2010-09-18 Sat - Clacton-on-Sea - Last Ride of the Summer

I was talking to hairdresser, somehow got blabbing about clacton, turns out she came from clacton. She was telling me all about the nightlife.

It all sounded shit.

Guy from the office on the floor below ours called it Clachau when I mentioned I was going on last year's ride.

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. joe smithers
   
3. stix
   
4. damo (missed this last year)
   
5. spybot (provisional....)
   
6. braker (will be on a super-hip sickasfuckmobile)
   
7. ChainBreaker
   
8. dimi3
   
9. pajamas
   
10. ian (conker)
    
11. Edmundro
    
12. habbi
    
13. Deluka
    
14. dicki
    
15. rab
    
16. lardboy
    
17. ziska
    
18. D. Generate
    19.rg37
    
19. Bainbridge
    

This is still on.

130ish KMs of not very challenging terrain: [ame]http://www.bikemap.net/route/295119[/ame]

Go for the ride, the pier, fish&chips.

Train back = £22.50 - half that with group fare, hour and a half journey time.

awesome ride last year.

looking forward to doin it again!

praying for nice weather.

Bollocks, got a wedding on this day, was totally looking forward to it too.

if the weather is nice i'm in as well

Riding back from Amsterdam the day before and my ferry gets into Harwich at half 6. If I can get back to London in time then I'll be on this.

It's Artcrank the day before till 2am! Hungover ride for me it is then! Super

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. joe smithers
   
3. stix
   
4. damo (missed this last year)
   
5. spybot (provisional....)
   
6. braker (will be on a super-hip sickasfuckmobile)
   
7. ChainBreaker
   
8. dimi3
   
9. pajamas
   
10. ian (conker)
    
11. Edmundro
    
12. habbi
    
13. Deluka
    
14. dicki
    
15. rab
    
16. lardboy
    
17. ziska
    
18. D. Generate
    19.rg37
    
19. rudall
    

@ joe smith, I see you've ditched the avatar and gone for a dandy picture of your good self.

Okay, controversy time.
Last year this ride was on Rosh Ha'Shanna (Jewish New Year) and this year it's on Yom Kippur (day of attonement). If I was cynical, I might this this ride had a certain anti-semitic slant.

Yum, kipper!

^ trust you to bring food into the issue

@ joe smith, I see you've ditched the avatar and gone for a dandy picture of your good self.

one of my previous incarnations. joseph smith - founder of the mormons.

^ sorry, was that mormons, or morons?

either works

I grew up in walton, just a bit further up from clacton. I suggest we all wear reebok classics and carry at least an eighth about our person in order to blend in a bit.

Next time I will be there Rudall, off to Brussels on Monday to ride to Arhem so I will be getting my fair share of miles this week...

damn you franc i need some support!

if the weather is nice i'm in as well

err yeah ...i'll jump on this caveat too

The website with the route on is down. Is this ok to tackle fixed?

It's pretty flat, Toby.

Hello by the way!

It's pretty flat, Toby.

Hello by the way!

Thanks Sam.

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. joe smithers
   
3. stix
   
4. damo (missed this last year)
   
5. spybot (provisional....)
   
6. braker (will be on a super-hip sickasfuckmobile)
   
7. ChainBreaker
   
8. dimi3
   
9. pajamas
   
10. ian (conker)
    
11. Edmundro
    
12. habbi
    
13. Deluka
    
14. dicki
    
15. rab
    16.
    
16. ziska
    
17. D. Generate
    19.rg37
    
18. rudall
    
    

OUT. Bike and body are buggered. Bent stem, gouged bars from installing said stem, dodgy knees and a distinct lack of time to up my distance.

Everyone should do this one fixed. Cos I said so.

And we will all mock your gears. This is definitely a ride for fixed.

DO IT!