Between Sharki and I we showed Pete and co the best bits of the Qs over the last two days. The weather was kind to us and Pete actually got some tan lines. There was bikes, beer , banter , birthday cake , candles and get company. Thanks to all who came along and made it a great weekend . Comments ?
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I had a great time on Saturday. Thank you Knottie and Sharki.
Shame I could not do the whole weekend.
It's always sunny on the Qs and the rides are always fantastic. Thanks Knottie and Sharki. Nice to meet some new folk too, muddypuddle hope you enjoyed your first Qs experience!
yep, cheers knottie and sharki for showing us the good stuff. that descent of weacombe was wicked today- perfect conditions!
always good to see people i've not seen in a while, and cool to meet new faces. cheers all.
You'll have someone's eye out with that walking stick Roland!
You'll have someone's eye out with that walking stick Roland!
In his new guise as Old "time on his hands, chip on his shoulder" Fart, that's probably what he's after!
lots of smiles - looks like a lovely weekend riding.
AB actually in my new guise i won't be moaning at anything or anybody !and no opinion to speak of ! 😯
It looks as though everyone had a terrific time and how lucky were you with the weather!!
Belated birthday greetings Mr Poddy and hope the Pitch enjoyed its weekend.
Mr F - cool jacket 8)
Kingston .....grumpy old man ? .....indeed ?
CG did you mean me re jacket ? which one ?
Camo rocks Mr F 🙂
that should have course read " good company " not "get company" . D'oh !
Old fart
you are not a grumpy old man really . Err ....you are a riding god you old bu55er !
CG
It was a hard two days riding and laughing ,just what the doctor ordered for me.
Mr K notice my " STW remark style ? " non confrontational especially for Andy and Anna :lol:(they'll soon beg me to go back to my old style 😯
CG glad you like it 😯
Thanks for an awesome couple of days out guys and girls. Love the Q's and cant wait to get back for the next one. Cheers.
May well have seen you guys 'n' gal, and said Hello!, on Saturday - bunch of us we're stopped in the trees, lunching and digging out camera gear as you rode up a singletrack climb that ended right at Bicknoller Post?
Two ladies in the group, 2 x singlespeed mentalists and a selection of other nice folk...?
That was us.
Marsdenman, yup twas us as Pete said, i saw you admiring my ss with a lustful gaze and feeling of being over geared..;-) hope your ride was as good as ours.
Now then ladies, gents and old duffers of the weekend, WOW!
After a time off the bike i a few turns of the pedals reminded me wy i ride and usually ride sooo much. The conditions were just fantastic, but the weekend would of been nothing without the company over the weekend...
I've not had sooo much fun riding in ages, from saturday morning till sunday when we all departed there was so much laughter inducing banter.
Alot of this was provided by the odd couple, brothers at arms, the twins, Anna's bitchs.....Andy and Oldfart, how i laughed when a saw them both racing each other on the last bit of beacon hill, big grins on there faces, legs spinning....would never of known they had a collective age worthy of a letter from the Queen...
Thanks to Knottie for dragging my arse out onto the bike and testing my legs, heart and lungs, 6 weeks is a long time without exercise and i felt it.
Great to meet new peeps and of course old faces and to be chased/tested down MY trails. They're mine dammit!!! YOU SHALL NOT PASS...............
Great to see Kirstie find her climbing legs on sunday day two on the Q's can often be the harder day of weekend here.
Queenie, Fanks for the shortfood stuff and tolerating an annoying me 😉
And to Peter.....awesomeness.....the candle thing will stick in my mind for quite a while. I do hope this B'day will be one to remember, it's a weekend i'll not forget.
Thanks all.
Temps dropped alot now but i feel ill be grabbing a little lunch then going out for a ride whilst the legs are still fresh..
Singlespeed mentalists.... haha I like that! That'll be me then.
Aye a great weekend that was and great company as well! Good to catch up with everyone, some not seen for a while and some new faces as well. Perfect conditionas, easily one of the best weekends of the year!
Listen here you lot; I wont hear a bad word said about my little brother, old fart. He might be a bit of a bu55er, oh hang on he IS a an old bu55er!
Oh an steer clear of the the Quantocks everyone. Nothing of interest. Pretty dull really. Move along now.
i saw you admiring my ss with a lustful gaze and feeling of being over geared..;-)
LOL - having just dropped down that track (and, being so unfit, still sweating like a big lad at a disco..) i was thinking more along the lines of 'heck, hope his knees don't pop....' 😉 - fair play to both ss'ers though, that's for sure
- great weekend thanks, was on the Seb Rogers course so when you saw us it was lunch break followed by photo shoot.... riding was good, shows I've a lot to do with my fitness levels though 😳 - Still both full days out ended with the decent down the hill exactly opposite where you'll have hit the top 😀 😀 Goes without saying that you lot had a good weekend....!hope your ride was as good as ours
I really cannot believe how blessed you Q's locals are - i opened the OS map at the B&B on Friday and could not see contour lines as they're all obscured by the green ink of bridleways...... talk about green with envy.
