johny, dont be trying to tempt me with yer fancy buns... 😆
john, won't be out in the morning, got a few things to do.
What time you out Johny ?
Yeah driving up I certainly will be, I dont fancy adding another 12 miles on top of lowey's route.
I will take drive the cakes up for post ride munchies if you want. it will be a pleasure.
Not sure how many will be left though when I get to the barn. 🙂
going out in the morning about 9 ish I will get to bottom barn possibly earlier if anyone interestede e-mail leave your number if I dont already have it
I'll still be in bed. HAve a good one matey.
was good Great Hill boggy as can be is there a rideable route up?
Yeah, I was up there meself this afternoon. I know one way which is probably the most rideable of the 3. It is still a little boggy at the top but is about 90% rideable.
Quick Roll call then as its a week on sunday :-
Junkyard
Yoshimi (is Faz coming?)
Vortex
Teetosugars
The Flashes ??
Wors
Toss
Weest
Mr Sparkle
Hora
Ruddy ??
Donk ??
izakimak ??
zokes ??
DeeJay ??
IHN ??
Nezbo
Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Spanner ??
Trio 25 ??
Yours truly.
Phew... let us know one way or another so we arn't waiting for someone.
Hoping to be riding for no later than 10am.
Count me in as definitely.
When are you coming to pick your wife up?
Balls, thought I;d got rid.
Yeah i'm there too.
where? my house?
yeah, mrslowey rang asked me to pick her up 😛
Make sure you check on the dog and pay that bloke £230 for the new tumble dryer he is bringing round this afternoon, if you would.
oh and no drinking my beer!
ta
if anyone else from the south manchester area (or massive) is going (hora, are you DEFINITELY going? ha!), and if it wouldn't be stupid of me to ride my "freeride-lite" bouncy bike (norco six, as my stiffee is not quite in riding order and i doubt it will be by then either), then i wouldn't mind coming along to this.
still never been to rivi, which is a bit rubbish considering how long i've lived here and how close it is...
Talk about off topic 😀 😀
eh? does that mean i shouldn't join in or something?
i'm confused...
All Welcome mate.
Tick
Damn, piss up [b]is[/b] on the saturday so better count me out. Might turn up if I'm not too hungover, will let john know on the morning if I'm coming.
Lowey, can you email me your mobile no. as it'll be a bit close to make it to the Barn for 9.30, so I'm thinking we can intercept you part way round and then drop off when we get back to Darwen.
simonATsoundreductionDOTcoDOTuk
Hiya, sadly it looks like I won't be able to make it. boo!
Yes coming yes bringing cake ..given numbers wil someone else bring some ...despite rumours I am not Jesus and cannot feed the 5,000.
DONK you know you will still outride some of us no matter how hungover and there is a pub half way for a hair of the dog?
X herbivorex ride what you like it will be overkill and but sure it will get round and I am bringing (vegan) cakes for the end ride so we can form a niche all of our own.
Vortex lift up for me bike and cakes please
Lowey you riding tomorrow? if so what time as I am going out later due to mothers day
Sadly we're going to have to give it a miss.
Will keep an eye out for the next one......
Enjoy yourselves.
John, not riding today mate... going to visit the in laws in blackpool. Have a good one mate.
Simon... Mobile number sent.
yes i'll be there. I'll be riding up from leyland over healy nab and then to the barn if anyone is riding up from chorley or whittle we could meet up on the way, i'm thinking the railway at botany bay.
can do 🙂given numbers wil someone else bring some
Rivington Barn www.rivingtonbarn.com it's a bikers site but has a map of Rivington Barn & some pictures
Welcome aboard, Colin. Now [u]this[/u] is how a forum should be!
Hi Simon, add me to the list too.
Another group of us will be up there next Sunday.
Owt up to 15 riders I reckon.
Lowey, add Milemuncher to the list! Darwen Massive, innit.
Btw, owt 'cheeky' will be interesting with about 100 riders on it. It'll look like a Bogtrotters outing...
lowey - its still a definate possibility!! - should be 4 or might be 6 but I will let you know later in the week. Mind you I have to find a working bike from somewhere as mine is out of action and I broke the one I borrowed today 🙁
Will do John,
Might be worth missing the ride and just meeting up for the cakes 🙂
Might have another 2-4 of us to add to the list.
