[Closed] Inners/Glentress Thursday 10th

I reckon so. Should be able to do a lift for one, from the west of the city.

Hello again.

Where's West?

I'm in The Hailes by the canal. Will travel.

Is it just the two of us? Is this a [i]trap?[/i] 😆

I work at Heriot Watt so should be right.

Have contacted TBC by textyphone as he's probably doing D.I.Y.

Think StevenMenmuir moved.

Think everyone's hibernating.

Moved? Since when?

I'm here ! Got a 3pm meeting, holiday inn J3 just over the bridge.. will put my bike in the van... can do pick ups...

I'm tempted but seeing as I'm heading to Applecross/Torridon for a dirty weekend I should probably get all my kit together on Thursday night. And I may well need every bit of bike clothing I own for it.

Don't know how that works... burning ears?

I'm probably making stuff up but now we've got your attention...

But I may change my mind if Thursday is nice.

Cock...am I on the rally here?

Rick, a meeting at a Holiday Inn...

You'll have Gnar to unleash I presume?

Thursday IS nice [b]Menmuir[/b], it's between Shittymiddleoftheweek and OMGIT'STHEWEEKEND!

Look at this forecast>

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Also applies to GT.

My dad has a shirt you can borrow.

Suppose I could pack tomorrow night and use my barely hanging together by a thread shorts for Thursday night.

TBC is confirmed out.

Worth noting now i've never actually been to GT/Inners on a bike.

Someone just point and i'll go "that way".

I was at GT on Sunday and the trails were in great nick. That'd probably be my choice as I don't want to wrap myself round a tree at Inners just before a rare weekend away to the best riding in the country.

Update.
I am so rock n roll spent the evening in the rain fixing guttering then weeded and scraped moss from the odd bit at the side of the house.
Tomorrow night I am making bunting and stuff for a party at the end of the month.

On Thursday night I hope to be painting my bathroom. If this doesn't happen it will happen on Friday and I will spend Thursday night fixing the porch roof instead.

Once again I think you will find I am the coolest person you know.

I have to work 🙁

I don't want to be married. Tell me it gets better than bunting everybody.

Not being disingenuous in the least but do you need an extra hand with D.I.Y?

Quicken the whole process up ergo more-time-on-the-bikeage?

I-need-a-job.

There are some trials a man must endure in his own. Plus there is about 5 years of work to do.

Endure away TBC!

So, back to mis-spending ma' yout' breda.

As it stands, i'm going in the [b]Northwind [/b]mobile, [b]Rick's[/b] in and [b]Steve's[/b] coming if there's minimal chance of injury.

Who else can we pester?

Maybes aye.

cfinnimore...

re holiday inn.. its only for an hour or so... wearing gnarr restraining clothing...

is there going to be a big painted X somewhere that we are all drawn to gather round before we set sail to Glenners or Inntress... ?

Well, Northy's at Heriot Watt, you're at Holiday Inn and i'm at the Haile's Odeon (in the nice bit with electric fences).

Survey says Hermiston Gait but I don't drive so blah.

Feel quite shit now, 25, no job, no car, just bought a BMX and am taking a trials bike to a trail centre wearing brand new POC sheez.

Dear me.

Time?

Is "making bunting" code for something else....

Time at Hermiston Gate... I'm hoping for a sweet release at the holiday inn, 5 ish... HG 5:30 ish... ?

Oh, balls, time...

I have no concept of time. Normal people conclude daily business around... 5.30?

I got a "sweet release" at a Holiday Inn once, was a consequence to "fluffy pillows".

B & Q Carpark, by the maroon burger van.

I'm the dick'ed in Orange.

We're probably going to do all this again tomorrow but 5:30 in the carpark throwing shapes at Halfords.. ?

Oh, and it its wet/muddy/bumpy/uphill/windy/outside then i'm not going.... so basically indoors, warm and dusty.... nothing else will do... just thought I'd mention it, like...

