Nursey! I like my ladies firm n fruity..
Gives me something to HANG ON TO!
This pootle has gone a bit weird
This pootle has gone a bit weird
That would explain the boner.
No this pootle is exactly as expected due to the high hora post quota
Alawys treat your bike like you treat your woman.....
I wish I could make it. How often do you have them?
Previously 4 or so a year. Since my little lad appeared it's been a bit quieter, but should get them going again next year regularly
The first ever Pootle:
What was all that nonsense at around 2.45 - all rolling the little slab? Not one drop off?
Nearly a nice front wheel comedy moment though 😉
Me and a friend of mine shall be there!
Hmmm..... what cake to make... 😀
STR - that pootle was so long ago, drop offs hadn't been invented.
Haha ^^ 🙂
pass stamped looking forward to it ask cook to get cake sorted
Are virgins* welcome?
*not met any of you before
Can we come too?
Might just be Sue, dependant on shifts, but we'll try our best.
Never been on a PPP before, am excited.
All welcome. See the 'ethos' on page 1
Pook, it looks like you lead a mean Pootle. For that reason, I'm in. 🙂
Your opinion may change come 10.15 on the first.
#amateurish
#whichway?
It'll be fine right up to the point you and the Grattans Catalogue Man start discussing route options.
Grattan's catalogue man?
Hi everybody,
I have been a long time snooper here on the forum, and think it is time to get involved. Really like the idea of the pootle, I love the Peak District and the surrounding area. Just a quick question. Is the pootle more biased to cake (ideal) or serious fitness? Not been out for a while and don't fancy being the wheezing pit pony hold the rest up?
More cake bias. With some riding!
I think the average speed of the last one came out around 4mph, if I recall correctly. You could pretty much walk the entire thing at a brisk pace and not get left behind. So: cake-biased...
You make it sound like a bad thing mint imperial!
I didn't mean to! It was an ace ride, as ever.
🙂
Pook - Member
Grattan's catalogue man?
Ok, it's worth getting the pic out again if you insist!
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Excellent
Mmm, cake.
I'm out, just been informed that a lady is taking me away for the weekend for my birfday. You'll have to find a volunteer to cover themselves in bazooka joe fake tattoos, ride a singlespeed (badly) and make juvenile knob gags and have more innuendo that the bastard love child of sid james and frankie howard.
love and hugs
taz
If you supply the bazooka joe tattoos, I can do that, the rest of it sounds like me already
nbt - mintimperial is looking on in disgust at that typical STWer pose.
Pook - Is it too early for a head count?
Gutted that I'm still not mended enough to ride 😥
I'll do a headcount tonight.
Looks like that's two of us nbt. Off-colour and low-brow humour are specialities. I foresee a vortex of low-tone heading across the Hope Valley on 1 December.
Since the last (and first) pootle I joined in Oct 12 had a really good group of friendly types, then please count me in again Pook.
Count me (plus one) in
Add me to the maybe list 🙂
All I need to know is the estimated finish time and venue?
MrsT is going to get the train into Manc and back 😀
1. 3dvgirl
2. abiglae
3. adjustablewench
4. allthegear
5. artistformerlyknownasstr
6. bigdean
7. bikebuoy
8. binners
9. bowie278
10. bowie278s mate
11. bregante
12. bregante plus one
13. brokensoul
14. buck53
15. crazylegs
16. cynic-al
17. dan1980
18. Daveyboywonder
19. dawson
20. dazh
21. eth3er
22. fathomer
23. flyingmonkeycorps
24. h4muf
25. hindlepie
26. hindlepie'smrs
27. hora
28. ian1775
29. jamie
30. jaq61
31. jason3809
32. johnnygooner
33. junkyard
34. kevin
35. lovetubs
36. martyns
37. maybe just sue
38. mintimperial
39. moseydo
40. nbt
41. no_eyed_deer
42. oldboy
43. oldnick
44. onzadog
45. phil56
46. pook
47. poplarkin
48. portlyone
49. ricardo666
50. rocketdog
51. rogerthecat
52. rustyspanner
53. sacktwist
54. sandwich
55. scandalous
56. scapegoat
57. simmy
58. skiprat
59. slowrider
60. solarpowered
61. sparkyrhino
62. stumpy01
63. thepodge
64. toftm
65. toxicsoks
66. tracey
67. trekster maybe
68. treksters mrs maybe
69. uphilla
70. whydot
71. winch
72. wozza
😯
😕 good grief...
You dont want to be holding the gates and counting for that lot so the race for the front will not be one i will be trying to compete in - gets excuses in early 😉
More importantly who is doing the cakes?
