Thursday Night Ride to the Coast to Felpham 5th April

[Rube]

Ok...now please stop being unkind to one another, tall, short, ears or not...you're all super fit and that says a lot. And Greg, I am trying. After only 4 hours sleep last night, I got up at a silly hour and did two ghastly circuits round the park (in all about 20 miles), followed by stroking a quad on the river, then a swim (no not in the river!), at a lovely spa...and now off to some deserved dinner and drink!

So, you guys and this chat forum, with all your banter, made me better today!

You're welcome I'm sure.

My status as 'Taliban Wheeler' I take as a back-handed compliment though it was meant as an insult I'm sure.

Everyone who has only ridden N miles doubts they can ride N x2, x3, x4, x5 or x6 miles before, and when, they set off on their first FNRttC. (I'd not ridden further than 25 miles on the road in one go in the 10 years before my first one)

Having done so they often still can't believe they did it, despite the reality of being stood in the queue for breakfast 60 miles form London.

The best way, by some margin, to do it for the first time is FNRttC.

 

[Rube]

And we had better not mention his ears...

Ian, I thought you were the nice one! Not that the others are not...shame on you...but you're still the nice one

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Ok...now please stop being unkind to one another, tall, short, ears or not...you're all super fit and that says a lot. And Greg, I am trying. After only 4 hours sleep last night, I got up at a silly hour and did two ghastly circuits round the park (in all about 20 miles), followed by stroking a quad on the river, then a swim (no not in the river!), at a lovely spa...and now off to some deserved dinner and drink!

So, you guys and this chat forum, with all your banter, made me better today!

Sounds like you're good for 100 miles to me!

 

[ttcycle]

I wasn't on the Brighton ride so you haven't met me in person.

Glad to hear you did some laps of Richmond Park.

I have to add Martin does have Toby jug ears and Ian, well let's not get started there but nice .... that's pushing it a bit.

Hope you come on the Southend ride

 

[martint235]

Ian, I thought you were the nice one! Not that the others are not...shame on you...but you're still the nice one

You do remember him don't you? Nice isn't a word I'd use really.

 

[martint235]

I wasn't on the Brighton ride so you haven't met me in person.

Glad to hear you did some laps of Richmond Park.

I have to add Martin does have Toby jug ears and Ian, well let's not get started there but nice .... that's pushing it a bit.

Hope you come on the Southend ride

Actually I only have one Toby jug ear if you look properly!!

 

[Aperitif]

Actually I only have one Toby jug ear if you look properly!!

'LonJuG'

 

[dellzeqq]

it's about the same as the forecast for the Brighton ride.

 

[dellzeqq]

Actually I only have one Toby jug ear if you look properly!!

yup. Tyre levers rather than forceps job

 

[martint235]

yup. Tyre levers rather than forceps job

I used to quite like you.

 

[TimO]

If you can sleep for four hours, cycle twenty miles, and then continue to do more exercise, you're probably far better prepared than many people before their first FNRttC. How are you at eating cake? (Not to mention drinking yellow and brown beer... oh damn, I mentioned it).

I wasn't on the last Brighton run either, but I do TEC from time to time, and I'm 6'3". However, I don't think we're about to make tallness mandatory to cycle at the back of the ride.

The forecast for next Friday morning doesn't seem to get any lower than 2°C, so not really cold.

 

[Rube]

ttcycle, whom I have not met, has joined in on teasing Martin235...also dellqez, the master, who I believed hurt Martin's feeling....right Martin, we'll show this lot on the next ride!

 

[Rube]

Sounds like you're good for 100 miles to me!

Not really...I made up for it today...did not make it to yoga and have eaten tons of chips!

 

[StuAff]

Chips are an excellent source of carbohydrate (one of many in my case....!!!)
Glad you'll be joining us again!

 

[Rube]

Mmm...I think I make making this worse...sorry Martin....it's Adrian now....