[Closed] PEAKS POOTLE: DECEMBER 1ST, 10AM

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 - Member

No, 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

@ 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.