[Closed] STW Peaks Pootle - 27th: details

nice one chris, still grinning this morning from those last 2 descents! it would be so easy to do shuttles on that last one, just need a car big enough...

sounds like i missed out big time on that last one, will go up there sometime in the next 2 weeks. to keep the uplift thought alive, how about renting a minibus and van for the day 😛

you did sambob, a real ear to ear grin maker!
im working on a free option, got a trailer doing nowt which i can convert and a 7 seater car, just need a towbar...

i thought id need new brake pads for sure but not worn at all. bonus!

we could ask misterP very politely if we could borrow his MASSIVE van 😛

crapo video. might do a better one

good effort chris, not an easy one to film with just one static camera, must sort my helmet cam out for the next ride so we can combine footage.

cheers Chris and all! a great intro to me of some of the peaks trails. Sounds like a shame I had to cry off early at Aston, but at least that leaves more for me to discover another day 🙂

Cheers Pook
excellent ride enjoyed this one very much, not been rubbing it in with Skiprat much lol.
heres to the next one and many more.

nice one. looks like another pook classic.
i'm now mobile again chris, so when's the next one? 😀

im looking forward to seeing the photo's from the day inc the group shots...ive not done a ride with so many before will they be posted on this thread ?

cheers
chris

April 11th.......

pencil it in chaps and chappesses.

blimey, thats not far away is it? think i might be free too

edit: cock it! no im not, little brothers stag do (which is going to be like pulling teeth)

ooooerrr, might not be able to make this one, bikeradar demo day that day. tough choice. someone could always bring a scott genius 20 for me, as thats what im riding. much more likely to kill it in the peaks aswell 😛

Scott Genius you lucky thing.

That ride absolutely killed me - slept 13 hours on Saturday night. Still feel a bit ropey now. Still, should be reet for the 11th

Here's a stat for you all....

Snowdon, height - 3560ft

Peaks Pootle 27th, climbed - 4554ft

😀

Was it really that much climbing!? Or is that ascent+descent?

I'm good for April 11th 🙂

i was told we'd climbed that much by two different people. not having a GPS I dunno - felt like it though!

sam, i was so ill last night i didnt eat, and thats a very rare thing for me! 😛 still got a bad cold and backache, but feel a lot better than last night.

I'm in. My forks should be back and working by then and I will be on my proper bike 8)

GPS systems are notorious for over-stating total ascent

My Forerunner doesn't measure it though

Still, it felt like enough climbing to me 🙂

Ok - this is the bikehike.co.uk stats calculator results....

20.42 miles

Total Ascent: 3437 ft
Total Descent: 3364 ft
Start Elevation: 790 ft
End Elevation: 795 ft Elevation
Min Elevation: 527 ft Gradient
Max Elevation: 1507 ft
Back

I might have made the last click not quite bang on Edale but all the others are bang on! It's just taken me ages

😀

Impressive! 😀

with the gps the 4554ft was total ascent only.. but this does include every little upward movement inc every dip and rise and standing from sitting etc. and every wobble noggin !! 😉

latest from the Office of Confusing Statistics - we climbed 1.05 kilometres vertical

hehehee

well i didn't make it but was out later in day

but tell me how can Pook pick a day 6weeks or so in advance and get perfect weather? very impressive indeed

just got to have the right connections.

Although I think some of those going up Mam Tor would debate 'perfect weather', what with the gusts sending at least 4 of us flying!

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I was walking on Saturday and saw a big group of riders over Win Hill - guessing it was you lot by the number of Inbreds. Sounds like you had a good day, so I'd be interested in a route map if anyone has it.

Thanks

IMN - email me and I'll send the GPX

Cracking ride on saturday, thanks Chris for organising it and for everyone who made it such fun.

Legs are repairing better than I imagined they would on saturday night!

I only took 1 photo of a certain someone stuck in the mud...how do you upload to the forum?

Should be up for the one on the 11th April too 🙂

send it me rich, I'll put it up

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hub deep in poo

i know what made me ill, it was those road flavoured jelly babies 😛

Ive just remembered me riding off towards Fairholmes and stood on my tod holding the gate open before realising we'd be doing the Hagg farm descent 😕 then furiously peddling back and down!

Whats happening with the chappy who ran into the back of that Golf?

I think the quote of the day was "I'm just going to go back to Edale 'cos I'm knackered", "so are we", "oh, which way is it", "over Mam Tor"

😀

I had no trouble eating - got up Sunday lunch time and went for a proper sit down burger with a side order of ribs.

