GS Avanti

Cycling Club

David Howard smith
David Howard smith
  • Male
  • London
  • United Kingdom
Share Twitter

David Howard smith's Friends

  • DaveB

David Howard smith's Discussions

Sundays Off Road ride
1 Reply

Four of us braved the weather to follow the thames river path. Jenny,Glyn, Steve and myself much trepidation at the start after watching Groups of tourest slipping and sliding on the black ice around…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by steve Riley 9 hours ago.

G2 Sunday 29th January
4 Replies

Good turn out we head out via the Pilgrims way and West Malling, short stop at the Friary then it was eye balls out back to the Meadway Bridge.  After Cuxton I tailed off the back and when Dave…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by David Howard smith Feb 1.

Sunday 22 January Off Road Ride
1 Reply

A good ride 9 of us turned out and enjoyed a not to hard ride over The High Chart,Crockenhill Common,French Street Common and Toys Hill back to the top of Westerham Hill via Beston Hill.We all agreed…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by steve Riley Jan 22.

G2/3 8th January
3 Replies

Big(19) group set out today and we stayed together well on the way out to Fanny's Farm waiting for the odd puncture. Most of the return was held together that was until the 'dossard' hit the front on…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Simon Lumsdon Jan 9.

 

David Howard smith's Page

Latest Activity

Profile Icon
David Howard smith commented on Ian Soper's blog post 'well done Shaun, bronze in the kilo.'
How do you edit a comment. Should have said. See you at the Para Olympics. Well done Shaun.
6 hours ago
Profile Icon
David Howard smith commented on Ian Soper's blog post 'well done Shaun, bronze in the kilo.'
She you in the Para Olympics Shuan. Well done.
6 hours ago
Profile Icon
steve Riley replied to David Howard smith's discussion 'Sundays Off Road ride'
Thanks Dave for leading us on Sunday.  shame that we had to cancel the G2 ride, but the predicted conditions were just far too dangerous to be taking out groups of riders.  I have to say that I was not that disappointed that we did not…
9 hours ago
Profile Icon

Sundays Off Road ride

Four of us braved the weather to follow the thames river path. Jenny,Glyn, Steve and myself much trepidation at the start after watching Groups of tourest slipping and sliding on the black ice around the Wolfe statue in Greenwich park. We never got as far as Eirth marsh as promised, gave in to the cold and turned back at Trip Cock point and warmed up in the Cafe at the Thames Barrier. 20 miles I add a bit extra on the way home through Castle woods total 30 miles.See More
Discussion posted by David Howard smith yesterday
Profile Icon
David Howard smith replied to DaveM's discussion 'Advice required'
Dave I had a similar problem some years back. I became so distraught that my work was effected, I was given gardening leave with instructions to sort my self out. They gave me a list of Guidances Councillors who would help me. I was…
Wednesday
Profile Icon
David Howard smith commented on David Howard smith's blog post 'Thoughts on Riding in the Snow. More old gits memories.'
I went to the Green today I was late so I don't know if anyone turned up. I thought I would just do a short ride sticking to the main roads but as I got further out I got carried away and ended up at East Peckham had a quick…
Wednesday
Profile Icon
Ian Soper commented on David Howard smith's blog post 'Thoughts on Riding in the Snow. More old gits memories.'
We had about 6 -9 inchs over saturday night but by Monday the main roads were clear so I have been doing multiple laps (well two actually!) of a 10 or 15 mile circuit. The temp; has not gone above 2 or 3 degrees so it's really hard to ride by…
Wednesday
Profile Icon
David Howard smith commented on David Howard smith's blog post 'Thoughts on Riding in the Snow. More old gits memories.'
I managed to get out on my Mountain Bike monday looking for a return route form Eirth to add a bit of differance on Sunday. But the combination of wet snow and mud made it near impossible to say up right, so I gave up and took to the road.…
Tuesday
Profile Icon
steve Riley commented on David Howard smith's blog post 'Thoughts on Riding in the Snow. More old gits memories.'
Maybe the best idea would be to invest in a trike, fitted with knobbly tyres.   Would also allow you to carry emergency kit.   Thanks for your memories Dave, always a good read.   
Feb 7
Profile Icon

Thoughts on Riding in the Snow. More old gits memories.

