Howdo, pub ride fans!
I am hosting another pub ride. This one will be from the Chetham Arms, Chapeltown, Bolton BL7 0EW [url= http://www.chethamarms.co.uk/ ][/url] Starting at 8:00pm, so bring lights!
If you came on the last one I organised you will remember that I organised free chips. Well, I'm sorry but I haven't been able to do that this time. No, this time it's free sandwiches! Yay!
Also it's me birthday a couple of days later so if you fancy coming along then you are more than welcome to have a nice chilled ride for about 1 1/2 hrs and then come in the pub for a pint (no, I'm not buying!) and a butty. Come on, it'll be ace. Please pass it on. Ta, Sparkle.
Sounds like a plan.
I'm in if I can get a new rear wheel sorted.
I will be there - hopefully with a few others!
I hope to be there (assuming the kids don't break something else!) 🙂
Cheers all. The more the merrier. I'll be bumping this nearer the time.
Nice pub the Chetham - blast from my past.
Would love to come but I'm 250 miles away now 🙁
I might ride over for this one 😉
I'll be coming, see you Monday.
Yep, I'm in. See you Monday.
Rear gunner reporting for duty, sah! I'm in!
Binners, you fancy riding there?
Could do, yeah. Convoy stylee
Good stuff. Any more for any more? 😀
Hmmmm my doorstep and I have the kids Monday night. I'll see what I can do. If not, as it was my birthday yesterday, I'll grant you all one nights free access to my land and cage the hounds.
Get it sorted. I can barely remember what you look like!
hmmmmmmmm.
Damned handsome as well you know!
Oh, I must have the wrong Lowey then... 😀
Come on Donk, you know it makes sense.
I'll be there, Mr Sparkle.
See you Monday.
Bump for the weekend shift. :0)
Is the route skinny tyre worthy?
How skinny are we talking?
i can't make it, i'm still not quite sorted with my new bike and can't really afford the drive/time for a couple of weeks (bloody MOT due)...
Boo! :0(
The butties are arranged! I repeat: the butties are arranged! ;0)
Reet, tonight's the night. If you are available please come along for a bit of a pootle in the dark, some FREE butties and a nice social pint and a chat after. What's not to like? 😉
After three weeks off the bike (hols and work getting in the way) I'm looking forward to this!
Forecast looks pretty good for later too. There's 4 or 5 of us riding over from Rammy. See you later chaps
where and when are people meeting in rammy ?
Me plus 2 coming up from Bromley Cross
Free butties and beer? We're in!
How CX bike friendly btw? Just pondering lack of 3px training…
mr potatohead - we're meeting out the front of the Hare and Hounds in Holcombe at 7.30. That should be reet for getting us there for 8. Its 6-7 miles on the road. You joining us?
I'm supposed to be playing footy but if they have enough players I might jump ship in favour of a ride, If I'm coming I'll be at the hairy mounds for eight
Great stuff! Should be a good turn out. Please try to get there on time so I can give the pub numbers for the sandwiches before we set off.
Clover - the sandwiches are free but not the beer! ;0) Nowt too technical so should be ok on cx. I'm doing it on mtb though.
Please note - just because its my pre-birthday ride you don't *have* to buy me a pint after... ;0)
Potato head - you need to be at Chethams for 8:00.
Cheers Mr Sparkle I was just checking on the rammy contingent , if I come I will ride over with them so I can have a pint [or even two ]
sorry I meant Ill be at the hare and hounds for half seven , doh !!
If I had my light back, I would have come out, but it is still at Trouts being fixed....
Boo! Can you not do a 'borrer'?
Think I’ll give it a miss tonight. Just back from a particularly good holiday and my head isn’t in the best place. I’d end up falling off and/or telling people that I like to eff off.
Think I’ll stay in and watch Doc Martin and catch up on some Walking Dead.
See you next week when everything is tickerty-tape.
Have fun.
right Rammy contingent ,I sould be ok ,so hare and hounds it is, unless you fancy going over moor bottom road
Cheers Mr Sparkle. Rather enjoyed that. Hope you had a few beers to celebrate your birthday.
Same time next week all?
Thanks Mr Sparkle, great ride again, see you next time.
Great night tonight chaps! As always! Happy birthday Mr Sparkle!
A few people on the ride asked about my new cheapo Chinese lights, so I may as well ad a link here. First time out but well impressed for less than £30
Thanks to everyone who turned up. Apologies to those who went AWOL, mea culpa, but I hope everyone enjoyed it. Big thanks to Wittonweavers for acting as Tail end Charlie, Sefton for sorting Donk out with a qr, Chipps and Clover for coming all the way over, big respect to the Rammy mob for riding over and back again after and everyone for their good company.
Oh, and ta very much to the Chetham Arms for putting the sandwiches on. 😀
Oi! I rode over and back again. Further. So nerr
Another very enjoyable Monday night pub ride! Thanks for organising it Mr Sparkle - have a good birthday tomorrow!
aye good ride MrS cheers for that and thanks sefton for the loan of the QR.
Anyone strava/endomondo/whatever the route? I'm after mileage, I might be able to figure out the route, dunno tho.
Donk - [url= http://app.strava.com/activities/79580598 ]That Strava[/url]
I got 21 miles including our ride from Rammy.
Did anyone make it round without borrowing or lending out a QR, power link, front or back light or batteries? And we won't mention the editor of a certain mountain bike magazine, and rumoured to have the largest collection of Camelbak's on the planet, turning up having forgotten his 😉
Yep I've memory mapped it, says 11miles same as strava.
I'd assumed chipps was just being minimalist 🙂
My Strava: http://app.strava.com/activities/79585626
Jase - I expect you to ride there, do the ride and then go home via the MTL ... and the Strathpuffer course! 😉
That was ace. Thanks!
Despite strava feed I still have no idea where I was at any point. In the lost kingdom to the west of Yorkshire. where even strava puts dragons on the map.
Anyway, must have been good as my legs were a bit broken by the time I got to work this morning.
Happy Birthday MrSparkle!
Great night!!
Now realise the only thing I forgot was mossie repellent..have about 30 bites which are just starting itch :-/
Just incase there was not enough fettling Budge's back wheel exploded on the way back to Rammy as the chain burst, cracking the spoke so hard it broke and fired up into the rim, and all the tubelss liquid shot out! Cripes!
Big cheers to Mr Sparkle's organisation and special mention for the ace cheese sandwiches 🙂
Looked like it was a good night Simon will try and get on the next one 🙂
Hi Mark. They always seem to be a good do. I'm thinking of organising another one, maybe in October, in the Lost Kingdom of Darwen again.
Anyway, here's a pic of some people with scary eyes, from last night.
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Sounds like you lot had a cracker. I was being dragged round the Trafford Centre by two teenage girls.