FNRttC FNRttC to Brighton 8th May 2009

[dellzeqq]

Will - in your inbox!

I'm concerned about the weather. Metcheck is all over the place, and is now showing 'data unavailable'. The cat turned his nose up at jellied eels and caviar yesterday.

 

[tdr1nka]

windfinder.com & intellicast.com both say overcast and dry for Friday pm thru Saturday am.

 

[Tynan]

we'll weather the weather whatever the weather

in respect for the countryside nighttime and slow pace I'm going winter with longs and the Nightvision so I don't care about rain and cold

head winds though, as ever, are unwelcom

 

[Radius]

So I guess there's no 'whether' as to whether the weather can be weathered, then?

 

[dellzeqq]

It's time to be serious. My final round robin e-mail to this month's crew will feature a link to this very thread. Can we have a bit of earnest discussion on the merits of pre-talced inner tubes please?

Mike E
Bed and Breakfaster 1
Bed and Breakfaster 2
Bed and Breakfaster 3
Flying Dodo
Dan Br....er
Simon L (another one)
Steve R
Helen B
Jakob B
Niroshee G
Adrian C
Marilyn B
Julian D
Stuart A
Rob H
Davywalnutwhips
tdr1nka
ilovebikes
Radius
Aperitif
John G
Jane G
User10571
Martin S
Clive B
Louise L
Jane D
Dan B
Tim H
Sitting Duck
redjedi
lee 1010
Greg C
Marna G
Pete G
Katsura I
Des O'D
Peter C
Rich P
Tom Gr y
Tynan D
Tanya G
Andrij B
Sarah T
John F
Paul M
Dan P
Isa T
Iain C
Peter M
Alastair M
Steve D
Rob F
Alan L
Frances C
Mark H
Mista Preston
Alan C
Eddie C
Fred S
Tom S
Charlotte B
Liz N
Alex B
Eric B
Paul B
Colin A
Will1985
David G
Gill C
Matthew S
Adrian B-H
Richard G
Bob Cvr
Jim R
Eddie H
Peter K
Kathy P
Tim P
Matt J
Tim K (brother of Peter, above)
Paul C
Phillipa G
Iftkhar H
Shane G
Ibrahim S
Richard C
Sol F
Lee G
McBludgeon (there being two people of almost the same name....)
The Mysterious Pavel
Andrew L
Adrian M
Matthew B (another speedskater - how many does that make?)
Toni Z
Thomas F
Tom H
Senan D
Tom G

 

[Sittingduck]

I have never talced a tube in my life - Should I just be rubbing it on the outside of the tube?

Sorry if it's a Numpty sounding question!

 

[dellzeqq]

I have never talced a tube in my life - Should I just be rubbing it on the outside of the tube?

Sorry if it's a Numpty sounding question!

(deep sigh)
you're a bit of a disappointment to me, Mr. Duck....
you can buy them with talc already on - they're made by Specialized and they come in a red packet. Or you can put them in a plastic bag with some talcum powder (making sure the valve cap is screwed down tight) with a modicum of talcum powder, and shake them about a bit, before rolling them up again, and slipping them in to a smaller polythene bag such as a re-sealable sandwich bag, to stop the talcum powder getting on to the rest of your tookit. Then, should you suffer a puncture, and find yourself, perforce, standing beside the road, with 90 people watching you (like, no pressure) you can produce your talced tube, and those old timers in the know will nod sagely, and thank their lucky stars they are in the company of a talced tube cognoscente, a man who knows the pleasure that comes from slipping a wet tyre over the smooth talced surface of the tube, when other men wrestle with stickier tubes that, with an apparent will of their own, interpose themselves between tyre and rim, begging, it would seem, to be prised into place with a tyre lever, which, however expertly wielded, will impinge upon the sticky rubber and nip it, in the manner of a small boy pinching his yet smaller sister in order to bring upon her head the opprobrium of his parents who, their preparations for dinner notwithstanding, dash to the side of the little girl to ascertain what hurt has been inflicted.......................igmc

 

[Sittingduck]

Meh... I have a Spesh Red & Black boxed jobbie in my saddle bag and the reason I asked was that after testing the affore-mentioned tube last Sunday I swear I saw talk that appeared to be coming out of the tube when deflated post-test! The talc application query was for my secondary spare Conti tube (as yet untested). Thanks for clearing it up though - looks like I will test and talc the Conti, just to be safe

Regards,
A Dissapointing Duck

 

[dellzeqq]

Meh... I have a Spesh Red & Black boxed jobbie in my saddle bag and the reason I asked was that after testing the affore-mentioned tube last Sunday I swear I saw talk that appeared to be coming out of the tube when deflated post-test! The talc application query was for my secondary spare Conti tube (as yet untested). Thanks for clearing it up though - looks like I will test and talc the Conti, just to be safe

Regards,
A Dissapointing Duck

red and black as in mostly black? I don't think those are as silky-slippy as the red packet jobs.

In all seriousness I always carry a few. As one rider discovered on Saturday's jaunt round Essex I reckon that life's short enough without waiting for punctures on a group ride, (particularly at night, and particularly if it's raining), so I tend to slap one on pretty much without waiting for a 'yes please'.

 

[MacB]

what Dell neglects to mention was the reason that tyre levers were needed. You had one guy holding the rest of the lightweight bike and one guy working on the wheel. Guy holding bike is man mountain, made of muscle, for whom levers would have seemed a pointless novelty. Guy doing the tyre is about 4 stone dripping wet and the talc would have been needed for his delicate hands, not the tube.

 

[iLB]

what Dell neglects to mention was the reason that tyre levers were needed. You had one guy holding the rest of the lightweight bike and one guy working on the wheel. Guy holding bike is man mountain, made of muscle, for whom levers would have seemed a pointless novelty. Guy doing the tyre is about 4 stone dripping wet and the talc would have been needed for his delicate hands, not the tube.

MacB dares to poke fun at the mighty Legg, run...

 

[dellzeqq]

which reminds me - you and young Radius are doing wayfinder duty at Tooting Broadway tube station. Don't forget to be toward the front as we leave Clapham Common and Dan and Adrian will point out the spot for you.........

and we are absolutely full. I'm waiting for two more confirmations, but there are others, who expressed an interest a little later, who have been put off to another month. Bugger! That really hurts.

 

[Radius]

Yay, wayfinder duty, and in an area I know like the back of my bike!

 

[iLB]

Yay, wayfinder duty, and in an area I know like the back of my bike!

does a bike have a back as such?

 

[dellzeqq]

Radius - that's what I thought. You'll remember that we come down from Tooting Bec Station and turn left towards Mitcham. The Tail End Charlies will come along, and they'll let you know that you can set off again. If you're really keen you can do the same thing at Coulsdon, where we turn right on Chipstead Valley Road - but that's a longer wait by far.