[Closed] Delamere Monday Night Riders

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I would like to have come on this ride but feeling like crap, is this a regular Monday night ride then?

Yes, the Delamere Monday Night Riders head out every Monday night and we are ready to cycle in to the forest at 7:30pm and return a couple of hours later.

There's no obligation to run through the bogs as you have to be a bit nuts to....

P.S are you all racing whippets because I'm more of a racing tortoise.

Complete mix as are the bikes which include, Giant Reign with 6" travel, hardtail with 3" travel to singlespeed with no suspension.

All that is required is a sense of humour, good lights and a preparedness for gloop.

Hi Nic, currently suffering w/ pneumonia so won't be there for a couple of weeks (unless you go slow!)

Cheers

Mike

Cool will be up for that in a few weeks.

Me too, maybe not tomorrow as y lights are pants and my new one hasnt arrived as of yet! What lights do you guys and gals run?

Where is the meeting point?

Mixture of lights, nothing spectacular required as it is a relatively slow but technical ride. I use a couple of low end Fenix's on the bars and a couple strapped to my head, was using halogens last year with 15Ah's worth of battery but have now switched to LED but only to save the weight and some space in my back pockets.

I have lead the rides for the last 4 weeks and have now got wise enough to be able to chart varying routes through the forest that avoid the worst of the gloop.

Cake's will hopefully be Chocolate'n'Beetroot and Lord Randall.

Rode it on my todd last week which can get a bit spooky after an hour or so when you start hearing things!!!

Hoping to be there - it's all been t**s up for weeks, and I guess that the weather hasn't really motivated a load of peoople!

Rich

I'm always there and my mental map of the forest is improving all the time (cos it has too) and my master baking techniques are improving week by week.

For the benefit of curlie it's at the time stated previously on a need to know basis.

Make sure your lighting rig will last 2hrs.

[location removed as requested - mod]

Looking forward to it as always! Off to change my inner tube in the rear tyre and charge the lights. I can't ask graham again for one of his many front lights!

Chris

bilberry, you might want to edit/remove the location for the start and email the person directly, not great that that info is in the public domain (security etc).

Lights anything from make your own (eg Fenix - lots of), to AYUP, Exposure, Nuke Proof, Hope, Lumicycle, Light & Motion .... good article in Dec 2010 edition of What Mountain Bike - basically go for LED.

Agree with squin please don't post where we meet for the most obvious security reasons. Instead if you want to know where we meet please e-mail one of the MTBers who seems to know whats going on. Thanks.

Gloop free - can't see the point of that personally. The reason Delamere was built was for MTBers to have fun, fall off and get covered in ..........and eat rather good cakes afterwards :-).

Mike, hope to see you in the next few weeks. I imagine at your advancing age pneumonia is pretty serious.... Get well and look forward to seeing you and 'Love Hate' in a few weeks.

Finally Delamare Monday Night riders don't forget the Awards Evening(Christmas meal)which will be a completely democratic affair and all in the best possible taste. The awards will be based on the last years riding and excuses - all you need to bring is a thick skin.
Blue Ribbon event is (pf course) 'The Best Crash' and the string favourite is going to take some beating.

squin, can't see the location mentioned anywhere, enlighten me offline and I will attempt to sort.

bilberry, I presume you spotted it as the Mods have removed it, but you had said that " we meet at X on a need to know basis..." not need to know then 😉

Spotted where but moderated already - careless talk'n'all - have slapped myself for the lapse and will banish myself to the kitchen.

Thanks for the replies, i have one of these on its way, will it be good enough? I will be able to make it most mondays provided my lights are good enough!!
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.44459

cake baking in oven, lights charging. Looking forward to tonight and hoping I'm not the only female or nervous newbie there 😕

Ok, up to now I'm on for this, the lure of Divagirl's cake is to good...

jeez [b]g-mick[/b], I feel under enough pressure from my <lack of> biking skills, never mind baking prowess 😯 haha

won't be there tonight but planning to return next monday

The late start suits me for mid weeks, once I recover from injury ill attend for sure! who should I contact?

Divagirl you will be fine as we don't rush off and leave people.

Paul, look forward to seeing you in the next weeks or so.

Timc - just e-mail myself, Dave Dodd, bilberry hunter, Marmoset, squin, ikimbunza etc.. as all can advise where to meet.
Some of us try and show a little discretion about the meet point to provide a little extra security for the cars........

curlie467, bilberry hunter could advise or just turn up with something thats just good enough and see what others are using (probably best idea if you don't live to far away)- me AYUP and really pleased with them

nickingsley do you use two or the one light set up with the ayup's?

Av and I both have AYUPs and in Delamere we both have a pair on the helmet and a pair on the handlebars as need that bit of extra power to pick out obstacles.

When cycling on the road/canal footpaths to work I use just the pair on the handlebars.

Cheers been thinking of getting a set. Could someone email meet, I won't be there this week but fingers crossed for next.

