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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:21 pm 
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Location: East Tilbury
F*ck the weather I've got to get out for a quick blast b4 it gets dark. Seeyaz.


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 Post subject: Damn weather
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:39 pm 
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Tbf the weather here now is lovely, just my bike is 50 miles away, as I'm at the inlaws for dinner


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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:58 pm 
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Location: South Ockendon
I went for it and cracked out 17 miles on the Belhus loop, first 6 miles are woodland and it turned out to be flooded big time. I had to ride through it and turned out to be deeper that i expected lol, water was over the peddles so i got soaked through with still 10+ miles left :)
was a pretty grinding ride with a strong head wind most of the way. Glad i got out though....

this is a fire road, now its a river!
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was once a field now a lake,,
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the Thames was a tad choppy, fancy a swim!
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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:09 pm 
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This is Warley gap today
http://youtu.be/GXwQAdHTNX4

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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:50 pm 
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Blimey Festa, looks like you could have done with a couple of pontoons strapped to your bike and a paddle :P


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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:18 pm 
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Don't know what you lot are moaning about, this was PORC this afternoon:

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(But you should have seen it a few hours earlier :lol: )


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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:42 pm 
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Bloody hell Harry... Should have taken your canoe as well.... see the Thames tide was in then... maybe a bit too far for comfort....

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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:15 am 
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Drove pastr chicksands on Sunday there were a fair few cars in the car park with empy bike racks, not sure how rideable it was but rain was torrential, even saw a car aquaplane on the M25 into the central reservation and then across to the hard shoulder, if ever there was a reason to slow down, that was it !

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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:38 am 
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Just took a look on yr.nl at this weeks weather, it looks like a break on thursday and just overcast until sat PM

May be able to squeeze a ride in on Sat am somewhere !!

http://www.yr.no/place/United_Kingdom/England/Essex/long.html

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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:57 pm 
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Looks like its about to piss down again:( last night I consoled my self by ordering some nukeproof leg armour some brake discs and a 5ltr of muck off, might have to be a reverb next :)))

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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:07 pm 
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I'm hoping to get out tomorrow, even if just for a short blast round the gravel tracks at Thorndon. Even if it doesn't rain again it's going to take atleast a good week to dry out properly. Really looking forward to summer and being able to go out for a ride without getting completely covered in mud, would be nice to only have to give the bike a quick wipe down!


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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:11 pm 
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Hoping to head out myself tomorrow as only working in the morning, prob hit thorndon fire roads too

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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2012 9:22 am 
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Going a bit stir crazy, the missus was away for the last two weeks in Maui with her work ! so to compensate i just bought some gear (new jersey, compression suit, knee pads, chain stay protector and a chain cleaner) but she's back now so i have to behave :eh: trouble is i now have a load of gear and cant use it !!

Still looking for a bargain waterproof jacket though, the hunt continues...... :geek:

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 Post subject: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2012 9:30 am 
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Same here. Over a week since back from Afan and not been out on the bike yet.. Arrrgggg!!!!

Was hoping to get out this evening but can't so looking like the weekend before I can get out again..


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 Post subject: Re: Re: Damn weather
PostPosted: Tue May 01, 2012 1:27 pm 
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unityjon wrote:
Still looking for a bargain waterproof jacket though, the hunt continues...... :geek:


Got a cheap one from dare2b.com
They often have % off. Some cheap jackets are like wearing a dustbin liner. Surprisingly not with dare.

Poping out this afternoon I got 34 days till codham park.


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