FNRttC Friday Night Ride to the Coast - Brighton 14th October 2011

[theclaud]

Could loan her my small Condor - I think it ticks all the boxes - Brooks, CHECK, Rack, CHECK, Mudguards, CHECK!

You'd have to collect from the Strand (my work) sometime in the evening and return it there on Saturday?

And if you supply a suitable saddle that could be swapped too.

I could pick it up from the Strand. Amy's dropping off her rucksack at our place, and she could then stay for tea and come up to HPC with us

(later edit) actually I could pick the Condor or SD's bike up any time and drop it back any time - I presume she'll have to come back to ours to pick up her rucksack

Not wanting to get competitive, but my suggestion to Claudine was that she could pick up mine from Paddington just before the ride.

Spoilt for choice. You lot are great . I don't know what to say, really. All sounds great from my point of view and Amy's, so I suppose whichever involves a bit less in the way of inconvenience to everyone else. Frank's plan sounds like him having to get to Paddington with two bikes so perhaps that's trickier? I can bring a saddle if needed (she doesn't do clipless either but I could bring flats too). She's ridden drops and flats happily before so any fairly sensible bike of about the right size should do it.

 

[Aperitif]

Choose the Condor - it'll go like the wind... and besides, the poor little bear would be able to keep Frank's other bike for the weekend. Cruelty to duffle-coated bears, Frank!

 

[User10571]

Is that bear in the picture wearing a buff?

 

[Aperitif]

Is that bear in the picture wearing a buff?

Frank lends some things, but rarely other people's stuff...

 

[slowmotion]

Could I come along? Thanks for the spiffing jersey BTW. I owe you postage. Don't forget.

 

[dellzeqq]

Could I come along? Thanks for the spiffing jersey BTW. I owe you postage. Don't forget.

you may and you should!

 

[dellzeqq]

Martin B
Susie F
Ian A
Tim H
Chris B
User10571
Andrij,
Rebecca O-B
Martin T
Luke C
Anthony Mc
Greg C
Nigel W
Claudine C
Jenny M
Stuart A
Rob H
Tim D
Adrian C
Lee T
Clive P(ossibly)
Frank P
John E
Ross C
Paul C
Adam P
Miranda S
Alan Lu
Mick D
Ingrid B
Eddie C
Charlie B
Carl P
Tim O
Arnoldas J
Tanya G
Steve R
Andy H
Kim W
Peter W
Ian Ap
Sonia W
Clive B
Will T
Ken M
James G
Mike M
Philip K
Joan A
TJ A
Peter Wow
Jo T
Russ E
Amy C
Jon Z
Matt L
George C
Sam W
Patrick B
Anne H
Anne H (QM)
Mark B
Rebecca E
Simon C
Matthew W
Gary H
Stephen T
Grace W
Martin L-S
Tim J
Neil G
Anita P
Paul P
Francine H
Nigel C2
Ian S
Jocelyn C S
David R
Paul R (now we have three Paul R's, so we'll call this one Paul Rb)
Andrew Bu
Dave J
Danny A
Craig A
John G
Catherine P
Martin W
Thom F
Thom H (we've got ourselves a rhythm section!)
Jochen H
Paul Rp
Dan B*
Justin S*
Davy S*
Scott E

 

[iZaP]

I've got a perfect route to ride back to Croydon ;-P

 

[martint235]

I've got a perfect route to ride back to Croydon ;-P

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The A23? Lovely bit of road..
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iZaP, that does kind of suggest that you don't find the existing route back to Croydon "perfect"???

 

[Aperitif]

If it ends up in Croydon, how could it be?

Further regeneration is taking place. I hear something else is on fire in that part of the countryside...

 

[clarion]

One of the great things about my commute is that it heads towards Croydon. Then misses.

 

[iZaP]

iZaP, that does kind of suggest that you don't find the existing route back to Croydon "perfect"???

I don't even know what's the existing route!!!

 

[thom]

May I join the list too please ?

 

[Davywalnuts]

After consideration, yes please Simon.

TC, I too can offer a spare bike. I would of said the Zebra would be best size, 52cm compact, but its in bits still till next year..

What leaves me with a 53cm Dawes Super Galaxy tourer or the Spesh 54cm roadie. I have spare flat pedals I can put on. The tourer does have a softer saddle, but saying that, with my firm bum, I wouldn't know if it was soft enough anyhow...

 

[Aperitif]

After consideration, yes please Simon.

TC, I too can offer a spare bike. I would of said the Zebra would be best size, 52cm compact, but its in bits still till next year..

What leaves me with a 53cm Dawes Super Galaxy tourer or the Spesh 54cm roadie. I have spare flat pedals I can put on. The tourer does have a softer saddle, but saying that, with my firm bum, I wouldn't know if it was soft enough anyhow...

Thighs bigger than a bicycle frame? Arms longer than a bicycle frame? A classic case of Tourer's Syndrome Davy! I think it is a long way for a zebra to gallop, and what if your zebra came across a human crossing - is there any guarantee it would stop?