Finally it's tomorrow
 

I had a tough time this morning over lunch at work explaining the ride to the folks am with (so far away from London at this time). I got mixed reactions from laughs to horrendous stares, even one calling it gross and even a few having heard of it in the news (That's what I expected! It made news). Another lad threw me this question: "So, who wins the race in the end? Any medals? ". And I got this for him: "Ever read Alice in Wonderland? The caucus race? In the end, Everyone has won, except that the prize here is having been one of the privileged few of having completed it". I of course got on with a little bragging (couldn't help it!) of my antics in the yesteryears and challenged 'em to go and find me out on the Net ;)

Am praying everything turns out perfectly esp regarding the weather as there's quite a bevy of lovely English, Iberian, Italian, East European ladies (personally know three of the lot I've searched just now on FB) signed up, much much more than last year - as Brighton was last week, this looks like the making of a landmark year! Week after that, I've got a date with the Three Lions in Brazil and a taste of its beaches, lol... crazy weekends... :D

Barcelona WNBR 2014
 

I loved this chick's attittude. She wasn't there with her bike, just taking a walk with her boyfriend. And spontaniously decided to join the bikers and took of her t-shirt.

London tomorrow
 

If you have a smartphone and wish to follow riders' location then see below. Taken from the Facebook site

A few people have asked about how to find us when we're on the move, e.g. if you miss the start. This year, we'll be testing out Glympse. If you install the free app on your smartphone, you can join the !wnbrlondon group (the ! at the start is important), then broadcast your location. Anyone else can then go to this website to find out where we are:
hxxp://www.glympse.com/!wnbrlondon
NB If you use the app then you need to leave it running so that it will keep up with your current location. Hopefully we will see the ride as 6 separate groups initially, which then merge together.

Oh, this is cool :) I wish the guys in Portland would do this. This thing about their not publishing the ride route (so as to throw photographers off?) has me in a snit...:)

Davidavin (Klondike)

Last first: Yes!

Others: Call me snide, but as implied in https://forum.oneclickchicks.com/sho...&postcount=622 , my previous take on this matter of utmost import is that it's actually to prevent the kind of shrinkage that a long bumpy ride might precipitate, rather than curbing excessive, erm, enthusiasm...

Side note: most of these are from a user who may have thought they were "private"; i.e. they don't show up in searches or in his photostream, but once posted to a flickr group, become visible to anyone belonging to that group.

change to hyde park start wnbr 2014 london
 

if you read this before you leave the start point for Hyde park has been changed the start will be along north carriage drive Hyde park not Marble arch roundabout like last year

the organizers have paid for the road to be closed for a short time

make sure you read the wiki or facebook if you are going to the Hyde park start

If no download option allowed, either save 'complete page', or do a screenprint, and edit out bits you don't need

After first the dutch team beat Spain 5-1 in the world cup I'm gobsmacked once again tonight by this wonderful picture of this beauty!

(1) Click on the 3 dots. If All Sizes/Download comes up, you click on the All Sizes window to view all sizes, then download the size you want.

(2) If All Sizes/Download doesn't come up, then:
(a) Right-click on the screen; you should get options which include View Page Source.
(b) Select and click on View Page Source
(c) On View Page Source, press [Ctrl]+[F] to get Find box
(d) In the Find box, type n.jpg
(e) Either the 1st or 2nd occurrence of n.jpg should be hot-linked, i.e. you could click on it to get a photo

HOWEVER, you don't want n.jpg.

(f) Next to a/o under the n.jpg hotlink should be another hotlink for the photo at the biggest size available, k.jpg, h.jpg, or b.jpg
(g) Click on that hotlink, and you'll get the photo at the bigger size, which you can then save.

wnbr LA
 

the los angeles ride is scheduled for tomorrow(6/14/2014), the starting point/ festival will be on the 400 block of N san fernando road (90031). I'm hoping someone from the community will be able to go admire and capture the event, I want to make it out there myself but my graduation is tomorrow so I am not yet sure if that will be a possibility