[Closed] SSEC 2010 Weekend

I shall bring French moonshine to the next one! Our lovely neighbour has finally retired from her house at 87 into the local french sheltered housing and wasn't allowed to take the moonshine with her. So she's left it all at our place and then drinks it when she comes round ours.

Tim won some Salsa carbon forks and has pestered me ever since for the matching Salsa stem I won

Now if I had good mates like Bungi & Tang, Oh what fun we should have, get of here you pair of attention seeking whores..... Single Speeders bunch of freaks IMO "Valiant and Chilliman"

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riding a bike or crimping one out - you decide !

fontmoss, was that me?? Sunday morning?
I shall email you tomorrow.

thank you Sheldon, and the Knights.. was a great weekend 😀

Hey Pepper, that shot of the tandem ~ they only took delivery of it that morning! I think they're going to get a lot of fun out of it 8)

A big thanks from all the robots we had a brilliant weekend.
The 'race' loop, belgian education, conga and moshing being my personal highlights.
Now we just need to figure out what inappropriate outfits to wear to SSUK 😉

megatron (mike?) no another one! place is heaving with secret lurking SSers

fresherjohn, afraid there won't be any room in the Land Rover if the robot kit needs to get to SSUK !! 😉

Peter it's a pity I hadn't taken a picture at the start of the singletrack as well, as they started on different seats!

I "think" they were having fun 😀

as they started on different seats!

LOL! Plus, I believe the riders in the photo are friends of the new owner taking it on its first outing. Not sure if they come on STW but I'll try and let the owner know the addy for the photo 🙂

I think they're lvis riders

yes LVIS riders. Ant and Celia. Just borrowed for the ride on Sunday.

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Loving this one of the ducsai, but Pedro should know you don't fish for ducks 😉

Big ta very much to the Knights of Niche, great weekend, totally gutted that I have to go to a ruddy wedding on the 14th August though, lifes just not fair!

Big hand of thanks from me. Broke two bikes in two days but worth it.

Not sure this looks too comfortable

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I believe the riders in the photo are friends of the new owner taking it on its first outing.

That was at the end of my first ever ride off-road tandem ride, down Lawnmower I think? Those switchbacks were interesting. 🙂

Did you break your Whyte on the sunday afternoon then Messiah? Expensive weekend for you 😯

Dave

Did you break your Whyte on the sunday afternoon then Messiah? Expensive weekend for you - Dave

Nonono - just the explosif wheel and the Whyte chain during the race... 😳

Sunday singletrack after the pub was ace... very worth not getting home till midnight for.

101!

Nonono - just the explosif wheel and the Whyte chain during the race...

Wot race?

There were loads of people asking about tee shirts all weekend, we're now taking orders again on [url=www.ssec10.blogspot.com]the website[/url]if you want one, if we don't get a minimum of 25 we won't run so you'll get a refund.

Any chance of some xs or ladies sizes?

Cheeky I know, but I don't suppose anyone has a gpx of the course have they? I can probably find it all again, but it'd save a bit of head scratching.

Mr_a got the Sunday ride on GPS but I think that he was too focused on racing in his skintight lycra on Saturday to squeeze a GPS in... 😉

Aye, He's given me the mmo, which I can't use. I've reckoned the before-pub sunday ride on a low tech map based on what I recall.

I've found a few bits of the racecourse, but I don't know how to link those bits up, as the single track often isn't marked on the OS. I'm sure I could find it all again, but it'd be a ballache. Love to nip over the bridge to ride it all again, absolutely fab course, just wondered if sheldon or somebody had a gpx they'd be willign to share.

I've not got any gpx files of the FOD as everything is in my head. and to be honest we tried umpteen times to gps the course but ended up doing it manually as gps isn't that great down there and if we did you'd never follow it.

I'm happy to guide anybody any time though with a bit more notice. there are some better trails there but couldn't use them for the 'ride' on Sat.

nunu, I'll ask about different sizes

A brilliant brilliant weekend. Thanks again Sheldon and the other KoN. Amazing riding, lovely people, CHEESE, ale, bands, bike throwing, crazy Belgians - great event. See you at SSUK!

Oh, and I'd forgotten about the Polish Moonshine. That and Taz's green rocket fuel may be responsible for me forgetting other parts of the weekend too...

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Ah yes... I had a few nips of Taz's green-meanie before the moshing started. Perhaps the two events were linked in some way?

