle Club will share some stories.
We shall also be finding bike shops, off road routes, important landmarks and a nice pub

** Wednesday 7th October**
12pm Cycle Confidence classes (email to reserve a place)
5-6pm Velodrome Taster (places are very limited, book asap to avoid disappointment)
7pm The Spokes Bike Dance Troupe open acrobalance session
7pm Bike Art workshop (including banner making, subvertising, sculpture) in the Boathouse at Platt Fields Park (opposite Owen's Park Campus)
**
Thursday 8th October**
6pm-8pm Bike Maintenance class (Please book early as places are limited!)
6pm Platt Fields Park if wet, Whitworth park if dry. Bike Polo. Whether you're a beginner or a veteran, come along and play. We have mallets or bring your own.
**
Friday 9th October**
6pm The Sandbar, Grosvenor St. Social plus carpark TT
**
Saturday 10th October**
Noon Unicorn Carpark, Chorlton. I Bike MCR CC road ride round Cheshire and up the Cat + Fiddle. 60 miles at a reasonable pace. (route shall be kind to fixed gear riders)
8pm at The Sandbar, Grosvenor Street. Moonlight Ride
12-2pm in Chorlton (email for directions) Open Bike Play with The Spokes Bike Dance Troupe
**
Sunday 11th October**
1pm outside sandbar, grosvenor street
Ride To The Revolution Alleycat Race
Pairs race around the city visiting various checkpoints and completing revolutionary tasks.
Fancy dress as your favourite revolutionary for extra points and prizes.
Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams to complete checkpoints in fastest times; best fancy dress; most additional missions completed.

Please email info@ibikemcr.org.uk to reserve a place and to find out more details about all the events.

we can do it at the boatshed in pfp i reckon just need help and tools x x

anyone able to help withmaking this on monday/tuesday/wednesday next week?

i know snoops and ste are well handy..it is for the kids to use so for a good cause

thanks

i was looking at this:

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-create-a-human-powered-bike-blender-for-les/

http://cyclosport.org/members/myBlog.aspx?mid=10993&size=5

anyone doing any of these?

http://cyclosport.org/events2009.aspx

i was worried they would close, does it say how many entrants they'll accept?
the polka one closed pretty early. Seth is gonna do the 96 and gonna register today i think to be sure he gets in.

yeah we could do that, maybe July.

you will learn how to ride without them jim..

x

it is 64 miles not km though innit?

yes it looks hard and i shall complain but:

"To be a cyclist is to be a student of pain....at cycling's core lies pain, hard and bitter as the pit inside a juicy peach. It doesn't matter if you're sprinting for an Olympic medal, a town sign, a trailhead, or the rest stop with the homemade brownies. If you never confront pain, you're missing the essence of the sport. Without pain, there's no adversity. Without adversity, no challenge. Without challenge, no improvement. No improvement, no sense of accomplishment and no deep-down joy. Might as well be playing Tiddly-Winks." Scott Martin

hmmm. it appears to have winnats pass in the small one which seems a bit unfair i think..poor nes..you gonna do it ronnie? which one?

x x x

disrail: don't you fancy ventoux?