I caught this over on the MASH blog:
I can't wait for this weekend. There are going to be so many people in town, and so many events going on.
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February 2010
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London Day 4
Today I woke up really early to catch the train out to Westburry. It was about an hour and a half train ride from London. Alex Rankin picked me up from the station to go out for a day of riding and filming around Bath and its surrounding villages.
The first landmark we visited was Gold Hill, an old cobble stone steep hill. I had to take a couple photos of this place, it was amazing looking. It looks out over the country side to rolling green hills.
After stopping at some British looking architecture along the road to film snippets, we were off to the Charge office.
HQ
Surface
Alex Rankin, Ty, and Nick
Road
New Charge Ti Cyclocross bike - The "Freezer"
I was really stoked to visit the office/showroom. Everything looked great, and I got a few sneak peaks at some new product. After lunch, I got to ride the warehouse quarter for a bit. It was a super narrow setup, but really fun. Luckily I didn't smash into any of the bikes or anything else.
Next, we sped off to the city of Bath. Alex had lived in Bath for some time, and gave us a tour of some local riding and historical spots.
Everything was going great until I rolled my ankle at the skatepark. I was trying to nose manual a box and bailed off funny landing on the side of my foot. That pretty much fucked any filming for the rest of the day.
We said fuck it and got some dinner. After dinner I caught the train back to London and headed to Andy's house. Everyone took it easy the rest of the night and ate shitty junk food and scotch eggs. Hopefully my ankle will be better by Sunday for the shop 14 party.
I can't thank Nick and Alex enough for all their hospitality today. I'm bummed I didn't get to film with Alex as much as I would have liked due to my ankle. Hopefully we can meet up later in the week and try to squeeze some stuff in before I take off.
02/10/2010
London Day 3
Woke up to a nice English breakfast that Andy had cooked for Tony and I. It was delicious. Afterward, we headed to the skatepark to meet up with everyone for a day of riding. London has the best concrete skateparks aside from FDR.
Tomorrow I am taking the train out to meet Nick and Alex Rankin. We are going to film for a podcast around Bath and Bristol. I'm excited to see a different side of England other than London. 2 days of non-stop riding and jetlag are starting to take its toll on me. I think I'm going hit the sack early tonight.
London Day 2
Got to check out Shop 14, and Ted's workshop today. The shop looks so good, and is fully stocked with so many frames and parts. Seeing Ted's workshop was really rad too, it totally fits his personality. I dug it.
Grace, Tony, and Odge
Ted and his mill
New bar and stem set up. Kink wedge stem, and gusset 3" rise bars. I'm loving the way my bike feels with these.
Ted's whip
Odge's Shop 14 ESB, built by Super Ted.
Tony's Shop 14 ESB, built by Super Ted.
We got to ride this sick basement with some small boxes and wedge ramps at night. I'm so tired.. More riding around London tomorrow. Can't wait.
02/09/2010
Hello London.
Tony and I arrived in London tonight. We met Andy, Ted and Odge at the airport and took the tube back to Andy and Monique's place. Somehow Andy managed to take photos of us on the tube and post them to flickr, which then led to Prolly posting them before we even got off the tube. Technology is fucking crazy. hahaha. I am so stoked to be back in London again hanging out with all these dudes. I fucking love it here. I think I am going out to Nicks office on Wednesday to meet him and Alex Rankin to do another podcast. Really excited about that as well. There are talks of possibly making a whole trip out of it and going out to Bristol to ride some more afterward. Can't wait to see shop 14 and Ted's workshop tomorrow. I can't thank Andy and Monique enough for putting Tony and I up.