Anyhow - good to meet you all - if only in passing....
oh -
- speaking of which - who was that out front - Scott Scale i think - as you went past? Fresh as a daisy, spinning along nicely, only served to add to my feelings of lardyness......would never of known they had a collective age worthy of a letter from the Queen
Regards
Chris
Out front was John, in a couple weeks the geared bike will go away as he rides a ridged SS when the clocks change, he bailed early as he had a 15 mile fell race on Exmoor to do on Sunday.
Were you lot fannying about near a scree slope on Sunday afternoon, We charged through a stream crossing with a load of abandoned bike nearby.....
All was that Also saturday, the weekends a big long blur....
If you like the Q's then book another weekend and come play with us locals, without the faffing of cameras and exaggerated posses..
Andy.....We missed you for the final boringly flat and dull straight non descent back the car park, after a big long non slog up one of those easy climbs.
now i feel really, really lardy....Out front was John, in a couple weeks the geared bike will go away as he rides a ridged SS when the clocks change, he bailed early as he had a 15 mile fell race on Exmoor to do on Sunday.
We charged through a stream crossing with a load of abandoned bike nearby.....
nope, don't think that was us - where we abandoned bikes via a stream it was 'cos we were shooting it - you'd have been blinded by flash as you went by if it were us....
And yes, would love to take up the offer of a weekends riding some time - it really is an amazing spot.... just so long as you don't mind my exaggerated [s]posses[/s] breathing..
Now, off to find out what the score is with my crank set - all went pete tong first thing on sunday - turns out had lost bolts x2 off the granny ring - it's now oval and I think the threads may have sheared = new crankset....
and, before you say it - I won't be going singlespeed 😉 ..... speaking of which - which was you Sharki - On-One or Genesis?
Ooooop! Borked bike is not good.
I was on the on one, the bimbling one.
- nope, not at all, had had one of those annoying 'cannot be traced' noises going on for a while when riding, had not been able to track it down.... 😕Ooooop! Borked bike is not good.
what's worse than the financial impact though is the embarrassment of a major mechanical in front of two respected bike industry types and the others in the group.... 😳
only thought now is 'which cranks' as Shimano are taking a hit elsewhere on the forum!
Ref your bike - hats were duly doffed as your's appeared to be a conversion of a 'geared' frame!
I've been riding ss for around a year now, it just like riding a bike.
I can offer no advice on cranks, mine are heavy Truvativ Five D's beasted onto a square taper BB, It works and at many points over the weekend i realised my bike was not making any noises, now this worries me...
I may advice SSC cranks as these have a toolless fitting design, with is cool.
Must say it was a real hoot of a weekend gert laugh 'twere !
Andy thanks for looking after me brov .Didn't deserve it really after beating you to the top of Beacon Hill ! 😆
The banter round the table at Combe House was quality.Musn't forget Pete's remark ."He had a look like a fat bloke who had dropped his chips "Sheer class !!!!
Looking forward to my birthday ride .Can't wait for your special present Anna !!! 😳
Thanks one and all hope the aforementioned will be as good !
Yeah and "Big Noris combe" was a killer climb !
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odd couple, brothers at arms, the twins, Anna's bitchs.
just re read that now i wonder if they ALL apply to the same pair ?
hey knottie look forward to seeing a pic of your Inbred leaning against Big Norris Post !!! 😆
Hi dell, good to see you again on Sunday.....;)
Yes oldfart, all three couples were the same two.....
its a shame oldfart missed out on the night grub/beer fest .
all 3 couples were the same 2 ? if you don't start making sense you'll have to go in a home !
bleedin bilgewaterites !
thats right mr k if i can pose like that sober just imagine if i had sniffed the barmaids apron!!!!!! 😯
I don't think Pete would've let anymore of his cake go to another, even if it was Roly.
Roll on Swinley ride , I say.
do you think i should behave myself a bit at swinley seeing as we are out of towners ?
"do you think i should behave myself a bit at swinley seeing as we are out of towners ?"
hell no , but I think the wind breaking should be done quietly so as not to upset CG.
better tell pete then !!!!
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correct, knottie is the one not in red.
Didn't get home until 7pm today. Pics just uploading, have a taster!
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I'll read the thread tomorrow, but we had a top weekend, thanks guys!
Off to bed now.........
Just had a proper read through the thread, which made me giggle I'll admit 🙂
Both of us agreed on the way home yesterday it was one of the best riding weekends we'd been on, if not THE best. The group was the right size, the trails were STUNNING, the banter and p..s taking constant. And of course there was cake. Perfik!
