FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Burnham-on-Crouch 26th October

[wanda2010]

I think you'd look good in that User10571

 

[User10571]

I think you'd look good in that User10571

I agree with you.
It's the vision of Stuart in that apparel which disturbs.

 

[ianrauk]

I agree with you.
It's the vision of Stuart in that apparel which disturbs.

Long Martin even...

 

[Andrij]

Well, being close to Halloween we could designate this a scary / fancy dress ride. At a bare minimum masks. (IIRC, have a few spare ones)

 

[martint235]

Long Martin even...

Worry not. Despite me making any apparel look good I fully intend to turn up in standard issue cycling shorts and Fridays top.

 

[velovoice]

I'm toying with the idea of joining the Brompton brigade.... and also, simultaneously, the SS contingent. It's 50x16 gearing. Am I mad? (Don't answer that.) Will try commuting on it the full 10-miles each way a few times before taking a decision. (It's currently my central London runabout.)

 

[Andrij]

Before we sign up to this plan, and at the risk of coming over as a touch rude, will you be with us?

It is my intention to do this ride, just hope circumstances permit.

 

[Davywalnuts]

I'm planning on being different and just cycling home after breakfast number 1. If you need to make up numbers to persuade the ferry to do a third crossing let me know.

Am cycling home too... not via Southend or LMNH's... but will be using the landing ferry craft thingy... makes sense..

 

[wanda2010]

Long Martin even...

I think a slightly longer skirt would do the trick

 

[martint235]

I see Long Martin in the suspenders and fishnets thing, as in Rocky Horror.

And there's no way I'm doing this on the Brompton, OK?

Thankfully my one and only starring appearance in the Rocky Horror Show was as a slightly taller than usual Riff Raff

 

[redfalo]

Unfortunately, I will miss this one. Looking forward to Brighton in November, though.

 

[User10571]

I see Long Martin in the suspenders and fishnets thing, as in Rocky Horror.

And there's no way I'm doing this on the Brompton, OK?

Oh f**k!
Now this has become seriously twisted.

 

[Wobblers]

I see Long Martin in the suspenders and fishnets thing, as in Rocky Horror.

And there's no way I'm doing this on the Brompton, OK?

Thank You for putting that image into my mind. Not.

And I was looking forward to this too...

 

[kimble]

Just heard back from the ferryman who says a trike will not be a problem.

I think you'd probably need a brace of able-bodies fore and aft (did you see what I did there?) and carry the Trice listing to starboard on account of the narrowness. Egress on the Wallasey Island side is less arduous

*nods*

Standard trike deployment and stowing procedure is a well-rehearsed two-person lift and 90-degree roll manoeuvre - front door, for the negotiation of - which I should be able to perform with the aid of a glamorous (or not so glamorous) assistant. There's no doorframe to snag the shifter on if I forget to change down from the big ring, an assistant with a full set of properly working fingers is a luxury, and I know the balance point well, so I reckon that should be okay. Unless the anacondas are particularly feisty, of course, in which case I'll be hoping that Adrian can do a passable Steve Irwin impression...

Should be quick and easy if there's no need to resort to folding tactics.

 

[martint235]

I shal pass on this one. All reptile wrangling goes to the long person in the fishnets.

Do I get to feed little people to the anacondas?