Birmingham "Street"/"Urban" ride

I just rode home in it and the cross winds in cannon hill park were pretty intense… as were the head winds. 👿

It is now pissing down in Balsall Heath! I’m not coming unless it has stopped by 7pm!

I’m also beginning to think its really not worth it. The weather is just getting worse over here, I’ll be soaked before I even get on the train. I can’t do next week otherwise I would suggest that.

Anyone fancy an actual MTB ride at the chase on tuesday?

I’m crying off tonight, it’s absolutley hammering down in boldmere.

Anyone who still wants to ride to night is certifiable! Good luck to you if you do. I’m out!

Tuesday’s are no good for me I_Ache 🙁

Yeah fair enough guys. I thought I was through the worst of it earlier. Just looked outside again and it’s proper bad in Kings Heath.

The tv has just lost signal as has my phone because the rain is so heavy. So I’m out too. How about two weeks time?

I didn’t realise you lived so close matt.

It’s coming from my direction and its still hammering down here at Stourbridge station

2 weeks time is the week before the 13th. I might try again next week but it’d be good to get a big group along on the 13th December.

Where does it go?

comes out sort of underneath paradise forum.

I’m oot… pishing down Scottish fashion over here in the chembo.

MattK I used to live in Western road by Boldmere.

nearly got blown into the canal a few times on my commute home, its not pleasant out there.

See you all on the 13th.

I work in boldmere which is great for lunchtime blasts round Sutton park, and right opposite a bike shop too!

I was planning to ride into town tonight down the sustrans route through perrybar, until I saw the weather. But I’ll be doing that next time if anyone’s interested, it’s about 5 miles of flat cycle path through the parks

Swingbin where in Balsall Heath are you, I would be riding in from Kings Heath, could meet on the way in maybe? I would normally take the Rea Valley route through Cannon Hill Park.

Also if you are going to try to ride in town next week I could do Wednesday evening.

Send me an email composite, maybe we can sort out a cheeky ride next week. I’m only a couple of mins from Cannon hill park.

Where is the bike shop in boldmere? I live on pretty much the exact opposite of the park from boldmere.

I_ache – its on boldmere road a couple of doors down from wetherspoons, he generally stocks cheaper bikes but is a sound bloke and always sorts me out.

Found this today

One to include on the next ride perhaps, not too far from the mailbox.

That’s Park Centeal I think, my mates lives close to that. Looks interesting.

Fun!

Ooooh that looks fun.

How did the date go Houns, hope you got more riding in than we did. 😉

Added that and a couple of other things to the map we have already talked about. I might even know a guy who lives round there. If he over looks that part then it could be a good place for a camera. 🙂

Anyone have a link to the map pls 🙂

Email me and I will add you to the list. Email in profile.

how do you drop pins on that map compo?

Do you see a red edit button on the left of the map?
Hit that and then the “pin tool” should appear in the top left corner of the map. Drop your pins then hit “save” and “done”.

Im gutted I cant make the next official one. Might have to try and squeeze one in on the 20th.

I really want to hit some of those steps at the uni and even try riding down the steep and narrow stairs to the canal at the uni.

😀

Oh and I just stuck a couple of locations around the Uni on the map. A few sets of steps that I can remember being steep and some quite long and wide ones. There is loads of stuff to find around there that I have forgotten about. I remember walking around thinking how much fun some of the features would be to ride.

In that photo it doesn’t look so bad, but when you are at the top looking down it looks well steep. 😯

As long as my bars fit between the handrails, which it looks like they will, then I’m going down it.

Another one for the summer rides maybe, its just near spaghetti junction.

Jesus I’ve ridden through that tunnel at dusk without lights…. 😯
Been following this thread for a while… Used to ride around brum a fair bit, there are some great spots to link up. There’s a great spot behind the flapper pub, housing estate with steps etc and some fun banks and stuff. Take innertubes galore!

I’ve thought about riding Spaghetti, I don’t have a clue whats down there. And I’m not going on my own to find out! 😥

I’ve said many times before I used to ride to work under spaghetti junction when i worked in colmore row… there is some dead good stuff…

Damn wrong thread! 😳

THe 13th of December is fast approaching, who’s looking forward to it?

last (and 1st) time i rode from Brindley to spaghetti there were holes in the bank at the side of the towpath where people were obviously living 😯

i’d not venture down there without an armed escort after dark (this was about 15 years ago though)

Yes to the 13th, I will be there.

Can’t make it I’m afraid. Work Christmas meal that I can’t get out of, due to the fact that Mrs_Ache is the one that organised it.

Need to get back to the Christmas market tho, I noticed today that they are selling 50cm sausages! Unfortunately I didn’t have the opportunity to get one.

Im out too… babysitting duties.

So who’ll be there?

Swingbin
Lunge
NDG (+1 probably)

Anymore?