FNRttC Manchester-Blackpool FNRttC 3rd June, 2022.
- Thread starter Andrew Br
- Start date
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OP
OP
Andrew Br
Still part of the team !
- Location
- Chorlton Cum Hardy
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OP
OP
Andrew Br
Still part of the team !
- Location
- Chorlton Cum Hardy
Posted out to the ride's participants earlier this evening (we're now a group of 8 rather than 9):-
Good evening everyone.
I've bcc'ed you all for privacy reasons.
Thanks for signing up for the ride, I hope you enjoy it.
We're a small group (9 in total) so, hopefully, we'll make reasonable progress.
Please check your bikes over before tomorrow paying particular attention to the tyres.
Also make sure that your lights are fully charged. It's going to be a fairly short night but there are some very dark spots en route where you'll need to be able to see where you're going.
If you've read the ride description you'll know that there are hills.
I'm going to climb them at a steady rate to keep the group relatively compact but, if you want to go off the front, ask me and I'll tell you where you can and where to stop. This will be after Edgworth; until then I'd like us to keep together. If you do go ahead, please be aware that you'll have to wait for the rest of us to catch up.
I'm estimating that we'll get to the refreshment stop at around 03.00 and we can have a leisurely break there since the breakfast venue doesn't open until 08.00 and the new route that I've devised is shorter than we've used previously.
I'm planning to arrive at Victoria Station at around 23.30. The meeting place is opposite Cafe Java next to the memorial to the MEN bombing.
If you're riding through the city centre, please be wary of the tram tracks and either cross them at as near to 90 deg. as possible or get off and walk. The same may well apply to sand as we cycle down the Promenade towards Blackpool Tower..
Finally, unless I think of something else, please keep the noise down when we regroup; sometimes we'll stop near houses so I'd like to keep the disturbance to the minimum.
If you have any questions, please ask away.
Andrew
Good evening everyone.
I've bcc'ed you all for privacy reasons.
Thanks for signing up for the ride, I hope you enjoy it.
We're a small group (9 in total) so, hopefully, we'll make reasonable progress.
Please check your bikes over before tomorrow paying particular attention to the tyres.
Also make sure that your lights are fully charged. It's going to be a fairly short night but there are some very dark spots en route where you'll need to be able to see where you're going.
If you've read the ride description you'll know that there are hills.
I'm going to climb them at a steady rate to keep the group relatively compact but, if you want to go off the front, ask me and I'll tell you where you can and where to stop. This will be after Edgworth; until then I'd like us to keep together. If you do go ahead, please be aware that you'll have to wait for the rest of us to catch up.
I'm estimating that we'll get to the refreshment stop at around 03.00 and we can have a leisurely break there since the breakfast venue doesn't open until 08.00 and the new route that I've devised is shorter than we've used previously.
I'm planning to arrive at Victoria Station at around 23.30. The meeting place is opposite Cafe Java next to the memorial to the MEN bombing.
If you're riding through the city centre, please be wary of the tram tracks and either cross them at as near to 90 deg. as possible or get off and walk. The same may well apply to sand as we cycle down the Promenade towards Blackpool Tower..
Finally, unless I think of something else, please keep the noise down when we regroup; sometimes we'll stop near houses so I'd like to keep the disturbance to the minimum.
If you have any questions, please ask away.
Andrew
Domus
Guru
- Location
- Sunny Radcliffe
Looking forward to it. 
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Good luck everyone. Weather looks good for it (fingers crossed). I'll have to make do with a daylight ride to tea and cake…
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
Well it looks like you'll get the weather and the wind in your favour. Enjoy.
OP
OP
Andrew Br
Still part of the team !
- Location
- Chorlton Cum Hardy
.
OP
OP
Andrew Br
Still part of the team !
- Location
- Chorlton Cum Hardy
I'm off to meet the Chorlton(CH Massive) to ride into Victoria.
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Have fun!
OP
OP
Andrew Br
Still part of the team !
- Location
- Chorlton Cum Hardy
We've made it to the garage stop about 30 minutes ahead of schedule. We're going to be here a while otherwise we'll arrive in Blackpool before the pub opens. It's a bit cold and windy but all else is good. Fingers crossed for the rest of the ride.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
OP
OP
Andrew Br
Still part of the team !
- Location
- Chorlton Cum Hardy
Zee
Veteran
- Location
- Manchester
Quick flyby with some photographs. I am still marvelling at how very fortunate we were with fair winds plus no mechanicals and no moments of rain/wind/sand related existential dread.
Lovely to meet everyone, hope you all made it back in good time.
Thank you again Andrew.
Lovely to meet everyone, hope you all made it back in good time.
Thank you again Andrew.
