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FNRttC to Brighton March 9th
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Great. Thank you
GregC, you're a diamond. I'd forgotten most of what you said so was just going to wander in there and expect Steve (the mech) to know what was wrong just by saying the words "I messed up the mech hanger". His ability to translate perfectly what I mean into action is coming along slowly
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Home, Showered, fed and watered.
What a brilliant FNRttC. The weather was very good, the riders were very good. As previouslly reported, very little action at the back for us TEC's. The company was fantastic and great that there were a lot of new people on the ride.
I did nearly get wiped out by a taxi driver in Balham. Adrian and myself had words with him. "Did you see me?" "Yes", "Then why did your turn in front of me?" " Well I Indicated....."
Luckily I was on the ball and my brakes were top notch. A perfect tyre skidding emergency stop. A very scary moment...
Horley Scouts, once again, fantastic food to be had served by wonderful people at prices that could easy cost double. Wonderful stuff.
I (& everyone else) was amazed at the svelt figures claiming to be GregCollins & SittingDuck.. top work guys.. you both look great.
For helping Ruby by carrying her rucksack, which was making her uncomfortable, she bought my brekkie... thanks for that
The SMRbtH.
Seeing as 'splitter' LongMartin decided to partake in yellow stuff, it was left to myself, rb58, Eddie & Arallsopp to SMRbtH. It was all going swimmingly well. The ascent and descent of devils dyke was pretty easy, very little wind to bother us. And getting dragged along by another clubs fast ride...
Climbing up and down and up again to Handcross is tough on the body and as always Al McBludgeon Hill is a leg breaker.
And then we had a catastrophe. in Crawley.. or rather I did.. or rather my Spesh Roubaix did... my saddle pack decided to split open spewing my Montane jacket into my rear cassette and deraillier. Result. One ripped apart Shim 105 Deraillieur and mangled chain and ruined jacket. The jacket was so tightly wrapped around the cassette that it was impossible to undo the QR lever. What we needed was a length of hollow pipe to use as a lever. Now where would one find one of those... easy.. in the hedge were we had stopped.. blimey... so off with the wheel, cut the jacket out. Take off the mangle deraillieur.. chuck that away and let's see if we can make a single speed. Nope... not possible.. the chain was too mangled. OK...Don't panic.. what to do?.. smart phones.... there's an Evans Cycle Store just behind the high street... very handy. Saying goodbye to rb58 & Eddie who needed to get back. Myself and Arallsop popped into the shop. Within half an hour they had fitted a new rear derailleur, a new gear cable and a new chain. They did it there and then. They even let me use the staff washroom to let me wash muck from my hands and they also stored Arallsopps bent whilst we went for a coffee. So take a bow Aaron and Evans Crawley your customer and mechanical service was first class. Highly commendable & I will be sending your head office an email telling them so.
So within 40 minutes we were back on our way.. the day getting warmer, the bike working perfectly and the legs spinning nicely. I planned to be home for 1pm.. I rolled in the door at 2.25pm.
Cheers to Simon and all the usual suspects. And a nice surprise at Brighton.. Rich P turned up to say hello.
130 miles in the bag... thanks all..
What a brilliant FNRttC. The weather was very good, the riders were very good. As previouslly reported, very little action at the back for us TEC's. The company was fantastic and great that there were a lot of new people on the ride.
I did nearly get wiped out by a taxi driver in Balham. Adrian and myself had words with him. "Did you see me?" "Yes", "Then why did your turn in front of me?" " Well I Indicated....."
Luckily I was on the ball and my brakes were top notch. A perfect tyre skidding emergency stop. A very scary moment...Horley Scouts, once again, fantastic food to be had served by wonderful people at prices that could easy cost double. Wonderful stuff.
I (& everyone else) was amazed at the svelt figures claiming to be GregCollins & SittingDuck.. top work guys.. you both look great.
For helping Ruby by carrying her rucksack, which was making her uncomfortable, she bought my brekkie... thanks for that
The SMRbtH.
Seeing as 'splitter' LongMartin decided to partake in yellow stuff, it was left to myself, rb58, Eddie & Arallsopp to SMRbtH. It was all going swimmingly well. The ascent and descent of devils dyke was pretty easy, very little wind to bother us. And getting dragged along by another clubs fast ride...
Climbing up and down and up again to Handcross is tough on the body and as always Al McBludgeon Hill is a leg breaker.
And then we had a catastrophe. in Crawley.. or rather I did.. or rather my Spesh Roubaix did... my saddle pack decided to split open spewing my Montane jacket into my rear cassette and deraillier. Result. One ripped apart Shim 105 Deraillieur and mangled chain and ruined jacket. The jacket was so tightly wrapped around the cassette that it was impossible to undo the QR lever. What we needed was a length of hollow pipe to use as a lever. Now where would one find one of those... easy.. in the hedge were we had stopped.. blimey... so off with the wheel, cut the jacket out. Take off the mangle deraillieur.. chuck that away and let's see if we can make a single speed. Nope... not possible.. the chain was too mangled. OK...Don't panic.. what to do?.. smart phones.... there's an Evans Cycle Store just behind the high street... very handy. Saying goodbye to rb58 & Eddie who needed to get back. Myself and Arallsop popped into the shop. Within half an hour they had fitted a new rear derailleur, a new gear cable and a new chain. They did it there and then. They even let me use the staff washroom to let me wash muck from my hands and they also stored Arallsopps bent whilst we went for a coffee. So take a bow Aaron and Evans Crawley your customer and mechanical service was first class. Highly commendable & I will be sending your head office an email telling them so.