Sorry for using the 'R' word nichemeister - my chain broke during a gentle pootle round the forest 😆

Brilliant weekend. If anyone fancies a ride and a beer in the North East of Scotland I can be contacted somehow ➡

cracking event guys. really good fun. great course, great ride sunday, and a really good vibe all the way through.
thought i was on for the 'first person to yop' on the day, and felt robbed of the 'noisiest brakes' prize ( they were helping the sore head no end... ), but the wtb saddle prize more than made up for it.
thanks to the organisers and their helpers for putting together a corking weekend. i haven't been so hungover in a long, long time.
brilliant!
will be tapping up a few of these offers for guides in the future for sure.

Great, thanks 🙂

do i remember the T's coming up on the large side?

yeah my t's a bit big but fits my beer/cheese gut perfectly! 😀

messiah i'm guessing your the guy i was chatting to you at the bar on sat night? with dave from bolton and jason from north yorkshire? hmm i think you were brian??? haha its good to put STW names to real names... or is that the other way round?

so if i'm a 40" across the chest when i want to show off my nips i'd be alright with a medium T without looking too pointy?

I had my Garmin running Saturday and Sunday (parent and child ride) uploaded it this morning but haven't checked it yet. If it's OK I'll make it public.

Don't laugh at my average speed (6 miles an hour I think)

mafu26 - yes - My "Sunday" name is Brian 😛

Excellent weekend, a big thanks to all that had a hand in organising SSEC. Highlights for me were: -

A cracking 'ride' course with some great singletrack on the Sunday too.
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The guy who sawed through his Kona, not sure i could have made the decision to do it that quick...

sent ADH the gpx - can't work out how to publish it.

Did anyone get any video of the frame sawing ?

My kids now want to sign up for the SSUK10 and go to Belgium next year, which kinda says it all for me.

Top notch!!!!

Highlights .... the band on Saturday night and the never ending encore ..... the track - which seemed to change every lap - I didn't have a clue where I was anytime except the beer stop...... the beer stop - excellent choice of draft, only ever had freeminer out of a bottle ..... the weather - well done Sheldon .... everybody we met and made such a fuss of the girls ..... the cheeeeeeeeeeeeses ..... like I said all top notch

bangin on - are you Rik?

Banging On, it was the least I could do after the show you guys put on in Drumlanrig for us the other year.

Just one thing to note about gps and the FOD, a lot of the routes we do are quite 'cheeky' some locals are 100% against mtbs so if you go back and rie please respect anyone not on a bike. The other thing is that there are so many little trails there, and gps's arent that reliable so be prepared to get very lost in the maze of singletrack.

My offer stands to anyone, if you want to come ride again all you have to do is ask.

It's not about the bike... it's about the cheese.

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5 mile rim job on the Friday social ride.

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haha was good to meet you brian!

ahh banging on! did your children offer the water pistol shower and car cleaning service?! hehehe 😆

Rik

We'll be bringing the boys to Belgium (will be their fourth SSEC). I meant to come over for a chat at weekend but never found time (good excuse for a trip to Drum I guess). Newcastle or Hull to Holland is a piece of p*ss option for northern folks - short and easy UK drive for afternoon / evening ferry. Kids play on ship and then proper overnight sleep, everyone fresh and ready for easy drive next morning to meet the Belgium nutters (kids are still chanting Bruno Bruno) 🙂

Had major sulks on sunday because 7 yr old singletrack addict wanted to ride and 5 yr old didn't. Highly impressed that your girls refused the fire road family ride and demanded singletrack!

yup, they do like their skinny trial. Becca suffered on her wee bike tho' a few over the bars moments on the rooty corners..... She often wins the 'proper' crash tally tho which cheers her up no end....not that we're in any way a 'competitive' family oh no!!!!!

We have friends living near the Haig so I think a week off must be planned 😀

rik

Just getting into this forum lark, it was great to see that it was such a family friendly event, so it now looks like I'll be doing a family trip to that Belgium next year, I can hardly wait, the wife best start her training now!
Bangin On, don't forget my offer still stands on the headbadge laser cutting!
J 💡

Howdo Jason.

Mafu26 was it you who got out the box of westons at about 2am sunday morning?

Howdo Dave, you've made a full recovery then?

Mafu26 (Matt) I had an in depth chat with my brother about welding titanium, turns out you need an oxygen free environment in which to do it, unfortunately he doesn't have the facility to do it at his works, you could always try Leeds Uni.
J

Jason....are you Grants brother muca ?

stumpynya12 - I that be reet, but don't hold it against me!!
who you?

