Isle of Wight Randonee, Sun 3rd May 2009

[johnnyh]

well, hills that go up... I can only add.... bugger!

 

[ufkacbln]

We could petition for one of these

 

[PaulM]

Me too.

I'll be doing it again this year, for the third time. Will probably pre-book the 8:15 ferry from Portsmouth. I have a choice of recumbents this year: either the Catrike Speed which I did it on last year, Or the Bachetta Bellandare that I've just acquired. I am finding the latter rather hard to keep in a straight line when going uphill at the moment. That could be quite a disadvantage on this rather hilly ride.

 

[Bollo]

hills, there are hills.... pah! I laugh at the hills and ... oh you mean up hills and not just down hills

There are no hills, its just that the Isle of Wight sucks.

 

[montage]

I'm going to try and pre book and use the 2 for 1 offer....anybody fancy being the other part of that 2?

I think it is £14 for a ticker (despite £11 being advertised :S ) so that makes £7 each...far more wallet friendly!

 

[StuAff]

Montage, I'd be happy to go halves with you. I was planning to just buy a ticket on the day (the offer has that option), as I did last year (but then I was on a later catamaran, I think..). But booking in advance for the 8.15 looks like a good idea.

 

[ufkacbln]

Make sure you agree on the ferry!

For those not in the know, the "FastCat" leaves from Portsmouth Harbour and takes limited bikes. It also goes to the Main pier in Ryde. This is then a 2.5 mile to Kite Hill

The main vehicle ferry is around the corner towards the fishing harbour. It takes unlimited bikes, and goes to Fishbourne which is a few hunderd yards from Kite Hill.

My suggestion would be the latter.

 

[StuAff]

Make sure you agree on the ferry!

For those not in the know, the "FastCat" leaves from Portsmouth Harbour and takes limited bikes. It also goes to the Main pier in Ryde. This is then a 2.5 mile to Kite Hill

The main vehicle ferry is around the corner towards the fishing harbour. It takes unlimited bikes, and goes to Fishbourne which is a few hunderd yards from Kite Hill.

My suggestion would be the latter.

Good point. I won't have that problem, I'll be on my Jetstream (last year they were perfectly happy to have it in the cabin folded).

 

[montage]

Good point. I won't have that problem, I'll be on my Jetstream (last year they were perfectly happy to have it in the cabin folded).

So which ferry you getting?

 

[montage]

Or is a group of us meeting up at a certain time to catch the same ferry? I fancy following cunobelin as he seems to know what he is doing

 

[StuAff]

Or is a group of us meeting up at a certain time to catch the same ferry? I fancy following cunobelin as he seems to know what he is doing

PM'd you.

 

[stoatsngroats]

So which ferry you getting? :?:

I was intending to get the 7.15 ferry, to Fishbourne, but only because I thought the 8.15 ferry may be really well crowded. But, I'm not sure I'll be there now...I'll defo try tho'.....may not ride down from Littlehampton now, i might just do the Island, and train there/back.

 

[Paulus]

So the event is getting nearer, how are we going to recognise one another, apart from the ones that ae wearing CC jerseys? Could I suggest that some coloured tape on the handlebars or crossbar, say, blue to match the colour of the C C jersey?

 

[CopperBrompton]

I think I'll be pretty easy to recognise:

(Though I may or may not have the fairing on.)

I'll also be the one doing 1.8mph while gasping for breath uphill.

Ben

 

[Paulus]

With that fairing on you may not need to pedal on some parts of the island if the wind is in the right direction