JohnJohn's send off ride on 2009-07-04

On Saturday 4th July 2009 John and Lel (who are moving to England soon) just happened to run into a bunch of other mtb-ozzers. So we rode bikes together, and due to this fortuitous happenstance John and Lel invited us all around for coffees, bbq and the tour stage one on tv. Fun was had.

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Crash gasping over his bike, this was a theme of the ride for him any time he had to pedal it seems. Also JJJim, Helen, Leon, sMarti, TtFH, and Kenny the Axe Murderer.

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ScottP, JJ (blur of motion), MattB.

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JJ, RobB.

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Crash, somehow upright.

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Trying to find his lungs again.

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Rob trying to get run over by the rest of us.

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The people (such as James) who attempted to run over Rob.

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Blurry TtFH, Helen, JJJim, James.

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One of the rare times on the ride everyone avoided the puddles.

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ScottP and James with JJ in the background photographing people crossing a creek.

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Waiting for more people across the creek.

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JJ, ScottP and Kenny.

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Waiting for people at the top of a longish climb, SeanB in the front here.

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Rob made it seemingly with no problems on the SS.

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As did these people.

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Even JJJim looks fairly comfortable despite the lack of riding recently.

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Sim

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Rosie

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Crash on the other hand (unlike JJJim) seemed to dislike any uphill section.

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Maybe it was the really heavy bike, or maybe not.

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TtFH found the climbing so easy he did not even need to use his hands.

Steven Hanley <sjh@svana.org>
Last modified: Mon Jul 6 15:46:48 2009