Bike Thing Near London Please

[nervous]

Hello,

A mate and I have a night out in London coming up on Friday 24th May, and we were thinking of doing something bikey on the Saturday. Can anyone recommend something fun to do within an hour or so of London please?

We’d be happy-ish to go to a museum, but would much prefer to go and do a thing. For instance, I’ve done Tricks In The Sticks before and loved it, so something like that would be ace.

I think we can rule out track days on this occasion as I can’t be arsed with all of the ballache before and after, but something where we could show up, have a laugh and then go home again when we’re tired and broken would be terrific.

Any ideas, please?

[MDUBZ]

Bike shed 2019 down at tobacco dock is that weekend

[nervous]

That’s what we’re doing on the Friday night, chum.

[MDUBZ]

sorry, crystal ball was off... see you at the bar

https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/best-offroad-experie... ?

Edited by MDUBZ on Wednesday 6th March 22:11

[nervous]

MDUBZ said:

sorry, crystal ball was off... see you at the bar

https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/best-offroad-experie... ?

Edited by MDUBZ on Wednesday 6th March 22:11

Sorry dude, I should have said. Apologies.

Thanks for the link. I’ll give a clickety.

[PurpleTurtle]

Ace Cafe?

Box Hill?

Both basically just biker meet venues.

[nervous]

Are there fun routes to get there? Or are they just places to be on bikes? I’d happily put bikes in the van and take them there if there’s a possibility of a nice ride too, but if it’s a lot of hassle for hum drum roads I wonder if I’d be better off going somewhere where we use their kit and save the bother of packing.

[dibblecorse]

Nothing like related, just go go karting.

[CAPP0]

How about visiting all the Royal Mail Lost Property departments in London and searching for dispossessed Leatt braces?

[nervous]

CAPP0 said:

How about visiting all the Royal Mail Lost Property departments in London and searching for dispossessed Leatt braces?

Ha! I’d forgotten all about that!

[308mate]

nervous said:

Are there fun routes to get there? Or are they just places to be on bikes? I’d happily put bikes in the van and take them there if there’s a possibility of a nice ride too, but if it’s a lot of hassle for hum drum roads I wonder if I’d be better off going somewhere where we use their kit and save the bother of packing.

If you're staying at tobacco docks or near it, even vanning the bikes down will leave you with a fair hike on st roads to get out of London. There are some good roads with an hour or so of Ace Cafe, for sure. Ace Cafe is a just a place to be on bikes and in my opinion, not a good one. Or within an hour of Box Hill (which is another place to be on bikes but a much better setting, only spoiled by the number of "bikers" down there - and Police on a warm evening) you could put something really nice together using the A272 or A24. But then you're on the wrong side of the city for the event.

[nervous]

This is an excellent reply, thank you. On this basis alone, I’m not going to do those things. Thanks for taking the time 308’.

[fergus]

308mate said:

Ace Cafe is a just a place to be on bikes and in my opinion, not a good one.

I always found "Ace Cafe" a bit of an oxymoron personally.

[Wooderson]

A day trail riding in the Surrey Hills - bikes and kit all included?

http://offthekerbtrailriding.com/

[CAPP0]

It's not bikey, and I don't know how you feel about doubling (or more if the Tyrrell P34 is there) the number of wheels delivering your fun, but the Historic Masters is on at Brands that weekend. I haven't been but I'm told it's good.

[nervous]

Wooderson said:

A day trail riding in the Surrey Hills - bikes and kit all included?

http://offthekerbtrailriding.com/

Thank you. I’ll take a look at that now.

[nervous]

CAPP0 said:

It's not bikey, and I don't know how you feel about doubling (or more if the Tyrrell P34 is there) the number of wheels delivering your fun, but the Historic Masters is on at Brands that weekend. I haven't been but I'm told it's good.

Thanks Cap’n. I’ll give that a right good googling.

[nervous]

anonymous said:

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I think we’ve ruled that/ this out now, as we’re both much more interested in biking than bikers. Thank you though mate.

[crofty1984]

fergus said:

308mate said:

Ace Cafe is a just a place to be on bikes and in my opinion, not a good one.

I always found "Ace Cafe" a bit of an oxymoron personally.

I like their all day breakfast.
Though assuming you'll be in London on the Friday, you'll probably have been stabbed long before Saturday all day breakfasts are a consideration.

[nervous]

crofty1984 said:

I like their all day breakfast.
Though assuming you'll be in London on the Friday, you'll probably have been stabbed long before Saturday all day breakfasts are a consideration.

Jokes on you: we’re in a high school for girls all day Friday, so we’re more likely to have had a massive stroke.