anyone bringing a go-pro type thing or camera along?
Mr Poddy takes excellent pics - I guess he could be persuaded?
Why did I just read that as Mr Proddy?
Romano Prodi, former Italian Prime Minister and President of the European Comission? Is he coming too?
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What about Kofi Annan?
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[i]"Please, please let me come to Swinley next Sunday December the fifth"[/i]
desmond tutu is allowed, that is all x
Tutu and a suede jacket as the dress code?!?
I'm not wearing a tutu for nobody!
DESMOND TUTU HE IS COME????
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Yippeeeeee! 🙂
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Oh Go on then, I'm in. I know the area well too, so let me know if I can be helpful?
I'm not wearing a tutu for nobody!
Please Dez, pwetty pleeeeeaz. I'll resist the urge to quote Con-Air at you and say 'thanks for the heads up' repeatedly.
Jeez, this is gonna be some gathering of weirdos. 😯
I will feel totally out of place. 😳
I will feel totally out of place.
Yeahp, you'll feel like the weird one, amongst the circus of freaks!! 😯
It's not my usual "window" for riding but I'll see if I can get a pass (just to show some moral support for Snr Consequence). I have been known to lead people into the Labyrinth in the past ... and they followed.
andy? is that you?
Ohhh jeezus. What's happened? Desmond Tutu? Lordy lord.....
Yes, I was planning on taking some pikkchures. 🙂
(But I'm not leading a group. I always get roped into that and I cannae be rrrrsed to be honest! 🙂 )
Phil - t'is me 🙂
TSY = bastard
Everyone else... it's true, I am! When you see him be sure to thank him for the h... 😆
Snow permitting, my 'tache will be wheeling its way up the M3 on Sunday by the look of it. It could be alone on the journey, as the good Dr will be up that way anyway and El Mulletus will be donning the lycra and making the journey from the West alone.
Has anyone got a duster for a long forgotten bike? 😳
horay 🙂 DrBike/Andy is basically the man that welcomed me into the world of mtb, he's responsible for my new weight loss, level of motivation and my presence on this forum.... so feel free to blame him for my ramblings 😉
it'd be great to have you along!
I'll see what I can do, these days I have little input into the decision making process.
well it'd be great to see you again if you can make it 🙂
Wet sleet in Swinley Forest currently ... plenty of time for frosty conditions to return though.
if the forecast stays the same then it'll stay below zero until friday at least.....
whether its solid frozen mud or wet mud, its still fun 😀
i'd rather go for frozen though as it'll all run a bit faster and less cleaning afterwards!
i'd rather go for frozen though as it'll all run a bit faster and less cleaning afterwards!
and dry. Never forget how lovely dry is.
EDIT: Just for you C_G.
I think today should be cat day, lets just get it out of our system and move on like grown ups.
Was really starting to enjoy the rock hard trails there and reaching ridiculous speeds on the descents. 8)
No thanks, I don't want to see pics of cats. I HATE CATS.
Polite request - can you edit and delete it, pretty please? Ta awfully!
Thank you kindly Torminalis, much appreciated. 🙂
How very odd.
Only once though. this is in no way a representation of how I may behave in the future. 😉
you WILL like cats, you will like cats.....
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phil - a word in your shell-like ... no kids and no cats. C_G rules innit. 🙄
And no pi**taking on Sunday concerning my rubbish skills otherwise I'll cry. 😥
trust me there will be no laughing at others skills or lack of its in the rules innit!
if there's any laughing it will be directed towards people taking themselves too seriously. if anybody is riding badly i will out-crap them and ride into a tree to make them feel better.
cos i'm nice like that.
Don't worry C_G I will be there to lower the levels of bike controls to such a point that everyone else will look like GODS!
Now SS or Fixie for snow riding?
[i]no kids[/i]
Waddya mean? I've now got to tell my handsome little boy he can't come to meet everyone at Swinley?
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No, hold on CG; this is a ride for anyone: if people want to bring their kids, then that's up to them. As long as they are aware that some of the language might be a bit 'fruity'. And you think you're bayd? I've hardly ever heard you swear! Compared to me, you're fragrant and pleasant of speech...
I'm not bothered who turns up. As long as I don't get knocked off by someone's stupid dog (if this happens, I [i]will[/i] sue you, and I have a powerful legal team of top London Lawyers, so be warned).
