No room in the Inn!

Simon Brooke said:

A lot of other cyclists out on the roads, too. We say half a dozen other
small groups, and from Laurieston to Glenlochar there was a chap in an
orange jacket up ahead of us whom I thought we'd easily catch... but we
didn't, so he was no slouch.

Had a larf on the weekend as I was walking through the village - some
bloke in all the kit with lots of lycra, aerodynamic shaped helmet thing,
some expensive looking road bike with funny wheels (carbon? Very thick
rims from the side, normal spokes) down on his aerobars beetling
along at about 30mph. His mate behind, keeping pace about 20 feet away
had a squeaking rattling old rusty thing, T-shirt, knackered old
helmet, hands up on the top bars, keeping pace seemingly effortlessly.

Made me laugh, anyway.

--
Nobby Anderson

Nobody Here said:

rims from the side, normal spokes) down on his aerobars beetling
along at about 30mph. His mate behind, keeping pace about 20 feet away
had a squeaking rattling old rusty thing, T-shirt, knackered old
helmet, hands up on the top bars, keeping pace seemingly effortlessly.

You have made an official Alan Holmes sighting, I think.

R.

Nobody Here said:

Made me laugh, anyway.

which one were you laughing at ?

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Club ride yesterday, bright clear day, Tour de Loch Ken which gives a
nice 25 mile circuit (or 50 miles if I ride from home, which, as I was
still recovering from a cold, I didn't). Target of the ride, a nice wee
cafe or Tea Shoppe in New Galloway, one of the relatively few cafes
around here that's open on Sundays through the winter, an consequently
something of a favourite of ours.

Tours de Loch Ken are traditionally wet. We have at least one club member
who refuses to do any more of them, because she's so used to getting
rained on. But she was away in Fort William for National Squad coaching,
so we rode up to New Galloway with a bitterly cold north wind in our
faces, lured on by visions of CAKE.

Alas, it was not to be; for Lo, there was No Room in the Inn, it being
entirely occupied by Solway Cycling Club over from Cumbria for the
weekend.

I was impressed not only that they could get something between
twenty-five and thirty riders out for a weekend jaunt, but that they
were clearly such a mixed bunch. The bikes in the yard ranged from a
Longstaff and a Hewitt to a couple of Halfords mountain bikes, and the
(very friendly) horde in the cafe ranged from youngsters to veterans.
That's what I aspire to for our club - a friendly, inclusive bunch of
people who enjoy cycling, and enjoy cycling together.

So, being usurped in the cafe, and not being warned in a dream but eager
to stay on the wooded side of the loch out of the wind, we turned about
and did not go back by another way. Which was just as well because,
returning as we'd come, we ran into Big Dougie who hadn't made it to the
start in time but had set out afterwards. With the wind at our backs we
made better speed on the way back, a very pleasant ride.

A lot of other cyclists out on the roads, too. We say half a dozen other
small groups, and from Laurieston to Glenlochar there was a chap in an
orange jacket up ahead of us whom I thought we'd easily catch... but we
didn't, so he was no slouch.

--
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Glad to hear your cold's better.

<soft southerner on>
It's freezing down here (Essex)... could be worse, could be in Kent

<soft southerner off>

On 10 Apr 2006 11:41:43 GMT someone who may be Nobody Here
<[email hidden]> wrote this:-

Quoted message said:

Had a larf on the weekend as I was walking through the village - some
bloke in all the kit with lots of lycra, aerodynamic shaped helmet thing,
some expensive looking road bike with funny wheels (carbon? Very thick
rims from the side, normal spokes) down on his aerobars beetling
along at about 30mph. His mate behind, keeping pace about 20 feet away
had a squeaking rattling old rusty thing, T-shirt, knackered old
helmet, hands up on the top bars, keeping pace seemingly effortlessly.

People on expensive bikes tend to get most upset when someone on a
Brompton keeps pace with them. I am told this is particularly
amusing when the person on the Brompton is wearing a floral print
dress.

All that sort of thing is amusing posturing though. I remember once
at Cyclefest in Lancaster four cyclists haring through the usual
motor vehicle constipation at high speed, probably too fast a speed.
If my memory serves me correctly one was on an Anthrotech, one on a
Brompton, one on a Linear recumbent and one on a prototype Moulton
(which consisted of lots of silvery tubes with a large price tag).
They were on their way to an event at the race track AFAIR. Several
motorist's heads spun round at least once as they watched this
ensemble shooting past. Despite the lack of helmets and the somewhat
excessive speed no cyclists were hurt during the making of this
episode.