Thoughts on Riding in the Snow.We thought we where going to get away with it this year a winter with out the interruption of snow, then it happened with vengeance on Saturday night. We knew it was coming, but still it left us with the problem what do you do when you had mentally prepared yourself for a Sunday ride. Being an Old Git I have weathered years of cold, icy, snowy conditions. I am old enough to have lived through the two coldest winter of the last century 1947/8 and 1962/3 although I…See More
Blog post by David Howard smith Feb 5
Profile Icon
David Howard smith replied to steve Riley's discussion 'G2 Ride Cancelled'
The idea of using Cross to get a ride in bad weather spark some old memories of how us old gits found ways to keep going in snowy,icy weather. I chickened out today and we got permission to close Hog Hill to the public and I went for a long…
Feb 5
Profile Icon
David Howard smith replied to David Howard smith's discussion 'G2 Sunday 29th January'
Unfortunatly I will be working Sunday so I can't join in the fun this weekend. I will have to make do with a short ride in Essex.
Feb 1
Profile Icon
Ian Soper replied to David Howard smith's discussion 'G2 Sunday 29th January'
Thats what I like about my Isle of Grain ride, nobody knows where they are until we are almost home so they have to stay behind me!!
Feb 1
Profile Icon
David Howard smith replied to David Howard smith's discussion 'G2 Sunday 29th January'
They are so ungrateful show them around the back lanes of Kent and what thanks to they give you?No respect for their elders about time they joined G1. They could then ride around on there own and compere average speeds, pulse rates, altitudes…
Feb 1
Profile Icon
Ian Soper replied to David Howard smith's discussion 'G2 Sunday 29th January'
The possible reason you missed us was that Paul punctured at the bottom of the hill up to Cobham and we waited 10 minutes for him to fix it. The eyeballs out theme continued and I too was tailed off finally being dropped for good on the climb up out…
Feb 1
Profile Icon

G2 Sunday 29th January

Good turn out we head out via the Pilgrims way and West Malling, short stop at the Friary then it was eye balls out back to the Meadway Bridge.  After Cuxton I tailed off the back and when Dave decided to take them up into Cobham I thought a short cut was in order and continued on to Luddesdown and Henley Street. At Sole Street I waited expecting the main group, but they had either gone past all ready or Dave had taken them on a longer detour. By now I had,had enough I bashed home the shortest…See More
Discussion posted by David Howard smith Jan 29

David Howard smith's Photos

Loading…
  • Add Photos
  • View All

David Howard smith's Blog

David Howard smith

Thoughts on Riding in the Snow. More old gits memories.

Thoughts on Riding in the Snow.

We thought we where going to get away with it this year a winter with out the interruption of snow, then it happened with vengeance on Saturday night. We knew it was coming, but still it left us with the problem what do you do when you had mentally prepared yourself for a Sunday ride. Being an Old Git I have weathered years of cold, icy, snowy conditions. I am old enough to have lived through the two coldest winter of the last century 1947/8 and 1962/3…

Continue

Posted on February 5, 2012 at 9:25pm — 4 Comments

David Howard smith

L,etape du tour tales.

I found these acounts of the three L'etapes I rode.

ETAPE DU TOUR 2000

Sunday 9th July and months of preparation were over, we were on our way to France to ride the Carpentras to Mont Ventoux etape du tour(stage of the tour). That is Ian Soper, Pat Hayes, Simon Lumsdon and myself. Ian and Pat had ridden last years L’…

Continue

Posted on January 7, 2012 at 11:38pm — 4 Comments

David Howard smith

Three Old friends Go For a Ride.

Sunday November 6th and I turned up at the Green just in time to see the tail end of Group 1 going off up the road. I went back to the Crown to find Jenny mustering her troops ready for a ride to Biggin Hill. That left Brian Bulmer and one other ride ( I forget names sorry ), he was making the usual noises about not been out for so weeks not fit etc. Roger turned up thus four of us left the Green heading on what was billed a mystery tour of Brian’s Kent . Not long into the ride and there was…

Continue

Posted on November 7, 2011 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

David Howard smith

Report from the Old Gits.

                                                The Last of the Summer Wine.

With the season coming to an end, Ciclos Uno put on a end of season LVRC series of six races at Hog Hill (The Last of the Summer Wine) so that us “old gits” could have a last fling. These events had to compete with the usual end of season National events the quality of the field varied from week to week if there was no big event on we had a hard race, other with 13 and 5 riders in second place with 5 points I…

Continue

Posted on October 5, 2011 at 6:07pm — 1 Comment

Comment Wall (1 comment)

You need to be a member of GS Avanti to add comments!

Join GS Avanti

At 11:31pm on June 18, 2010, Andrew FerryAndrew Ferry said…
Hope you get back on your bike soon Dave......................
 
 
 

2012 Kentish Killer: All 700 places sold

T Shirts on sale soon!

Blog Posts

Ian Soper

well done Shaun, bronze in the kilo.

Posted by Ian Soper on February 13, 2012 at 9:22am — 2 Comments

steve Riley

Kentish Killer Konquered

Posted by steve Riley on January 15, 2012 at 5:27pm

David Howard smith

L,etape du tour tales.

Posted by David Howard smith on January 7, 2012 at 11:38pm — 4 Comments

David Howard smith

Three Old friends Go For a Ride.

