FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Southend on Sea 7th November

[Flying Dodo]

The last FNRttC.

The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time.

 

[clarion]

Wish we could be with you all. Hope you have a splendid ride to go out in style.

Hope to join you for drinks. What's the ETA for ABO?

 

[Andrij]

Hip-flask filled, bike fettled, cabs loaded. Now just need to find some warms clothing...

 

[ianrauk]

I thought her name was Nienke - The backpack did seem a touch excessive

One of Stuaff's relations?

 

[dellzeqq]

One of Stuaff's relations?

not enough room for a whole relation. Just the feet and ankles.

 

[Andrij]

Sorry Andrij, no cabs allowed.

Grrr. Meant caRbs.

 

[User10571]

One of Stuaff's relations?

Oh $h!t
Will we ever know?
What's in the bag, Stu

 

[TimO]

Right, I'll be off in a short while. Hopefully I've got everything important packed and enough clothes on.

 

[thom]

Oh $h!t
Will we ever know?
What's in the bag, Stu

You'll have to dream User10571 - still time for a quick snooze ?

 

[srw]

There's a big round moon shining down on us right now. Which means it'll be cold.....

HP6 was a damn sight milder than it looked as if it would be.

 

[Tim Hall]

OK.
As this is turning into reminiscence central - who remembers Morag?
Morag with the tent, the sleeping bag, and strawberries (or was it raspberries) for everyone?

I remember her I think. Or at least I recall pacing a lady with lots of luggage up Ditchling Beacon.

 

[adamski]

I'm certain @adamski still has that orange spotty top.

Yes and top is still used, including being worn on LEL.
I did that ride with Nienke (girl with rucsac), Caroline (2nd from left), Dave (stood behind Simon Legg) and Nick (not in the photo at Brighton but here in black Spesh shorts
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/catflap50/14605518623/)

 

[srw]

Taking Stock.....

Clear night, cold but not alarmingly so, 40 odd miles down.

 

[srw]

The magnificent @dellzeqq

 

[TimO]

The ride was going well, a mild and dry night, when I had a puncture just outside of Basildon. That was almost sorted, but when I was tightening up the Allen key style quick release skewer, it sheared off. Aperitif managed to unscrew the end, and reversed, it was just enough to tighten the axle in the drops.

I decided that out would have been too risky to try and continue like that, so I'm currently sat on Laindon Station, waiting for a train back to London, after very gingerly cycling a couple of miles. It did make one horrible graunching sound, so I think this was the right decision.

Rather annoyingly, this is the first FNRttC which I haven't completed, in seven years!