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Oooh, that does look good. That was a nice big ol' herd of deer you saw!
That is THE worst number plate I've ever seen! 😕
What type of asshat drives that?
Did you see the driver?
That is THE worst number plate I've ever seen!What type of asshat drives that?
Did you see the driver?
LOL!
Yeah that's what we thought. No we didn't see him, but judging by the plate and the car we assumed he had a very, VERY small appendage!
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Knottie loved it though, as you can see. 😉
Fantastic photos mr peterpoddy!
Sooperbulous
about that car reg...... I cannot tell a lie......... 😳
Actually, NO - it's not mine........ 😉
Each to their own.... i s'pose!
Hey, what about the discussed forum name changes for everyone? 🙂
It's just too confusing if you ask me, PP.
You'll have to let me know, when I get the new car, when you do something a bit further north. I have a bit more flexibility in hols now. And having someone slower and fatter to tag along makes the whole group look good. 😀
A phobia of candles can only be understood after witnessing such barbaric assaults with said waxy items.
Reducing a grown man to tears with continued and relentless attacks left me fearful myself.
reminded me of the scene in LOTR, were Gimli was trying to blow off the undead.
No that's not some twisted necrophilia pron version....
Nice piccies 'Candles'. Forum name amended as suggested.
but if i change my forum name to andys younger bruvver i'll need new decals for me bike !!!!
You'll have to let me know, when I get the new car, when you do something a bit further north
Quantocks are south..... Somerset!
We WILL be doing the Lakes next year though, maybe you should invite everybody up for a Peaks ride as well. You know it fairly well. I fancy Cut Gate myself
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I fancy cut gate on a dry summers day..................
*looks out of window at the rain*
LOL @ Sharkis new name.
I prefer my old one, I think. Should I change or not?
Alternate between lots of different and really confuzzle everyone, including yerself.
Anyway, what about PeteVectra, where's he gone? 😉
Alternate between lots of different and really confuzzle everyone, including yerself.
Not hard, that.
and knottsxy8
Didn't we christen Anna with a new name as well?
Whenever I try to sort something out no-one ever comes. I don't know why tbh.
Plus if everyone comes to the peaks there's just going to be moaning about it being "dangerous"!!!! (remember the wet slate in the Lakes???? 😉
Every single route I always do in the Peaks ends up going down "The Beast" so I can look good for 20 seconds, LOL....
nice pics .
Love the new forum names!! 😀
I kept calling her queenie
and this clip reminds me of saturday night
Rob, all the new names came about this weekend.
PeteImpretza (Who actually drives a Vectra) asked of Sharki "Is he on crack?" as he kept flying up and down and all around on his SS. Annabanana managed to reduce me to a gibbering wreck in the pub afterwards by repeatedly making me blow out birthday candles, and various old people looked alike, and had spare time and chips on their shoulders. Gary really is a Social Hand Grenade. Whoever is anywhere near him, well, they better watch out.
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You had to be there really. It was actually funny. At the time....... 😉
Queenie, that was it!
My brother in law lives in Taunton, right next to quantocks. Always looked interesting tbh.
Rob, now we had the (dubious? 😉 ) benefit of local guides, but having ridden in various places up and down the UK as you know, I have to say the quality and sheer quantitiy of trails there is second to none. It's similar to other places, yet somehow different to them all as well. Nobody would be disappointed after riding there, I'm confident of that. 🙂
Sorry to not introduce myself in person muddlepuddle, i've a reputation and am banned from talking to ladies..
Glad you enjoyed my back yard.
Nice promoting there 'puff' it's ok innit?
Marsdenman, yup twas us as Pete said, i saw you admiring my ss with a lustful gaze and feeling of being over geared..;-) hope your ride was as good as ours.
Amusingly one of our group commented that you guys had a good cross selection of standard STW bikes.
what's worse than the financial impact though is the embarrassment of a major mechanical in front of two respected bike industry types and the others in the group....
I wouldn't worry about it, these things happen!
(James)
"standard STW bikes"
Err like what ?
A couple of inbreds, turner six pack, scott scale, pitch, spech fsr, genesis, orange 5, GT i drive, kona's, cove hummer, etc.
All common mountain bikes as owned by people on here...just a generalised comment i'm sure....
(I was just trying to spark some interest in this thread again) ...
Ahem , nowt common about my red on one 456 . lol
"common"???? why, i oughtta....
Good photo's PP.
Who's the gentleman with the walking stick ? sure we helped him out with an innertube earlier in the summer when we were on the Q's on the tandem and he was walking
And using that singletrack to get up to bicknoller shame on you 😛
that'll be oldfart, but he's no gentleman 😉
Cheers Rex luv you too !K of S i remember now you were heading away from Triscombe Stone and i was heading towards .You are a star sir .
Good times glad to help 🙂