New Year's Eve Pub Ride.

[Andrew G]

Probably is the same one as I had a tickly cough between "them". Not been on a bike for a fortnight now with a combination of colds and ice rink conditions here preventing commuting, feel like I'm going stir crazy.

[EdO]

I'm planning to take a day off work.

Hopefully see you all on Friday.

Cheers

Ed

[Andrew G]

Hurrah, the cold seems to have abated a bit and I no longer feel like I have a pillow in my head. Just a bit of tinitus now thanks to blocked ear canals so ear drops in the side of my head and lemsip in the front I'm falling apart! Haven't been on the bike for a fortnight so will probably be the slowest out on Friday!

Route planned is 36 miles with a few hills and some nice lanes followed by lunch and a couple of pints at the White Bear. See you Friday outside GBs for a 9.30 departure. We all stay together, we all wait at the top of hills, 'tis a social ride. Plenty of time for training rides, heck I've got to start doing them soon but it can wait a day.

Some of the lanes are a bit rough in places and unlikely to have got better with the recent ice age so sensible wheels would be a surprisingly sensible choice.

[Amy]

If it's going to be that rough, I might be out on my tourer - and I'll definitely be the slowest. I would've been the slowest anyway without being on my heaviest bike

[Andrew G]

No need for the handicapping Amy, I only meant that it would be better if people swapped out their Shamal Ultras for something more winter road friendly.

[Mike I]

The cold seems to have come my way so I probably won't make it after all. I could just take all the LemSip Max in the house but don't want to risk the consequences if the drug testers turn up.

[Lucyap]

I've got the nod for this one

Lucy.

[Marcus]

Cannot make it as just had a hospital appointment rescheduled for tomorrow. Have a great time, if Marky Mark is going I'm sure he'll have a pint or two for me

[Antloony]

Sorry, going to be a no show as well I'm afraid.. Have a good ride everyone.

[John M]

I'll be there, although I hav'nt poked my front wheel out the door for ages!

[jon avery]

I'll be there, I also haven't been on a bike for at least 2 weeks

[Lucyap]

Show of hands please - leave cross tyres on cross bike, or change for my "faster"road tyres for this ride? Jamie says to leave them on rather than go through the hassle of changing them, but I think I might be too slow for everyone else.

Lucy.

[Marcus]

[quote="Lucyap"]Show of hands please - leave cross tyres on cross bike, or change for my "faster"road tyres for this ride? Jamie says to leave them on rather than go through the hassle of changing them, but I think I might be too slow for everyone else.

Lucy.

[Andrew G]

It is a road ride on normal roads so you don't need cross tyres. Personally I'd change them, but if I were you I'd get Jamie to do it . You won't need a cross bike, I just mentioned sensible wheels so I don't get shouted at if someone ruins a £500 wheelset.

It's a different route Marcus and there are hills, the cross tyres would be noticably harder to drag up them as some are quite steep, not too long but long enough.

[Mark Leedham]

This sounds like a great idea - see you tomorrow