FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Brighton 28th September

[StuAff]

Vernon
A low gear is a truly wonderful thing, and a wonder to behold, and anything approaching 25 inches will get you up. Remember that it was originally built and designed as a route for heavily laden horses so consists of a series of steep bits then slightly easier bits so is not at all a continuous steep slog of Tremendous Cyclists' Legends, and anyway when you see the triangle warning of horses you have only a short bit to go then it eases remarkably rapidly. In my opinion it is vastly overblown, to hear some people talk it is as high as Everest, but with your bike and a bit of grit you will be fine, anyway you are with the FNRttC which gives everyone wings under their wheels.

Wot he said, apart from the 'vastly overblown' bit. It looked like an alp the first time I saw it looming in the distance, and that first ascent definitely was not a piece of cake (though I made the mistake of stopping for a drink), and had to walk for a bit as it was a false flat and just couldn't kick off again, even with a 22" bottom gear. Didn't make that same mistake again, next time I got up in one go. Even though I've been up there quite a few times now, I could never take the Beacon for granted.
That said, keep the pace steady, change down as and when (and if you can leave yourself a bailout gear or two) and you should be fine.

 

[dellzeqq]

Me and Gail too please.
E mail sent.

oh, goodygumdrops!

 

[dellzeqq]

Adam B
Adrian C
Alan C
Angela H
Anne H
Ben H
Chris By
Chris F
Connie G
David R
Donna C
Gail G
Gary H
Georgios V
Gordon P
Grahame D
Grigor McL
Ian At
Ian McS
Ian S
Jack H
Jackie G
Jenny M
Jocelyn C S
Joe L
John G
John O
User10571 B
Kim W
Krista S
Kristjan K
Lee G
Lee J
Mark G
Mark P
Martin B
Martin T
Matt W
Michael A
Moses A
Nick L
Nigel B
Nigel C
Pete H
Peter W
Pippsy G
Rebecca O-B
Rob H
Ross C
Sahar A
Simon C
Sonia W
Steve J
Stuart A
Tim H
Vernon L

 

[mmmmartin]

Some return train tickets from Brighton to The Great Wen were this morning available for a fiver: many more at £7.50. But that is the same we would pay if we did a groupsave (in which a ticket for 2 is valid for 4 people), and anyway i might ride home afterwards, so i haven't bought a ticket.. But I thought some might want to buy tickets early.

 

[ianmac62]

Still going for the elderly parsimonious person's record: £3.95 has bought me a ticket from Brighton to Milton Keynes.

 

[dellzeqq]

Still going for the elderly parsimonious person's record: £3.95 has bought me a ticket from Brighton to Milton Keynes.

ah, yes. FCC's new economy service.........

 

[rb58]

I shall be sporting new shoes, which will undoubtedly make me faster for the return leg.

On that subject, does anyone fancy finding a different route for the SMRbtH?

 

[ianrauk]

I shall be sporting new shoes, which will undoubtedly make me faster for the return leg.

On that subject, does anyone fancy finding a different route for the SMRbtH?

Sure, but would still want to go through Croydon (who would have thought) rather the cross country to the Kent hills climbs.

 

[rb58]

Sure, but would still want to go through Croydon (who would have thought) rather the cross country to the Kent hills climbs.

What, and miss out on Old Polhill?

 

[ianrauk]

What, and miss out on Old Polhill?

lol indeed.........

 

[dellzeqq]

see below

 

[dellzeqq]

see below

 

[hatler]

Confirmation (at least as certain as I can be) that the remaining three-quarters of family hatler will join us on Streat Lane with thermoses brimming with freshly brewed coffee, milk and sugar (white and demerera).

Unless it's pissing with rain. In which case you'll have to put up with me all the way from HPC without any prospect of coffee.

 

[wanda2010]

Sending off prayers for no rain........

 

[Agent Hilda]

I'm not on this one either wtf is going on people?