Belmont Bull – BL7 8AJ
8:15
Bring beer money
I'm in.
I'll be there and I'm having one of those silly, silly ideas.
Chicken suit?
I'm in. But I'm not riding up San Marino, you mentalist!!!
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dontdropthesoap - Want a lift?
San Marino hill-reps! I'm in.
Will do Binners ta.
Yes i will be there this week. Looking forward to it!
The nights are drawing in though - lights will be essential!
In!
In fact I'm planning to go up there tonight as it happens. 8)
Will try and get Baby sitter sorted again. Be good preparation for Torridon on Friday 🙂
Christ, never realised they started that late!
Oh well, another thought of being sociable dashed 🙂
If you tolerate slow arses I'm in. Only live in horwich. I'd be interested in seeing if you know more routes than me
Christ, never realised they started that late!
Hardly late. We'll be in the juicer by 10:00pm
I might be in, doing a 35 miler in the lake district on Sunday. Will have to see if my legs work...
Only just down the road from you this week.
Hardly late.
Fair point; just speaking personally as I only work in that direction but live in Leeds. I get kicked out of the office at 6!
You'll have to get over to one of the Yarkshire ones.
Absolutely; I'll pay better attention from now on!
Does anyone ever ride from the royal in tockholes? The woods over the road are quite cool.
Is that an invite? The whole point of Monday night rides is for everyone to show a bunch of idiots around their favourite local trails. All that's required is a good pub to finish at. Fancy giving us the tour de to Tockholes for the next one fella?
Come on binners.
Course we've done the Royal at tockholes. Who can forget Mr Sparkle sorting out the chip barms! The ride was alright too!
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12 minutes to get up then back down!?
It takes me longer to skid down from the top!
I was contemplating organising a ride that would take in the woods etc around Roddlesworth. It would probably start and end at the Hare and Hounds at Abbey Village rather than at the Royal although i appreciate that the royal would be a better pub.
I think i will leave it though for dark nights when there wont be many walkers about...
Put my name down 🙂
San Marino in the dark will be interesting! Georges lane passible I presume?
Georges Lane was completely clear this evening.
Ah yes... how could I forget. That was an absolute belter!! Gorgeous evening of dry dusty trails, topped off with beer and chip buttes
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We getting that one in the diary for the 11th then?
The Royal doesnt open on a Monday night - they did it as a favour to Mr Sparkle. We would probably use the Hare & Hounds at Abbey Village instead but i would also have to check that they are open...
Putting it in the diary for 11th seems a good idea though.
he does seem to have a very good rapport with a multitude of licensed victuallers doesn't he?The Royal doesnt open on a Monday night - they did it as a favour to Mr Sparkle.
🙂
keeping an eye on this one, but won't be so daft as to suggest that I'll actually be there.
Hoping to make this, but riding up the Belmont, sorry San Marino sounds 'kin mentaaaaaaaaaal!
I should just clarify - the 'ride' is not intending to go up San Marino, I was proposing that I get there early and do a quick uppy downy of San Marino then to the Bull for 8:15
You need medicating, for your own protection! 😉
the royal now does open on a monday but not late though.
the Victoria isnt a bad boozer either.
I could loose days in the Royal!
So who is out tonight? I am!
Rammy contingent in da house. [b]BOOM!!!!![/b]
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My legs are a bit wibbly from yesterday, I may be at the back tonight as 32x36 isn't the winch gear I was hoping for
Just gone 1x10 scaled? 🙂
My Mrs' nail appointment that I cut short friday's ride for was cancelled last minute and moved to tonight, so instead of riding with you guys in the sunshine tonight I'll be out with junkyard in the rain tomorrow.
I’m in. My nail appointment is now on Wednesday.
I'll be there if my shoes have dried out after yesterday's stavely soaking
I'll be there. Just need to confirm with my chauffeur.
You arriving by helicopter again?
People usually leave by helicopter...
Went from cast to removable splint today, but probably a bit too early for a return.
The last time I was at the Bull (when I came off, and thought it could be healed with a pint), the landlord gave my mate 4 or 5 Agatha Christie books after he spotted her perusing the bookshelf - top bloke!
For those worried about San Marino, it's absolutely fine - it's the pesky section after the style you need to worry about. By that point you're head is already in the pub, just before your face is in the floor....
I though that your issue was to do with it being dark and your lights were in your bag. 😉
Enjoy, it's bloody gorgeous up there right now!
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My shoes are still soggy but I'm sure they'll dry out by the end of the ride.
See you all in a bit 🙂
grumble grumble, bloody stupid mechanic, wait till I get my hands on him...oh, shit.
Expensive night for me, new chainring needed as I cracked that, new chainring bolts and a big bottle of threadloc 🙁
Gutted you buggered your bike!! ^^^^
We had our fair share of mechanicals.
I snapped my chain then took about 2 days to get my dog sh#tty tyre back on (sorry everyone!!)
The last downhill was flippin amazing! Will be back up there for sure!
Nice night out all 🙂
Cracking run, as per. You can't go far wrong where the San Marino is involved. Not ridden it in the dark for a while. Which led to some... ahem... Interesting line choices
It was a bit mechanicaltastic but, as Mother Teresa used to frequently say, "shit happens".
Watching the lights out from the top of Winter Hill with 3 generations of a family and Pink Floyd on the car stereo was different.
I'm sneaking back tonight without lights as it did seem to be a hotbed of car based teen shagging.
At least theres the joy of taking in another Northern Sky, while contemplating punctures, snapped chains, and people getting lost....
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Spot the mechanicalists(soon to become the wrongturnists)
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