Mike, hope to see you in the next few weeks. I imagine at your advancing age pneumonia is pretty serious.... Get well and look forward to seeing you and 'Love Hate' in a few weeks.

I'll get you for this Nic!

Good turnout tonight and ideal conditions crisp, cool and gloopy + bit of rain!

Thanks to Marcus for looking after the new starters.

Special thanks to Graham, Lisa and Debs for a superb selection of cakes to feast on at the end.

Roy, Richard and Nic just need to do a decent maintenance job and then they might get the whole way round !

Good to see Ian was delighted to receive such professional help with his tyre repair - odd that it seemed to take a little longer then expected.

See you all next week......

excellent evening, thanks very much - that was some mud !!! I'm not very good at mud yet - hence the occasional yelp tonight 😳

nickingsley - Member

Thanks to Marcus for looking after the new starters.

yes, thanks Marcus for keeping me company at the back - much appreciated

Marcus always 'looks after' the people at the back 🙂

Sounds like I missed a good night 🙁

Will try to get out next time with Dave now the physio has said to keep on cycling!

But at least I sent cake !!

Debs

Put my name down for tomorrow night.

Bail from me for tonight

It's a bit too far for me at the moment, might make it next Monday though

Hello, I'm Beccy and I'm new to Singletrack Forum and new to night rides...just taken delivery of my lights last week.:-) Are newbies welcome on your Delamere Monday Night Rides?...would be great to join you.

Beccy

yep - newbies welcome

and far too much cake on offer after this evenings ride....

Bugger...

Forgot this was on.. :
You all going next week??

I'm getting a bit bored of solo rides araround the perimitere trail.. 🙁

Oh, can someone email the start point please?

loved the route tonight. definitely less screaming from me, I must have improved a bit 😀 Not sure I burned enough calories to cover the five pieces of cake I scoffed afterwards. Thanks Dave for leading and to Graeme for rear duty.

Teetosugars - YGM, re starting point

Rich

Paul,

I can't believe that there's anyone who really thinks that there's too much cake!!
Good ride last night, I'll try to make next weeks route totally different again.
Lisa, I got Debs (my wife) to repeat the mantra "power through the mud" when it's damp as it was last night, and it helped her no end! As you get more used to it, you'll enjoy it even more!

See you all next Monday.

Dave

Hi is it OK for new comers to the area to join your ride. I have been night riding on the Southdown for the last 2 years but just moved up to Chester.

What time do you leave and where from?

Do you only ride on a Monday or any other nights in the week?

thanks
Steve

Steve,

Anyone can come and ride with us. I tweek the rides for whoever's out. As long as someone is a reasonable rider then they'll be fine. And yes we only do Mondays.

The ride starts at 730 prompt, and you'll need to be there beforehand as we physically start riding at that time. We don't advertise the meeting place for security purposes, but if you mail me at daveanddebbiedodd@hotmail.com I can let you know.

Ta

Dave

Steve,

I ride there most nights- I live about 2 miles from Delamere... Drop me a line if you fancy meeting up?

Many thanks for coming back so quickly.

Dave - I have sent you an email for directions.

Teetosugars - I can't do the Monday ride next week as out so it would be good if we could do a ride midweek maybe next Wednesday? I will send you an email.

Cheers
Steve

Steve,
If you cant make a Monday and want to ride with a group, Twelve50 Bikes in Frodsham run a ride on Wednesday nights. Meet at 6.30pm. Mail for details.

Think Monday Night Riders has become a bit of a cake fest recently - marvellous and some of the best cakes for a long time last night.

In case you were worried (as if !!) you should be reassured that 'Billy No Mates' had a good hard ride last night up to the mast, skills area and Waterloo. But timing is everything so back with the group in plenty of time to enjoy that splendid cake selection.

I would suggest that all new starters should be comfortable about cycling for a couple of hours in slow going/sticky mud as you could end up feeling a little self conscious. You won't be left behind but....
What you will find is that the skills necessary to enjoy the particular Delamere conditions are quickly acquired.

davedodd - Member

Lisa, I got Debs (my wife) to repeat the mantra "power through the mud" when it's damp as it was last night, and it helped her no end! As you get more used to it, you'll enjoy it even more!

See you all next Monday.

Dave

thanks Dave - I had Graeme saying the same thing thing behind me - it helped 😀

Hi Mccett

thanks for the posting and heads up about the Twelve50 ride. I had a great ride last night and look forward to coming ou with you guys again.

as per our discussion last night i can't remember seeing this before but can't think how i would have know to call th Twelve50 guys without it - so once again many thanks

Steve

Absolutely gutted that i have not been able to come along for the ride, still waiting for my light to turn up!!

Will be able to join you soon though and can`t wait.

Chunkypaul...thanks for your reply. Looks like i'll be able to make it tomorrow. How do i find out the meeting point? ( :-)I have seen Dave's email earlier on the thread but don't like to just email.)

