night ride

It was great to get out on my first FNRttC* for a very long time. Meet up was outside the station in Reading, for a midnight departure as usual. There were 20-odd of us, five of us on Bromptons. Unlike the traditional London starts there was no two hour suburban slog to get out of the...

The second night ride of 2021, and slightly different, as we ride to the coast at King's Lynn, then back again. My phone did not like the cold and flaked out after King's Lynn. This was very frustrating as we had a brilliant sunrise. Barry and other riders shared their photos, which I've...

Yes, we're back, the first night ride of the year. In legally-compliant fashion, two groups of a dozen hardy souls (those Garmins with temperature readings were reporting sub-zero) set out from the South Bank (surrounded by groups of those not exactly keeping their distance, it was very busy...

The Fridays' lock down rides continue to broaden. After starting with loops, some end to ends, like London to Ashford a couple of weeks ago…and now this, the first of the old favourites to return. Brighton on the 14th… New abnormal post-work routine. Changing in the changing room at work, 2208...

Having written up last night's nocturnal pedalling, the thought occurred I ought to write this one up before the next one (I'm on the list for Whitstable this Friday)… Like the Windsor ride, the slightly amended post-work routine was in effect. No 2138 train, so the 2208 (and changing in an...

…and we're back. This wasn't the first of the rebooted, regulation-compliant rides (they started at the beginning of the month), but the first overnight one. As @rb58 has posted elsewhere, rides are being posted on the Fridays FB page at the moment- these few rides are a trial to see what works...

UPDATE 16 JULY: Thinking of running the ride on 4 September (I have that week off so makes life a bit easier for me). Assuming current regulations are still in place, a maximum of five other attendees. The Fishbourne ferry is still running (2359 still on the schedule) and still taking foot...

For ride details and registration please visit https://www.fnrttc.org.uk/london-to-winchester-13-march

Scaynes Hill from Slugwash Lane on the way to Ditchling Beacon

All good things must come to an end. Yes folks, brace yourselves, as this is the last ever Friday Night Ride to the Coast for 2019. So make the most of it, get yourself an all night pass and join in the fun. All the blurb including the link for the sign up form can be found here.

Friday 13th September will be unlucky for those who don't turn up to participate in the evergreen route of London to Brighton. All the details including the sign up form can be found on the website here. Adrian will be leading. I'll be around, possibly near the back, possibly near the front.

I am delighted to announce a FNRTTC to a brand new destination! which will be going through some of the finest Sussex countryside. At over 70 miles, it will be one of our longer rides and also one of our hilliest. So may not appeal to everyone. We'll escape London via Dulwich and Crystal...

EDIT: Due to Wightlink changing their timetable for no good reason, we will now be taking the 0100 ferry, there's no midnight one. Earlier sailing (2300) is too early for me on a work night, sorry (I did try getting the night off some weeks back, before I heard of the timetable alterations, no...

At this moment, I should have been either making my way home from Whitstable, or dozing after returning. Instead, I'm sitting here due to acts of Land Rover Discovery & mourning a bike (goodbye YBR, you died too young). Hopefully, I'll be able to cycle Monday if not tomorrow because my Honda's...

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the hardest night ride in the south of England is back again, for the fifth time. Previous attempts at finding a refreshment stop were unsuccessful, and the peloton for this one has for some reason remained compact and bijou. Oh, I remember: It's because there are...

Those of you who frequent YACF and/or do audaxes may well be aware of the Pompey Wednesday Night Pub Rides, some of whose members have joined us over the years on FNRttCs. This year, as for the past few years, there will be a PWNPR night ride back to the Flagship of Maritime England. This is not...

The hilly, Northerly ride is back on 4th August this year. I'll post more info, including sign-up details, in a little while but it's probably a good time to look at train bookings. We start from Central Manchester (Albert Square, in front of the town-hall) so any of the main MCR stations are...

This is a pre registration advance warning for anyone thinking of coming along on this ride and wanting to enjoy such delights as seeing the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe; cycling below the level of a canal, viewing what is possibly the blankest square kilometre marked on OS maps...

I am glad to announce that registration is now open for the next Friday Night Ride to the Coast. Escaping the urban sprawl along the south side of the Thames through historic Woolwich, Dartford and Gravesend, we will be stopping for a wonderful break of homemade rolls and cakes in Strood...

This is not about the ride being open to registration for the forthcoming début of the absolutely stunning new Friday Night Ride to the Coast route for Bristol to Barry. It is however a pre-ride thread, to give advance warning for anyone planning from travelling from distant parts (such as...

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the hardest night ride in the south of England is returning for its fourth edition. Last year,I came up with a Cunning Plan for both boosting numbers and making a halfway stop possible. Unfortunately, after an initial positive response from contacts over the water...

... will be announced tomorrow! (9th January 2017). Details will go up on the website and be announced on CC on a ride by ride basis about a month before each opens for registration. But if you want the FULL LIST FOR THE WHOLE YEAR **NOW** (well, tomorrow) , then hot foot over to the website...

The festive season is upon us and so we can celebrate the joys of friendship and night rides We cordially invite you to a night time adventure of discovery and lights. A Christmas Carol was Charles Dickens story about the virtues and values of the season. Have you ever wondered what influenced...

just come back from a quick flirt on the bike in the dark, and I like it ^_^. First off though I'd like to say I didn't fall off ^_^. It was exhilarating to say the least. A lot more folk about on their bikes although some were going home from work or whatever. Completely different to the day...

And finally……………..the last official FNRttC of the year. Except the “C” doesn’t mean the coast, as we’re heading inland, for that mecca of cycling, Cambridge. But it’s still a FNRttC! We’ll be leaving Hyde Park Corner at midnight, heading for unknown territory through the badlands of...

Another first for me last night! Less than a week after my first audax I done a 70 mile ride from Brampton to Sunderland last night. Was amazing and recommend it to anyone who is a keen cyclist :)

I am pleased to announce that booking is now open for the Friday Night Ride to Whitstable on 19th August.This is a wonderful ride following the Thames from Tower Bridge to the delightful seaside town of Whitstable, passing iconic sites such as the Cutty Sark in Greenwich, The Royal Arsenal in...

Yet another Friday excursion to a charming English seaside resort on the South Coast – this time we’ll ride to lovely Newhaven.* We’ll leave Hyde Park Corner at midnight, depart via Farthing Downs and use the 24-hours McDonalds at Gatwick Airport as a halfway stop. The ride will be around 60...

Registration is now open for the annual South Wales edition of the FNRttC. We depart the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay at midnight, meeting 11:30 pm. You can't really miss the WMC - it looks like this: Our exit from Cardiff is business-like but effective - it is not long until we...

It's on again, the most Northerly of the Friday night rides and the one that reaches the highest elevation even if it doesn't necessarily have the most climbing. As in previous years, we'll start from Albert Square in front of the Town Hall and we'll stop at a 24 hour McDonalds in Blackburn for...