STW ride Sherwood Pines Exploration – anyone?

Speech? better not 😉

I think we need about 10 groups!

Who’s bringing the register?

Been years since I went to the ‘pines, where is this cafe then?

can’t miss it once you’re in there, it’s one of the buildings in the main area. I’ll be in a red top.

This is me in my exact garb for Saturday

not long got back from night ride, trails seem to be ok in general. dry in all the right places, just ask gravy! some of the sweeter trails should be good if this weather holds up. now getting excited. never had so many new platmates to lose in the woods 😈 👿

Pook ,I expect a hand made sign AND a speech

ok so I’ve got the names. I now need

Badges
a megaphone
a hand made sign
a speech.

and to think I only wanted a ride in the woods….

😕

Pook – Member
and to think I only wanted a ride in the woods….

Plenty of Dogging at night i’m sure 😉

Will, I’ve not even met you yet.

😆

We will be expecting a goody bag at the end of the ride too as a nice memento of the day 😀

Theboatman

have a look at orena45’s post on page 1 And the subsequent post by thefallguy its just off the coast of Mogadishu if you don’t paste the whole link into your address bar.

its looking like a good turnout for saturday, should be a good day, I was in the pines tonight and it was mostly dry with only the most die hard muddy sections refusing to dry out totally.

the weather forecast that I saw last night for Saturday doesn’t look very promising… 😥

Its only rain, what harm can it do 🙂

Trees = cover.

😀

Light rain forecast. Might have to bring the hardtail so I don’t get my new bike muddy 😉

Ha my thoughts exactly – sad isn’t it. 😆

Ed – do your faffing on Friday. Or should that be start your faffing on Friday?

Yeah! – disadvantage of the trusty hardtail, no ; dual air, pro pedal, shock pressure, re-bound, compression, u turn, and temp effected air pressure changes, to spend hours and hours adjusting in the car park. 😉

muppet.

blank route map for you to think up a route

my proposal…

p.s. bikes will wash you know!

for identification purposes only
me on Saturday

I’m happy to be led!

I don’t want to lead! it’s your party!!

I’ll be quite happy at the back as my current level of fitness won’t allow for any other position I’m afraid.

I haven’t ridden all of the kitchener yet so that might be a good starting point!

I agree Pook, the route i’d in mind uses the new trail but deviates here and there

Another happy follower here. Looking at the route above, I think it takes in a few of my favourite bits of the pines, plus a few new bits that I’ve not ridden before, so looks like a good one to me.

Probably best if we keep it quite informal though rather than having a route set in stone.

sounds like a plan! we usually set off with a route and adjust as we go along, I imagine some rides will know some other good bits they will want to take in.

Right – the CONCRETE PLAN (which some seem to want and I seem to be in charge of!) is this

10.30 am Meet at the cafe (or just out the front of it nr the decking as there’s so many of us.

Then….

aim to do the kitchener, but suck it and see how it goes on the day, and then go on other trails if you so fancy.

Then eat cake.

🙂

The plan sounds good to me Pook!

There were 20+ at the Swinley NYE ride and it was a fairly informal affair with the route chosen more by consensus than anything else. As long as most folks are willing to ‘go-with-the-flow’ then it works well. The main thing is to stop at the main sections where there is a choice of trail. (…he says selfishly as he will need time to catch up.) 😉

I am happy to ride wherever as long as it includes that lovely first section of the Kitchener.

I assume the 10.30 meeting time is the “ready to go time”and not get a cuppa and faff time!

agreed mr ventana

yes ventana. I will sound a klaxon.

Got room for one more.

I only live about 4 miles from Sherwood Pines, but have only ever been twice and struggled to find any decent trails, so it would be good to follow someone who knows their way around. (and since I am not what you would call a racing snake, it will probably be following at some distance)

Andy (riding a black Trek(yeah, I know, sorry))

Evening all

I’m also local and if I can get a pass out wouldn’t mind a to join in either if there is a spare place going?!

Everyone is welcome, just tag along. I’d agree about the 10.30 being ride off time rather than aim to meet time.

Jon, you look like Mr Toad in your pic. Toot toot. 🙂 Are you parking at the Pines?

Looks like a good route plan as it takes in nearly all of the new trail + quite a lot more of the locals trails. Looking forward to it.

First one back buys the cakes

with regards to the route, if your interested, i’m quite sure me and gravy could sort some thing out as i believe we have about 20 years experience riding the area between us 😆