FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast April 15th Manchester to Blackpool 2011

[Globalti]

Forgot about Bury. I really meant on all that that I pretty much figured out a bigger group would more than nullify all the stoppages we did and round up. Figured 7:30am arrival which is where the 1hr30 spare came from which doesn't mean the rolling speed at the front is any slower, but the hour and a half is for the back. Only guess work anyway, unrealistic assumptions? Quite possibly, not done one of the recces before, not sure how they compare. Sure you'll have a better idea on Friday.

I can't see a large group doing Ribchester to Blackpool at anything like the overall average time we did, which is not a problem at all. If the pace slows down at the front from what we did I think it's all right, although people have lack of sleep + travel to factor in.

I'll be in Inskip with a roadside stall selling performance enhancing drugs, caffeine suppositories, Viagra etc under my new "Lance" brand.

Just don't mistake your bottle of Tippex for my liquid Viagra or you'll arrive in Blackpool with a massive correction.

 

[User10119]

I am (really truly) not going to carry a pannier full of cake on this one. If you want a load of Crinklycake (coffee cake, fruit'n'nut cake, banananannana and chocolate cake, St Clements cake, and I've even branched out into flapjack territory.... place your orders now!) to scoff before we set off, shout up and I'll bake it, but any that I can't give away at the start will be getting left on the Town Hall steps!




(Adrian, however, is on a not-banana-cake promise that I haven't forgotten)

 

[Globalti]

Dell's cafe in Ribchester does some pretty decent cakes. I told the owner we expected him to act as Lancashire's hospitality ambassador to you Londoners so in addition to the cakes I'm sure he will be offering Bury black puddings and tripe, Chorley cakes, Goosnargh duck pate and all kinds of other regional delights.

 

[dellzeqq]

it'll be ham rolls and cheese rolls. The Tully family showed us how it could be done.

 

[CharlieB]

Dell's cafe in Ribchester does some pretty decent cakes. I told the owner we expected him to act as Lancashire's hospitality ambassador to you Londoners so in addition to the cakes I'm sure he will be offering Bury black puddings and tripe, Chorley cakes, Goosnargh duck pate and all kinds of other regional delights.

Oooh, real Chorley Cakes, as opposed to the more generic variety sold in the supermarkets dahn sarf.

 

[Aperitif]

Oooh, real Chorley Cakes, as opposed to the more generic variety sold in the supermarkets dahn sarf.

Oh gawd - we're into all that 'Oop North' animal toenail pies and stuff like that are we? Chicory and Camembert on wholemeal batch bread cut into four please, waitress. Oh- and a bit of balsamic drizzled gently over... ta!

 

[dellzeqq]

Adrian C
Alan S
Amy L
Andrew B
Andrew Br
Andrew C
Andrij B
Brian P
Charlie B
Chris L
Christopher T
Claudine C
Clive B
Dave J
Frank P
Gina B
John D
Kathryn C
Kim W
Marcus C
Marilyn B
Mick D
Miranda S
Nasir M
Olaf S
Paul R
Susie F
Susmito B
Tim P
Thom F possibly
Titus H possibly

 

[trio25]

Email sent, hopefully not too late. Not been on the forum for ages. Forgot to say I have read the basics page and have insurance through both BC and CTC.

 

[Christopher]

dell has sorted me out - see you all on the 15th. I have to go to a works leaving do earlier that evening. Hmm, what could go wrong?

 

[dellzeqq]

Blackpool is indeed a mess - or a worse mess than usual - a tsunami would be a merciful end for Blackpool and like the Manchester bomb, would achieve in a couple of seconds what the town would need twenty years to achieve. As long as the Benefits office was spared, that is.....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/01/earthquake-shakes-blackpool be careful what you wish for........

 

[Globalti]

Oh I love this bit: Blackpool Police: "CCTV cameras on Lytham Road picked up superficial cracks on the road surface of the railway bridge near to the zebra crossing. We sent out officers to check it out. It's known as a weak bridge anyway. It was deemed to be safe."


I would really trust a plod to check the condition of a bridge for me! They are qualified engineers after all! I wonder what the Police think about all the bits of rusty metal that keep dropping off Blackpool tower?

 

[Andrew Br]

I'm surprised that there aren't headlines such as;-

"Huge Earthquake Hits Blackpool Seafront. Vast improvement noticed."

 

[Aperitif]

I wonder what the Police think about all the bits of rusty metal that keep dropping off Blackpool tower?

Maybe they're hoping for an 'Eiffel'?

 

[dellzeqq]

Final recce ride done. Other than getting caught in a thunderstorm, and having a punch thrown at me, it went ok. Those hills are something, and the downhills at night are not for the zooming of. And the descent in to Blackburn really is lethal. It's going to be hard work.

 

[Aperitif]

Final recce ride done. Other than getting caught in a thunderstorm, and having a punch thrown at me, it went ok. Those hills are something, and the downhills at night are not for the zooming of. And the descent in to Blackburn really is lethal. It's going to be hard work.

Were you watching a performance on the seafront or is it more serious than that? I suspect it is.