FNRttC Manchester to Morecambe June 8th

[Andrew Br]

It's me!

Duly corrected and my apologies. It was a long night.

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[Andrew Br]

That's me towards the right: black jacket, black longs, helmet.

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[clarion]

And I'm towards the right: black jacket, black longs, helmet.

 

[alans]

And I'm towards the right: black jacket, black longs, helmet.

you are more to the right than the chap to the right

 

[clarion]

Well, he's on the right. But I'm next to the one towards the right: black jacket, black longs, helmet.

 

[Landslide]

*Joins the club*

 

[User10571]

Do you insure your house twice with two different insurers?

No.
But alternatively you could look upon it as a modest fee which allows you to be part of some pretty funky rides.
For the record, I am doubly insured in this instance - but this doesn't cost me anywhere near as much as the £100s I pay for my house insurance.
Insurance is a grudge purchase whichever way you cut it. It's never going to be something you'll 'want' to buy.
I'm happy with the return on my investment.

EDIT: In addition to which, I get to do some of the funkiest rides in the cyclosphere.
Do you?

 

[clarion]

Belated, but this was my earworm all Friday night, and it hasn't quite left me yet, so you can all share it:


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAD3Tv7yqak

 

[kimble]

I had The Road To Hell for a bit on the A666. Obviously.

 

[Globalti]

As Bromptonfb wrote, I also didn't want the thread to turn "argumentative" because I'm filled with admiration and not a little jealousy for your adventure. From many years of night riding with Blackburn Bikers MTB club I know the joys of being out in the dark and as Bromptonfb also wrote, I wish we had something similarly audacious and celebratory of this great country up here in the north. Really, there can't be many places in the world where you could safely undertake a longish bicycle ride through the country in the dark and not be arrested, run over, ridiculed or shot. Only in Britain do we have the unique combination of countryside, roads, gentle humour, hospitality and tolerance that makes such eccentricity possible and acceptable.

 

[User10571]

As Bromptonfb wrote, I also didn't want the thread to turn "argumentative" because I'm filled with admiration and not a little jealousy for your adventure. From many years of night riding with Blackburn Bikers MTB club I know the joys of being out in the dark and as Bromptonfb also wrote, I wish we had something similarly audacious and celebratory of this great country up here in the north. Really, there can't be many places in the world where you could safely undertake a longish bicycle ride through the country in the dark and not be arrested, run over, ridiculed or shot. Only in Britain do we have the unique combination of countryside, roads, gentle humour, hospitality and tolerance that makes such eccentricity possible and acceptable.

Fair point.

 

[Andrew Br]

I had The Road To Hell for a bit on the A666. Obviously.

Isn't that more appropriate for York-Hull ?

Ah, sorry; problems with my vowels.

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[clarion]

More appropriately, Road To Hell passes through my mind every time we cross the M25 (a glorious moment on any ride!).

 

[mcshroom]

I think it is the case that if you organise them then people will come. We do a decent series of night rides starting from York/Northallerton over on the other forum, because a group of people locally decided to run them. I'm sure that rides in the NW would work as well, but it would need someone local to suggest a route time. With respect to half-way stops, it is easier to arrange to hit a 24hr supermarket or service station than persuading someone to open early for small numbers of people.

As a semi-plug I'm probably going to be organising a night ride based on Penrith/Carlisle in September - I'll be sorting out the details after LonJOG