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@Oliver Schick
Meet 10pm Hyde Park Corner, under Wellington Arch, Saturday 14th March, 2009.
Hello,
OK, so I was really keen to do another overnight ride but didn't want to do the same Brighton ride all over again, especially as the Friday Night Ride to the Coast is on Friday the 13th March:
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread17641.html
Links to our previous Brighton ride:
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread15266.html
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread17081.html
Luckily, there is another worthwhile destination available in close proximity, namely Shoreham-by-Sea. Short notice, I know, but chances are you don't have another overnight ride planned for the same day.
Shoreham-by-Sea, held in great affection by subscribers of the urbancyclist-uk mailing list (and who hasn't been on it won't know what the hell I'm talking about ;) ), is a very dangerous place to ride a bike. Figures from surveys conducted by local residents show that riders are at risk from low-flying planes, potholes that can quite easily cause any bike to be a complete write-off, buses and bridges, narrow paths that may or may not be bridleways (and full of debris and stranded sea-creatures), roads used as cycle paths, bacterial film on slippery grass, and inclement weather in the form of hurricanes. This is not an exhaustive list.
Needless to say, Shoreham residents face another considerable obstacle in their efforts to cycle, which is that bikes are very expensive and break constantly after they have been bought, especially on bumpy roads, and it is therefore worth always buying the cheapest bike so that little of value is lost when it collapes after two days of use.
Therefore, Shoreham is very much worth a visit to HTFU. Once in Shoreham, we will of course be proceeding with the utmost caution and spend only so much time there as is beneficial for our personal development, before continuing along the coast to Brighton.
While it naturally is always the best course of action to walk your bike along any available footpaths, where you may or may not encounter stiles and other hindrances, we will be using the roads.
If you haven't seen Shoreham, you haven't lived your life on a bike.
**Logistics:
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A back marker will be needed. Please put yourself forward.
Route to be recce'd and TBC. Watch this space; I'll update this OP several times.
**This ride waits for everyone. Please bring sturdy bike equipment, including tools and a spare inner tube. If you haven't done a night ride before, check the Southwark Cyclists FAQ on the Dunwich Dynamo for tips:
http://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/social/dunwichfaqs08.shtml
Pre-recce, hillage remains unconfirmed (TBC), but if riding fixed or single-speed, in any event prepare to use sensible cross-country gearing.**
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