Friday Night Ride to the Coast 26th February - Brighton 2010

Are you recruiting?

I'm still intrigued as to what Gursh's challenge is!?

Certainly am. Patrick and Andy have far too much time on their hands, and what with Dellzeqq working, Ransos on sabbatical, Gary AWOL, Jonesy scarce and FM devoting his time to the mini-Monkey, the quality of the debate is plummeting fast. Srw's holding the fort, but he's a busy fellow. New blood is needed!

Equally mystified as to Gursh's challenge. I think Rich should say yes first and ask questions later...

Ok, yes! I hope it involves alcohol

Is geek an acronym?

I got as far as gobshite and then got stuck

http://www.cyclechat.net/forums/showthread.php?t=55904

Ah, I see. Sadly I have a 60 mile challenge of my own this weekend involving a pass by of Beachy Head so I can toss myself off if it all gets too much.

Hopefully it won't 'come' to that, Rich!

Thanks all, another fun ride. I won't make the next one but hopefully see you all in a few mths*.

Wayfinding is always a pleasure - UNLESS it means you are last to the half time and /or final stop. Even I'm not that nice


*Although I might still be trying to work out why my waterproof gloves and lower part of my waterproof jacket got sooo wet.

I've never found it necessary to go to Beachy Head to do that, but whatever turns you on...

Happy to be the straight man!

TC I think CC is the only place I have in my life that is mainly free from the politics -ish...I try very hard to maintain that...though I do post very, very occasionally but more worryingly I have started posting P&L style outside of P&L. Maybe, just maybe it's the inevitable and in time I will be sucked in never to return - sort of like Hotel California. So none of my new blood for now, unless there's something tempting to be commented on. LOL.

What a video! This stuff probably is the best PR the FNRttC can ever get. (At least it got me hooked a few month ago. I especially like the few seconds at the end where my Grashopper can be seen perfectly .

Well - you did not tell me. I wouldn't have been surprised. On my upwrong (28 inch wheels) I used to run down (ordinary) Marathons within 6500 KILOMETERS (with 35kg of luggage). It doesn´t surprise me at all that a 26 inch Marathon wears out after 8500 MILES. You should mail the 20 inch one to the Schwalbe guys in Reichshof, Germany. I guess they´ll reserve a special place for it in their museum (and they´ll probably send you a new one as a reward)

Looking fortward to seeing you guys in April
Olaf (the slow one on the other recumbent)

I saw the Great Tollerman on Monday night, and, frankly, he was a broken man - broken by the knowledge that a son of his had packed on a Cheam and Morden run.

Apparently the entire Toller Clan is in uproar. Le Comte de Tollerville is giving it grande about 'les Rosbifs' and the von Tollerzohens are muttering about the Siegfried Line.

A solution is at hand. Tollerboy must undergo trial by ordeal. It won't be easy. Men twice his age have baulked (although men three and four times his age seem to manage). Tollers must start and complete a run with the Midweek Wayfarers. And no hanging around at the back......

FNRttC as cure for insomnia

I'm generally not the best of sleepers, usually getting by on 4-6 hours a night but frequently feeling I could do with more.

I have to say that I believe I have slept better in the last week than I have done in years; 6-8 hours each night, and have woken fully refreshed - a couple of times even sleeping through to the alarm clock!

An unexpected but most welcome bonus!

Good stuff! Better to be 'frank calm' than 'frankincensed' eh? Happy sleeping.

I just changed the gear cable that was about to go, on the way to Brighton last week. I realised it was about to die halfway there, and babied it the rest of the way to Ditchling, so I didn't loose the big gears going up there!

There was less than a quarter of the strands of the cable left, and the bits made a good job of jamming the cable within the changer mechanism.