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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:54 pm

im going to start doing as chaingang again. i was going to go and do the elmers end chaingang, but thought before i do that, do a few people from addiscombe want to start one up again like last year? i think its better to do it around familiar faces, who will wait for you if you get a mechanical. they dont on the elmers end one, and thats one of the things that puts me off, as i dont know how to get back home on their route!

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Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:18 pm

Stu,
I wil be taking it easy now until January and will go with a chaingang then.

I wouldn't worry about getting dropped from the Elmers End one on your performance today :wink:
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Postby carl f » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:20 pm

i'll be up for that stu in a few weeks
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Postby Andrew G » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:26 pm

I won't do one before the New Year at least either. I'd have liked to attempt an Elmers End few this year, getting dropped not a problem an inevitability but I know where I am :) . The problem I have is getting to them either in time if I go home first, of getting their an hour early if on the way home from work. :?

Tried to get to the Bletchingley one Marek tried to get going but just couldn't make it in time.
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Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:48 pm

Elmers is very good - I'll sort out a detailed route for you guys tomorrow.
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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:16 am

[quote]I wouldn't worry about getting dropped from the Elmers End one


not getting dropped paul :roll: :lol:

i did it a few times last jan- feb- march but noticed no one waits if someone punctures. and so i was always a bit iffy about going without another acc there, incase i got a mechanical and they all left me :lol:

carl- brilliant, could you post something when you are going, and i will see you there :wink:

paul again- [quote]I'll sort out a detailed route for you guys tomorrow.
that would be good thanks :D
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Postby Marek » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:12 pm

Sorry Stu, I did enjoy the ones we did last year, but I have started off a new one in East Grinstead which is closer to home and easier with work etc.

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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:28 pm

no worries marek.... im only going to hold a grudge until the end of october :twisted: :wink:
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Postby Marek » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:42 pm

I have picked up a cold, am hoping it goes in the next couple of days as was hoping to get some decent training in prior to the big day.

See you soon.

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Postby carl f » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:21 pm

Stu-I;ll probably start the elmers chain gang in Jan as i'm slowing down for a couple of months now
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Postby Keith » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:27 pm

I'd probably be up for this. Any suggestions when & where?

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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:16 pm

keith- if your talking about the elmers end one, it meets by the elmers end round about, just past croydon. its very good training, especially when theres a few elites and 1st cats out. but you would have no trouble keeping up.

its thursdays, 7.15 elmers end round about-
http://www.multimap.com/maps/?hloc=GB|e ... 4:-0.05:14 elmers%20end|Elmers%20End

its not where the little red circle is, (i couldnt get rid of it). its the roundabout where croydon road and upper elmers end road meet. with the toilets in the middle of the roundabout.

paul -do you have the map details yet for the route they take?

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Postby Rob C » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:09 am

http://www.dulwichparagon.com/winter.jpg

how do these compare to the training group rides?
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Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:23 am

Rob, that is brilliant - how do you do that?
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Postby Graham O » Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:24 am

Chaps...

Do we not have enough riders for our own chaingang. It will be much more fun and would probably encourage more ACC riders to come out and ride.

Every time I go to the elmers end one I have to put my miserable face on first....

I will be up for it after xmas....

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