frank, yhm

guys, i have tried to mail fagus no reply…
i am still up for this, hope everyone else is.
barnes, you could now be leading the ride.
it better be good or we are all gonna duff you up matey……… 😉

Damn, that means I might have got close to meeting SFB! Shame I can’t go.

Hope you guys sort out whatever differences of opinion have happened in the past. Shame I can’t make it.

barnes, you could now be leading the ride.
it better be good or we are all gonna duff you up matey

I’ll probably deserve it anyway 🙁

but I DO know the way…

I might have got close to meeting SFB!

I’m really quite ordinary in a shouty way 🙁

Who went? Was it good?

There were 10 riders, Yoshimi (Danny),Deejay (Dave), Donc (Dave), Lowey (Dave), Faz, Steve, Brian, Junkyard (Johnny), Ton (thanks for the lift Tony!), SFB (Evil antichrist)

we did 20 miles round Grizedale & Claife (and NOT Coniston as I’d expected), following most of the route chosen by Fagus but with Titty’s track snuck in at the end, and a different DH to Esthwaite. As far as I could tell the others were able to resist my toxic influence, and they resisted the temptation to kick 7 shades of shite out of me and leave me bleeding and broken in the middle of nowhere :o)

And yes, it was good fun, with Deejay and I (the oldest 2) kicking the young un’s arses on many of the climbs 🙂

Weather initially grim and drizzly but later glorious sunshine 🙂

we had to let him get to the top first you know what he is like 😆

we had to let him get to the top first you know what he is like

otherwise I’d be spitting the dummy…

Was and excellent ride with excellent company. Cheers lads… have to arrange another soon.

Who did the pics… i realised at the top of the NFT that I’d left my bloody camera in the car.

Who did the pics

I have about 300 including some not of rocks, trees and clouds 🙂 Also Deejay took some…

i thought it was shyte….. 😉

yeah and that Ton is huge waste of space!!

barnes, you left you camera in my van.
i am gonna swap it on here for some spare tubes….. 😆

and to every one who came…..NICE ONE.
nice to meet you all.

What time did you set off in the end?

I would have liked to have gone but didnt get up till later than I wanted to so had to go for a ride on my own. I did cycle through Grizedale on my way back home though.

Sound like a good’un lads.

I managed to get an early blast round llandegla in the end.

Early start as long as i was back for 12:00.

Bloody busy though.

Piccies soon Simon?

Piccies soon Simon?

not exactly “soon”, but eventually 🙂

What time did you set off in the end?

10am

a pic:

He rode that with consummate skill. A pleasure to watch safe at the rear.

He rode that with consummate skill.

can I just point out Dave is taking a sissy line ? Balls-out Barnes went right down the middle 🙂

Was Dave there, by any chance?

Was Dave there, by any chance?

we had lots of Daves, in fact I suggested we ALL be called Dave for simplicity…

can I just point out Dave is taking a sissy line ?

In my defence my forks had stopped working and the brakes were back to the bars – poor bike preparation I know but that one had’nt been used for a while.

Yosh – how are the legs?

Had a great time today fellas-really enjoyed it-possibly the most gruling ride I’ve ever done but it’s left me hungry for more

Really enjoyed meeting you all too, hopefully do something else again soon:)

gruelling in effort required or number of flatties ?
Oh, and I apologise for not pointing out the easy way back along the NFT 🙂

In my defence my forks had stopped working and the brakes were back to the bars

I was just kiddin, you made it look very smooth 🙂

How are the legs?……….not working and sore!

Thanks for being so patient with me

Ah that’s ok Simon, would have felt a bit of a failure not to complete it all

Thanks for being so patient with me

Dont be daft mate… it wasn’t a race, just a great social ride.

good job i didn’t go or that would have been another Dave

i was the usual trail god…..
barnes was not
and yoshimi can spank it on the downs 😀

Ton’s new found pleasure in all things vegetarian gave him wings – or should that be ‘wind’ 🙄

😳

Here are my photo’s of the day – click pic for more.

My legs are hurting this morning – I was pushing myself not to let down the Bog Trotter name :o)

Some great pics there DJ – did you really have to include the one of me pushing up, looking ready to drop 😳

did you really have to include the one of me pushing up

Don’t worry Danny, I have some of you riding downhill heroically 🙂 [and of Ton taking the sissy track]

did you really have to include the one of me pushing up, looking ready to drop

But you never stopped smiling

My legs are hurting this morning

Steve’s leg is hurting as well – but only from your aptly named ‘Suicide Drop’

but only from your aptly named ‘Suicide Drop’

well, at least he can’t claim he wasn’t adequately warned 🙂

Cheers all enjoyed the reide was super fun and legs not that achey today but definetly a rest day.
Yoshimi you would be so much faster up hill if you did not need to carry your own weight in inner tubes!!!!

That was a cracking ride, quite a hard 20 miles but some great descents. Thanks to everyone for making it such a good day out and to Yoshi for the lift. Post ride tea and cake in the car park was a nice touch too!