Looks set to be a scorcher, and we're off to the Peaks on Friday so:
Stop off at Sherwood Pines on the way up and meet my brother
Cut Gate on Saturday
General Edale/Mam Tor/etc ride on Sunday
Then further north to Alnwick to my parent's next week and hopefully Keilder at some point...
I'm so excited, like a 4 year old in a sweetie shop! 😀
Mix of road/off road around Salisbury Plain whenever I can fit it in around a hectic schedule of BBQ and beer!
And going to the LBS to spend some money! Woo! New helmet for starters. Might treat myself to something else if I can get inspired.
don't know. it's a surprise.
it was my birthday last thursday, and one of my presents from the missus is a weekend away. i don't know where we are going (but i suspect north wales due to her traffic and timing comments) and i don't know what we're doing, but we're taking bikes (she specified full suss, rather than hardtail 🙂 )
Dave
it was my birthday last thursday, and one of my presents from the missus is a weekend away.
So, we know [s]who[/s] where you'll be riding then....! 😉
Happy Belated Birthday!
The Limousin for completely empty trails in big hills. Going to be shown some new areas as well as riding in some of my favourite places
Off to Dalby on Monday, but I'm in the process of seeing if I can convince someone to give me a lift to the Peak at some point over the weekend...
Friday, Sunday and Monday. Peak District. Monday is a road ride though.
Road road and more road.
Sons birthday on StGeorges day though, so I'll have to stop for a bit I supose.
Lake district tomorrow, gonna demo an st4 which should be cool.
Auchindrain I think.. or maybe a raid on Arran...
checking out the singletack in thetford for the 1st time in ages, but not sure which day
Decorating all weekend, but riding in Wales Tuesday and Wednesday next week 😀
I'm thinking of touring the Purbecks with a tent 🙂
Awww, what a good missus you have there Alfabus.
Thursday night at Gisburn - not my usual thing but off to the Howgills to ride horses rather than bikes for the weekend at a Hen Do. Hopefully will get to ride bikes on Monday if I can sneak off early.
Friday - Thorndon Country Park, Essex,
Saturday/Sunday - Local roads to try and build up some mileage,
Monday - Out running (jogging!), hoping to clock up a 10k+.
Thats the plan anyway....
fri-mon north wales including a first time snowdon experience.
Those of you going to thetford, this recent weather has turned parts of the trail almost beach like. Take your bucket and spade 🙂
Camping near Nant-yr-Arian Fri to Mon, so its a dry Syfydrin one day and a quick Summit before returning Monday. Mrs BP and the 2 dogs will take up remaining time.
Loving the sun 😀
Have a great ride everyone
Friday-Monday riding in the Lakes
Tuesday-Friday riding in the 7Stanes
Saturday-Monday riding in N Wales
Yippee!
Camping near Nant-yr-Arian Fri to Mon, so its a dry Syfydrin one day and a quick Summit before returning Monday. Mrs BP and the 2 dogs will take up remaining time.
Some really nice views off the Syfydrin at the moment!
Personally, so long as I find a mate to ride with, will probably do the Syfydrin (plus some other stuff :D) Saturday and then dyfi Sunday
not 100% yet, but contemplating my first 50(52) mile run, train up to bidge of allan, head for loch venacher, over to aberfoyle, south thru the forest roads, join on to the whw at drymen and then through mugdock to milngavie.. mix of road and forest roads. should be good, forcast is excellent, i'm taking extra shorts for a dip in some loch somewhere! it'll take me all day but it'll be fun. 🙂
i hope you mean cycle! 😮50(52) mile run
haha, aye! 😀i hope you mean cycle!
I'm doing a [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-dartmoor-ride-sunday-24th ][b]STW Dartmoor[/b] [/url] ride on Sunday - everyone welcome to join in the fun.
I was contemplating the Q's but Les has tempted me to Dartmoor
MIL coming to visit Friday night until Monday morn. Not looking forward to it!
Not sure yet, but thinking about popping my 100 mile off-road cherry with a Swan's Way double on Saturday if this cold I've got doesn't get too much worse. Well, not quite the whole double, I'll cut out the ~10 miles between Goring & Watlington I think. 110 miles off-road on the singlespeed should be an interesting challenge!
Not doing any riding at the weekend, but since we have Monday off... We're of to Stainburn for the day.
Pete - if you're going to Alnwick then the Cheviots isn't far away! The Ingram Valley isn't far away, as is Bewick Moor where I enjoyed a very pleasant ride with sea views.
Have a great time anyway! 😀
Off camping with the nipper on Friday and going to give the legs a well deserved rest ready for a few days of biking with "the lads" in mid wales on Sunday. I have put so many miles in this last two weeks they are in tatters at the moment.
Thurs/fri St Albans
Sat Rhayder
Sun FOD
Mon Wye Valley
Tues Cotswolds
Weds road
Thurs Road or local
Fri SSEC 2011 Belgiumshire.
i'll probably just go to the local woods, lordswood as its running so sweet at the moment. tonight was great
but if i had an entire day to waste on the bike id probably try to get to the purbecks!
Local spin (Greenham Common) tomorrow, Afan Friday (Wall) & Saturday (W2?), then maybe local again or Swinley on Monday 🙂
massive camping festival at herts. all weekend. live music, beers and stoopidity 🙂
massive camping festival at herts. all weekend. live music, beers and stoopidity
Happy Easter 😀
Local Surrey trails for me as I've drawn the short straw at work and am 'on call' 🙁
Mmmm, haven't decided yet. The Chilterns are calling me though ...
tollah - Member
Thurs/fri St Albans
Sat Rhayder
Sun FOD
Mon Wye Valley
Tues Cotswolds
Weds road
Thurs Road or local
Fri SSEC 2011 Belgiumshire.
