[Closed] STW Peaks Pootlers - February 13th

Dang. Cant do Saturdays. Have a good one.

Put me down for this one. It will be my 34th birthday so I may wear my birthday suit.

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as long as you hide your blushes with a name badge

and lowey - I'll get one on a sunday soon

I'm 95% approved for this, so put me down too. Looking forward to it already (mmm, very close to Valentine's day, isn't it??)

aye - but that's the day after. So you're ok.

well I've got no lady to romance so may as well come out with you bunch of stunners

well I've got no lady to romance so may as well come out with you bunch of stunners

I shall make an effort and shave then 😀

Mister P- why not wear fancy dress for the ride 🙂

oh no, I prefer the rugged look 😉

He could dress as Crocodile Dundee for you sam

If I had know I wouldnt have thrown away the McDonalds full uniform that I found at my Mums house recently 🙁

Can you please stop arranging Peaks rides for a few months. I'm still under curfew following surgery, and it's getting very annoying.
😥 😀 🙄

Close your eyes and put your fingers in your ears Mary

Mary, look on the bright side. You are missing the cold, wet and snow. When you come out for a ride it will be GLORIOUS SUNSHINE! 😀

Back from honeymoon the day before and got the ok to go last night so i'm in.

I think I'm free that day, the route sounds good... I only didn't do the las t one because of the lakes the day after 🙂

I'm in cheers!

Ah Skiprat, yet more secret training I see!

Ah yes but thats one training ride nobody else is getting an invite too!!!! 😉

Wheres Fatsimon?

We've currently got a prior engagement that weekend so will have to miss out

I'm in!

As long as you don't mind waiting at every gate for me. 🙁

Will do a warm up ride on the Thursday evening to loosen up a bit, cos I felt super rough last weekend.

It was fun "maxing out the rad" for the camera, any keen photo type people coming again??

will and I may be videoing.

I would not mind tagging along for this one, give the pig a good thrashing...I am pretty slow though, always worry about going on group rides, thinking that I will just get left behind!

anyone care to put TJ's mind at ease?

Mate, I'm awfully slow on the ups - Robdob was pushing quicker than I was riding some hills.

haha yeah that does make me feel better!

I'm in.

I liked it. The fast climbers waited patiently at the top and the first to descend waited patiently at the bottom.

Everyone talked (alot) and there were only two mechanicals (punctures)- perfik 😀

TJ On some rides I have felt very very guilty about people waiting for me at the top. When I eventually made it above Hagg farm I actually had to keep going as I was that knackered (if I had stopped I would have been finished)

Mate, I'm awfully slow on the ups - Robdob was pushing quicker than I was riding some hills

Cheers!

I will hopefully be riding a bit more next time.

Err, that was meant to illustrate my speed rather than the fact you pushed a bit - sorry! You've got a big bike, I'd have been pushing it too!

When I eventually made it above Hagg farm I actually had to keep going as I was that knackered (if I had stopped I would have been finished)

and you needed a poo.

Why not. I'll come 🙂

Are you going to make everyone else look a bit pathetic by beating us all on your SS cross bike again?

Pook - Member

When I eventually made it above Hagg farm I actually had to keep going as I was that knackered (if I had stopped I would have been finished)

and you needed a poo.

That was on the other bit. Dont say things like this on a public forum. you never know there may be a single female cyclist who actually likes over-weight looking men like me. She'll see that bit and think 'urrg forget it' 8)

I've still not forgiven you for trying to make me look
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Boo hoo, no can do.
However looking forward to another one, with dry dusty trails. 🙂

I've still not forgiven you for trying to make me look

If someones proud of something you could at least support them in their achievements. 😉

I wont drink alot of red wine the night before either after a week of being good 😐

its in the diary have heard of these places but not riden them - will make every effort to get
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not sure if i can make this one. the girlfriend takes her last ever exam to become a GP the day before so i suspect I'll be out drinking and eating and demanding to be a kept man till the small hours of the 13th.

i shall be joining you, this time i will NOT BE LATE by 15 mins this time, we need to sort out some phone numbers etc, as us non locals get lost... 🙁

It's the sheffield bike jumble that day, but otherwise I would have joined you guys to put a face to some names.

definitely up for this, as i think fellmarvin will be. i might bring a working front brake this time though 😳

You did well with two odd/unfamiliar brakes tbh. I'd have been flumoxed.

Can't make it due to a family 🙄 wedding in Ireland that day. Gutted. But i'll be there for the next one that pook is organising for a dry day on Cut Gate!!

i had one familliar brake, unfortunately it was the rear brake. i didnt go over the bars though 🙂

Did you get your brake lever fixed?

its at the shop at the moment, they had to order the parts in, so im not sure when ill get it back, should be soon though 🙂

Those burgers best be good!

Burgers? I might have to hang around a bit longer afterwards this time. Although I am down in Surrey at a triathlon show the following day so will probably have to shoot off pretty sharpish again.

When I was at Uni most of the people I knew survived on crisps or a sandwich.

Me hownever, I always ate heartly. Trust me 8)

I`m in on this one chaps!

feel free to email me everyone for phone number swapsies etc etc etc

Yep I`m in for that day

This is the loop we'll be on by the way, albeit a bit colder and wetter...

Hopefully I,ll make this one, as I don't have a lady to romance either 🙂 the big bike may be ready by then as well...

working? complete?

I've got clearance for this as the girlfriend wont be coming back till the day after her exam.

woop

excellent excellent. Already up to 20!

Haha, hopefully me and the bike will be working and complete this time... I really do fancy Jacobs ladder now, it looks like fun descent. I may bring a friend or 2, but they'll probably make excuses...

We had 32? Last time and 18? turned up? All we need to do is say there is a chance of snow and the excuses flow 😆

Lyons- have you sorted your cambelt yet?

but they'll probably make excuses...

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"We're not sleeping in a van with you"

They could have enough bits for one working bike between the 3 of them though 😉

hehehe - ygm btw Hora

I am only bringing one bike to this (no work van available) so no spares for folk this time.

Pook. Will give you a tinkle later (left mobile at home).

Okeydokey

i [u]WILL[/u] have a working front brake by then, it as the lbs at the moment until they get the parts, im going to go faster downhill this time though 🙂

I'm going to get sambob's dad cross with me.....psst sambob Saint do some really nice brakes 😉

it would be me that paid if i wanted some new brakes! so tektro aurigas are just fine, they seem to work fairly well so far. having said that they are either on or off, unless i am very gentle with them, and thats jus not me 😀

Nearly a week and this thread has died flat on it's arse. Lets liven it up. Here is a video of Jacobs Ladder:

snowy over here chaps! should be gone by then though... im up for this ride i reckon, be nice to meet some faces or names or whatever the phrase is.

maybe get beaten up for my outspoken views on road pace and seat height???

It's going today already so i think it'll be fine...

and will, it hadn't died - it was just being stealthy. You've blown its cover now!!!

😉

In a desperate bid to improve my downhill performance (but having limited funds) I have ordered something off eBay. The seller assures me that new stickers for my forks will make me 63% faster downhill.

I did have to suppress a laugh when a poster above said they were looking forward to Jacobs ladder as it looked like a fun descent. I think i love it but rocky doesn't even begin to describe it!!

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Still up for this.

Excellent excellent - should be a good one. I predict 10 degrees and bright sunshine

😀

I admire your optimism.

it's your birthday - bound to be sunny!