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Looks like it should be dry for the ride in the morning but maybe a tiny bit of tinkling post-coffee. Roll out at 9am. Will direct us towards a coffee / beer place towards the end, howeve I sadly won't be able to hang too long. Really looking forward to seeing you there though!

Awesome well then let's keep it to the 4th!

Enjoy all, I'll draft up a loop to follow, although @Ruserius is pretty hot shit. Although do NOT go on an alleycat with him after the ride no matter how much fun he says it will be

Can I get a hands up for who is aiming to come on the 4th of Nov? My partner has just stuck a half marathon in the diary for that day and considering she was insanely supportive during the first half of the year with my audaxing I can't say no.

There are many classy riders among you who could lead the ride so I'll either need someone to lead in my stead, or I could move the ride to the 11th. @Nef I know you booked train tickets down and I'm very sorry for the faffing here, but it's just one of those marriage balancing acts.

If the 4th works better for more people please stick with it, it will be just another straightforward Kent loop with maybe Ide Hill cafe in there somewhere. I can put it all together, you all just have to show up and ride it. Otherwise I can reschedule for the 11th. Soz.

Excellent reccey @falconvitesse - been aaaages since I've done Old Polhill so glad for this.

When you hit the one-in-a-million on the green did your hands get all sweaty and shakey as you readied your approach shots to red and yellow?

Ah man! Well hope to catch you soon

Long shot, this still around?

Happy cold time of the year everyone! HDIJ is up for 2024 where we'll once again jump on the fixed / SS bikes and do a long loop, extending past the 90 miles this year for an imperial century. All to commemorate the ride @clubman did in 1959.

Totally new roads for HDIJ, we'll be starting in Sevenoaks and heading down to the coast and back. Sevenoaks is not destination town (for me at least) but it's very well served by fast London trains and means that we'll be in the Good Lanes in very short order. If there are riders travelling down maybe they could get a slice of generosity from London's famous kitchen reno forum and be offered a place to crash the night before.

This is intended as a fixed gear / single-speed ride. Although there will be some climbing there is nothing too steep to cope with on a reasonable gear, say 67-75gi. The idea here is that it's a winter ride and so a fg/ss ride should make it hard enough to be worth getting out whilst still being fun. This edition is a bit rolling, especially around the northern edge of the High Weald but I think we'll be rewarded for our efforts. Mudguards are welcome but not required. You'll definitely need lights.

A few of the details below aren't totally confirmed (or have dropped as the fellow kids say) but sticking a date in the calender means it's something to look forward to. The first of the Moderate Days in the Autumn are in a few weeks as well. I'm looking forward to seeing some of you there!

Start time and location

Leaving from outside the Malabar Cafe in Sevenoaks at 8:30. Plenty of other options in town but this cafe is the depart.

Lunch
A cafe with heating, don't say I'm not generous.

Finish
Pub tbd

Route
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44266469

I wonder if it will be as cold as the '23 edition?

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Yeah fuck it I'm in

Two on the green is impressive stuff

I'll get it pinned down!

Or go to Condor!

Mmmmhmmmm

P(SA)lease save this thread from sizing advice, they do free shipping over £100 just buy a few sizes and keep the one that works

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Hiya! Only a few weeks away now. Soz I've been so quiet, however I'm definitely excited. Autumn is my favourite time of year, hopefully in a few weeks things will seem like winter is around the corner instead of tops off tins in the park weather we have atm.

But like like @c*j*f says there will options for those who aren't sure of the total elevation, and there will be waiting at the top!

I wish! Can't remember where I found it from. Glad to be associated with it though, it's a great way to get to the coast

Musettes are very good but the new backpack packs up as small. If I were to choose between the two I'd go backpack

Those alfine cranks came off my Pompino! They have pedigree! Lots of heel rub but tbh not very many miles, although dunno what random/user has done to them - I kinda think not much.

Shred forth thusly

If you can do it geared you can do it fixed! Just a little more slowly but you get to talk about it on the internet way more.

It's not that I disagree with @Daithetooth but more that I differently agree. I would say that overall it's probably harder. Difficult to get around the fact there is no real rest compared to bikes that coast. But with long distance stuff like D says there's fewer worries and it's more evenly paced, especially when you're not really getting much rest anyway (200km+). But I'd say that riding fixed encourages/forces you to ride more conservatively. If I'm on like 66gi and aiming for 80rpm and all the sudden the group hits 35kph on the flat is going to feel a little silly when I have another 130km to go, and I think 'well this is a dumb spinny idea' so I ease off. Many many times I see that faster group that pulled away still in the Dismounting Futzing Phase at the next audax control and they've burned through some energy and not really saved any time.. Obviously most people are fucked at the end of a good audax, but I'm not sure people who ride fixed are like waaay more fucked at the end than everyone else.

Playing Chrono Trigger for the first time. As someone who worshipped at the alter of FFVII since the late 90s I feel a huge mug for never having played it. So good.

but the story looks like it is entirely set up to get you ready for [the next season]

I have a secret tyre recommendation. They are genuinely fast, very puncture resistant but do wear out a bit faster than normal. However they are so so so cheap. And so they are the undisputed king of road tyres.

Ooooh which one?

Edit although that's bumpy it shouldn't be mad, as long as the climbing is fairly evenly spread. If it's front or back loaded the yeah could be tasty but otherwise that's not too crazy