PEAKS POOTLE: 24TH SEPTEMBER, EDALE, 10.00AM

what pretty blonde? i feel like i missed out

I’m guessing this must have been the last decent as I’m sure I would have noticed!

Down bradwell edge!

Don’t worry, she’s on the video. Pervs.

Bwd, they are all bikes for having fun on. Each to their own innit?

hsmith used to have a hardtail up until recently. Every descent he would trot out the line ‘I kept up with you till the rocky bit’.

Every descent was rocks top to bottom.

oh she mustve been one of the ones i sent scurrying out my way to avoid being flattened jus like onzadog witnessed on the last decent. oops!!

Can’t believe I didn’t notice on bradwell. Looking forward to the vids

Crackin ride out and was great to see you all again…

Hora, you wouldn’t stand a chance against Smooth Sam Sutherland.
Was like a materclass in ‘foot in mouth’, i couldn’t ride for laughing.

Harry, even from a way off, and on the vid, that crash looks well worth £250!!

Pook went down chest/belly down hard. Blimey. Harry- hope your shoulders ok and just stiff?

good good. pook hurry up and post it, im sure slowrider will take great pleasure in watching me crash!!
hora shoulder is fine now, one of the benefits of being young and able to bounce!

Question of the day cam from BWD shortly before we parted ways

“Errm – what is Hora for?”

Bwd, they are all bikes for having fun on. Each to their own innit?

Did you read the bit where I said it wasn’t a loaded comment? I was just interested that there so many full sussers and so few hardtails when a few years back it would have been the other way round.

I don’t really know if full sussers are much faster than hardtails, I guess I always assumed that it was my cack riding and lack of fitness holding me back rather than my inferior bike.

Er, innit?

More4 now. World Sheep Dog Trials with Guy Martin- I’m getting tips Skiprat 😉

Re hardtail v full suss. I’m faster the fitter I am regardless of suspension/bike. The fitter the fresher and more ‘on it’ you are when you turn down ready for a descent?

Is that a fair statement for the majority of riders on a average/typical rides?

Its just not the same without Phil Drabble

i personally find full sussers faster because on a hardtail i feel the bike reaches its limits b4 i do whereas on a full susser it doesnt

I didn’t want to start a discussion about the relative merits of full sussers and hardtails, I just observed that there were lots of the former and not many of the latter. I thought it was interesting, that’s all. Can we stop this now, it’s just an awful, pointless black hole of a debate.

Please.

Coming soon – mint sauce keyrings.

Coming soon – mint sauce keyrings.

Is that a mountain bike holiday company? Any good?

Its all good 🙂 I want to try a penny farthing- that looks like it takes guts to get up there

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Nice to meet everyone, thanks for tea/cake/beer/BFOs/etc

Sam (on the remarkably heavy Pitch)

My thanks as well to Chris and Jules for the planning, and thanks to you all for making my first pootle such fun, really enjoyed it!
Hora, h4muf – you should have asked, would’ve happily let you take the 318 for a spin!

I hate to say it but I missed the blonde on the Bradwell decent, but then I always try and look where I’m going. I’m looking forward to seeing her in Chris’ video.

Anyway thanks to Chris and Jules for another superb day.

Here’s GPS log of today’s ride.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/116746615

Matt (on white hardtail Boardman)

really enjoyed the day out today – thanks for organizing – will try and get to these Pootles more often.

Cheers,
dawson (on the ‘under-braked’ green Kona)

Re: bradwell edge. It was meant as an entirely innocent question, which she took in an entirely innocent way.

I can’t help it if I’ve got natural talent. And she was hot

Finally home –

Big thanks to Jules and Chris for a good day of riding, and to all for great company and cake 🙂

Now dozing in front of ‘Excalibre’ the king arthur film from the80s, and it is slowly merging with my memories of the afternoon… glittering armour, shining steeds, Helen Mirren…

‘Ride Hora! Ride the dragon’s breath! Your lust will hold you up!’

🙂

Glad you had a good ride chaps! Gutted I couldnt make this! Look forward to seeing the video Chris.

BWD I should have come along on a rigid to even the suspension field out 😆

It’s just rendering now. Quite happy with it.

Here you go.

thanks for the ride…enjoyed it…(although feeling it in the joints today :-))

(i will do another little edit as well chaps)

;o)

Harry what waterproof shorts do you and your Dad use?

any chance you can put the video on in a mobile friendly format brcause i cant view it!
hora- i have gore tex waterproof shorts and my dad has some endura

nice vid chris! At the end there I was kind of expecting it to fade back in to a slow-mo timotei moment….

top work on the video Chris!

Mint video!

harry, its going on fbook soon.

the timotei edit us coming

thanks chris, jus to make you feel better about yourself ive had a headache since our man hug!

I’m not jealous. (Repeat until convinced…….)

What’s missing is pook sliding further and further down the hill and Harry jumping around clutching his shoulder after the man hug moment.
Harry I remember you were well padded up (except shoulders).

Dawson – wins the best rider award (Kona with red forks and ‘V’ brakes) 🙂

Thanks Chris that wee film was very entertaining.

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