Buck; I intend to ride PBP in 07; The next Kent ride (apart from the 400) is Battle and Back which I might do; most of the others have already been ridden this year; the Mid Sussex Hilly is a nice end of season ride (shameless plug!)
I have had a look at the calender, I will probably do the Croydon run in July, I will not be able to do much before then due to work comitments.
'tis true, but the rides must be BRM whatever that means and
completed >>> before the end of June, roughly one a month. My SR in 2003 would not >>> have got me into PBP.
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Talking of SR's, Martin, did I imagine it or did you post something
to >> the effect of doing the Great Eastern 600?
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you imagined it; I am considering doing the Denmead 600 next year as
long > as it is an out and back and not an "added certain pack factor" return to > the start then out again for umpteen hundred km. The Great Eastern will > hopefully be my PBP qualifier for 2007 if they run it.
What area are you in Martin? It would be good to hook up with another prospective PBP'er for a few trips out.
> 'tis true, but the rides must be BRM whatever that means and
completed >>> before the end of June, roughly one a month. My SR in 2003 would not >>> have got me into PBP.
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Talking of SR's, Martin, did I imagine it or did you post something
to >> the effect of doing the Great Eastern 600?
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you imagined it; I am considering doing the Denmead 600 next year as
long > as it is an out and back and not an "added certain pack factor" return to > the start then out again for umpteen hundred km. The Great Eastern will > hopefully be my PBP qualifier for 2007 if they run it.
What area are you in Martin? It would be good to hook up with another prospective PBP'er for a few trips out.
after reading some of those reports I am seriously under equipped in the puncture repair department. One inner tube is not going to cut it is it!
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Hmm... could prove to be an unfortunate turn of phrase there. I usually carry 3 spare tubes and a repair kit with both conventional and instant patches, as well as a spare folding tyre.
It's always worth carrying many spare inner tubes. In the main, they act as charms to scare away the p**ct*** fairy. Sometimes they are useful.
The P****** F**** will appear when you forget your Magic Charms®...
Or when what appear to be spare inner tubes turn out actually to be about as airtight as fishnet stockings.
It was a good thing that I failed to notice the loss of the business end of my pump while still 40 k from the end of the Rural South, and with a known slow puncture...