glad everyone had fun, any photos?
Cheers Phil, Elaine, and any/every one else for making it a fun ride and doing the organising.
And apologies to mattstreet for scaring the crap out of him as I very nearly smashed myself to bits at speed, crashing into a tree, about 4 feet in front of him... Brown trouser moment I can tell you!
Phil, if you and your posse wanna come over my way any time, let me know, I'll organise a route round some quality trails!
😀 Well held mboy!
Thanks Phil and PaulD for "trying to stay at the front" and killing everyone. Much fun.
Julian (nicolai)
Bigface0_0 - Member
Cheer for today Phil really enjoyed it, I've email you my clips for your blockbuster movie..
i've not received anything in my inbox... what site did you upload the footage to? 🙂
thanks for the comments everyone, we'll do another one as summer cools down and the trails are still dry 😈
Thanks! Had a great time and good to meet a few stw-ers in the flesh (me=tall bloke wearing a gold helmet). The lack of sexy time was a disappointment though (or was that the bit I missed?)
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if you were dragged into the undergrowth by yeti then i'm afraid you weren't selected for sexy time 😆
CG - we must do that route again! some stuff i hadnt done before and everyone was buzzing about the last bit you did after the seagull!
Loved the ride thanks to all, kev, (vc10 top in slow group)
Thanks Phil and CG, very enjoyable slow group ride
Peter (Cotic Soul frame no.5)
Thanks Phil and the others for organising a superb day, and big thanks to lungman too for leading us around so professionally. Apologies to the others in my group if I got in the way a bit!
Dickyboy (if I've remembered that right) - let me know if ever you're up for a Chilterns ride.
Phil - looked at my video footage last night - sorry it's crap. Batteries died just before the good bits and in any case I had it pointed at the ground! Fail!
Lack of photos = very disappointing. Everyone obviously hated it and had a rubbish time.
we've all been sent warnings by the mods not to post photos that will incite a sexual response dez 😉
Thanks Phil, had an awesome day. Hope some of the footage will be of use.
Dan (White Rockhopper, Red Bars)
So you're saying my photos from last time weren't sexy? You bitch!
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😥
if you're going to hit me... can we agree some american style rules.... not the face, not my beautiful face 😆
As if I would strike a man of your stature. 🙂
Just get some photos up, so I can be jealous.
The man from A&E, he say NO
🙁
Nothing broken, just sprained so in a brace for a few days untill the pain subsides, appologies to everyone in the medium group who were expecting a quicker pace, although by the sounds of it you weren't and were secretly pleased with my reduced rad-ness through the fast bits :-p
Spooooooony, i'd look at it as good news its not broken 😀
not sure if there were many taking photos to be honest dez... it was mainly helmet cams, seeing as i want to spend a little bit of time working on the main swinley video... i might throw together a 30-40second teaser over the next couple of days 🙂
ohh, and blown up forks are terminaly FUBAR, they feel fine if a little soft in the car park test, but as soon as the hit a bump they absorb it like a pogo stick wth no damping and make an ominously loud clunk noise.
Missus say's I'm alrerady unbearable after not driving the car or riding the bikes, it's only been 12 hours!
ohh forgot to write, can the kindly fellows who contributed to the collection of videos from yesterday email me their real name so i can credit you at the end of the video 8)
I want pictures dammit!
So how many turned up on the day? Glad I didn't come - went out on first two rides post broken ankle at the weekend and I am sooooo slow (and have to dismount for any obstacles over the 8" mark)...
MrSpoon - what a relief for you that it isn't broken but make sure you do as the Doc told you. Heal soon. 🙂
phil - happy to show you the final bit of fun descent, give me a shout when you want to hook up!
65-70 in total i'd guess at its busiest point, few people had to duck out at various points due to time constraints and lack of sexual stamina in others 😈
Jamie - YGM!
Jamie - YGM!
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did he [s]cover the erections with black circles or just send you the whole folder[/s] send you some photos?
*takes a break from hitting refresh in gmail*
He is a dirty rotten liar is what!
*runs out the room crying*
You must have some good security on your g-mail account! Have you turned all the parental settings to OFF?
thisisnotaspoon - The medium group pace was perfect 🙂 Hope the wrist and forks mend soon. I've got some footage of you laying on the floor in agony somewhere. I'll try and get it uploaded soon...
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crash footage to my email (in profile) asap please 😈
(plus any other footage you got of course)
The medium group pace was perfect
+1, I would happily be one of your followers again.
I missed that actual crash unfortunately, only caught the aftermath:
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My fave bit was the bloke who had something in his hip flask that was like rocket fuel but seemed to make anyone who had it twice as fast for about 10 mins after. I'm now hoping that I'm not going to be tested for drugs any time soon.
That and being dragged off by sammie-louise, of course 😉
only got a few pics,
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Looks as if everyone had a great time
is that the corkscrew?
yep, looked great with 12 people all riding it at once, well dry as well
Great day guys and thisisnotaspoon - hope that hand gets better!
