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Definitely need to do the whole route. Could be a great opportunity to pile on some serious gear inches....(or cheat and take the road bike.) ;)

Speaking as someone who used to live round the corner (next to the Crown and Sceptre in Great Titchfield Street) I say about bloody time. Oxford Circus's profusion of barriers and prevention of diagonal crossing is a gigantic embuggerance to one and all and a nice example of horribly vehicle-centric street design, in which a vast horde of peds is held up for long periods for the convenience of the relatively small amount of traffic. (Check a driving map BTW - you'll note that Oxford Street is a minor road as far as motor vehicles are concerned).

I used to live just up on the left from the Hat and Stick....

Ox Circus Junction is ridiculous, but I genuinely believe that if they remove the street barriers, peds are going to get splatted by buses bigtime. It's one example of how people do sometimes need protecting from themselves.

I thought that might draw you out Oliver....what is it with everyone practising German these days!

I was hoping to suggest something on the lines of 'never mind, nothing to be bothered about' (sorta)

I shall definitely brush up on a little grammar before my next visit.

Hmm, just back from Berlin - Strange and alluring place.

But that aside, I barely saw any fuzz in 4 days of walking all over the city. They are certainly a lot more low pro than london.

Loadsa of bikes though. Personal favourite being a rusty, battered old colnago Saronni rep locked up at the bottom of simon dachs strasse with a 2quid chinese lock. Trusting lot the Berliners.

Made the pilgramage on saturday to Keirin Cafe but it was closed! Ach so, es ist alles wurst as (i think) they say....

TufnellPark FGSS is all over this like a wet flannel:

1.Brothers Chug_It
2.Ved

1. Cornelius Marathonfoot
   
2. Skully
   
3. Tomasito
   
4. PinkGottiMobbs
   
5. miss_socks
   
6. Broker
   
7. fresh (bout time somebody respectable was at number 10!)
   
8. Crazy James (so crazy he messed up the list!)
   
9. Oliver Schick
   
10. emab
    
11. photoben
    
12. damo
    
13. George Sportif au leau preau
    
14. JOHNNY_TANG_888
    
15. jimbilly.
    
16. Spins
    
17. Hovis Brown
    
18. kx.001
    
19. pajamas
    
20. coppiThat
    
21. veLLo
    
22. Guerillaphoto
    
23. Aleksi
    
24. wibble
    
25. tika
    
26. Gina
    
27. Gloves
    
28. Crowbar
    
29. Barbados
    
30. texas
    

22.Jung

A rocket got launched at me on Guy Fawkes Night on the Aylesbury Estate once. I'm eminently pleased that pyrotechnics industry has not developed fine control systems on their products. A couple of nights later a friend of mine had a narrow escape from a catherine wheel. Seriously, who the fuck uses a catherine wheel as a ballistic object? Did they think it might imitate rifling?

Blimey, knowing the Aylesbury a bit you're lucky it wasn't an RPG ;)

Just picked up a old(ish) Colnago Master Piu, Chorus and Record, sweet Atlanta 96 Rims.

Haven't had a proper road bike since 1999!

Anyone got/had one of these? Any good?

I think I just leaned on my keyboard is all.

I was trying to say that I have also got a new bike from Berlin, and also that I would like to marry a goat. Yes.

(google translate fail?)

I can do it in Scouse if that makes things easier?

As in just got?...via ebay perchance?

Anyways, the eagle has landed. Duder has been in contact and I've just got to sort the shipping.

Yay.

Was bismark a herring?

Actually the saddle does look pretty probe-like. Ample opportunity for testicular trappage.

OKOKOKokokokokok...premature rant. It's monday. I'll have half a kitkat and stfu.

Yeah - you are all right. Just seems so un-German.

If I wasn't so stoked about winning, I'd be a touch more phlegmatic.

Cheers!

Won something on german ebay yesterday afternoon...so far no response to several contacts from me regarding payment and shipping, despite my passable deutsche.

I detect an imminent sense of humour fail.

And I'm going to Berlin next week. This is really pissing all over my schnitzengruben.

Scheisse!

Went to 14 for the first time...nice bits. Like the pursuit bike in the window!

Seemed to be lots of types hanging about. I was the sweaty one in the dodgy blue top and shorts.

J.

Raleigh Mag Burner
Moulton Midi
Old speedway bike with curvy top tube and overrider forks.
Peugoet Racing Bike - 3spd!
Shite raleigh hybrid.
Shite muddy fox - wheelied to death
GT Pantera - nicked
GT Zaskar LE - beautiful mavic deemax front wheel. Super cool - nicked
GT BMX, can't remember model, donated to friends son after I kept hurting myself on it.
Trek 7000-something. Courier steed, covered in black electrical tape and converted to fixed after the hub gear siezed. - eventually NICKED!!!!
Condor Pista - white and purple, lovely. Nicked.
Condor Lavoro - Current steed.
Raleigh Royale - Current Project, custom built 531.
Hetchins - (suspected magnum opus)....long term project!

That tandem crash was brutal!

....I run back brake only don'tcherknow.....

;)

It was me!

Scared the living poo out of myself on my motorbike today. They really are nothing like riding a bicycle.

I love both but one is all about the pain and the other is all about the fear.....

I'd forgotten about the fear.

That is all.

Nah, it's ok. Wouldn't run tubulars but the ride is otherwise OK and I have unforgiving machinery....

There is one road that has a little joining bump every 10 metres somewhere near the end that had me swearing a bit!

Anyways, subject to weather we're on.

Nice to meet a few peeps.

A couple of pints slowed me considerably on the way home...clearly at least 2 shy of proper beer-Rage.

Front brakes rock. I cannot possibly understand why you wouldn't have one.

What time you fellas around here until - I'm probably going to do a quick couple of park laps prior?

Colnago Pista - £850 BIN - UK
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Beat me to it! Hubba hubba.

Too big. Otherwise an obvious lift.

Shucks.

Er...I crossed Hammersmith, Richmond, hampton court, walton and chertsey bridges...you can mix and match which side of the river you want to be on west of hampton court, north is a bit shorter. It's a pretty mellow route but there are hills out around Virginia water and definitely if you push on for Henley. It was exactly 40miles to Windsor.

Gents,

Weather is forecast sweetly for today so this is on. Any takers?

Cheers,
Joe.

Basically leaving WC1 @ 6pm prompt and roughly following the river west as far as possible before it gets dark, pints at the end, then railroading back.

Winsdor is the goal, taking in hammersmith / richmond / hampton court / walton / chertsey bridges.

Cool - I'll post it in rides for next wednesday and see how we go. Might persuade a couple of mates from the office next time. Shepperton's going to be handy for the ride back!