London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

10PM - 15th of November.

Meet up at Bogus Jamstain(motorbikes in your buslane)'s house on the South Bank(GLA building).
Near Tower Bridge.


Rolling East to West.

Route(tweaked FTW): http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2372909

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Shaping up to be a good ride with good weather.
A few things to read before you go:

Check over your bike
Make sure it is roadworthy
-Check your tyres for wear and glass/flints/sharp objects
-Pump up the tyres(correctly inflated tyres puncture less)
-Check your lights and batteries
-Check for loose bolts
-Oil the chain
If you are not mechanically competent, get a friend to help you.
You have 3 full days to check over your machine.

Prepare for self-sufficiency
-Bring a spare tube and tube changing tools
-Bring spare batteries
-Bring warm clothes, it is a night ride
-Bring a rainjacket
-Bring a Fully Charged Mobile
-Bring a mapbook

Help out, sound off about hazards and if people have been dropped of the back
Usually if we are riding the first person over a nasty bump or hidden grate, sudden drop, glass, whatever will let those immediately following them now about it by shouting or pointing.
I will shout my loudest if I come across an imminent hazard but with over a hundred people, my voice, loud as it is doesn't carry all the way to the back.

Last docks ride we had some people ride into curbs that they didn't see because of the bikes in front of them.

So if you hear about it from the front, pass it back.

Conversely if you see people being dropped off the back, at the lights or because they are slow or having some mechanical difficulties, pass it forward so the people leading the ride know and can take steps to either wait up, slow down or go back and help them out.

Get other peoples mobile numbers
You can collect these in either the numbers thread or at the beginning of the ride, worth having in case you get lost off the back(or front).

Take a few minutes to check out the route
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2372909
We are crossing all of the bridges from Tower Bridge to Kew, not necessarily by the most direct route.
This will be helpful if you plan to leave early or if you get separated you can get back on to the ride by skipping a bridge.

Be sensible
As with all forum rides we will endeavour to help out any stricken rider with their punctures and mechanical problems but on a large ride this might be difficult.
Do not bring arcane or speciality equipment that needs non standard tools or esoteric knowledge in order to sort out failures and malfunctions.
Of course if you can change a 650 tub in complete darkness in under ten minutes and have all the tools and glues, be my guest.


We will be leaving from the GLA building around 10PM
Get there around 9:30, have a beer, introduce yourself and collect a few phone numbers.



I will be heading back into the city from Kew
So if you need directions or someone to ride with there will be heaps of us heading back central.




See you there.

do halloween ride on 31st oct ;)

I definitely will do.
Check where the poll starts.

You mean Oct 31st right? that's halloween, plus November only has 30 days...

halloween doesn't count, we're not in america.

Nice route.
Will be my first ride.
Look forward to meeting you all.

Sounds fun... will be there (hopefully... and yes with extra inner tubes!)

If you havent done the bridges before do it its fun. Good quick social ride. well done ma3k for bumping this.

I'm in for this one.

Count me in.

Wicked ride last time. I don't mind which date.

And there was me thinking the calendar would clear up coming up to Christmas!
I am up for this.

@Dogs
Sat 1st Battersea Park fireworks - and it's en-route. but like all public efforts they kick off at 8ish.

that 29 november looks a little lonely there. come on ls and gs.

i am in

looks like its gonna be the 15th...

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar

no... not if you don't add your name to the list...

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. Slag

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. Slag
4. robin

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. Slag
4. robin
5. Superprecise

bells on.

We love lists!


1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. Slag
4. robin
5. Superprecise
6. Kirth

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. Slag
4. robin
5. Superprecise
6. Kirth
7. Broker (It's my 1st time... be gentle)

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. Slag
4. robin
5. Superprecise
6. Kirth
7. Broker
8. dancing james

pure genius route planning, it ends near my house

what time does this start?

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. Slag
4. robin
5. Superprecise
6. Kirth
7. Broker
8. dancing james
9.Vinylvillain

Im in for the same reason - looking forward to my first ride with the gang

Is this a daylight, twilight or nolight ride?

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. Slag
4. robin
5. Superprecise
6. Kirth
7. Broker
8. dancing james
9.Vinylvillain
10. livingasleep

kool and the gang.

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. Slag
4. robin
5. Superprecise
6. Kirth
7. Broker
8. dancing james
9.Vinylvillain
10. livingasleep
11. PinkGottiMobbs

probably too early to post this..but...

right this is not a hard ride its along main parts of london... it has a bit of a parky bit when we hit west and you have to carry your bike up and down a set of stairs once or twice. Cos im feeling well grumppy right now... Im gonna say for a fact im not gonna fix anyones punctures... and cos of the nature of the route it is really easy to catch up, while everyone is zigzaging.

bring a decent light... one you can blind a blind man with... see shootthebreezes

so what has happened to the usual ray of light?

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. Slag
4. robin
5. Superprecise
6. Kirth
7. Broker
8. dancing james
9.Vinylvillain
10. livingasleep
11. PinkGottiMobbs
12. Jacqui (happy now ya slagg???) ;)

Do you oft fix others punctures?
Are there people on here who don't know how?

I know how, but I'd be lying if i didnt say i would prefer someone else do it ;)
(especially on a freezing cold rainy december morning!)

Im here buddy but you know, i like big social rides with my buddies who know how to look after themselves... i dont mind helping out... ive been in the same spot also, but i dont like my mood/speed dictated by people who cant do the basics.

see above.

jacqui i got a puncture im in SE1..?x

Saturday night saw a tub get a puncture, no spare. Oh dear.

+1 on the lights. I'm sick of having shit lights.

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. Slag
4. robin
5. Superprecise
6. Kirth
7. Broker
8. dancing james
9.Vinylvillain
10. livingasleep
11. PinkGottiMobbs
12. Jacqui (happy now ya slagg???) ;)
13. Rik

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. Slag
4. robin
5. Superprecise
6. Kirth
7. Broker
8. dancing james
9.Vinylvillain
10. livingasleep
11. PinkGottiMobbs
12. Jacqui
13. Rik
14. Peej

I was gutted I missed the last one due to some reason I can no longer remember, it'll be my first ride with you guys.

@shins, anytime for you my sweet - so long as you swap for your sewing skills ;P

Yeah maybe we could take some gunpowder along and try again.

jacqui hook me up! no probs throw them my way.

I'm in hopefully I should be back on the bike by then, just a note, last bridges was east to west, this one should be west to east.
if anyone has any issues, views, feelings about this, raise them now...

..and everyone should wear skinny jeans ;)

1. MA3K
2. Shinscar
3. gabes
4. Slag
5. robin
6. Superprecise
7. Kirth
8. Broker
9. dancing james
10.Vinylvillain
11. livingasleep
12. PinkGottiMobbs
13. Jacqui
14. Rik
15. Peej

ha gabes you cheeky cunt

+1 to the west>east flip.

no -1 i like the long roll home... :(

+1 west>east ... :)

im gonna lose arent i.... oh well!

we can roll to Kew like motherfuckers Shin

I'm in

+1 West > Beast

Long way home for me either way

ok...sold

- 1 on west to east - everything seems to be so so east/central, give us westies a break!

+1 west to east