--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54

David Hansen said:

I am told this is particularly
amusing when the person on the Brompton is wearing a floral print
dress.

You promised not to tell! ;-)

--
Tony

"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the
right."
- Lord Hailsham

Tony Raven said:

David Hansen said:

I am told this is particularly
amusing when the person on the Brompton is wearing a floral print
dress.

You promised not to tell! ;-)

And I was assuming David was talking from his own experience. 🙂

--
Ambrose

"Ambrose Nankivell" <[email hidden]>typed

Quoted message said:

Tony Raven said:

David Hansen said:

I am told this is particularly
amusing when the person on the Brompton is wearing a floral print
dress.

You promised not to tell! ;-)

Quoted message said:

And I was assuming David was talking from his own experience. 🙂

Our paths have not crossed AFAIK.
I have been known to zoom about on a Brompton whilst wearing a floral
print dress.

--
Helen D. Vecht: [email hidden]
Edgware.

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Quoted message said:

People on expensive bikes tend to get most upset when someone on a
Brompton keeps pace with them. I am told this is particularly
amusing when the person on the Brompton is wearing a floral print
dress.

Does Guy have something he does at weekends?

Cheers, helen s
(only joking, Guy!)

Helen Deborah Vecht said:

"Ambrose Nankivell" <[email hidden]>typed

Quoted message said:

Tony Raven said:

David Hansen wrote:
>
> I am told this is particularly
> amusing when the person on the Brompton is wearing a floral print
> dress.
>

You promised not to tell! ;-)

Quoted message said:

And I was assuming David was talking from his own experience. 🙂

Our paths have not crossed AFAIK.

Sadly not.

Quoted message said:

I have been known to zoom about on a Brompton whilst wearing a floral
print dress.

Does that mean I have to stop imagining David in a floral print dress now?

--
Ambrose

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:56:34 +0100 someone who may be "Ambrose
Nankivell" <[email hidden]> wrote this:-

Quoted message said:

And I was assuming David was talking from his own experience. 🙂

Floral print dresses don't suit me, especially in public:-)

--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54

wafflycat said:

"David Hansen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

People on expensive bikes tend to get most upset when someone on a
Brompton keeps pace with them. I am told this is particularly
amusing when the person on the Brompton is wearing a floral print
dress.

Does Guy have something he does at weekends?

Well, he is very secretive about owning a Brompton. AFAIK he hasn't
told anyone he's got one ;-)

--
Tony

"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the
right."
- Lord Hailsham

in message <[email hidden]>, David Hansen

(') said:

All that sort of thing is amusing posturing though. I remember once
at Cyclefest in Lancaster four cyclists haring through the usual
motor vehicle constipation at high speed, probably too fast a speed.
If my memory serves me correctly one was on an Anthrotech, one on a
Brompton, one on a Linear recumbent and one on a prototype Moulton
(which consisted of lots of silvery tubes with a large price tag).
They were on their way to an event at the race track AFAIR. Several
motorist's heads spun round at least once as they watched this
ensemble shooting past. Despite the lack of helmets and the somewhat
excessive speed no cyclists were hurt during the making of this
episode.

The advantage of the Lancaster one way system is that, coming from the
University, all the difficult junctions are sufficiently down hill that
you can easily take them at what for cars is the speed limit; and coming
the other way there are plenty of cycle-friendly rat-runs which enable
you to avoid the nastier bits - if you don't mind riding up Moor Lane...

Dealing with heavy traffic which you can out-accelerate, out brake and
out speed is much easier than dealing with heavy traffic on the flat.

--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; An enamorata is for life, not just for weekends.

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('w*a*ff£y£cat*@£btco*nn£ect.com') said:

"David Hansen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

People on expensive bikes tend to get most upset when someone on a
Brompton keeps pace with them. I am told this is particularly
amusing when the person on the Brompton is wearing a floral print
dress.

Does Guy have something he does at weekends?

Does /he/ have a Brompton to? He's very quiet about it.

--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

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