I'm thinking a saturday or sunday in 3 or 4 weeks time. Mostly on natural trails. Anyone up for it?
I would be up for that, i am sure radoggair and bigdugsbaws will be along as well.
Not wanting to thread jack but i am off week of 21 September and will be out Wednesday or thursday of that week if anyone else is around then.
Goan then, but only if you promise not to knock me on my arse or pepper me with dust..
😉
Will check my diary and see if I have a 'window' 🙂 Could be good Relentless training.
Just dont make it 26th and 27th as that is when the Kirroughtree/Dalbeattie STW is! I would be up for this but am leaving Scotland on 1st Oct so am only really free a week Sunday now.
[Excuse any hijack, but if anyone wants to join me on a natural ride around Druisdeer (near Sanquar) on 20th Sept (assuming that is the Sunday) as a pre-tweed ride drop me a note.
So what date do people fancy? I'm doing an 300km Audax on the 19th and then Relentless, so any other dates will be good.
I have a route in mind that involves a good Gypsy Glen tour and something out the back GT that most, if not all of you, wont have done.
Maybe.
First weekend in October (3rd/4th)?
That weekend is fine by me.
Anyone else?
Possibly, could be back in-country by then.
george, we having a xmas one again matey.........
Sounds good to me Ton.
I was busy that weekend but my date fell through so I now have no pressing engagements. Could very well be interested...
A decent day out the week before Relentless couldn't do any harm, could it?
What are you doing at Relentless? I'm going for soloing it for a giggle.
Count me in!
(I take it that Goan is/was Glupton?)
What are you doing at Relentless? I'm going for soloing it for a giggle.
Good effort. I crewed for a couple of soloing mates last year which was excellent fun. They both finished well (one was 2nd Vet, the other 4th Senior) but were complete zombies by the end. It's a big challenge so good luck - make sure you have good support.
I'm hoping to get a Vets 4 together and enjoy it rather than it being a bloody-minded death march.
(I take it that Goan is/was Glupton?)
The very same!
(He's quite nice in real life! :D)
Only if you can keep up on the climbs Goan 😉
Erm........... just possibly maybe. Not sure which date i can make yet but will find out soon!!
Count me in (preliminary)
Count me in too for that weekend, but only if someone can give me a lift from Edinburgh 
Depends on distance too!
The route I have in mind is around 40-50 miles in total, but it is easy to bail out after gypsy glen or indeed join us only for the GT part.
Stuartie_C - I'm thinking supersolo might be the best option for me. Not entirely sure that anyone could put up with my moaning for 24 hours.
Remember G, this is mtbing not darkside, if we've to stop for you at bottom the hard techy sections you might get lost 😀
Or maybe i'll just be taking you lot into the arse end of nowhere and getting shot of you all. Mwahahaha. 😉
Goan,
Do you fancy posting up some route maps?
I will do nearer the time. But the idea is taking the singletrack climb up to gypsy glen, coming down the glen then up and round towards the windfarm at the back of GT, perhaps coming down deliverance and past jesus house to finish.
past jesus house
Eh?
JC lives in GT these days?
Cool.
Sure does and God lives just down the road. 😉
Sure does and God lives just down the road
Well not quite, i actually live about 36.6 miles from JC house
36.6?
Just as well it's not 66.6
Simon, is Druisdeer anywhere near Durisdeer 😀
Whatever you do, if yo haven't been before, don't go up Thick Cleuch..trust me!!
That weekend (3rd/4th) should be ok if people don't mind me tagging along.
That weekend (3rd/4th) should be ok if people don't mind me tagging along
christ, here we go, another 30 costume changes. The only thing we haven't seen you in is your birthday suit............... yet!! 😉
Not a pretty sight. I'll stick to stripping off the arm-warmers. 😉
Simon..Count me in for Durisdeer.
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First weekend in Oct I will be mostly riding a Blue Pig in the Peaks courtesy of 18bikes in Hope
^ Just so the idea doesn't disappear into the ether.
i might be up for it if it's saturday as sunday is the first day of cx and i'm reasonably keen to do that
count me in, have a car for that weekend, although i'm hoping to run one of the days so would be good to know in advance which day we're planning to ride.
i've not ridden gypsy glen before, what's it like?
I'm up for Oct 3/4 as well.
Idea of distance and hillyness?
Lee:
The route I have in mind is around 40-50 miles in total, but it is easy to bail out after gypsy glen or indeed join us only for the GT part.
But the idea is taking the singletrack climb up to gypsy glen, coming down the glen then up and round towards the windfarm at the back of GT, perhaps coming down deliverance and past jesus house to finish.
Claire, Gypsy Glen is excellent fun - very fast rolling descent down into Peebles. Great scenery and a bit of a push up to the top, depending on which way Goan plans to go.
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I'll have a car this year too so might actualy make it 🙂
Thanks Kit (are you Edinburgh Kit...?)
I'll be SS so if the pace isn't too fast I'm up for this.
The one and only 😉 Met you on that beautiful Ben Cleugh ride a few years ago with shoogly.
