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Postby jon avery » Tue Apr 24, 2007 10:47 am

Paul T and steady runs don't go hand in hand ask Sean!! :lol:
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Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:40 am

[quote]Paul T and steady runs don't go hand in hand ask Sean!!


They are steady, just a slightly quicker steady :!:
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Postby George » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:36 am

Finished working in Bristol at 3pm yesterday.

Rode 95 miles to Birmingham arrived at 7.45

It was lovely coming over the Cotswolds with the wind behind.

53/12 almost all the way :P

On the outskirts of Birmingham saw the first rider go off in an evening 10

One commuter asked where I had come from, he said I was f*&%ing hardcore :lol:
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Postby jon avery » Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:37 am

You are!!! :o
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Postby Andrew G » Wed Apr 25, 2007 1:33 pm

Okay George your commute is the furthest, you can stop cycling round the country now. :D
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Postby -Adam- » Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:58 pm

You may as well do the last 100miles up to me then George, then ill show you Lancashire!

Then you can ride home through the night!
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Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:17 am

[quote]53/12 almost all the way


And you told me you only had a compact :?
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Postby George » Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:42 pm

I can confirm that I rode my longest ever commute on Thursday.

I left Addiscombe at 8.30am and arrived in Birmingham at 5pm

It was a long old slog of a ride there seemed to be into a headwind all the way, especially when during my ride I was called by work to be there 1 hour earlier :shock:

I managed to ride mostly on tiny country lanes which were beautiful, some of the villages were like postcards, I managed to link in a few cycle routes and waved to the various bikers.

So I had to up the pace a bit after that, I managed to ride between Banbury and Warwick in 1 hour flat.

200km's later I arrived to find I was early and there was even a shower for me to use before I started my day's work :D
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Postby Ian A4size » Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:00 pm

[quote]One commuter asked where I had come from, he said I was f*&%ing hardcore


No George you are fecking certifiable :shock:
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Postby Andrew G » Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:19 pm

[quote]It was a long old slog of a ride

No kidding! 8.5 hours commuting on the bike!!! Smiling all the way no doubt. :D

[quote]200km's later I arrived to find I was early and there was even a shower for me to use before I started my day's work

200k, AND then a full days work!!! :shock:

How many miles have you covered this year so far George? With all your training, racing, and mamouth commutes it must put Paul's in the shade.
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Postby Ian A4size » Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:27 pm

And thats mammoth.

Hook line and sinker
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Postby Ian A4size » Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:29 pm

[quote]200k, AND then a full days work!!!


He sleeps well- does the boy!
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Postby George » Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:31 pm

I don't have a speedo Andrew but this week I've ridden 315 miles :)

But maybe Paul has beaten after his epic to France?

[quote]No George you are fecking certifiable

It's funny the people I was working with in Birmingham thought the same. I'm just helping to reduce my CARBON FIBRE footprint
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Postby Andrew G » Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:46 pm

[quote="Ian Munnery"]And thats mammoth.

Hook line and sinker

Blame it on the tired legs spreading to my brain Ian. You won't let me forget this. :wink:

Although shouldn't there be an apostrophe in that's, and a comma after both "hook" and "line". :D

(Dear God I hope there's no mistakes in this one).
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Postby Ian A4size » Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:54 pm

Touche slackbladder- no, i don't know where that funny grave (sp) accent type thingy is on an english keyboard, and afore ye start Mr P, any fule no that it should be a capital E.
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