England : East Sussex L2B Veteran Car Run Sunday 3 November 2013

[rb58]

HPC @ 0700hrs
User30090

EC @ 0800hrs
Ianrauk
Trickedem
velovoice
Flying Dodo
rb58

 

[User10571]

I was actually looking forward to this ride (although the weather is looking iffy). I do need to get another century under my belt, not done one since the beginning of August.

You peeps make Oi larf
I too appear to be developing form for DNTU / DNS

 

[Tim Hall]

You peeps make Oi larf
I too appear to be developing form for DNTU / DNS

Better than being NEFI.

I plan to be at EC at 0800. Mind you I'm meant to be riding the Upper Thames on Saturday.

 

[Tim Hall]

Travel news: Those intending to get a train to East Croydon (me, for example), had better think again. Engineering works mean bus between Horley and Purley. Thankfully these don't appear to affect return train journeys from Brighton to London Town.

 

[Tim Hall]

Any clue as to what time?

Fear not TMN. I might have been a bit alarmist. You can still get a train from Brighton to East Croydon. It's just those who might want to get on at a station between Horley and Purley are a bit banjaxed. If you do go for the Crawley option, previous years have seen an impromptu gathering towards the southern end of the High Street. Bread pudding, however, is usually sold by the Scouts at the north end.

 

[topcat1]

I'm getting over the lurgy so undecided as to where i may be ( may just walk to the end of the road take some pics and go back to bed )

but if i do turn up and you see my seatpost flashing.......wave

 

[Tim Hall]

But isn't Horley south of East Croydon? I'm confused now.

Yes it is.. But there's four lines (up slow, down slow, up fast, down fast). If the work is on the up slow (which I think it is), they'll whizz through on the up fast, not stopping at Horley, Salfords, Earlswood, Redhill, Merstham, Coulsdon South and Purley. They might even dodge Redhill completely by going up the "Quarry Line".

 

[User10571]

Better than being NEFI.

Always interested.
The 14hr days are putting the proverbial spanner in those works at the mo, thobut
Not a whinge - just an observation.....

 

[User10571]

It really is nothing or all for you.

It's not a situation that I'm entirely happy with.
Missing rides with my friends.
Not for the first time.

 

[User10571]

We will still be there when you are free.

Thanks .
That's worth loads.
JB

 

[velovoice]

I'm out. I too have a 14-hour day on Saturday and based on how I've felt after the last 3 (in the last 10 days), I won't get out of bed before 8am.

FD out as well. :-(

 

[Trickedem]

I am driving up to Croydon and will probably park near Purley. I have tried reading back throught the thread to see where the meeting point is and who will be there, but as I am easily confused, I was!. Can someone advise. Is there a MacDonalds involved? A hot brekkie would be nice.

Does anyone have a route back for my gps. I am hoping to do this as my November Century Ride.

See you Sunday.

 

[ianrauk]

I am driving up to Croydon and will probably park near Purley. I have tried reading back throught the thread to see where the meeting point is and who will be there, but as I am easily confused, I was!. Can someone advise. Is there a MacDonalds involved? A hot brekkie would be nice.

Does anyone have a route back for my gps. I am hoping to do this as my November Century Ride.

See you Sunday.

Most people meet outside East Croydon station.
I will send you a tcx of the route back

 

[Tim Hall]

I am driving up to Croydon and will probably park near Purley. I have tried reading back throught the thread to see where the meeting point is and who will be there, but as I am easily confused, I was!. Can someone advise. Is there a MacDonalds involved? A hot brekkie would be nice.

Does anyone have a route back for my gps. I am hoping to do this as my November Century Ride.

See you Sunday.

I think the plan (hah!) is to meet at McDonalds, North End, Croydon. That's the pedestrianised bit by Centrale and the old Alders store. @Adrian is the one who suggested it.

(EDIT) I see that plan might have been kicked into touch. East Croydon station has coffee and sticky buns.

 

[rb58]

Outside East Croydon Station is where we've gathered in previous years Tim. I'm aiming to be there around 8.00am. This is the normal SMRbtH route from Brighton. http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3609357 After Crawley, I normally head cross country, but sometimes it's straight back up the A23 to Croydon. See you Sunday.