Pioneer Motorcycle Run - Tattenham Corner to Brighton - Sunday 18 March

[Tim Hall]

Ending 964 for you.

And 089 for you.

 

[ianrauk]

I'm out of this one I'm afraid.
Sorry peeps.

 

[martint235]

I'm out of this one I'm afraid.
Sorry peeps.

Shame!!

Although I have to be honest and say that I'm monitoring the long range weather forecasts!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

certainly got an eye on the weather but it doesn't look too bad for March....

 

[Mice]

I'm out of this one I'm afraid.
Sorry peeps.

About 21 miles from Tattenham Corner. Leave there at around 8:30, ride at around 16mph, 9:50 say. Leave there later and/or ride slower, a bit later. I've got a number ending 421, I could call you when we round Gatwick.

Is that a rolling average or actually ride at around 16mph - it would be one almighty error if I got that wrong??!!

M

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I hope it is a moving avg speed. But Adrian has well defined calf muscles so it may not be. I will be aiming to ride at 20kph when moving. cos I is slow.

 

[thom]

I'm tempted to come too if possible ? Thing is, both met check and bbc weather forecast a deluge for Sat afternoon. Still a long way off and no prediction for Sunday but that system could easily roll through 12 hours later than currently forecast...

 

[thom]

If it rains loads on Saturday would that favour England or Ireland? Lots of kick and rush either way.

England I think - Ireland are playing third week in a row & muddy games are harder physically so I reckon they'll suffer more.
England were very effective with the high ball against France too - with or without rain they'll likely repeat the tactic.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I was thinking moving average for a faster group, if that is how it goes. If we are all one group it will be slower 11 - 12 mph.
If it rains loads on Saturday would that favour England or Ireland? Lots of kick and rush either way.
If it is wet and miserable, I would understand if people were to decide not to come. I might even go for mudguards.

rain will favour the celts.

As to wet and miserable cycle rides; I need to mtfu. Can't cry off on LonJoG after all.

 

[clarion]

Looks like this may be a wee bit moist. But a tailwind is predicted.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

There will be no prohibition on mudguards on this ride. Obviously anyone who has a major mudguard failure may need to be left in a ditch but that is another matter.

Has any of us ever witnessed one of these catastrophic mudguard failures of lore and legend first hand?

 

[velovoice]

Can I do this please? I can be on the 0636 train arriving East Croydon at 0703. Where is the rendez-vous point exactement? I cant work out the speeds you will all be going at so am delighted to see the slower option.

M

M, I'm going to aim for 7am as well. Maybe we can have a coffee before we set off?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

There have been a couple of instances where a mudguard has had to be taken off completely.

but was it on properly in the first place? First three or four of my FNRttC I did on the green bike. Zip ties to hold the stays to the guards as the original clips were cucumber. Never caused a problem.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

M, I'm going to aim for 7am as well. Maybe we can have a coffee before we set off?

May I join you? (Will put my best non-grumpy head on)

I'm thinking East Croydon, in for a penny in for a pound, and then bail somewhere south of Handcross, and take my usual commute route home, if the precipitation is aggressive or excessive.

 

[clarion]

Oh, I shall have mudguards. In fact, given the vintage theme, I shall be bringing my Dawes Galaxy, since it is forty years old. It has mudguards. It has gears. It has a significant gravitational field. And it has centrepull brakes, so I advise that people don't get in my way on descents! Eek!

For future vintage rides, I am sourcing a rod-braked device, which will improve things quite a ... er, hold on, that's not right, is it?