usual question

[Tara]

well then Anchor/Britannia yes or no

[dirtydog]

Yeah we should be there

how about doing the britannia this week

[Tara]

Sounds good to me

[thedonal]

What time y'all arriving?

[Tara]

we are normally there about 7

[dirtydog]

we should be there at 7-730 ish too

[Tara]

can someone let Gary know

[Grinch]

can someone let Gary know

I am projecting the image of the pub in my head now, but I'm not sure if it worked... so I'll send him a text.

It will be my first time at this one.

[DanAbnormal]

Not for me I'm afraid. Any chance of a meet in our neck of the woods? I liked the Ely.

[Tara]

i'd be up for that one week as its nearer to home

[dirtydog]

Not for me I'm afraid. Any chance of a meet in our neck of the woods? I liked the Ely.



How about doing the ely next week? but if you don't turn up you'll be in trouble

[Grinch]

Not for me I'm afraid. Any chance of a meet in our neck of the woods? I liked the Ely.

Eh? Where?

How about doing the ely next week? but if you don't turn up you'll be in trouble

Yep, we should go round his house and sort him out.

[Tara]

The Ely is just outside of Blackwater

[Samnooshka]

Can't make it this week :(

[Grinch]

The Ely is just outside of Blackwater

Would it be this one...? http://www.theely.com/

Looks a bit posh, bit upmarket for us bikers?

[joshmac]

Can't make this one either as I'm in Portugal for the next few weeks

[Tara]

Would it be this one...? http://www.theely.com/

Looks a bit posh, bit upmarket for us bikers?

thats the one and they are fine we used meet there last year. food is good too

[DanAbnormal]

I can make the Ely no problem. At the moment I just can't justify the petrol mney getting to and from Guildford. So, ely next week. Woo, see you there! :p

[Grinch]

I won't be on that one next week as I'm on call that week, so a 40 trip is a bit out for me.

[DanAbnormal]

I won't be on that one next week as I'm on call that week, so a 40 trip is a bit out for me.

Hence my problem with Guildford, 40 mile round trip. Living inbetween GM and TVSF is a pain in the ****!

[Mark_h]

Time to start up a new group. The Fleet Few?

[DanAbnormal]

Time to start up a new group. The Fleet Few?

Yay!

I did the Fleet bends yesterday. It was kneedown-tastic. Also went for a jaunt along the 339 to basingstoke. On my way back got overtaken by soem R1 weekend warriors. I kept up at first but when they started taking blind bends at nearly a tonne I let them go. I like breathing see. I must be getting old. :-$

[Grinch]

I must be getting old. :-$

Nah, just not stupid.

[Mark_h]

Yay!

I did the Fleet bends yesterday. It was kneedown-tastic. Also went for a jaunt along the 339 to basingstoke. On my way back got overtaken by soem R1 weekend warriors. I kept up at first but when they started taking blind bends at nearly a tonne I let them go. I like breathing see. I must be getting old. :-$

The FAB Few. (Fleet and Blackwater) We can meet at the Ely or Oatsheaf alternating to reduce unnecessary travel across our megre empire. We can poke fun at the TVAM and GM folks who will read all our stuff anyway.

And which bit do you call the Fleet bends? Minley Hill with all the down-hill adverse camber gravelly bends? In which case you are truly hard-core sir.

[DanAbnormal]

The FAB Few. (Fleet and Blackwater) We can meet at the Ely or Oatsheaf alternating to reduce unnecessary travel across our megre empire. We can poke fun at the TVAM and GM folks who will read all our stuff anyway.

And which bit do you call the Fleet bends? Minley Hill with all the down-hill adverse camber gravelly bends? In which case you are truly hard-core sir.

Umm, maybe not. Go from Minley Road roundabout upto the roundabout at Elvetham Heath then rinse and repeat in reverse. Also once I got into Basingtoke on my other ride I turned right where we went for that ride (towards Upton Grey), lots of gravelly, single track roads with bumps and jumps but was fun. Why is there is always huge piles of gravel but only on the corners??? Grrr!

[Tara]

i'd be up for the Ely or the oatsheaf once in a while as i agree with Dan the petrol to guildford every week could be used somewhere else.

so the Ely next week then

[Grinch]

Well I need to plan my route to the Brit. tonight... I wonder how I can make it a bit interesting.

[Tara]

ours will be the usual route although i may drive tonight so i come back over the hogs back

[DanAbnormal]

Well I need to plan my route to the Brit. tonight... I wonder how I can make it a bit interesting.

Do it naked. :smt026

[Grinch]

I got wet and saw rather a lot of lightning, so made the journey back in my vented jacket interesting and a tad damp.

[Tara]

it had already stopped raining here so we missed the storm

[thedonal]

That was spectacular! What a ride home. So then- definitely lightning and not the trains!! :D

Quite scary on the A246 with oncoming traffic and wet roads- couldn't see a thing. But that was part of the fun.

I was in my element and happily singing Riders on the Storm to myself! The gear's still drying- had a very damp and clammy ride in to work today...!

[Grinch]

I rode to work this morning in slight damp gear, though it did make the ride a touch cooler.

[thedonal]

Yeah- I might think of taking HG to task on mine- Gore Tex is sposed to not let anything through, isn't it?

Though it did keep me mostly dry through last night's monsoon and I doubt anything's totally waterproof in that kind of assault.

And the popper's ripped off the collar for the second time- only had this jacket (the 2nd) for 2 months and only bought the original at New Year. Cuh!