Author Topic: Forumite spotting (Read 591137 times)

woollypigs · « **Reply #1150 on:** 15 April, 2011, 07:58:29 pm »

I want to build my own box kite one day, just for a laugh.

Wendy · « **Reply #1151 on:** 15 April, 2011, 08:00:29 pm »

Are kites acrobatic or aerobatic?

clarion · « **Reply #1152 on:** 15 April, 2011, 08:27:31 pm »

I have lots of kite plans if you like, woolly...

Jurek · « **Reply #1153 on:** 15 April, 2011, 10:36:26 pm »

Quote from: alexb on 15 April, 2011, 11:49:25 am

Quote from: TimO on 14 April, 2011, 06:33:15 pm
I always seem to manage to miss the Kite festival, which I think has been going on since before I left Streatham, and that was three years ago.

I occasionally see kites being flown on Clapham Common, and on a couple of occasions with someone using them with a longboard, although not very successfully, which may have been because it wasn't all that windy at the time.

OK, so that's at least 3 of us.
I'm not sure about my plans for getting home from bognor yet, but if I have a bit of freedom, perhaps we could pack kites? My 8 foot foil doesn't take up much room...

I have 3X 2metre foils with the option of flying them on 150m Kevlar lines - a bit like flying a kite using a steel rods instead of string!!! - No line stretch - None. Just rigid control.
The more I think about it, the more inclined I am to bring my kites to Bognor / Felpham on the FNRttC.
I just need to check the tide tables - high tide early in the morning would put paid to any kiting...

Valiant · « **Reply #1154 on:** 16 April, 2011, 08:02:09 pm »

I have red kite material.

alexb · « **Reply #1155 on:** 18 April, 2011, 09:16:37 am »

Quote from: Wendy on 15 April, 2011, 08:00:29 pm

Are kites acrobatic or aerobatic?

I would say 2 lines kites would be aerobatic, but 4 line kites could be regarded as acrobatic!

clarion · « **Reply #1156 on:** 18 April, 2011, 10:01:31 am »

What about single line manoeuvrable kites?

fuzzy · « **Reply #1157 on:** 18 April, 2011, 02:04:47 pm »

Quote from: Valiant on 16 April, 2011, 08:02:09 pm

I have red kite material.

I have Red kites up the ying yang- but then living where I do, Red Kites are a given.

fuzzy · « **Reply #1158 on:** 19 April, 2011, 09:11:48 am »

Quote from: Valiant on 16 April, 2011, 08:02:09 pm

I have red kite material.

I too have Red Kite material-

A Red Kite flies into a bar.

The landlord says "Thats gotta hurt".......

Two Red Kites fly into a bar.

One says to the other "What twat put that there?"

Coat? Door?

I'm outta here..........

itsbruce · « **Reply #1159 on:** 19 April, 2011, 04:22:38 pm »

Quote from: fuzzy on 18 April, 2011, 02:04:47 pm

Quote from: Valiant on 16 April, 2011, 08:02:09 pm
I have red kite material.

I have Red kites up the ying yang- but then living where I do, Red Kites are a suppository.

ftfy

Gareth Rees · « **Reply #1160 on:** 22 April, 2011, 07:18:13 pm »

Forumite spotting! On Charing Cross Road this morning, three cyclists kitted up for a long journey, with panniers fore and aft. Female rider in pink yacf jersey, male rider in blue yacf jersey.

jogler · « **Reply #1161 on:** 22 April, 2011, 07:22:00 pm »

possibly the ClariFly clan?

Clarion & Butterfly & TGL

TimO · « **Reply #1162 on:** 22 April, 2011, 07:29:50 pm »

Quote from: Jurek on 15 April, 2011, 10:36:26 pm

... The more I think about it, the more inclined I am to bring my kites to Bognor / Felpham on the FNRttC.
I just need to check the tide tables - high tide early in the morning would put paid to any kiting...