So within 40 minutes we were back on our way.. the day getting warmer, the bike working perfectly and the legs spinning nicely. I planned to be home for 1pm.. I rolled in the door at 2.25pm.
Cheers to Simon and all the usual suspects. And a nice surprise at Brighton.. Rich P turned up to say hello.
130 miles in the bag... thanks all..
well, that was a delight. I'm going to sit down and order my thoughts, but, as ever, the company will come first on the list. What a splendid bunch you are, and how lucky am I to know you! And aren't we all lucky in finding a home with the !st Burstow Scouts, who, once again, put on a bountiful spread served with grace and speed?
Well done, one and all!
Well done, one and all!
Nigel182
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A definet top FNRttC
Great company organisation and Food..well done to the Scouts again.
Now planning for Felpham and possibly Southend....as I do want to do that one Fixed again....it's local for me and nice to ride familiar roads in good company (may even ride back as I know the Grays One Way System which I understand can be like the Bermuda Triangle) .
Hope everyone made it back ok.
Great company organisation and Food..well done to the Scouts again.
Now planning for Felpham and possibly Southend....as I do want to do that one Fixed again....it's local for me and nice to ride familiar roads in good company (may even ride back as I know the Grays One Way System which I understand can be like the Bermuda Triangle) .
Hope everyone made it back ok.
Christophe
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- South London
Thanks for the spare ticket. It did come in handy as I did in the end miss my optimistically-early booking on the 7:19 service (but just 10 minutes - shouldn't have hang around before going up the Beacon, nevermind). I'll sort payment with Simon at or before the next ride.
Overall a superb ride with the ride up Ditchling Beacon harder and longer than I remembered it. Great cake and refreshments by the Horley Scouts, and a very decent breakfast at a small cafe by the station en solo. Can't wait for the next one!
clarion
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I did see her for sections of the ride. She did find it hard, but she's made of tough stuff and completed the ride.
jefmcg
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Thanks to everyone who helped Ruby today - not mentioning any names, because I will leave some out - people were supporting her that I didn't meet.
I convinced her to come when she wasn't ready, and the other riders got her as near to ready as you can on during a ride. Was a great call to dodge the beacon, I think we would have been walking to Brighton by then, and she'd have probably have never got on her bike again. As it was, by the second cup of tea she was planning to go to Southend or Whitstable. I promise I will help her get some miles under her belt before then.
Disappointed (if a little relieved) that I missed Ditchling, that was my mezzo's third and I think last trip to Brighton, and would have been her one and only attempt of Ditchling. If I hadn't slept until 5 I'd probably own a road bike by now.
Oh, and we have decided that we didn't fail to get to Brighton, we in fact did the cycling classic: HPC to Haywards Heath!
I convinced her to come when she wasn't ready, and the other riders got her as near to ready as you can on during a ride. Was a great call to dodge the beacon, I think we would have been walking to Brighton by then, and she'd have probably have never got on her bike again. As it was, by the second cup of tea she was planning to go to Southend or Whitstable. I promise I will help her get some miles under her belt before then.
Disappointed (if a little relieved) that I missed Ditchling, that was my mezzo's third and I think last trip to Brighton, and would have been her one and only attempt of Ditchling. If I hadn't slept until 5 I'd probably own a road bike by now.
Oh, and we have decided that we didn't fail to get to Brighton, we in fact did the cycling classic: HPC to Haywards Heath!
clarion
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- Exiled from Hyperborea
No failure involved.
Hope you enjoy your road bike shopping.
Hope you enjoy your road bike shopping.
GrumpyGregry
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No shame AT ALL in night riding from HPC to the Heath. Double bonus kudos for using a bendy bike to do it.
Wahey ! Great to hear it got used.
jefmcg
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Just realised that the missing 30 km (plus about another 10 I need to add manually) would have put me in the lead in this month's endomondo challenge: http://www.endomondo.com/challenges/3933753 (all on a bendy bike, too )
)Gah !
Despite my protestations I was forced to take a kip this afternoon so that I could survive beyond 9pm this evening for an evening out. (I reckon I work best staying awake all the way through so that I get to bed at a regularish time.)
I've just been woken to be told that the evening out is cancelled, and I'm now feeling like crap.
Despite my protestations I was forced to take a kip this afternoon so that I could survive beyond 9pm this evening for an evening out. (I reckon I work best staying awake all the way through so that I get to bed at a regularish time.)
I've just been woken to be told that the evening out is cancelled, and I'm now feeling like crap.
