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you not playing out sambob?
sambob you not playing? i was going to offer you my brothers big travel bike for a razz!
Hi guys. I'm coming out to play but will have to shoot off at 1 'o' clock. It's my birthday tomorrow so bring me lots of cake please! (only 42 years young before you ask!)
we're riding at 9, I reckon we'll be more or less one the way back by 1pm anyway although I will be able to extend the route if people so wish
My back is undergoing lazarus style recovery.... Beer and ibuprofen is helping.... My kit is packed... Fingers crossed I won't seize up overnight
Just checking in to see if this is still on for tomoz ...and it is, great! I'll be at Sett Valley car park for 08:45 latest.
Pook - Good to see your back's healing. I'm a longterm bad back crock, mine's been OK for a while until recently so I've not ridden much in the last month. I will be the numpty at the back puffing like billy-o.
Iain
I'm out I'm afriad.
Was coming, but need to be home by 1.30 latest now, so doubt I'd make it back in time so local only for me now.
Hope you all have a good one.
nice one pook, hopefully see you in the morning
ive got some wicked painkillers, tramadol i think they are. ill bring you a couple along if you like. might make for a bit of a spaced-out ride though!
Is it sciatica Pook?
I was always able to ride with sciatica back problems but not walk (very odd). The more I exercised the better it felt.
popocatapeti - wish I'd known earlier about your birthday, then I would have made a real effort to make cake, just been a bit busy of late.
See you all tomorrow.
Hey Pook, are you under physio right now?
I may be able to help...for free 🙂
At dawn, look to the East...the red slayer 50 will signal your recovery....I've consumed a couple of glasses of red wine btw 🙂
PS: May I join in?
See you tomorrow guys! Hope the back holds up Chris!
Well if no one minds I'll show my ugly mug.....
I'll be in the Saab Estate with the black Turner, see you in the morning
Not sciatica, lifting slabs. Just a muscle pull!
I'll be ok. I think.
Love tubs saturday morning special for me! 😮
Sorry for the late post, home too late last night.
I can now make this.
Paul
Balls, wifey really tired from late shift so I'm taking the lads out so she can have a sleep - No biking for me today 🙁 🙁
Have a great day everyone, the weather looks fab for you all 🙂
Pooks, that offer still stands re: your back prob, if it's turning into a chronic problem we need to sort it 🙂
Great day, great ride, great company. Thanks to Jules for doing such a good job of guiding.
Cheers
Matt
Top top ride that was. Massively enjoyed exploring some new trails for a change. Thanks Jules for stepping in to lead - cracking route selection that.
See you all soon for the next one.
Sheffield lads - there's a few of us often get out on Wednesday night if you're about
that was fun. cheers everyone, even hora
Bit tired now, cracking day out though. We did another ace descent after you lads left us, I pinch flatted the *front* tyre. Bit of a parp moment.
Bruce suggested a Macc forest meet for a ride, good idea as I've not ridden there for two or three years now.
Good ride, knackered - manflu - longest I've speent out with the bike for a month or so. Made up for having to road it out over peep o day with a return over Mount Famine back to Chapel. Forgot to ride back at Pootle pace and was ready to fall over at Mount Famine.
Hora was the pheasant plucker rumour had him to be but jerk chicken is never going to be the same after his insights into the secret world of the chicken chaser.
Great ride, a laugh and good weather. I'm up for the next one.
Someone needs to chuck a rocket up JE James ass me thinks!
Nice to meet and ride with you all, thanks to Pook for arranging and Jules for guiding. Looking fwd to the next one.
Cheers,
Iain
Anyone fancy a pootle with a difference? Good way to hone/build my skills 🙂
and always fancied an uplift.
http://descend-bikepark.co.uk/UPLIFTS.aspx
Really enjoyed the route today. Thanks guys! Was fun to explore new trails and i.ll certainly be back!
Like that idea mark!
Aye, thanks all for the ride!
Far Phoside is very very nice.
Hope the piccies appear somewhere 😉
Many thanks again.
Paul (Silver Stumpy)
Can I just say- when did all the Pootler's become uber-fit? 😆 I was hanging off the rear with my ass hanging out! Skiprat. Where you dude!
JE James? Rocket? Ass? What's gone off Hora?
Absolutely fantastic ride today folks. Belting route. Cracking company. What more could you ask for?
See you all on the next one
Thanks everyone for the banter, laughing, climbs and descents, sweeties and the hairy caterpillar.
Brilliant ride. Thanks everyone.
And Jules was right, I did need chips. And haddock and peas.
Mmmmm
I really didn't mean to turn around and show you my meat and two veg when I was having a slash. Sorry.and the hairy caterpillar.
The unbled rear brake was JE James's fault?JE James? Rocket? Ass? What's gone off Hora?
Pat found a Mahoosive caterpillar at the top of Lantern Pike, at seeing it I exclaimed 'wow, that's huge, long and hairy', Paul had heard all this from the front but didn't realise we'd seen the little beast, it made him chuckle. I suppose you had to be there 😳
P.S photos to follow in the next couple of days (us not caterpillar).
lol bunnyhop, i wasnt going to mention you telling me 'i prefer going down' but in light of the caterpillar story i thought id share.
nbt, can you send me a link to that farmer john event? ive tried looking on facebook but i dont really get fb and couldnt find it
Hi,
Bumped into you lot yesterday and Bruce wanted to know how to get get your friend onto the NW ladies group.
Follow this link http://www.nwmtb.com/news.asp?pNum=2
At the bottom of the page there is an email address.
(This is just in case nbt doesn't get around to sorting it out 😉
Very good day for a ride 😆
It links to an expensive full/RRP bikeshop?
Yes, but if you go to the bottom of the page, it says about the women's mtb club.
Under women's cycling
another thanks here as well.. was a good run! I'll look out for the next one
Martyn
(black Turner)
Glad you all had fun. i was on the beach in the sunshine 🙂 then the rain 🙁
Sounds like the route is even more local to me than Edale direction. I'll be there for the next one for sure.
hora - MemberIt links to an expensive full/RRP bikeshop?
Not if you get to know the staff it doesn't. LBS's are great if you are friendly and use them, I can't remember when I last paid RRP in either of my LBS's, and I never *ask* for discount - just accpet it gracefully and gratefully. If you march in and [i]demand[/i] discount they *might* think you're a tosser and not give you any 🙂
This is the facebook link for Farmer John's
edit: proper clicky link : http://tinyurl.com/2uck5mn
Will sort out links to the ladies group for Paul and Bruce to pass on 🙂
Even with a discount its still an expensive place for average-salary people to shop in.
hora -Even with a discount its still an expensive place for average-salary people to shop in.
Same price as CRC or wiggle for me, and I get to walk out of the shop with the stuff instead of waiting two days then having to collect from the post office
I hardly ever shop at CRC and never at Wiggle.
ALL my parts etc tend to be bought in the sale or secondhand anyway. On my Blur4x - frame 50% off, forks 50% off (STW), wheels from Wheelcraft in Scotland, rear mech 2ndhand 8yrs ago, the bars were new (CRC sale), cranks reduced on On-one, Chain and cassette on a 2-for-1 deal and the rest was either sale or secondhand. EVERYTHING!
True I've bought three full price frames and new forks (but the new forks literally number 4? and none were full RRP). Everything else bought new was sale-stock.
I though you were the thrifty one 😉
When I say I'm tight I'm actually being brutally honest 😆