Author Topic: Mid-Essex Mid-Week Nocturnal Series (Read 1753497 times)

bloomers100 · « **Reply #2125 on:** 18 August, 2011, 06:48:05 pm »

Quote from: Oaky on 18 August, 2011, 03:03:07 pm

I had Lancaster Kingmaker (v. nice indeed)

come come doctor, my kids aren't allowed to use 'nice' at school can you expand please.

Oaky · « **Reply #2126 on:** 18 August, 2011, 06:59:32 pm »

Quote from: bloomers100 on 18 August, 2011, 06:48:05 pm

Quote from: Oaky on 18 August, 2011, 03:03:07 pm
I had Lancaster Kingmaker (v. nice indeed)

come come doctor, my kids aren't allowed to use 'nice' at school can you expand please.

Quaffable.

In the extreme.

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #2127 on:** 18 August, 2011, 07:01:55 pm »

Allow me to supply some detail. I can confirm that my pint of Westons Old Rosie and pint of Aspalls caused me to have a thumping headache this morning. Shame as both pints were very nice!!!

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #2128 on:** 23 August, 2011, 05:34:49 pm »

I am leading my penultimate Witham Cycling guided ride to The Leather Bottle, Pleshey via a convoluted route (as usual). The round trip will be 31 miles. If you would like to set off with us feel free to meet up at the duck pond on Witham's River Walk, I plan to leave at 7pm. Failing that it would be lovely to meet up at the pub, I'm guessing we will be there by 9pm.

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #2129 on:** 23 August, 2011, 11:30:05 pm »

I would have liked to join you bad sadly work is getting in the way. Work!

nuttycyclist · « **Reply #2130 on:** 24 August, 2011, 12:30:51 am »

Been ages since I've met up, or been in Pleshey.

I have flat tyres though, and my fitness has gone down the drain. Could you provide me a taxi from southend area so I can join you for a pint before a taxi ride home?

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #2131 on:** 24 August, 2011, 06:14:54 am »

Nutty -if the Outlaws (who live in Southend) weren't on holiday I'd have told them to taxi you up here. It would be great to see you again.

Auntie Helen - Work?!? Sort yourself out!

nuttycyclist · « **Reply #2132 on:** 24 August, 2011, 10:09:01 am »

OD - it would be great to meet up for one last time before I flee this downtrodden area, but again forces conspire against me and I find that tonight I am otherwise engaged.

Do you have an advanced schedule of destinations as you used to?

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #2133 on:** 24 August, 2011, 07:18:31 pm »

Plan A is going to be a bit ambitious given the audience. Plan B is The Compasses at Littlely Green. Plan C is The Square & Compasses if Plan B looks overly ambitious.

chief · « **Reply #2134 on:** 26 August, 2011, 08:30:46 am »

Quote from: Tomsk on 15 August, 2011, 05:08:49 pm

Been a while since a MEMWNS....but I shall be otherwise engaged alas: crossing the channel on Weds for a certain ride, starting on Sunday eve.....you can follow my trail across France - numero 5654: www.paris-brest-paris.org
Have fun on Wednesday - I shall be visiting the Mildenhall Rally on Bank Hol. Monday btw - anyone going?

Well done Tom on finishing the PBP!

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Contrôle	Heure	Cumul	Intermédiaire
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES	21-08 18:51	0h00	0 km/h	0h00	0.1 km/h
VILLAINES-LA-JUHEL	22-08 04:47	9h56	22.2 km/h	9h56	22.2 km/h
FOUGERES	22-08 09:36	14h44	21 km/h	4h48	18.5 km/h
TINTENIAC	22-08 12:42	17h51	20.4 km/h	3h06	17.4 km/h
LOUDEAC	22-08 17:55	23h04	19.5 km/h	5h13	16.3 km/h
CARHAIX-PLOUGUER	22-08 22:44	27h53	18.8 km/h	4h48	15.8 km/h
BREST	23-08 09:23	38h32	16 km/h	10h38	8.7 km/h
CARHAIX-PLOUGUER	23-08 14:37	43h45	16.1 km/h	5h13	16.3 km/h
LOUDEAC	23-08 19:46	48h54	16 km/h	5h08	15.3 km/h
TINTENIAC	24-08 01:44	54h53	15.8 km/h	5h58	14.2 km/h
FOUGERES	24-08 05:12	58h21	15.8 km/h	3h28	15.6 km/h
VILLAINES-LA-JUHEL	24-08 10:59	64h08	15.7 km/h	5h47	15.2 km/h
MORTAGNE-AU-PERCHE	24-08 15:36	68h45	15.9 km/h	4h37	17.5 km/h
DREUX	24-08 20:03	73h12	15.9 km/h	4h26	16.9 km/h
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES	25-08 00:02	77h11	15.9 km/h	3h58	16.3 km/h
Kilomètres parcourus: 1230

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #2135 on:** 26 August, 2011, 08:47:15 am »

Good post chief, well done Tomsk! We must catch up soon so you can tell us all about it.

