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@clintsmoker
check train 1 or 2 above.
arrive early enough to ticket etc and be ready to board as soon as platform number goes up
trains leave from platforms 2 and 3 so meet by ticket machines near there
20:00 ride start time from st mary cray station
a few of you turned up with normal lights last time. please make sure you have big powerful lights this time. it really is for your safety and every one elses. you hit a hole and come off taking a few others down and breaking a few collar bones or worse and then we see you've got 1 led weakly flashing away on your handle bars and people are going to get pissy, so please !!
bring Spare everything too
some of these roads are narrow and have high hedges so be prepared to single up sharpish on the 'car back' or 'car up' calls. I don't want to be heavy on this one guys but from the back of the pack watching drivers get irate as they can't pass a large group of riders and you can see it would only take 1 impatient driver to start squeezing through and then have to make emergency manouvres when an oncoming vehicle appears suddenly. They are going to swerve you into the hedge rather than go head to head with the other vehicle. TNRC is not in the business of annoying other road users.
for rider safety can I also ask people not to be pissed or stoned while riding in the dark (if this doesn't pertain to you then don't sweat it)
don't read any of the above negatively. It's all good and we're all going to have another jolly good ride. :D