arg! my transport has been banjaxed by the kids needing to be somewhere at 10. if anyone is travelling up the m1 and fancies a less than 5 minute detour at junction 25 then im happy to pay petrol and burger money!

I hope I can still come. Day is free, no problem, but I've hurt my thigh muscles installing new glazing units in my Velux windows at the weekend. I have been walking round like an arthiritic John Wayne since. 🙁

And my new stickers haven't arrived yet either. 🙁

I might not be able to make it, i'll think up an excuse later, i just wanted to jump on the quitters bandwagon early

oi, im not quitting, just hitch hiking

I am coming up from Northampton so will be coming past J25 if you are stuck.

mister p, my hero! that would be much appreciated

OK, not a problem. Mail me mark.pearson AT madison.co.uk and we can arrange details.

Just incase my car doesnt pass its MOT this week- anyone going from (south) Manchester who could take one?

Weather's looking good for Saturday folks – cold but sunny

😀

woot! (fingers crossed for new forks arriving in time)

Assuming the plan is still to do the route from Edale including the Royche track (fraid I haven't been keeping up with the thread – that's Sambob's job!), here is condition report on the Royche track. I rode up from New Smithy via Beet Farm this afternoon, along the track to Rushup Edge and then back via Chapel. The track is mostly rideable, unlike three weeks ago when it was mostly unrideable. There's still a lot of snow about, but you can bypass quite a bit of it. So unless there's a big dump of snow, it looks good for Saturday.

Cheers Andy – good scouting there. i'm looking forward to this one!!!!

Peaks Pootlers 13th February

1. Pook – Chris
2. Mister P – Mark (34th birthday)
3. Cathy
4. Still tortoise – Dan
5. Hora – Mark
6. Skiprat – Chris
7. hp-source
8. Robdob – Rob
9. TJR666
10. eth3er
11. justme
12. swampi
13. sambob – Sam
14. fellmarvin – Andy
15. h4muf –
16. ourkidsam – Sam
17. skiprats bro –
18. lyons – andy
19. thepodge – podge
20. tracknicko
21. topangarider
22. woody2000
23. Simon1975 – simon
24. adey205
25. Mr C
26. Piemann
27. slowrider
28. AndyPaice
29. giantjason
30. Badlywireddog

+2
Chew
Luke.Ellis

crikey. It's big.

Sweep on how many turn up? I'll take 18

Crikey, if all them turn up it'll be like critical mass. 😀

I think the barber booth layby may not be big enough! Edale car park would be better, but you do have to pay. Opinions?

Legs are much, pain seems to have gone. Gonna buy some new bib tights for the weekend.

Edale carparks fine. Do you know the turning off the road linking the two upto the first climb to Mam Tor?

Layby and carpark parkers could liase/meet there.

Where do the famous burgers come from then?

Its **** snowing here (Manchester) **** off!

21 I say for the sweepstake. Am i your chauffeur again Mr Sutherland?

its snowing gently here (near whaley bridge) but my mum said there appeared to be no snow on kinder, so it could just be local. and im ill! i am determined to come though, if it is anything like the last one, it will be great fun 🙂

Please Colburn, if tha doesn't mind.

You can add another couple to the list – my colleague and his mate

…which takes us to 34 😯

colburn??

34? We are going to need a bigger boat.

Almost definitely not gonna make it… I still have a sore wrist, my shock bushings haven't turned up, and I need to build the bike still…

Scrub you from the list Andy?

lyons – Member
I still have a sore wrist

🙄

I'm not coming, but still contributing to the thread. I don;t think it will be very good on saturday, Jacobs ladder is rubbish, and there are no good down hills…

even if you were telling the truth will, im no good at downhill anyway

colburn??

Driving Miss Daisy

and I need to build the bike still…

and?!! I usually build a full suss the night before a ride then see if it works on the first climb 😆 (I am being serious as well!).

Will, keep going! We need to trim some numbers!!!

Yeh, and um… It's not very technical up there!

Weather's going to be crap. I'm going.

(that should trim a few more)

🙁

22 on the sweepstake for me
Skiprat and myself will be parking in edale carpark

Pook
Paul is the name so you can add it alongside my alais.

Sorry, guys and gals, I'm at work at the moment and haven't got time to read all the thread.
What's the latest plan? Meet time and location and rough route planned(distance please?

Cheers

im getting a lift from mister p, still cant decide which bike though.

out of interest, the first climb; do you go up the road to just past the crest fo the hill or do you take the bridleway thats eroded to f***? not bothered, just nosy!

front brake finally fitted yesterday, after being at the shop since the date of the last pootle, new undershorts came today. im all set, i just need to stop being ill.

MF cat. details linky

Slowrider – we go up the BW to hollins cross, then up Mam Tor

Sounds like a popular ride… bit of house keeping from me:

I'll…
a) be there
b) be on a hardtail (blue on-one)
c) (fingers crossed) have two working brakes
d) be somewhere around midfield with a bit of luck
e) be answering to to either hp_source or Keith whatever.
f) be looking forward to these now legendary burgers, and meeting you good folks

Looking forward to it, whatever the weather!

I'm bringing a camera too