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[Closed] Who's Up For A Swinley Sexy Party Before The Bulldozers Move In? 9th December

thisisnotaspoon · 2012-11-28T14:09:44Z

There will be mud, sweat and probably wierdo's with one gear. Ok, a bit melodramatic, but maybe the last chance for a group ride going the 'wrong' way through seagull at least. And my thorough search of the foum says we've not had one for at least a year! So without futher addo - the wording shamefully plagiarised from Phil's last one................ [b]THE Swinley super-sexual super-fun all-welcoming Winter FUN RIDE![/b] OK, here we go again In the same way staff on planes ask you to pay attention as the safety announcement may have changed since your last flight, there are some changes and additional information in this post! I have broken it up into sections to try and answer as many questions in advance as possible: WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA? Who wants to join us for a chilled not so serious not too fast ride? A ride that is completely devoid of mad skilz, big air and judgement, an afternoon of getting muddy in Swinley... Equally who wants to meet up with some of the weirdos from this forum and blast through the single track like a scolded yeti? The last SwingleySexyParty ended up with some confusion at the beginning and we ended up with everyone heading out in one BIG group of just over 45 riders.. this time I think it's sensible to have a couple of groups: 1 - "The A-Team", a group of riders so fast and AWESOME that it would be mean and nasty to make them wait for the slower riders... 2 - "The It's not how fast you ride its how much fun you're having (but secretly jealous of the extra confident healthy people) Team" There may be a B-team as well if there's loads of us. [b]Guides needed for both groups, [/b] i've been away for 2 years and can barely find the entrance to Stickler! But if push comes to shove I'm happy to take a group out and get lost trying to find the corkscrew again. Conversation and pace should be set by the slowest person in the "TINHFYRIHMFYH(BSJOFECHP)T" group so please dont worry about not keeping up with the mentalists, this should be an afternoon with lots of little stops and no pressure to be amazing. If it wasn't for a crack down on misogymathingy I'd almost jest it makes it a perfect ride to invite your lady friends along too If that sounds like your idea of fun, then it would be a pleasure to have you along. WHERE AND WHEN? The plan is to meet at [b]9:00 on Sunday 9th December[/b] in the LookOut carpark for fettling, pumping up tyres, admiring my pyjamas/Yeti's pre-ride stretches and then setting off to ride at some point shortly afterwards, probably 9:30. Probably getting back in time for lunch. It is worth emphasising that it is sensible to allow plenty of time to park and, if needs be, use the Coral Reef car park which is across the road from the entrance to the LookOut. There is an Overflow car park that is accessed from far right hand side of car park on the road that exits the car park... It is alongside the B3430 Nine Mile Ride. I've no idea how the new parking charges work, I'm too pikey to pay them and ride in. A webpage with the look out address details (on the right of the map), map and directions is available [link didnt copy and paste very well, just google it) Once you've parked up, unloaded your dandyweapon of choice and checked your "tyre choice for Swinley?" thread then come join me underneath the trees to the right just as you go though the Go-Ape gates. ARE THERE ANY RULES? Rules? Wouldn't that ruin the spirit of such a friendly chilled ride? Well yes it would if it was all taken too seriously, however there are some pointers that are worth getting out of the way now, fingers crossed they don't come across as super-strict rules.. more pieces of advice to make your ride and everyone else's that little bit more enjoyable. 1) Bring your own spares, 2) Bring your own camelback/water, 3) Wear a helmet if you've got one or do your own risk assessment and dont, 4) Bring your own mid-ride snacks, dont want any "bonking" now do we 5) Route will be decided upon the day by the "leaders" of each group and will be dependent on any trail closures/conditions... 6) If LOTS of people turn up then we might need to break up into more than 2 groups, best to decide this on the day. 7) Lycra will not be judged, relax! (silent judgement may take place) 8 ) We ride at the pace of the slowest rider in each group, or we ride at our own pace and wait at the top of the next hill/section/junction for others to catch up. 9) No pressure on anyone to do things they are not happy with as it's all about having fun! Walking certain sections/hills will not be frowned upon. 10) Due to potentially large numbers of riders, please don't bring your dogs as chances are someone will ride into them whilst distracted by their awesomeness... Drink/nicotine/crack-pipes disclaimer: I dont really feel the need to tell people to be considerate, so I'll just say that people are people and will do what they want, but in the spirit of a super-welcoming-ride if people do want to smoke/drink/turn up naked then I'd r...

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Anonymous

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ned,

The north and west corner is a waterlogged mudfest, corkscrew excepted.

Aim for Seagull, Stickler and the Labyrinth.

PaulD

Posted : 12/12/2012 3:47 pm

thepurist

Posts: 10960

Full Member

Aim for Seagull, Stickler and the Labyrinth

The section of seagull nearest the gate is now fenced off with trail building work going on. Stickler is still fenced off at both ends so is as closed as when a load of you rode it at the weekend. And Satan's grotto is getting mashed by forestry work so is a non starter. Labyrinth is all good tho!

Posted : 12/12/2012 7:13 pm

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