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im still pooped...
Me too. Had a great day thanks to everyone. I'll look forward to the next one I can make it to.
a mini track pump will probably have been a Topeak Mountain Morph - a great pump, and the one I use 🙂
49 eh ? Well done! Is that out-Barnesing me ?
Nice one Ton. Some pics to follow probably tomorrow of our derring do.
MMMMmmmm coffee and walnut cake i'm eating the last of it as i type. 8)
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60 pics uploaded. It was indeed bogtrotter-esque at times. top day out though. Looking forward to another...
yay! We have our own adjective now :o)
Nice route Ton - Thanks again
nbt - great pics - see you at the next one
Excellent ride and great company, think my legs have seized now. How good was the weather 😯
27.9 miles and 4139ft of climbing for those of you who like your stats (route GPS'd if anyone wants the file).
stumpyjon, yes please
e mails in profile
ta very mucho
+ 1 Stumpyjon as mine is away getting fixed e-mail also in profile
commuting tomorrow Johnny?
Top day, great company and fantastic weather!
Cheers Ton.
i am uncommitted on the subject but if I was betting I would go with a no.
I fit is noice and sunny then more likely.
You?
Hope you guys enjoyed todays ride, you couldn't have got a better day for it.
There are a potential 365 days riding in a year, ok maybe we can knock Xmas day off so 364.
I'm here asking for just 6 hrs of one of those days. I'm recruiting for Novembers Stainburn dig day.
I'm sure most have ridden there and if not why not? Projects at the moment are finishing the descent line extension and clearing up in Norwood after the felling. And obviously we have maintainence on everything else as well.
So i'm asking for two things please
1. Your attendence on Sunday Nov 1st
2. That you let me know if your coming so we can plan the work for the day
All you need is boots/gloves/food/drinks. If we get decent numbers we may need extra tools which is why i need a roll call.
Any questions just ask.
Your local trails need you, they don't build themselves..
Cheers Jason
http://www.singletraction.org.uk/index.php
It was great to meet you all and thanks for guiding Ton and Co.
I was disappointed that there were 46 chaps and only 3 ladies. Where are they all hiding?
Missed the coffee and walnut cake too, though I did get some yummy fruit cake, I think it contained carrot as well.
Great to see new faces, you seemed to enjoy it Bunnyhop, up for the next one?
Jo was quite amused at the screaming noises you made on some of those DH bits. 😀
BTW I'm the one on the grey Ventana (kiddies size)
Waves to Vortex.
Yes I screamed all the way down pecket well, apologise to Jo for me please. 😳
No apologies needed, it's nice to see (or hear) somebody enjoying themselves.
or was it pure fear?
Please thank Jo for pointing out to me that I was still in middle ring when my legs were crying out at the end of the ride. 😆
No apology required - made me giggle! I hope I didn't put you off laughing at you on all the rocky step downs!
Great cake, great route, great weather thank you to all and fingers crossed see you at the next one (if it doesn't clash with spain) 🙂
oh I [i]almost[/i] forgot about Spain. 😆
Knew I'd get a rise outta that one 😆
No worries Kramer - I'd been in the granny ring for at least 5 mins by that point so no wonder you were finding it tough!
Jo - your giggling took my mind off that mahoosive drop off at the end. 🙂
It's good to see you riding again, as I saw the pictures of your leg after that bad fall you had, on another STW ride.
Another cracking day out on't moors and in't valleys. Cheers Tony for sorting a cracking route out. Looking forward to the next installment!
Can't believe I'm the cover guy too for NBT's pics! why do I always pull a stupid face when anyone points a camera at me!?!
Just to put you in the mood Jo.
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looks awful don't it 😆
Granny? You had to use Granny today? You need to get a singlespeed 😉
As for the cover pic, to be fair Keith it was a hard choice, I went for the colours and composition: I think it's the best of the bunch. Just a shame about the subject 😉
[b]Stumpyjon[/b], can you send me the route map / profile pic then I can add it to the set above? ta!
