Night Ride Carlisle - Newcastle 19-Sep-2014

[Telemark]

Hmmm ...


[thinks ... and tries to Man Up ...]

Go on @Scoosh, you won't regret it!

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[Fnaar]

I might be up for this... will have to have a think about practicalities etc, but will say yes or no soonish.
If I might make a suggestion for end point (please feel free to ignore) just a little further along the Quayside is the Cycle Hub... doesn't open till 9am though, but it is a great cafe (also sells beer), bike workshop, shop etc too... http://www.thecyclehub.org/cafe/

 

[0lonerider]

sure if yi contact cyclehub they would open at 8am!
theres always staff about before 9am!
the views of the bridges is the best on the on the quayside.

 

[mcshroom]

Some of us rode up to the Hub last year after breakfast, and I'm sure people would be up for a repeat this year, but it doesn't open until 10am on Saturdays, and I wouldn't want to ask them to open two hours early, then have lots of riders pull out because of something like really bad weather.

 

[Fnaar]

Some of us rode up to the Hub last year after breakfast, and I'm sure people would be up for a repeat this year, but it doesn't open until 10am on Saturdays

Ah, I hadn't spotted that. My apologies... as you were, everybody...nothing to see here...

 

[0lonerider]

good point mate! theres weatherspoons or loyds on the quayside too with seats outsude n bikeracks at the door! they open early too.

 

[mcshroom]

good point mate! theres weatherspoons or loyds on the quayside too with seats outsude n bikeracks at the door! they open early too.

That's the plan - opens at 8 and you can tie your bikes up in a big lump outside the Quay side door

 

[CharlieB]

Shame about The Hub opening at 10. I too had forgotten about that when I booked my return train at 11:00.

 

[0lonerider]

@CharlieB id get the later train, you dont have to book bikes on that line its go as you please! 4 year ago id booked on the 2oclock train and missed it but was told the ticket was ok to use anytime that day! i got the 5oclock train witch brokedown at carlisle lol so cycled down to st bees after camping on the solway over nite.

 

[CharlieB]

@CharlieB id get the later train, you dont have to book bikes on that line its go as you please! 4 year ago id booked on the 2oclock train and missed it but was told the ticket was ok to use anytime that day! i got the 5oclock train witch brokedown at carlisle lol so cycled down to st bees after camping on the solway over nite.

Ah, thank you for that, @0lonerider, but I meant the 11 o'clock back to that London. There's owt I can do about that now.

 

[0lonerider]

no probs ! are yi traveling up from london to do the ride?

 

[CharlieB]

no probs ! are yi traveling up from london to do the ride?

Yup. Love Newcastle (have a friend who lives across the road from the Baltic Mills and another just out of toon), and love the ride - I think it's up there with any of the official FNRttCs.

 

[Fnaar]

What's the SR in FNRtSR ?
By the way, I'm almost definitely IN!!!!!!!! Just have to confirm summat about work that day, but all being well, my lights are on charge and my tyres pumped and ready to go

 

[mcshroom]

SR - Somewhere Random.

It's partly to seperate it from a FNRttC (which are run by the Fridays, and have much more comprehensive pre-planning than the YACF rides), and partly because we do ride to places other than the coast (such as the Tan Hill Inn which we've done a few times).

 

[AndyRM]

Just noticed this. I might be up for it. And the Newcastle > Carlisle train gets in just in time!