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Absolutely cast-iron would not have left Mrs Pondo. Would not leave mates unless there was a clear, workable plan of action (people on the case fixing, or someone rides back to get a vehicle, or they've phoned for a lift ot something, rather than "you crack on, I'll work it out"). Have bailed out of a group ride on the last day of a long weekend, partly because I was slowing the group down, and partly because flogging myself into the ground so they wouldn't have to wait too much was rapidly losing appeal. They made sure I had a map and knew where I was and where we were parked.
but you do have the courtosy of asking those first yeah, you know to see if all are in agreement
So you have a ballot rather than listen to the persons decision if they feel Ok to head back on their own.
Loving all the heroes who would [b][u][i]NEVER[/i][/u][/b] leave partner/friend etc.
Never
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Lister & I once left a mate with a puncture in the middle of a midge fest on Deadwater fell. He had no tube, pump or common sense. Saw him about an hour later in the car park. His toys presumably burned up on re-entry.
Loving all the heroes who would NEVER leave partner/friend etc.
I was thinking about that after I wrote the above - intially I was of the thinking that Mrs Pondo would expect me to stay. On reflection, she might not, actually, if say we were near to the car, but I'd still insist on staying with her.
Loving all the heroes who would NEVER leave partner/friend etc.
You're cold man, stone cold...
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hora - MemberI would have gone back with her
You could have offered her some chora-izo. Mmmmm Spicy.
In your rush to rip open your Hobnobs condemn Bogtrotters/her boyfriend you seem to have missed one crucial thing from the OP
a girl pushing her 5 along the road
Would have left in her the carpark if she was riding a 5 😉
We've lost a few in the dark, dark woods over the years. Never found any bones.
Never found any bones
nom nom nom.
a girl pushing her 5 along the roadWould have left in her the carpark if she was riding a 5
I thought he was referring to the number of children she had with her.
There are one or two that do deserve to be abandond, based on throwing a hissy fit or similar.. In particular, for me I find acting like a Brat, wurst... or those overbearing tech types that have trailside repair issues and have lost the Knack, wurst of all
Then those drunken ones that your out with, the ones with the little hip flasks, the ones that have drunk so much they feel nothing after an OTB moment wherever they land, jager meister is all they seem to care about... spose it dulls teh pain..
Yeah, we have a straw poll, those who pull the shortest leave the group pronto.. 🙄
Those that hold everyone back, get left behind 🙄
Those that ride 5's can't normally sort themselves out without thier Mummys helping hand and get left in the carpark/club carpark 🙄
Those that don't bring spares get booted off the ride if they ask "have you got a tube I could borrow" 🙄
Those that ride Treks get bullied into covering up the logo on the downtube 🙄
Those that shout "wait I've not set up my Garmin yet" get to ride on the outside of a three abrest chain on the road sections 🙄
Those that talk whilst riding don't get asked back 🙄
Thems da rulz.
But I'd suggest that one word covers the OP's point...
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😀I thought he was referring to the number of children she had with her.
Seems to be a lot of club envy going on 🙂
Went walking and caving with the Rotters last weekend and they promised not to leave me behind then again I am a handsome bugger!
You seem to be confusing about envy- still you goad and ignore like a proper boggy would when faced with an opposing view 😉
This has got to be a late entry for the 'thread of the year' contest - right?
Its probably worth pointing out that the bogtrotters club is really quite large and as a result there are many groups that ride and don't often meet at all. Note that one bog member specifically says northern in his sign off
With that in mind there have been lots of Christmas parties and away weekends that I have not attended whilst being a bogtrotter member purely down to the large contingent of numpties in that particular group
In the group that I used to ride with nobody would haver been left or been on their own I'm sure of that.
Lots of love
Plum
Went walking and caving with the Rotters last weekend and they promised not to leave me behind then again I am a handsome bugger!
A lot of rotters, promises, not leaving behinds and buggers going on in that statement, not to mention playing in dark holes.
Can I join your 'club'? 😉
The attitude of some boggies in this thread isn't exactly encouraging me to want to go and ride with them - but i don't really like riding in big groups much anyway.
Gosh you lot.
