2010-12-02 - "Those London Lights" #3 Urgent Ride Change

Ha! I remember hearing it and thinking the security guards were just trying to scatter us with a warning shot..

Markyboy admits responsibility for exploding tube. We should tell the 7/7 enquiry....

I think the reserve list should head out anyway, as a second group.

there was a big to-do about limiting numbers on a forum ride in previous incarnations.

More than 50 on the same night would be too much carnage unfortunately.

if things go wrong, 50 gets to be too many.. we had so many punctures the first year that a lot of people had to bail before we got half way in just because of the time. it's a winding route round some parts and some of it is well off the beaten track.. with four people in an energetic mood the ride takes over two hours, with 50 it takes much much longer. it's also about trying to not make too much fuss as some of the ride goes through residential areas.

Or maybe each group could attack the route from opposite ends, meeting up in the middle....?

i think part of the reason why the ride was enjoyed a lot is because the route's worked out so that it's a process of reveals.. you're riding along in darkness and then suddenly something really nice is before you (I'm not just talking about Markyboy's gruff athleticism). so it doesn't really work in reverse.

I'll have a think about organising two separate nights if there's enough interest, though it depends on work. if i'm not working much around then i'll happily do another night a few days after this one but i won't know till nearer the date.

it's worth saying that i went for the first recce last night and as I thought there are building and engineering works going on this year that make parts of the original route unworkable - notably the Greenwich foot tunnel. anyway it was no real surprise but it means the route will be different.. i'll be working on it in the next couple of weeks anyway. who knows, it might be even better.

definitely up for doing a run on the next day if someone will lead it.

Sumo if you want to take joint responsibility I'd be happy to also.

Joint responsibility for getting lots of people lost? No thanks, I can't navigate past brick lane/london fields. Maybe someone who goes on the first one can lead the second?

If you're worried about leading it and Phil can't do a second one, then I'm sure you could do it a week later and get a group of three or four to go on a recce with you during the week to sure up the route.

I guess I need to gauge interest with the reserves. If peeps are up for it and the op can't lead another I don't mind scoping out the route myself.

I think the reserve list should head out anyway, as a second group.

Or maybe each group could attack the route from opposite ends, meeting up in the middle....?

How about two groups of 40 on consecutive nights or a week apart?

what about four groups of 25, starting from the cardinals points, attacking the center, having a piss, ending at the opposite, twice a week every fourteen?

all of this with the usual cup of java

This^

Plus we clone 'jamas so each have a spirit guide to see us safely over the river that separates the living from the not yet dead.

What about 17 groups of 8.5 each?

I'm only anticipating more people turning up and putting themselves on the reserves list, of course.

I like your thinking olly, but surely the maths is wrong?. 8.352 groups of 8.5 would tally up to 71 riders inn total.

Sorry, didn't read the post properly, although you may be a little ambitious with the total!

Actually, let's make 11.5 groups of 67.11 each. How does that sound?

^ over zealous

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Oliver Schick again.

What about 17 groups of 8.5 each?

1 + damo
2+ snowy
3+ spags
4+ ?
etc

and now you never will...

Partridge shrug

1. pajamas
   
2. Joe Smiff
   
3. Wibble
   
4. TheorySwine
   
5. Dov aka Dov
   
6. Coppi
   
7. mick mccarthy
   
8. kattiep
   
9. ivandaterrible
   
10. bainbridge
    
11. ms.chris
    
12. Fox
    
13. golgol
    
14. ian (conker)
    
15. truli
    
16. cafewanda
    
17. serk
    
18. moog
    
19. crumb
    
20. brakerrr
    
21. Oliver Schick
    
22. Blue Quinns
    23.Gav86
    
23. middlofnowhere
    
24. furious tiles
    
25. laner
    
26. jcgarcia
    
27. betty
    
28. IDoNothing
    
29. Fussball
    
30. t®um
    
31. supersonik-zlad
    
32. Nigel182
    
33. ondine
    
34. FridayOctober29th
    
35. spybot
    
36. Wiesia
    
37. Markyboy
    
38. hamsandwich
    
39. nneil
    
40. veLLo
    
41. 6pt
    
42. diapo
    
43. quaddie
    
44. mashton
    
45. Jogger
    
46. wools
    
47. ziska
    
48. yeh731
    
49. michaeln
    
    
    

Reserves:

1. hartxander
   
2. dublinkevin
   
3. fade
   
4. fluff
   5.George Sportif
   
5. Sumo
   
6. lardboy
   
7. LittleHeather
   
8. T4
   
9. stevo_com
   
10. Digger
    
11. plastic pedals
    
12. cV
    
13. superjoe who can't be arsed to copy+paste on his iPhone
    
14. bodieanddoyle
    
15. BenJam
    17.JD (might be lucky you never know!)
    
16. somebody
    
17. Velocio
    
18. dimi3
    
19. kboy
    
20. tika
    
    

i just saw this jims jams. Never managed to do it in the previous years

1. pajamas
   
2. Joe Smiff
   
3. Wibble
   
4. TheorySwine
   
5. Dov aka Dov
   
6. Coppi
   
7. mick mccarthy
   
8. kattiep
   
9. ivandaterrible
   
10. bainbridge
    
11. ms.chris
    
12. Fox
    
13. golgol
    
14. ian (conker)
    
