Easy to plan a route when it's you and a handful of people you regularly ride with. These routes need a certain degree of fluidity as we won't know until after the ride has started, what we're actually capable of as a group.
RoCkEtDog (couldn't resist) - you are welcome to stay at our gaff on Saturday night. Just email nbt if you're taking up my offer. Promise I won't snog you (well no tongues anyway). 😯
Thanks everyone for making me laugh loads.
Now if, hypothetically, one were to have just found out they're free on Sunday, would a comically unfit rider on an 8yr old Carrera hardtail with Tektro vees be able to tackle the elusive route?
A previous pootle:
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Have no doubt, this is proper mountain biking. There are cut outs to shorten the route, though some will involve riding along a main road. There will be rocks and stream crossings and some fairly technical riding. People will get off and walk at times. I've ridden these trails on a hardtail with vee brakes (some walking and not a little swearing might have been involved)
you'll fit right in
(I realised half way through typing that that you weren't asking about bringing along an 8 year old child riding a bike with v-brakes 🙂 )
(I should point out that in the pic above, minipips was about 7 yrs old I think, Crazylegs was riding CX and Rich was riding fixed CX)
I probably ride to an 8yr old's standard though!
Awesome - as long as walking and swearing aren't prohibited I should be fine!
Upshift,
We normally work on the principle that if NBT can ride it anyone can...!
Just make sure you've got plenty thickness on the old brake pads.. can be a bit grindy round here!
Absolutely buzzing for this! Bringing my brother in law with me.
Honestly thought these wouldn't happen again!
😐
3rd or 4th Pootle since I joined here. All fallen when I've been working. Gutted
eh up everyone.
Cheers NBT for holding the fort. It's gonna be good. Now's kind of the natural time we'd be looking at the weather.
Looks like it's going to be chilly and overcast, which is an improvement on the last one which was chilly and wet. So that's something.
Markcurtains and those who can't come. There'll be more this year i should think.
Looking forward to this whatever the weather
Back door step pootle dont get much better
Markcurtains and those who can't come. There'll be more this year i should think.
Excellent, I've enjoyed the more summery pootles in the past. Have a fabulous ride, everybody!
Seriously envious, hope the ride goes well, have fun 8)
The half hour looking for a dropped Garmin that had already been found was a highlight for me
Was that the one found at the bottom of potato alley ?
Yes.
Glad I made it onto the list of positive memories of past pootles. 🙂
The Garmin now lives in my Camelbak on MTB rides.
Did Hayfield loop over Christmas, plenty to go at around there; enjoy the ride, family over so can't make it.
Look forward to a summer outing when it happens.
I'm going to be in Buxton this weekend so this would have been perfect but I also separated my should two weeks ago so hopefully next time.
The one with the random tandem(s)... I can't believe that was six years ago.
Yeah it's been funny looking back through the vids and seeing how old they are. I think I've had about three years off running them though
4 years!
This was almost exactly 7 - [b]SEVEN!!![/b] - years ago. Where has the time gone?
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and look how our relationship has since blossomed!
...but have we ridden our bikes together since then??? 😆
I saw that pic and thought "ooh, that's nicely lit".
then I thought, "oooh, that looks like me!"
then I thought, "hang on, that looks like one of mine. It can't be me"
It is one of mine. It isn't me 🙂
I have pics from NINE previous pootles...
It is one of mine.
A few of us spent quite a bit of time sessioning that and the little step that leads onto the paving stones. I wondered who the photographer was 🙂
one day it will be on a weekend i can make it but its not this weekend
Loving the videos.
Can't make the pootle 🙁
Not a happy bunny hop.
I intend to be there. I will be bringing a boot-full of flapjack. Should be more than enough for everyone.
What size boots?I love flapjack. I will be there
Car boot size.
Anyone going who has a transition scout or patrol? Can I throw a leg over it please?
You'd be better with a pivot onza....
Onza ill be on this if you want a go, its a medium
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I'll be there, was thinking about putting the garage build plastic fantastic together but not sure
a) If can be bothered to swap over all the running gear and change the fork air spring tomorrow
b) it might come across as a bit showy off
c) it looks like a plasters radio at the min
Plus last time i took it out on a group ride just got the usual comments of what i should have done different.
Anyway i've been on 2 previously might even have been 3! Anways been a good day even if i dont talk much.
nbt - Member
I saw that pic and thought "ooh, that's nicely lit".
You're so vain, you probably think this photo's about you
then I thought, "oooh, that looks like me!"
Oh you do too!
Cheers James. I will take you up on that.
Martyn, I might consider it if I can find a whole one rather than a cut 'n' shut.
A Pootle would be my level of speed and technicality. I've been out of sorts recently so missed the updated thread. I'm definitely up for a future Pootle with a bit of notice, mainly down to working odd shifts.
Bunnyhop - Member
Loving the videos.
Can't make the pootle
Not a happy bunny hop.
Nooooooo!!!! My actual, real mtb heroin!!! Why my gorgeous?? Why????
My actual, real mtb heroin!!!
If you can't have mtb heroin, I can off you my mtb crack.
Pre-Pootle prep ride complete and the v-braked wonder is in fine form. See you there tomorrow!
Looking forward to this tomorrow, bike is out of the shed and in the house ready to be put in the car. Just need to get some bits later to make my banana loaf tonight. See you all tomorrow.
I'm generously not bringing cake so no one feels awkward or embarrassed at refusing it
Is is 9am meet or start at 9?
Alarm set for. 8:30. See you all at 9 am
Nicknack, optimistically start at 9. Realistically probably get going about half 11.
I jest, of course
So whos playing spot the STWer in the way? As i'm litteraly driving through the peak it'll be "are they pootlers or normal".
