@scotroutes I think it would be the tear in the space time continuum that would end it all, yes.
It's taken me ages to meet some, likes of @Houns for example. @teacake was a direct out of the blue contact. @swayndo, @gordymac (I think) and indeed @bedmake only in the last year or so, what's even odder is meeting them then working out who they are on the internet afterwards..
Damn, am working all next week Ambrose.
You have my address and Becky/Craig's number. - They have bought a house in Cinderford - same rules apply as our place in Burnley - everyone welcome, all the time.
I'm just starting a uni course so not sure of availability, but it would be so good to meet up.
Please keep in touch mate, and once again, thank you.
Regards,
Pete.
I've met several, including a couple of buying / selling / swapping bike tranfers. All have been top chaps, apart from the women.
I think that Stoner and BigDummy and that nice carpenter bloke from S London were the first, more than 10 years ago. Flashy was supposed to turn up, but didn't.
Most recently I've bought a bike from Dr Lex. Thanks, Dr Lex, much appreciated.
And just to add, however we all appear on the forum, political opinion is just that.
An opinion.
I'd rather pull my own finger nails out than agree with THM or Jambers on here, but I have nothing but respect for the way they have dealt with other forumites in real life.
Massive respect guys.......
Just remembered that I met Chipps and Jenn several years ago at Mountain Mayhem. Also remember Mr Sparkles holding a placard saying “pedal ya b....s” at HtN.
Also met stuc a couple of weeks ago as he did the Trans Cambrian with us.
Weirdly, vickypea and I haven't actually met, but we know each other vicariously even though I live in South Wales, and she lives in North England.
We bumped into @legolam about 6 years ago on a ride in the Durham Dales (which she was doing the wrong way round 😉). She was quite new to biking so started coming on rides with us and since has become a very good friend.
She is still in my phone as 'Hannah Legolam'. Can't bring myself to change it.
Live in Yorkshire now and I'm aware that a forum member lives about 200 m up the road from me - can't remember thier name and yet to bump into them.
@p20 has also met @ton since we moved down here who he said was absolutely lovely. He very very kindly sorted us out with an alarm which really helped me get over the impact of our bikes being stolen.
Oh and I joined the forum 11 years ago after my first date with @p20 so guess that counts too 😄
Think my missus knows more from here than I do Tracey and Rocketdog (and she doesn’t even have a login!)
I can confirm that this has nothing to do with my previous post on dating forum members!
My mates are now used to random shouts of "are you Rocketdog?" in the woods & now just roll their eyes
I’m never reading this thread again. Last night I had a dream that me and the missus where starting up a bar with food in Spain, next to a shop that sells Lego. It had a beer garden and amongst our first few Patrons - when they’d finished their meal - were two STW’s Hora and one other whose name I can’t remember now I’m awake. Hora dashed off on his moped as soon as I’d discovered it was him.
Whats particularly odd, is that I don’t know and have never met or had a conversation with Hora at all, I only know of him by limited reputation at the end of his postings on here a few years ago. No idea why he’s be so prominent in my dream.
😂
LOL at Kryton.
When you say "prominent"......
Met loads of people of here. To a person, they have all been thoroughly nice people and a few who I have remained great friends with to this day.
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All STW'ers.....
I’ve man-hugged binners. We kept a respect gap between our crotches.
I nearly met Lowey once.
One very hot day, we started a ride from a layby near Sedbergh. Nearby, there was an MTB-er sitting in his car, so we assumed he was just waiting for a mate to turn up.
Afterwards, I noticed a thread about a Howgills ride, with Lowey complaining about missing out, because of car problems. It turned out he was waiting in the layby for breakdown rescue.
I wish I'd said hello - or even invited him on our ride!
I've met quite a few people from here over the years.
Used to ride fairly regularly with IHN, sheldon (mr niche who is no longer niche ;),Cheezybeans Bought a frame off Tazzy and then entered the Enduro 6 with him. Chas at a quantocks ride that sharki was leading. Chas got me into racing in a big way! Also met Vegan Graham at a few races although haven't seen him for a while. I camped next to Terrahawk at the kielder 100 quite a few years back and we had a good chat after the race. Met tooTall at rollapaluza in Bristol and he's now moved to the USA. Also others through at cyclocross races in Bristol
Met loads - far too many to name or recall them all over the many many years.
