The Monday Night Pub Ride road show is at it again next week.

Mr Sparkle will be showing us the delights of The Lost Kingdom of Darwen. He’ll be along shortly to give details.

There is a reasonable chance of me making this ride – MrSparkle -length ish as toying with cycling over from Chorley but this adds about 3 hours to your ride time

Reet, here’s the script.
KO 8:15pm from The Royal Hotel, Tockholes BB3 0PA

A fairly leisure tour of the local vicinity. Some obvious bits, some not so. Distance? Not too far – the aim is to be in the pub and tucked into a pint by 10:00pm.
I will ask for an indication of how many people are coming nearer to the time so that I can arrange the

FREE CHIPS

that the pub will put on for us. If you are available then please come along. It’ll be fun.

This sort o’ thing.

I’m in! I was up there a couple of weeks back and I can’t remember the trails ever being in better nick

And free chips? Whats not to like?

Remember the rules….

Monday night club BW by binlidski, on Flickr

I’ll be there.

Bugger. I’m away next week, but I’d love to come and join you the week after, if that’s ok ?

but I’d love to come and join you the week after, if that’s ok ?

Sure.

Keep a look out on here next Thursday to find out where we are the week after.

Nice, will do. Providing I bring everything back in one piece 😳

The week after is the proposed Edenfield/Coal Road/Cragg Quarry/Turbines/Owd Betts loop. Should be good

Free chips?

I may have to engineer a situation which means I don’t need to work til 11 on Monday.

*dons thinking cap

I’ll be there on me ewd single speed 🙂

Dang. Taxi duties that night for the kids going to Rhianna.

My back yard too. 🙁

Bloody hell, Lowey I’m starting to think we’ve had a tiff that I don’t know about! 😉

Vern – good choice.

Had a bit of a whiz round last night and conditions are at an all time high. Glorious in fact.

This could be you on Monday night…

Why, was he meant to be getting you gig tickets too?

lowey – Member
Dang. going to Rhianna.

Mincer. 😆

I do believe I shall be along for this. Free chips was the clincher.

I will more than likely join you for this one and may have a couple of mates as well.

Tell them to peel a few extra spuds!

free chips? awesome

The more the merrier! Roll up, roll up! I need to let the Landlady know number for the chips soon so please let me know if you are definitely on for it asap. Ta.

Looks like there’s 4 of us coming over from rammy. Contemplating riding over but that’s a lot of climbing to get home after!

Count me in.

I thought you had an Acid Zumba class?

Boo. Missing the free chips. But going to Coed y Brenin. With free Chipps 🙂

I thought you had an Acid Zumba class?

Acid Zumba has been discussed in a grown up manner. Normal service has been resumed.

Whoa there Binners. First I’ve heard we might be riding over? Quite liked my car journey home last week.

Wow, Zumba on acid. 😯

Clover – it’s a shame you (and his Lordship) won’t be coming over, young lady. Maybe another time.

Binners/soap – I thought I was keen riding too and from the pub and I live in Darwen! I *may* stay for more than one pint though…

With a plan that is as cunning as a fox who’s just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University, I may just be able to make this! 8)

Looks like me plus 3 will be joining you – looking forward to it!

Fair point! The car wins. My turn to drive fella.

Coooeeee! I’d like to come too please? Spillipe will make sure he gets back from work in time for me to get there.

I’m there, will have a lift going from Manchester if anyone needs one. Heading out from work.

Jacs – great! ;0)

GregMay – good man.

It’s going to be a lovely night for it.

Tonight’s the night. Be there or be square, kids!

Me and Si will be there, will ride over with you.

Good work Mr Sparkle.

Strava!

Next week… Turbines!

Cracking run again tonight chaps! And free chips? Is that now setting the gold standard?

Thanks to everyone who came last night. That was bloody great! It gave me a lot of pleasure showing a great group of people round my local trails especially as they were in such lovely condition (the trails that is…). If you came and enjoyed it then please show your appreciation on here for Alison the Landlady of the Royal who not only opened especially for us but provided the free chips. I will be forwarding a link to this thread to her.
Thanks again everybody and if you fancy coming up to ride in Darwen again then give me a shout.

Great ride last night, perfect trail conditions, beer and chips. What more to ask for?

Thanks to all for putting up with my chain hopping shenannigans, thanks for the pub for opening especially for us. Not sure that any local pub round may way would do that. Will drop in next time I am in the area 🙂

+1 Mr Sparkle. Top trails and a top local pub you’ve got there. If I hadn’t been driving I could have happily settled myself into a few more pints of Glen Top. 🙂