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Trip to Brick Lane first Sue for a town runaroundIt will be cheap and good quality.
erm ... fails to understand the reference ... suspects it might be some insider London thing and I'm going to look like a bit of a t*t for not getting it 🙂
Anyway, if I manage to get over being poorly and having 'birdflu', I'm there (well, will be when I know where 'there' is - Elf, at some point details of a specific place and a time to meet would be useful!)
It's in London isn't it .. so that's a fixie or a brompton and skinny jeans, yes?
(If it was in Wales it'd be wellies, waterproofs, and lots of gears ... but I hear you do things differently darn south in that there big city)
Trip to Brick Lane first Sue for a town runaround
It will be cheap and good quality.
erm ... fails to understand the reference ... suspects it might be some insider London thing
You can buy stolen bikes at the end of brick lane , allegedly. 🙁
So, when and where's the start? Brompton do?
Yes, do tell!
Old St Pancreas Church is lovely. Yes I know it's St Pancras but having achurch and rail station named after a body part is much funnier 🙂
Got clearance so am in attendance. With the potential range of machinery in attendance and hostelries to be visited will there be a dress code?
Actually, we could have a tour of sites of religious interest. Nice churches and stuff, some fabulous architecture in London, including stuff like this Big Domey Thing*:
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(* ©SueW, June 2011)
So its a morally uplifting tour before a descent into ale filled revelry?
wingnuts - 'dress code'? Ah ... I'm going to have chose from whatever I can cram into my case, which so far comprises of:
- party frock and heels (coming straight down to London on Thursday night from a xmas party)
- work suit and boots for meetings on Friday
- wellies and waterproofs for a weekend in the Bedfordshire countryside with my sister's pack of gundogs
Somehow, I suspect none of the above will be entirely suitable!
If I can bring the Roadrat, and I don't end up going roadying with Dulwich Paragon then count me in....
So its a morally uplifting tour before a descent into ale filled revelry?
Oh yes.
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Think I'll be the character sitting at the back in black holding his wig!
Is there a start time and place yet? I have a 2nd birthday party I would love to [s]miss[/s] attend in Brighton at 4pm
what's the deal for the weekend then, dudes?
Noooooooooo!
Now I can make it, but have the lurgy.
I wanna come, but I doubt I'll be able to make it. Visiting the out-laws, see? Gahh.
Never say never though!
Think I'm going to have to bow out of this one. My family need a definite answer about what I'm doing on Saturday, and this pootle is somewhat short on any firm plans and seems a bit dead in the water! (must be all that pollution in the Thames 🙂 )
Hopefully it'll happen another time, and I'll get to meet up with you folks then.
I thought it was a definite, just waiting for a start time and place. Elf?
Elf is having a little "holiday." coutesy of the mods I'll email him
Again? I take Mark is involved.
Mailed him as well
Gawd knows.
We could DIY! Do i recall a suggested start at 11.00 by the wobbly bridge? Lets invade otherwise I'll be stuck with outlaws in Bethnal Green!
Elf says it is a 11am start at the North end of the wobbly bridge.
Snacks and pubs en route.
And yes Elf has been victimised by Mark Alker again.
Why do I keep paying Alker his wages? Remind me please?
I saw the thread in question - Elf was not out of order. Others get awa with far more
the wobbly bridge i take it being the millennium bridge from TM to St P's?
shame we can't make it 10, by the way - not light for long at the end of December!
the wobbly bridge i take it being the millennium bridge from TM to St P's?
I might be able to make it now, can someone confirm the meet point?
I'll email him too, as well
(cheers TJ & Pete. It's not a surprise any more, is it?)
Still looking to do this too, foldie for me now cos' I'm not too sure about leaving my 29er out in Londons daylight.
we're not going to be leaving our bikes anywhere we can't see them. or at least i'm not! wouldn't worry about security.
ohhh really?? i thought elfs "bring a lock" was cos' we're gonna end up in the pub...(s,s,s,s,s add infernytum)
excellent.
well last one of these i went on we did end up in a pub, but were outside not far from all the bikes. don't know about this time as it'll be colder but i would rather ride my bike and miss out on the pub bit if not compatible!
