FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Felpham near Bognor 22nd April 2011

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Toads would be my guess.

North American Bullfrogs - from what it sounded like to me.
I have also heard them on the Thames & Medway Canal between Gravesend and Higham, where I know they're rife at this time of year.
They are, apparently a nuisance and a threat to our amphibious wildlife.

Good suggestions from the pros there. Try this toaday and see if it conjures up a n early morning breeze through the lanes... sit on your bike and close eyes if it helps.

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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PklWG8k_cqs[/media]


Thanks for taking the time to hatch the vid Andy - back on form. I like the splitscreen action. Sometime you need to harvest all the snaps on here and make the definitive FN id still/video - for when The Leader sells out to Sky, and needs a presentation!

Lisa! Thanks Matt - I'll amend my waffle. (Hey! That's a heck of a lot of amending... )

 

[ceepeebee]

I think those toads may well be the culprits, I was thinking it was my bottom bracket at the time. There was definitely some crazy fox action as well at one time.

Gutted I missed the shooting stars, as well as the two satellite tracks that should have come over while we were waiting outside the cabin, heavens above is usually spot on for them but I saw nowt.

 

[arallsopp]

I did say that the garage at Gatwick would make for a rivetting part of the video and how right I was!!!

A moment of rest for the eyes and legs, counterpoint to the blistering pace someone settled on... No idea what our average was on the way back, but when I find out, there's trouble!

 

[StuAff]

Great vid again, Andy.

 

[martint235]

A moment of rest for the eyes and legs, counterpoint to the blistering pace someone settled on... No idea what our average was on the way back, but when I find out, there's trouble!

My Garmin shows a pace of a mile around every 3 minutes.........

 

[theclaud]

Wonderful pics, everybody! I love the Bognor ride, even the over-the-stiles bit, and this one was practically perfect in every way. Except for the Rich-shaped space, of course, about which I was inconsolable. And I do wish I'd kept that nerdy CAMRA device that measures the value of the beer missing from what we nogw know as The Felpham Measure. I think it would have gone down well...

Lovely to meet some newbies, to get a proper chat with some folks for the first time, and of course to see nearly all my favourite FNRttC regulars, albeit some only briefly on such a big ride. It would be good to get a few more IDs on the CCers I didn't realise were there... some pointy arrows on the pics are needed!

 

[rusky]

Wonderful pics, everybody! I love the Bognor ride, even the over-the-stiles bit, and this one was practically perfect in every way. Except for the Rich-shaped space, of course, about which I was inconsolable. And I do wish I'd kept that nerdy CAMRA device that measures the value of the beer missing from what we nogw know as The Felpham Measure. I think it would have gone down well...

Lovely to meet some newbies, to get a proper chat with some folks for the first time, and of course to see nearly all my favourite FNRttC regulars, albeit some only briefly on such a big ride. It would be good to get a few more IDs on the CCers I didn't realise were there... some pointy arrows on the pics are needed!

If it helps, I was sitting next to you at the cabin

 

[theclaud]

The thing to do is to regard it as not beer but some beer-like, expensive, fizzy pop.

Yes, I suppose it was a bit like beer. Not a lot, but a bit. Luckily, given the company and the sunshine, I'm quite happy drinking any old shite.

 

[frank9755]

Yes, I suppose it was a bit like beer. Not a lot, but a bit. Luckily, given the company and the sunshine, I'm quite happy drinking any old shite.

Adrian took the more charitable explanation!

 

[theclaud]

Adrian took the more charitable explanation!

Talking of the company, I can't help but note that on this occasion I left the cafe with the same number of buffs with which I arrived. Answers on a postcard...

 

[martint235]

Yes, I suppose it was a bit like beer. Not a lot, but a bit. Luckily, given the company and the sunshine, I'm quite happy drinking any old shite.

One day I'll buy you pint Claud. Probably of some Eurofizz but I must make an effort to stay in the bar rather than the frankly ridiculous idea of cycling back from wherever I find myself.....

 

[theclaud]

I have alerted Ben Goldacre for this one

Admittedly I can prove nothing. Luckily the FNRttC justice system is based on show trials and summary execution...

 

[frank9755]

Talking of the company, I can't help but note that on this occasion I left the cafe with the same number of buffs with which I arrived. Answers on a postcard...

Funny that...

 

[theclaud]

One day I'll buy you pint Claud. Probably of some Eurofizz but I must make an effort to stay in the bar rather than the frankly ridiculous idea of cycling back from wherever I find myself.....

Offer gladly accepted! Have you noticed how often the words "Frank" and "ridiculous" appear in the same sentence?

 

[frank9755]

I have alerted Ben Goldacre for this one

Who is he? Presumably not Trikeman, but can't see the buff connection - unless you think he's been swiping them...?