Eric (orange Singlespeed)
+1, I would happily be one of your followers again.
I should start a cult
Dickyboy (if I've remembered that right) - let me know if ever you're up for a Chilterns ride.
Yep would be up for that - pop your contact details through on an email - email is in my profile
I should start a cult
As long as the uniform is not full length bib shorts, I am in. 😉
I had a great day cheer, thanks to thisisnotaspoon for leading us through his pain - glad to hear it doesn't sound too serious, phil for organising it and torminalis for pre-ride accomodation and entertainment 😆
P.S the medium pace was fine for me! Cheers
nacho (blue SC heckler)
Myself and Mrs Tenuous had a great time, thanks to all the organisers and also the slow group for being patient with the 2.5 of us 🙂
Myself and Mrs Tenuous had a great time, thanks to all the organisers and also the slow group for being patient with the 2.5 of us
Mrs Tenuous would win a prize in my book, never seen a mountain biking expecting mummy before... 😛
Good pics of The Corkscrew. 8)
Polite request - if anyone took pics of the slow group, my bike loves the camera but her rider doesn't so best not to show. Thank you. 🙂
As long as the uniform is not full length bib shorts, I am in.
What's wrong with my spandex onsie? I made a concession to group riding etiquet and wore a baggy top with it!
Mrs Tenuous would win a prize in my book,
+1billion, crashing through the single track at a delightfully confident pace!
Another thank you to Phil and everyone else involved, slow group was great fun.
Ben, red Giant NRS
Got any more pics to post up Jason? (lungman) Or anyone else from the medium group that Jason lead for that matter? Would be good to see them.
Neil (Carbon bike)
Thanks Phil for organising, and PaulD for nearly (nearly) breaking me in the fast group. Really good ride, and great to put some faces to some familiar names.
Tim (Meta5)
Thanks Phil for organising, and PaulD for nearly (nearly) breaking me in the fast group. Really good ride, and great to put some faces to some familiar names.
Tim (Meta5)
EDIT: Apparently I've got a stutter, or I clicked the send button twice 🙁
didnt get a chance to throw together a 30second teaser last night but hoping i'll have time tonight after completing the dancing show-reel thing i've gotta finish!
Hi Neil I've got a few more pics I'll post them tonight hopefully. Out tonight riding so it will be later thougth
Sorry, I still don't believe this ride took place due to the paucity of pics.
So there.
Another cheers to PaulD for leading the fast group, and for bullying us into it 😆 Great route and great pace.
Damon (Daewoo SS with red bits)
Only have some pre ride shots from Zestybeards mePhone.
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Spoon's tights are obviously where the sexiness comes in 😉
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm skintight
Phil How's the movie coming on?
struggling under the weight of so much footage!
finished the dancing showreel last night so i'm free to concentrate on the swinley video now... but the weathers nice so i want to ride tonight instead of sit inside at a computer...
plan is to break the footage up into smaller chunks and work on each chunk grabbing the best bits, then move it all together and work on it from there, smaller file sizes and easier to manage 🙂
i'm assuming everyones ok with polish jazz as a soundtrack? 
Three huundred
A lot of what I gave you appears to be after I left it on riding home from a night ride, the last 2 clips are from Sunday though.
MrSpoon - how is your injury now?
Phil...... How's the editing going?
I quickly stuck together some of the footage I had from the medium group. Apologies in advance for bad editing/music/footage/riding.
good vid
Not bad, I've been out riding again although felt I was riding like a sack of spuds, ironicaly the road bike is worse as I can't make the twisting motion with my wrist to shift up into the big ring!
nice, 2min-2:30ish, where is that? I was in the fast group and we didn't do it afaik, but it looks brilliant!
Hmmm, I would say that between those times it has been edited, ie not the same track.
2.00 - 2.30 is Deer Stalker/Top of Labyrinth if you like
It's not in chronological order, there was loads more footage but I couldn't face waiting for it to render on my shite laptop...
Robodan and Captaindanger,
2min to 2min28sec is in the Labyrinth, using the left+left run.
We did ride it in the fast group, but the video does not convey the gradient very well.
PaulD.
Good effort robodan.
I spent the first few minutes looking at the trails and thinking I wish I had been in your medium group, until I saw TINAS on the deck and realised I was!
The GoPro lens definitely makes everything look very flat. That section was easily my favourite though.
My new Canyon AM turned up this week so I'm itching to try it on a full suspension...
Nice vid robodan! 😀
What's the tune?
Thanks Matt, it's a remix of Lisztomania by Phoenix. I think it's called Lisztomania -(Alex Metric Remix)
PaulD, ahh thanks, I thought it probably was as I was pretty sure there wasn't anywhere else like it, but it somewhow looks completely different to me on screen
cmon phil........ Any sign of this movie you talked of???
Yeah, don't worry if you couldn't get Hitchcock to direct it!
We've all been terribly patient. 🙂
sorry guys, been waaayyy too busy! considering taking my pc to work so i can do some more there when its quiet