FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast Brighton July 15th 2011

[thom]

Thanks Simon for the memorable ride. Despite the refreshing weather, this variation was energising and if requiring more commitment, more rewarding for doing so.
And the Scout hut was indeed superb.

Some photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tommers/sets/72157627225958456/

Tom.

 

[swarm_catcher]

Excellent ride! Thanks to Simon, tecs and riders ... and the scouts group.

Photos: My Photos
Blog post: My Blog

 

[Fab Foodie]

Language, it is the genteel ride.

I said it nicely, like that Sandi Toksvig on Radio 4 ....

 

[Fab Foodie]

Alarmingly that makes sense. And I don't think it's just the WHITE beer I've just been drinking.

Didn't know you spoke Welsh as well?

 

[Tim Hall]

Sunt pueri pueri pueri puerilia tractant

Semper ubi sub ubi, he said, lowering the tone.

Mind you, I did send a txt to The Girl on Saturday, telling her "mater et pater in via maximus sunt" as we crawled towards Heathrow through the traffic on the M25.

 

[Aperitif]

Ooo er. This ride is tuning into an episode of 'I Claudineus!'

(Surely not under lycra Tim?)

Totally out of my depth now but hey! what's new? Nos es in nostrum via!

 

[User10571]

Excellent ride! Thanks to Simon, tecs and riders ... and the scouts group.

Photos: My Photos
Blog post: My Blog

So, who's was the yellow souwester? And is it the same one that was on the table where I sat outside the Flora Cafe in Dunwich on Sunday morning?

 

[swarm_catcher]

So, who's was the yellow souwester? And is it the same one that was on the table where I sat outside the Flora Cafe in Dunwich on Sunday morning?

It is the guy you can see in profile in the 'In the summer time ...' photo.

 

[TimP]

Tim and Kathy's 'Pikemobile' is a hefty lump of stuff too - I 'helped' lift it from a train with a gentle 'pivot from my fingers' that nearly broke my hand!

That would have been largely due to the extra amount of junk we had in the panniers. Still, it was less than we took to Dunwich last year.

 

[TimP]

Were you the tandem peeps that lost some crank bolts and that I stopped to help?

Or was that the other one?

We were the tandem missing chainring bolts, it explained why the shifting was deteriorating. We clamped down the remaining three tight and hoped for the best (given that the greatest strain was probably going to be on the Col de Ditchling and that would be an entirely granny ring affair I had (some) faith it would survive.

 

[Aperitif]

A veritable Cunard of touring tandems - I would possible fancy a titanium one for some speedy fun... do they exist? (Subject to a win on Euromillions of course!)

 

[_aD]

So, who's was the yellow souwester? And is it the same one that was on the table where I sat outside the Flora Cafe in Dunwich on Sunday morning?

That was my Attorney John B, on the green Dawes Galaxy (Emma). You may have also noticed the flying goggles and heard the two-tone bell. Unless he has powers even greater than those I'm aware of, he slunk back to Petersfield as did I.

 

[ceepeebee]

A veritable Cunard of touring tandems - I would possible fancy a titanium one for some speedy fun... do they exist? (Subject to a win on Euromillions of course!)

a nice eriksen (ie Moots designer) Ti mountain tandem do you?

 

[_aD]

Photos: My Photos

...seem to prominently feature me at least 50% of the time. Is there something you're not telling me?

 

[_aD]

I seem to have forgotten the thank you's this time! A great big wet sloppy thank you to Simon, the TECs and anyone else who had their hand in organising the ride. Your efforts and extra miles in the rain all went together to help us all have a great ride. THREE CHEERS!