FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Southend-on-Sea 9th December

[Flying Dodo]

Whoops - link now corrected to show this.

Thanks Frank.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

That's quite impressive. Now if they could just modify the front portion so it would keep the underside of a Brooks dry when extended I'd buy one.

 

[dellzeqq]

I quite like that - and I have no problem with 'Crudcatchers'.

 

[saoirse50]

Imagine riding right behind it though. Beautifully designed to throw a fine grit filled wet mist straight into a following rider's face.

 

[frank9755]

It was such a pleasure when we went into Chilterns the other week with virtually everyone having proper mudguards. Of course, the weather has been so dry that, unusually for November, the roads were so clean that they were hardly needed! A couple of weeks before, in the same area, my bike had got very dirty even with them.

 

[StuAff]

It was such a pleasure when we went into Chilterns the other week with virtually everyone having proper mudguards. Of course, the weather has been so dry that, unusually for November, the roads were so clean that they were hardly needed! A couple of weeks before, in the same area, my bike had got very dirty even with them.

Yup. Been on the Portland exclusively for a few weeks (Squadra had its last run on the Whitstable FNRttC, Viner when I got it back from the LBS a few days later). Not just mudguards. Professionally fitted full SKS mudguards

 

[JohnTCC]

As a point of interest..... how many will ride road bike / MTB / other....

 

[ianrauk]

As a point of interest..... how many will ride road bike / MTB / other....

There is usually a good mix, road, touring, mtb, folders, tandems, recumbents..even a penny farthing

 

[dellzeqq]

We've even seen 'ladies bikes'.

You can take a road bike on all of our rides. There are some rides that are unsuitable for hybrids or heavier, slower bikes, but this isn't one of them.

 

[JohnTCC]

 

[Tim Hall]

All my bikes are slower bikes. Not quite sure why.

 

[JohnTCC]

Because I can ride a lighter road bike rather than heavy MTB

 

[mmmmartin]

All my bikes are slower bikes. Not quite sure why.

I have even wondered about buying a faster bike, perhaps even one like Frank's, but I suspect that when I get on it, it will somehow turn out to be the same speed as other bikes I have. Funny, that.

 

[saoirse50]

I am looking forward to the Southend ride. I have been away from the FNRttC for quite a while. Missing a nights sleep every month seems to be incompatible with maintaining adequate reflexes to deal with a class of 30 ten year olds on a Monday morning. Seems my ageing brain needs at least 3 days to recover (if not more). But I couldn't resist the lure of the new Southend route. I used to live in Wickford and went to school in Brentwood and I have a feeling some of the journey may follow my teenage truanting routes. I am tempted to bring the bike I used back then. But it only has one gear now. Fine for most of Essex when at my best. Maybe not in the middle of the night when my legs get that 3 in the morning feeling.

 

[ianrauk]

I am looking forward to the Southend ride. I have been away from the FNRttC for quite a while. Missing a nights sleep every month seems to be incompatible with maintaining adequate reflexes to deal with a class of 30 ten year olds on a Monday morning. Seems my ageing brain needs at least 3 days to recover (if not more). But I couldn't resist the lure of the new Southend route. I used to live in Wickford and went to school in Brentwood and I have a feeling some of the journey may follow my teenage truanting routes. I am tempted to bring the bike I used back then. But it only has one gear now. Fine for most of Essex when at my best. Maybe not in the middle of the night when my legs get that 3 in the morning feeling.

So pleased you can make it...lovely to have you along ..