PEAKS POOTLE – 22nd January

PP – Yeh at Tom said it’s just above the beast as you drop down from Hope Cross, very fast this section!

I’m just about to find that thread to post the picture in 🙂

Right pub Hora, had to drop my GF’s car keys off, which she had kindly left in my car… 🙄

Is the plan still for the next one to be in the place suggested?

Hora,

Chipped patella. Sounds painful, will you be out for long?

Cheers

Matt

well I didnt come along, had a late start and went over Mam Tor – Rushop Edge – Chapel Gate area
Had fun racing Motocrossers down ChapelGate, a couple of them where quite slow
Prob join you for the next one though

Don’t know actually- a week? See how its heeling. Its not painful at all- I have a high threshold to pain (unless its dental!)

Probs weekend after Valentines weeekend for the next.

Do you look at my rota and deliberately pick the weekend I work chris?

Sounds like a good ride, shame I missed it was far too hungover to think about doing anything. Hopefully will make next one

Just don’t like you Tom.

jules picked that one anyway!

Cheers Chris – and everyone else who made it such a fun and friendly ride. Dinged my rim on hagg farm. New wheels time? Any excuse! Dan (bright green mmm bop)

Vid from Stu’s headcam.

Skip to 0:40s to see Hora picking himself up off the floor…..

Was way too busy this weekend but count me in for the next!!!

Rachel

Stu appears to have fitted a beast-taming lens on his headcam. Looks pretty tame in that vid 🙁

That little falls means this weekend I’m karting and possibly horse riding.

😀

Looks pretty tame in that vid

Yeah, looks like some sneaky sod went down after him and left a load more massive rocks and stuff lying about before my turn! It was definitely much gnarlier when I came down it…

Stu appears to have fitted a beast-taming lens on his headcam. Looks pretty tame in that vid

I think he was going pretty slow as it was his first time down The Beast, but it does flatten out quite a bit on the vid for some reason.

It was also my first time down and my memories are it was a little bit bumpier than it appears above…..

I came off about the same place as hora last time I went down it. 🙄

Its a daft place to fall- the first square-edged series of rocks and ping 🙄

I reckon with some better forks you’d not even notice those square-edged rocks 😉

Its a daft place to fall- the first square-edged series of rocks and ping

I still think it was a ploy so you could naff off to the pub early to get some food.

….the hob-nobs were merely a starter 😉

Anyways….bermy bit. Dunno the name:

I think he was going pretty slow as it was his first time down The Beast, but it does flatten out quite a bit on the vid for some reason.

Plus he was cheating by riding on the bank at the side!!

Plus he was cheating by riding on the bank at the side!!

He will be spoken to about this in the strongest possible terms 8)

I must admit the food was good. I want a return visit.

2nd vid is Hagg farm, yes?

I can’t wait to ride there again. Pity I’m on holiday on the next one.

I can’t wait to ride there again. Pity I’m on holiday on the next one.

Shame. It was my first Peaks Pootle and will defo be going to the next. Kudos to Pook et al for organising it. Helps a non-local like myself get a shortcut to finding the good stuff.

The 4hr round driving is a bit of a pain in the arse though.

I went on a couple last year and they were ace despite me being really slow and unfit uphill.
The great thing is that you can do the same route again but chat to other people and have a completely different time.

bermy bit=hagg farm

Will the next one be the weekend after valentines day or the weekend after that?

Weekend after that I think sam.

Jamie, if you could send me the gloves asap that’d be great

chris maloney
27 toftwood road
crookes
sheffield
S10 1sj

You’re kidding 👿 The one ride that could be less than 2 miles from my house and i won’t be here.

weekend after valentines… why does that sound familiar?

Wasn’t that the Jacobss Ladder pootle last year?

….aah bugger, missed it again…!!…..right, next time…..if anybody remembers, give the guys at thebiketree a ratttle and we’ll join you!!

…should be starting our rides again next week too!!

Hope you all had a great ride…

Scott

I’m out on the singlespeed road bike this weekend so my fitness should be better for the next one 🙂

hora – Member

I’m out on the singlespeed road bike this weekend so my fitness should be better for the next one

Depends how much I eat inbetween now and then as well mind 8)

Ohm and as for date, we suggested 4 weeks then realised that was valentine’s weekend so thought pushing it back one week might be more appropriate. Not fixed in stone, but we need to make a decision and you’ll never please everybody. If LOADS of regulars can’t make it though, we should consider changing. I’m available the suggested weekend and the weekends either side – anyone else?

Weekend after valentine’s works for me as me and mrs are back from scotland then so its a yes from me. Had a great time on this one an it was nice to meet a load of new people off here.

Feb is out for me completely, so I’ll be missing this one too sadly (but I’ll keep checking in case other plans fall through)