Summer Gathering The Return - North London

Headhuunter

So following on from Ben6899's thread etc there have been various murmurings of a follow up for the 1st summer drinks in Richmond Park, however this time with a change of scenery up in Regent's Park... So who's in? Also does anyone know any bike friendly pubs in the area?!

Vote NOW!

Headhuunter

Ha! Well this is going down like a lead ballon! If it wasn't glued to the top it would be on page 2 by now!

rick_chasey

I could make it if it wasn't too far north...

dhope

Give it a sec, it's only been up an hour
There, I've voted

Headhuunter

Rick Chasey wrote:

I could make it if it wasn't too far north...

It's Regents Park... Not that far north...

Headhuunter

dhope wrote:

Give it a sec, it's only been up an hour
There, I've voted

Sorry, I'm bored... I want people to respond and say stuff...

dhope

Headhuunter wrote:

dhope wrote:

Give it a sec, it's only been up an hour
There, I've voted

Sorry, I'm bored... I want people to respond and say stuff...

I'll start calling you HHH

Ben6899

I'm in. I voted Sunday 2nd September - it's the only date I can make out of those options.

Not sure about the pub choice, I'm afraid. My only suggestion would be that it needs to have outside seating so we can keep an eye on the bikes (usually mine is either in the house or between my legs!)

optimisticbiker

Sadly the 2nd is the one day I can't do Ben, as I have a friend's wedding to go to (won't even be allowed out for the club run in the morning either )

rick_chasey

The Engineer?

Recommended by the GF.

Primrose hill.

adam0bmx0

I'd be up for this, easy on dates.

Ben6899

OptimisticBiker wrote:

Sadly the 2nd is the one day I can't do Ben, as I have a friend's wedding to go to (won't even be allowed out for the club run in the morning either )

Ah that's unfortunate, mate. I'm also pushing it for that Sunday; at a wedding in Swindon the night before!

Engineer is a good shout. Or I thought maybe Edinbro Castle?

rubertoe

Even I can probably, maybe, find my way to regents park and i have the navigational skills of a dead homing pigeon!

Any date is fine for me.

Ben6899

For those unfamiliar with the pubs, here are a couple of links.

The Engineer: http://theengineerprimrosehill.co.uk/

The Edinboro Castle: http://www.edinborocastlepub.co.uk/

I have never taken my bike to either, but Edinboro Castle has a large beer garden (presuming the sun is cracking the flags) and is a very decent pub. The Engineer is lovely, but always strikes me as somewhere more suited to people wanting to eat... as much as it pains me to say, I am not sure it's suitable for our needs.

But the thing is we'll be on our bikes, so if we have a list of nominated hostelries, we can bob from one to the next until we find the "right one".

Ben6899

Rick Chasey wrote:

I could make it if it wasn't too far north...

It's in North London, not bloody Tamworth!

C'mon Rick, try and make one in.

rick_chasey

Ben6899 wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

I could make it if it wasn't too far north...

It's in North London, not bloody Tamworth!

C'mon Rick, try and make one in.

I'll go I'll go.

Just be prepared with a paper bag and some diazapam if I stray too far north.

Ben6899

Rick Chasey wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

I could make it if it wasn't too far north...

It's in North London, not bloody Tamworth!

C'mon Rick, try and make one in.

I'll go I'll go.

Just be prepared with a paper bag and some diazapam if I stray too far north.

Good lad.

I pack those items in my saddle bag anyway, so don't you worry.

optimisticbiker

So, these laps of Regents Park at pootle pace... can we agree pootle is like, say, Impulse power and not Warp Factor 1 or higher...

Headhuunter

Ben6899 wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

I could make it if it wasn't too far north...

It's in North London, not bloody Tamworth!

C'mon Rick, try and make one in.

I'll go I'll go.

Just be prepared with a paper bag and some diazapam if I stray too far north.

Good lad.

I pack those items in my saddle bag anyway, so don't you worry.

anyway Rick you live in Fulham don't you? It's more or less round the corner for you!

Headhuunter

OptimisticBiker wrote:

So, these laps of Regents Park at pootle pace... can we agree pootle is like, say, Impulse power and not Warp Factor 1 or higher...

Warp factor or nothing... It's a chance for everyone to show what they're made of... If you can't keep up you get dropped....

rubertoe

I'll be dropped Straight away, within 500 meters, oh well more pub time.

Ben6899

I'll have to see how much I pour down my neck at the wedding. Only then can I provide a meaningful answer to the Impulse/Warp Speed debate!

Even at Warp Speed, I'm not sure I'll be anywhere near the quickest!

rick_chasey

So I'll have to bring my new posh bike rather than my SS?

Ben6899

Rick Chasey wrote:

So I'll have to bring my new posh bike rather than my SS?

If you turn up on the SS, we'll make you go round in the opposite direction. :P

rick_chasey

Ben6899 wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

So I'll have to bring my new posh bike rather than my SS?

If you turn up on the SS, we'll make you go round in the opposite direction. :P

Sure, but if I go SS, I can have matching civie attire.

roadie = lycra.

spasypaddy

best pub is probably going to be a bit further away in highgate which would also mean a trip up swains lane...

called the flask, it has a MASSIVE beer garden and after the rollapallooza hill climb challenge it was choker full of cyclists and bikes
http://theflaskhighgate.com/

Ben6899

spasypaddy wrote:

best pub is probably going to be a bit further away in highgate which would also mean a trip up swains lane...

called the flask, it has a MASSIVE beer garden and after the rollapallooza hill climb challenge it was choker full of cyclists and bikes
http://theflaskhighgate.com/

Sound. And there are ways to circumvent Swains Lane, if anyone so wishes.

rubertoe

spasypaddy wrote:

best pub is probably going to be a bit further away in highgate which would also mean a trip up swains lane...

called the flask, it has a MASSIVE beer garden and after the rollapallooza hill climb challenge it was choker full of cyclists and bikes
http://theflaskhighgate.com/

I was gonna suggest this, not too far away either.

rubertoe

spasypaddy wrote:

best pub is probably going to be a bit further away in highgate which would also mean a trip up swains lane...

called the flask, it has a MASSIVE beer garden and after the rollapallooza hill climb challenge it was choker full of cyclists and bikes
http://theflaskhighgate.com/

I was gonna suggest this, not too far away either.

dhope

Ben6899 wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

best pub is probably going to be a bit further away in highgate which would also mean a trip up swains lane...

called the flask, it has a MASSIVE beer garden and after the rollapallooza hill climb challenge it was choker full of cyclists and bikes
http://theflaskhighgate.com/

Sound. And there are ways to circumvent Swains Lane, if anyone so wishes.

Yeah, but then they have to stick to Babycham for the rest of the meet

Ben6899

dhope wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

spasypaddy wrote:

best pub is probably going to be a bit further away in highgate which would also mean a trip up swains lane...

called the flask, it has a MASSIVE beer garden and after the rollapallooza hill climb challenge it was choker full of cyclists and bikes
http://theflaskhighgate.com/

Sound. And there are ways to circumvent Swains Lane, if anyone so wishes.

Yeah, but then they have to stick to Babycham for the rest of the meet

And a bag of cheese Moments!