2010-04-18 Sun - Annual Music Biz Cycle Ride 2010

*[I]**This might be of interest to some of you on here, it's not a fixed ride or a fast ride but it's a nice route. I'm sure there will be lots of pretentious types as is normal for these kind of events but often that can add to the fun. Personally, I'm not really in the music biz but I arrange insurance for several clients in the industry and occasionally DJ so that's my in. ***

ANNUAL MUSIC BIZ CYCLE RIDE 2010[/I]

• When?*
  

• Sunday 18th April 2010*

• What time?*

• 9:45am for a 10am prompt start. Don't be late for load in!!! ;-)*

• Where?*

• A TOP SECRET LOCATION *

• What is it?*

• An all day social cycle ride for music biz types to meet up and have a*

• natter (or grumble!) whilst seeing some of London's best sights from*

• the saddle.*

• Where are we going?*

• We'll use a large part of the mainly traffic-free Jubilee Greenway. It*

• starts by following the Thames to Tower Bridge and then round to*

• Greenwich where we can stop for a coffee. Then we'll continue on the*

• river path around the O2 Arena to the Woolwich Ferry and over the*

• Thames to lunch at The Fox at ExCeL. From here it's a series of bike*

• paths to the derelict Beckton Alps and then along the Greenway (on top*

• of the Northern Outfall sewer pipe!) for an afternoon stop at the View*

• Tube cafe overlooking the Olympic Stadium. We'll finish with a*

• canalside ride past Victoria Park to Kings Cross and then through The*

• City back to the London Eye. It's about 28 easy miles.*

• Will I be able to keep up?*

• If you regularly cycle to work and back then you'll be fine on this*

• ride. It's not a race and it's not a training ride. We'll be going at*

• the speed of the slowest rider. The emphasis will be on the social*

• aspect rather than trying to get fit. Expect to be out all day. Feel*

• free to opt out at any time.*

• What is the terrain like?*

• Flat! Mostly tarmac but the last bit is along the canal on a hard packed*

• track.*

• Who is organising it?*

• It's organised by Mark Dawson who, as well as being a promoter rep,*

• occasional tour manager and production manager, is also a qualified*

• cycle instructor.*

• Can anyone come?*

• The ride is intended for anyone who works in the music biz in any*

• capacity but feel free to bring your partner or a friend if you think*

• you won't know anyone.*

• Do I need to register?*

• No. But it would really help if you emailed [edit]removed by Velocio at Mark's request[/edit] to*

• say you are thinking of coming. If we're expecting loads of people, I*

• might need to bring someone else along to help marshal us.*

• What does it cost?*

• Nothing! Just bring money for lunch. And bring lights because it'll*

• get dark at some point. Oh, and bring a spare inner tube....!*

• What about if it rains/snows/ thunders?*

• The show must go on! Call Mark on [edit]removed by Velocio at Mark's request[/edit] if the weather is really bad.*

• **PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE YOU KNOW IN THE INDUSTRY WITH A

• BIKE!****

• It would be really good if people can forward throughout their own*

• companies, especially to those who ride to work*