I'll let you know later in the week Lowey
The weather better be nicer than this weekend the wind was absolutely horrific over Belmont/Darwen way.... very hard work indeed including peddaling HARD downhill on roads at as much as 6 mph in places and not freewheeling anywhere!!!!.... did manage to plan some short cuts though....mainly based around sitting in pubs waiting for you to do the Darwen Loop. Trails generally pretty dry relatively so some more dry weather would be nice.
Cheers for the more cakes offer as well should be a super day out
i managed a quick hour local yesterday morning and it was pretty calm, when i got back i couldn't beleive how windy it was. I think someone needs to bring a trailer along for the amount of cakes needed, **** me. Should be a good day.
I'll be riding one of these, new niche..........bumped into this odd lad yesterday up there
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liked his style knee/shin pads and no helmet safety conscious but up to a point ...he had just ridden down the path at the side of the dog kennels on this BTW.
Bloody heck! Reespec'!
Have you all remembered that clocks go forward sunday morning? so we'll be losing an hour of sleep....grumble grumble...bloody stupid BST.
Makes no difference if you have kids they will be up 😉
Still could be worse MMMM babies and hangovers what a combination!!!
The only thing is DONK that we will have another hour at the other end.
Which given the number of folk going and the abundance of cake stops we will probably need.
Is anyone riding up from Astley Bridge area, will be setting of around 8.30 ish if you are.
Holy Sh!t... I didnt think this would attract so many people. Still, the more the merrier I suppose.
As mentioned previously, certain parts of this ride will be cheeky (and boggy), so if anyone has a problem with this, dont blame me. You have been warned.
Oh and DONK, we get an extra hour in bed, not loose one matey.
sorry Lowey, DONK is right
SPRING forward, FALL back
Dang! your right. Always trips me up that.
Wishful thinking I suppose.
[i]'As mentioned previously, certain parts of this ride will be cheeky'
If any of the Ramling fraternity complain we'll just tell em its a peaceful protest at the rambler-centric open access laws that oh-so conveniently exclude a whole load of other country side users from enjoying the English countryside.
So have you got a list of riders then lowey? Roll call?
I'll start a new thread on wednesday or thursday for a roll call.
Just ask certainties to post otherwise we could be hanging around for ages waiting for people to turn up mate.
Looking forward to remorselessly ripping the p!ss out of you Danny for the shed incident though.
If any of the Ramling fraternity complain we'll just tell em its a peaceful protest at the rambler-centric open access laws that oh-so conveniently exclude a whole load of other country side users from enjoying the English countryside.
or just tell em to **** off!! 👿
TBH the redsocks round Rivvy are usually friendly and OK about bikes.
I'm not sure if they still will be with 2 dozen of us though.
I do like to push the envelope; rad, sic an all that - the shed was the only one that has left me broken tho 😕
Hope the wind dies down for weekend, it was pure evil on sunday on Great Hill!
As for ramblers, I agree with vortex, always found them friendly 🙂
Barring some foreseeable calamity, MrsF and I will be there (where?) for a 10am start.
I gather that Mr Nettles will not be there.
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Bottom Barn.. the top one is for Motorbikers plenty of parking round and about this area better to turnjunction opposite barn to find parking ...not into bottom barn parking area.
Was going to suggest all meet outside Rivington Hall, infront of the top barn.
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There is so much parking there that we could be scattered all over the place. If we meet there that should be fine.
fair enough happy to meet at your house then 🙂
The garden is never that big has it been photoshopped?
From my map above it is just straight up to the top of the road opposite the lower barn.
Park somewhere and cycle up.
Can we all wear name badges too? ;0)
All those years of riding round Rivvy and I never guessed Lowey lived there.
Told you they were my hills!!
I thought you were kidding.
Lord lowey
Postcode for the Hall is BL6 7SB (noted), confirmed for 10am start. 🙂
OTHER THREAD FOPR ROLLCALL PLEASE >>>>>>>>>>>>
Where? 😳
lowey, they are my hills ive been riding there longer than you
Realy realy gutted, i am not going to beable to make it, i have to got to liverpool to see the inlaws (to be).
Hopefully catch you all next time :'(