2012-12-15 - London Lights #5

In a Latvian accent!

Thanks guys, cool ride. Shame I had to leave early, 'doing the Tron' was the highlight for me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eaIvk1cSyG8

Managed to sign up, yay.

Many thanks to John for organising the ride. Even though I cycle around a lot in West London there were a few hidden spots and places of interest that I didn't know about until now.

Having been my first time riding without my gears and freewheel I have to say I am already hooked and keep looking around for a frame to build a fixie (likelyhood is I will actually wait until the snow season is over but expect a million questions after that).

So despite the loose crank I had fun and it was great meeting you all, expect to see me on future rides.

Martin - ish

Hi Martin, welcome to the forum, it was great to meet you and I was chuffed you got back to base with that crank.

(Matt, who rode back with you and your friend, along with Kattiep and Hats)

^ Katy mix up!! It was KT Bee.

^^ Glad you made it home safe, after all the "wow a forum ride with no mechanicals" bragging, it was quite a mechanical to have...

my head is still there, thanks. After the accident i've started to speak fluent mongolian.

Тийм, би монгол хэл жаахан мэднэ.

Монголоор lfgss г яаж хэлэх вэ?

^^^^ Welcome! Lovely riding with you too - you kept your calm about riding with basically one crank much more than I would.

^^^ Very flattered to be mixed up with KattieP. Gives Katie-Coo a break as well. Probably need more Katy/ie/e differentiation.

^i'm glad you split up with that Russel Brand eejit, i never thought you were well suited

Yeah, me too. Gives me more time to focus on my dubstep career. On a mission and that.

I didn't really like you when you used to be on The Word, quite frankly.

The stupid thing (apart from the spam) is that I know precisely who kattiep is. Think my typing just had a but of a brain fart.

Hello kt bee. Sorry x

No problem! We don't exactly make it easy for the non-Katies!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hB3eCv_FOk

Thanks for the warm welcome, guys. Names do escape my mind all too easily but it seems I won't have trouble with the girls; I can just call you all Katie /y /e with at least 50% hit ratio.

@dropout / @pajamas
is there going to be one this year?

^

if not, how about renaming "The Midnight City V"
would need a bit of planning though (and some xmas lights)

details?

Sorry to dredge up an old post but does anyone have the route for this ride? Or could name some of the locations.

PM Dropout or PJ?

Tron Sq.
Riverside after Limehouse
Canary Wharf
British Museum

Those rides were all over the place, good times.

This stresses the need to have a London Lights ride before Christmas.

I think the first 'Those London Lights' ride (by @pajamas) was my first forum ride. It was excellent and quite magical.

I'd be interested.

Hmm, I Strava'd the reccie ride for this one (2012) but I'm not sure I should release it without asking @Dropout - I was just along for the ride really.

I would like there to be one again this year.