Mid-Essex Mid-Week Nocturnal Series

[tedshred]

What about somewhere East or even neutral like the Chapel Coggeshall ?

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[Oscar's dad]

What about somewhere East or even neutral like the Chapel Coggeshall ?

East is good.  Coggeshall works for me.  Or The Donkey & Buskins.

[tedshred]

The D&B seems fated to be the pub we never quite get to.

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[Oscar's dad]

The D&B seems fated to be the pub we never quite get to.

Therefore, using the powers invested in me by nobody at all I rule we go to the Donkey & Buskins this Wednesday evening    Everybody OK with that?

[tedshred]

Aye

[Snotty Gilbert]

The D&B seems fated to be the pub we never quite get to.

Therefore, using the powers invested in me by nobody at all I rule we go to the Donkey & Buskins this Wednesday evening    Everybody OK with that?

Sounds good to me


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[Tomsk]

Ok...might come straight to Witham from work, might have heavy bike plus tools, we'll see, depends on Thursday's arrangements...

[Oaky]

Ok...might come straight to Witham from work, might have heavy bike plus tools, we'll see, depends on Thursday's arrangements...

Serious things are afoot if Tomsk is arriving tooled up!

[Oscar's dad]

Here is a route which the Witham peloton might like follow.  Its been used before to get us to the Layer Fox, the D&B is just up the road.  CLICKY

[Snotty Gilbert]

I plan to join the peloton at Spa Road tonight.

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[huggy]

I won't be awheel this evening but may meet you in the pub with Junior huggy.

[tedshred]

I think OD's proposed route might be one of mine.

There is a section that is virtually unrideable but you can all have fun while I go up the road.

[jiberjaber]

Have fun chaps 

[Oscar's dad]

Have fun chaps 

What’s your excuse then?

[Oaky]

I think Steve's proposed route might be one of mine.

There is a section that is virtually unrideable but you can all have fun while I go up the road.

Thanks for the headsup - I've downloaded my alternative version that sticks to the roads, as I used in 2015.

[tedshred]

Have fun chaps 

What’s your excuse then?

Now that he's all skinny he can't cope with the cold, bless.

[BFC]

Interesting sections of route at:
19 to 20 miles - thick leaf mulch and moss on top of abandoned road for a long stretch plus Aldecar Road section was in a pretty grim condition last time I tried it ( tarmac with potholes and mountain of crap up the middle ).
30.3 to 30.5 miles - Pennsylvania Avenue, Tiptree always shite but usually passable.
34 to 34.8 miles - farm track. I haven't ridden this bit in years, new gates and fencing at Braxted end.

There may be more that I haven't spotted.
Tarmac based alternatives are easy to use instead.

I will be out tonight.

[Oaky]

Interesting sections of route at:
19 to 20 miles - thick leaf mulch and moss on top of abandoned road for a long stretch plus Aldecar Road section was in a pretty grim condition last time I tried it ( tarmac with potholes and mountain of crap up the middle ).
30.3 to 30.5 miles - Pennsylvania Avenue, Tiptree always shite but usually passable.
34 to 34.8 miles - farm track. I haven't ridden this bit in years, new gates and fencing at Braxted end.

There may be more that I haven't spotted.
Tarmac based alternatives are easy to use instead.

I will be out tonight.

I'm bypassing all of that shit.

[Oscar's dad]

It was fine the last time we did it.

[Oaky]

It was fine the last time we did it.

So was the road-based alternative.

[jiberjaber]

Have fun chaps 

What’s your excuse then?

I have multiple plus a note from the nurse 

[Snotty Gilbert]

I think Steve's proposed route might be one of mine.

There is a section that is virtually unrideable but you can all have fun while I go up the road.

Thanks for the headsup - I've downloaded my alternative version that sticks to the roads, as I used in 2015.

Hi Oaky

Can you please share your route? Some of us are crap at COR.

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[BFC]

It was fine the last time we did it.

So was the road-based alternative.

And Oaky got there before the rest of us by a pint or two

[tippers_kiwi]

hmmmm......it's so close to home.....I am tempted....but then I still need to get up at 5.....will see what time I get out of here and may see you all at the D&B

[Oscar's dad]

It was fine the last time we did it.

So was the road-based alternative.

And Oaky got there before the rest of us by a pint or two

That's cos huggy had a puncture.

hmmmm......it's so close to home.....I am tempted....but then I still need to get up at 5.....will see what time I get out of here and may see you all at the D&B

I get up at 5am too    Go on, you know you want to.