Mine will be vegan and I will do three lots
Pineapple upside cake - well I have to dont I
Something with chocolate - well I have to
Anyone gluten intolerant ? I can do some banana bread for them?
Any requests?
double post
* looks to finishing in the top 70* 😉
Don't worry, only half will actually make it in the day.
[i]Don't worry, only half will actually make it in the day. [/i]
In my experience only, about, 25% turn up on the day.
Shall we take bets?
When we say 'turn up on the day' do we mean in the literal or metaphorical sense? If the later, for a pootle the number is generally nearer the 5% mark
5%? Isn't that about 3.6 people?
Curious to know who the 0.6 of a person will be.
I was going to bake mini-victoria sponges but looking at the attendance list that would require cottage-industrial organisation.
What about x 3 cakes, 30+ sarni bags and a large knife??
EDIT: x6 cakes with 70+ sarni bags 😯
Is there a meeting time/place decided yet?
Or is that buried in the depths of Page 4 and I actually have to read all that?!
Will have to be a large carpark.
Main car park, edale, 10 am
Wow! We had a night ride a couple of months back with a turnout of 18, and we thought that was a lot to manage!
We'll be out in the Hayfield area do we probably won't cross paths, but will keep an eye out for such a big crowd on the horizon!
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*Somewhere above the Hope Valley 01/12/13* "Er, are you ready for this downhill?"
@toxicsoks - just after this didn't they all move forward shouting "DEATH"? 😯
No, they shouted "cake!"
adjustablewench - MemberNo, they shouted "cake!"
Correct! 😀
adjustablewench - Member
No, they shouted "cake!"
As long as it's as good as the cake last time I'll follow them down anything!
Maybe Pook will finish with "at my command unleash [s]hell[/s] cake"
Toxicsoks that picture made me giggle.
Pook, is mrs Bowie278's dad allowed to come? He's been out of action for a few months but has a new steed and now wants to tackle the world on it!
I wouldn't worry about numbers, it usually starts off with a large amount of mtbers and within 3 minutes (this is true) at least half of them have turned the wrong direction and just keep on going 🙂
The last Pootle descending Jacob's Ladder:
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Having not been on a pootle before what's the etiquette with names? Personally you can call me whatever you want, but do people generally use when you only know each other from a forum? I just envisage not knowing who anyone (bar the odd one or two) is and getting flustered trying to rember whos who when everyone could have two names
Ok, so I wont get flustered I will ride my bike and eat cake and hopefully not offend anyone 🙂
Bunnyhop - Member
I wouldn't worry about numbers, it usually starts off with a large amount of mtbers and within 3 minutes (this is true) at least half of them have turned the wrong direction and just keep on going
😆
Proper going to miss you BH!! 😥
@ adjustable: I'm +1 on that score! Name badges maybe?.... I bumped in to Hora the other week & had absolutely no idea it was him until the bf told me! Yes, I know, I was lucky not to be alone 😯
No, I joke.... He was dead nice & genuine 😀
Look at it the other way. If everyone has two names, you've twice as much change of remembering at least one of them.
Name badges?
I bumped into Hora around ladybower a couple of weeks back. Hate to say it, but he is a nice bloke in real life.
Never been on a STW ride before, so will respond to forum name/real name or "that dozy, old sod at the back/walking". 🙂
Adjustablewench is easier to remember than my first name so happy to be adjustable or wench
I had heard hora was nice in person too - but didnt know if it was just an urban myth or if he really is the stw equivalent of the wizard of oz 😀
Adjustablewench is easier to remember than my first name so happy to be adjustable or wench
I remember reading on some forum piss take thread about "forum member introductions", usually in some trail centre carpark... The idea being to choose a forum name that has maximum potential for embarrassment when asking "Hello, are you adjustablewench?"
Been on two and everyone seemed to be really nice folks - even Hora. 😀
And must remember to ask 'are rogerthecat' not 'do you . . .
Gutted I'm going to miss this because of work, I had a really good day on the Pootle last summer 🙁
I just normally stand in the background and wait for the off and stay at the back.
Looking forward to jacobs ladder
My lad has expressed an interest in this..... so Pook you have managed the impossible, dragging him away from his rugby for a day!
😯Looking forward to walking down jacobs ladder
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about the numbers. But, as has been said we normally lose a few by the first hill anyway so that should help.....
I'll be easily recognisable as the bloke with the stressed look and counter.
I keep contemplating this, then decide against it (the sensible choice for a miserable git) and the then bloody thread pops up again!
Go on! - you know you want to, whats not to like cake and bikes ;D
Could anybody who feels up to helping out on the day with guiding/counting e mail me please?
Chris
Ygm
I'll be the 6% person along with Graham ,
Mart