I wouldn't have thought bringing dogs is advisable really, if there's going to be loads of people. Might be ok with just you and yer dog out for a ride, but when there's seven hundred and forty three riders, it might be a tad difficult.
Small basketed dogs are ok though.
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As long as I don't get knocked off by someone's stupid dog
What about if you get knocked off by a drunkerd Yeti??
Then I'll sue it. Take it for every last penny it's got.
woah their my children, now lets all have a seat and listen to my words of wisdom.
As much as its a casual ride (as there is indeed nothing stopping dezB bringing his kids) i think C_G was making a good point (excuse me for paraphrasing and wording it my own way to shorten the point on this one..) about it being a lot of "adults" blowing off steam in a real life environment that doesn't have swear filters.
even if C_G doesnt swear much in your opinion you haven't met mrsconsequence elfin.... she aint no lady when it comes to language choice and as much as i've tried to find one, she lacks a social-awareness button or volume control 🙁
by the looks of it there will probably be a couple of people bringing snifters of alcohol, and a good chance that some might turn up with the intention of stepping off the side of a trail for a cheeky funny smelling cigarette. if dezB is cool with exlpaining that to da kidz then as an adult he makes his own choice innit blud. 🙂
in the spirit of the ride i really dont want to start making super strict rules about no kids, but at the same time i really dont want to have to ask or expect the larger group to adjust their behaviour if under 18's come along...
make sense? or am i just confusing things? (in the good natured spirit of both the ride and the thread i'd like no arguing too)
No, hold on CG; this is a ride for anyone: if people want to bring their kids, then that's up to them. As long as they are aware that some of the language might be a bit 'fruity'. And you think you're bayd? I've hardly ever heard you swear! Compared to me, you're fragrant and pleasant of speech...
Elf - I like to comment on threads where I feel I have some valid knowledge and experience.
Unlike you, I do not feel the need to pontificate on every single Forum thread.
As you know, I have been to many Forum Rides and, indeed, organised many myself. I am also a mum to now adult kids and therefore perfectly entitled to voice my opinion that this is not the place for children.
Why, you yourself admit that your language is colourful. Frankly I would not want a child of mine (even adult child) to be riding with you! These are stressful times we live in and STW'ers really need to chill out. If that includes behaving badly by swearing, farting, drinking etc., so be it.
Now step away from that keyboard and go ride your bike.
I'm not really bringing my kid! He's got the Big Bike Bash, the rest of mountain biking is MINE!
Blimey- dog, kid, whatever next? you lot will believe I'm bringing my wife! Hahaha!!
Am just aback from a little pootle over Swinley and it turned into blizzard conditions! Managed some singletrack which was interesting as there is now quite a covering of snow.
I've only just noticed this thread but if there is gonna be bad behaviour, swearing, farting and drinking amongst other things then I'm up for a STW Swinley ride!! I will try to ride to Swinley from Guildford if anyone fancies hooking up - wanders off to find OS map....
you lot will believe I'm bringing my wife! Hahaha!!
Actually I've got a load of Scalextric stuff if you want to swap.
you lot will believe I'm bringing my wife!
So you don't want me to bring those forks then?
Suckers!
Ah well they're on my bike at the moment, so that at least saves me wheelying everywhere.
Elf - I like to comment on threads where I feel I have some valid knowledge and experience.Unlike you, I do not feel the need to pontificate on every single Forum thread.
As you know, I have been to many Forum Rides and, indeed, organised many myself. I am also a mum to now adult kids and therefore perfectly entitled to voice my opinion that this is not the place for children.
Why, you yourself admit that your language is colourful. Frankly I would not want a child of mine (even adult child) to be riding with you! These are stressful times we live in and STW'ers really need to chill out. If that includes behaving badly by swearing, farting, drinking etc., so be it.
Ooh, won't somebody think of the children!!! Let's wrap them all up in cotton wool and cover their delicate little ears and eyes so they won't have to see what a horrible nasty place the World truly is....
I'm so glad I grew up in a little village where everyone is nice and cheerful and kind to each other. I'd hate to have grown up in a nasty big smelly horrible city where there are drugs and crimes and swearings all the time. Think what an unhinged and deranged person I'd be now, If I had! 😯
Now step away from that keyboard and go ride your bike.
