31 I think the count was in the end.
[url= http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=2072526 ]This is the sportstracker thingy[/url]. It doesn't seem to have got a GPS lock until we were halfway up to Hollins cross so add another half a mile or so on.
I'm shattered - posting this from my bed!
I'm glad you're not blaming your swim in the ford on me for blocking the exit! Sorry 😉
The burger was great, despite hora's comment. I can remember those wooden boards though, but I bet they didn't have enough to go round us all today...
If any local(ish) riders want another group to get out with, try www.natsmtb.com - we're out every Sunday, very often in the Peaks. I'm leading one from Bamford in March. Similar pace to today, but not usually quite as big a turnout.
Thanks for the ride, Chris. See you on another one soon!
I really i wish i could have come...
When is the next one?
[s]31 I think the head count was in the end.
No mechanicals I can remember, except a bit of seatpost slippage that was sorted with trusty duck tape!
Sportstracker thingy is [url= http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=2072526 ]here[/url] - it relates to the back of the field, obviously!
I'm shattered - posting this from my bed![/s]
No need to post that all twice...
Mister P - you must have missed the one I repaired in the car park 😀
ourkidsam - that GPS thing looks really good - is that a phone based app?
simon1975 - no blame but my own, was too close behind with only one way to go!
Yeah, it's on my Nokia 5800. Seems pretty reliable once it's going. The only problem is it doesn't automatically detect you've stopped so average speed always looks really poor!
Oh, and I'd like to thank Chris and his missus for the cupcakes in the car park - well tasty
Mister P - you must have missed the one I repaired in the car park
and my broken seatclamp!
cheers for the lift mr p, and for the cupcakes pook/ ms pook
i cant wait to do that route in the dry, anyone up for one in the summer? i think i would prfer dust to snow 😆
i think i would prfer dust to snow
this
was that meant to be a link? it didnt work if it was 😆
no, 'this' as in 'I agree with what he said here' 😀
I'm shattered - posting this from my bed!
I've just got back from the pub. Three pints and Im nodding off..
Slowrider- oi! 😆
Pook- forcing me to have a cupcake in the carpark ' HORA YOU WILL HAVE A CUPCAKE' 😯 
. It stuck to the top of the dashboard the wholeway home, the missus spotted it and it was gone in a flash!
I'm up for anytime. Next Sat is HittheNorth.
Simon1975
I'm leading one from Bamford in March
Any idea which date?
Although it would have been better without the snow I quite liked the change. Had none of the highlights been snowless then it would've have been a different matter for me I think. A slither of the bedrock gulley/track off of rushop edge, roych and the top of the ladder was probably worth the while
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/29214358@N08/ ]I've some pics here[/url], but I'm pretty miffed so many are so blurry and I overjudged my 'flatness compensation' a little too much
Some not (quite) so terrible ones:
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I like the fourth pic down. It looks right steep that! And it's me 😀
(yeah, yeah, I guess there was a [i]touch[/i] of tilt
I'm leading one from Bamford in MarchAny idea which date?
Johnny Panic check out the calendar [url= http://www.natsmtb.com/joomla/ ]here[/url] 🙂
Plenty to choose from! My ride is Sunday 14th.
I would like to say thanks to everybody for a great ride today.
Special thanks to Pook who waited for me and Sam and even pushed Sams bike up to Jacobs as well as his own 'cos he was shattered. I died on that last uphill, really. :-/
Thanks to whoever lent me the money for the car park (let me know who you are so I can get you a drink one day!) and to Hora for helping me out when I was late (I had two closed roads to navigate round, it really wasn't my fault!)
(oh and my car was ok, I couldn't stop for the kerbstone as the brakes had faded, I was caning it to get to Edale not too late)
One last comment though, how many people chickened out of that steep rocky downhill on the last bit? Come on, it was easy!!! 😀
i didnt see anyone chicken out. that was the best bit of the ride!
Sorry I missed you guys, I did actually ride over from sunny Glossop, across the Roych, but then had a sudden urge to head over to Ladybower and over Cut Gate then back home... Cut Gate intriguingly arctic at the moment and not particularly rideable, but very peaceful bar the grice. The Roych was ace this morning though.
(oh and my car was ok, I couldn't stop for the kerbstone as the brakes had faded, I was caning it to get to Edale not too late)
So thats why you steamed into the carpark and had to use the handbrake to get into a parking spot 😯
oh and my car was ok
Good job, I think I paid for 1/30millionth of that car!