I for one will not be attending sounds like running a group ride has gone to his head 😆
PP - the wobbly bridge i take it being the millennium bridge from TM to St P's?
Yes it is and I'll be there at 11.00, with a big lock.
Right ok sorry I'm late, bin 'away' for a couple of days, in't I?
Bit silly really, cos whilst I'm banned for alleged 'negative use of the forum', I can't be on here using the forum for positive things like organising Pootles now, can I? And is not that what the forum's all about? 🙄 😆 Oh teh ironing...
Hey ho.
Anyway's up; meet is 11 am-ish, norf end of the wobblyMillenium Brij, what joins Tat modern and St Pauls near enough.
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See those stairs? At the foot of those. Out of the way of most of the tourists, there.
Then, right, we'll just pootle around the City, have a look at some old stuff, interesting bits and pieces. I thought we could take in the Temple, Royal Courts, Lincolns Inn Fields, Grays Inn, Smithfields, the Barbican, round the Gherkin and that, Leadenhall Market, down to the Tower, then along to Wapping for a pint. The Captain Kidd has an off-street outside bit, where bikes should be safe but bring a lock anyway, We can lock bikes all together they will be safe.
So, loads of history, architecture, art and more. Loads of really famous and historically significant places. Bung a bell on so's we can ring at the camp by St Pauls.
And don't forget to wrap up warm for the love of God. It'll be proper chilly on Saturday, although should hopefully be quite sunny. We'll be moving quite slowly so warm clothing is very important. Bring extra layers with you!
It's not going to be a mega-pootle; several people have to leave early, some people are recovering from illness/operations and stuff, others may be joining late so they'll need to be able to find us, and it's sometimes nice to just ride along slowly, take in the sights. Nice, gentle pootle. Will still be good fun though.
As for locks; look, it's a massive city and there's crime. Even if you just want to pop into a shop for a mo, you'll need a lock.
And that should sort us out nicely to then head back into town, for a Waterloo Sunset...
looking forward to it. if it stops snowing!
Yeah bloody snowing! Leave it out! 😡
The weather is forecast to be cloudy then brightening up a bit later hopefully for our Pootle.
But if that changes dramatically, and it's proper pelting it down, then we'll have to cancel I'm afraid. 🙁 I don't think it will be though.
i'm not staying at home even if it is snowing. it'll be fine. 🙂
Hope it's on, but as arriving by train from the wastelands of Milton Keynes need a decision by 9 as the bethnal green diversion has been cancelled and I'm under pressure not to come down! Not going to turn up as billy no mates and be crucified for not going shopping as well!
it's on. 🙂
Yeah, it's brightening up, and the cloud predictions are looking good; no rain forecast for tomoz.
Just scribbling down a provisional 'route'. Trying to consider stuff like the legality of certain sections; think the Barbican might have restrictions for bikes, but hopefully we can avoid any Babylonian Intervention.
Will be a right one for taking pics. Bring cams!
Oh, and thenaughtyboy will probbly be riding down steps and stuff so make sure you get video evidence to hand over to CoL Plod. And hope a Big Man will be along to show him the error of his ways...
I think I'll come 🙂
I'll be leaving from Victoria Station, and I'll have to be there early to pick up my advance (Cheap!) ticket to get to Fareham, so I'll be off about 4.30pm.
good skills. i'll also bring a camera. and my best set of steps tyres. and some warm clothes!
Yep. I'm coming, just bought me train tikkit. 🙂
have a smashing ride/drinky boys and gals :):) sounds like good fun
Damn, can't make it 🙁 Can't get a lift from my sister's to the station in Bedford, and don't have a bike to cycle there.
Was looking forward to meeting folks, maybe another time.
Have fun!
but hopefully we can avoid any Babylonian Intervention.
Not going to happen now I'm afraid. I've made sure of that.
CCTV cameras will be buzzing, swiveling and zooming in & out on your motley bunch start to finish 😈