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The Multitracks were all hybrids, done nicely.

Thanks for the organisation and the spoke card. A good crew out there with several folk who had something closer to summer legs, rather than winter legs.

The loan of a wheel before lunch was much more pleasant than freezing fingers roadside. Who was the unlucky fellow who punctured a wheel a few minutes after me? @clubman is a good egg all round.

Sorry to head home separately after lunch. Spent a bit of time afterwards on the Phoenix Trail pretending to be a first-aider until the ambulance turned up. An old fellow fell off his bike, banged his head, lost consciousness and some memory. Glad to leave it to the professionals but he seemed to be gradually pulling it all together by the time the ambos arrived, quicker than I expected.

He was walking outside of but very close to the main port gate, past the no pedestrians sign.

I occasionally visit London Gateway for work. I guessed that the bloke I saw wandering round the port entrance past the no pedestrians sign some months back was doing the Veloviewer thing.

Walking round inside the port is heavily restricted and there is CCTV on the high mast lights. Security is pretty tight, even with an authorised entry permit.

If you want to do the kayak thing, you will need to know what you are doing. Tidal range is high, the current is strong and the port has lots of vessel and tug movements. Kayaking near the ‘oil refinery’ at slack tide might be ok but doubtful otherwise. Small vessels close to the Shell jetty/ tank farm without a permit might provoke an unexpectedly strong reaction, given how the government is treating XR protestors currently.

I have to be near Rickmansworth before 19:00. Is there a hassle if I join in till lunch, then take my leave?

The standard thing was to trim 2-3cm off the ends of the bars when using barend shifters to regain the clearance lost to the shifters.

A little out of date. SR600s were validated by ACP for several years but Sophie and ACP had a parting of the ways and ACP have washed their hands of them. Sophie’s organisation (Provence Randonneurs?) still keeps track of SR600s.

I call them SR600s to differentiate Super Randonnee (SR600) from Super Randonneur (SR). ACP has a serious lack of imagination for names.

Closest Asian brevets are in Israel. South Africa is about the only option in Africa. Only a couple of countries regularly did brevets in South America a few years back, Brazil and Colombia from memory. There might be a couple more options there now.

Sounds like a plan to me, hippy. Just pick up 1200s as convenient around other plans. I adjusted the dates of trips to make sure I could knock over a 1200 at the start or finish of a trip. Good fun on borrowed or hired bikes.
https://www.randonneursmondiaux.org/36-ISR.html?langue=EN

The Ultra SR big-hitters are past 30.
http://www.aukweb.net/results/fame/ur/

England, Scotland et al don’t count as different countries because their brevets are all validated by AUK. The four BRM or LRM brevets need to be homologated via different national organisations.

The easiest/ least-carbon-intensive ISR might be a BRM SR via AUK, Audax Ireland, France and Netherlands. The gold standard is 4 x 1200+ brevets, each done on different continents. I’ve got one of those, back when I travelled more for work. There is no time limit to complete the four rides and you can apply with historical rides.

Either option should work, though I’ve only done the first option myself.

Still 1.3km short after this morning’s jaunt for various errands. I may take a spin out this evening to watch fireworks, after the rain stops.

Mount the light below, above or in front of the rim/ tyre, particularly if it isn’t on the centreline, otherwise the shadow can be a real pain for half of your corners, let alone regarding visibility to others. A small shadow (rim nearly vertical in beam) is much less of a hassle than a big shadow (rim nearly horizontal in beam).

So what is involved with the Billie Fleming Tribute Ride? She was an impressive lady. How far, when does it start, where does it start?

Maybe somebody did a swap in the past. I don’t recall Silca ever using a rubber washer.

No, I tend to collect at least one of everything. Amongst other things, AUK produce various PBP x ‘various numbers’, currently topping out at 8xPBP. I guess I will keep going to get eight of them then.

Figure on a ‘+1’ from here.

You could qualify with 4 x 600 on successive weekends.

Good stuff!

An O-ring from around the top of your seatpost, just below the saddle?

Looks like a Follis randonneuse with low trail. Nothing particularly odd looking from here.

How about corrosion protection? I have a silver-soldered 953 frame which is inherently susceptible to inter-granular corrosion of the brazing but that can be protected by clear coating. Does clear Cerakote do a good job of corrosion protection?

I am looking to get a couple of frames coated/ recoated and want something tougher/ more durable than standard powdercoat or wet paint. Travel bikes collect scratches, particularly when the owner is lazy about packing as I am.

Has anybody had experience with Cerakote on bike frames? How has it held up against abrasion and corrosion? Who applied it? How much did the coating cost? All the usual stuff.

I have seen a JIS Al head tube crack when an ISO cup was pushed in. I can’t recall another issue.