Right so, we'll repeat this tomorrow with the tag-alongs who check the forum at work/at breakfast/in-between-Edinburgh-roadworks....

If it's dry, and we're all up for pinning it in clement-conditions with 0% injury-risk and everyone wants to encourage my GT cherry popping then good.

Halfords. 5.30. Thursday.

Have we agreed on GT? Yes....we have!

Edit: Rick/Northwind, if it happens, first come first serve for taking me.

[b]Stuartm555/Glupton[/b] you're coming too.

Make it so.

Ooh, a lift-off!

No reason I can't come get you from Odeon or thereabouts btw... Though it'll make the timing a bit squeaky.

Thanks for that, but for a.warm-up-nice-to-see-the-swans-sake I'll bomb along the canal.
Besides, can pop into Tesco for Monster & cake. Makes me ride better, innit.

Oh yeah, morning bump!

Are you tired of the rain?

Feel like unleashing the gnar?

Read posts above for the usual banter but so far 5.30.at Hermiston Gait on T'ursday.

Edit: Rick/Northwind, if it happens, first come first serve for taking me.

Burger me !... I think decorum is the better part of valour... I'll step aside here.. Northwind, he's yours, you can take him/have him/do him... just mind the swan's face...

Eek...The perils of no-tone-sentences. Though, rightly, that wasn't best put. Quite rude.

I'm nice, really.

No chance I'll make it that early - have fun 🙂

Wow, looks like I'm late to this party!

Count me in, can be at GT ready to ride at 6.30 if that's not too late. If you're planning to be off by then I can drive to the top car park and see you there.

Was there last night. It's wet as would be expected but again as would be expected from GT it's solid underneath.

TBC - that's the second time you've used the painting the bathroom excuse, just get it done already!!

Will be coming straight from Livingston from work so would struggle to do any pick ups but plenty of room in the van for the way back.

TBC - that's the second time you've used the painting the bathroom excuse, just get it done already!!

If only the fitter had finished when they were meant to...

PARTAAY!

Emm, how long does it take to drive to GT weather behaving?

If [b]rickmeister [/b]doesn't run me over first for being a twerp, [b]Northwind's [/b]kindly providing my lift.

What trails shall we do?

With it being holiday traffic you'll be 40-50 minutes from H.Gait. I shouldn't be much behind you as long as I get away on time.

Will be in a silver Transit, if I'm not there by 6.30 don't wait and I'll try to catch you at the top car park.

I prefer mixing and matching routes but absolutely easy. If you've never been before I'd say Spooky Woods and Berm Baby Berm (a few times) would be on the must do list. There will be people going who know hidden options, not sure how these will hold up to the rain, but one I want someone to show me the start of is the Enduro descent that ends up back in Peebles! Good thing about GT is route plans can be made/changed on the way round very easily depending what people fancy and how they're feeling.

Shazam. I'm feeding my legs the now. Feeling Gnarly on rigid forks.

Afternoon Steve... I think I know the Enduro descent you are on about... goes out behind the green to the bottom of the Hydro... maybe leave a van there or something for the drivers... If its the one I'm thinkink of its a clarty one,

*think* being, I was there once with Naomi...

That's the one Rick. Might not be the right night for it but hoping someone could point me in the right direction! Does sound like you'd have to ride it to find it though rather than general directions.

Not a problem if it's not tomorrow, as long as I'm out on my bike I'll be happy. Better get the stuff in the wash from last night sharpish though, 5 10s might not be dry by then!!

Left there around 8.30 last night, no need for lights at that point, was fairly light on the way up the road (apart from the grey clouds) so gambling that I won't need any tomorrow!!

I could tell you exactly where it is, its easy to find...

The Hervelo gurrrrrls are cancelling their Pentlands ride tonight on facebook atm... offer some places to tag along tomorrow via facebook... ? You never know, it may get all out of hand !