... all 2m apart, obvs....
I’m heading there with a mate (separate cars) on the 12th, and wondered if anyone fancies meeting up and shredding the gnar?!
BPW seems out of bounds for now, so maybe the likes of @weeksy etc may be interested??
DrP
Not sure if I can persuade the boy to go riding on a Saturday. I’ll ask him.
Do you have to book?
Coincidentally, seen the December STW calendar photo?
Doh, am booked for the Sunday..
Go on... what's the December photo?!
DrP
It's Rogate innit
If you can get tickets, sells out really quickly.
I’m out on Saturday. Have booked the Sunday.
I’ll be on a grey Bronson if anyone is there to say hi
Just booked it for 2. Hope others can make it! 🙂
Yep, Sat 12th !
I see a few above have booked 13th, prob got it wrong haven’t I? 😢
Great, I've just booked for the Saturday too!
What's the setup there like? Worth me bringing a chair and the portable fire pit?
Good area for road hill climbs too, there's more than a good handful of cat4 climbs including Milland Hill, between Hawkley and Rogate.
Cool a few can make it! Dez.. you and the boy coming?
I'll be in the car park in a grey octavia with bike racks... and in a purple/blue stumpy with fox 36 and ccdb shock...
DrP
I was there yesterday ... Windhill tomorrow with the kid but I'll see if the kid will move his arse for next Sat (or if not Sunday)
Yep, we’ll be there. I might bring a camera and let the boy do the riding. I’ll give it a go for a bit, see how it goes 😊
Worth me bringing a chair and the portable fire pit?
They have picnic benches about the place,
... not sure if you’ll be allowed to use a firepit, not something I’ve ever seen there!
Booked 2 for the Sat, hopefully the lad will drag himself away from his electronic games.
Anyone plan to do the serious stuff? If not I'll just bring the HT.
I'll lead a train down the dmr line...
I'll be on my stumpy....
DrP
I'll chat with a mate and maybe. Are there spaces left?
I'll be there in the silver/gold ford tourneo/Uber minibus.
Never been to Rogate before so do I bring the rigid Stooge or YT Capra?
Thought if it's a bit social, I could bring the fire pit and we could break out the mince pies and mulled wine?
Thought if it’s a bit social, I could bring the fire pit and we could break out the mince pies and mulled wine?
Be aware they may be a bit twitchy about groups gathering especially if more than six. B1ke’s facebook suggests they don’t want to be shut down for non compliance
I can't make it unfortunately.
@dknwhy - the yt capra would be best imo.
There are plenty of hardtail riders there...but I have never seen a rigid. I'm sure someone can prove me wrong and ride everything on a rigid, but for a first time visit I would go full suss so you can give everything a good go.
Never been to Rogate before so do I bring the rigid Stooge or YT Capra?
Capra is the more usual bike to see there. Bear in mind its a “Downhill Bike Park”. You push up, ride down techie/jumpy lines. Check youtube to get an idea of the place. (I will not be joining DrP’s DMR chain, that is for sure!)
I’ll lead a train down the dmr line…
I’ll be on my stumpy….
Jnr has been offering to tow me in on the bottom but we didn't get round to it before lockdown II.
I think I'll be more comfortable on the Bird if I'm finally going to do the bottom 1/2.
Never been to Rogate before so do I bring the rigid Stooge or YT Capra?
What would you ride the Stooge on normally?
You can always take both if you can fit one inside the car. (I often do) its a bit of a drag back to the car park but if you go back for lunch then you can always swap bikes.
I'd recommend rim inserts on a HT or rigid TBH. A few of the gaps are hard edged wood...
A few of the trails will be challenging on a rigid.
Thought if it’s a bit social, I could bring the fire pit and we could break out the mince pies and mulled wine?
They are cleaning and descaling the water heater for next weekend. (At least it's planned).
Can't see a firepit going down well (at the best of times) and TBH wouldn't be drinking before doing any of the blacks or 3 dots.
Full sus.
Don't bother with the rigid. Would be pointless there...
DrP
(A keen rigid ss rider)
Cheers. Will bring the full suss. Can't see me doing ridiculous stuff regardless of the bike I'm on!
drag back to the car park
There’s a car park, at rogate??
Yeah, none of the old roadside free-for-all malarkey. Carpark at the top + sign in there at the gazebo. Then come in from the S&M, Far From Ridden side. Been like this since the reopening after lockdown 1. Suits the reduced numbers and works well.
Oh, cool. Cheers Yak 😊
Might spin up on the roady if its not precipitating
Its about an hour from me so not far.
As for jumpy jumps. Think that train has long gone
Be good if you can make it - its not necessarily jumpy, there are some nice techy lines. I certainly don’t jump much 😊
Weather looking ok for Saturday now. Looking forward to this - even gave the bike a clean and a buff with some silicone spray 🙂
Having watched a couple of You Tube videos, I can also confirm that I will not joining DrP’s DMR chain.
We were too late to book, it's full. We were debating the plan yesterday but waiting on a mate, we then missed the boat.
That's a shame @weeksy
Worth a post on their FB page for anyone that might cancel and want to shift on some tickets?
We've booked lunch at the local brewery now mate thanks, so the small lad will be doing this while I mince,
Then we'll do lunch and go get a tree from garden centre
Thanks for the thought though
Impressive skills!
Maybe another time then.
We have a meeting time for this?
i'll be leaving Brighton at about 0915..so looking to get there at 1030... according to Smoogle maps...
This work for others?
I MAY be hung over!! OH's virtual cocktail party tonight!
DrP
Cool 10:30 is good for us. Looking forward to it, with some butterflies. Is it the excitement of seeing DrP again, or riding Rogate again?? 😀
10.30 is good for me. See you then!
