New Members Compass Beer Rides: 7pm Departure Trafalgar Sq

it is permitted, just not the deep levels one (not the District, Circle, Hammersmith, and Metropolitan).

Wow! Didn't know that. That might be useful.

If there is a N/E or East newbies ride please let me know

Okay in simply terms, i want to ride Sunday in June (I dont drink beer and i'm Yorkshire, but will be down in London visiting friends) with my fixy of course....how does that work?

How far do you want to ride (or for how long)?

I don't mind I've done up to 75miles fixed before without a problem :-)Will. Be happy to do the same or smaller distance.

With our new office in London I. May well be around more often.

With our new office in London I may well be around more often too

I suspect you would receive the best welcome in the LFGSS Ladies forum over here: http://www.lfgss.com/forum56.html

I'm not sure what rides the ladies have planned for June, but if they don't yet have something I'm sure they'd be up for putting one together.

Thanks just out of interest do ladies ride in this group too?

The compass beers haven't happened in a long while. There was a short period of time in which there was a massive influx of new people and the forum was quite young, so we went out of our way to welcome everyone. It became a little untenable after a while, and as the beers (especially South, North and Wests) settled into their own with strong regular attendances each week, we just changed to suggesting people make their own way to the pub.

So the compass beers are currently no more, and occasionally we mumble about trying them again if people want. They were only very short rides... centre of London or a notable point out to the pub in question. Yes girls joined in too.

But for the distances you mentioned I reckon doing some of the more regular and longer rides would be a better fit. And I only suggest starting with the ladies as they are a lovely group and should be able to help you see a bit of London without there being a risk that your first ride is in a group where some guy is just trying to chat you up. Basically, they can help you avoid the more sausage party side of the forum so that you get to enjoy some of the bits of London and see what the community is about.

Maybe I'm blind, but do the guys on here actually try to chat the girls up on rides? I'm generally busy watching other road-users to employ "game tactics".

That's possibly a demonstration that another male member of this glorious species can't multi-task.

chat the girls up on rides

other road-users... employ "game tactics".

Now pondering what the difference could be

Ha!

Thank you , that's very considerate, I'll be honest and say id rather ride with a mixed group of people rather than girls only. Equally I'm not fussed about the miles or routes getting on the fixy with lots of other fixy lovers is a must whilst I'm in London. So if you dont mind I'm due to come down in June and July so far. It will be weekends and great to ride out with you all. ( male ants female) could you tell me who to contact or how to start please? I have just turned up at Trafalger and ridden with you guys but not on the weekends. :-)

saira - if you click on 'events' at the top of screen and then 'upcoming rides' it has all rides in date order. June/July will fill up with more stuff nearer the time.

also this thread http://www.lfgss.com/thread34734-13.html is worth checking or posting on if there is nothing going on when you feel like a ride

newbies, when david says the compass beers haven't happened in a long while, he means the guided rides to the pub. the actual going to the various pubs still happens regularly and i'm sure you're capable of finding them

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Any new people wanting to head to Wests on Thursday evening - I will be in Trafalgar Square from 6 until half past to roll to the Raven.

Any new people wanting to head to Wests on Thursday evening - I will be in Trafalgar Square from 6 until half past to roll to the Raven.

May just do that.

Coolio. I'll be by the empty plinth on a stealth bike.

Just how good a rider do you have to be to join these rides?

Whilst I can peddle reasonably efficiently I have only very recently started riding a fixed bike in a city - country bumpkin at heart - and don't want to be slowing anyone down / becoming a nuisance!

it's only riding from hyde park to one of the compass beers

And as youre the guest, it will be at your speed.

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