Bike to Bestival beers... and important registration news!

So... let's all meet up for a beer then, shall we? 

Yes, the time has come to put a few faces to the names of all you great people (and there's a lot of you!) who've been in touch with us about joining the inaugural Bike to Bestival. It's really important to us from this point on that you get the chance to be properly involved in the build-up; so this is the opportunity to get to the bar, have a natter, pitch your questions - and also to start chucking around ideas about the musical part of the trip and the beautiful noise we're going to make on the road and on the Bestival site itself...

The crew at the Lock Tavern in Camden have very nicely offered us the upstairs room of their smashing pub (scene of many a hedonistic Sunday Best knees-up) on Monday 28 May. We're going to be gathering there from 7pm. So stick it in your diaries, draw a huge red ring around the date in your calendars... and come and join us! Have a butcher's here:

www.lock-tavern.com

And here's the adminny bit... Would you mind dropping us a very brief email to tell us that you're coming... Just so that we can get an idea of numbers...

Secondly, and every bit as importantly, registration for Bike to Bestival 2012 is nigh! In the next two weeks, we'll be setting up a registration site. In order to take part in B2B, you'll need to be officially registered with us...

The cost of registration will be £40, payable online. This money will cover nearly all of the cost of the trip, including two nights' camping (on the Tuesday and the Wednesday before Bestival), food and a return ticket on the ferry to the glorious Isle of Wight. We're currently still plotting ways with Bestival to transport everyone's bikes back to London; if you require this, there may be another (small) fee to pay closer to the time - but obviously we're hoping we won't have to tap you for any more funds...

A final, vital point to make... We've had a great level of interest in the ride. A massive thanks to everyone who's been in touch. Obviously, we're hoping that everybody who wants to go can go. But we do have a maximum capacity of 90 people. So to be democratic about it, we're going to be sending you information about registration in batches over a couple of days; those who declared an interest most quickly will be given registration information first...

Here's hoping that this all makes sense..! As ever, keep an eye on the blog, keep an eye on your inbox, and keep an eye on the road...

And see you in Camden on the 28th!

On your bikes, Bestivalites.

Warren