it's supposed to be a dry night - but bits of Essex are under water and I don't think it will go away in the next 33 hoursSo waterproofs are definitely the order of the night then? I wonder if I can ride easily enough in wellies?
FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Southend-on-Sea May 4th
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No worries. Thank you for having me. It was exactly what I needed.
Headwind, cold and forecast to be very very damp, it didn't exactly appeal quite so much last night, but (as ever) it was nowhere near as bad as feared. I'm glad I wore my waterproof boots though.
That was a splendid day.
Wise words. Fixed would be not good. Going down Old Stock Road we freewheeled for twenty and thirty yards at a time.
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My Orbit tourer will be getting an unexpected outing. Thanks for doing the recce, dellzeqq. Your attention to detail is always impressive.
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I agree. He likes to take stock of the situation before the Southend ride.
Titanium could be a good choice of bike for this ride...strong enough to resist Greg's statuesque body, impervious to water damage and...well, User10571's got one. And you know what they say...
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Flippin' flooded for fixed fortunately...for forethought, Friday, fetch frames for floating, failing flippers. (If only they served 'Flag' beer in FMNH
)(And rhubarb will be dis-custard)
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*Strokes chin and looks at fixerI agree. He likes to take stock of the situation before the Southend ride.
Titanium could be a good choice of bike for this ride...strong enough to resist Greg's statuesque body, impervious to water damage and...well, User10571's got one. And you know what they say...
*Troubled by not having sufficient seatpost showing for customary hypnotic rear light arrangement*
Thing is..... the Ti bike is surgically clean at the mo......
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one of those is certainly responsible for why my thumb/nose/knees/elbows/forehead/scalp hurts. For certain.1834073 said:
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I am here to trouble.1834208 said:
It's my job.
That, and gathering information until such time as my spaceship is fixed so that I can go home.
Wobblers
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Dellzeqq are you sure all this caution about water isn't an elaborate story to cover the sad truth that you were going to turn up at HPC on a bike with mudguards and a pannier rack?????
'Fire in the hole!'
'Fire in the hole!'
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Right, I'm used to cold and even a bit of wet coming from above but I'm not really well-equipped for cold plus water coming from underneath. I can dig out the overshoes and the sealskinz socks that I thought I'd seen the last of until next winter. Will that be enough, do you think, or will I need to bring a couple of plastic bags to put over my feet for the submarine stretches?
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Then do let us know whether (hmmm weather??) HMQM accepts - she might just prefer a yard stick! 
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You bloody policemen can't even spell 'hotel' - disgraceful. 'PCSO' Police Can't Spell.Official.
