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Postby Andrew G » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:42 pm

[quote="huw williams"]Big end of year social ride on new year's eve p'raps? All ideas considered

Gets a big thumbs up from me as it's the only day I have off other than then bank holidays.

What about a ride out for a pub lunch somewhere (Kent?), the odd brandy perhaps to keep the cold at bay (or beer for the carbs), and then weave our way back. Does this appeal? If so any suggestions for public houses, poss CTC friendly ones as they won't mind the bikes and lycra.
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Postby -Adam- » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:13 pm

Myself and Stu had a bit of lunch in a Pub down near Alfold the other week... they didn't seem to mind the lycra. Was a bloody good ham and cheese toastie too!

Washed down by coke of course, we are proffessionals :P
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Postby huw williams » Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:21 pm

Wow you students know how to live it up :D
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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:19 pm

hmm that was a lovely toasty, especailly as it was in the middle of a 4 and half hour ride :o
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Postby kieran » Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:47 pm

come on guys, you're young, living in London, with lots of free time and all you want to do is ride bikes! What ever happened to hanging around record shops etc
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Postby Andrew G » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:23 pm

"What's that big black circular thing with the hole in the middle?" 12 inches used to mean something different back then.
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Postby Jon H » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:55 pm

There is just no way that a toastie counts as a pub lunch, even if it was at lunchtime and in a pub. A proper pub lunch is a full roast dinner, crumble and custard for afters, all washed down with at least 3 pints of beer. I reckon a suitable venue would be somewhere on top of the North Downs, so it's more or less downhill all the way home.
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Postby Ian A4size » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:03 pm

[quote]we are proffessionals


but not at spelling!
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Postby Andrew G » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:15 pm

That's the sort of thing I was thinking Jon. Got to be a roast dinner, steak and ale pie, or similar. The pudding has to be served with custard for it to count.

Stopping off at a pub in lycra and having a toastie and cokes, you must have turned a few heads. :lol:
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Postby -Adam- » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:15 pm

Look Munnery, all professionals are failed school boys anyway, so who cares how its spelt! lol (Did I get it right this time by the way? :lol: )

Keiran, yes your right... But hanging out in record shops is not my bag... though I can't download bike stuff so I do spend a fair amount of time in Sigma! Then any energy I have left gets put to use in the evenings when I'll be either behind my bar trying to chat some ladies up, or in front of someones elses doing the same! :twisted:

Everyone else, your just jealous!!!

Just got back from a decent training ride as it goes :P
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Postby -Adam- » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:17 pm

[quote="Andrew G"]That's the sort of thing I was thinking Jon. Got to be a roast dinner, steak and ale pie, or similar. The pudding has to be served with custard for it to count.

Stopping off at a pub in lycra and having a toastie and cokes, you must have turned a few heads. :lol:


Well there was a couple of posh looking horse riding type's who were pleased to see us, although they weren't much to look at themselves so we didn't hang about :?
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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:23 pm

and most of the people were in there 70s ...skyving off work no less :roll:
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Postby Ian A4size » Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:30 pm

[quote]Well there was a couple of posh looking horse riding type's who were pleased to see us, although they weren't much to look at themselves so we didn't hang about


Rumour has it they saddled up pretty sharpish as well........ :wink:

Enjoyed sundays ride- tho i could have done with a bit of a warm up before the first hill.
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Postby -Adam- » Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:58 pm

Yeah I particularly enjoyed sunday also, after I worked out the beer from the night before I actually felt pretty good. Sitting on the front with a certain SpecialK really wasn't as hard as it can be!
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Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:04 am

[quote]In my experience its wise to steer clear of anything with Paul Tunnell's name on it unless you want to end up freezing your nuts off somewhere near the seaside


Oi Williams, that's enough of that....it just so happens...(see other post)
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