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

[srw]

Train to Watford Junction, ride to Watford Metropolitan Line or if you've got a bit more time to Rickmansworth, Met Line to Baker Street. Sorted. The Met trains are fantastic for taking bikes on.

 

[ianmac62]

Train to Watford Junction, ride to Watford Metropolitan Line or if you've got a bit more time to Rickmansworth, Met Line to Baker Street. Sorted. The Met trains are fantastic for taking bikes on.

Thanks, srw!

 

[velovoice]

Nope. Southern is your friend: http://www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/cycle-policy/Christmas-cycle-policy.

Southern is not your friend if you live north of London Bridge and therefor have no access to Southern services. Getting to HPC in the morning is not the problem, getting home from south of the river is.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Actually, there is

Kwik-Fit (GB) Limited - 1333
763 Fulham Road
Fulham
London
SW6 5UQ
Telephone 020 7736 1114

Smartarse

 

[Fab Foodie]

Actually, there is

Kwik-Fit (GB) Limited - 1333
763 Fulham Road
Fulham
London
SW6 5UQ
Telephone 020 7736 1114

Smartarse

 

[srw]

Southern is not your friend if you live north of London Bridge and therefor have no access to Southern services. Getting to HPC in the morning is not the problem, getting home from south of the river is.

Blackfriars is an easy 10 minute ride from the north end of London Bridge. Cross the bridge and turn left. Or if you'd rather trust your legs to the pavement, cross Tower Bridge and walk up Minories. Aldgate tube is at the end; get a met line train to Kings Cross St Pancras.

(I need to be careful not to get a reputation for this sort of thing...)

 

[velovoice]

Thanks srw. I believe bikes aren't allowed on Met line til after Baker St.

We'll cycle to Blackfriars, no big deal. I just wanted to correct the blanket "Southern solves all" advice. It doesn't.

 

[srw]

The whole of the Met allows bikes, except during weekday rush hour. We've got on the Met at both Kings Cross St Pancras and Aldgate equipped with a certain very large bike. Kings Cross gateline staff said "we shouldn't"; we said "we'll dismantle it on the platform if it's busy, but it's easier to carry whole". Aldgate gateline staff just opened the manual gate for us.

 

[velovoice]

Good to know. I've been going by the TfL map showing which parts of the network allow full size bikes -- off peak as you say. I used the Met line last Sunday to get to a club ride starting from Croxley -- brilliant!

 

[vernon]

Wot, all the way from Leeds? Just to meet us? Blimey.

Good company is priceless.

 

[mmmmartin]

Good company is priceless.

Well of course. But where do you expect to find this "good company"? Are you going on to somewhere else after the ride finishes?

 

[dellzeqq]

Tim O
Stephen W
Rachel W
Julie G
Rob F
Janie K
Tacey L
Phil L
John S
Els V
Jules H
Stuart G
John M
Olaf S
Katharina S
David P
Anne M
Cate R
John G
Xi C
Vernon L
Martin W
Charlie B
Martin B
Stuart A
Alice C
Luke C
Paul S (to confirm)
Titus H
Rebecca O
Grahame D
Ian McS
Ian At
Adrian C
Dr John B
Mary L
Sonia W
Greg T
Steve W
Rob H
Mick D
Miranda S
Simon B
Sue B
Eddie C
Kim T
Kevin E
Mark G
Gail G
Lee H
Susie F
Bob C

 

[vernon]

Well of course. But where do you expect to find this "good company"? Are you going on to somewhere else after the ride finishes?

I have a pie date......

 

[Fab Foodie]

I have a pie date......

Not Mrs Miggins again with the lovely large pies that you simply can't wait to Melton your tongue?

 

[vernon]

Not Mrs Miggins again with the lovely large pies that you simply can't wait to Melton your tongue?

I have yet to sample a Melton Mobray pie that hasn't been made for supermarket shelves and London will not be the venue for a tasting for the real thing sadly. My 'date' will be bringin something to spice things up a bit.....