PEAKS POOTLE – 22nd January

People should wear name badges 😉

We need to find a monument for a large group photo http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/weekend-photo-challenge-22nd23rd-january-2011

Ooh, woof! I have an idea for you 🙂

Monument? Dambusters!

PS pook, No Y in Jane 🙂

Yeah we definitely need a good group photo this time! The last few rides it’s all been a bit ad hoc.

Not going to be able to make it, my phone told me not 🙁 Have a good one 🙂

looks like I’m not going either

my brother, who has the van, isn’t answering his phone 🙁

Have a good one all!!!!

he’s picked up now that it’s too late to get there

very convenient 🙄

Great ride today, cheers everyone.

Chris here – 1 of the 2 uni lads – we got back about half 2
Robin has just mapped our complete ride from sheff and back – Here
37.3 Miles on a DH bike was interesting . . . cheers for the ride again 🙂

Thanks guys for a great ride, sorry forgotten the name of the bloke with the lefty – I owe you a pint. Will be looking out for the next one,

Gareth
(blue jacket, stumpjumper)

Top ride today. Many thanks to Chris for organising it.

Stats were

Ride time 2:40
Av speed 7mph
Distance 18.5
Elevation 2600 feet

I triumphantly announced to my wife this afternoon that I cleaned the Beast and she just looked at me blankly.

Cheers Matt

Nice one matt! It gets easier once you know what’s coming eh? Got a good techie route in mind if you have a taste for it now…

Really enjoyed it today. Glad you lot did too. Those ride stats are pretty good!

Who did i lend my gloves to?

Awesome ride today!

Really enjoyed it 😀 Cheer’s to pook for sorting it out.

Best quote of the day was horas “went OTB’s because he was thinking about eating” PMSL!!

Can’t wait for the next one 8)

Cheer’s Lee.
Ginger Voodoo pilot.

Horas excuses are nothing if not creative. If he isn’t first down a hill its normally cos he needed a wee!

Awesome indeed! I too had a splendid time, first time out with STW people and everyone was very friendly and welcoming, thanks all.

Sorry we shot off without hanging around for a pint, I had to get back to help the wife corral and subdue a toddler hopped up on his grandparents’ supply of sweets and chocolate.

Thanks to Pook for sorting it out and shepherding us all round a highly entertaining route. Didn’t quite clean The Beast; next time…

Tom (Green/Black Gary Fisher, specs, red jacket)

Where / when did you start? I was out and about in similar places to you today. I was thinkign of hooking up but had time conflicts, but looks like it mightn’t have been so bad after all

Great company, great route. Legs feel like lead now.

Next one in 3 weeks, nbt or Pook will confirm nearer the time.

Aye, brilliant and very friendly ride. Thanks to Pook for organising, and apologies to those I never spoke too. Hope the Pub was good!
Ben, Black/White Cotic.

Great ride Chris, as always, made all the betterer by the friendly group.

Cheers,
Iain

I was thinking if I could get away with another curry night then realised my front wheel was against the first square-edged rock. My first ever dab on the Beast 😀

Let me know your thoughts on the ST24

Can’t believe I missed out on it. I eventually got my brother to get up and we got over there and tried to follow the route but got properly confused. We ended up doing a rubbish ride around the reservoir and then up to hagg side. Seemed to be uphill all the way 🙁
Anyone got a map of the route you took? Were there any cheeky bits to get to hope cross?

Finally all sorted after driving back. Sat Nav had a nervous breakdown and took us back through Chesterfield which was nice.

Anyways, cracking day out and nice to put some names to faces. Bit weird as I don’t actually know who was there off here. When the group pic goes up Pook will have to put who was who.

…Well apart from Hora. He was everything I had wished for and more

Yours Sincerely.

Jamie (Green PA and dragger of brakes)

Who did i lend my gloves to?

Me. Will wash them and mail them to you if you like?

Ooh, just looked at Chris’s link, did you find a route through from the foot of Beast to Rowlee Farm climb (must be easier than climbing Hagg Farm)?
Is it this bit?

Is it worth riding in preference to straight up Hagg Farm?
Cheers

Bit weird as I don’t actually know who was there off here.

Thats Chris (pook) with the light brown shorts, back to camera
Taht’s me with the bright blue jacket talking to him
Wil talking to the pair of us
The chap removing his jackets is gareth I think

can’t make out anyone else 🙂

ET – yes, that bit

Nobody has mentioned the embarrassment of us all getting split up and (sort of) lost within 3 minutes of setting off 😳

Nobody has mentioned the embarrassment of us all getting split up and (sort of) lost within 3 minutes of setting off

I think we are going to just pretend that never happened 😉

It could have remained quiet… I don’t think we were lost, just some slight confusion over route choice 😉

Really good ride today cheers guys! Good distance as well 🙂

Few snaps…

Excuse the quality of that last shot, a heavy heavy crop from original

Here’s the map of the ride.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/64575816

Cheers

Matt

I’m buying knee pads today. Chipped my platela(sp?)

Will, where abouts exactly did you take those pics? The rocky section?

I’m planning a ride in that area soon, and that looks right up my strada does that! 🙂

Pp let me know when. Be good to meet Rob’s better ‘arf

Pp that’s the run down to the beast just as it starts to get fun

OK mate, thanks, I thought it was about there somewhere. 2005 was the last time I was there…. 🙂

Hora, over Easter mate, we’re stopping in Edale, riding Saturday towards Ladybower & Sunday towards Hayfield.
😀

PP. If you fancy some company around Hayfield let us know? I am a bit slow though, so wouldn’t want to hold you mad downhilling types up.

Will – are you going to put the photo up on Trailquestgrahams thread ‘monuments’ ?

Mend soon Hora 🙁

Great ride. As mentioned pook don’t reveal any detail about future routes its ‘turn up and expect fun’ attitudes.

Thanks pook. 🙂

Will I was worried I’d sent you to the wrong pub!