AHCyclist
New Member
Hi there,
I’ve signed up and am looking forward to my first FNRTTC.
:-)
FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - London to Brighton - 13th September
- Thread starter Flying Dodo
- Start date
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- london night ride
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I’ve signed up and am looking forward to my first FNRTTC.
:-)
Mini has confirmed and has registered. Woo hoo !
bobcolover
Guru
- Location
- south london
Looking forward to it; and hoping for a dry night.
Heads up. Mini is down at the 'van near Ditchling and has just reported that Ditchling Beacon is closed until Sunday. I'm trying to find out more.
For a fun (FCO 'fun') there's an alternative way up - Streat Bostall at the south end of Streat Lane. It's tarmacced and not quite as big a climb as Ditchling - but it's steeper and the surface is pretty crap. We'd then have a comedy off road mile along the South Downs Way to the top of Ditchling Beacon. I've done this quite a few times on my road bike - it's perfectly doable.
For a fun (FCO 'fun') there's an alternative way up - Streat Bostall at the south end of Streat Lane. It's tarmacced and not quite as big a climb as Ditchling - but it's steeper and the surface is pretty crap. We'd then have a comedy off road mile along the South Downs Way to the top of Ditchling Beacon. I've done this quite a few times on my road bike - it's perfectly doable.
Aha ! https://www.hassocks-pc.gov.uk/news/streetwork-information/
https://roadworks.org/?114549056
Tree works, so unlikely to be running at 7am on Saturday morning and no chance of the road surface being up.
Sounds perfect - Ditchling Beacon without motors. As it should be.
https://roadworks.org/?114549056
Tree works, so unlikely to be running at 7am on Saturday morning and no chance of the road surface being up.
Sounds perfect - Ditchling Beacon without motors. As it should be.
LucretiaMyReflection
Über Member
- Location
- The Flatlands
I am looking forward to it, with a soupçon of nervousness regarding the Up but mostly the Down. We don't get much of either round here. Rubbish road surface I'm used to (just been reading @Mr Orange ride report from last year). May be at the back being a wuss.
A question: is a Proper lock needed or café lock sufficient? It's a kilo less to lug up hill but 12kg less to ride on if Bertie gets pinched.
A question: is a Proper lock needed or café lock sufficient? It's a kilo less to lug up hill but 12kg less to ride on if Bertie gets pinched.
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Cafe lock should be fine. People will keep an eye on the bikes.
bobcolover
Guru
- Location
- south london
Redlight
Senior Member
- Location
- Blackheath, London
And even better - without gangs of accountants in matching corporate T-shirts spread in a line across the whole road pushing their bikes up while looking at their phones.
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Just signed up for this one. Ditchling here we come.
Outlaw Hobbs
Senior Member
- Location
- Herts
Signed up. Starting to feel like a veteran now having participated in more of these than I can easily remember.
However this will be a little different for two reasons.
Firstly, none of my usual companions can make it (well -that's what they say but maybe they are bored with my company).
Secondly I am planning to be riding my restored pre-war Hobbs that my late father rode on the Herne Hill track, in time trials and on weekend rides to Brighton so this is very much a sentimental journey.
Purists won't approve of the restoration since it is really only the frame that is original but I've had it professionally painted with addition of reproduction period-correct decals and used modern components but with a period look where possible.
Have a few mods to finish before Friday including adding some retro looking bars, upgraded (Jagwire) cables and fancy brake blocks. I've already added some 28mm tyres hoping for a soft plush compliant ride.
It is not particularly light at 3 kilos more than my usual touring bike and almost twice the weight of my race bikes so Ditchling may be fun although the rear cassette has a 32 as opposed to my usual 28 to ease the pain.
However this will be a little different for two reasons.
Firstly, none of my usual companions can make it (well -that's what they say but maybe they are bored with my company).
Secondly I am planning to be riding my restored pre-war Hobbs that my late father rode on the Herne Hill track, in time trials and on weekend rides to Brighton so this is very much a sentimental journey.
Purists won't approve of the restoration since it is really only the frame that is original but I've had it professionally painted with addition of reproduction period-correct decals and used modern components but with a period look where possible.
Have a few mods to finish before Friday including adding some retro looking bars, upgraded (Jagwire) cables and fancy brake blocks. I've already added some 28mm tyres hoping for a soft plush compliant ride.
It is not particularly light at 3 kilos more than my usual touring bike and almost twice the weight of my race bikes so Ditchling may be fun although the rear cassette has a 32 as opposed to my usual 28 to ease the pain.
mmmmartin
Random geezer
Ditchling is an odd hill, in that it isn't really a hill in parts. It was designed for horses to pull carts up so the angle of upness changes regularly. So for a 50 metre section it's steeper then for the next 50 metres it eases slightly, and repeats this regularly. When you can see the horses triangular sign on the left you're just about there.
Turner's Hill seems longer but doesn't have the shorter steeper bits.
(Be warned, @LucretiaMyReflection that it's worth trying to hurtle down the hill into Brighton to try to set off the speed camera. This is an ancient Fridays' tradition.)
I'd like to be with you but Real Life intervened.
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