Mid-Essex Mid-Week Nocturnal Series

[Owen]

Or we could do the Walnut Tree just around the corner from there.

  see you all tonight. Hopefully on a bike if I get out of work in time.

Owen

[psyclist]

I'm aiming to arrive at 8pm.

I need to do a bit of searching at lunchtime for a bespoke tool kindly donated by BFC to help remove my freewheel. My garage has been emptied of most contents whilst I have been reconfiguring it for actual use after many years spent as a storage unit ... painting walls, putting up bike hangers, installing shelving, laying tiled flooring, etc. Somewhere in the boxes of contents that contain previous garage contents is this bespoke tool. If I don't find it I'll be riding a spinny gear this evening on my singlespeed (setup for Swiss mountains), otherwise I'll be back to a more general purpose gear ratio.

[huggy]

Assuming we are going to the Walnut Tree, or indeed the Rose & Crown, Great Waltham, I have fettled THIS SUGGESTED ROUTE for the Witham Peloton.  I've ridden it before and really like to bit through Chelmsford and up to Broomfield.

If departing at the usual time following the proposed route the Witham Peloton is likely to arrive in Broads Green around 9pm, or at least I will, given my post holiday fitness.

[Snotty Gilbert]

Also aiming for an 8pm arrival - work tomorrow 

I'm aiming to arrive at 8pm.

I need to do a bit of searching at lunchtime for a bespoke tool kindly donated by BFC to help remove my freewheel. My garage has been emptied of most contents whilst I have been reconfiguring it for actual use after many years spent as a storage unit ... painting walls, putting up bike hangers, installing shelving, laying tiled flooring, etc. Somewhere in the boxes of contents that contain previous garage contents is this bespoke tool. If I don't find it I'll be riding a spinny gear this evening on my singlespeed (setup for Swiss mountains), otherwise I'll be back to a more general purpose gear ratio.

[psyclist]

Bespoke tool found. Freewheel not changed as I realised I could get the desired gear ratio by changing the chainring only  . I'm all set.

[Tomsk]

Running a few errands on my way over, including popping into the Witham 'spoons for a word about the Grand in a week's time ... may well arrive after 21:00.

[jiberjaber]

In Norfolk thinking of you all

[psyclist]

OD’s mates are here at The Walnut Tree …

[Oscar's dad]

OD’s mates are here at The Walnut Tree …

Shame the Witham Peloton was having so much fun on the roads, cycle paths and COR we missed them!

[αdαmsκι]

Dunno who'll be around on Wednesday as it's the Grand the next day. However an eastern venue would tempt me our before the start of term

[Owen]

Where are we off to this week ?
I think sadly its the last one before I return to Dads Taxi service after ACME goes Dutch !

I'm happy east but would probably have to drive.

[αdαmsκι]

White Hart, Coggeshall? Or if that is too far east anything in Braintree?

[jiberjaber]

I'll be returning from Brigg, so unlikley to be out this week unless I call in on the way home in the car...

[Oscar's dad]

White Hart, Coggeshall? Or if that is too far east anything in Braintree?

Not sure we've been there, we normally go to The Chapel, but I'm always up for new experiences    In any event, Coggs works well for me.

[αdαmsκι]

🤦‍♂️ I meant The Chapel.

[Oscar's dad]

🤦‍♂️ I meant The Chapel.

Top banana!  Who else is out tomorrow evening?

[Owen]

🤦‍♂️ I meant The Chapel.

That's good with me.
I may drive, I'll see how work pans out as that's a 100km round trip for me

See you tomorrow
Owen

[BFC]

I will be out to play. Ice pack in the freezer for when I get home (for the ankle!).

[Tomsk]

Getting extra shut-eye tomorrow evening in preparation for The Grand. Have a good one -- I'll be saving myself for a breakfast beer at the Battesford Court on Sunday.

[Nick]

Ditto here, not out this week as The Grand beckons!

Have a lovely time, guys

[Oscar's dad]

I have been left unsupervised this evening  so considering having my tea at 'spoons before we set off to Coggeshall via TMNH    Does anyone fancy joining me, huggy has expressed tentative interest.  If so we could always launch from 'spoons as opposed to the Roundabout of Late Summer Delights.

[huggy]

I have been left unsupervised this evening  so considering having my tea at 'spoons before we set off to Coggeshall via TMNH    Does anyone fancy joining me, huggy has expressed tentative interest.  If so we could always launch from 'spoons as opposed to the Roundabout of Late Summer Delights.

How is TMNH on the route to Coggeshall??
Just putting it out there now, I will be in flat land loaded touring mode so will not be going south of the A12!

[Oscar's dad]

I have been left unsupervised this evening  so considering having my tea at 'spoons before we set off to Coggeshall via TMNH    Does anyone fancy joining me, huggy has expressed tentative interest.  If so we could always launch from 'spoons as opposed to the Roundabout of Late Summer Delights.

How is TMNH on the route to Coggeshall??
Just putting it out there now, I will be in flat land loaded touring mode so will not be going south of the A12!

As Lao Tzu once said... "A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."  And there is always THIS ROUTE.

[huggy]

I have been left unsupervised this evening  so considering having my tea at 'spoons before we set off to Coggeshall via TMNH    Does anyone fancy joining me, huggy has expressed tentative interest.  If so we could always launch from 'spoons as opposed to the Roundabout of Late Summer Delights.

How is TMNH on the route to Coggeshall??
Just putting it out there now, I will be in flat land loaded touring mode so will not be going south of the A12!

As Lao Tzu once said... "A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."  And there is always THIS ROUTE.

or this one 
which, btw, actually goes to the pub!

[αdαmsκι]

How is TMNH on the route to Coggeshall??

You are aware of OD's navigational skills?