Beccy 🙂

I'll be there tomorrow..
Looking forward to it.. 🙂

Chunkypaul...thanks for your reply. Looks like i'll be able to make it tomorrow. How do i find out the meeting point? ( :-)I have seen Dave's email earlier on the thread but don't like to just email.)

Beccy

hiya - you don't have an e-mail address on your profile so i can't contact you with a map link; so best if you send an email to dave 🙂

he doesn't bite... honest 😉

Hi All,

I'll be there tomorrow night.

Beccy, I've mailed you about the meeting point. See you tomorrow.

Dave

Should be a cold one tonight...

I'm riding in from home, so hopefully I'll not freeze before the main event... 😉

perfect ride last night , thanks Dave, excellent route. Really strange to swap the mud for icy ridges. Reckon my screaming has dropped a bit more. Good turn out too, considering it was -4 degrees C
Loved the Bakewell Tart and swede cake !!

went round delamere last night aas well - now the trails are covered with snow and its even grippier, ace fun!

Missing the cold and cake....

Maybe next week, recovery premitting.

Mike

Chunkypaul, you're just a two timer! Rumour has it Roy and ikimbunza have been at it as well!

Well for those able to get to Delamere it looks as though your spoilt for choice with good rides on a Monday and Wednesday, apparently Monday has the edge - home cooked cakes courtesy of Graham, Debs and Lisa too.

Now lets just hope nobody starts building 'proper' trails all over the forest and we can all carry on enjoying Delamere for what it is - a small wood with a large range of natural, tricky, technical and gloopy trails.
All you have to do is find them and string them together to enjoy a cracking ride.

Great ride on Monday. Looking forward to doing it again next week. 🙂

I was back there again today, such a great place. Is there a regular Wednesday ride too? would bring cake !!

Divagirl, we have a regular Wednesday night ride in Delamere. There's a range of abilities and usually a good selection of cake on offer too!
We usually post up on our facebook page (though we don't put the start point up there) or give the shop a bell on 01928 898011.
The more the merrier, especially with the offer of cake 🙂

Rick

We ride Delamere most Wednesday nights aswell, Think we parked next to you this week. What time do you ride? be good to ride with other people, but think it maybe a bit early for us mind 🙁

Ah, that was you then! We saw some cars with racks on whan we got back.
We usually aim to start for 6.30ish but we can be flexible and push it back a bit. It was that early as we used to aim to get the most out of the daylight, I guess that's less of an issue at the minute 🙂 We've had a couple of new faces recently, always good.

Hi All,

Apologies but I can't be there tomorrow night as I need to work late in Rugby. I'll be thinking of you, and I should be fine for next week. Hope you don't have too much ice.

Dave

One excuse after another with you dave...I'll be there, at the back, complaining/crying, praying for a mechanical.....cheers.

I've just driven past Delamere and it's looking great out there at the moment, freezing fog, frost/ice everywhere, 5mm of snow and the car thermometer reading -3! I think that sounds like the perfect combination of elements to join you all for my 1st Delamere night ride!

I may not be there tonight - depends on how well the office environment clears my lung butter out!

Have a great ride folks, I spent 3 hours riding there today and didn't see another person, perfect, just me and the dog.

bail from me tonight as well

rick@twelve50bikes - Member
Divagirl, we have a regular Wednesday night ride in Delamere. There's a range of abilities and usually a good selection of cake on offer too!
We usually post up on our facebook page (though we don't put the start point up there) or give the shop a bell on 01928 898011.
The more the merrier, especially with the offer of cake

Thanks very much Rick :-)- the 'range of abilities' is comforting as I'm still fairly new and quite rubbish. I bring cake as compensation for making people wait occasionally !!

I'm already your fb friend so I'll keep an eye out, thanks

not coming tonight - it's too icy for me. I was riding in Delamere for about 6 hours yesterday and it got v icy in the afternoon. I made Clementine cake too and more flapjacks. Sorry guys, ah well <tucks in> 😈

Hi guys, i'm going to bail tonight as well (after 1 week!) sounds like it will be too icy out there for me. Won't be able to make it next week either...tickets to see the Kings of Leon in Manchester. Have fun. If your riding the week after i should be back. 🙂

I've just popped in to Delamere and I think Divagirls made a good call its much slippier than last night when Farmer Dave and I popped in for a couple of hours.

Since it looks as though a few people are not around next week and there may not be many out this week then please note there is no planned ride on Monday 20th December. Instead meet at The Red Fox, Tarporley at 7pm for a curry at 7:30. ALL Monday Night Riders and partners welcome regardless of how often you have been out, its a bit of fun and an opportunity to meet and chat with the gang - the curry is good as well.

You never know you might even win an award - nominations for the Blue Ribbon event - 'Crash of the Year' are now open.........

Look forward to seeing you there.

Have a good one tonight guys, I'm in the South of France, very 🙁 at missing out

I miss these. 🙁

manflu excuse...

Excellent ride out on monday, thanks for making me welcome!
Look forward to the next one.

And we miss you Joe.... 🙁