Club Run to Brighton - 23rd August

[Fabobiker]

Hi, anyone knows how to upload the group pictures we took yesterday with my mobile phone?
I've got them on my laptop now..
Thanks, cheers
Fabo

[Marky Mark]

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Note to self... must clean lens on phone

Cheers Marky Mark

[Roy Green]

I echo Marky Mark and many others — what a great day! To Brighton, anyway, with John CZ'S Magnificent Seven 15mph-group. Even managed to get up Ditchling in one go (stopped for a breather last year). Slight foot-in-it while recovering amid a big group at the top. Group including Andrew, Paul T, Sylv and other speedies arrived. Sylv was looked pretty pleased, having watched the men's mountain bike event. "We got Gold and Silver", he says. "Wow, good news!" say I. "Er, that's France, Roy"
Joined the pasta party at the gold 'n black restaurant in Regency Square. Marvelled at the feat of newby Claudine, making it on her shopping bike and still looking fresh, and at a certain Gentleman Jim. Another slight foot-in-it, when I asked Jim how far he'd ridden down. "Oh, all the way". How dare I doubt the ability of ACC's most active Senior Citizen!
Like many, I guess, I found the drag after the Queen Victoria statue, up through Hove suburbs to Devil's Dyke a strain. But not as much as my bike. I'd been pleased, too soon, at how well the gears and transmission were working, following sterling work of a lever refit by Andrew earlier in the week. The Devil up there must have wanted to knock back my over-confidence. Suddenly I was getting an alarming chain slip every second rev. Up on top of the Dyke (great South Downs vistas), the suspected tight link showed up to be much worse. One side-plate had virtually parted company with the roller; serious repair work needed. To the rescue came the Fourth Emergency — Marky Mark, with his excellent Topeak multitool and expert care. Link pair removed, chain rejoined. Thanks a lot, Marky! I then cut back to Haywards Heath for the safety of the train. It's all experience, as they say, and I was happy with my 76 miles, four more than my age ...
Roy

[Marky Mark]

[quote="Fabobiker"]Hi, anyone knows how to upload the group pictures we took yesterday with my mobile phone?
I've got them on my laptop now..
Thanks, cheers
Fabo

[Fabobiker]

Thanks a lot Marky Mark! Here's the 16 mph group picture

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[Fabobiker]

16 bikers on the 16 mph group on a sunny 16 degrees arrived in Brighton with exactly 16 mph average speed!!!
Thanks to the Captains

[Fabobiker]

..just passed Ditchling Beacon hill, and there's the sea!!!
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[Fabobiker]

Mmmh, what shall we order?

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Lots of bikes..
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and now, let's make our way back!
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A beautiful day to remember..looking forward for other ones!
Cheers, Fabo

[Amy]

[quote="John the old'un"]What a great day out. Amy providing a great route there and back which was, in essence, the usual route in reverse, a group of seven of us set out on our epic journey.
the return trip. This time up the drag to the top of Ditchling Beacon, then Haywards Heath, Turners Hill, Crawley Down,
and back via Bletchingly.
By six pm I was enjoying a nice hot bath with a glass of Merlot.
What a way to spend a Saturday.!!!!!!

[John the old'un]

[quote="Amy"] Mind you, I had had an easy ride of it down trying to ride slow enough not to keep disappearing off the front - I even stayed in a high gear to go up hill
John bailed out at Bletchingley (which way did you go?)

[Amy]

Well, I was always on the front, wasn't I?

Yes, I gathered you had been pushing Claudine up the hills - like the gentleman you are

PS - what does FWIW stand for?

[Robh]

[quote="Amy"]PS - what does FWIW stand for?

[Alex P]

Wow, another ACC classic, this should go into the calander as a regular for the Aug BH weekend

It was great to see the whole spectrum of the ACC fraternity on the day, young and old, experiencied and first timers, rodies and MTBers (Marco turned up after everybody had left)

Rock and roll on the next one (might do it on the MTB)

[Amy]

[quote="Alex P"]Wow, another ACC classic, this should go into the calander as a regular for the Aug BH weekend

It was great to see the whole spectrum of the ACC fraternity on the day, young and old, experiencied and first timers, rodies and MTBers (Marco turned up after everybody had left)

Rock and roll on the next one (might do it on the MTB)

[Marky Mark]

Found link to the restaurant if you want to tell your friends and family about it

[url]http://www.theregencyrestaurant.co.uk/index.htm[/url]

I've been told by the better half we have to go back there with friends to check out the rest of the vast fish menu Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm