Thursday Night Ride to the Coast - Felpham March 28th

[Ess]

If there are any East Londoners looking to get the fast train back to Kings Cross via Stratford, I'll be looking out for you re groupsave. Cheers

 

[Wobblers]

'twas perfect weather for doggers though.

How do you know?

 

[Wobblers]

Mmm. Neat alcohol freezes at -114C. If I've got some 43% Jura, and say a total of 500ml of energy drink, what concentration would be needed to provide sufficient anti-freeze qualities to cope with -8C? In other words, how much energy drink should I ditch, to end up with 500 ml of fluid which won't freeze?

Apparently[1] a 20% mixture of ethanol in water freezes at -10 C, so you'll need about 250 ml of Jura in your energy drink to guarantee it won't freeze. I do have to point out that this is a tragic waste of Jura, and the whisky itself won't freeze until -30. I suggest you use Jura as your energy drink instead. You just can't be too careful, can you? Plus there's the added advantage that alcohol contains plenty of energy, unlike your alleged "energy" drink.


[1] Not that I was sad enough to look up the water/ethanol phase diagram. Oh no, not me...

 

[StuAff]

[1] Not that I was sad enough to look up the water/ethanol phase diagram. Oh no, not me...

Methinks you protest too much....

 

[ianrauk]

How do you know?

'coz I was one of the first to sneak up on them

 

[Wobblers]

'coz I was one of the first to sneak up on them

I'm beginning to wish I'd never asked...

 

[ianrauk]

Did you put a hand in, or was it just seagulling?

Explain seagulling Adrian...

 

[Wobblers]

Is this a mod trap?

I do hope so.

 

[Quagga]

More layers

+1
Have just purchased some tights and new gloves
Ready to go

 

[mmmmartin]

If there are any East Londoners looking to get the fast train back to Kings Cross via Stratford, I'll be looking out for you re groupsave. Cheers

You do know this ride goes to Bognor which is on the south coast of England, and to get the fast train back to Kings Cross via Stratford you'd need to ride a long way towards Whitstable first?

 

[StuAff]

You do know this ride goes to Bognor which is on the south coast of England, and to get the fast train back to Kings Cross via Stratford you'd need to ride a long way towards Whitstable first?

I had been wondering that myself....

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Not for the more hedonistic amongst us.

what is this hedonism of which you speak?

 

[Flying Dodo]

Today, a lot of snow seems to have melted, and it feels decidedly warmer, with the wind dying down. Which is all good. Should only be a couple of degrees below freezing by halfway, plus once we get past the South Downs into the heat trap around Bognor, it'll be positively balmy.

 

[sbird]

'twas perfect weather for doggers though.

Southend March 2011 was my first FNRttC. Emerging from Stock village hall to see layers of frost on every bike was tempered by the brightness of the full moon. I was hooked. Slightly disappointed that dogging wasn't a feature on every FNRttC though.

 

[Davywalnuts]

Today, a lot of snow seems to have melted, and it feels decidedly warmer, with the wind dying down. Which is all good. Should only be a couple of degrees below freezing by halfway, plus once we get past the South Downs into the heat trap around Bognor, it'll be positively balmy.

Is this advise as reliable as when you are saying that you are arranging a 'relatively flat' ride?