From: doetnietcomputeren on
On 2010-05-06 12:09:04 +0200, Spete <i_am_some_body(a)hotmail.com> said:

>
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> On 2010-05-05 07:06:02 +0200, The Older Gentleman said:
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> <snip>
>
>> I've considered Belgium and Holland in the past, the difficulty being
>> the distance from home in the time available. Plus the factor that,
>> while 200 miles in the rain is a PITA, 400 miles is worse.
>
> Thanks for this, saves me a DFV stint.
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> <p class="p1">On 2010-05-05 07:06:02 +0200, The Older Gentleman said:</p>
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> <p class="p1">&lt;snip&gt;</p>
> <p class="p3"><br></p>
> <p class="p4">I've considered Belgium and Holland in the past, the
> difficulty being</p>
> <p class="p4">the distance from home in the time available. Plus the
> factor that,</p>
> <p class="p4">while 200 miles in the rain is a PITA, 400 miles is worse.</p>
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But doesn't save you a YTC.

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Dnc

From: doetnietcomputeren on
On 2010-05-06 12:11:18 +0200, Spete <i_am_some_body(a)hotmail.com> said:

>>>>>> As WUN said, it's got to be a "French" run. I'll check out some interesting
>>>>>> places if TOG hands over the reins to Colin.
>>>>> I've considered Belgium and Holland in the past, the difficulty being
>>>>> the distance from home in the time available. Plus the factor that,
>>>>> while 200 miles in the rain is a PITA, 400 miles is worse.
>>>>
>>>> Not least to mention that NL doesn't have much in the way of good >>
>>>> riding. It's a pretty enough country, but it mostly looks the same all
>>>> >> over. They're also speeding Nazi's with long memories.
>>>>
>>>> I suspect BE isn't much different until you get to the hilly bits that
>>>> >> border France.
>>>
>>> A few years back we were on the French / Belgian border. You could tell
>>> > the instant you crossed into Belgique. The roads went to absolute >
>>> ratshit.
>>
>> I think I was on that run.
>>
>> Oh and *ding*.
>
> Were you? This was the run, where we made the local bar(tender's)
> holiday. He was about to shut when some loudmouthed bikers came in...

Sedan run right? Been there twice.

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Dnc

From: CT on
doetnietcomputeren wrote:

> Sedan run right? Been there twice.

Neuville-en-Ferrain, 2008

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Chris
From: doetnietcomputeren on
On 2010-05-06 12:21:29 +0200, "CT" <me(a)christrollen.co.uk> said:

> doetnietcomputeren wrote:
>
>> Sedan run right? Been there twice.
>
> Neuville-en-Ferrain, 2008

Missed that one due to being in sunnier places.

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Dnc

From: platypus on
On 6 May, 11:21, "CT" <m...(a)christrollen.co.uk> wrote:
> doetnietcomputeren wrote:
> > Sedan run right? Been there twice.
>
> Neuville-en-Ferrain, 2008

Rue du Dronckaert, appropriately enough.