Posted by David Howard smith on November 7, 2011 at 1:00pm — 3 Comments

Latest Activity

Profile Icon
David Howard smith commented on Ian Soper's blog post 'well done Shaun, bronze in the kilo.'
How do you edit a comment. Should have said. See you at the Para Olympics. Well done Shaun.
6 hours ago
Profile Icon
David Howard smith commented on Ian Soper's blog post 'well done Shaun, bronze in the kilo.'
She you in the Para Olympics Shuan. Well done.
6 hours ago
Profile Icon

well done Shaun, bronze in the kilo.

Shaun McKeown got a bronze medal in the C1 Kilometre time trial at the Para track world champs in Los Angeles. Well done Shaun. See More
Blog post by Ian Soper 9 hours ago
Profile Icon
steve Riley replied to David Howard smith's discussion 'Sundays Off Road ride'
Thanks Dave for leading us on Sunday.  shame that we had to cancel the G2 ride, but the predicted conditions were just far too dangerous to be taking out groups of riders.  I have to say that I was not that disappointed that we did not…
9 hours ago
Profile Icon
Claire Clarke replied to Brian Willis's discussion 'My turn to have gawn and dunnit, just signed up for the 2012 L'Etape du Tour in the Pyrenees!'
Good luck for the big move to France. Who will get me round the Circuit of Kent sportive now?! All the best.
10 hours ago
Profile Icon
Steve Gale replied to Bill Fitzgerald's discussion 'G1 road ride today?'
That's a shame as we must have just missed you as five of us arrived at the Green, looked at the road again and then started to have second thoughts.  I headed home to the boredom of the turbo (after mistakenly just popping back into bed…
21 hours ago
Profile Icon
michael farla club captain replied to Bill Fitzgerald's discussion 'G1 road ride today?'
well done bill and simon photo - where ?
22 hours ago
Profile Icon
Simon Clarke replied to Bill Fitzgerald's discussion 'G1 road ride today?'
Well done Bill. I managed a couple of hours on the mountain bike in the snowy fields. Didn't go too hard, just enjoyed the frozen trails before they all turned to mud again.
23 hours ago
Profile Icon
Bill Fitzgerald replied to Bill Fitzgerald's discussion 'G1 road ride today?'
The program Dancing on Ice has nothing on this road :-)
23 hours ago
Profile Icon
Bill Fitzgerald replied to secretsquirrell's discussion 'Cyclopark Wednesday night training????'
Just long drags I think Andy, no hill like Hogs.
yesterday
Profile Icon

G1 road ride today?

Not sure if any of you guys made it out today.I passed the G at 9am and the car park was empty, so not sure if anyone rocked up afterwards. Well done if you did.My ride today - was aiming to do the Staplehurst loop but it just got far too cold.Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Hadlow - Yalding - Yalding loop - Brookside Garden ctr for two coffees and half an hour to warm up - Seven Mile Lane - Wrotham Hill - Brands Hatch - Eynesford - Home.62 miles taking in a couple of dodgy lanes past the Yalding tap…See More
Discussion posted by Bill Fitzgerald yesterday
Profile Icon
My ride 32 miles av 14.3 to hildenborough via riverhill .Nice stop at golf range,hot choc / cake with claire, paula ,rob .
Status posted by stephen warner yesterday
Profile Icon

Sundays Off Road ride

Four of us braved the weather to follow the thames river path. Jenny,Glyn, Steve and myself much trepidation at the start after watching Groups of tourest slipping and sliding on the black ice around the Wolfe statue in Greenwich park. We never got as far as Eirth marsh as promised, gave in to the cold and turned back at Trip Cock point and warmed up in the Cafe at the Thames Barrier. 20 miles I add a bit extra on the way home through Castle woods total 30 miles.See More
Discussion posted by David Howard smith yesterday
Profile Icon
steve Riley commented on michael farla club captain's event 'G1+CLUBRUN MAIN ROAD BASH 50M'
What does a "lumpy" run mean ?.   How was it out there Michael.    
yesterday
Profile Icon

G2 RIDE CANCELLED at Green St Green

February 12, 2012 from 9:15am to 2pm
Weather permitting, today we will ride a modifed version of the Bexley Reliability ride.  Taking in Otford, Ightham, Hildenborough, Edenbridge, 4 Elms cafe stop, Godstone, Gangers, Knockholt. Total distance will be about 55 miles, but can be changed depending on the weather.  Steve Riley to lead. See More
Event updated by steve Riley yesterday
Profile Icon

G2 and G3 Rides CANCELED TODAY

The combination of freezing temperatures, and possible rain/sleet/snow showers forecasts means that we have had to cancel todays G2 and G3 rides.  See More
Discussion posted by steve Riley yesterday

© 2012   Created by Chris Dines.   Powered by .

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service