But yeah, eating off the floor probably wasn't the best idea

Mam Tor... one of the longest "walks" of the ride .. thats when we could stay on our feet !!! 😆

they all complied to the 10 second rule so they cant of caused it 😉

You did well to pick a whole bag up in ten seconds!

they were jelly babies, most vital food on earth 😛 and it was a team effort 😀

Pook - Member

Ok - this is the bikehike.co.uk stats calculator results....

Chris, is this up on a web page as a map route? : would be great to see for reference if so (I'm crap and don't know how to use gpx's).... Thanks, no prob if not up. thanks again for route!

sadly not den. bikehike had his licence taken off him.

Pook, it was like walking through the sand dunes of a desert. One foot infront of the other into the sandstorm/wind 😆

mam tor - saturday
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My sincere apologies for not making it, the bike was in fine fettle after discovering that a chainring bolt spanner is just the right size to do up HTII end caps.

Unfortunately, the bike had been unwashed in a bike bag for 6 months and about 2 hours after fettling had finished on Friday I was struck down with the mother of all virus's, something had obviously been breeding in there.

Spent Friday night sweating profusely and drinking litres of water (8 pints and still had piss the colour of brown sugar! By 2 AM I had the worst headache I've ever experienced, a pulse of 110+, and every (I'm not kidding, even taking a dump hurt) muscle in my body was aching.

Looked like a top ride and I'll try and make the next one.

Spent Friday night sweating profusely and drinking litres of water (8 pints and still had piss the colour of brown sugar! By 2 AM I had the worst headache I've ever experienced, a pulse of 110+, and every (I'm not kidding, even taking a dump hurt) muscle in my body was aching.

Funnily enough, that's how most people felt after the ride too.

That is Too Much Information! 😀

haha, well I'll owe you a drink for bringing the tool, even if I didn't get chance to use it.

Pencilled in the 11th so i`m in again.

I think i won the sweep again with 27.
its the only thing i come first in when biking.

I have a sneaky feeling i'm busy on the 11th, or more to the point the wife has mentioned it and i've not taken any notice.

Could I join in on the 11th as a new local?

my pics will be up in the morning, been delayed, sorry...will be there on the 11th.... chris,where is my wheelie in the video :-(...is it cus i was wearing pimp colours??? 😉

Pimpiness coming up. My filming skills seem to have sadly deserted me for this one though 🙁

great swampi ... more pics cant wait..

did you get a group shot by any chance ??

maybe in future i should bring a camera instead of steeling everyone's pics !!! 🙄

Sounds like you had a great ride, wish i could have joined you. I know most of the route but it would be great to see a route map - (i've just emailed you Pook in the hope you could send me one)
How long did the ride take ?

mine are uploading as we speak, yes my camera skilles where even poorer than normal this time :-(, will use my helmet cam next time also

badger, we were out for about 5 hours, but with a large number of riders the inevitability of a number of repairs was set!

I don't have a route map, but i do have a GPX if that'll do?

yes zaskar got a cple of group shots as did someone else, got a cple of you mincing down the hill also 😉

here is some pics

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swampi wheelie. Missed.

here is some pics

pics linky

How come I can't see 'em, except as thumbsnails?

aye, bit of fotopic broken linkage going on. 🙁 look ace though in miniature!

hmmmmmmmmmmmm not sue why its not working

somethings going odd at fotopic, cant even edit that galley at the moment

thanks swampi
great collection
thought it was just me with my lack of computer aceness !!!

i'll keep trying as they look great as thumbnails

i still cant get the fotopic pics any larger !! can anyone else ??

not sure why,mail me and will send them

😳 ok swampi so im stupid... and i cant find the the info to mail you ive been on your profile and clicked on swampi etc..

So here goes... my email address...

christopher@nunns550.orangehome.co.uk

glad its a short address ey !!!

thanks

I've remembered what i'm doing on the 11th... Clay pigeon shooting.

im definitely not here 🙁 bikeradar demo day 🙂

Chris - can you stick yours up on something other than Facebook?

Podge - where you doing it?

Chris - is the ride on the 11th definitely on?

yup

fox house Chris, why?

Great - any idea on the route?

nope

😀

Podge: just nosey. but i did it there and it was ace.
42/45

I've not been shooting in years, probably since I moved to sheff. That's a good score you got there

How do all, unfortunately I'm going to have pull out of the 11th. Sorry, will sort another soon though (when I've had time to work out some new routes and stuff). Sorry again.

Chris in not riding shocker!

lynch him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pook, I took the sharp route upto Mam Tor (i.e. not the old road). The thinking was I couldnt face that headwind again....

So......the sharp route ALSO had a fierce headwind 😳

shame to hear that chris, but it does mean i dont miss it 🙂