FNRttK 2014 - Saturday May 3rd

[StuAff]

Points taken.....

 

[swarm_catcher]

Unlike.

+1

 

[martint235]

+1

Sorry. This ride now joins my list of "Issues" to be tackled at a future date. Hopefully the current two rides on the list, York and Swansea, will be sorted this year.

 

[BalkanExpress]

You can do it! See when the trains from Bruges are and we can work to that.

Trains are around 07.00 and 07.30

Negotiations are ongoing

 

[BalkanExpress]

[quote

Also, found this handy guide to Belgian cycling law https://www.kuleuven.be/transportation/pdf/guideforcycling.pdf[/quote]

Ohhps there goes our "bunch of foreigners who do n't know the rules" defense

 

[StuAff]

Also, found this handy guide to Belgian cycling law https://www.kuleuven.be/transportation/pdf/guideforcycling.pdf

Ohhps there goes our "bunch of foreigners who do n't know the rules" defense

I found it.


Didn't say I'd read it

 

[StuartG]

Also, found this handy guide to Belgian cycling law

A very poor job expecting me to read beyond page 1. Where was the Executive Overview?

Do I need to wear clothes or anything? We need to be told upfront.

 

[StuAff]

A very poor job expecting me to read beyond page 1. Where was the Executive Overview?

Do I need to wear clothes or anything? We need to be told upfront.

Not having read it, I am unable to comment

 

[StuAff]

Is the route out of Brussels going anywhere near the Atomium?

 

[BalkanExpress]

Is the route out of Brussels going anywhere near the Atomium?

No, but we do go past the largest brick built church in the world

 

[mmmmartin]

and very impressive it is too. All lit up and beautiful.

 

[BalkanExpress]

Since we are edging ever closer i thought I'd put up some general information for those who like to do a bit of advance planning.

Links to maps

There are a few on-line and or interactive cycle maps of Brussels: none are brilliant but here you go just in case anyone is thinking of riding around town in the afternoon

http://www.aquaterra.be/fr/cartographie/portfolio-cartographie/?project=19

http://www.bruxellesmobilite.irisnet.be/articles/velo/itineraires-cyclables

http://www.bruxellesmobilite.irisnet.be/velo/
Food and stuff.

In an ideal world we'd all like to eat good, value for money food, and keep an eye on our bikes at the same time. If the weather is good these places fit the bill and are withing a few hundred yards of the Grand Place

Fin de Siecle: Busy, very busy, join the queue and engage in some serious good value carb loading
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g188644-d1852850-Reviews-Fin_de_Siecle-Brussels.html

De Markten, okay food but lots of outdoor tables to enjoy the sunshine
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g188644-d1023216-Reviews-De_Markten_Cafe-Brussels.html

la villette, next door to de Markten, less outdoor space but solid belge food (There are a few other places on the same square )
http://www.la-villette.be/
Bij Den Boer, best value on "St Catherine" no terrace but good views from the windows
http://www.bijdenboer.com/
L'express, Lebanese takeaway on the Grand Place, cheap quick and tasty
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g188644-d810860-Reviews-L_Express-Brussels.html

 

[StuAff]

Since we are edging ever closer i thought I'd put up some general information for those who like to do a bit of advance planning.

Links to maps

There are a few on-line and or interactive cycle maps of Brussels: none are brilliant but here you go just in case anyone is thinking of riding around town in the afternoon

http://www.aquaterra.be/fr/cartographie/portfolio-cartographie/?project=19

http://www.bruxellesmobilite.irisnet.be/articles/velo/itineraires-cyclables

http://www.bruxellesmobilite.irisnet.be/velo/
Food and stuff.

In an ideal world we'd all like to eat good, value for money food, and keep an eye on our bikes at the same time. If the weather is good these places fit the bill and are withing a few hundred yards of the Grand Place

Fin de Siecle: Busy, very busy, join the queue and engage in some serious good value carb loading
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g188644-d1852850-Reviews-Fin_de_Siecle-Brussels.html

De Markten, okay food but lots of outdoor tables to enjoy the sunshine
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g188644-d1023216-Reviews-De_Markten_Cafe-Brussels.html

la villette, next door to de Markten, less outdoor space but solid belge food (There are a few other places on the same square )
http://www.la-villette.be/
Bij Den Boer, best value on "St Catherine" no terrace but good views from the windows
http://www.bijdenboer.com/
L'express, Lebanese takeaway on the Grand Place, cheap quick and tasty
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g188644-d810860-Reviews-L_Express-Brussels.html

Thanks for that. Still thinking of riding in from Aalst, via the Atomium (for a photo or two).

 

[mmmmartin]

Is there any change on the numbers for this?
(Yes, this is an unashamed bump for the thread)

Saturday (not Friday) 3rd May is the night for the 2nd edition of the Flemish Night Ride to the Kust.
The roll call so far:

1. mmmmartin
2. Olaf
3. BalkanExpress
4. Kris Flandrienne
5. Swarm_Catcher (I have to count myself in)
6. StuartG
7. Mice
8. StuAff
9. TimHall (TBC)

 

[BalkanExpress]

Is there any change on the numbers for this?
(Yes, this is an unashamed bump for the thread)

I will be leading you all out of town and then heading back off to bed