Tapering for the Euros then 'Don? 😀
Friday working
Saturday/Sunday FoD/Wye Valley
Monday packing
Tues off to France/Belgiumshire 8)
Everyone seems to have lots fo fun sounding things planned!
I'm working Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday and then some sort of (bikeless) family day trip on the Sunday. Probably for the best cus my wrist isn't working at the moment! 🙁
Working in a bike shop means I still get to enjoy the sunshine though 😛
Racing DH at Gethin on Saturday & Sunday, staying over & riding XC at Afan on the Monday 🙂
Weather certainly looks good for it!
Train to New Mills and then Hayfield, Mellor, Marple etc and back to my house in Manchester tomorrow hopefully
saladdoger, the Quantocks is pretty slippery at the moment due to the dusty trails, it's best that you avoid it because we don't want you falling off (again). Oh, hang on, it's not just dusty trails that you fall off of 😆
Rode Cut Gate last Saturday and it was fantastic in the Spring sunshine with seriously dry and dusty trails from start to finish.
This weekend I'll be riding a remote wilderness epic route in Torridon, NW Highlands. Followed by more of the same a couple of days later on Skye for the Glen Sligachan route.
Seriously excited although wet and turbulent weather is forecast 🙁
Quantocks on Sat and Woolacombe/Croyde for a surf on Sunday.
Off tomorrow morning for long weekend at our static caravan at Devils Bridge, if anyone fancies a bit of non Nant Yr Arian riding on some less used but equally fab trails, let me know and I'll show you around.
Riding the longest continuous constant downhill singletrack in the lakes tomorrow.
I'm giddy as its my first daytime ride in ages. Got the kids for the rest of the holidays though.
6:00 am road ride up in the hills with Terrahawk tomorrow morning.
Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Gwent, Hereford and Worcestershire.
Riding the longest continuous constant downhill singletrack in the lakes tomorrow.
Did the classic Sedbergh, Calf, Bowderdale, Ravenstonedale Loop today. Bowderdale ST to myself, magic.
A couple of days in the Dales (Swaledale, Wensleydale etc) over the weekend.
Hoping the weather is good for everyone!!!
Cheers, Paul.
Anyone riding in the Peak is in for a treat; been out every day for almost a week- it is almost too dusty and dry!
Dumfries for us, so probably Mabie, Ae, Kirroughtree, Drumlanrig, etc 🙂
Big ride in the Chilterns tomorrow and either Sunday/monday. Club ride Sat. Couple of days planning my 5 week Scotland road trip in June and then off to Wales for next weekend
Going to try and spend a few hours in a local spot and grow some kahunas
Setting off tomorrow morning with the mrs for a 40-ish miler, mostly off road.
From here (Whitley Bay-ish), up through Blyth up to Newbiggin-By-The-Sea, over through Ashington, all the way down to Cramlington via Stannington and home.
Longest trip with the mrs so far, can't wait.
Nowhere for me other than roads or maybe a little bit of local flat xc 😥 Just had to shell out over £300 on my car (wheel + tyre problems) so really I can't afford the petrol to get anywhere. I may go over to Stile Cop or something on Monday as I'm doing two gigs Sat/Sunday nights so will get a bit of money!
Wouldn't mind trying somewhere new though and something more xc-ish. Anyone riding the Peaks on monday and don't mind showing a slow one round?
Got a new bike to try out and fettle with so I'll be around the Chilterns most weekend.
What you got then Croc?
I'm riding the Quantock Hills on [b][i]Good[/i][/b] Friday. Highly anticipated ride.
I was going to ride some trails tomorrow and sat, with a downhill uplift day on sunday.
But went the bike shop today to do some work to the bike, and i found that my frame fell to pieces as i started unbolting components, so no riding for me this weekend, until i get a warranty replacement set of linkages for my bike.. :/
If this head cold clears I'm definitely having a day on the bike on sat, probably Conwy mountain/tal-y-fan/drum area, or Marin. Bunged up at the mo 🙁 Sunday walk with some mates over The Carneddau.
hopefully either do aston hill or swinley for a day plus the continual bmx track sessions at one of three tracks 😉
Commitments all weekend (as usual) But I have managed to wriggle out of today's pointless prior engagement thus giving me 5 hours (count 'em )freedom (count 'em again)
And I am going..
Now 🙂
Was up at 5:30am this Morning to go round gisburn Forrest with the dog. Great ride,didn't see another soul till I got back to the carpark at 9am. Judging by the amount of cars turning up it looked like it was going to be busy there today.
Peak district, prob cutgate, Saturday.
Peak district, prob cut gate, Saturday.
Did 17 mile road bike dash this afty. Might get a mountain bike jaunt round Rivi on Monday morning.
Lakes next weekend though.
Lakes tomorrow. I might be able to show you around _tom_. I'll send you a gpx if you've got the means to use it?
I'll be heading up Haldon for a couple hours on saturday to try and explore the 'unofficial' trails, maybe Woodbury on sunday if i get a couple hours free.
I'm trying to avoid doing anything where it will be too busy, living in the westcountry definitely has it's down sides during holiday times.
I'm thinking of heading somewhere more exciting on monday or tuesday as i have the whole days free, i'm thinking Dartmoor, Exmoor, Cwmcarn or even Afan
What you got then Croc?
One of these!
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/ive-got-a-little-less-space-in-my-garage-nownew-bike