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  • Started 14 years ago by recombodna
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  1. gembo
    Member

    Chatted to uberuce, said hello to roibeard at forest road, he was busy stewarding, saw. Arellcat pushing a Brompton, chatted to dave laid back with his monstrous bike a deux, saw ruggtomcat, morningsider, Arobcomp, min with camera, nice Irish chap from currie on my commute with his wife and kids, social worker I know, I had orange specs on so probably in disguise?

    Posted 10 years ago #
  2. Diarmid
    Member

    Gembo outside his garage of his house - gave him a wave but didn't recognise me in lycra

    Posted 10 years ago #
  3. gembo
    Member

    Ah, diarmid, you looked twenty years younger in Lycra! Was wind fierce on the Lang Whang?

    Posted 10 years ago #
  4. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Roibeard was marshalling? Rats! Have missed opportunity to meet in real world.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  5. PS
    Member

    @gembo I thought that was you chatting to Kevin (nice Irish chap from Currie). Spotted you from my vantage point, but you knocked off early.

    Others spotted in the distance: Dave C, Arellcat, chdot, Min, Arobcomp, ruggtomcat, threefromleith, Laidback, wingpig. Only briefly spoke to Roibeard, Kim, Uberuce and SRD.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  6. gembo
    Member

    Ah PS did not see you. Kevin Currie always chatty as he overtakes me on way home. Forgot also spied shuggiet who gave me all my leaflets in spy style handover on canal towpath sans kingfisher. Again my orange spec disguise worked there.

    Did you see my pal's leather stap wine carrier on his crossbar, very what you might call, old school.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  7. wingpig
    Member

    Small motorbike on WoL heading west from Newhaven Rd, then again going north along the unpaved bit opposite the Chancelot. Police aware.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  8. Roibeard
    Member

    Yep, I was marshalling, encouraging folk at the top of MMW/Forrest Road.

    I spotted Min there, and this time just about managed to remember not to shout "Hi Min!" in polite company.

    I don't think she caught my garbled "Hiiello Min!" across the crowd...

    I saw many, many colleagues, so we had good awareness in at last one local employer!

    Robert

    Posted 10 years ago #
  9. Min
    Member

    I spotted you too but there was a big clump of cyclists in the way while I was waving. Blooming cyclists, always getting in the way. ;-)

    I spotted quite a few more people than I actually managed to speak to, but also failed to spot a few as well, the crowd was too huge I think! If Laidback and his recumbent tandem vanishes into a crowd, that is a pretty good crowd.

    Welcome back to the fray Uberuce!

    Posted 10 years ago #
  10. SRD
    Moderator

    If anyone 'spotted' me looking exhausted and non-smiley in the BBC coverage, that is because it was actually footage of our feeder ride arriving and I had three bikes in the trailer and someone else's toddler on board too.

    definitely the hardest part of the ride.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  11. Stickman
    Member

    I had three bikes in the trailer and someone else's toddler on board too.

    No washing machine though? ;-)

    Posted 10 years ago #
  12. acsimpson
    Member

    The BBC spotted Scoosh and I, the backs of our head are clearly visible (if you know we're there) at 1:21 as they zoom in on the speeches. I don't know what most people look like but assume Laidback was the only tandem recumbent there particularly when arriving with another complete with windshield.

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    Posted 10 years ago #
  13. cb
    Member

    @fimm at 1:09 in that BBC piece I think.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  14. acsimpson
    Member

    I was chatting to her at the start as she'd been drawn in by some cyclechat jerseys but didn't know that was her moniker on here.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  15. PS
    Member

    Did you see my pal's leather stap wine carrier on his crossbar, very what you might call, old school.

    I didn't. Had I done so, I may have descended from my vantage point a bit sooner. ;-)

    Posted 10 years ago #
  16. fimm
    Member

    @cb well spotted I didn't notice.
    @acsimpson hello, nice to meet you.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  17. fimm
    Member

    Somebody I recognised but whose name I couldn't remember, whizzing past Haymarket yesterday about 6pm. Greyish cycling cap.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  18. wingpig
    Member

    Mnerm. Greyish normal cap, worn whilst cycling? Black T-shirt and long baggies? Orangey bike? Beard?

    Posted 10 years ago #
  19. fimm
    Member

    Yes, I think so. I nearly wrote "wingpig?" but then wasn't sure...

    Posted 10 years ago #
  20. DaveC
    Member

    acsimpson as I cycled to work this morning, I think.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  21. acsimpson
    Member

    Indeed. Although I almost missed you as you were below eye level and on the road beside the path while I scanned lampposts for POP posters.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  22. fimm
    Member

    Ah! I found a photo!
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/14018078361/

    Posted 10 years ago #
  23. acsimpson
    Member

    Did Keith cycle? That looks like the back of his head.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/13998133476/

    Posted 10 years ago #
  24. Baldcyclist
    Member

    Yes, there is a photo of hime somewhere heading off from the Meadows looking a bit uncomfortable. Tarmac Jockeys set somewhere I think.

    Posted 10 years ago #
  25. SRD
    Moderator

    did he bring bike in a car?

    Posted 10 years ago #
  26. SRD
    Moderator

    did he bring bike in a car?

    Posted 10 years ago #
  27. DaveC
    Member

    "while I scanned lampposts for POP posters. "

    Don't bother I removed most of the ones left lastnight.

    :D

    Posted 10 years ago #
  28. acsimpson
    Member

    And I got the half you missed this morning. :-P

    Posted 10 years ago #
  29. chdot
    Admin

    Background

    Posted 10 years ago #
  30. SRD
    Moderator

    Morningsider - last seen being 'surveyed' by Sustrans :)

    Posted 10 years ago #

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