LDN Bridges and Beers Ride. June 14th.

[theclaud]

I hope the date doesn't change - I've rearranged stuff for this.

Well I intend to be at HC at 10:30. So there had better be beer and bridges. Or else.

 

[hatler]

HC station, or the Palace itself ?

I'm very happy to navigate us from HC to Kingston alongside the river, cross Kingston Bridge and then more Thameside path to Richmond.
(This presuming that we get the hoped for hatler turnout.)

 

[anothersam]

I'm in too, if it doesn't rain on our parade. Am happy to follow iLB or his designated successor or hatler & drunken progeny...

 

[Gordon P]

Bridges cannot be too hard. After all you can see the next one most of the time. Beer, by comparison would be much harder, unless FYP is OK.

FYP?

And re other posts mine & Lonica's parents have left it far too late to rearrange the dates of our birthdays....

the Founders Arms next to Blackfriars Bridge

Is definitely of interest.... I shall be turning up with about 10 people, give or take, I think/hope.
In the next couple of days I shall plot a route from LMNH west to coincide with the HC peeps. Any thoughts about a watering hole near Battersea, Albert or Chelsea Bridges?
My lot will include some slower riders so

cross Kingston Bridge and then more Thameside path to Richmond

then comes Twickenham, Kew, Chiswick & Hammersmith - some serious riding will be required (which will make you thirsty!) but conversely will give my posse time to move gently west & work up their own thirst. Then Putney & Wandsworth lead to Battersea....

 

[ianrauk]

Sorry I won't be joining this ride peeps. It's Mrs Ian birthday on this day.

 

[Gordon P]

I won't be joining this ride peeps

Too bad - she doesn't want to come along & make it a trio of birthdays?

 

[iLB]

Hear ye, hear ye... despite my manager being a bald angry Cypriot I have the day off.

 

[iLB]

If you plan to be at HC (south side of the bridge) at 10.30 please post to make that clear.

 

[Mark Grant]

I'm intending to be there.
BTW if you are going east along the river the cycle track is on the north side, then the south after Kingston.

 

[rb58]

I'm intending to be there, but may not be able to stay the distance as have family stuff in the afternoon.

 

[hatler]

If you plan to be at HC (south side of the bridge) at 10.30 please post to make that clear.

If we come, yes, we would go there.

Confirmation later, probably Saturday.

 

[iLB]

If we come, yes, we would go there.

Confirmation later, probably Saturday.

Would be great to see you.

 

[iLB]

Negotiating the lunch stop at the moment, this will dictate my final route choice.

Some bridges may be missed out under the guise of "artistic licence". The route is subject to minor changes but I will post a link to a broad brush stroke version of it later today, please nobody mention the word Garmin.

I'm sure you are all well versed in these things already but PLEASE look over your bike before the weekend, check the tyres, brakes, cables etc. Bring the tools and spares that you would take on any other ride. The weather still has time to change but at the moment it looks a bit wet in the afternoon, maybe bring a rain jacket.

List from HC:

Adrian
theclaud
ilb

 

[iLB]

I could write this into part of an epic. If there's a route planned, I may be interested.

The route is coming, what were you thinking?

 

[anothersam]

If you plan to be at HC (south side of the bridge) at 10.30 please post to make that clear.

I plan to be at HC (south side of the bridge) @10.30.

Do you want to be notified about last minute cancellations? Text/call you or post here or something?