DefBref
Über Member
- Location
- Whitehaven
Night Ride Carlisle - Newcastle 19-Sep-2014
- Thread starter mcshroom
- Start date
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DefBref
Über Member
- Location
- Whitehaven
[QUOTE 3288393, member: 10119"]I have electrons, and a number to get orange cardboard at the station. And CAIK.[/QUOTE]
I have no idea what any of that means!
I have no idea what any of that means!
OP
OP
mcshroom
Bionic Subsonic
- Location
- Egremont, Cumbria
Translation - 'Phone's charged', 'got reservation number for train tickets', 'Have CAKE!' 
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0lonerider
Veteran
- Location
- tyneside
hope you all have a safe ride and a great nite.
Kevoffthetee
On the road to nowhere
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
I'm gutted this is a little early in my cycling life as I'd really fancy this.
Good luck guys. Enjoy and safe riding
Good luck guys. Enjoy and safe riding
phantasmagoriana
Guru
- Location
- Glasgow
In Carlisle. Don't have a lock so hanging round station entrance for now as i don't fancy leaving my bike outside the pub.
puffinbilly
Veteran
Bugger it - only seen this now at 22.48 and in Newcastle and have free time this weekend - would have loved to do this. I am probably out early doors tomorrow cycling around Corbridge area but probably too late to see you guys. Hope you have a grest time - really envious.
DefBref
Über Member
- Location
- Whitehaven
Back now, really enjoyed my first experience of the Night Ride, If your hesitant I can highly recommend you try it.
Thanks to @mcshroom for organising and the lift thru and thanks to @MikeW-71 for sorting cheap train tickets for the way back.
EDIT: Oh and thanks @User10119 for the cake. Sorry didn't know your forum name until Mike mentioned it in the post below.
Thanks to @mcshroom for organising and the lift thru and thanks to @MikeW-71 for sorting cheap train tickets for the way back.
EDIT: Oh and thanks @User10119 for the cake. Sorry didn't know your forum name until Mike mentioned it in the post below.
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After spending the last few hours in a bit of a haze/doze, I am still functioning. Shattered and wanting to sleep, but functioning
That was a great experience, though it wasn't helped at the start by the accident on the M6 that had the Police diverting traffic through Carlisle and around via Brampton
. This meant that instead of the quiet A69 we had expected, every HGV from the motorway was going our way 
Once at Brampton, it all changed and we barely saw any more traffic until we got to Hexham. The two big climbs I was worried about went OK, up to Banks Turret was a bit of a slog after the steepest bit at the start, but the Greenhead climb was something else again... aargh, that was hard
.
Once over the climb we stopped at @mcshroom and @User10119 's mobile cake stop for coffee and coffee cake at about 2am 
delicious!
We made such good time that we were over an hour ahead of schedule, so an extended stop at Tesco in Hexham was nice as it let us dry out after the light drizzle that had appeared, and chat/fall asleep as we wanted.
Once on the cycleway into Newcastle (this is great, It seems a right pain getting into Newcastle by road on a bike), though manoevering a road bike at walking pace and over kerbs when you've been up all night soon shows up how tired you actually are, and I ended up with a clipless fall within 2 miles of the finish
. No damage done, except to pride. I just used the flat sides of the pedals after that (like I should have done in the first place).
We were still early, and had to wait a good 20 mins for the Quayside to open, whereupon we demolished a hearty breakfast before getting the train back.
I'll be doing that again
It was great to ride with all of you, many new faces for me, hope to see you again soon
That was a great experience, though it wasn't helped at the start by the accident on the M6 that had the Police diverting traffic through Carlisle and around via Brampton
. This meant that instead of the quiet A69 we had expected, every HGV from the motorway was going our way Once at Brampton, it all changed and we barely saw any more traffic until we got to Hexham. The two big climbs I was worried about went OK, up to Banks Turret was a bit of a slog after the steepest bit at the start, but the Greenhead climb was something else again... aargh, that was hard
.Once over the climb we stopped at @mcshroom and @User10119 's mobile cake stop for coffee and coffee cake at about 2am
delicious!We made such good time that we were over an hour ahead of schedule, so an extended stop at Tesco in Hexham was nice as it let us dry out after the light drizzle that had appeared, and chat/fall asleep as we wanted.
Once on the cycleway into Newcastle (this is great, It seems a right pain getting into Newcastle by road on a bike), though manoevering a road bike at walking pace and over kerbs when you've been up all night soon shows up how tired you actually are, and I ended up with a clipless fall within 2 miles of the finish
. No damage done, except to pride. I just used the flat sides of the pedals after that (like I should have done in the first place).We were still early, and had to wait a good 20 mins for the Quayside to open, whereupon we demolished a hearty breakfast before getting the train back.
I'll be doing that again
It was great to ride with all of you, many new faces for me, hope to see you again soon 
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
Tremendous fun, huge thanks to all concerned, and special mention to @mcshroom and @User10119 for cakeular support ☺
Waiting for m'train home from Darlo after a splendid night and day of forumites and caik and touring the 24-hour-open establishments of the north. Quite tired now. Thanks all!
Oh... and excellent bridgery there, Mike.
*must not fall asleep on the delayed 19.33 EC service and wake up in That London*
Oh... and excellent bridgery there, Mike.
*must not fall asleep on the delayed 19.33 EC service and wake up in That London*
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
The Bridge On The River Crinkly
Cor blimey, guv'nor, that's a big'un! 
(Now home, having narrowly avoided deaf-by-singing by the rowdy drunks in Darlo station, managed to not sleep through my station by virtue of not getting a seat, successfully navigated through the drunkards and heavy police presence in York, just missed a bus and decided to be extravagant and negotiated the taxi queue.
ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz........
(Now home, having narrowly avoided deaf-by-singing by the rowdy drunks in Darlo station, managed to not sleep through my station by virtue of not getting a seat, successfully navigated through the drunkards and heavy police presence in York, just missed a bus and decided to be extravagant and negotiated the taxi queue.
ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz........
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