Half Fast Beginners' ride Sunday

[Half-Fast Mike]

Beginners' ride Sunday 12th May. Out to Odaiba and back. Total 30 km. Easy peasy pace. All welcome. Meet 11.00 in front of the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi Hills. ​

Wear a helmet. Don't wear earphones. That is all.​

 

[bloaker]

Wear a helmet. Don't wear earphones. That is all.

It's a naked ride?
if you are there, I will not be.....

 

[microcord]

Very enjoyable: thanks to all, and particularly Don and Mike.

Apologies to Ira [I think this was his name]: I was going to tag along with him on Komazawa-doori but he was behind me and I unthinkingly instead attached myself to a couple headed for Meguro-doori.

Next time I'll try to persuade the missus to come along. And I'll try to remember to shave.

Lunchtime beer in blazing sunshine before more riding isn't really my thing. But after close to 90km today (including a toddle along Tamagawa, etc), I'm now greedily eying a bottle.

 

[theDude]

Lunchtime beer in blazing sunshine before more riding isn't really my thing.

Retreat to the shade to avoid too much sun while enjoying a cold one!

 

[Half-Fast Mike]

Very enjoyable: thanks to all, and particularly Don and Mike.

Great to have you along. Thanks for coming.

And I'll try to remember to shave.

Only if you want to.

Lunchtime beer in blazing sunshine before more riding isn't really my thing. But after close to 90km today (including a toddle along Tamagawa, etc), I'm now greedily eying a bottle.

Obviously it's not compulsory to drink beer. Wine, chu-hai, etc. also acceptable.

 

[microcord]

Eh heh, thank you.

One of these went down a treat a couple of hours ago:

The upstart Dutch are starting to challenge the Belgians for world beer supremacy.

(Well, that was quite a day. Fearing that I might otherwise not make the 11:00 sharp departure, I went to Roppongi somewhat faster than usual. At one point I hit 42 km/h, which for me ain't half fast.)

 

[Half-Fast Mike]

11:00 sharp departure

ROFL. We are not like proper bike clubs. Didn't you get the memo?

 

[Half-Fast Mike]

Photo gallery

https://picasaweb.google.com/112567651184972062905/20130512DonSOdaibaRide#

 

[bloaker]

ROFL. We are not like proper bike clubs. Didn't you get the memo?

I made the same assumption the first time I met up with HFC.
I got there 15 minutes early and saw no one... called Don and he told me I was 30 minutes early.... wtf?

 

[kiwisimon]

I... called Don and he told me I was 30 minutes early.... wtf?

ガイジンタイム。I think PSY stole the beats and chords from ガイジンタイム.

 

[Half-Fast Mike]

ROFL. We are not like proper bike clubs. Didn't you get the memo?

I made the same assumption the first time I met up with HFC.
I got there 15 minutes early and saw no one... called Don and he told me I was 30 minutes early.... wtf?

Just what it says on the tin.

 

[microcord]

ROFL. We are not like proper bike clubs. Didn't you get the memo?

Sure did! "Easy peasy pace": can do. "Wear a helmet": Always do anyway. "Don't wear earphones": Never do anyway. "That is all": Gotcha.

NB I wasn't/amn't complaining in the slightest. Getting there with time to spare meant I could apply sunblock to my already-flaking arms, wonder at the cleanliness and newth of most of the other bikes, resolve to give my own a good wash, and, erm, soak in the ambiance of seldom-visited Roppongi. (Tho' as it happens, the day before I'd spent some time in two Roppongi photo galleries.)

As for other bike clubs/meets, it occurred to me that once, perhaps five years ago, the missus and I had joined a very leisurely circa-three-hour tour of the hidden nooks of Tallinn (heavy emphasis on the sights rather than the riding), but that I couldn't remember any other occasion when I rode anywhere with more than one person. So it's hard to compare. Though at least part of the meaning of (say) "Climbing: 2400-2800m Distance: 175-185km" is all too (horrifically) clear.

 

[Half-Fast Mike]

Sure did! "Easy peasy pace": can do. "Wear a helmet": Always do anyway. "Don't wear earphones": Never do anyway. "That is all": Gotcha.

That's alright then. "That is all" was 'misunderstood' on Facebook by one Michael Q. Bloaker esq. to mean that ONLY helmets should be worn. Had that been the case, and with the sunny sun on Sunday we would have been a very sore bunch of naked lobsters. For future reference, we don't care what you wear as long as it includes a helmet.

 

[bloaker]

wonder at the cleanliness and newth of most of the other bikes

If I show for a Saturday ride... I may give your 'old' bike a run for its money.
Not everyone rides new...