10:30 is great for us ...
Can I just check if anyone prefers I don't bring the lad?
He's not been told to self isolate but he's in the last 10 in his class.
I booked but I'll have to badger him so before I do if anyone is worried please say.
it was running really nicely today ... plenty of grip on the surface but the wooden stuff including start ramp is very slippery.
the wooden stuff including start ramp is very slippery.
I bet that's where I fall!!!
Has he been in contact with a COVID case then? Or is your son just generally smelly? Not sure what the basis of your quesiton is, soz!
DrP
@DrP Has he been in contact with a COVID case then? Or is your son just generally smelly?
I'll be smelly...I won't have time to wash the kit 😉
According to the school/PHE he hasn't... but >2/3rds of his class are self isolating another 10 were sent home today.
Unless something changes over the weekend he's back in school Monday...
Personally I wouldn't visit my 80 yr old mum with him but then we are outside at Rogate but if someone is shielding a relative they might want to shout now or take it into account. (Though he's now said he'll come)
Then again
I bet that’s where I fall!!!
Erm, yep... well lots of kids there today most of whom I assume should be self isolating (one stacked it on the start ramp = connection) so in the vast scheme of things he/I am potentially lower risk than the kids there today?
p.s. DMR ramp/whaletail wooden bit will be really horrible for grip... I can send him down to test it if it looks half sane and if he thinks I can manage I'll have a go as I haven't done the bottom 1/2 yet if you still fancy. (He's usually spot on for what I can and can't do)
Goodness me Steve, was that supposed to make it more or less clear?😜
( I'm just jealous that I can't come)
thegeneralist
Goodness me Steve, was that supposed to make it more or less clear?
I added the bit (edit)... I wouldn't take him inside with my mum but he's officially not self isolating and it's outside and according to PHE the track and trace for the last incident is now "closed".
BUT based on previous communications from the school if anything does change it won't be announced until Sunday evening.
So sorry, I agree it's not clear I'm just trying to be upfront and let people make their own decisions.
Tbh I wouldn't kiss him in the back seat of a Skoda, but I'd have no issues riding in a forest with him.
No issues from me. Thanks for being upfront Steve.
What Weeksy said 😝 🙂
Give my kid someone to grunt at teenage style if there’s another yoot with us
Thanks for being upfront Steve.
I'd feel awful if the worst happened or it meant someone not seeing loved ones.
I don't believe it will but I think everyone has to make their own decisions on that not have them forced on them.
Give my kid someone to grunt at teenage style if there’s another yoot with us
Crash test dummies are always good anyway.
Black tired looking BMW ... 2 black bikes. Either 2x Bird MK1.5 or 1x Bird and my/our black Trailstar HT.
Black Passat. Old bloke and young mush, RM Instinct and Remedy in the boot - black n red 😊
No internet so now on phone ... will be there by 10:15 young mush permitting tried adding number to profile before and that didn’t work so hopefully this won’t get scraped and more accident calls 075two5 seven2six097
I've contacted Stevextc..
We all know we can contact Dez via grindr, so will see you all there!
DrP
Well, that was fun 🙂
Such a long time since I've been on a group ride. Some mad skills shown today. My son scared the shit out of me following DrP off a ladder drop. Shame I didn't have the camera for that.
Pics from today of our little gathering. Good to see Singletrackmind turn up on his road bike too.
Feel proper lifted after a day like that 😀
Thanks to DrP for arranging
Feel proper lifted after a day like that
Cool. It's a measure of how dull my life currently is that I have also been lifted by this thread. The idea of arranging days riding with your mates seems like something from another life. I'd love to do it, but ain't going to happen from Manchester in the near future.
So I'll just enjoy reading about your day 😁
More pics please.
Great meeting everyone today and some amazing skills on display! Bit rusty and out of my comfort zone but now I have something to aspire to. Thanks for organising.
@DezB thanks for posting pictures. Sorry I didn't get a chance to say bye.
I got this great shot of @stevextc smoking:
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Cracking day eh! Cheers all for making it... was fun training down lines, and just chatting and stuff!
Nice to catch up with my "Internet friends" too!
Can't see that last pic though, abs link doesn't work... hmm...
DrP
Working now? I can see it.
Good to meet you too. Yeah the lunch thing split the group - we had a Pot Noodle from the hut and decided it was time to go home. The Remedy's back wheel had rather too many loose spokes to carry on.
Can't see your pic of cool Stevextc
Every little helps thegeneralist 🙂
Not surprised the Remedy had loose spokes after the day it had!
Would be great to have another meet in the New Year.
Definitely!
Jealous!!!! Nice thread lads
The Remedy’s back wheel had rather too many loose spokes to carry on.
You should have said I had a spoke key in the car... and a 11sp wheel come to that ... even a spare bike amazing what gets stuffed into the car. As it turned out I also had a headset bearing so managed to help a guy in the car park over lunch and DrP managed to fit it for them.
Great days riding even if we didn’t tick off the bottom of the DMR line.
@DezB Took the full suss out after lunch anyway much easier on my old legs and back
The ladder drop
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mM6CjVzYHgL1qQVD8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/i2oyFCgAXC5Lco2k9
Mainline
https://photos.app.goo.gl/rH1bud7W6o7sNc4k8
Nice (I think the vids are still uploading? Just says "will be ready soon")
You should have said I had a spoke key in the car… and a 11sp wheel come to that
Kid was tired too 🙂 He was so pleased to have been riding with you chaps, someone to push his limits with. I'm amazed at what he can do having just ridden with me for so long!
Yeah, great thread all. Shame I couldn't make it as it looked ace. I will try and make the next one.