Festive Pootle – Marple, Sunday 18th Dec, meeting 0930-1000hrs :-)

nbt – Member

common as ****, them, there’ll be at least two on the ride

Mines olderer, knackerderer and got miss matched vavles though. 😆

So, trawling back through the pages and looking at those who reckon they’ll be trying to come along (and adding in those who haven’t posted but who I know said they’ll be along), looks like a fair sized group

NBT
Bunnyhop
binners
lowey
lesa
GRAEMEJONES
sambob
goatster
mr potatohead
justme
chico
Matt
singlespeedstu
mrs singlespeedstu
hp_source
stevemakin
steel4real
miss steel4real
jamesgarbett
Naranjada
BadlyWiredDog
JulieGrrrr
oldagedpredator
forge197
Chew
Jellybaby
Izakimak

I fully expect that not everyone will be able to make it – indeed a couple of people, such as D0nk, have already had to drop out. Nonetheless, for a midwinter ride that’s a good old turn out

9.30 meet for 10 ride. This is pootle pace, so we’re not going hell for leather, but it *is* winter so I’m going to try to keep moving rather than hanging around chatting and getting cold. There’ll be no café stop during the ride as I find it hard to get going again, and we don’t pass any – although we do pas several pubs, but that would be an even worse idea. You should have time to scoff an energy bar when we stop to regroup though.

Then we can warm up with hot chocolates and bacon butties from the Roman Lakes café at the end of the ride.

I’ll be there , looking forward to it , should be good riding if the ground stay hard

I don’t think that’s quite enough, so I’ll be along!

Ground was hard this morning, with ice one the lanes. No sign of snow though 🙁

I’m in too – got some childcare sorted (the missus is badly with Fibromyalgia so wouldn’t have been able to have the kids all day on her own)

I don’t want snow – i’ll not be able to get across if it snows!

Music? 🙂

Don’t forget, tinsel and Santa hats 😀

Are people really bringing tinsel Graeme or are you just being mischevious

Hell yeah!!!

right I’ll get me baubles out for the occasion

Oh yes, got 4 m to get on to a 14 ” 456, and some dangly things. They might not stay on very long though
😀

you;re going to put 4m of tinsel round your 456 and your dangly bits? Mightn’t it tear if you crash?

Was thinking about starting a ‘What tinsel for a festive pootle’ thread..

I’ve got a santa hat, and a metre of poundland’s finest tinsel, just need to figure out how to attach the santa hat to my helmet (will boil if i wear it under my helmet) and the tinsel to the bike!

just need to figure out how to attach the santa hat to my helmet

@nbt – thanks! 😉

I’ve only got 4″

Are there any low hanging branches to get my enormous Christmas antlers caught on? If so, I may need a re-think of my outfit. Hmmmmmmm maybe……

Oh… and I DEMAND that the ride finishes at a pub! Cafe indeed?! Its Christmas!!!! 😉

We can call in at the pub on the way home 😀

If we are going to the pub, I’m in :D. Ho,Ho,Ho!

Afraid I’m out, I’m double booked ride wise and some other shit happening that might stop any ride anyway

have fun 🙂

Heavy snow forecast for Thursday night/Friday morning, then snow showers Saturday and Sunday. WOOHOO 😀

Count me and mr no_discernible_skill in! Especially if we are stopping at a pub afterwards!

Binners, if your Blonde mate is riding along with you, I’ll be right behind you 😛

I think 4m of tinsel might be a bit ambitious,the extra drag co-efficient will slow me down too much me-thinks 8) leaves more room for me dangly bits and bobs though 😆
Sambob, you want a lift? 9 o clock by the chippy ?

Please, that’d be much appreciated. I’ll let you know what the snow’s like, might be too much to get over the tops, should be alright by Sunday though.

no probs, you’re welcome,will give you a ring Saturday afternoon 😉

Late afternoon would be better if possible, I’ll either be riding or in the Sportsman in Hayfield early afternoon, club crimbo ride 🙂

Right oh, I’ll leave it until towards tea-time . 🙂

IF I manage to get away from work by 1.00 am instead of 3.00 am on Saturday morning ( and as it’s mad Friday – that’s a very big IF), I’ll be there! 😕

Looks like Stu’s fatbike may be suitable for this one 😀

Graeme – bring your 4m tinsel then you can tow me along.

How about I wrap it around a big bungee OK, will do 😛

what tyres for the Festive Pootle?

Could well be full on studded ones if Sambobs right 😯

Hmm,anyone make fat bikes for people with short legs and are available now? 😛

Round, rubber ones, with knobbly bits.

Red and gold or blue tinsel for a raw finish 456 ? 😉

Oooh, I can make this one I think, hooray! Assuming I don’t get stuck in snow half a mile from my house like last time, that is.

I wonder if the missus will notice if I nick some jingly baubles off the tree…

Blue. Or red and blue.

hugor – Member

what tyres for the Festive Pootle?

These badlads. 😉

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like the idea of this! have dropped you a quick mail nbt with a couple of questions 🙂