"Park and Ride" Saturday 24th October

[Aperitif]

Only a vague idea as to the route. North London is Bandit Country. The sooner we get South of the River the better.

You have to be one rich mother* bandit to go where we are venturing Gersh...I just totted up the parks - 29 if all goes to plan,(11 before reaching the hallowed ground of High St Kensington) possibly thirty if there is a good vibe and we can throw in Battersea...(bit naff as it is South of the Riv.)
Even the off road bits can be done 'on road' - it's just that the 'on road' is gravelly...

Come on - "let's be having one" (that's you).
The forecast for fun looks brilliant. We owe it to mikee - he's the one making the idiotic voyage down South from oop North - again effort after all...

 

[ttcycle]

(bit naff as it is South of the Riv.)

Puh - none of that 'Teef- we all know Saaaarrrfff is better!

 

[Aperitif]

Puh - none of that 'Teef- we all know Saaaarrrfff is better!

Oh. Ok - just testing the 'vibe'

(All this being code for 'I don't exactly know the way' ) - not usually a problem for the errant mouseketeer.

Our rallying call runs along these lines:

" Where are we?
Can you see?
We've no idea,
just follow me.

Hungry now...
it won't be long.
Oh b**ger me,
we just went wrong!"

et seq...

Luckily, the lad from oop North knows where he's going.
Kings X of course!

 

[ttcycle]

What parks are listed? I may know some of the ways (jesus do I want the responsibility??!!)

 

[Aperitif]

What parks are listed? I may know some of the ways (jesus do I want the responsibility??!!)

Ok - anything we cycle past, through or adjacent to:
Dartmouth Park
Highgate/ Parliament Hill Fields
Hampstead Heath
Sandy Heath
H/Heath extension
Golders Hill Park
Primrose Hill
Regents Park
(A cheeky Queen Marys Gardens thrown in...)
Hyde Park
Kensington Gardens
Eel Brook Common
Putney Heath
Richmond Park
Hampton Court Park
Bushy Park
Carlisle Park - perhaps
Pass Kempton Park racecourse - the ultimate 'park & ride'
Sunbury Park
Wierdly, in Shepperton, the Las Palmas Estate
Remenham Park
Upton Park
Herschel Park
Stoke Green
Stoke Common
Burnham Beeches
Dorney Common
Eton Great Common.

Then of course, there is Windsor great Park - which may insert itself a bit higher in the list - according to the vibe!

Then there's Battersea Park and...

(Should have got sponsorship from Parkers I suppose...)

 

[ttcycle]

Bloody hell 'Teef - that's ambitious!

The vibe is collaborative yes? It's good, it's chilled - we'll play it by ear -lol!

 

[mistral]

I hate the cold, forecast for Saturday we know is wet, looks a bit parky too

 

[mike e]

BIG, MASSIVE, HUGE "PENDING" DISASTER...

Credit card used to buy rail tickets shredded by err indoors before I had used it to collect my train tickets from the machine at the station, obviously I wasn't aware of this and it has now thrown a bit of a spanner in the works as I cannot use it.

Hopefully, I can ring them up at 8am and arrange to collect the tickets at the station, otherwise that's £44.50 down the drain and a long bike ride to London and back...yet more...

Will keep you all posted...

 

[redjedi]

That's a bit of a nightmare Mike. If you've still got the parts of the card, you should be able to pick up the tickets from the ticket office. Perhaps take some ID as well.


Well I went for a short ride around my house and my arm wasn't too bad. Made sure I found some speed bumps and some rough patches and I didn't suffer too much.
Soon after I got back my hand and arm did stiffen up a bit, but that may have been caused by the track pump and when I cable tied my computer sensor back on the front fork.

It felt alright after a bit of stretching (not Davy style stretching ).

So I will be heading out in the morning aiming to do the ride, but reserve the option of bailing out if needed. If I can make it too Hampton alright then I should be able to do the whole thing.

But the bad news is that I didn't manage to get any overshoes last night, so nice wet feet for me tomorrow

 

[Aperitif]

I thought folk used suet oop north mikee - not shredded plastic. Just get a cab...

Seriously, I hope it turns out ok for you. Otherwise get some sticky backed plastic and set to work...

Season of mistral's and mellow forecasting,
Close bosom-friend of the missing sun;
Conspiring with him how to load and bless
With rain the riders that round the park-ways run;

With apologies...Today is a beautiful morning - complete with veiling mist. OK - the weather reports say rain but how often do we trust what some boff has to say about something so speculative?
Mistral may be strong, he may be cold - but he's usually dry!

 

[Aperitif]

"It 'ain't gonna rain, right?"

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ttcycle
Marilyn
Davywalnuts
mikee
des O
redjedi
mistral
Origamist
Crock of G
Clivedb
Oxbob
Tollers
Norm

Is there anyone I have forgotten? My apologies - copy and paste please...all welcome.
Featuring end of season, pre-festive season raffle! Be there or be square shredded.

 

[ttcycle]

jesus Mike, I hope you managed to negotiate your tickets- fingers crossed for you mate!

 

[clivedb]

What a beautiful day for a ride .... today!

But I remain optimistic about tomorrow!

I hope you can get your tickets sorted, Mike - people must lose their cards all the time. I suggest taking more than one piece of evidence of your ID - eg driving license and utility bill - if that's enough for banks to combat money laundering...

See you all tomorrow.

 

[mike e]

Tickets hopefully sorted, picking them up tonight, Won't be 100% happy until there in my hand...

 

[Aperitif]

What a beautiful day for a ride .... today!

But I remain optimistic about tomorrow!

I hope you can get your tickets sorted, Mike - people must lose their cards all the time. I suggest taking more than one piece of evidence of your ID - eg driving license and utility bill - if that's enough for banks to combat money laundering...

See you all tomorrow.

I'm with you clive - it is 'shirtsleeve' weather in Kentish Town today.If only I had some shirtsleeves ...