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That be good! I'll feel (marginally) less like a sex pest 😉
I'd have loved to have tagged along on this - should be fun. Have an amazing time, chaps!
Damn. I'd have been up for this but I'll be hanging out with Santa around that time. Enjoy the trails chaps.
I'm up for organising something with a little more notice in the new year or sommat!
I'd be up for that. Tomorrow might be a struggle now as we're going to be there early & need to be back in the afternoon.
njee20 - MemberI'm up for organising something with a little more notice in the new year or sommat!
Yes please, despite not being far away I've never ridden over there and would like a ride with you lot who know the area well.
That be good! I'll feel (marginally) less like a sex pest
Can someone email me the details please...gdhurst2001@yahoo.co.uk
YGM Gaz.
hmmm, I might be tempted by this.... will discuss with the other half, what sort of mileage we looking at, so I can gauge time.
I've got two hours really, guess it'll depend how quick folk are!
I was thinking Curly Wurly, Rad Lane, Fork Left and John the Baptist on Pitch, then Jessie's Trail, Delerium, Yoghurt Pots, Telegraph and BKB on Holmbury - folk can do Winterfold if there's time, but realistically it'll get dark earlier rather than later!
Of course if you don't know the area that's utterly useless!
I imagine mega and hob nob to be rather beyond my level of woodland pottering!
If there was a Strava challenge for making cake disappear i'd probably be in with a shout.
Sounds like a good ride plan for 2 hours and takes in some of the nicest trails for us to sample. Maybe a bit of Evian and JWSN action if there is time? Both are pretty close to the par cark so could do them last.
It's going to be fun!
What are the ground conditions like?
Would like to run a RR / NN combo if possible but if its muddier than that can change to something else .
Its years since I have been up to Peaslake , looking dry but very cold. Might be a hot ribena in the CB day.
Sounds like a cracking ride njee20, I ride the loops frequently. Sadly, no pass for me, it going to be an early morning road ride as I have chores to do from 10am onwards! 🙁
Holmbury will be reasonably dry. Pitch will be sloppy in places.
I never see a need to run any different tyre combo than Minion/HR2 round SH all year round. I just adapt to the conditions, the tyres are fine in all.
I'd have used Rons, but I've just got some Beavers and want to make sure they work before I race on them, so they're fitted. Massive overkill, don't reckon it'll be that wet!
so this is midday at the top Pitch Hill car park, yeah? i.e. the one a couple of km up the track from Walking Bottom?
No, the one halfway up on the right as you head away from Peaslake.
lol it's become a "what tyres' thread - gotta love STW
head away towards where? one can head away in many directions 😆
Towards Pitch, and the car park you mentioned. Drive up Lawbrook Lane, WB on your left, about a mile up the road there's a car park on the right. It's that one.
think njee means car park 10?
I do, it's even been named several times in the thread, with a map too. I figured if folk couldn't read it once I'd try a different approach 😉
Bloody frosty this morning! See folk up there
njee, I've taken the liberty of downloading your Strava map thanks!
thx njee yes I should have read back with some attention.
leaving a very cold , but amazingly sunny portsmouth now.
Stopping at LBS en route , see you at 1200
blue Volvo V70 / ano black Yeti 575.
It's exactly the same up here. Hoping there's enough room in CP10 now, I was assuming a couple of cars haha!
see you there for a bit of mincecore, shiny HT, **red helmet
** I guess that's most of us in these temperatures
A mid-tempo mince in the best tradition of STW, thanks chaps & pleased to meet you.
& for the record I liken riding a fat Jones to begin pulled down hill by a steel hawser - steering and body movement have the mildest influence on direction travelled, and braking is near pointless.
Well I thoroughly enjoyed that thanks chaps...shame we didn't start earlier so we could ride longer.
My highlights have to be the squealing and screeching on Yogurt Pots. I assume the Fat Bike was fun 🙂 and almost having a 5inch tyre ride over my face...thank god I saved it haha
Did the OP turn up ?
Yes , He did and despite riding all the trails blind ( ok following someone else )did very well indeed .
Thanks to NJ for pointing us in the right direction , and waiting [s]alot[/s] for everyone to group up.
Not that muddy , 2 mins with a hose and bike is clean again.
Nice to meet up with a few forumites and a damn site better than being barged about in a shopping center whilst xmas shopping
the OP riding Supernova
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The OP likes the Surrey Hill (sic)
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more pics to follow
Yep, I was there. Great fun and a good group of riders, trails were really nice as well. Certainly better than I was expecting! I'll try and get back for a long day (and pub lunch) in the summer.
Nice one boys.
Happy to confirm OP was there.
mrrrr-mrrrr-mrrrr-mrrrr.
There's always one.
ps it was all rideable.
I wish I knew which if you was which. I, obviously, was Matt.
Good fun, many thanks gents. I remain surprised that we managed to organise something in so little time!
Longer ride required after Xmas!
cheers gents for the ride today and thanks for being patient and waiting whilst I got in position with the camera.
Here's the ride report and pics (note, there's a flash viewer with 28 pics that you won't see on an apple device)
[url= http://diaryofamountainbiker.com/this_week.php ]ride report and pics[/url]
there's also a few extra pics on [url=
Yep, great fun and good to meet everyone. Thanks for taking the photos Richard, will have a look Monday as I'm iPad only here.
Gaz - I'll get you next time 😀
Nice one gents...going to have to get my fix very early tomo
Sorry I missed this, it was a stunning yesterday.
MTB I requested to join the Facebook group, have been reading your blog for 8 (?) years !
Hi Jambalaya,
added! (and thanks for reading)
Thanks for a great ride everyone. Must do it again.
Certainly did enjoy the Jones Fatty. Yeehaa!!!!
Oh and thanks for the photos Richard
Oh and thanks for the photos Richard
no probs. And errr...which rider were you? 😳