The Longest Day Ride 2009

Iam still fired up following the London Lights trip on Thursday, and would like to make a suggestion.

The Longest Day is in the middle of June, so how about the following;

The four points of the compass of London, mob up at say 12 mighnight at their local watering hole, on the Friday night closest to the Longest Day.

The South, West, North and Easties, then converge on the Brick Lane polo court, and have half an hour of banter, puncture repairs, and chain tightening.

Then each group is sent to the hightest point on one of the other "manors" to watch the first rays of the sun come up over London.

When sun sighted, each group then makes it back to Brick Lane and the obligatory bagel. I was thinking of suggesting that this did not become a race, given health and safety, and the lack of competitive instinct amongst the forum, but maybe that is a waste of time?

A few ideas why this might work

Allows for more than 50, as effectively 4 groups

Allows people to see a corner of London, which they may not know. Each "quarter" would be reliant on route knowledge and location information from the locals.

Marks the middle of the year, and if it was a quarter as good as London Lights, it would be a roaring success.

Over to you, forum.

You don't fancy the ride to the stones that already goes on on the longest day then. It has been happening for years.

sounds like a good suggestion to me...

I think this sounds like a splendid idea. :) :) :)

You don't fancy the ride to the stones that already goes on on the longest day then. It has been happening for years.

Outside the M25?!?! Are you mad?! There's... country folk out there!!

the air is too thin for hipsters outside the m25

that can't be true, that'd make me not a hipster.

it'll be pissing it down

the hipsters will melt like bagels in a furnace

Outside the M25?!?! Are you mad?! There's... country folk out there!!

Indeed there are. You've met my brother, haven't you hippy....

Looks like hippy's brother to me

Outside the M25?!?! Are you mad?! There's... country folk out there!!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_0ILYe5TSF0&feature=related

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can i come even if i'm from Norfolk....

i'm from Norfolk. which part did you farm?

Looks like hippy's brother to me

With a ginger beard? Fuck off! :P

I was actually tempted by this thread, thinking it was something like "let's see how far we can ride in a day" ie. the longest single day ride.. not this longest day of the year bollocks. Oh well..

can i come even if i'm from Norfolk....

i'm from Norfolk. which part did you farm?

Suffolkenger right here, from a little village near Woodbridge if that means anything to you..

As for this ride, I'd be keen

Suffolkenger right here, from a little village near Woodbridge if that means anything to you..

Oooh yes, scene of much suffering on the way back to Ipswich from Dunwich. Woodbridge that is, probably not your village.

What kind of suffering was it?

I think this sounds like a splendid idea. :) :) :)

i'm from Norfolk. which part did you farm?

Taverham, now Barking for the last 4 years...

this sounds really complicated. but w'ever, i'll chuck in for it.

hippys idea is a good one
we should have a 24hr cycle see who can get the furthest in that time period start at 9pm cycle through the night finish the followowing day at 9pm 300 miles in 24hrs 350 ?
like the old jail breaks we used to do at uni
see who could hitch the furthest without any money

Suffolkenger right here, from a little village near Woodbridge if that means anything to you..

As for this ride, I'd be keen

Walberswick FTW.

Walberswick FTW.

The Bell FTW.

londonfgss.com ride to the stones on summer solstice day
plenty of time to get the weekend pass from the missus's / misters ?
list anyone ?

What about a ride for the shortest day, that's much closer.