I would do but I want to ride both days due to the stunning weather and last time….. I got out with binners an hour later over Rivi.

SFB- I’ll set bingo onto you!

Pah!

Hora: The “nearly” man…

Well, I’ll be on me Jack Jones. My two riding “buddies” both let me down.

See you all Sunday.

Arse! Looks like I’m going to have to do a Hora and cry off guys. Been informed/threatened I’ve got family duties

*sits back and observes huge thumb hovering over head*

🙁

Well, I’ll be on me Jack Jones

uh, picture the scene; the top of Calders: “When shall we three meet again ?”

hope this isn’t the start of a trend, but I’m bugging out too. been called in as a reserve on a charity 10k race on sunday. bit gutted to say the least!

Hope you all have a great day!

Lowey, any chance you could e-mail me contact details just in case I get lost? I have a propensity for doing this, and I don’t even know which county the start point is in…

Westmorland

Nearly? I’d make it, I’d ride it all however I’d worry that I might be holding people up. As thats the case I’d rather ride on my tod and that way enjoy it without feeling bad 😀

Not looking like a massive turnout then, 15ish do you think?

I’d ride it all however I’d worry that I might be holding people up.

without naming names you will have company in that :o)

Not looking like a massive turnout then, 15ish do you think?

Sedbergians can rest easy…

in’t there some soft shytes on here…………… 😉

Not looking like a massive turnout then, 15ish do you think?

8 from Darlo, 6 from Vortex’s lot, you and Mark, Danny, Simon, Junkyard, Ton, Rich, clarkpm4242, Andy G ??, stufield, hora (ahhhh ahahahhahahaha), and yours truly.

25.

In my vast experience of biking, the one hard and fast rule is:
if people say they will come, it means they might
if people say they might come, it means they won’t

am I the “Simonm” now ?

I’m coming with someone else. He’s borrwing my singlespeed. He’s not ridden offroad much. My mum might be angry if I kill my stepdad 🙁

He’s borrwing my singlespeed. He’s not ridden offroad much

I suggest you take him somewhere else…

I’m coming with someone else. He’s borrwing my singlespeed. He’s not ridden offroad much. My mum might be angry if I kill my stepdad

Unless thats a joke, you might want to reconsider.

It is 26miles off road FFS how much do you hate your stepdad?
I might be there on Sunday Simon 😳

He’s done plenty of road biking and is fitter than me. He has a mountain bike in Oz, but I don’t know exactly how good he is, just assuming he’ll walk the bits he won’t feel comfortable on. How technical is the ride? **** massive rocks would have me struggling as well tbh. Worst comes to the worst and you still think it’s a bad idea, we could go on the Bogtrotters night ride that Wednesday 🙂

we could go on the Bogtrotters night ride that Wednesday

not those nutters 🙁

RichPenny
the ride is not very technical
steep up, less steeper grassy traverse, long singletrack descent that is doable on a full rigid ss, bit of road with a climb, and a nice bridleway with bits of up n down.
i will keep him company at the back….. 😀

I wouldn’t exactly agree with ton‘s description – I’d say Bowderdale was quite technical! But then he’s a riding god 🙂

barnes, you argue with yourself in the mirror……… 😉

Not looking like a massive turnout then, 15ish do you think?

Now that my wife and kids have finally got over a collective attack of some nasty horrid virus and I’m still ok, can you add another one to that..

See you Sunday (viruses permitting)

Loot, quick word mate, this ride is far more demanding than the Rivi ride… have you been getting the miles in mate ?

Please dont think that I’m lecturing, but if you struggled with that, you will be in trouble on this ride.

For those wondering whether it’s too hard or technical?

I did this route with the Boggies when I was 60 🙂 By the time I’d got to the end of the Bowderdale valley I felt a bit tired. Also realised I was only half way round! As Simon says it’s fairly technical singletrack for miles. Thankfully the second half is a lot easier.

**** me, you have got me thinking i might not be able to handle this ride now…..might go out on the manchester canal with hora…… 😀

Right just got confirmation off my lot, and yip 6 of us are coming.

looking fwd to it

well i’ll be going slowly at the back, possibly walking if too steep / scary, enjoying the sunshine and trying to keep an eye on where everyone else is heading towards.

walking is more or less a given. I only know of one person who’s ridden all the way up Calders (insanely fit, well, actually just insane)

have you been getting the miles in mate ?

I have but mostly on the road – I don’t want to be hanging off the back and holding everyone up again. Maybe it’ll be best if I leave it for this time..

Have a good day.

I don’t want to be hanging off the back and holding everyone up again

I think about half the riders will be doing this :o)

It seems there should be at least 4 other Trotters too 🙂

OT Simon. Meant to ask for ages – how’s Nicky these days?

I’ll quiz Chris tomorrow and let you know – but there’s still no sign of her riding anytime soon 🙁

It seems there should be at least 4 other Trotters too

Actually there will be me, six other boggies plus SFB hopefully.

six other boggies plus SFB

Oi! I’m a friggin boggie too!

Cheers Si. 5+ months is a long time, must have been a bad break. And here am I thinking another 4-5 weeks no biking for me is bad (eye op last week).

Enjoy your ride tomorrow.