Hi Jason... this is bizzare... normaly put faces to forum names but doing it this way round is even more fun 8)

Messiah...Hi Brian (life of)! you got back okay then?
I've just signed up to this the other day and I've hardly been off it!

Home just before midnight... the afternoon ride was worth staying for due to some lovely singletrack and the high probability it will be a long time before (or if) I return.

Belgium next year... I'm sounding out the wife for a trip with her and the boys etc.

Nice to start matching up forum names to faces I met!

Am contemplating making a longer trip out of Belgium next year - if it's a simple ferry journey from Newcastle then a great reason to drive up and ride Northern trails for a couple of days first...

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Hi Pierre, nice to meet you for all of two minutes 😉 Thanks for the subsidised Sunday pub meal ticket. I owe you a pint to make up the difference. I had the Ploughmans BTW, the cod 'n chips option was heavily portion controlled 🙂

Jason.... sorted then. You know us "Yarkshire Boys" aka Maltons finest, me & sam rode back with you to beat the shower rush. Don't get to hooked on this forum, the SSer's are a bunch of attention seeking whores mate 8)

Don't get to hooked on this forum, the SSer's are a bunch of attention seeking whores mate

Really?? Nah
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Sheldon ? Just thinking about SSUK 2010, errr is your mum going ? and perhaps leaving your dad at home this time ........... just wondering 😉

Stumpy,

You're sick! You know Sheldon told you his mum was married on Saturday! You're giving the Yarkshire crew a bad name - Lock up you mums!!!

Stumpy, no she's not and I will now warn her about heading up t Yorkshire t any t time t soon t liiiiiike. Now where's me t whippet gone.........

🙂

Had an amazing time at SSEC... my first one... Thankyou to Sheldon and the Mighty Knights of Niche for not being niche and letting us all enjoy the fun.
The riding was brilliant, I havent enjoyed such good single track in too long. The drink was epic... and thanks also have to be expressed to the Belgians for bringing their own bar, you convinced us, the CGCC (Crookes Gentelmans cycling club) will be there next year but not dressed as robots. And thanks again to Sheldon for the super blingy pedals to replace the ones I snapped on course.
Got a load of video to edit down which I'll post of in due course but I've just
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/90366678@N00/sets/72157623779399807/ ]Flickr'd[/url]me pic's in the mean time.

Thanks to everyone that made it so good... especially the Sun!

Nick

Thank you guys for dressing up like ejits ;0- some prizes still to land here from Singletrack so when they do I'll send them up to you guys, you could do with something else to wear!

stumpynya12 - It's Nik isn't it, don't worry I think I've just found my natural home!(it's taken long enough)
On my budget I'd rather people look at my bike and think "freak" than "that's s***"!! 🙂

but Nick, what about the "who has the largest nostrils" contest?

is anyone going to own to to bring this quality item to the cheese board ?

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That was your favourite cheese on there wasn't it Mate?

Jason yes its Nick and "O dear welcome to our world of freaks" 8)its absolutly brilliant. If you want to ride with my crew sometime, just let me know,you would be most welcome and I know some mint moors single track routes, see you soon muca.

I believe my daughter brought that particular delight (she was the youngest there I believe)

Nick I'll definately take you up on that, I know some nice moors routes myself, more on the western side around Osmotherley, see yer later marra!

There weren't any of these either. Definitely not coming next year. 🙂

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there were some cheese straws there too

There was cheesestring on the table, therefore you are going to have to come next year now! My boy saw them and had one.

Howdo Dave, you've made a full recovery then?

Re: Cheese, who brought the primula with bacon bits? mmmm lovely 🙄

did someone say bacon?
we couldn't believe it when this family strolled through the bike centre acr park on sunday afternoon!
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wow, was that pedalaway carpark? Saw my first pig in the forest last year.

yeah. brought the place to a standstill

do me and the missus win the prize for most rubbish trip home. Should have flown back on Sunday afternoon but after a car hire, some trains, many taxis, an expensive hotel, Le Eurostar, a coach, a ferry and another coach we arrived in Hommersåk, Norway at 4.30am today. Only 4 days late for work 😆 and about 2000 quid extra spent

We had a fantastic time and hope all you other non UK residents made it home

see you next year in Belgian-land

Darrell

Yup, I reckon that may be 'the most rubbish trip home' winner. Pleased that you are still thinking of trekking to Belgian-land. Best start saving for the contingency fund.

Peter

Vonny is uploading a couple of pictures at the moment