Arrivée est arrivé!

[offcumden]

Thanks to Sheila for all the years she's given to Arrivee and Audax. Enjoy the warm winter miles.

+1

[Whitedown Man]

Thanks to Caroline Fenton - really liked the RRtY stats feature 

[Clemo]

What a gentleman. There's Bairdy ploughing a bow-wave through the water to save Denise's velo from getting wet(ter).

He's in there twice 

[Cudzoziemiec]

What a gentleman. There's Bairdy ploughing a bow-wave through the water to save Denise's velo from getting wet(ter).

He's in there twice 

Three times at least.

Also in Arrivée many times, every issue I think, is the VC167 jersey. It's rather a good looking shirt with its pattern of yellow diamonds on a blue background; but why is Deano's yellow with blue diamonds? Is this supposed to make him stand out (yellow for danger!) or is it simply a recent redesign? Is the shirt reversible on the Dukla Prague away kit principle? Or is it just optional? And why doesn't anyone else have one?

[hellymedic]

Thanks to Sheila for all the years she's given to Arrivee and Audax. Enjoy the warm winter miles.

+1

+ another and no doubt, many more!

Over THIRTY YEARS of editing Arrivée, from a small newsletter  to a proper, full-colour A4 magazine.

Thank you, Sheila!

[Ian H]

Thanks to Sheila for all the years she's given to Arrivee and Audax. Enjoy the warm winter miles.

+1

+ another and no doubt, many more!

Over THIRTY YEARS of editing Arrivée, from a small newsletter  to a proper, full-colour A4 magazine.

Thank you, Sheila!

With a little background help from FF.

[L CC]

Also in Arrivée many times, every issue I think, is the VC167 jersey. It's rather a good looking shirt with its pattern of yellow diamonds on a blue background; but why is Deano's yellow with blue diamonds? Is this supposed to make him stand out (yellow for danger!) or is it simply a recent redesign? Is the shirt reversible on the Dukla Prague away kit principle? Or is it just optional? And why doesn't anyone else have one?

It's our away kit for special occasions. Dean, Rob and I hadn't coordinated when we planned to wear it - I think I finished in the Maillot jaune, whereas Deano started in it.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Away kit for special occasions!  Does this mean AUK needs an away points rule? 

[D.A.L.E.]

Shoutout to the bloke on Facebook who referred to me as 'The 15 yr old in the funky cap'. 

[hellymedic]

Sad to read Paddy Timson's obituary.
We might not have met if my brother had not married a Southport lass on 6 February 1994, giving me the opportunity to broaden my horizons by staying with his mother-in-law.
I did Southport Settle Southport in 1994 and had a great ride.
I don't know if I'll go back to Southport now; brother's MiL is also sadly no more.

RIP PT & MC.

[Delph Cyclist]

Also in Arrivée many times, every issue I think, is the VC167 jersey. It's rather a good looking shirt with its pattern of yellow diamonds on a blue background; but why is Deano's yellow with blue diamonds? Is this supposed to make him stand out (yellow for danger!) or is it simply a recent redesign? Is the shirt reversible on the Dukla Prague away kit principle? Or is it just optional? And why doesn't anyone else have one?

I've got one.  As a member of VC167, Saddleworth Clarion, Peak Audax, and Audax UK, I always have to decide, before an event, just which club jersey to wear today.  I've also got a whole stack of cafe loyalty cards.  Does this suggest I haven't quite understood this "loyalty" thing?

[Delph Cyclist]

You can all ignore that Membership Renewal notice on the back of the Arrivee address sheet, as only those who have renewed their membership will receive this edition.  We have a new contact at our Printers/Distributors and the handover procedure was obviously slightly less than perfect.  At least it is a very minor glitch.

[hellymedic]

I ignored the renewal info on the back of the address sheet thinking you had old sheets to use and  not waste; it's in the recycling now.

[Deano]

Away kit for special occasions!  Does this mean AUK needs an away points rule? 

Yellow for domestiques  (or so boab told me).

[Deano]

Shoutout to the bloke on Facebook who referred to me as 'The 15 yr old in the funky cap'. 

