The 2015 Night Ride thread

[StuAff]

Depending on numbers it needn't be Tesco if the halfway point is Guildford. I can certainly do half a dozen, probably squeeze in a dozen and half if they're friendly and may be able to rustle up someone to do something more somewhere in the area.

I'll bear that in mind. Thanks.

 

[Flying Dodo]

At Christmas (ie in 3 months time rather than next year), I'll be re-running my Whitstable round tour, which starts at Whitstable, goes down to Dover, then basically the Viking trail all the way round the coast back to Whitstable in time for breakfast.

I do have a hankering for a London to Folkstone/Dover night ride. It is a bit hard core as it's long at about 90 miles though.

 

[StuAff]

At Christmas (ie in 3 months time rather than next year), I'll be re-running my Whitstable round tour, which starts at Whitstable, goes down to Dover, then basically the Viking trail all the way round the coast back to Whitstable in time for breakfast.

I do have a hankering for a London to Folkstone/Dover night ride. It is a bit hard core as it's long at about 90 miles though.

London-Dover was great. Dave's knees obviously disagree!

 

[ianrauk]

and if @redfalo is too busy. Happy to run the Brighton ride.

 

[redfalo]

and if @redfalo is too busy. Happy to run the Brighton ride.

One lesson I learnt on the Brighton ride on 5 Sept that - unless your name is Simon Legg - its really good to have (at least) two people at the front of the ride who are experienced at night rides and know the route, the usual regrouping points and such kind of stuff. So I'd be more than happy to do it jointly with you again.

 

[ianrauk]

One lesson I learnt on the Brighton ride on 5 Sept that - unless your name is Simon Legg - its really good to have (at least) two people at the front of the ride who are experienced at night rides and know the route, the usual regrouping points and such kind of stuff. So I'd be more than happy to do it jointly with you again.

Good man...happy to go for what ever date is good for you.

 

[dellzeqq]

Is this too anal?
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yup.....

 

[Fab Foodie]

yup.....

damn ....

 

[StuAff]

Forgot to add earlier- happy to help with full or partial recces (& route advice) anywhere within reasonable distance.

 

[Andrew Br]

One lesson I learnt on the Brighton ride on 5 Sept that - unless your name is Simon Legg - its really good to have (at least) two people at the front of the ride who are experienced at night rides and know the route, the usual regrouping points and such kind of stuff................

Yes.
On the Manchester-Morecambe ride it was a great help to me after Bury that redfalo could lead the ride while I replied to various 'phone calls and made arrangements for our arrivals at Morecambe and Lancaster.

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[dellzeqq]

would it help if I updated 'so you want to run a night ride'?

 

[Dogtrousers]

Dare I mention the dread word insurance here? Could people be putting themselves at big risk organising such things without ride organisers insurance? Would the same rules requring all participants to have 3rd party insurance apply (and be policed?).

I might consider re-doing my Coventry ride that I ran this year as a night ride, but it's a long way (95+ miles) and there are various other "but"s that I won't go into right now (insurance being one of them).

 

[ianrauk]

Dare I mention the dread word insurance here? Could people be putting themselves at big risk organising such things without ride organisers insurance? Would the same rules requring all participants to have 3rd party insurance apply (and be policed?).

I might consider re-doing my Coventry ride that I did ran this year as a night ride, but it's a long way (95+ miles) and there are various other "but"s that I won't go into right now (insurance being one of them).

I would run any ride I plan under FNR rules and conditions. As was @redfalo 's night ride to Brighton last week.

 

[StuAff]

I would run any ride I plan under FNR rules and conditions. As was @redfalo 's night ride to Brighton last week.

And so was the IOW one I did. One less thing to worry about for an organiser....

 

[Dogtrousers]

And so was the IOW one I did. One less thing to worry about for an organiser....

Which covers the participants having 3rd party but ...
Could the organiser be open to being sued or something like that?