Well the low tide is at 9-26am tomorrow morning, which should be about right, but I'm not sure if we've got a Jurek on the ride tonight, after NSTN and Rob broke him last weekend.

woollypigs · « **Reply #1163 on:** 22 April, 2011, 07:44:47 pm »

Tourist Tony: and what a splendid afternoon it was too

peliroja · « **Reply #1164 on:** 22 April, 2011, 07:49:45 pm »

Quote from: woollypigs on 22 April, 2011, 07:44:47 pm

Tourist Tony: and what a splendid afternoon it was too

It was indeed. Lovely to see you, TT.

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #1165 on:** 22 April, 2011, 10:36:29 pm »

And how remarkably quiet the London traffic was. Apart from the noisy ones, that is.....

woollypigs · « **Reply #1166 on:** 22 April, 2011, 11:30:29 pm »

Quote from: Tourist Tony on 22 April, 2011, 10:36:29 pm

And how remarkably quiet the London traffic was. Apart from the noisy ones, that is.....

Yeah the boys was out with their toys. I saw at least four "super" cars while eating and all of them had to rev their right outside where we eat.

jellied · « **Reply #1167 on:** 23 April, 2011, 06:23:14 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 10 April, 2011, 11:13:46 am

Quote from: clarion on 06 April, 2011, 09:20:23 pm
Seen a great pic of Jellied in a magazine. He's famous.

Actually, two pics of him. In the second, he appears to be extracting a 26" inner tube from a 20" tyre

He seems to have won an award for being a top person. We knew that already, of course, but now he's been recognised on a wider scale.

Extremely modest, too, it seems.

Bit slow off the mark from me - but thanks for the spotting. There should be another of me extracting a 20" inner from a 26" wheel....probably.

little miss mac · « **Reply #1168 on:** 24 April, 2011, 06:56:21 pm »

Not of this forum, unfortunately, but I'm almost certain I spotted Simon L3 with a group of cyclists coming through Itchenor in the direction of the Witterings today. I was going the other direction, otherwise I would have joined in!

Was anyone from here with him?

Wendy · « **Reply #1169 on:** 24 April, 2011, 06:58:14 pm »

Woolly and Peli spotted me at the Albert Memorial this afternoon, I was so chuffed they stopped to say hello.

By chance I'd also met up with AlexWarrior1 from Vancouver, a YouTuber I particularly admire. I'd seen some recent videos of him Boris biking it like a pro, and realised he was here in Londene. We got to meet up after a quick few pm's were exchanged, and it was awesome hanging out in the park with him!!

peliroja · « **Reply #1170 on:** 24 April, 2011, 08:06:44 pm »

Quote from: Wendy on 24 April, 2011, 06:58:14 pm

Woolly and Peli spotted me at the Albert Memorial this afternoon, I was so chuffed they stopped to say hello.

By chance I'd also met up with AlexWarrior1 from Vancouver, a YouTuber I particularly admire. I'd seen some recent videos of him Boris biking it like a pro, and realised he was here in Londene. We got to meet up after a quick few pm's were exchanged, and it was awesome hanging out in the park with him!!

It was so nice (as ever) to see you, Mikey (and meet AlexWarrior1). What a beautiful day, and not too much traffic about. We saw loads of people enjoying the Boris Bikes - fantastic.

jogler · « **Reply #1171 on:** 24 April, 2011, 08:09:31 pm »

Si_Co.......in my lounge

Butterfly · « **Reply #1172 on:** 25 April, 2011, 06:03:33 pm »

Quote from: Gareth Rees on 22 April, 2011, 07:18:13 pm

Forumite spotting! On Charing Cross Road this morning, three cyclists kitted up for a long journey, with panniers fore and aft. Female rider in pink yacf jersey, male rider in blue yacf jersey.

Yes that was us! We were just off to Shropshire for the long weekend. We're on the train on the way back towards Paddington now

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matthew · « **Reply #1173 on:** 25 April, 2011, 09:26:13 pm »

Lmm simon was riding from bognor to wittering after the fnrttc. His group included claud and sussie though I forget who the fourth was.

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #1174 on:** 30 April, 2011, 12:29:19 pm »

Passed a group of roadies as they cam out of Outwood a little before noon. Looked like a YACF jersey or two there, but we were going in opposite directions and moving remarkably swiftly.