FNRttC 4th September to Whitstable 2009
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"The nights are drawing in..." Stu - you have made my day -ta. 
ChrisM said:Thanks to everyone for their advice on clothing..probably go for long sleeved cycletop, thin fleece and jacket...I can always remove a item and attach to pannier rack if I get hot
Look forward to meeting you on the ride
Don't get carried away and remove too many items of clothing or there'll be more people looking forward to meeting you.....
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dellzeqq
pre-talced and mighty
indeed. If memory serves Mike can't make it, so we will probably start a little earlier.AdrianC said:
Weather forecast currently too good to be true.......
Adam B
Captain Adam Kirk
Adrian C
Al MacD
Alan B
Alan L
Alastair S
Alina E
Andrea W
Andy A
Andrew A
Andrew T
Andy C
Anthony McC
Barry J
Ben P
Charlotte S
Chris B
Chris T
Claudine C
Clive B
Colin C
Conan H
Dan P
Davy S
Des O'D
Els V
Helen B
Ian S
Isa T
Jack M
Jane D
Jason F
Jo H
John G
User10571 B
Katie C
Katsura I
Kim W
Lee 1010
Lisa C
Louise L
Luke C
Marco C
Martin F
Marilyn
Matt L
Michelle de V
Mick D
Ned L
Nicholas T
Peter W
Richard C
Ruth C
Scott E
Steev D
Stephen B
Stuart A
Tanya G
Tim H
Tim Hall
Tim O
Tony S
Tynan D
Will A-C
William C
Titus H
Peter M
Andrew V
Jack F
Alice M
we're just over the 70 mark, with a couple of old friends to come...and, yes, I ahve been attempting to persuade our semi-official photographer to join us
Flying Dodo
It'll soon be summer
dellzeqq said:
I think there may be some misty fog going along the road into Seasalter, with a bit of luck. So I'll try and remember my camera. The cattle in the fields there on Sunday looked particularly photogenic.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
got the email missive. not sure how I fit the required rubber to my (disc) brake pads, nor how our great leader will react to the sight of my mudguards which are held on with zip ties.....
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dellzeqq
pre-talced and mighty
a last-minute recce today with User10571 and Adrian. Well worth the (somewhat wet) effort. New pothole in New Cross. Decision on killer cycle lane in Gravesend. New pothole on the way to Newington.....
weather forecast showing light rain and some cloud, but wind still coming from the west.
weather forecast showing light rain and some cloud, but wind still coming from the west.
theboytaylor
Well-Known Member
Hi, looking forward to this! Any idea on an ETA in Whitstable? Understand there are many variables but a ball park time would be appreciated. Ta
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dellzeqq
pre-talced and mighty
8 to 8.30
What happens is this. The ride keeps more or less together going down to Greenhithe, and then gets spread out, but collects (as in the front riders wait for those at the back) at Gravesend and points east - every three to five miles or so.
Which means that, effectively, we travel at the speed of the slowest. Those of us who want a bit of a burn-up can do some wayfinding - which means coming to the front, and being assigned a junction, at which the wayfinder stands pointing the way, until the Tail End Charlies come along and release him or her. But, as I say, we travel at the speed of the slowest until........leaving Faversham you're let off the leash and you can shoot off to the Waterfront Club in Whitstable as fast as you want. That spreads out the queue for brekky by about 20 minutes. Although some of us do a bit of sheep-spotting. Except there are no sheep. Only cows.
What happens is this. The ride keeps more or less together going down to Greenhithe, and then gets spread out, but collects (as in the front riders wait for those at the back) at Gravesend and points east - every three to five miles or so.
Which means that, effectively, we travel at the speed of the slowest. Those of us who want a bit of a burn-up can do some wayfinding - which means coming to the front, and being assigned a junction, at which the wayfinder stands pointing the way, until the Tail End Charlies come along and release him or her. But, as I say, we travel at the speed of the slowest until........leaving Faversham you're let off the leash and you can shoot off to the Waterfront Club in Whitstable as fast as you want. That spreads out the queue for brekky by about 20 minutes. Although some of us do a bit of sheep-spotting. Except there are no sheep. Only cows.
theboytaylor
Well-Known Member
Very good. Am happy to do some wayfinding or shepherding if required, although I often end up at the back on club runs, bimbling along in a Fotherington-Thomas "Hello clouds, Hello sky" kind of way...dellzeqq said:
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