Lewisham Cyclists Peaks of Lewisham Ride Thursday 20th June 6.30pm

Thursday 20th June: Our Famous Peaks of Lewisham Ride: Meet Greenwich Cutty Gardens at 6.30pm

As part of our Bike Week celebrations, Lewisham Cyclists are leading their well-known and loved Lewisham Peaks Ride. See London in all its glory from Lewisham’s amazing viewpoints. Some of the best in London. Yes, there are hills, but its a short ride and we’ll wait for those who walk. Ending up in the Dulwich Woodhouse for a social drink. About 15-20 miles. Till about 9pm.

Anyone know the route of this?

Don't peak too early.

hmmmm

interesting!

Anyone know the route of this?

Ask Lewisham Cyclists! They have an email newsletter, a yahoo group I think it is. The author of the midsummer night's ride thread on here, later that night, is a stalwart of it.

I'd take a guess it will include: Vicar's Hill, Blythe Hill, Honour Oak/O e Tree Hill, maybe Canonbie Road and Sydenham Hill.

hmmmm

interesting!

This.

Tempting.

Will this include a visit to the folly?

I think ChainBreaker keeps the Dolan in his bedroom, so I doubt it.

Will this ride have roggie on it, and will he have booze back at his house?

Will this include a visit to the folly?

Thought that was just the one year or is it every year.

Ask Lewisham Cyclists! They have an email newsletter, a yahoo group I think it is. The author of the midsummer night's ride thread on here, later that night, is a stalwart of it.

I'd take a guess it will include: Vicar's Hill, Blythe Hill, Honour Oak/O e Tree Hill, maybe Canonbie Road and Sydenham Hill.

Coolio, cheers!

Oh look, the ride has started and i am still at work. Lovely evening for it. Take some photos of the views folks!

It was indeed a terrific ride. With lovely folks, who made it a pleasure to lead. I was well stressed at the start, with lots of unexpected pre ride problems, some work based, some domestic, compounded by loads of last minute texts from people wanting information about the ride. Ended up leaving my camera and water bottle behind. So if anyone has any photos, I'd love you to email me them care of lewishamcyclists@gmail.com
Views were terrific. Weather great. Company lovely, so once the wheels were rolling, all the stress of the day just floated away. Quite a big group, but my fears about crossing some of the busy roads were unfounded. More is best in terms of stopping cars, sometimes. Most of us completely shown up on the hill climbs by a young lad on an Islabike, must have been all of eight or nine years old at the most!
Two hours kip then out to backmark the MM ride. That was good too.
We didn't do the folly, I don't have the contact and anyway, personally, I prefer the ride without now, because I have seen it already, so for me it just slows the ride up, especially with a big crowd. (Selfish of me, I know). However, it is terrific, and we may try and slot it in again. Person (very kind and generous bloke) who owns the garden within which it sits has quite a good collection of bikes, including, I think, a Pedersen.
Always our afterworker Bike Week Ride if you want to bookmark it for next year.

PSSkully is right, we do indeed have an email Yahoo group. but we also have a website www.lewishamcyclists.co.uk and a Facebook group, (make sure you get the group, not the individual Lewisham Cyclist- I can't post the link as it's banned on my work computer) where all our rides are listed. Our rides are updated at the end of the month, as the SE London LCC borough groups rides group meeting is on the last Wednesday of the month. We all meet up in the Dog and Bell pub in Deptford and sort out the rides for the next month then. July and August rides will probably go up around next Friday. There are a couple of rides this weekend, and an afterworker from London Bridge every Friday.

Thanks for leading the ride Jane. It was my son on the islabike! He's 10 actually but perhaps looks a bit younger. It was a really good ride and we were blessed by the weather. It was nice to see some bits of lewisham that I've never seen before, despite living in, or near, the borough for many years.

Apologies to Jago (have I got that wrong too, bet I have!) for getting his age wrong. I teach 10 and 11 year olds, so I know how annoying it is when adults think they are younger than they are. Most of what makes a ride good are the people on it, so thanks for coming along.

Good memory! Yes it is Jago. He has already said he wants to do it again next year, so he must have loved it.
see you around,
Ben