tenuous plans for a night ride on the 31st past midnight into 2011, anyone else planning it or have you all got parties to go to?
That is a great idea, but I expect the GF will object so unlikely.
i'm ok on that score, shame it's forecast to be foggy and drizzly
i'm considering it
working on 1st @ 6am 🙄
biking on 2nd 😆
D&G stw Mabie ride
From txts looks like I might have a 2010-2011 ride buddy 🙂
wanted to but wife arranged something to go stay with friends as "we have nothing on". Nowt like asking, eh? 🙄
Take your bike with you?
I wasn't planning on it but thinking about it, it's a great idea. I will only be sitting at home on my jack anyway.
Might swing past town on the way home and laugh at all the wasted revellers.
that's a thought, but i'm hoping to plan a route away from possible drunken drivers ans stay off road as much as i can, althought a nice pic of bikes near a big clock at midnight is also one of my ideas
It's a great idea, was planning to just go to bed at usual time but a night ride would be good, just not sure if I want to go by myself tho..
I'm thinking about riding to the top of a local hill, where there'll be a good view of the new year fireworks, have a few swigs of brandy then hoon back down home.
Sounds a great plan Mackem
Someone here will join you Karin I'm sure
wanted to but wife arranged something to go stay with friends as "we have nothing on". Nowt like asking, eh?
take the bike and the turbo 😉
You could ride from Warwick and I ride from Biggin Hill? Only joking, too far 🙂
Yes, slightly too far, I'd need a bigger hipflask for that distance!
😆
I have received permission to do this with a pal, but truth is I don't think I could leave my wife alone to suffer her parents at the bells 😥
Nah. I'm planning to get drunk and see if I can get in trouble by flirting with a neighbour at a party at our house.
Will proberly do the half hour ride up the local Garlton Hill if a clear-ish night and watch the fireworks up at Edinburgh and around the county while emptying the hip flask then wobble back down and home for more 😮
Well, anyone who gets themselves to Bilbao is welcome to join me.
tempting, but no, i'd rather plough through the muddy dirge on a dirty rainy night in the UK
oh,...wait a sec... 🙁
It's muddy here too. Slightly warmer mud though.
it's almost 4 degrees here i'll have you know!
A chilly 15 here brrrrrr.
Must be awful
Mrs BigJohn & I will be going to the pub on our bikes on New Years Eve, but will probably coming back about 2-ish. I suppose nipping out about 5 to 12 for a 10 min pootle will eliminate the gross insincerity overload and being kissed by ugly women, both of which usually happen about then, for no discernible reason as far as I can tell.
which pub big john, i might pop in and stand in for you at midnight 😉
I'll be riding on the 1st but would rather see the new year in with my wife and son.
Nice idea though.
Will be seeing the new year in by bivvying out with some mates up some damp moor somewhere, definitely an improvement over the predictable house party I think!
We're having fireworks too apparently.....what could possibly go wrong?
preparations are underway
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Where are you planning on doing this rocketdog ?
I've got an early finish tonight and will be leaving work in Kidderminster at about 10pm.
For some reason, I had an idea that you are from Bromsgrove, which wouldn't be too far to meet up.
Now there's mention of Warwick though, which is a bit far.
Anyone fancy a Wyre Forest midnight ride ?
SprocketCog - when I say ugly I mean ugly. And old.
So I'm not telling you which pub 8)
It's New Year's Eve and I've donned my wetsuit
Just got in from a quick 90 min loop . Fireworks a plenty already , plus crazed drivers rushing to pub or party . Overdressed again , it was almost dry and mud free too touch chilly for te first 15 mins then nice and warm.
Reasonable ride considering my 0530 start at work today.
Dont think i will make midnight , a few pints then sleep i reckon.
Not brave/foolish enough to ask the missus me.
But planning a pre-dawn start at Cannock & toast the dawn from that viewpoint on the Monkey trail.
Not going out and probably not even staying up, so tempted to go for a road ride early tomorrow morning. Hopefully there won't be any drunk drivers, but it's still a worry 🙁
just had am 1.5hr sleep to prepare 🙂 currently 5 degrees so will be earing a lot less than the last fe snow rides that's for sure
just need to slice the date and walnut cake and i'm ready
MTQG it'll be the NW Alps tonight and if i'm awake there is another ride planned by locals at 9.30am so will try to make that too
Oops. SOrry just got back and missed that
Happy new year!
Just got back, I can't articulate the amazingness of it all. Such a good short ride. Bumped into someone else while trying to keep the Peaks to myself, he seemed to be enjoying it as well.
I want more midnight rides! Happy new year.
🙂
Ha eth3er if you met someone on the roman road/houndkirk moor that was me. I'm just back in too, a fantastic ride. Spent the tick of new year watching fireworks over Sheffield and then headed down my favourite cheeky trail to the sound of vanilla ice from random selection on the ipod.
Now time for sleep I think!
here i am reading this with people around me passed out! listening to the chain so all is good
Well done everyone who made it out at the right time. I watched the sky above the valley behind us light up with chinese lanterns around midnight - never seen so many.
However; I'm just back in from a rather damp scoot round the roads and tracks on the cross bike, which in spite of the constant drizzle was lovely.
Happy New Year! 🙂