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I really like this by the way. Any idea who the rider is? I'd like to show people and say it's me. In fact I probably will as it could be anyone of the 31 of us!
Right, really must go to bed now...
No pics of me going down Jacobs 😥
Ps. If anyone is interested. I bought one (thanks skiprat) for £14 Grade 1. Then and I found another one (actually brand new) for £27)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110475391945
You would look abit 'special' off the bike but in rain, etc etc whilst riding- no one is looking your way and its a fraction of the cost of decent Goretex. I reckon its £100-comparable and..better than my old North Face Goretex jacket that I was worried about ripping etc 😀
morning all,
thanks for a top ride yesterday once again everyone - some regulars and some new faces, so i hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. Thanks for the beers too (London Pride went last night).
These pics are great! Having had a quick look at the video rushes too there's some really good stuff.
My leg is grazed from knee to ankle from my car park fall! Great start eh? 🙄
[b]Next provisional date - March 28th......[/b]
thanks again chris, any links to the videos?
not yet - I've got about 25 to edit first, cut out all the waiting around and pauses and stuff, and i'll do a decent edit sometime this week
So thats why you steamed into the carpark and had to use the handbrake to get into a parking spot
I am a bit ashamed of that really. I hate being late and I needed to calm down a bit really. Took me halfway up to Hollins Cross to eventually get my head straight.
At least I know the brakes on that car have their limits. I followed Hora all the way back to the M60 and he drives faster than me!!
I followed Hora all the way back to the M60 and he drives faster than me!!
That was slow!! I was absolutely knackered/half asleep 😆
just washed the bike, i was far too shattered yesterday. ill take the troublesome spoke protector off later. how do i change the angle of my saddle? it is far to high on the nose.
thanks for the ride pook. shoulder a little bit sore from my enforced dismount but the back feels fine today. apart from the snow had a real blast. look forward to doing it again. cant wait for another ome of your fine vids. 😀
oh yeah. and tell your good lady the cupcakes were delish
anybody else got any pics to post up?
cheers for the ride guys, i will have some more pics up shortly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i need to know who's who! If you've got a pic from the ride with you in it, let me know
sambob, loosen the allen key under your seat right off, adjust the angle then hold it in place while you tighten it back up.
simples!
my new bike now looks quite shabby 😛
Just cleaned, GT85ed and lubed the bike up. It's grinding like a peppermill but at least I feel like I've done something to maintain it.
Not mechanicals for me yesterday - must be a first!
Ha! Just cleaned my bike too...
...but of course I'd cleaned and polished it last night as well and have been out getting it dirty again in Leicestershire today. Much easier when there's less bits on it to clean 😉
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Finally cleaned my bike after riding Rivington Pike this afternoon.
Ps, Im not in any of these pics (the missus will think I either lied and shacked up with someone or I am really a Vampire) 😯
Ps. Provisionally I'm in for the next one. I might need to cancel at the last moment though (if hora junior still hasnt shown his face by then).
A huge thanks to Chris for organising a top day out. I took a few photos which are [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/22743601@N04/sets/72157623308588833/ ]here[/url]
Cheers
Iain
Hora - wouldn't worry; I've got video footage of exactly what you were doing yesterday
😉
Sucks that i missed this one as it looked good... however my day was super productive and i now have a new (banger) car that's not been written off and the girlfriend is away in Morocco for 2 weeks so i think some night riding in the peaks is on the cards if anyone fancies it
What did you get/how much - can I have a go?
worked it out on tracklogs at 15.4 miles and 3000 ft of climb, or 22 miles and 4000ft of climb for me and fellmarvin. physically i am fully recovered, but my transmission on my bike is completely confused, ill have a look at it tomorrow.
hora - What did you get/how much - can I have a go?
1996 1.9 Diesel Renault Clio £500 and I should be getting my deposit back on the Cat C. it stinks of wet dog but it'll get me to work and back
"Any idea who the rider is? .. it could be anyone of the 31 of us!"
Apart from it can't be me, I have no idea who it was, I wasn't paying attention
"No pics of me going down Jacobs"
I was repositioning the camera as you went past
I was repositioning the camera as you went past
Yeah yeah. You noticed a lull in the decent action and decided to clean your lens, make a cuppa and wipe your nose until a exciting rider went past! 🙄
Looks a quality ride guys! Gutted I missed it.
