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From: Week on Wheels <wow /at/ lfns.co.uk>
Subject: [wow] Widdershins on Wheels: Circle Line Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:12:42 +0000 This week, on wheels: * This week: Circle Line * Last week: Smalluns on the Stroll * Fashion advice * Londonskaters Practice Club * Music to our ears == THIS WEEK == On FRIDAY it's the long-awaited CIRCLE LINE SKATE. It's also Children In Need and it's not too late to get yourself sponsored for this 19 mile tour of the Zone 1 borders. We checked the route last night (the rain has made everything late this week), and the good news is that all the stations are still there. At 19 miles this is a longer than usual LFNS, and that means we'll be leaving promptly at 8pm. If you're late and miss the start, you can join us at Liverpool Street. http://www.lfns.co.uk/route.php/20061117 The SUNDAY STROLL has a bit of a window shopping feel to it. We'll be heading up through the West End and then down to Embankment Tube for halftime before we go through Victoria and Chelsea. Lead Marshal Christian's route takes us past John Lewis, Selfridges, Fenwicks, Hamleys, Army & Navy, Peter Jones, Harrods and Harvey Nicks...it'll be at a slow enough pace to check out the window displays but fast enough to prevent you spending any money. As ever the Stroll will be nice & chilled (much like the weather - Christian's never had to call a skate off so let's see if his luck holds!) http://www.lfns.co.uk/route.php/20061119 == LAST WEEK == LONDON FRIDAY NOT SKATE: it rained. Again. It's November. You're going to have to get used to it, and we're going to have to give up trying to think of witty things to say about why we weren't skating. THe SUNDAY STROLL had better luck: perhaps because Friday was rained off, or maybe it was just the chance of starring on an Asian TV cable channel (we were being filmed again), but whatever the reason, the Sunday Stroll was very well attended as Bren wove gently around Kensington and Chelsea. The Stroll is an especially good place for beginners to start, and we were very pleased to see a lot of very small skaters out on the street. Congratulations to first time finishers Marie-Charlotte and Minisonic (Sol's daughter, Laura, assisted in places by Mothersonic). == ALL THAT GLITTERS == From our fashion editor: Well darlings, it seems that black is NOT the new black this season. For the winter season it's time for the fashion conscious skaters among us to start thinking about night time visibility whilst skating - but can it be done without looking uncool? Believe it or not you don't have to look like a complete idiot to be seen on the roads - there are lots and lots of different ways to be seen this winter. Many of us wear clip on cycle lights which can be clipped to belt, bags or helmets. Headlamps can be attached to different areas of the body (e.g. the wrist) - not just the head - but aren't always best placed on the waist area as they tend to disappear or worse still light up parts of your body you probably don't want to draw attention to! (Unless you're Roger). You will find these reasonably priced in most outdoor and camping shops. If your fashionista budget only stretches to one, then remember rear lights are the most important as you can often see what's ahead of you but what's behind you can not always see you. Tescos does a clipon rear cyle light for a mere fiver - won't break the bank, and Evans Cycles and Decathlon do a wide variety of portable lighting ideas. One of us even skated home from the Thames Festival with a bunch of red heart shaped fairy lights hanging from her posterior ... and it worked a treat! So, be creative (within reason). One of our marshals even has a flashing dog light from Halfords that comes on automatically with movement. If you bring a juicy looking bone on your next LFNS you might fight out which one! If you can't face adorning yourself in lights then the key is to accessorize. Clip on reflective arm bands will attach to your body, and John Lewis and most haberdashery stores sell a variety of stick on and sew on reflective tapes and trims - so get creative and jazz up your old skating combats/helmets/pads/bags etc with some reflective trims. Not only will you have your own one off reflective designed outfit, but the cars will be able to see you too. We have it on good authority that rave style neon colours are coming back into fashion this season which means that not only will you not get splatted by cars on your way to and from the skate, you are actually ahead of the fashionistas and setting the style trends. We have to admit we have yet to make the humble hi vis fashionable, but there is still time (and actually that's our problem, not yours. Please don't wear a hi vis vest during the skate, you risk being confused for a marshal ... ) Remember, Safety First, kids! == TAKING THE MIKE == Sometimes we're asked how we train marshals. Mostly we just throw them in front of taxis and anyone who's still moving at the end of the evening gets a "pass", but from time to time someone organises some proper training. Lately this has been Mike Van Erp, of londonskaters.com. This year he's conducted two Sunday morning skating training courses for street skate marshals (both us and the LondonSkate) covering important skills like an efficient stride, crossover turns and starts. Both four week courses also included individual video review sessions and feedback, which is an invaluable tool to improve one's skating. Why are we telling you this if you're not a marshal? Partly because it might induce you to join us, but more importantly it seemed like a good place to say "thanks" to Mike for giving up real customers in order to make us faster. It's also our opportunity to plug the new LondonSkaters Practice Club, which is a regular Saturday afternoon session on the Serpentine Road where skaters of all skill levels get together to, well, practice, in a non-intimidating environment. Free. http://www.londonskaters.com/lessons-practice-club.htm == MUSIC == Thanks to those who made requests and offered mixes in response to our appeal last week: keep them coming. Top tracks for this Friday include Gerry Rafferty, The Clash, Dead or Alive, the Wonder Stuff and The Who: bottom feeders - well, you'll just have to come along and find out, but my money's on Billy Cotton ... == THE END, MY FRIENDS == That's it - just time for some quick audience research on our readers. Please click one of the following links: http://www.lfns.co.uk/I-read-the-whole-thing/ http://www.lfns.co.uk/I-only-skimmed-it/ http://www.lfns.co.uk/I-didnt-even-scroll-down-this-far/ For any other comments or questions, please contact us using the feedback form on our site (don't reply to this mail, it'll bounce). 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 Usual legal blurb: Material in this email is protected by copyright; it may be reproduced unchanged in full provided that credit is given. All trademarks are acknowledged. Please ensure that you have all your belongings when leaving the skate. -- Sent from the London Friday Night Skate - http://www.lfns.co.uk/ Check out any time - see http://www.lfns.co.uk/unsubscribe.php?list=wow |
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