CANCELLED: Late Late delayed Christmas Night Ride to Bognor 29/01/10

[mistral]

I'm with Tim, lets see what Friday am. looks like, and what the weather boys & girls are saying.

Hope it doesn't get snowed/iced off, looking forward to another challenge

 

[Aperitif]

I'm with Tim, lets see what Friday am. looks like, and what the weather boys & girls are saying.

Hope it doesn't get snowed/iced off, looking forward to another challenge

Go for a beer with Dell's cat - it's got a tiny bandage on it's left front knee...

 

[clivedb]

I'm with Tim, lets see what Friday am. looks like, and what the weather boys & girls are saying.

Friday morning's too late for me - I'm in favour of a decision on the basis of the forecast tomorrow evening. It seems unlikely though that the ride is going to be viable as there seems consensus among the forecasters that we are in for at least several days of very cold weather and precipitation. The chances of ice are therefore high and I would prefer to forego the night ride than risk a broken collarbone (or equivalent) especially at 3 am. So I'm likely to withdraw.



Call me a mouse...and keep me away from Dell's cat...eek, eek

 

[dellzeqq]

holy icicles, Batman. 3a.m. going west toward Horsham looks a tad exotic. 10mph headwind, -5deg, feels like -11deg. Clear skies though, so good visibility!

 

[Flying Dodo]

It's a conspiracy I tell you, as now the wind's switching to the west.

Although Tim seems to be the eternal optimist, this ride is looking more and more unlikely. Which is a shame as there's a little surprise lined up for breakfast in Bognor.

Still, the Met Office have been wrong before.......

 

[Aperitif]

Now, if only you had a top-of-the-range Specialized, we could have ridden with TarmacAdam all the way...

 

[mistral]

Clive

I think this is probably the right thing to do, if only I were as wise.

But if it's snowed, likely to snow and/or more than a degree or two below freezing I'll drop out too.

A small mishap at such temperatures could very quickly get quite nasty.

It's not so much the cold as the road conditions, likely to be unpredictable and ice is difficult enough to spot in the daylight.

 

[mistral]

This is looking less viable by the hour ...

Metcheck now - 3am Crawley -2 feeling like -9 as a result of the 18mph wind gusting to 22mph, oh yes, and some snow showers for good measure


Who’s also thinking of bailing now ....

 

[MacB]

This is looking less viable by the hour ...

Metcheck now - 3am Crawley -2 feeling like -9 as a result of the 18mph wind gusting to 22mph, oh yes, and some snow showers for good measure


Who’s also thinking of bailing now ....

I've had fingers crossed but it was a heavy frost here this morning....we'll see

 

[dellzeqq]

as you've probably guessed I'm keeping an eye on this in the hope that if I fail some kind of couture test and get banned from the party I might be able to make it. Sadly it looks as if I am to be marched around the West End on Saturday morning in search of the kind of trousers favoured by young people......

 

[Davywalnuts]

I've got fingers crossed too on this one going ahead still... Cold, pah, I laugh at it, I still cycle in to work in shorts, but add some snow, then, well, I know what London gets like for road condtions.... we would never make it out of South London..

 

[Flying Dodo]

Watching the weather forecasts is like the uneasy inevitability of England as they progress in the World Cup.

I've spoken to the Lobster Pot and said it's looking increasingly unlikely we'll be doing this on Friday night, but that I'd let them know definitely by Friday morning, and they're OK with that.

So, assuming the Met Office are correct and there is snow & ice, how about thinking of some alternative dates.

The next couple of Friday nights after this weekend might be tricky, so we could change this to midweek - WNRttC - Wednesday 30th December?

Another date could be to start Saturday 2nd January, although the downside to that is that on the Sunday, the trains aren't running between Barnham & Angmering, so it would mean a 9 mile pootle back to Arundel to get the train.

Any opinions?

 

[Aperitif]

25th suits me fine Adam... as the snow falls in Londres central...

 

[Davywalnuts]

A Wnrttc, just before NYE's shenanigan, drunkenness and tomfoolery!!?? hahaha! Alas, with the Sig Nature ride around then as well and jetting off to Sunny and warm Thailand on the 4th Jan, I cant make any alternatives...

Please Mother Nature, be good to us!

 

[dellzeqq]

I've got fingers crossed too on this one going ahead still... Cold, pah, I laugh at it, I still cycle in to work in shorts, but add some snow, then, well, I know what London gets like for road condtions.... we would never make it out of South London..

we'll put that down to the extremely relaxed state of your thighs!