PEAKS POOTLE: 14th July – it's been a while

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I’m going to start selling the pootle franchise. Hora, I want 60% of any cake and haribo.

Satz weather is blue skies and 20degrees

Damn. Can’t make it as going on holiday. Next time.

Wahay! bring it on. Where you taking us Hora?

Decide on the morning. i.e I say ‘which direction do you fancy’? 😀

I like this plan

I want 60% of all fun and sun too.

I can give you better. For you I will give you Welsh catering hospitality

ah….. I’M STAYING AT THAT PUB!

The Vulcan sexgrip pub?

Barber booth for free parkers. 8.15* sharp start in the Edale carpark as we are going up Jaggers Clough.

*Make the most of the morning

So how come 37 bikers riding through the Peak 2 and 3 abreast ,completely hogging the trail at speed,leaving no option for walkers but to get off the trail,leaving gates open on a sunny summer Saturday ok but when a couple of guys riding down Ben Nevis they get flamed?

will try and make this (especially as I missed last weeks pootle due to holiday)

edited to make more sense….

we didn’t hog the trail, had walkers cheering us on or praising how responsible we were in checking the trail first, admittedly left one gate open (which was picked up by our responsible back markers), weren’t going at speed where we met walkers without having spoken to them and worked out their feelings on the matter (my job), and generally were responsible all the way.

I would never lead a ride where people thought doing that kind of thing was acceptable and as such I’m proud of the pootles and the attitude of the riders who come on them to other trail users.

With a big group its a challenge to make sure we don’t thoroughly piss people off; but with the right group and attitude from people there, a big group can turn from a problem into ambassadors for mountain biking.

The walkers who we held the gate for on Dirtlow Rake we very happy to see us all out and laughed and joked with everyone. The walkers on the sunken road said we were mad but it was great that we were out having fun and that they enjoyed watching us. I don’t remember seeing any others. Maybe I was too busy flying past them laughing manically. Oh no, that’s right, I was further up the trail telling the riders to slow down or stop when there were walkers (having scoped it first by ‘setting up a camera spot’), or they weren’t there.

Seconded…. Despite all the laughs and banter etc…. Even the silliest of us..mainly me Said hello to all the walkers and slowed down…. In fact I only saw 4 on the trails we were on the whole time… And they all smiled and said hey. Well organised, well led…. Well well well… Sorrybunhad a bad experience on Nevis though… Must be a bummer

Strangely, I will be running from Edale about 8am on Sat. I will wave if I see a big scary gang of mountain bikers chugging haribos. Feel free to wave back if you see someone running like a flid in a nike hat.

Thirded!

Thirded!

simonfbarnes – Member

Yesterday I got to speak to Chris, the intrepid cinematographer of the video, and contrary to my expectations, he told me that the effusive and happy support of nearly all the walkers totally made the event. He said that perhaps he should have left in the 45 minutes where they were waiting for others to get past and amicably chatting with them. He assured me that further missions of biker/walker diplomacy will happen there in future

Don’t quite see what you’re getting at here nick….

Stop trolling Nick.

Theres 37 people on here who can attest to what happened on saturday.

Saturday’s Pootle was really well organised and the values of being “good ambassadors” for MTB were certainly running through the whole group. Yes, we had a lot of fun but we also played well with other users of the trails.

Not only all that but we also raised a good amount for the local mountain rescue!

Rachel

Pook, is your ride at 8.15 for Sat 21st?

Can’t believe this ‘conversation’ is even taking place! From what I’ve seen – which is enough rides now- the pookers would make sure they took routes that were ‘ok’ for the majority! They Lurve their MTB’ing but know that they need to be keeping the locals happy in return ! One can’t shout at ignorance – one can only educate!

Let the pootles proceeeeeeeed…….. 😀

lovetubs – yes, but I won’t be there. Hora is leading it

Leading? Its a collective who all have the same objective. No rollcall, just turnup tomorrow if you feel like it tonight :).

Bring spare tubes and sunscreen.

Plus with the start time it wont be anywhere 37. I bet circa 10 max.

The Collective – A Hora production

Pook – Member
The Collective – A Hora production

The collection – A hora hasn’t brought enough to stand his round production

I haven’t managed to read the whole thread but get the impression that there’s a group riding from Edale tomorrow morning at 8:15 for 8:30. Is that correct?
Can I come?
Are you leaving Edale Pay and Display at 8:30 or Barber Booth layby at 8:30?
Is it expected to finish by around noon?

cheers

bring cling film

815am start from the Edale main carpark. Barber Booth parking is free. 8.15 to start – otherwise it’d be late back! The whole point is make the most of the morning so Dads/busy peeps can get back with enough of the day left for the rest of family/stuff-duties 😀

I’m in a Citroen C1/bike rack on roof.

splendid
Is it likely to be slow or at a decent pace?

Is it likely to be slow or at a decent pace?

Look at who’s going. What do you think? 😉

This seems as good as place to ask, what would it cost to park in Edale for 3 hours?

…I assume it will be the main car park next to the visitors centre.

Walking pace.

You also have to factor in the stop at the bottom of every descent, while someone plays around with rebound nobs and stuff, and moans about yet another set of forks not working properly 😀

generalist – the main thread was about the pootle. This is a spin off!

*glitchy bump*

Jamie – Member
This seems as good as place to ask, what would it cost to park in Edale for 3 hours?

…I assume it will be the main car park next to the visitors centre.

It was a fiver for all day last week, pretty sure it went up in hourly increments to 4 hours.