FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast 19th November - Brighton 2010

[Flying Dodo]

Cake is for eating, not carrying to the end of the ride!

 

[dellzeqq]

on cake: Remember we depend on Mark getting up at two in the morning to start the prep for our visit. Please don't start unwrapping cake when we get to the Cabin Cafe. I've not got a problem with seven tier wedding cakes at Junction 31, but our halfway hosts at Rochester, Horley and Faygate should be looked after.

 

[Aperitif]

Cake is for eating, not carrying to the end of the ride!

I just sampled one of mine - not bad. The other is in the final stages of construction - external finishing.

 

[Aperitif]

on cake: Remember we depend on Mark getting up at two in the morning to start the prep for our visit. Please don't start unwrapping cake when we get to the Cabin Cafe. I've not got a problem with seven tier wedding cakes at Junction 31, but our halfway hosts at Rochester, Horley and Faygate should be looked after.

I strongly agree with this sentiment. I would write a plus one thingy but...

 

[User10119]

I strongly agree with this sentiment. I would write a plus one thingy but...

As a frequent cake-pusher-to-the-masses I strongly concur! It's why I once carted half a stone of cake round the entire 50-ish miles of a ride that Auntie Helen organised - all the stops were rather well catered, and it would have been rude to have brought out our own supplies. So we ate it at the end. Of course these days I'm far too sensible to take an entire pannier of cake with me. I just take it to the start and make other people carry it so that I stand a cat in hell's chance of keeping up!

(Although I did eat my own cake outside the cafe at the bridge on the way to Cleethorpes, because the queue took so long I wouldn't have eaten at all otherwise... )

 

[Aperitif]

Crinklylion and Olaf have run away with the Friday Night Ride to the Cookery award 2010. Full results will be published in due course, but you may have to share the prize - a Battenburg in Celeste, Astana and Giro pink, with a Livestrong yellow outer.

 

[Bollo]

on cake: Remember we depend on Mark getting up at two in the morning to start the prep for our visit. Please don't start unwrapping cake when we get to the Cabin Cafe. I've not got a problem with seven tier wedding cakes at Junction 31, but our halfway hosts at Rochester, Horley and Faygate should be looked after.

Cakes such as this one are particularly frowned upon......

 

[GrumpyGregry]

there are leaves on the road at this time of year. The descent to the top of the Hammer Pond is tricky, the ascent will give you wheelspin if you're not careful or not in the right gear. There's leaves on the road on Hamshire Hill, just by the righthander, and it's subject to flooding, the surface of The Street is kind of iffy, and there's a reverse camber bend or two......even Grouse Road is a bit slippy.

It's not really a big deal if there's a few of you who know the way and it's light, but seventy people with only one or two in the know, not able to see the road surface is not good. I've still got memories of Davy going upside down when we did our night-time recce.

it's elfin safe tea gawn mad.

But seriously, I understand where you're coming from with the uber cautious approach for FNRttC

Was alright when I rode it last night though. ;-) #justsayin'

 

[StuAff]

Cakes such as this one are particularly frowned upon......

 

[Becs]

No brownies from me I'm afraid, I do however have a large merringue that needs eating!

 

[StuAff]

No brownies from me I'm afraid, I do however have a large merringue that needs eating!

It won't be large for long

 

[Aperitif]

No brownies from me I'm afraid, I do however have a large merringue that needs eating!

It won't be large for long

Steady on you two - this is a family forum.


Nice one Paul! 10/10

 

[Aperitif]

I was on my way to work when there was a bang from the front wheel. A spoke had broken at the nipple end. So there I was tying the loose spoke off to make sure it didn't get caught in anything when a voice behind me told me that The Lord Jesus was looking after me. I pointed out that he had fallen down on the job with regards to spokes but apparently those aren't his remit.

Anyhow, to cut this ludicrous rambling short, The Cotiic has thus ruled itself out for this evening.

Was it a Cotic road rut, or just wear and tear?

 

[dellzeqq]

'Teef

 

[theclaud]

Anyhow, to cut this ludicrous rambling short, The Cotiic has thus ruled itself out for this evening.

Bring the Carlton. I've had a word with those heartless bastards that mocked its paintwork so cruelly - they won't give you any trouble this time...