FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Cardiff to Swansea 20th May 2011
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PpPete
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chandler's Ford
Chapeau to des.o on that little hill to the beer !
Was glad I had "the winch"[sup]TM[/sup] (23" gear) and he did multiple times on a fixed gear in the high 60s...
Was glad I had "the winch"[sup]TM[/sup] (23" gear) and he did multiple times on a fixed gear in the high 60s...
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Another very enjoyable FNRttC ride, thank you tc and dell.
Trained it down from Abergavenny. Met Doc Squizzer on the train, he isn't a doctor and doesn't look very much like a squirrel either, mcshroom was in the next carriage and so we all rode down to the bay together.
It was a really nice evening for riding, clear sky, stars. moon, etc., although the temp seemed to alternate from OK to cold and back again very quickly, as rich said above there were plenty of chav comments in Cardiff, more than I'd noticed coming out of London, they were all directed at rich of course.
The half-way stop was good, cheese or ham sarnies and cake with tea or coffee, had to wait quite a while for the drinks though and I was gagging down my last bit of sarnie before my tea arrived. Rich's hilarious quips to the guy handing out the tea were met with the same response as he gets when he posts in P&L. The deafening sound of silence
The ride was really enjoyable, met lots of lovely people I'd met before and lots of lovely new people too. Great turn out by folk from the area as well.
I thought the last ten miles were meant to be on a cycle path but it was definitely a dual-carriageway. Nice breakkie in Mumbles but then I had to dash off to bail out the family who I thought had gone on to a refurbished cottage in the Beacons but it turned out to be a building site in the Beacons. I'd have preferred to hang around in Swansea drinking beer and the like but duty called!
Got back and had a nice lunch, a walk in this dreadful urban wasteland (see below) followed by a couple of hours kip and then sought spiritual guidance from the Rev James in the evening and soon felt mighty righteous again, oh yes!
Welsh eyesore...
Trained it down from Abergavenny. Met Doc Squizzer on the train, he isn't a doctor and doesn't look very much like a squirrel either, mcshroom was in the next carriage and so we all rode down to the bay together.
It was a really nice evening for riding, clear sky, stars. moon, etc., although the temp seemed to alternate from OK to cold and back again very quickly, as rich said above there were plenty of chav comments in Cardiff, more than I'd noticed coming out of London, they were all directed at rich of course.
The half-way stop was good, cheese or ham sarnies and cake with tea or coffee, had to wait quite a while for the drinks though and I was gagging down my last bit of sarnie before my tea arrived. Rich's hilarious quips to the guy handing out the tea were met with the same response as he gets when he posts in P&L. The deafening sound of silence
The ride was really enjoyable, met lots of lovely people I'd met before and lots of lovely new people too. Great turn out by folk from the area as well.
I thought the last ten miles were meant to be on a cycle path but it was definitely a dual-carriageway. Nice breakkie in Mumbles but then I had to dash off to bail out the family who I thought had gone on to a refurbished cottage in the Beacons but it turned out to be a building site in the Beacons. I'd have preferred to hang around in Swansea drinking beer and the like but duty called!
Got back and had a nice lunch, a walk in this dreadful urban wasteland (see below) followed by a couple of hours kip and then sought spiritual guidance from the Rev James in the evening and soon felt mighty righteous again, oh yes!
Welsh eyesore...
Aperitif
Meme bar
- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
"Des rides in where angels fear to tread." There's no-one more laid back than Des when it comes to riding a bike.
I tried to take a photo of Pete in action, but after five minutes pedalling, the bike had only moved forward 37 7/16 inches - approx!
I was able to take the descent though...
I found that the front wheel was trying to leave planet Earth when I cycled up... must have been all the excess baggage
Aperitif
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- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
Some random pics
And there's always some arse that spoils a picture
Adrian and Simon will be wondering which of them is being 'fingered' now... Luckily, I am bending over, well out of the way.
frank9755
Cyclist
- Location
- West London
What was the hazard - your left foot?
Aperitif
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- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
Hazardous, low-level, road accessory...
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- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
The impact of the safety talk hit South Wales hard, following Simon's arrival.
the Neath Police dismisseth this!
Hand-jiving on a motorway bridge..........we must do that again some time.
Aperitif
Meme bar
- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
Major Llantwit was on this ride then. 
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Wot no photos? After all that posing?
There may be one in the print edition. I'll nip out for a copy in a minute. 38! The very idea! It must be a typo...
