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Brilliant ride - the sea of twinkling lights through central London and an almost wobbling bridge won't be forgotten in a hurry. Thanks to whoever organised it. I'm the guy who bumped into a few of you at the Crabtree the other night so thought I had to come along after such a sociable introduction. The Friday Brighton night ride, Ditchling at 6am and no sleep wasn't the ideal preparation though. There were only two of us fixed on that ride, so walking the Beacon wasn't an option in terms of credibility. By coincidence, the other was a veteran of a couple of previous LFGSS rides who was gutted at missing out on the Bridges foray, but had a pre-booked ticket to Hull for Saturday afternoon.
A night ride to Brighton wouldn't be that difficult to manage, Even Rapha managed it (sort of). The key seems to be to have a few people who know the route, use back and front markers and stop every now and then to regroup. Not that different from Saturday. An easy pace is best as nothing is open for breakfast until about 7am anyway. With a midnight start the timing is about right. We also did a half way coffee stop at Gatwick which gets you out of the cold for a bit. I'm in for the first one - hills are way easier at night
You are meant to register for the monthly Friday rides, but you don't have to be a member of anything. Its just to make sure he doesn't lose anyone in the middle of nowhere which seems fair enough. Apparently they have been running for 3 years, I've done about five this year, and the numbers have hit 60 or 70 a couple of times with no problems regrouping and keeping it together. Maybe worth signing up for the March ride to see how they go.