Thursday Night Ride to the Coast to Felpham 5th April

[StuAff]

About bloody time too.......

+1. Welcome back at last!!

 

[MacB]

About bloody time too.......

would have been this week but the 9th is Janes birthday...wouldn't be a wise move

 

[GrumpyGregry]

his mind is set on punomatic, it's not pretty

me please Simon and e-mail sent

MacWho?

seriously though; great to have you back.

 

[Aperitif]

MacWho?

seriously though; great to have you back.

MacB - it's short for MacBikeshop.

Quit the baloney, Greg - you know he'll not bring a wallet.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

MacB - it's short for MacBikeshop.

Quit the baloney, Greg - you know he'll not bring a wallet.

He need not bring a wallet, imo, just the current "items for sale" list...

 

[User482]

Anyone else having trouble getting cheap train tickets back on Good Friday?

 

[martint235]

Anyone else having trouble getting cheap train tickets back on Good Friday?

Yeah I looked and then decided I was probably better of just cycling back

 

[User482]

Yeah I looked and then decided I was probably better of just cycling back

I reckon I'm better off drinking an intemperate quantity of ale, then falling asleep on the train. Followed by getting lost between Victoria and Paddington...

 

[martint235]

I reckon I'm better off drinking an intemperate quantity of ale, then falling asleep on the train. Followed by getting lost between Victoria and Paddington...

Ah but is there actually a direct train to Victoria that day which won't involve you waking up, getting off the train, getting on a bus, waking up, getting off the bus, getting on a train.......

 

[Davywalnuts]

If he were to someone would need to be allocated to carry it, or perhaps a team in relay, otherwise he would never get up any hills.

Am woeful, but MacB never went up hills anyway...

 

[Aperitif]

Am woeful, but MacB never went up hills anyway...

MacB's Dunhills

 

[Davywalnuts]

MacB's Dunhills

MacB's Slept in fieldsofdreams...

 

[martint235]

Am woeful, but MacB never went up hills anyway...

Ok don't let Davy anywhere near anything that will slow him down on hills.

 

[Davywalnuts]

Ok don't let Davy anywhere near anything that will slow him down on hills.

The only thing that slows me down is an incline...

 

[thelawnet]

it's not about the 'metres of ascent'.

You've not seen my bike I take it....

The child seat does come off.... (So do the panniers, come to think of it...)

68 miles/2300 feet is quite flat I think?

It's about making sure your bike is as light and smooth as it can be http://fnrttc.blogspot.com/p/its-most-definitely-about-bike.html , changing gear smoothly, trundling along with a regular cadence and keeping your heartbeat steady.

Light? Hmm.
Smooth. Maybe.

The highest point of the ride is 540 feet above sea level at Banstead Heath, but we take four miles of pretty much steady incline to reach that height!

That's somewhere near the start, isn't it.... Should be fairly fresh....