Well, only Natasha at the Needle. The massive drenching showers of earlier in the afternoon had completely disappeared and if you had planned to come, but changed your mind due to that earlier weather, you missed a treat. Over the bridge, through the mad mayhem that is rush hour Thames crossing traffic, for maybe a minute, down to the riverside and peace, calm, sun peeping through the clouds, for the… Read More »A Quirky Afterworker May 2013
I’ll be at the Southwark Needle again, this Thursday 9th May, at 6.30pm. South end of London Bridge outside Evans. This time, I’ll head to the northside of the river and ride eastwards to Island Gardens, stroll through the tunnel to Greenwich, pedal up through the park, across Blackheath and down to the Waterlink Way, which I’ll follow for a bit. It connects with a few good cyclepaths that allow pleasant, traffic… Read More »Afterworker this week
As the warm weather arrives, be sure to check our rides on our Rides and Events page. We run rides every weekend throughout the year, regardless of the weather (unless health and safety concerns are too great, which is rare). However, we know that some of you prefer to ride when the weather’s better, so don’t forget to check out what we are doing now the weather is improving. Some… Read More »Rides programme hotting up
Posted on February 1, 2013 by Jane A bunch of us met at Greenwich by the tunnel on Sunday morning, just as the rain cleared for blue sky and sun to accompany us. As seems usual these days, the north lift was out of action again, but all sixteen of us managed to get our bikes up the stairs and thence to the riverside. The sky was blue, the sun… Read More »Riding Up the Canal for Coffee
Just a quick update for tomorrow-meeting around 9am at London Bridge for the 9.24 to E. Grinstead. Lunch probably in Hartfield about halfway or so on this 40 mile ride. Link to route here http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=buluqhkruconauuc Leader contact: Jane on 07826559603 (phone now working fine)
What a gorgeous day for a bike ride. Right from the start, as we waited for the group to meet under Blackfriars Bridge, watching the mudlarks scavenge below and a rather odd cormorant poking his bill skywards, rather than diving for food, under a beautiful winter morning sun and blue sky. A ridiculously cheap train trip to Harpenden later (£4.50 with groupsave and network card mix) we were riding out… Read More »Hertfordshire Lanes and a Literary Diversion
What’s going on in Lewisham, that is, as regards the council actively implementing measures to improve cycling for those of us already out there, and, arguably, even more importantly, to get new cyclists making the choice to leave their bikes at home and walk or ride on their daily journeys. Well, Lewisham Cyclists is about to find out the answer to that question. Last year, we put together what we… Read More »What’s Going On?
I rode out to the meetpoint at Cutty Sark Gardens, not really expecting anyone to turn up for this ride. It was bitterly cold, with a freezing easterly blowing up the river and flakes of snow were falling. I had already received three messages from people who had thought earlier in the week, they would come, saying they had thought better of it. However, London cyclists are obviously pretty tough… Read More »Canals and Coffee Ride part Two
Just a quick reminder-our meeting tonight at the Dog and Bell in Deptford, 6.30pm. All welcome. And here is a link to a route for our ride on Saturday. London based, 30 miles, easy, although some busy sections so not suitable for young children. Meeting Greenwich, Cutty Sark Gardens by the foot tunnel entrance 10am. read our ride info page if you have never ridden with us before. If you… Read More »Meeting tonight and ride this weekend
Well, the weather forecast was pretty good, even promising a bit of sun, and it’s been reliable lately. So, I did not cancel this ride, even though this was our hilly, harder one of the month. 7 hardy souls turned up , a bit less than the crowd we get for the cafes canals and parks type London based rides we also do. You lot will have to do better… Read More »Over the Hills and Not So far Away: The Ride