No. Don't want to. It's cold, dark and it's snowing. 🙁
did i not mention the entry fee for my sexyparty ride is either your forks or your wife?
I will come along to this should be a good one be good to meet some peeps off here. Warn you now though im crapper than a crap on national crap day.
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be cool to meet you kevster 🙂
i'm excited.... i'm almost tempted to by a mutlipack of sweeties
I'll bring some sweets along and some finest tesco value flapjak
BBC weather is saying back up to 5degrees on sunday.... so maybe we wont need to wrap our feel in condoms to keep warm!
muddy fun 😉 i assume C_G is up for some mud wrestling?
[i]C_G is up for some mud wrestling?[/i]
Oh no no! It's in her rules.
"278: No mud wrestling or other general shenanegans that may be construed as sexual"
Rule 673a 'No forking wives'
rule 1: you do not talk about phils sexy parties
rule 1a: you can if she's hot
Can I come too? I'll be riding from Martins Heron station at around 11:10, so if you want to follow someone who knows the way look for the bloke on the blue and white Kona
🙂 of course you can come.... entry fee consists of flapjacks/new front forks or your wife by the looks of it 😆
the more the merrier (except kids and dogs.... nobody has banned cats yet)
nobody has banned cats yet
Just pictures of them.
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What are the road conditions like up there? We haven't even got a frost here, let alone snow. Sunday is looking ok weather wise, just wondered if the roads were clear.
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roads are good rusty! very well gritted so it looks like it hasnt snowed at all in a lot of places. due more snow tonight i think so will update again tomorrow as after tomorrow evening there's no snow forecast and temp back up to 5 by sat/sunday
That is one ugly freak of a cat.
ugly?
i give you:
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parry, reposte..
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I just had a little bit of sick in my mouth 🙁
will a slightly wobbly BB break my bike? its having the gears serviced at the moment and just received a call saying the BB has a little bit of play in it... will i be safe to ride on sunday?
😯 i dont know enough about dandyhorses!
Yeah you'll be fine! As long as it's not stuckfast you can ride!
phew.... thought i might end up bikeless for sunday then!
so whats the score with bottom brackets, will "play" somehow damage my frame? educate me oh wiser riders 😳 for i'm not sure how its even ended up with "play" after 4-5 months use, no drops or jumps. perhaps its my weight 🙁
The BB shell will only fall out leaving you with a downtube and seattube hanging in the air. Think of it as a form of suspension.
Seeing as Swinley's on our doorstep we've no excuse - would be great to meet some riders from the local area too, and those farther afield. Might be just me though as I think Pip's got something booked...
whatever you post meant DezB... it sounded scary!
Phil, is it HT2? If it is you're swap you some spanner time in my garrage (I'm in wokingham, no idea if thats on your way).
i have no idea what it is.... a google search isnt too helpful but the halfords website suggests that this years model uses a truvativ powerspline BB.... and i cant see much difference between this years model and last years Fury apart from the stickers on the forks.
extra cool points and sicounted entry to my next sexyparty for the help btw 🙂
I can bring a spare bike if that helps
WCA... you get automatic VIP entrance to my sexyparties anyway, you know that 😉
thanks for the offer though... it's not felt weird riding it at all and i didnt notice any play... but then again as you may have noticed i'm probably not going to know what that feels like anyway haha! i'll have words with the guys this evening and see what they say. nothing will stop me coming on sunday even if it means buying a new bike/stealing torms new bike.
Phil..
Rule 101 - if it still turns, it's still alright*
*please see ammedment 9734f re: application of rule 101 to the tightening of bolts.
okily dokily neighbourino!
i might ask them to get in a new BB for me anyway, keep it in a drawer until riding feels weird then at least i'm prepared...
Yeah I'd get one fitted as soon as you can, but in the meantime it won't stop you riding.
well that was a successful trip to halfords to collect my bike, new BB fitted for free, got to keep the old one (so little "play" its almost unnoticeable) new cable for the rear derailahhhh... again for free, and got them to lock off the front so i'm forced to stick in the middle ring, thus achieving 1X9 until i get a bashguard and whip off the other rings.
tasty 🙂 just got to remember to pump up my front tyre and i'm sorted for sunday!
anyone bringing a go-pro or anything on sunday?