Joydens Woods

I should be there and will be riding from work and there may be one of my other mate turning up as well.

I am not sure if will be at JW this Thursday night as I may be riding at Oldbury hill . If I am going to be at jw I will be there the normal time and place.

ok , might see you there .

Had a great nightride last night, followed by a couple of beers in bexley village.

Not been up for a while. May try and get up this evening.

i ll be there tomorrow night as usual .

I am hoping to be there and will be riding from work.

Bumped into 2002 yesterday, I’ll be up on Thursday evening for the first time in a while. Will need to borrow some lights. Meet at 18.30 at stables or 18.45 at top of Golf course path. Quite tempted by Jonesy13’s’ beer in the village afterwards’ idea…..

Option 155 I will meet you near the stables at 18.30 and will bring my spare lights and then meet chris at the top of the golf course bridle way. Chris we will head up the main path in the woods to the stone in the centre of the wood then up to the meet point. Keith.

yes, should be there as normal .

Good ride and it seem to just be getting faster by the week in there.I hope the links works for the light I was on about Mike and I hope you have enjoyed your first night ride using the Deben 700/900 lights.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/p7-water-resistant-ssc-p7-3-mode-1200-lumen-white-led-bike-light-with-battery-pack-set-82734

Yeah, great ride last night. Thanks for the link. Ordered one for the bike. Which is the headlamp I borrowed?

The lamp on your helmet was the Deben Tracer phantom 700 and the 900 model was on your bars. I like the 900 on the road /lanes but much prefer the 700 off road due to the long run time and I think better more even spread of light. I do like the way you can set the second setting from anywhere from 100% to 0% which is very good when it is foggy. They have a helmet mounting coming out soon.

I do not think I riding this week due to big mishap on the Farningham woods bridleway Sat night when some thing stopped the front wheel dead firing me over the bars into the ground.

Still not received light I ordered so no off-road evening rides for me for the mo’. You OK after fall?

I still can not ride off road as my ribs seem to be making a clicking sound at times and there is now way I can chance coming off again till they are fixed. My light has been sent.

I am away this week so no riding for me .

whats with the new wood sculptures, the one of the (norse?) man, scared my mate shitless! We were pissing ourselves with laughter!

Quite a few sculptures. I think they went in when hard paths were upgraded. If unaware, the Viking-like one is a bit spooky. When do you guys ride?

they look good . only seen 2 so far .

cant do thursday this week , but happy to go tuesday or wednesday . if no replies will probably go wednesday .

I am still no where near right since my over the bars crash so I not out this week. I am glad the wooden sculptures seem to have been left alone and not taken home for some one garden . A they still cutting the trees down in places.

Just received new light. Could try and get up this evening, but really need to work out how light will go on bike/helmet. Email me direct

get well soon Keith ,
did not go out tonight as had to take dog to the vets .

I d be up riding thursday night this week .

I’ll be up on Thurs too. Got your mail Keith. Thx. Rest up. I may copy your light setup when I next see you.

good ride last night . very slippery with leaves but not a lot of mud .

I am hoping to be back riding again next week. I have 2 wide angle lens from the USA to try out on the MagicShine light. I am going to make a helmet mount like the ones I have made to the Deben lights .

glad to hear it Keith .
was worried I d get lost on my own….

Anyone out this week?

Where are these sculpture btw? Rode there Sunday & didn’t spot anything which makes me think I miss a load of good trails when I’m there.

I’m out on Thursday

Rode these woods for the first time last night with a mate and that wooden sculpture is one scary mofo. I nearly came off laughing coz it scared him so much. I think it got the heart rate racing more than some of the hills!!
You guys go there much?

yep , ride there regularly , normally on a thursday evening , meet on top of bridleway by golf course for 6.45 / 7pm .

I thnk we found most of the best bit by now .

I am still not right but I should be there are I want to try the light out. I should be there about 6.45 pm

I’m not the quickest rider around but any chance you fancy a tag along next week?

Sure – I am a recent joiner myself. Meet me and 2002 down Stable Lane at the first entrance into the woods at 6.30pm

This thread appears to have become a sub-forum for the Joydens Woods MTBers !

Can’t you swap phone numbers or something?

Just to confirm it will be next week as not around this week, I will post again before then.

@ Derek : easier if new people want to join .

and cant do thursday next week , bu will be there tomorrow .

it was riding ok last week , so should be even better this week .

I any one wants to try night riding out here in JW put a post on if you have not got lights as I have sone Deben light on test they can use and try out.

no riding for me this week .