At the end of the Ogden Water ride much discussion took place about where the next one would be which I think is where the confusion occurred as to where we were going.
The next ride will be from Kirkby Stephen in Cumbria - The final route will be decided the week before depending how kind the weather is over the next few weeks.
It WILL have hills, it WILL take all day 🙄
There is a big car park in the town [url= http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=377320&Y=508885&A=Y&Z=120 ]HERE[/url]and the post code for the town centre is CA17 4QS. As the clocks will have changed by then I think we will stick with Ton's 9.00 meet for a 9.30 start. Mileage will be the usual 25.
So boys and girls who wants to come and play?
Probably need lights for the end of this one DeeJay.
Can I be in the group that decides spending all afternoon at the cafe drinking, eating and oggling totty this time?
I seemed to find myself on the one with big hills and pain last Sunday.
Yeah I'm in for this one, not been biking up round there for years so it'll be good to get back up there 😀
Gonna be an early start!
Sorry Chucky, but membership of the coffee quaffing, bottom ogling club is strictly by invite only. You have to at the very least prove beyond any reasonable doubt your complete ineptitude at following a group of 40+ bikers. Sadly, I seem to have met the entry level with honors.
I will most certainly be there. I love this part of the country. Not sure if I will be on my own or some of my crowd will actually decide to join us this time.
go on then..... 🙄
prove beyond any reasonable doubt your complete ineptitude at following a group of 40+ bikers
I'd better get practising then. 🙂
I`m a maybe 😐
Yip - first one I have been able to make - and it's local 😀
That`ll be me +2 and counting
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Can I be in the group that decides spending all afternoon at the cafe drinking, eating and oggling totty this time?
No cafe 😆
with a bit of luck and the right kind of inspirational leader ship i may get a splinter group lost in the land of long legs and short skirts .its a bugger of a job but someone has to do it
i may get a splinter group lost in the land of long legs and short skirts
Never seen any sheep like that up there 😉
i may get a splinter group lost in the land of long legs and short skirtsNever seen any sheep like that up there
sure he will find some followers
I will keep an eye on this one and try to make it.
are you sure Deejay?
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where did you get the photo of my girlfriend--- baaaabara ?
Chucky - now I know why they are worried about your clothing choice for Spain!
It's not me they should be worried about, it's Grant threatening to take a mankini because the Villa has a pool that's got me concerned.
I'll make sure that we vet the photos carefully before posting, I know how sensitive and easily offended the STW massive are.
Hills you say !, go on then, see you there
Stick me down please, will be an incentive to get some more power into the legs, and lard of me @rse
Oi don't be knocking the straight from bike to pool to evening wear I am championing this season. It will be very on trend, just need to get the right colour to eccentuate me body shape.
I am calling it the cham... chammy man... er um kini... shamankini... um chamkini. Yeah there the Chamkini!!!. Da dahhh!!!.
I'll keep working on it :o)
Unfortunately might be at a christening for this one so won't be able to roll out this seasons thermal Chamkini :o(
so won't be able to roll out this seasons thermal Chamkini
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that was a close call
yep i'll be there to ride up hills, drink coffee, eat cake, and if oggling bottom's comes into the equation well it would be rude not to!
Lowey: i'll bring a big ball of bailer twine so you can follow that, you should be safe for the first 500yds 😉
The numbers a creeping up from my neck`o the woods;
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Stick me down please, will be an incentive to get some more power into the legs, and lard of me @rse
ton's happy....
Ah... the pennies just dropped.... Kirkby [b]STEPHEN[/b]... for some reason known only to myself, I was thinking it was Kirkby [b]LONSDALE[/b]. Doh.
Brilliant chippy in Kirkby Stephen and a couple of good real ale pubs.
Dave, it seems that you have got lost before we started 😉
Any room for the slow and inept? 😐
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Any room for the slow and inept?
like the rest of us you mean......why of course.... 8)
Count me in
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Any room for the slow and inept?like the rest of us you mean......why of course....
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Might well join y'all, then. 😉
The numbers a creeping up from my neck`o the woods;
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Linda & Eric are thinking about it 🙂
Dave, it seems that you have got lost before we started
The Cheek! 😆
Your never going to live it dowm are you?
Oh I don't know mate. I have had worse experiences when getting lost. They didnt involve coffee, cake as firm young females.
