The Fridays Xmas Tourette - 29th December. London's Finest.

[hatler]

I'm just wondering whether this would be a suitable ride for 10 and 12 year olds.

Hmmm ?

 

[dellzeqq]

if Mrs FF needs any re-assurance you can tell her that one of the ten is a 'convenience'.

'Yes, darling, we're going to get in to lycra and hang out in a public toilet'.

It's now looking about fifteen miles, but it might be abbreviated if it's chucking it down.

Definitely suitable for twelve year olds.

 

[mmmmartin]

Thanks Tim. Unfortunately, although it works, it means five hours on the train and over thirty quid in fares, so I guess I'll be giving this one a miss <sad face>

Of course, @User13710 if you were fortunate enough to own a vehicle, you could drive to somewhere such as Crawley/Uckfield/Tonbridge and take the train in and out from there. The disadvantage is that you might imbibe somewhat, in which case the only real answer would be to
A) not imbibe, which is unacceptable, obvs, or
B) imbibe and have to sleep it off in the vehicle. In which case aforesaid vehicle might have to be some sort of small campervan.

Just sayin' like...

 

[User10571]

that would be on my list if it was do-able. And I very much regret not being able to reach these...

Oooohhh! They're not far from my place. Not far at all - And Timothy Spall lives a couple of doors away from them.
Never mind changing rooms - what about moving walls?

Lordship Lane in poncy ol' East Dulwich still has a post war pre-fab
Ta-Da!
http://goo.gl/maps/tXYu4
As do a couple of streets in Nunhead.
Or at least they did the last time I turned a few spokes through there.
Weren't pre-fabs supposed to have something like a 22 year life-span?
Some have fared better than others.....
Missing this ride already......

 

[Tim Hall]

that would be on my list if it was do-able. And I very much regret not being able to reach these...

They looked familiar, but I couldn't put my finger on where I'd seen them. On t'telly perhaps. And a spot of Googling tells me there's also a Walter Segal building at Surrey Docks farm, where (Ob. Cycling) I have been to on misc Tandem Club rides and on Andrij's Thames Meander.

 

[User10571]

They looked familiar, but I couldn't put my finger on where I'd seen them. On t'telly perhaps. And a spot of Googling tells me there's also a Walter Segal building at Surrey Docks farm, where (Ob. Cycling) I have been to on misc Tandem Club rides and on Andrij's Thames Meander.

Here
http://goo.gl/maps/q4KBh
On Honor Oak Park

 

[StuartG]

I am bringing some maps of france if anyone is interested.......

Petty France? And don't forget your passport ...

 

[GM]

Yes Please, email sent.

 

[slowmotion]

that would be on my list if it was do-able. And I very much regret not being able to reach these...

Blimey! I went to lecture by Walter Segal in the mid-70s. He got up on the stage with a big cigar and a box of matches, and was about to spark up when he noticed the first slide on the screen and got distracted. He enthused before 50 students for an hour or more. We loved it.
He never managed to light the cigar! Now, that is dedication.

His books were fantastic, BTW.

 

[Tim Hall]

Not Uckfield, that would be too late and involve a change at Oxted where bikes are banned over Xmas. Not Crawley, that is the wrong side of the disruption.
Horsham or Redhill might work.

Redhill doesn't work either as there's a junction being replaced near Coulsdon or Purley and you have to route via Timbuktu, East Grinstead or Horsham.

 

[rvw]

No Neasden temple? I suspect I'll get chucked off the front of the tandem for suggesting another trip to central London along the A404, unfortunately.

Given that it isn't 9pm on a Friday night when lots of folk are heading out for the pub, and won't be pitch dark so I shall be able to see something, I might be amenable. But only as long as it is raining less than last time.

 

[StuartG]

that would be on my list if it was do-able. And I very much regret not being able to reach these...

A bunch of Honor Oak Segalites have formed a sort of co-operative to spread the word. They are currently trying to get involved in another Lewisham self-build. More info here: http://www.theruss.org/

 

[Tim Hall]

Uckfield doesn't work at all, but Three Bridges might. It depends whether I can be bothered, and also whether the weather would mean a frozen newt by Monday morning. I'd have to get from the bar to Victoria station though, which would require an escort or a black cab.

Three Bridges means routing via Horsham, so why not start there and save a whole 20 minutes?

 

[dellzeqq]

There are trains from London Bridge on the 29th.

 

[Tim Hall]

There are trains from London Bridge on the 29th.

Not to TMN-land, as far as I can tell. Not without a bus ride in the middle anyway. Or not without going via Horsham.