Summer Solstice ride

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:51:44 +0100, John Hearns <[email hidden]>

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Back from the Summer Solstice ride to Primrose Hill.
Tired but happy.

Back at work, trying to look bright eyed and bushy wossnamed.

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Great experience to sweep through the darkened streets of London
in a cavalcade of cyclists, flashing lights and tinging bells.
Lots of cheery waves from revellers weaving along the streets,
or awaiting night buses.
Coffee for 50+ at the Bar Italia, please, and it didn't phase them one bit.

And druids on Primrose Hill. And breakfast at the Island Cafe served
by possibly the prettiest waitresses ever seen so early in the
morning.

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Also pleased to ride in the company of the famous Pedersen (and Tim!).

Likewise.

If I manage it, I'll try to put a few pictures up on Flickr.

Tim

Tim Hall said:

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:51:44 +0100, John Hearns <[email hidden]>

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Back from the Summer Solstice ride to Primrose Hill.
Tired but happy.

If I manage it, I'll try to put a few pictures up on Flickr.

Forgot the cable yesterday to unload the camera but anyway, here are a
few pictures of the ride

http://www.delap.org/pictures/MidsummerMadness2005/

best wishes
james

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Tim Hall said:

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:51:44 +0100, John Hearns <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Back from the Summer Solstice ride to Primrose Hill.
Tired but happy.

If I manage it, I'll try to put a few pictures up on Flickr.

Forgot the cable yesterday to unload the camera but anyway, here are a
few pictures of the ride

http://www.delap.org/pictures/MidsummerMadness2005/

Nice one james. That's me in the hat on dscf1486.jpg. And that's the
Pedersen in the background. Which one were you?

Tim

Tim Hall said:

Nice one james. That's me in the hat on dscf1486.jpg. And that's the
Pedersen in the background. Which one were you?

I would say that he was the one taking the pictures but:
a) tyre tracks from classic bicycles hurt
b) there were plenty of cameras about

John Hearns said:

Tim Hall said:

Nice one james. That's me in the hat on dscf1486.jpg. And that's the
Pedersen in the background. Which one were you?

I would say that he was the one taking the pictures but:
a) tyre tracks from classic bicycles hurt
b) there were plenty of cameras about

saved me from myself then. My bike is the blue one with red forks and
bar tape in dscf1488.jpg. I was in shorts and a similar t-shirt to
you. It seems I ended up sat at the same table as you for breakfast.
I was the one with hair, not called Jan. If you ride with GC you might
know my mum Liz.

BTW someone from THW beat you to flikr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59999295@N00/

best wishes
james

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saved me from myself then. My bike is the blue one with red forks and bar
tape in dscf1488.jpg. I was in shorts and a similar t-shirt to you.

T-shirt? T-shirt? T-SHIRT!!!!!!

Lovely, wonderful Rapha Epic jersey, black with white sleeve.
I can cycle 2mph faster with this one, its been proven :-)

Huff. I'm of to stroke and cuddle my comfort jersey.

John Hearns said:

T-shirt? T-shirt? T-SHIRT!!!!!!

Lovely, wonderful Rapha Epic jersey, black with white sleeve.
I can cycle 2mph faster with this one, its been proven :-)

Huff. I'm of to stroke and cuddle my comfort jersey.

He's right, you know. If only my shiny new Heinz Baked Beans jersey had its
pockets on the front instead of the back...

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
The best way to confuse a Daily Mail reader is to tell it that
paedophiles form the staple diet of asylum seekers.

John Hearns said:

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saved me from myself then. My bike is the blue one with red forks and bar
tape in dscf1488.jpg. I was in shorts and a similar t-shirt to you.

T-shirt? T-shirt? T-SHIRT!!!!!!

Lovely, wonderful Rapha Epic jersey, black with white sleeve.
I can cycle 2mph faster with this one, its been proven :-)

Huff. I'm of to stroke and cuddle my comfort jersey.

hmmn, I meant Tim's t-shirt but I guess that was clearer in my head
than in my quotes.

You had a brief conversation with me on LB about some unfortunate
joyrider who had killed him(?)self on your street

best wishes
james

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John Hearns said:

Tim Hall said:

Nice one james. That's me in the hat on dscf1486.jpg. And that's the
Pedersen in the background. Which one were you?

I would say that he was the one taking the pictures but:
a) tyre tracks from classic bicycles hurt
b) there were plenty of cameras about

saved me from myself then. My bike is the blue one with red forks and
bar tape in dscf1488.jpg. I was in shorts and a similar t-shirt to
you. It seems I ended up sat at the same table as you for breakfast.

Right. Hello again.

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I was the one with hair, not called Jan. If you ride with GC you might
know my mum Liz.

I don't ride with GC, nor any LCC type organisations. I live in
Crawley.

I saw John's reminder post while google grouping on Monday night at
about 21:30. Mentioned to Mrs. Hall there was an all night ride in
That London, so she said why didn't I go. A bit of online looking up
of train times, a bit more multimapping and selotape to get a map from
London Bridge to Greenwich, a bit of bike fettling and jump on the
train at Three Bridges at 00:10. Disturbed a couple on the train whom
I'm sure were having a spot of in and out. Train was delayed at East
Croydon due to a bit of al fresco boxing, with the combatants escorted
away by the police. Train then has to make up time, so doesn't stop at
London Bridge. Get off at Blackfriars (? apostrophe), past the throng
questioning the driver as how to get back to London Bridge and find
way to Greenwich.

The rest is history.

Tim