http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2657171/Our-guide-to-Britains-spookiest-places.html 😯

I thought this was an invitation to a STW group solo ride…

I night ride there solo quite a bit. Normally after I bale if the pace of the group ride is too hot for me.

The only 2 times I got scared was once when I came across a bunch of guys who seemed to be "disposing" of a stolen car and they appeared to come after me. So I turned off my lights and scooted off down a fireroad. That took me straight into the 2nd time – a guy seemed to be lamping for deer and so I decided I didn't want to be riding in the dark and get into his beam. So what to do? Lights on and get caught by pikeys, lights off and get shot by a poacher?

Its absolutely at its best when really dark and riding the fire roads without lights. You can just about make out the pale paths and the wild animals.

Scruff, on the other hand (yes that big ruff tuff Scruff) gets the fear and imagines the panther is trotting behind him when he goes on his own in the dark.

I thought this was an invitation to a STW group solo ride..

Me too! 😆

I only fear BigJohn when I ride solo there

a solo group ride would take some organising….

have done for years, solo and with a few other nutters. Seen..lots of cars with steamy windows, no werewolves, been scared silly by a deer leaping out in front of me, seen someone crash into a grumpy badger..it was **** furious by the time he'd hit it and…..

had one incident where we got yellow "eye shine" from something (not sure what) with forward facing eyes (predator, not a dear or other veggie type animal), that pissed off at high speed down a steep bank near Brocton coppice. i've never ridden up a hill on a singlepseed so fast in my life!

there's some evidence to suggest that there is a big cat on the chase, pug marks, sightings by police etc but there are enough bunnies, deer and other small fluffy things to keep em well fed

JUST MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT THE SLOWEST ONE ON THE TRAILS, in all nature documentaries it's always the slowest one at the back that gets munched!!

The very reason I don't ride solo!

If anyone has seen dog soldiers there are lots of bits of the chase that look like the gun fight with the werewolves at dusk.

Stags in rutting season, at night can be very scary.. the noises they make at this time play havoc with the imagination.. especially when you ride at the back of a group that is strung out…

Went solo the other week the only thing that freaked me was an owl 😳

Rabbits also seem very keen on my front wheel.

If i'm solo, the ipod's on….

Done plenty of Solo-Night rides on the Chase.
Off up there tomorrow night hopefully.

I literally rode into a big rutting ruck of stags- clashing antlers all around, effing sheet mesen. I was paranoid for a while after that but figured if I can brave walking through Cannock on my own at night theres little over the Chase that can harm me. I've seen some bizarre sightsup there- naked Druids, man walking with carpet and spade, a couple p155ign on each other, possible panther, black rabbits, tokers/pokers/strokers but never a werewolf.

There was a newt crossing the trail by a gate on the SDW @ Ditchling Beacon last night during my solo night ride.

I managed to stay calm and it won't stop me going that way again.

I too was hoping this was some group ride. And I'm up there on Thursday night for my first night ride on the chase.

I really wish I hadn't googled big cat Cannock chase because it is quite believable. I get spooked in Sutton Park on my own when I let my imagination get carried away so I better keep up on the chase!

Oh and if anybody does want to organise a group night on the chase I'm well up for it.

AndyM,
its like Picadilly Circus on Thursday nights-

http://www.bikeadventuresuk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8116

Its our regular ride night and 6:30 would be too early for me anyway. We don't get out before 8 and it will probably be later with having to drive to the chase.

Like Picadilly Circus in more ways than one.

Full of Iranians and stinks of pi55?

dog shit on every corner?