England : London Sunday London ride

[jiberjaber]

.................. So, how about 13 January for a Fat Boys/Woowich/Greenwich outing?

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The day after our Kelvedon Oyster Audax, hopefully the legs will have recovered by then! In the diary.

 

[Nick Saddlesore]

In the diary.

Two fixed dates there.

 

[rb58]

Right. Caught up with a few of you today on the Fridays’ Christmas Ride and it seems like 13 January is a go-er for a crossing on the new Woolwich ferry. Weather permitting.

Meet at HPC at 9.30 then, for a change, take a southerly route via Greenwich and Quietway 14 to the ferry, before comparing notes at either View Tube or Fatboys.

Who’s in?

 

[Salty seadog]

Right. Caught up with a few of you today on the Fridays’ Christmas Ride and it seems like 13 January is a go-er for a crossing on the new Woolwich ferry. Weather permitting.

Meet at HPC at 9.30 then, for a change, take a southerly route via Greenwich and Quietway 14 to the ferry, before comparing notes at either View Tube or Fatboys.

Who’s in?

 

[Nick Saddlesore]

Yes please.

 

[GM]

 

[Mark Grant]

Yup!
Hopefully Gail too.

 

[Blue Hills]

Oo, me, good to see these rides braving winter.

Any plans involving the mysterious ferry traditionally always subject to change, especially on the 13th, but still a ride.

Count me in.

 

[sagefly]

Every chance that me and some of my lightweight gang will be on this

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I was over in Woolwich yesterday so had a look to see how far they'd got with the new ferries. This is the Ben Woollacott (ferry worker killed at work in 2016), sitting on its own patio, while the Dame Vera Lynn is moored by the southern entry/exit. I somehow thought that the new boats would be noticeably larger than the old ones. There didn't appear to be any on deck cycle markings so it's not clear whether the old bikes at the front system will still be used.

 

[Salty seadog]

I was over in Woolwich yesterday so had a look to see how far they'd got with the new ferries. This is the Ben Woollacott (ferry worker killed at work in 2016), sitting on its own patio, while the Dame Vera Lynn is moored by the southern entry/exit. I somehow thought that the new boats would be noticeably larger than the old ones. There didn't appear to be any on deck cycle markings so it's not clear whether the old bikes at the front system will still be used.
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At the most they could be a bit longer, they won't be much wider as they have to fit the berths.

Will you be out on the 13th for the ride?

 

[Nigel182]

Hoping to be there out for a couple of trial rides early new year and should know either way by 1st weekend of Jan

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

At the most they could be a bit longer, they won't be much wider as they have to fit the berths.

Will you be out on the 13th for the ride?

Yes, I think they are a little longer. (Probably not out for the ride. I would suggest using Quietway 1, though, rather than Q14. There are fewer lights and there are links to NCR1 just after Folkestone Gardens - this is signposted as Q14 - or via Creekside.)

 

[lilolee]

Hoping to make it.

 

[rb58]

Yes, I think they are a little longer. (Probably not out for the ride. I would suggest using Quietway 1, though, rather than Q14. There are fewer lights and there are links to NCR1 just after Folkestone Gardens - this is signposted as Q14 - or via Creekside.)

I use Q1 all the time - just need to figure out how to get from Folkstone Gardens to the river