Mine hasn't arrivéed yet - I thought he meant the photo of young Daniel (14)

[Exit Stage Left]

Sad to read Paddy Timson's obituary.

I did Southport Settle Southport in 1994 and had a great ride.


RIP PT & MC.

I think I rode part of that event. I didn't fancy going to Southport, so I joined in Preston, at Ribble Cycles. I broke 8 spokes, and scrounged spares off Paddy and Nev Holgate at Slaidburn. I'd not entered, but gave them a couple of quid for goodwill. Nev's in New Zealand now.

[frankly frankie]

You risk giving a wrong impression of Southport - that oasis of gentility, afternoon teas and crepuscular promenades.
Or perhaps it's gone downhill since Nev moved to NZ ?

Over THIRTY YEARS of editing Arrivée, from a small newsletter  to a proper, full-colour A4 magazine.
Thank you, Sheila!

With a little background help from FF.

Very little, indeed.  Just looking at three major steps in production values, during Sheila's time:
the first edition to be mastered on a computer, in late 1988 - Sheila and I were not living together at that time.  (Arrivee was produced on an Atari ST    for 5 years)
the change from A5 to A4 - in 1997 - was very much driven by Tim Wainwright who had come on board as co-editor the previous year.
the change to full-colour production - in 2004 - was a fine example of technological determinism - quite simply, it became cheaper to print in colour than not.  As it happened, again the first full-colour edition was Tim's.

[Exit Stage Left]

You risk giving a wrong impression of Southport - that oasis of gentility, afternoon teas and crepuscular promenades.
Or perhaps it's gone downhill since Nev moved to NZ ?

There's the odd slight up and down on the way to Southport. But in general it's pancake flat moss land, then the salt marshes on Marine Drive. That way you avoid all the traffic lights.

There are a lot of miles to be clocked up on the flat road to Preston and on to the A6. I like that picture of Paddy on Kirkstone Pass, that would be the Southport - Lakeland - Southport 300.

[hellymedic]

You risk giving a wrong impression of Southport - that oasis of gentility, afternoon teas and crepuscular promenades.
Or perhaps it's gone downhill since Nev moved to NZ ?

There's the odd slight up and down on the way to Southport. But in general it's pancake flat moss land, then the salt marshes on Marine Drive. That way you avoid all the traffic lights.

There are a lot of miles to be clocked up on the flat road to Preston and on to the A6. I like that picture of Paddy on Kirkstone Pass, that would be the Southport - Lakeland - Southport 300.

Veering OT

Southport struck me as a declining, genteel resort town, rather similar to partner's Ageing Parent's Christchurch in Dorset.

Brother's wedding was in Posh Hotel on Lord Street - bang on the coast but a mile from the Water.

Southport has a very long foreshore.

[madcow]

Southport declining,pah!!!
It has a smart new(ish) hotel AND a casino.   
https://www.gentingcasino.com/casinos/casino/genting-club-southport/

[mattc]

It's been nice to see some general non-ride-report articles in recent issues (e.g. the women-in-ultra-endurance article, and the "interview" about the AUK web-server).   

[MikeFromLFE]

It's been nice to see some general non-ride-report articles in recent issues (e.g. the women-in-ultra-endurance article, and the "interview" about the AUK web-server).   

This edition feels much more 'rounded' - the article you mention, the Canadian Rockies trip, all mixed in with the usual stuff has made this an excellent read. It's perhaps the first edition I've sat down and really got into for a while.


Tapatalk puts this signature here, not me!

[TigaSefi]

Nice seeing my name on Page 8!

[Graeme]

There has been discussion in the past about Arrivee using articles that are reprinted from online. This time round I wrote an article for Arrivee first, and didn't share it elsewhere until after the hardcopy hit the doormat. I love reading Arrivee and really look forward to its arrival each quarter - big thanks to Sheila for all her hard work in putting this Edition together. Peter, do you need a whip round for a new sat-nav?

[Peter]

Ha!  If you are referring to the great Off-Peak Return Garmin mystery (my copy hasn't arrived yet) that's very kind but no, it was a modest Edge 200 and I replaced it easily enough by threatening to sing at a local pub - the hush money was collected almost instantaneously.  I look foward to reading your article and all the others.

Thanks

Peter