2011-09-17 Sat - Clacton-on-Sea - Last Ride of the Summer

Will try and hustle up some interest over on the ladies forum innit!

Good thinkin'.

I live in Brentwood - will try my best to get to the start in London, but, if not, would it be possible to meet en route?

1. MA3K
   
2. smiff
   
3. braker
   
4. edscoble +1.
   
5. sabot
   
6. b&d
   
7. Mrs b&d
   
8. upstart
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. OLC
    
11. poots
    
12. lazyday
    
13. tom k&e
    
14. allensea
    
15. conker (ian)
    
16. shambolic
    
17. Samson
    
18. Amygdala
    

looking forward to this ~~

1. MA3K
   
2. smiff
   
3. braker
   
4. edscoble +1.
   
5. sabot
   
6. b&d
   
7. Mrs b&d
   
8. upstart
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. OLC
    
11. poots
    
12. lazyday
    
13. tom k&e
    
14. allensea
    
15. conker (ian)
    
16. shambolic
    
17. Samson
    
18. Amygdala
    
19. blowfish
    

i would attend this, but i don't own a fixed gear or single speed bike.

Me too. There might be a small group from Essex riding out that way on Saturday if you want to join us. http://www.lfgss.com/thread70689-2.html Probably all be on gears. Could finish up at Frinton too, as photoben says - it's far better

cheers fella, just sorted my weekend out with the lady, though, have a goodun!

Me too. There might be a small group from Essex riding out that way on Saturday if you want to join us. http://www.lfgss.com/thread70689-2.html Probably all be on gears. Could finish up at Frinton too, as photoben says - it's far better

Thanks for the heads up on this.

Is there a train station at Frinton?

I'm out :(
Knee is too trashed to ride distance yet. I will be back for next years ride.
NO!!!!!!

Is there a train station at Frinton?

Yep, like the old gag goes:

"Harwich for the continent, Frinton for the incontinent".

Bloody odd place though, they didn't get their first pub until relatively recently.

1. MA3K
   
2. smiff
   
3. braker
   
4. edscoble +1.
   
5. sabot
   
6. b&d
   
7. Mrs b&d
   
8. upstart
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. OLC
    
11. poots
    
12. lazyday
    
13. tom k&e
    
14. allensea
    
15. conker (ian)
    
16. shambolic
    
17. Samson
    
18. Amygdala
    
19. blowfish
    
20. alkali (probably +1)
    
    

Will meet you on the way, probably a bit south of Chigwell.

Me too. There might be a small group from Essex riding out that way on Saturday if you want to join us. http://www.lfgss.com/thread70689-2.html Probably all be on gears. Could finish up at Frinton too, as photoben says - it's far better

remember the famous
graphitti'd road sign "Dover for the Continent - Frinton for the incontinent!"

Out.

1. MA3K
   
2. smiff
   
3. braker
   
4. edscoble +1.
   
5. sabot
   
6. b&d
   
7. Mrs b&d
   
8. upstart
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. OLC
    
11. 
    
12. lazyday
    
13. tom k&e
    
14. allensea
    
15. conker (ian)
    
16. shambolic
    
17. Samson
    
18. Amygdala
    
19. blowfish
    
20. alkali (probably +1)
    

No!

I've long had my suspicions I'll be way to hungover from Guinness 5 to enjoy this ride...and i've already had a roll to the seaside this week, so...who knows I might have a sedate night friday night and still make it saturday morning, it's the right side of town for me. Highly unlikely I mist say, but you never know!

In.

Will go on Guiness ride but only have a couple.

Out. Sister visiting from NZ.

1. MA3K
   
2. smiff
   
3. braker
   
4. edscoble +1.
   
5. sabot
   
6. b&d
   
7. Mrs b&d
   
8. upstart
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. OLC
    
11. 
    
12. lazyday
    
13. tom k&e
    
14. 
    
15. conker (ian)
    
16. shambolic
    
17. Samson
    
18. Amygdala
    
19. blowfish
    
20. alkali (probably +1)
    

Hadn't been here in a while and came back to bow out due to club running duties on Saturday, only to find the fixed/ss stipulation. No worries with that as I've recently gotten a ss and am working on finding a comfortable gear ratio as currently 46/18 is making my old knees creak.

My thoughts on group riding: On the FNRTTC rides old hands and newbies are given pre-ride information before the ride and road rules are repeated on the night. Everyone is encouraged to stick to them and those who don't soon hear about it from a very forthright organiser. Those rides are all-inclusive and I hope John's rides stay that way although I'm happy for the 'push' to doing a long ride on a ss in the future, despite my current newbie nervousness.

Hope this ride is a good one.

Hang in there John. People like me are grateful/happy you organise rides.

out like trout

1. MA3K
   
2. 
   
3. braker
   
4. edscoble +1.
   
5. sabot
   
6. b&d
   
7. Mrs b&d
   
8. upstart
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. OLC
    
11. 
    
12. lazyday
    
13. tom k&e
    
14. 
    
15. conker (ian)
    
16. shambolic
    
17. Samson
    
18. Amygdala
    
19. blowfish
    
20. alkali (probably +1)
    

1. MA3K
   
2. stonehenge
   
3. braker
   
4. edscoble +1.
   
5. sabot
   
6. b&d
   
7. Mrs b&d
   
8. upstart
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. OLC
    
11. 
    
12. lazyday
    
13. tom k&e
    
14. 
    
15. conker (ian)
    
16. shambolic
    
17. Samson
    
18. Amygdala
    
19. blowfish
    
20. alkali (probably +1)
    

MA3K - Gonna have to meet you guys somewhere en-route, sadly can't do the whole ride. Provided that the route marked out on the first post remains the same I'll see you where you cross the A12 at Mountnessing village near Brentwood.

Quick question, is there's a pub en-route? I mean somewhere to stop for lunch? so I can decided to make sandwiches and such.

In.

Will go on Guiness ride but only have a couple.

Lolz

Also... would have been in but for the stench of unexplainable geared hatred wafting up from this thread.

Quick question, is there's a pub en-route? I mean somewhere to stop for lunch? so I can decided to make sandwiches and such.

This is a good question.

I've been on a mostly fixed ride (riding fixed myself) in the past, via this forum - it didnt cut down whatsoever on careless and dangerous riding in a group.

Nor did it instantly mean that everyone was riding at the exact same pace. Some people always shot off at the front and didnt wait much for the main group to catch up.

If you've got two fixed people spinning at the exact same RPMs on 42/17 and 48/13, you're also going to have different speeds. So I dont know how limiting it to fixed would somehow mean everyone riding at the exact same pace.

If there are s/s bikes on this ride, I also dont see how that will stop people shooting off on the downhills.

I understand the point about the title of the forum - but I was labouring under the impression that the forum had grown a bit beyond its original remit, and that the rides were more of a social outlet than getting fixed riding practice or training in.

I would have liked to have come (geared) on this spin, because you meet good people on the rides who are into cycling but not ludicrous about it, and enjoy a pint and some chips at the end of it.

I +1 what whatok is saying about setting out some general 'riding in a group' guidelines to cut down on overtaking on the inside, shooting past people without warning, riding halfway alongside someone else, etc, so that everyone could take part.

But it seems the general consensus amongst the attendees so far is that they'd prefer only track bikes on it, so I'm alright (but a little disappointed) to bow out. So have fun, maybe next year.

^What he said