FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Whitstable, 15th August

[Fab Foodie]

MET Office - Looking better by the hour...*

*Although there's still ages yet for it all to turn spectacularly wet & windy

Mmmm, my rain-fu must be low ....

 

[User10571]

Very sexy moon out there tonight.
Has no one noticed?
Just sayin'....

 

[User10571]

No, it is ****ing down in Manchester.

That's Manchester for you...

 

[ianrauk]

BBC weather just said that temps will go as low as 10degs during friday night, so arm warmers and/or long sleeve jersey may be in order.

 

[srw]

We could spend 15 minutes on a dockside somewhere looking up into a dark sky.

Is it frog mating season this time?

 

[martint235]

Would it be frowned upon to vote against the frog path? I'm not at my best on gravel/grit

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Triple and dynohub equipped tourer (rack and mudguards I'm afraid)
-or-
Compact and battery lights "fast" bike (mudguards and the engine is lacking in "fast")

Neither have been out to play on a Friday Night before.....

Decisions, decisions.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

BBC weather just said that temps will go as low as 10degs during friday night, so arm warmers and/or long sleeve jersey may be in order.

Positively Autumnal.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Would it be frowned upon to vote against the frog path? I'm not at my best on gravel/grit

I don't know the route, but I'd prefer to avoid anything that wasn't at least pretending to be tarmac and I know Kai would too.

 

[srw]

Would it be frowned upon to vote against the frog path? I'm not at my best on gravel/grit

What do you think this is? A democracy? We will go where we're jolly well told.

The frog path is a delight. It's not just frogs (at the right time of year, which this probably isn't). It's also nightingales, warblers and rail maintenance operatives. We successfully and easily negotiated it on our light tandem on slicks.

 

[Dogtrousers]

What do you think this is? A democracy? We will go where we're jolly well told.

The frog path is a delight. It's not just frogs (at the right time of year, which this probably isn't). It's also nightingales, warblers and rail maintenance operatives. We successfully and easily negotiated it on our light tandem on slicks.

And space stations.

 

[Tim Hall]

And space stations.

No space stations scheduled this time. Looks like there's an Iridium Flare or two at around 03:00. (Whereabouts is the path? I've assumed Chatham for the moment)

 

[martint235]

What do you think this is? A democracy? We will go where we're jolly well told.

The frog path is a delight. It's not just frogs (at the right time of year, which this probably isn't). It's also nightingales, warblers and rail maintenance operatives. We successfully and easily negotiated it on our light tandem on slicks.

Apart from for some reason thinking they were waterway operatives, I realise everyone else managed it ok but I got very twitchy on slicks!

 

[wanda2010]

I have slicks on all my bikes @martint235. We'll be fine. If not, the nearest hospital is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[mmmmartin]

Is it frog mating season this time?

Well I'm in France this week, so my answer to your question would be: "No more than usual, from what I've seen."