Anyone used a boris bike for a date before?

spasypaddy

I have a date with a girl lined up, she wants to involve cycling in some respect. Now the only way i wont get annoyed/stressed is if we are both on boris bikes as it will also mean i can drink...

its going to be a saturday evening and London will be our oyster.

Anyone got any suggestions as to how i can incorporate a boris bike into a date? The date can go anywhere, and involve anything (unfortunately both our abodes are out of the boris bike scheme)

rick_chasey

How old are you?

spasypaddy

mid twenties. why?

rick_chasey

Easier to gage what kinda date it'll be.

If you're both mid 50s it's a different kinda date, right?

memsley89

spasypaddy wrote:

she wants to involve cycling in some respect.

Post-date ask her if she wants to come home to look at your 'bike?'
That involves cycling, in some respest.

spasypaddy

oh right, its not a first date either... its date 2 and a half.


oh and rick do i really come across as mid 50s?!

cyclingprop

Take her to the flask. Boris bike up Swains lane. You'll wan tthe drink.

TommyEss

Dinner somewhere then head down to the river and ride the Thames Path? Or the parks? Regents or Hyde? Where in London are you heading to?

spen666

Be the only time you use your bike and hope to bonk

spasypaddy

cyclingprop wrote:

Take her to the flask. Boris bike up Swains lane. You'll wan tthe drink.

ive used the flask for cycling dates before, but we weren't coming up swains. i can barely get up swains on my good bike...

TommyEss wrote:

Dinner somewhere then head down to the river and ride the Thames Path? Or the parks? Regents or Hyde? Where in London are you heading to?

see this was something similar to what i was thinking. if it was a nice night, dinner, boris bike to regents, lie in park with wine... park actually has a closing time.

rick_chasey

Could head here

Across the road, past the French embassy are lots of cute little places - some pubs, some restaurants, some bistros, Asian, Lebonese, European, the lot.

walkingbootweather

This guy has.

As far as destinations go - it's only a matter of time before someone suggests taking her up the Oxo Tower

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Cafewanda

Surely any date involving a bike (ride) has to include stopping at LMNH or Rapha watering holes? Maybe for date 2 3/4.

Good luck.

Monkeypump

For a more active date, challenge her to a BBike relay?

Loser buys the beers at the end of the evening... or some other forfeit as you see fit.

Monkeypump

Oh, do we know if she plays by the 4-date rule?

spasypaddy

walkingbootweather wrote:

This guy has.

As far as destinations go - it's own a matter of time before someone suggests taking her up the Oxo Tower

ive already broached this subject with her... on more than one level

Cafewanda wrote:

Surely any date involving a bike (ride) has to include stopping at LMNH or Rapha watering holes? Maybe for date 2 3/4.

Good luck.

the possibility of bumping into someone i know doesn't appeal to me.

Rick Chasey wrote:

Could head here

Across the road, past the French embassy are lots of cute little places - some pubs, some restaurants, some bistros, Asian, Lebonese, European, the lot.

very good idea, the boris bike ride could be round hyde park as thats not closed at night is it?

rick_chasey

No idea. Can't see why it would.

spasypaddy

regents park is fenced all the way, hyde park is open till midnight.

winner!


ok now need some ideas and suggestions of bars and restaurants around that area, not too expensive as i still want to be able to buy my bike stuff...

twist83

Not to piss on anyones parade but Weather...

Have you checked what we may get weather wise on said date? Boris biking to a meal or whatever is all well and good but is she going to want to get soaked to skin rocking a Boris on the way or back from a restuarant.

How about a ride for both of you (On your bikes) to a quiet pub for something to eat and then a potter back stoping in a few pubs along the way. This would assume a day time date.. Which could then pave the way for inviting her back for 'coffee', 'dessert' where you could show her your crank shaft

iPete

Hyde Park? Plenty of bobo bikes and no cars, take your pick on where you finish plenty of nice pubs I'm sure... or with a bit of sunshine chill out with a picnic. Ok so the last bit is a bit 50s..

spasypaddy

weather isnt looking great but its 10 days away so anything could change!

Its an evening date, she cant do during the day unfortunately.

if its nice the picnic is definitely on the cards.

Applespider

Regents Park does have a fence around it but it's very climbable... and luckily they don't let the zoo animals out at night to patrol.

One thought here though; how much does she cycle now? (i.e. is she comfortable cycling around London or is she asking you to involve cycling to 'impress' you?) Remember to scout out docking stations so that you don't end up 'docking' in the Park and it costing a fortune.

On a Friday night date in London, where you hope she'll have made a bit of an effort, I'd keep the cycling to a minimum and make the focus the picnic or the drinks etc. A daytime date would have offered a lot more scope.

Cleat Eastwood

Dont mention greased nipples - no matter what age - they dont like it.

davis

Applespider wrote:

Remember to scout out docking stations so that you don't end up 'docking' in the Park and it costing a fortune.

Flippin' eck. It's only date 2.5, and you've already got the lad "docking" in the park!

vermin

davis wrote:

Applespider wrote:

Remember to scout out docking stations so that you don't end up 'docking' in the Park and it costing a fortune.

Flippin' eck. It's only date 2.5, and you've already got the lad "docking" in the park!

Where I come from, the 0.5 part usually refers to the following morning. I may be being too presumptuous here, but I'd suspect the boy's visited the park and fed the ducks already.

TommyEss

vermin wrote:

visited the park and fed the ducks already.

Well that's a new one on me!!

spasypaddy

Applespider wrote:

Regents Park does have a fence around it but it's very climbable... and luckily they don't let the zoo animals out at night to patrol.

im not climbing a fence, no chance. ok maybe

One thought here though; how much does she cycle now? (i.e. is she comfortable cycling around London or is she asking you to involve cycling to 'impress' you?) Remember to scout out docking stations so that you don't end up 'docking' in the Park and it costing a fortune.

decent amount supposedly, has a hybrid and is very comfortable riding in london. Shes desperate to ride with me and i quote her ideal date is a bike ride...

On a Friday night date in London, where you hope she'll have made a bit of an effort, I'd keep the cycling to a minimum and make the focus the picnic or the drinks etc. A daytime date would have offered a lot more scope.

again it was kind of her idea, i was thinking it but she has basically said she really wants to do a bike ride. she has said she is going to make loads of effort in her outfit and stuff...

vermin wrote:

davis wrote:

Applespider wrote:

Remember to scout out docking stations so that you don't end up 'docking' in the Park and it costing a fortune.

Flippin' eck. It's only date 2.5, and you've already got the lad "docking" in the park!

Where I come from, the 0.5 part usually refers to the following morning. I may be being too presumptuous here, but I'd suspect the boy's visited the park and fed the ducks already.

very close to the truth...

Wrath Rob

And no-one's even gone for a "bonk" based pun. Disappointed, or is that too easy?

UndercoverElephant

spasypaddy wrote:

Shes desperate to ride with me and i quote her ideal date is a bike ride....

Surely the correct answer is to ditch the BB idea and hire a tandem.

http://www.londonbicycle.com/tandems.html

TheEnglishman

twist83 wrote:

Not to wee-wee on anyones parade but Weather...

Have you checked what we may get weather wise on said date? ....

Hot and sticky, apparently. Which is fine if you're with a lady.

daviesee

spen666 wrote:

Be the only time you use your bike and hope to bonk

Wrath Rob wrote:

And no-one's even gone for a "bonk" based pun. Disappointed, or is that too easy?

Not too good at this reading thing then?