FNRttC dates for 2010

[ianrauk]

yep agree with bot Stu's and Teef's posts...

+1. I'd had a similar thought. I'm more than happy to give a donation- and if we had one central point for contributions, it would make life easier for everyone, whether or not they want to get sponsored themselves....

 

[mike e]

A just giving page works really well and can be e-mailed out to every man and his dog. Please don't ask as to how to set one up though..., I had to enlist the services of an IT guru at work...

 

[Aperitif]

A just giving page works really well and can be e-mailed out to every man and his dog. Please don't ask as to how to set one up though..., I had to enlist the services of an IT guru at work...

Then your IT guru will know exactly what to do when you set this one up then mikeeeeeeeee!

 

[dellzeqq]

I'd rather stick with the justgiving thing than have an admission fee - and I really don't want to put people under an obligation to ride for Martlets.

I set up a justgiving page once and it was very successful, but the whole business of getting sponsorship was a bit hit and miss. Biggish donations (I think the largest was five hundred quid) came out of the blue, but I received some pretty blunt refusals from firms that might have thought 'he's specified our stuff for the last four years...'

The point I'm making is that I'd be sad if people felt they had to rack up a whole lot of sponsorship. The ride remains a freebie, and if people don't want to get sponsorship, or want to get sponsorship for something else, then that's fine by me.

 

[Flying Dodo]

The other advantage of a justgiving web page rather than an admission fee or similar, is that it means people can do giftaid, and so increase the donation with the tax relief on offer. It all adds up!

 

[Arch]

Boo! I fancied doing the York ride, and hoorah!, I'll be back from France in time, but boo!! it's CTC York Rally weekend, and I'll be tied up with Velo Vision stuff...

Still, all you folk heading north specially can call in at the Rally too, and say hello...

 

[dellzeqq]

Boo! I fancied doing the York ride, and hoorah!, I'll be back from France in time, but boo!! it's CTC York Rally weekend, and I'll be tied up with Velo Vision stuff......

Arch - the ride is at night. Hence the name. Which enables you to be tied up during the daytime.....

 

[Arch]

Arch - the ride is at night. Hence the name. Which enables you to be tied up during the daytime.....

Well, I know. But I'd be ending up on the coast, and needing to be in York at the Rally by 9-10am ish, and then work all day having had no sleep... As I'll just have had 3 weeks off, right round deadline time, I don't want to duck of out Rally responsibilities...

I might well meet you all at the start and ride a little way, if that's allowed.

 

[mike e]

I might well meet you all at the start and ride a little way, if that's allowed.

I'm sure that would be ok, indeed we can tap into your local knowledge for the best exit out of York.

My thought's were either:-

The Selby cycle track (never ridden it, but some interesting sculptures, in the dark?) and then meander across towards Mkt Weighton, Cave's

or

Towards Stamford Bridge, Pock, Weighton

 

[Aperitif]

I'm sure that would be ok, indeed we can tap into your local knowledge for the best exit out of York.

My thought's were either:-

The Selby cycle track (never ridden it, but some interesting sculptures, in the dark?) and then meander across towards Mkt Weighton, Cave's

or

Towards Stamford Bridge, Pock, Weighton

Speak English man!
You can be tied up any time Arch - Davywalnuts is on a training course as I write...

 

[Arch]

I'm sure that would be ok, indeed we can tap into your local knowledge for the best exit out of York.

My thought's were either:-

The Selby cycle track (never ridden it, but some interesting sculptures, in the dark?) and then meander across towards Mkt Weighton, Cave's

or

Towards Stamford Bridge, Pock, Weighton

Hmmm, good question. The former is flatter, but might involve a nasty bit of A road into MW (I'll check the map, and of course, I've no idea what that road is like at night, I did in in the day and wished I hadn't). The latter is a route I know pretty well, all nice minor roads, just a bit lumpier between Pock and MW.

What time does the ride normally kick off? Have you thought of a rendevous point yet (I know, there's time yet). We local CC'ers normally meet at the West End of the Minster - easy to find!

 

[dellzeqq]

we'll be leaving from the Minster at midnight (so feel free to invite us round for pre-ride snacks) and, while there's no decision yet, I think we'll go via Melbourne to Market Weighton - but all depends on the road surfaces, and a recce of the junction between the A1079 and the ring road (there's a slightly iffy right turn involved). There's no substitute for nighttime recces, which we'll do in the spring. We sometimes use roads that are grim during the daytime, but empty at night.

We aim to cross the Humber Bridge at sunrise. You could catch the 7.18 or the 8.28 from Cleethorpes (this is from the winter timetable, mind you) and be back in York at 9.04 or 10.16.

Send me your e-mail address, and I'll send you the 2010 guide

 

[theclaud]

You could catch the 7.18 or the 8.28 from Cleethorpes (this is from the winter timetable, mind you) and be back in York at 9.04 or 10.16.

There you are, Arch. No excuses! Now - how many people and bicycles do you think will fit in your flat?

 

[dellzeqq]

.........for the duration of the York Rally?

 

[theclaud]

.........for the duration of the York Rally?

Perhaps just a bit of it. The Lushketeers generally require a snooze at some point on the Saturday. Mind you, if in danger of collapsing with exhaustion, Arch might require a couple of the meaty confreres to offer an arm or four of support throughout the day.