2010-05-01 Sat - The Bridges IX - East to West

10PM - Saturday 1st May.

Meet up at Bogus Jamstain's house on the South Bank(GLA building).
Near Tower Bridge.

Rolling East to West.

Route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2372909

Previous Rides I - VIII
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread562.html
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread712.html
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread754.html
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread4769.html
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread10714.html
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread17124.html
http://www.lfgss.com/thread24150.html
http://www.lfgss.com/thread31699.html

We will be leaving from the GLA building around 10PM
Get there around 9:30, have a beer, introduce yourself and collect a few phone numbers.

**I will be heading back into the city from Kew **
So if you need directions or someone to ride with there will be heaps of us heading back central.

1.|³|MA3K
2.Edmundro

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
   

I hear there are 3 closed bridges. Is that true?
Albert, Hammersmith, Southwark and Waterloo might be affected:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23806810-traffic-hit-by-work-on-thames-tunnel-and-four-bridges-at-the-same-time.do

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   

I hear there are 3 closed bridges. Is that true?

I think the Albert will be closed, but not to pedestrians or (more importantly) cyclists.
Waterloo Bridge is down to one lane Northbound, again no problem.

If you have any info regarding closures let me know so I can do some research.

Just edited my post to include the Standard article.

I'd be very suprised if they were totally inaccessible, particularly the further out bridges.
Will monitor, but I'm confident you will still be able to get several score of pissed-up cyclists across them.

Albert Bridge you can definitely cycle over, I do it daily. The catch is, they walled it down to one sidewalk on the west side, so it's a tight fit!

Anyway, my birthday is a few days after this, so I'd be silly to miss it!

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   

So up for this. The last one was so good (even though many got frostbite and the ice caused horrendous accidents throughout...) that I couldn't possible let another one slip between my fingers.

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   
8. Bike Destroyer
   

Missed the last one due to injury, deff not missing this one.

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   
8. Bike Destroyer
   
9. middleofnowhere
   

Missed the last one due to guarding my whisky and stereo at my son's last minute party! deff not missing this one.

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   
8. Bike Destroyer
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. conker
    

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   
8. Bike Destroyer
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. conker
    
11. joe smith
    

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   
8. Bike Destroyer
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. conker
    
11. joe smith
    
12. Rosmal
    

Experience from previous bridges rides has taught me that going east to west you need at least 6 cans because the pub in Kew will be shut by the time you get there. Or you can stop at the Offie in Putney Bridge if you're there in time...

Just chucking that advice out there.

that's great advice and should be listened to.

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   
8. Bike Destroyer
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. conker
    
11. joe smith
    
12. Rosmal
    
13. Lucky Luciano Glover
    

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   
8. Bike Destroyer
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. conker
    
11. joe smith
    
12. Rosmal
    
13. Lucky Luciano Glover
    
14. mc_nebula
    

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   
8. Bike Destroyer
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. conker
    
11. joe smith
    
12. Rosmal
    
13. Lucky Luciano Glover
    
14. mc_nebula
    
15. crimsonape
    

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   
8. Bike Destroyer
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. conker
    
11. joe smith
    
12. Rosmal
    
13. Lucky Luciano Glover
    
14. mc_nebula
    
15. crimsonape
    
16. richoking
    

missed the last one, not missing this one.

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   
8. Bike Destroyer
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. conker
    
11. joe smith
    
12. Rosmal
    
13. Lucky Luciano Glover
    
14. mc_nebula
    
15. crimsonape
    
16. richoking
    
17. izgard
    

One of these days, we could end this at Kingston. Then we could do those weird little half-lock bridges and a bit of proper towpath...

Yes please.

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   
8. Bike Destroyer
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. conker
    
11. joe smith
    
12. Rosmal
    
13. Lucky Luciano Glover
    
14. mc_nebula
    
15. crimsonape
    
16. richoking
    
17. izgard
    
18. CTML
    

1. |³|MA3K
   
2. Edmundro
   
3. sorethroat
   
4. BlueQuinn
   
5. coppiThat
   
6. Kirth
   
7. Simonw7
   
8. Bike Destroyer
   
9. middleofnowhere
   
10. conker
    
11. joe smith
    
12. Rosmal
    
13. Lucky Luciano Glover
    
14. mc_nebula
    
15. crimsonape
    
16. richoking
    
17. izgard
    
18. CTML
    
19. evans