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From: Week on Wheels <wow /at/ lfns.co.uk>
Subject: [wow] Week on Wheels: one way to Richmond Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:10:39 +0000 == THIS WEEK == Clapham holds a special place in the hearts of people that took part in the London to Brighton Ride last weekend, and as a mark of respect to those that completed the 57 mile journey on 8 wheels, this week the LONDON FRIDAY NIGHT SKATE is heading to somewhere close to the L2B's start point at Clapham Common. We can't offer you the 1-in-10 gradient of Ditchling Beacon, which is just outside Brighton and so a little too far to skate to this week. However, our route boasts a couple of gentle downhills, miles of freshly resurfaced roads, and what we can only describe as a whiff of the countryside. Half time is at Clapham Common tube. As always on a streetskate, you must be able to stop and turn safely, even on a downhill. We aim to please, but we'll start at 8pm sharp. http://www.lfns.co.uk/rt.php/20080620 SUNDAY: Oh dear, this time we're hunting Deer - in Richmond Park. Brothers and sisters, boys and girls, there may well be more than one way to make an omelette, but it turns out there really is only one way to Richmond. Yes yes yes, this weekend we're embarking on our second ONE-WAY SUNDAY STROLL of the year. Feel free to bring your camera, but in the interest of public safety, please leave your bows and arrows at home. At around 9.4 miles, the route is just a little longer than most Sunday Strolls. So unless you feel like skating home alone, you might like to bring some light, clip-on-your-belt shoes, an Oyster card and perhaps a West London Phrase book. Sunglasses are optional, but this Sunday is the longest Sunday of the year so we expect to see a few shaded characters, and even a little sun cream going on. Woop woop, see you there. http://www.lfns.co.uk/rt.php/20080622 == LAST WEEK == Well done to Victor, Viv and Pilar who each finished their first LONDON FRIDAY NIGHT SKATE last week. Despite the inauspicious date we sucessfully managed to get all the way to Southwark Bridge and back without major incident and with a few fast bits thrown in for good measure. SUNDAY'S STROLL was subject to a last minute change of plan because there were too many armed police on the roads we wanted to use. So instead of Coram's Fields we visited the ice cream stand on the King's Road, where we were treated to a kimono-wearing oompah band and a mobile pianist in drag. Which sounds like the punchline to a whole other joke. No photos as yet - if you took any and you can get them onto Flickr, why not join the LFNS Flickr photographers' group? http://www.flickr.com/groups/335076@N20/discuss/ == IN A SKATE OF UNDRESS == SATURDAY AFTERNOON saw 1,000 cyclists plus a handful of skaters take to the streets to form the London World Naked Bike Ride 2008. The ride organisers have political aims but most of the skaters we spoke to said they take part just for the fun of it. "It's rather like the feeling you get when swimming in the nude," said one. Though probably less damp, we'd have hoped. The WNBR takes place every year at the beginning of June, so make a mark in your diary if you're sorry you missed out this year! There's also a Yahoo Group for those that want to get more involved, or just to stay in the loop. == GET DOWNS ON IT == Then on SUNDAY around 50 skaters skipped the Stroll to join the 30,000 cyclists participating in the BHF London to Brighton Bike Ride. The weather was kind so those skaters that didn't decide to skate non-stop to Brighton managed to have a few pleasant picnics along the way. Faris and Ono presumably passed up bananas and tea in preference to fish and chips. Among the skaters there was a range of levels of experience, including one person who'd completed his first Wednesday Night LondonSkate only last week. At five time the length of a typical LondonSkate, we're impressed. Reactions from skaters varied between "strangely fun but I'm never doing that again" to "best thing I've done on skates so far", though we've not heard of anyone who actually skated back again. Reactions from cyclists and marshals varied from the amazed "did you come all the way from London?" to the slightly horrified "I thought you were going to die on that downhill" - if this was you, remember for next year there are Steep Bits and there's no shame in walking them. We're glad to report that everyone that took part had a great time, with only one faller that we heard about - but she made it out alive and was seen in the pub afterwards. == DO NOT GO GENTLY == If you've always thought of Eastbourne as a place where people go to die, you may need to recalibrate your opinions in the light of the Extreme Skate Festival. The weekend of 19-20th July sees a host of events including a slalom cup (we thought that a row of 20 cups was more usual - maybe that's not what they meant), skate basketball, a high jump, a treasure hunt and a street skate. Lots of B+B space in Eastbourne but there's usually a crowd from London going down, so our advice is secure your accommodation early. http://www.eastbourneskaters.co.uk/extreme-sattimetable.htm == INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT == That's our raging done with for the week. Don't reply to this email - it will bounce. Use the feedback form on our site instead. To unsubscribe, use the link in the mail footer - right at the bottom after the copyright notice. http://www.lfns.co.uk/feedback.php#contactus Material in this email is protected by copyright; it may be reproduced unchanged in full provided credit is given. All trademarks are acknowledged. 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