15. truli
    
16. cafewanda
    
17. serk
    
18. moog
    
19. crumb
    
20. brakerrr
    
21. Oliver Schick
    
22. Blue Quinns
    23.Gav86
    
23. middlofnowhere
    
24. furious tiles
    
25. laner
    
26. jcgarcia
    
27. betty
    
28. IDoNothing
    
29. Fussball
    
30. t®um
    
31. supersonik-zlad
    
32. Nigel182
    
33. ondine
    
34. FridayOctober29th
    
35. spybot
    
36. Wiesia
    
37. Markyboy
    
38. hamsandwich
    
39. nneil
    
40. veLLo
    
41. 6pt
    
42. diapo
    
43. quaddie
    
44. mashton
    
45. Jogger
    
46. wools
    
47. ziska
    
48. yeh731
    
49. michaeln
    
    
    

Reserves:

1. hartxander
   
2. dublinkevin
   
3. fade
   
4. fluff
   5.George Sportif
   
5. Sumo
   
6. lardboy
   
7. LittleHeather
   
8. T4
   
9. stevo_com
   
10. Digger
    
11. plastic pedals
    
12. cV
    
13. superjoe who can't be arsed to copy+paste on his iPhone
    
14. bodieanddoyle
    
15. BenJam
    17.JD (might be lucky you never know!)
    
16. somebody
    
17. Velocio
    
18. dimi3
    
19. kboy
    
20. tika
    
21. marcom
    

1. pajamas
   
2. Joe Smiff
   
3. Wibble
   
4. TheorySwine
   
5. Dov aka Dov
   
6. Coppi
   
7. mick mccarthy
   
8. kattiep
   
9. ivandaterrible
   
10. bainbridge
    
11. ms.chris
    
12. Fox
    
13. golgol
    
14. ian (conker)
    
15. truli
    
16. cafewanda
    
17. serk
    
18. moog
    
19. crumb
    
20. brakerrr
    
21. Oliver Schick
    
22. Blue Quinns
    23.Gav86
    
23. middlofnowhere
    
24. furious tiles
    
25. laner
    
26. jcgarcia
    
27. betty
    
28. IDoNothing
    
29. Fussball
    
30. t®um
    
31. supersonik-zlad
    
32. Nigel182
    
33. ondine
    
34. FridayOctober29th
    
35. spybot
    
36. Wiesia
    
37. Markyboy
    
38. hamsandwich
    
39. nneil
    
40. veLLo
    
41. 6pt
    
42. diapo
    
43. quaddie
    
44. mashton
    
45. Jogger
    
46. wools
    
47. ziska
    
48. yeh731
    
49. michaeln
    
    
    

Reserves:

1. hartxander
   
2. dublinkevin
   
3. fade
   
4. fluff
   5.George Sportif
   
5. Sumo
   
6. lardboy
   
7. LittleHeather
   
8. T4
   
9. stevo_com
   
10. Digger
    
11. plastic pedals
    
12. cV
    
13. superjoe who can't be arsed to copy+paste on his iPhone
    
14. bodieanddoyle
    
15. BenJam
    17.JD (might be lucky you never know!)
    
16. somebody
    
17. Velocio
    
18. dimi3
    
19. kboy
    
20. tika
    
21. marcom
    
22. mickey moomoo
    

1. pajamas
   
2. Joe Smiff
   
3. Wibble
   
4. TheorySwine
   
5. Dov aka Dov
   
6. Coppi
   
7. mick mccarthy
   
8. kattiep
   
9. ivandaterrible
   
10. bainbridge
    
11. ms.chris
    
12. Fox
    
13. golgol
    
14. ian (conker)
    
15. truli
    
16. cafewanda
    
17. serk
    
18. moog
    
19. crumb
    
20. brakerrr
    
21. Oliver Schick
    
22. Blue Quinns
    23.Gav86
    
23. middlofnowhere
    
24. furious tiles
    
25. laner
    
26. jcgarcia
    
27. betty
    
28. IDoNothing
    
29. Fussball
    
30. t®um
    
31. supersonik-zlad
    
32. Nigel182
    
33. ondine
    
34. FridayOctober29th
    
35. spybot
    
36. Wiesia
    
37. Markyboy
    
38. hamsandwich
    
39. nneil
    
40. veLLo
    
41. 6pt
    
42. diapo
    
43. quaddie
    
44. mashton
    
45. Jogger
    
46. wools
    
47. ziska
    
48. yeh731
    
49. michaeln
    
    
    

Reserves:

1. hartxander
   
2. dublinkevin
   
3. fade
   
4. fluff
   5.George Sportif
   
5. Sumo
   
6. lardboy
   
7. LittleHeather
   
8. T4
   
9. stevo_com
   
10. Digger
    
11. plastic pedals
    
12. cV
    
13. superjoe who can't be arsed to copy+paste on his iPhone
    
14. bodieanddoyle
    
15. BenJam
    17.JD (might be lucky you never know!)
    
16. somebody
    
17. Velocio
    
18. dimi3
    
19. kboy
    
20. tika
    
21. marcom
    
22. mickey moomoo
    
23. simonw7