Looking back at things, this was a bit of a 1 year anniversary ride for us. Happy days. If ever there was a good reason to scrape your arse out of bed at 5am on a Sunday morning then this was it. I couldn’t believe how many people there were waiting at the start when we got there. Really good to see a load of people that I hadn’t for a while. The best thing though was to see every one whipping out their fast bikes instead of their usual trick rides. Odge’s Eddy Merckx is very nice indeed. It was a shame that everyone didn’t make it down The Mall, seems like the po-po’s wised up after the first pack went through. More pics after the jump and the full set over at our Flickr /A

Head over to our FlickR to see some shots of the trip I did with a few friends to Brighton a couple of weekends ago. A big well done to everyone that did come, especially those who hadn’t ridden a bike in a few years! Only me and Chaz were fixed but I don’t think we had it the hardest. Joe had a heavy-ass huge wheeled mountain bike with a seat that wouldn’t raise up, hard times. I’d just put my new 38c Vittoria tyres on the night before and rode the 60 odd miles with the front rubbing on my forks which was a bit annoying. A good day, a nice ride and I’m looking forward to doing it again in Summer. Who else is in? /R

An impressive build from Ahearne Cycles, Portland, for Chris Harris a devoted fixed gear mountain bike rider (the nutter). Check the rest of the specs here. /R

Violeta Beral Vazquez is another talented photographer who came out and rode with us on Saturday. She’s just uploaded her set of pictures from the Saturday trick session to her Flickr. Nothing but good stuff. Click here to see more.

A few of us spent the day with Freddie from Creative Exposures on Saturday and hit up a few spots along the river. Check out his Flickr for the full set. Click here for a few more. Brilliant shots as always Freddie!