Focced up Febuary - 1 year of LoFos

[ChristoT]

Hi all!

Right time for a noo edition of routeplanner! 

This has been a pretty good year for the LoFos: the rideouts have become a regular thing now, and we've got a pretty good regular attendance. We've not been without comic moments (remember Squirrel Head?), and a few dramas too (Arfa and I exploring friction coefficients on consecutive rides...  ).  However, another month, another ride!!

More importantly, this one will mark 1 year of the monthly LoFo rides, and 1 year of taking the piss out of Exup for whatever reason we can think of!  So let's make it a good un!

My proposal is to do what we did on the first ever LoFos: The first group meet at the Ace Cafe, meet the other riders at Blackheath, then down to Saarfend for pint and chat. Let's see if we can do better than 5 riders at Southend (and see if we can get Bozboz to salute properly this time...  )!!

I will be planning to do a Dead_Eye, and meet you chaps at Blackheath in my cage. The rest of you have no excuse though!! 

Whilst admittedly the rideouts are traditionally held on the first Sunday (the 2nd), there's been a request to hold it on the 9th. Up to you guys on that 'un!

Any other ideas?

Merrrrrrv

[Lawrence]

I'll definitely make it if it's on the 9th and it's not raining   I have a bike that's running right now so no excuse.

Got my son on the 2nd so can't make that weekend.

[Arfa]

Sounds like a plan. I'll pencil it now and might actually make it!

Out East too, which is good for me. Although I'll have to head West into town to meet you, then double back on myself. No biggie.

[Exupnut]

The 9th is ok if it means more people can make it. Nice post Christo.

[Dead Eye]

I'll do my best to make it - weather is a big factor due the particularly large distance (going to be racking up 350+ miles for that one)

[Fuzzy]

9th would be great - first Sunday of each month doesn't usually work for me hence only making one meet last year

[Kosmic Kartman]

May be able to do it on the condition that we can leave Christo locked in his cage at Blackheath 

[kitcrazy]

9th is good for me depending on the weather 

[Exupnut]

Ok... The 9th it is. Lookin frwd to it. Hope the wevver is ok.

[ChristoT]

May be able to do it on the condition that we can leave Christo locked in his cage at Blackheath 

Remind me to throw bananas out of the window at you!! 

[red98]

Should be ok for this one....all being well I'll be on "the stuttering one"......have your  picture taken with this piece of foc-u history......only £5 ....all monies raised goes straight in my pocket    :lolo

[midden]

9th sounds like a strong poss for me. certainly 2nd would be no no

[bri h]

Sounds good to me i should even be awake.

[Punkstig]

Got my daughter on the 9th.
Great thinking to change first Sunday tradition for the 1 year anniversary!

[ChristoT]

Got my daughter on the 9th.
Great thinking to change first Sunday tradition for the 1 year anniversary!

Just going for max attendance, Stiggy. If more people can make the 2nd, We'll do that!

[Dead Eye]

May be able to do it on the condition that we can leave Christo locked in his cage at Blackheath 

Remind me to throw bananas out of the window at you!! 

Really... didn't "not fully concentrating on the road" get you in to trouble once before already? (I refer to the "verge on a straight road" incident)

Besides, what makes you think you'll even keep up? It's not the speed, its the traffic. I certainly couldn't when I was there last year and I'm pretty certain you won't be driving anything more powerful :P

Got my daughter on the 9th.
Great thinking to change first Sunday tradition for the 1 year anniversary!

Just going for max attendance, Stiggy. If more people can make the 2nd, We'll do that!

So far its looking more promising for the 9th...

[Grandma]

 9th good for me too other commitment first Sun each month, can meet either Ace or Blackheath latter easier as nearer

[Hedgetrimmer]

Totally weather dependant for me. But it's on the cards.

[Kosmic Kartman]

Totally weather dependant for me. But it's on the cards.

Same here.... and I'll have to shut my eyes and pretend I'm on some nice twisties koz those roads to Sarfend are sooooo mind numbing. 

[kitcrazy]

thats true. the ashfrod A20 rd down to folkstone would be alot more fun

[mtread]

those roads to Sarfend are sooooo mind numbing

That's why us locals do the Burnham bends and then the Dengie loop. Lots of twistys there if you have time. Just to the north of Sarfend.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3CGe9rNZ0s

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Plus you've taken the wrong route. Some quite good roads away from the A13 & A127 if you know them   

[Hedgetrimmer]

And there's one problem with bike film footage - it really gives no clue as to how tight some of those bends are.

[mtread]

They're all 90 degrees, about 10 in a row over 2 miles, Great as long as not snarled with traffic. Followed by some long rises and dips through Althorne.
The Dengie stretch is more interesting - Burnham, Southminster, Tillingham, Bradwell, Steeple, Mayland, Stow Maries. Much less traffic too (the Dengie peninsula is on the edge of the planet and leads to nowhere !) A route used by Essex Police for Bikesafe.

[Hedgetrimmer]

I've ridden those bends once and my memory (admittedly somewhat flawed these days  ) suggests to me the Burnham Bends are very severe and hence are a popular destination, or route to the café at Burnham, and as such, have claimed many bikes stuffed in the hedges etc!

[devilsyam]

gotta love bends

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