Is anyone able to offer me a lift from Edinburgh? Would be gratefully appreciated! I'll post up again nearer the time though if people aren't sure they're going to make it.
ha, doubt a SS will slow you down much Lee! 😀
looking forward to this, although i'm back on my hoss these days and anything rougher than the pentlands leaves me beaten up due to rubbish forks!
Ah Kit, whenever I think about a nice summer's ride, that day comes flooding back... where did you go, sun :o(
I'm through in Glasgow these days and don't get out riding nearly enough!
have we decided on a final day yet. I know we said weekend 3/4 october but will it be on the 3rd or the 4th just so i can try and get that day off
Thank u
househusband - MemberCount me in!
Whatever anyone does, DON'T let househusband set off after you when heading downhill! Let's just say you don't want 15 [s]tonnes[/s] stone of beefcake ramming you from behind. 😯
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Kit,
If i am fit enough to take part i will be leaving from Ferry Road area. Car aint big so as long as you travel light and do not mind the bike being on a rack out back should be able to give you a lift.
Cheers
Iain
I am easy about which day we do. So lets have a wee vote from the rest of you about which day you all want to do.
If there is an evenish split, I may even be tempted to play tour guide on both days. Different routes too if folk want to do two rides.
I'm hoping to get out and have a mate thats interested as well. I'd probably prefer the Sunday.
If the days are ok this looks like it's going to be a great day,I'll be on the ss rigid. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up.
Hi Iain,
Don't mind bike being on the back so long as you don't let it fall off 🙂 I'll have a change of clothes and my Camelbak if that's light enough for you. I live in Comely Bank so probably not far from you. Much appreciated - will confirm in a couple of weeks!
P.S. Don't mind which day the ride is.
whosethedaddy, me too, we can keep eachother going... 😆
Saturday would be better for me.
Whatever anyone does, DON'T let househusband set off after you when heading downhill! Let's just say you don't want 15 [s]tonnes [/s]stone of beefcake ramming you from behind.
You hittin' on me, Kit? 😉
Househusband - yeah - I think Kit has said that as he wants you all for himself 🙂
I've already had [i]plenty[/i] of HH, thank you very much.
*walks off bow-legged...*
i can do either day. i'm also going to be riding GT/Inners on friday 2nd if anyone is around.
Is this still on?
Can we decide on a day?
If this goes ahead on the Sun could probably meet up as well.
sunday sunday sunday................ lets meet on sunday, inners car park at 10am. There,decision made!!!!
sunday sunday sunday...
This is Sunday Sunday Sunday the 4th the 4th the 4th of October..?
yeah yeah yeah !!!
Will there be a meet on Saturday Saturday Saturday too?
Boo, I was going to have a first bash at cyclocross in Stirling on the Sunday. Never mind, I'd rather have a day's riding with you chaps 🙂
Anyone up for anything on the Saturday too?
I'd rather meet on the Saturday actually. Leaves One time for a spot of golf on Sunday, wot wot.
And GT is a better place to meet I reckon - food, toilets and changing
I'm not fussed about the day, but (sorry, Kit dahling) don't agree that Glentress would be a better place to meet... I think that Gypsy Glen, or any 'natural' ride for that matter, provides more opportunity for group camaraderie, disaster, mickey taking, nudity and perversion - and isn't this what STW meets* are all about?
(* Yeah I know I'm going to the one this weekend in D&G at a trail centre!)
Yes its still on and there will be a ride both days. Where we meet will depend on where I fancy taking you all.
Options are Gypsy Glen and GT area or Inners and Merida bits.
I might tag along too, if numbers aren't yet prohibitive. How much effort are we talking, compared to, say, GT Black for reference? Just to guage di-lithium requirements.
Aye HH, but one of the proposals was Gypsy Glen and out the back of GT, sooooooo Glentress car park would be ideal if folk were tired after the 1st half and wanted to bail 🙂
Did I mention cafe too?
Oh, and if you're getting naked, I'll make sure to bring the wide lens 8)
Aye, and we're in Goan's hands - and he knows the area better than most so happy with whatever!
Forget the wide angle, it'll be the macro you'll need... 😥
"In Goans hands" thats frightning. 😉
For the Gypsy Glen ride I would suggest that the forestry carpark at Cardrona might be the best place to meet and Inners for the Inners based day.
Do we have any preferences for which route happens on which day? Both routes are about as good as each other - Inners will be a bit longer though.
well, never done Gypsy so would prefer that on the sunday TBH. NOt confirmed what day i'm off yet but hoping sunday
OK then - who is coming on which days?
Maybe me Either day
I'm up for gypsy glen - and IMO best done from Gt carpark. . IU'll be looking to scrounge a lift is poss
Maybe both, see how the legs feel after the Saturday 😕
For those that are doing both days, or travelling a fair distance how about some beer one evening?
Um, apologies for asking again, think I posted in the middle of a private e-flirt... 😳
[I might tag along too, if numbers aren't yet prohibitive. How much effort are we talking, compared to, say, GT Black for reference? Just to guage di-lithium requirements.]
Will anyone be my friend?? 😥
I'll be up for whichever day does this Gypsy Glen - may have car / rack space for one other (from Edinburgh, Bonaly area)
It'll be a bit longer than GT black, but we wont be in any hurry. IT'll be a sociable ride. Dont worry about not being fit enough. There are plenty chances to bale out.