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Beaut day out certainly more pedaly than the gravity fed stuff I've been doing so far this year 
Another ride like that and I'm ready for W2 in two weeks time!
TimS - sent a gpx file for the fast group - give us a PM if you don't get it.
I got it. Thanks turnerguy. 🙂
Forgot to mention in my earlier post. Just as I was crossing motorway on the way home feeling very chilled looking at the low sun on a beautful day the break @ 34 sec on this tune kicked in and it sums up nicly how I felt after the ride.
TurnerGuy, could I get a copy of the GPS file?
sent 🙂
Turnerguy - could I get a copy too? Have really struggled to get hold of a good swinley route. Email in profile. Thanks in advance 🙂
sent.
That was fun, though unfeasibly hot. Good to meet a load of folk, though to be honest I still have no real idea who anyone is.
Apologies to the chap on the 853 Inbred for giving him a probably duff inner tube.....
no worries, think of it as improving my tube changing skills!
I don't think you could rub it in more if you ambushed the 16 household armed with Swinley salve.
Seriously, I'm glad you guys had fun. 😀
chaps - I was browsing youtube vids for swinley trails last night and came across a recommendation for a mapping website that offered most of the trails marked out and named on a map of the forest.. trouble is I cant access youtube at work and I really wanted to show this map to a colleague who is riding the forest tonight. Does anyone have a clue as to which website it was that I used?
It wasnt google maps, or mapyride, something like 'mymap.com' ? 😕
You just needed to enter 'swinley' in the search bar...
Did I see a photographer snapping away at us Slow group in the Corkscrew?
Was it one of us?
EDIT - found the site : Open Street Map
there were 3 chaps in the corckscrew who were taking photos of each other, they kindly pulled off the track to let us all ride it 🙂 the only other person standing still around there was mrsconsequence who always misses it out and might have been playing on her phone whilst waiting.
😀
Shame, I tried extra hard to look slim, fast & skilled. Obviously failed on all counts, but its the thought that counts, and on second thoughts a lack of photographic evidence is a good thing!
😆
Thanks Phil for organising, and thanks PaulD for guiding. A fun day out in the sunshine with nice twisty trails. (T'was me on the green Ragley.)
im over there again tonight if anyone's about!? going to conquer the wall..
Bit slow I know, but thanks to Phil and everyone else who organised this..... And also 'thanks' to Paul D for ripping our legs off in the fast group! 😉
Top day. Very hot! 🙂
just got back from another round, only managed to find the seagull and tank trap, got lost looking for corkscrew before it got dark.
Its great seeing random beams of light wiggling away in the distance when riding around at night.
Air temp was perfect tonight, I destroyed my riding buddy 😈
Slimjim,
Just head for Caesars camp, it's just passed there. Mail me, as I could be persuaded to do a Thursday night ride. All welcome, but if there are too many we could freak out the squirrels!
Oh, and the ninja frogs that pretend to look like fir cones
thursday may be a go'er, just need to apply for a pass..
I even took a laminated map over tonight and headed straight for Ceasar's after getting through Seagull, still got lost! ended up back at lookout but was to dark to venture on (helmet light arriving this week sometime).
must have had 20 ninja frogs jump out in front of me when heading back toward Bagshot common! they look just like fir cones...till they hop
It's the truth, they do look like fir cones!!!
Just wanted to say thanks to Phil for organising the ride, Paul for leading the fast group, and for all the riders who made it a most entertaining and enjoyable afternoon 8)
Still not convinced I was in the right group, 6 months off the bike wasn't necessarily the best preparation for Paul's pace and the legs were suffering towards the end 😯 😆
Cheers, Rich (riding the creaky tinbred)
My special thanks to Dez for the super pictures, and to all of you for making the day very enjoyable.
Thanks also to Stu and X for sweeping.
I will start slower next time, and hopefully it will be cooler so we can fit a bit more in...there are extra trails if you want them.
May also bring a different bike...lighter perhaps?
PaulD (Leg Collector)