Richmond Park after hours

You don't live in my head.

neither do you.

It is a bit scary on your own, yes.

but a lot quicker and less messy.

I don't understand Tommy.

This feels like teasing. [/Balki]

Everyone should ride RP at night. You need very good lights. Or a full moon.

+1, particularly to good lights.

Sometimes they seem to have events at the house on the West side, so you ocasionally encounter cars between there and the Richmond gate (and half-barriers across the road to keep the cars to that section). One shone full beam at me once. There was a slight hump in the road between us, so the ground around me was in shadow and i could see nothing but his lights. Luckily managed to slow down quite a lot before colliding with one of the little posts along the edge of the road.

Other than that i haven't found it scary at all, but then i've always liked the dark.

Oh, and watch out for the skiers. There is a regular who is usually well illuminated, but i have narrowly missed running into a couple of others.

I roll with the TNRC approved Hope vision 1

The HopeV1 is a serious threat to my bacon thrills

Rashers, smoked or unsmoked?

Unsmoked.
Tried smoked once, but couldunee get the smell off. Questions were asked.

just back from a loop out round the pk and back- lovely at night with the snow coming down - always seems a few degrees colder as soon as you enter the park at night- makes you skin creep a bit and you ride hard as f**% to get back to lit roads before they get you.

^exactly.

never get off the bike...

just back from a loop out round the pk and back- lovely at night with the snow coming down - always seems a few degrees colder as soon as you enter the park at night- makes you skin creep a bit and you ride hard as f**% to get back to lit roads before they get you.

yes, but did you or did you not smell bacon?

there were some dog unit rozzers on the outside of the gate i came out of - some neer do well yoofs on the inside of the park on bikes. couldnt smell anything except cold tbh.

I cycled through last night. Very cold and windy, got a bit of a shock from some deer by the side of the road. There were one or two nutters without any lights as well??

Any reason (other than sanity) not to spend a night riding around the park? I want to test my TT light setup.

I've been in the park after dark once before and the deer were a bit mental but probably still more sane than some of the drivers I've encountered.

Is it possible to park a car in there and leave it there overnight or will they ticket/tow it?

nah, they have wardens patrolling re: the car

what time you heading out? You can leave it outside mine after 7 and sundays free parking - If you're testing then the cars will be allowed in the park til about 9.30. It gets quite cold there late at night [much more so than in town] so take layers if you're doing a long stint

Plenty of places near the gates to park though, at night. Just don't leave valuables anywhere near the Danebury est!

Was thinking about doing 12 hours in there.
Will leave bottles, bars and gels and clothes in the car.

Let me know when, I'll come and do a lap in the opposite direction and heckle.

Does the Cult of Trackies permit you to ride outside?

Only at night...

I used to go at 1am and turn off my lights and sprint round listening to joy division

before it was cool

Joy Division or riding in RP?

the music and the ride fused into one all-encompassing sensory experience, man

before it was cool