Oaky · « **Reply #2136 on:** 26 August, 2011, 09:12:34 am »

It looks suspiciously like Tomsk SLEPT on that ride.

I wonder if anyone caught him breathing, too?

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES 25-08 00:02 77h11 15.9 km/h 3h58 16.3 km/h
Kilomètres parcourus: 1230

Chapeau!

chief · « **Reply #2137 on:** 26 August, 2011, 10:48:46 am »

Quote from: Oaky on 26 August, 2011, 09:12:34 am

It looks suspiciously like Tomsk SLEPT on that ride.

I'm suspecting that catching 40 winks while letting the others catch up was Tom's cunning excuse for doing PBP with full camping equipment

bloomers100 · « **Reply #2138 on:** 26 August, 2011, 04:51:25 pm »

Tomsk doesn't sleep he waits.

Oaky · « **Reply #2139 on:** 27 August, 2011, 08:19:04 pm »

Quote from: bloomers100 on 26 August, 2011, 04:51:25 pm

Tomsk doesn't sleep he waits.

And when Tomsk WAITS time itself gets nervous.

Tomsk · « **Reply #2140 on:** 29 August, 2011, 08:59:56 pm »

I'm back.....and I've caught up on my sleep, [yes really]. Thanks for the semi-serious congrats etc. I surprised myself by catching a few 80 hour 'Vedettes', having started 2 hours later with the 90 hour 'Tourists'. I rode home over 2 days with Teethgrinder and Brian Taylor from Billericay [notp]; I suspect I now have massive stamina after the EPIC, but when I go out on the Allez tomorrow I reckon I'll be incredibly slow!

Anybody out this Wednesday? My beer muscles haven't had much of a work-out en France.

Tomsk · « **Reply #2141 on:** 30 August, 2011, 05:49:55 pm »

I have contacted the rest of the Dunmovians and 3 of us will be out tomorrow. Square and Compasses??

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #2142 on:** 30 August, 2011, 07:08:22 pm »

I'm posting here as this thread is a useful depository for all things Essex ...

On Thursday morning (1st September) me and Twinkle Toes are going to cycle from Witham to Marks Tey, get the train to Sudbury and then ride home via Specialities Tearooms at Stisted. I've always fancied going over the Chappel viaduct and TT wants to take some pictures to enter a photography competition.

We are aiming for the 1001 hrs out of Mark Tey, hopefully Tina the Tandem will be allowed on the train, which I think is just a single carriage. Anyone fancy tagging along???

Oaky · « **Reply #2143 on:** 30 August, 2011, 08:02:54 pm »

Regarding both of the above events, I am Up North for the week, so won't make it to either the MEMWNS (although I will be cycling out in Wednesday night for a MEMWNS-on-tour outing, probably to here. Whilst it would be a mere jaunt for TEH TOMSKINATOR at ~800km round trip from Dunmow, I suspect the rest of the Dunmow posse might not want to ride that far

Tomsk · « **Reply #2144 on:** 31 August, 2011, 04:42:24 pm »

Regarding tomorrow's ride, Steve - We [famille] will be walking stage #2 of the Essex way, Willingale to the Leather Bottle at Pleshey - otherwise I'd be along like a shot.

Oaky, I'm in recovery mode still - just a 200km perm planned for Saturday.

Next week I've 'Book Club', so in a fortnight's time I expect a full turn-out?

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #2145 on:** 31 August, 2011, 05:02:24 pm »

Quote from: Tomsk on 31 August, 2011, 04:42:24 pm

Regarding tomorrow's ride, Steve - We [famille] will be walking stage #2 of the Essex way, Willingale to the Leather Bottle at Pleshey - otherwise I'd be along like a shot.

Oaky, I'm in recovery mode still - just a 200km perm planned for Saturday.

Next week I've 'Book Club', so in a fortnight's time I expect a full turn-out?

No worries re tomorrow. I will do my best for the week after next. Have fun on Saturday

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #2146 on:** 31 August, 2011, 05:42:07 pm »

I am in Berlin so it's a no for me too.

Oaky · « **Reply #2147 on:** 07 September, 2011, 12:00:00 am »

Anybody out tomorrow?

I know it's Tomsk's book club, and chief is across the pond. Anybody else around?

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2148 on:** 07 September, 2011, 12:17:12 am »

Have you got anywhere in mind? I might be available - easier if it's somewhere south of Chelmsford e.g. Stock Hoop or Viper...

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #2149 on:** 07 September, 2011, 07:29:13 am »

Ich bin noch eine Berlinerin.