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i was think of going London tonight but changed my mind at the last minute
i live in Romford now so Westminster quite far away
i was going to go down through Dagenham to gray’s and follow the river up to Westminster and back again but i couldn’t be bothered lol
I can see london skyline from the top of my road it a very big hill
Ill get a pick tomorrow night when I go on my nightly ride

Yeah central is quite a trek from where I am too, think it's about 16 miles to central, i'm out west though.

. Diner ride anyone?

Hell Yeah! get organizing dude!.....if you don't i'll steal your idea!

starit to london from my house is about 15 and half miles
thats directly to westminster
i dont know how long the route i was taking would of been

Check out the ride to Brighton tomorrow night, setting off from 10pm at Hyde Park Corner, should be a good'un.

ill look at that tomorrow morning im of to my nice warm bed for a good nights kip lol
been up since 7 ish this morning

Cool well hopefully we'll see you there.

Doesn't make a difference how much you spend on your bike, as long as you love it ^_^

amen

And as long as it doesn't have a kickstand...

=P

Cool well hopefully we'll see you there.

nah its not gonna happen tonight
my mums gone to hospital as my nan had a fall i dont know how bad it is yet but ive gotta stay here and look after my lil sis till she comes in
i dont know what time she in
and i might aswell do they massive stack of washing up on the side so me mum dont have to do it when she comes in, ill probably have another nght ride tonight about midnight if im lucky

maybe another time, would be good to meet alll the other night riders on here

have fun though

Good man.

I used to do a lot of night missions, mostly on motorbikes though. Empty road death or glory runs...but I'm getting old now and can't see shit in the dark anymore. So I'm back pushi-ing.

Old industrial areas and sink estates are creepily atmospheric at 3am.

the busyist place of a day are some what weird
its like they dont work being quite

nah its not gonna happen tonight
my mums gone to hospital as my nan had a fall i dont know how bad it is yet but ive gotta stay here and look after my lil sis till she comes in
i dont know what time she in
and i might aswell do they massive stack of washing up on the side so me mum dont have to do it when she comes in, ill probably have another nght ride tonight about midnight if im lucky

maybe another time, would be good to meet alll the other night riders on here

have fun though

One day if my kid is half as good as you... i would be a very happy man....

..i like cycling in during rush hours... i guess i find it exciting....but I totally see your point of cycling at night....

and of a night the wild life moves in to urbaness
i heard some owls (im not sure wich owl it was , i cant remeber, ive been told what they were cos they have been in my garden up a massiver oak) last night and a fox up along the eastern ave goin toward colchester road
going up toward brentwood tonight in a big circle up towards thordon country park
its probably a 20 mile ride ive only dont half of it though when i was working in brentwood the other half coming back round in a circle i havent dont yet so ill have to see what its like

One day if my kid is half as good as you... i would be a very happy man....

..i like cycling in during rush hours... i guess i find it exciting....but I totally see your point of cycling at night....

i used to be a nutter always getting into trouble (fighting and just being a holigan) but ive now calmed down
it took something bad to make me see sence

i used to be a nutter always getting into trouble (fighting and just being a holigan) but ive now calmed down
it took something bad to make me see sence

I broken someone's neck when I was 21... and now I try not to get into fights anymore....

ill fight if i have to
but i used to snap starit away and now ive controled it and do try to walk away first
but if they keep on then its a fight (some people are just asking for it)

whats it like riding in rush hour
how many of your bikes have been crushed

I use to be a kick boxer... hence the fighting...

almost kill a ped once on oxford street once... but only crash serious 3 -4 times... and touch wood... nothing damaged... I am a safe cyclist... brakes and helmet....

right enough of the fighting
i know i brought it up but thats in my past

back to the night riding
has any one riden xc at night
through some woods or something
i would like to try it once i get my xc bike sorted

XC at night is a total buzz. Do it. Decent lights are a must but not cheap.

When I finish uni in May I'll come for loads of night rides with you mate, home is Hornchurch for me.

nurseholliday that would be good

don't drink and not interested in polo eh?

you'll go far lad.

I guess this means we aren't friends anymore? sniff

a-person
Just to add weight to the whole social messages... Polo and pubs can be attended by non-combatants (excuse the metaphor). i don;t really dig polo but spectators are all all hanging, watching and supporting, you'd be surprised how much fun it is, I reckon. the final last week of the Valentine tournament was brilliants to watch, it really was. Take a train into to town one sunday and check a decent tournament out.

As for night riding... hope you got some decent lights. Go for it when you can hook up with some people, its a lot safer doing it with some other people.

This forum does plenty of night rides when the weather warms up a bit, and a few in the cold. The bigger ones can be cumbersome but if you see one organised more last minute stylee, definately hop on the train and come down.

Or maybe you could organise one into Essex for us, show us some new stuff that you know but we don't, perhaps start nearer town and take us into your neck of the woods, and loop back towards town or a decent train service that runs late. Seriously. We'd come. I would anyway. I promise you you won't regret it.

Cheers man, a really good thread. Booze is boring. Welcome to the forum.

As for night riding... hope you got some decent lights. Go for it when you can hook up with some people, its a lot safer doing it with some other people.
This forum does plenty of night rides when the weather warms up a bit, and a few in the cold. The bigger ones can be cumbersome but if you see one organised more last minute stylee, definately hop on the train and come down.
Or maybe you could organise one into Essex for us, show us some new stuff that you know but we don't, perhaps start nearer town and take us into your neck of the woods, and loop back towards town or a decent train service that runs late. Seriously. We'd come. I would anyway. I promise you you won't regret it.
Cheers man, a really good thread. Booze is boring. Welcome to the forum.

cheers for the reply
no i didnt have any lights on last night when i went for a ride (i know its dumb but i was only going down well lit roads)
im going to sort a decent set of lights out this week so i can go down some country roads and find a good route
ive only just got back into cycling after a 2 year break (i used to cycle as a kid and in my early teens till i was about 16 then ive just had other things on my mind and not focused on it that much )
i came out and the end of north street last night going onto the eastern avenue (a12) cycled up the eastern avenue then onto Colchester road and then up brook street then i came back cause i was tired (i had already cycles around gidea park) there is a path all the way to brentwood up the motor way ( i was surprised i didnt know it was there)
anyway over the next couple of weeks i will try to find a route that people will enjoy and organise a 20-30 miles cycle once i found a route that i like