Never met CFH though. This is disappointing!
Used to ride fairly regularly with IHN
Aye, hello chap, hope you're well. Really must relaunch Da STW Cotswold Massiv, they were good days of top bimbles.
GT7 this weekend,I am going to play spot the STWers. 😉
My claim to fame:
I bought a saddle from @ton
I bought a roof rack from @Cougar on a very rainy day.
I've met @bearnecessities too. The rumours are true, he is a gifted, generous and kind lover with an oh-so-soft touch.
I went on a few rides with Littlegirlbunny and Goog (possibly other STW'ers as well) a few years back before I moved away from the West Midlands. Nice folk, lost their numbers though and I don't think they frequent here any more.
This is pre Singletrack so don't know if it counts but I went to school with Badger (only found out who he was vis a recent thread link) and had a few high speed blasts round Cannock with dbcooper. Fit as a butchers dog. Lost touch after I had to bail out of a lunchtime social meet as the train I was taking to Stratford went a-knacker on me, earning me a swift bollocking. Quite glad I didn't escalate things by suggesting a camomile tea...
Also, threads like this make me really regret the fact I never gave any consideration to my username. Don't know why but it bugs me that that's my real name up there.
GT7 this weekend,I am going to play spot the STWers.
Massive opportunity to mess with some heads there.
* orders "I am CaptainFlashheart" T-shirt
Met loads of people off here over the years.
Esme lives just down the road from my mum and dad, and let my daughters play on her rather funky recumbent bikes
True story
* orders “I am CaptainFlashheart” T-shirt
and special shoes
I have met @binners, who lives very close to my mum, and my brother. Although @molgrips and I are now friends, we met through this site by arranging to ride together. I met @P-Jay recently on a ride at Afan. I met @mooman and @taxi25 through the old mtb-wales site, but we have kept up correspondence on this site, and still ride together.
There are also two members on here who are related to me. We're plotting a take-over.
My wife gave a bag full of parket flooring to IHN in a car park once.
I let Stoner's wife use my shower. He was no where near.
Ridden with/alongside a few here too.
Pretty standard really.
DrP
lowey's picture up there of the Cheer Up Ton ride in Delamere forest. That was a great day out and a bloody long time ago!. If I remember it right, Hora turned up, said nothing to anyone and buggered off home early. Someone, (Terrahawk?) rode from Manchester, did the ride then rode home.
SaxonRider, I’m sure we’ll get to meet eventually 🙂
tthew - I remember the the Delamere ride and seeing those photos above brings back happy memories.
Drac has caught me with my baggies down in a Welsh forest.
I sleep with an STWer every night, do I win, do I do I?
Oi nettles - the only thing I have in common with Katy/Jordan is that we both can ride a horse.
One thing that I have really enjoyed thru this forum is meeting folk - sometimes completely random like the chap who posted up wanting someone to ride round GT at night with. sometimes more organised like Tons touring weekend or the ride that Junkyard / Binners organised when I was down their way that a whole bunch of folk turned up for.
The EBC wed night rides were good as well
As for names - why I get called TJ or Teej by a load of folk IRL amuses me and confuses my non bikey friends. Why some nivcknames stick and others don't I don't really understand But it seems I will always be TJ to many folk.
We love ya really Teej!
Met some lovely folk off here, mcmoonter, jojoa1, raddogair, trailrat, 13thfloormonk, househusband, Jimmy, stewfrance, richmtb, pandhandj, gibbonarms....
I've also met Iainc.... 🤣
I was chatting with Iainc about an hour ago...
I sleep with an STWer every night, do I win, do I do I?
Only if you stop hogging the duvet.
There are also two members on here who are related to me.
Have you told them yet?
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I remember one time you were getting it tight on here about something, helmets or somesuch, and I came in drunk and waded in LEAVE TJ ALONE, HE'S THE ONLY **** ON HERE WHO STOPPED TO HELP FIX MA CHAIN, HE'S MY BEST MAAAATE.
