Best Way To Start Off

I just joined in the attempt to find some like-minded souls to cycle with over the weekends or of an evening.

I have a couple of fixies, neither particularly impressive (an old 64' Claude Butler and some heavy piece of crap I got off gumtree and am slowly rebuilding) I cycle 6 miles to work a few days a week and am looking for a way to dive a little deeper - ideally to find a regular crew to ride and develop with (does the 'develop' bit sound creepy?).

Anyway, be good to hear your thoughts on the best ways to get involved.

drinks, every night of the week
north east south and west, also se, so there will be something local to you
meet some people
or join some rides ... in the rides thread

and don't call them fixies !! ;-)

Oh no! a faux pas already! This is why I'm terrified

baptism of fire on the faux pas front. Drinks and rides are both a good shout.
Some of my best London living memories are on LFGSS rides.

Be honest guys, is it pretentious-ville?

SPFG is pretty regular they ride every sat

Be honest guys, is it pretentious-ville?

Some riders have beards?

I joined in by going on the St. Paul's ride through the city at night. Great fun, everyone was really nice, no-one said "brakes are death" or anything.

http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/245185/?offset=1375#comment11751061

no-one said "brakes are death" or anything.

lol I doubt that

there are some pricks, there are many really nice people
i think you'll find it's much like real life

you'll find a soul mate i'm sure

Your sixty-four feet tall Claude Butler sounds really damned impressive, actually.

http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/237769/

some inspiration

The Rides and Races sub forum.

Hello!

Oh no! a faux pas already! This is why I'm terrified

You are getting off lightly, perhaps the new more friendly interface has affected people here...

I just wanted to jump on the bandwagon and say hello. I to am new, moved to London about 10 months ago from Bristol.

Find a drinks I the social forum or sign up for a ride. Howard is running an ice cream themed ride which would be a good place to start...

I just found learning to hate my oyster card and so make my bike the only way to travel made everything awesome. Even the most dull time shopping is sandwiched by 2 awesome little rides(even tho they are solo).

Maybe also worth grabbing some of the freebie cycle maps from tfl. Be warned they are a few years old now and need a reprint in some areas(tottehnam court road station mess is all post print I think). They hand them out in a little office in the middle of victoria station too.

https://www.tfl.gov.uk/forms/12419.aspx

See you around at the drinks/rides/spotted thread.

Assuming the weather is good it will be awesome. Gonna get mint chocolate first

Awesome cheers Clockwise! Just ordered 6 of the things.. Don't know London AT ALL, so they will come in veeeery handy.

Should really start going on some rides then!

I've never been on a ride either i'm pretty new myself, been riding fixed for around four years completed my first build recently too.
Anyway what about a newbie ride, where all the new members get together and go for a ride?

That is an excellent idea! Go to the rides and races and set one up.

Is there an uncut steerer demand for participation?

a newbie ride would be a great idea

don't see why a distinction should be made between new and old, They will be meeting new people regardless, but will probably have a less experienced route setter, and at the end of it wont know what a forum ride is like! Not to discourage it, I just feel they should simply create or join a more general forum ride instead

Used to be occasional noob beers ride (http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/141592/) meeting at Trafalgar. A good introduction/indoctrination to the forum values:
ride a bike
drink beer
ride a bike