Is that a CX bike I see in a photo mind?
it was Will, so you aren't the only crazy in the village 😉
will, thats fellmarvin on his new scott cx team. i think you helped me pursuade him he wanted one rather than a road bike on the last ride 😀
It's very light
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Mever mind the crosser Will, there was a fixie there too 😯
Cheers for the cake for my missus Pook. Those little silver stars get everywhere
Brilliant 😀 Reallt glad I helped him spend money 😆
Did he like it? I presume it is geared 🙁 ?
Edit: A fixie... I feel inadequate!
I feel inadequate!
Haha! I didn't dare bring the Pompino though... maybe next time 😉
Hey guys,
Sorry it's taken so long. Cheers for an excellent ride, good to meet everyone. Great route even with the snow/walking on the up hill bits 😥
I've uploaded my pics here.... There's even photographic proof that Hora did turn up. If anyone wants a full res copy of any of the pics my emails in my profile.
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/hp_source/sets/72157623438372852/detail/ ]Peaks Pootle Photostream[/url]
See you next time.
Cheers
Keith
will, its fsa dual ring up front but i cant remember whats on the back and he loves it. he even overtook somepeople going downhill!
Photographic proof of my wheelie skillz 😆
No pics of me. 🙁
will, its fsa dual ring up front but i cant remember whats on the back and he loves it. he even overtook somepeople going downhill!
Well I think I can gather that from the 2 STW rides I've been on so far, going downhill quickly is not a highly prized thing amongst the forum dwellers. (some exceptions)
And before anyone else says it, on the other hand, no I'm not quick uphill!!! (Trying hard to get better though!)
Well I think I can gather that from the 2 STW rides I've been on so far, going downhill quickly is not a highly prized thing amongst the forum dwellers.
how rude!
I'd like to think i'm an exception
how rude!
I'd like to think i'm an exception
Sorry didn't mean to rude - I'm not saying people are rubbish at going downhill, far from it (I don't for a minute think I was the fastest downhill - Pook I think you're better than me). I just don't see the excitement in others I feel in myself. Oooh that's deep!
I HAVE to go down Jacobs and Rushup when it's dry in the summer. I was so sad all the snow was there (comedy factor was good though!!)
I'm slow going up and down. What I do like after a stressful week is the opportunity to relax/get out on the bike and not worry about holding people up in anyway.
These STW rides are good as its relaxed/have a laugh.
I'm going to do that Cavedale route with a detour down the Beast next Sat am if anyones about. Early start/finish as Ive got to go to Birmingham afterwards.
Not coming to HitTheNorth then Hora?
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Rob, we can have a race on the next one 😀 . I'm rather competetive at times... I know you were on the last ride i did, but i cant remember which bike you were on?
I wont be quick up the hills, the new bike weighs about 32/33 pounds with slack head angle, whereas my old trek was 17 pounds, with talas forks...
THe down is the best bit anyway...
i meant 27 pounds... Ive never ridden anything that was 17 pounds off road and really wouldnt want to...
Good point, I'll come after mi ride and before we drive down!
Chris,
I've still got your rear mech. I found it at the bottom of my bag last night. Apologies for not returning it on the day. Drop me a line with your address and I'll post over to you.
Thanks
Iain
I just don't see the excitement in others I feel in myself.
The [i]last[/i] thing I'm looking at when I'm going downhill is other people's excitement. There's quite enough [s]dribbling down[/s] to contend with myself
I was on a Pitch Pro, and always at the back on the way up. 😀
dh race on jacobs tba this summer 😛
i was glad i went 1st down jacobs, no one saw my otb to 360 pirouette on the snow just after the gate into the deep snowy bit. scariest bit of the descent!
if there was a race, it would have to be very early or late in the day to avoid walkers 😀 and if i get a job somewhere, i might be able to afford a new bike by then 😆
avoid walkers? they are part of the terrain! knock 1 second of your time for a yell of fear, 3 for a leap for safety and 5 for actual contact.
add 5 secs on for a wave or saying hello
gnnnnnaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
okay then, if thats how we are going to play, im gonna get an air horn to use right behind ramblers, how many points do we get for a faint due to shock? automatic win?
Working on the video tonight chaps and chappess. Can't decide on music for it though. Got one track in mind that is ace, another is different. Hmm.... Choices choices....
nice one chris.
wish i had got my camera out at some point now, too bloody cold though!
pook, one that has both the words mud and snow in, would suit the ride perfectly 😀
i was glad i went 1st down jacobs
I know.... I said 'watch out! Coming through' and three of you suddenly burst into life like someone had lit fire under your feet and set off down first! 😆