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Ta for the mega day out Ton (and the wee bit of history and local folk/trail lore). Really enjoyed it and a cracking day with a bunch of cracking folk.
Nice to meet you all and particular thanks the kind fella who lent me his blue pig for the last bit of the ride. (sorry I am getting a bit old and forgetful when it comes to names). Food for thought there!
Oh and chucky you better not be sporting a full face and sleeveless top on hols.... unless ya got ya biking-shammy thong on with it too ;o)
My photo's of the day
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Don't worry I wont.
Just promise me that you will leave your mankini at home please
Another cracking day out with a record turn out this time. 49!!
Thanks very much to Ton for sorting the route and doing a great job of herding such a large group. Nice to meets some new people off here.
As Mart hasn't yet posted, I'll go first and lay the blame squarely at his door for our getting lost.
Anyway, my pics are here :-
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I got a video too of Deejay, Trevor and a couple of others (sorry, you were going too fast) [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave-lowe/3981364248/in/set-72157622519416944/ ]Here[/url]
Can someone explain how to post a pic with a link back to Flicr please ?
Cheers.
Thanks to all the people who brought cakes and thermos flasks as well. 🙂
<fingers in ears, eyes closed> lalalalallala, i'm not looking at this thread lalalalala.........
ok, so I looked....looks like a truly awful day 😉 so, so glad I was cooped up in a marquee from 11 til 4 ...... 🙄 still, got a couple of decent enquiries.... and i've given myself the day off today, do some chores then head out on the bike for an hour or 3..... 😀
Looks like a brilliant ride, v sorry I couldn't make it
lowey , your loyalty is an example to us all .i never blamed you for the fact that the other 46 daft bastards went the wrong way
I like the cut of your jib Mart. 😀
as getting lost goes i,ve been in worse scrapes than sitting in the sunshine drinking coffee and looking at waitresses,s arses
It was a nice arse.
and a [b]VERY[/b] short skirt.
Yep, 1.5 hours sat in there drinking coffee and eating cake looking at that view certainly sorted out my hangover.
Surely that is admitting you are a dirty old man Dave? (we already know you are BTW)
Lowey after too much coffee and cake
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Lowey, you did look a lot healthier after your coffee stop I must admit.
I'll try and get GPS / pics out this evening, might not get a chance though as while we were out yesterday my missus ended up sitting in Blackburn hospital with our youngest. He's managed to develop a post surgery infection and isn't likely to be home until tomorrow so I'll probably be doing the hospital run tonight, he seems to be responding well to the anti-biotics though.
All the best for the little fella Jon. Hope he's fighting fit soon.
My car wouldn’t start Sunday 🙁
stumpyjon- all the best to your little lad. 😕
Hope everythings ok with your lad soon stumpyjon, add me onto the gps data list whenever you get around to it (email's in profile).
Cheers
Keith
Gee76 - Member
Nice to meet you all and particular thanks the kind fella who lent me his blue pig for the last bit of the ride. (sorry I am getting a bit old and forgetful when it comes to names). Food for thought there!
that was me. You're welcome. Nice race bike 😉
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Ah, so it were you lot I saw creeping up to High Brown Knoll 😀
Looked like a line of ants from the other side of the valley. 😉
Which route did you do?
Files sent.
Little lad is on the move again but still in hospital, might be in until Wednesday but he already seems to have returned to normal levels of grumpiness 😆 . Thanks for your thoughts.
Jon
cheers for the file and I hope the little un gets sorted as quick as
Ta
Dave
Ahh NBT!!, my hardcore race machine felt rather strange when I got back on it.
Did a bit more reading on the blue pig and I think the relatively steep seat angle (compared to other slack head angled bikes) put all my weight forward. So when I steered it kind felt as though more of my weight was creating a sort of swinging pendulum affect. Could get used to it tho. Hmmmmm.
Thanks again.