What ever happened to equality and the pirates code? 😀
No offence meant to any club but they do seem to have an unspoken peckibg order. I rode with the boggies once at Gisburn. Seemed a nice bunch tbh but just me. I prefer a lose collective or bumping into people on the trails.
You cant have a 10min conversation with a group of walkers if the first 5 riders are intent on showing the females in the group their climbing prowess/fitness and shit taste in front-zipper club-branded tops.
What ever happened to equality and the pirates code?
It's more of a guideline really...
What ever happened to equality and the pirates code?
You can stick the pirates code up your RRR's
2 little boys had 2 little toys.....
Sounds like an unfriendly bunch them bog rotters...
Twitter and Facebook are good tools.
Grum we are a friendly bunch you must try a Wednesday night ride there is a peckin order mind, and I know my place usually mincing @ the back, we are all equals in the pub afterwards 🙂
Hora! boggies riding fun parks? really only reason I ride with them is because they keep it real 🙂
The boggies are looking pretty good out of this, scaring off all the loners who don't like riding with people....
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It doesn't sound brilliant.
To digress slightly though, it does take all sorts, even in something as totally 'rad' as mountain biking.
I was riding in the Peaks when I heard a bloke nearing the top of a steep, but not very long climby bit (not a 'climb') just a steep little rise.
Anyway he was shouting stuff like "c'mon mother ****er, c'mon" and really hacking at the pedals. A minute or so later the rest of his group appeared. Was it a super-competitive XC bunch? A piss-taking bunch of mates? No it was his wife or girlfriend who just looked a bit embarrassed and amused by her other half.
If it was a bloke who'd been left behind, would you all be making such a fuss about it?
BadlyWiredDog - MemberIf it was a bloke who'd been left behind, would you all be making such a fuss about it?
Is he hot?
We once organised an STW ride at the Roman Lakes and all set off at an easy pace.
About 7 minutes into the ride I realised Hora had gone missing. He'd decided that his forks/saddle/pedals/tyres weren't in good order. All 7 of us turned tail and went back to help out 🙂
Why do people keep saying she was left behind ? She found the pace a bit quick and decided to head for home. According to someone who was there, she was asked if she wanted someone to go with her and the offer was declined. Leaving a group is very different from being left behind.
theflatboy - Member
BadlyWiredDog - Member
If it was a bloke who'd been left behind, would you all be making such a fuss about it?Is he hot?
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Bunnyhop - Member
We once organised an STW ride at the Roman Lakes and all set off at an easy pace.
About 7 minutes into the ride I realised Hora had gone missing. He'd decided that his forks/saddle/pedals/tyres weren't in good order. All 7 of us turned tail and went back to help outPOSTED 14 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST
Yeah...
I was once on a STW ride in Calderdale lead by Ton. Me and one other got sperated and spent a very pleasant afternoon in the Cafe Cali instead.
Seriously, this thread ?? talk about making a bullshit mountain out of a total non event. STW at its finest.
This would not have happened on Barnes' shift
Why do people keep saying she was left behind ?
Because thats what the pictures say, No one is really interested in the bollox in-between.
The last group ride I went on, I organised.
Almost at the top of the first climb my rear mech went into the spokes and bent the mech hanger severely.
Another bloke who was on the ride gave me his bike and pushed mine back to the car before sitting in a pub to wait for us.
What is the biking equivalent of the DSM I wonder.............?
I was at Glentress in the summer and had two chainring bolts shear, with a third on its way out.
I was way way out the back of the black, hours walk from the car. A group passed and stopped to check what was up. One happened to be carrying a spare chainring bolt(!). They all hung about until they were sure my chainring was going to stay put and had offered to give me some donor bolts from their own bikes if I was still worried.
True gents, saved me a long walk and put a smile on my face too 🙂
Clearly not BogTrotters though eh 😉
not the first time ive heard this kind of story about the bog trotters, and i doubt it wont be the last one either.
It won't be long until it's a child.
It's not generally the done thing, but if they're insistent!
It used to fall upon me to go back, but then there are plenty of other weekends. That said I did leave the very club I set up because it became detrimental to my own riding in the end. being club chairman in a year that saw a huge influx was like a full time job.
As for clubs telling you that you will be left behind if you can't keep up, well some have good reason. generally they aren't named after a city or town.