Mouseketeers

[Tollers]

OK Frustrated wasn't the right word. Perhaps "passionate" is more accurate. And Dell's decription is pretty accurate other than the perspiration part. I slightly suspect he might be on the cheam and morden hilly, as he is a master of that route.....who can resist the call of the Abinger Hatch? Just a shame that the route misses Forest Green which has the fantastic "Parrot".

 

[MacB]

trying to get a comprehensible answer out of Teef.....good luck with that

Mouseketeer - one who follows Aperitif in full 'Garminator' mode, necessary ingredients are, fast main roads, garage forecourt refreshment stops, getting seriously lost and doing far more miles than you expected to. Required attitude is to range from lighthearted whimsy to deranged chatting to imaginary friends.

Mouseketeer Lite - as above but without Teef, sort of a homage to the great man

How to qualify - we neither know nor care but 'serious' discussions on the subject could be found at a gathering of the Lushketeers

 

[topcat1]

I've just spent an hour reading the Manningtree thread

 

[Aperitif]

I've just spent an hour reading the Manningtree thread

What! Did you get lost Dave, fall asleep at the PC - or were you just behaving like a shadow of your former self?

Remember the Mouseketeer Clubhouse at Shenfield? The 'food'. The 'tea'. No chance of eating or drinking because of advanced shivering...meanwhile skimpily clad females were prancing around on the arms of t-shirted squaddies etc...

 

[Kirstie]

I also have no idea what these terms mean. I'm guessing its some kind of clique...

 

[benborp]

squeaky clique

 

[benborp]

although actually it's more beepy, once you have two or more Garmins furiously fighting over which wrong wroute to wander

 

[ChrisKH]

From what I have seen a Mouseketeer laughs in the face of adversity. Finishes. And then does another ten miles just for good measure.

Mad. All of them.

 

[ianrauk]

I said we would die the further inland we got...

The return leg from the Southend FRNttC was imo for me a mouseketeer ride.

Cycling into a headwind of biblical proportions (what idiot said that the wind would die down the futher in land we got?).

Taking a wrong turn and going completely the opposite direction down the A12 and the mind numbing, brain oppressing, burn - your - bike leg from Harlow to Hatfield on the A414.

But only a couple of miles from home, you are rather satisified of what you have just achieved.

 

[Aperitif]

From what I have seen a Mouseketeer laughs in the face of adversity. Finishes. And then does another ten miles just for good measure.

Mad. All of them.

You're an original - shut up Chris!

 

[Aperitif]

The return leg from the Southend FRNttC was imo for me a mouseketeer ride.

Cycling into a headwind of biblical proportions (what idiot said that the wind would die down the futher in land we got?).

Taking a wrong turn and going completely the opposite direction down the A12 and the mind numbing, brain oppressing, burn - your - bike leg from Harlow to Hatfield on the A414.

But only a couple of miles from home, you are rather satisified of what you have just achieved.

Yes, but you were drafting Steve all the way Lee...

 

[marinyork]

Have the lushketeers been formed then ?

 

[Sig SilverPrinter]

ah the first mouseketeer ride with me Topcat and Chris doing our first 100 miles and then some,arallsop-"no its definitely this way" ,Aperitif just being so encouraging when i was ready to give up,Topcat-"but I'm missing Robin Hood" and Chris for getting me home. All in all a great time.
Oh and then there was Tollesbury

 

[topcat1]

Here tollers
http://tinypic.com/a/1j52c/3
if you can find all of the threads for these photos you'll have the story.
Although i missed a few rides last year.

The threads are all in the rides section.

 

[ianrauk]

lol... that pic of me, The Claud and Sig... I had to dash a good 100 yards to get a bit of that Cherry Cake