Late Night Forum Ride - intro

Hi.

I've been riding around quite late at night this last year and I love it. You get to see a London that's hard to imagine in the day and there's a different vibe if you pick the right time.

I've been cooking up a ride for some time now but I'd like to get the first bit out of the way and get an idea of who would be up for a late night ride. This would be starting at midnight or later and would probably be thirty or so miles round London.

Due to the nature of the ride I'd ideally like to make it a week night, but I understand some people work earlier / harder than others. If you could lodge your preference in the poll it would give me a starting point where to pitch it. I would try my best to make it a Thursday so that Friday - hopefully - would not be too tough work wise.

The ride would be very late November or very early December.

Hope it's of interest to people, even if it's a few of us I'll be up for it.

I'm in. just back from a spin, it is nice at night.

what route you looking to do? What's cooking exactly?

I always seem to be up at these stupid time also. I'm not too bothered what time and where + you live in my neck of the woods Phil, so no bother

@ charco: The route etc. will go up in a week after the poll finishes and that will be the thread to start a list on. All I can promise is it'll be a nice winter's ride.

@ multigrooves: cool dude, poll now posted.

This sounds like a good idea Pajamas. I'm up for a ride just about any night, just let me know.

What hillbilly said. :D

Going through bouts of insomnia...
what mmccarthy said about hillbilly.

Fellow insomniacs, i'm interested. I'm not available any night because of childcare, less bothered about work though

Sounds OK.
I could come any night of the week except Thursday, that is for babysitting.

Late night riding is ace and tranquil.

I think the Bridges Ride is going to stretch well into the AM.

Related thread:

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread10239.html

A history of fuck-ups when trying to meet, so good meeting point needed ... I'm well up for any kind of insomniac ride!

let me know a couple of days in advance n im up for it.

I used to do this all the time would start at chelsea roundabout.

I would actually come up from brighton for this as I love riding round london at night.

i like the sound of this.. perhaps a tad earlier if it's a week night? but either way... i think (it's probably obvious) that we would definitely need to go over lots of bridges (i am out of town for the official bridges ride unfortunately), and/or spend some time riding along the water/through parks to catch the night in all its glory.

(i am out of town for the official bridges ride unfortunately).

what!
'bout the only bloody one.
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Am up for this one . But agree with Katt if in the week a tad earlier
Sounds good !!

I am up for this any night of the week, it'd be cool to meet some of you guys, but would prefer Friday or Saturday night so I can have a bit of a lay in the morning after, however I would attend regardless,
so the above comment is only a suggestion.

I would prefer a weeknight

Sounds good to me.

Anyone heading there from Hommerton direction?

I'll be heading off from Shoreditch near Hackney road if you wanna meet, I really should sort out some lights before I do this haha.

i am up for this, as i love london maybe others might not have seen many sights? could be cool to ride past some of londons great sights at night like big ben, tower of london, st pauls, basically the sights that are lit up and can be seen late at night, either way i'm up for the ride most nights!!!

perhaps we should start a list?

Pyjamas
Charco
Multi Grooves
Hilly Billy
Mmcarthy
Shoot the Breeze
Ondine
Ma3K
Oliver Schick
Eyebrows
Guerillaphoto
Kattt
Stix
Crazyjames
Ste5
Stringerman

I'm really looking forward to this, my first late night ride since my bmx days, excellent. Agree with what that guy said though about arranging an obvious meeting point at a well known landmark, maybe on the pavement outside liverpool st tube station ?

dudes the list will go up next week - this was just to see if the lateness was a problem or not.

The route is already planned and the starting and finishing points will both be very well known and central..!

wicked, I hope it doesn't clash with the trick meet thing on tuesday night in Spitalfields though as I would really like to go to that also.

excellent smithers, am looking forward to this