I have a picture that may expalain Loweys wrong turn.
stop rubbing it in
post the picture I have seen it.
Impressive he rode at all though considering so respect where were you then Sunday?
promised my lad i'd take him out.
Bring on the cold, wind, rain and dark nights 😥
I'm there.
Right, I've pushed the boat out for this one! Due to the distance from mine I've booked the Saturday night in Kirkby Stephen at the Black Bull, dunno what it's like but it was cheap and central.
So I'll be fuelled by a full english on the Sunday 🙂
mmm possibly 😉 im actually not on shift for this one for a change
Right, I've pushed the boat out for this one! Due to the distance from mine I've booked the Saturday night in Kirkby Stephen at the Black Bull, dunno what it's like but it was cheap and central.So I'll be fuelled by a full english on the Sunday
Damn... thats tempting... how much was it mate ?
Damn... thats tempting... how much was it mate ?
I got a single room :cry:, for £30 through laterooms.com, doubles were £55 I think.
More the merrier, then I get drinking buddy's on a saturday night away, and maybe even some of these fabled waitresses in short skirts.
Tell you what Keith... SORELY tempted by that.. its a cracking pub is that.
Will run it past the wife tonight.
Quite possibly me plus 2. Will confirm nearer the time
Yup, now wheve all moved in, then I'll be able to come up..
im in bro isnt hes got a dance exam ooolala... 
Will have to work on a passout 😆
I'll probably come, but I need better lights! Was out at Ae tonight and man it was dark! Good ride tho'.
but I need better lights!
Providing lowey does'nt get lost we should be back in daylight 😉
Looks like a Scots invasion - hope you all get past passport control 🙂
there has always been a Scot on the rides and I will bring a spare light for whoever requires it
Cakes and tea by torchlight, how civilised.
Providing lowey does'nt get lost we should be back in daylight
I'm bringing walkie talkies this time!
I'm bringing walkie talkies this time!
I will carry my phone this time - I noticed the missed call on the way back . . .
Keith, ran the idea past the wife and she suggested I keep on running with it.
Dang. I could almost taste the ale!
Given your preparations for the last ride she has a point though.
😯 😆
oooo ooo i could make a cake or 2 or 3 or more 😉
potentially - might make it!!
will be ther probly with others g
It's on the calender, so probably.
Even though my forks SHOULD be here EVENTUALLY - I've spend far too much time off the bike for one of these all day epics just yet...I'll be back (sometime) 8)
Have fun all
where is DeeJay with the plan ❓
where is DeeJay with the plan
DON'T PANIC!
All in hand - having a test ride on Sunday to finalise which bits we are doing and so that all the Darlo crowd know the route. I will post up a roll call thread Mon night to remind everyone of times and location and get an idea of numbers - looks to be 25-30ish from the replies to this thread - now if someone has a direct line to a weather fairy and can book us a good day we will be sorted.
Cheers DJ
Getting some grief from some of the Dumfries crowd re info, some are not forum dwellers. Relying on me to pass on info 🙄
Could a newbie come on this ride.
i have ridden a couple of long rides, one was 4 hours on the trans pennine trail near barnsley.
i am pretty fit.
Bombadillo - the pace is distinctly relaxed on these rides - if you are riding regularly you should be fine but as its a large group they do tend to take all day
Do not claim to be pretty fit on a DeeJAY ride ...school boy error. He will now start adding killer climbs ,just to laugh at us all. The race to be last is more competitive that the race to be first.
the i in fit should be a a.
someone told me the cake on these rides is particularly moist 😉
What OS map are we on btw
What OS map are we on btw
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will be there
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goes to search box under bed 😐
goes to search in Graham's van 😆
Graham / Mart, we doing the lift sharing thing again? Don't mind taking a turn with the driving if required, save Graham having to return all the stuff I left behind 😳 (ta for that).
Count me in, coming the Dumfries "massif"....
Buggeration!!!
Daughter told me last night she has a Gymnastics competition on Sunday the 1st, going to have to take her.
Have a good one guys, plenty of pics please.
Lowey - first you get out of this ride.
Then you get out of our ride. What's going on 🙁
Don't give bombadillo any cake.
Bunny, 2 late pieces of information "told" to me yesterday. IN a 10 mins conversation 2 weekends of riding were obliterated. gutted.
dave, get in touch with deejay..recce ride