simonfbarnes – Member

gay boys or merely misogynist ?

Don’t go upsetting people or someone will end up flouncing off into the sunset.

(chased by your spectre, no doubt)

Who dear? Me dear? how very dare you sfb!

mild mysoginism I guess, we’re all coupled up now and many have children too so we don’t get out very often – u know how it is.

how very dare you sfb!

remarkably easily, actually…

and many have children too so we don’t get out very often

at the time I’d much rather have been messing about with my kids than boozing with a load of blokes 🙂

Oh, and lowey, stop smoking you muppet!!

Awww way am I singled out for a berating ??

Yoshi and Faz were both puffing away at the end of the ride too…

Surely you’re mistaken lowey-I’d never do that!

Yoshi and Faz were both puffing away at the end of the ride too…

REALLY ?? I never noticed – and anyway, I know you, they are still almost strangers. Danny told me he was giving up…

Simon – give up mate – I have tried for years…

He’ll never stop coz he’s too weak. Actually blames his Mrs for HIS smoking….

Puff.

T

Oh ffs… dont you start.

Ah. It’s just that I thought he’d said he only started recently so I’d hoped to help him nip it in the bud 🙁

RE-started recently.

lowey, if barnes is coming i’m not…… 😉

If he is … you can all bloody well find your own way round 😛

Sure we cant persuade you Tony ? Feel a bit of a b’stard that you cant make it as it was you who was asking 🙁

You wont miss much at Whinlatter….

rivi, where’s that?

Rivington. Just north of sunny Bolton. Tropical oasis of the north.

You can count me in for this one 🙂

bolton, lights needed then, no sun this time of year yet?

lowey, i have entered now…but i am going to scotland the weekend before.
i will see how i feel after 3 days up there.
i will let you know mate. 😀

Count me in, and Ms Spanner as well, as long as you promise that the pace will be “Relaxed”. Bit fed up with “Who can piss highest up the wall” testosterone fuelled group rides.

as long as you promise that the pace will be “Relaxed

Last ride took us nearly 6 hrs to cover 20 miles – this one is further – its a good job the clocks will have changed!!!!

as long as you promise that the pace will be “Relaxed

Last ride took us nearly 6 hrs to cover 20 miles – this one is further – its a good job the clocks will have changed!!!!

because people kept falling off. 😯

*might* be able to get the Darwen Massive mobbed up.

because people kept falling off

Nah – it was punctures wot did it – but of course the ‘riding god’ did’nt get any of those either did he 🙄

There were lots of punctures, however I did notice that the real reason why the stops were so long was the amount of food devoured. Any excuse!!

There is a cracking country cafe at half way on this ride, so no excuse to extend Yoshimi’s puncture stops!!!

The girls serving the food provide a welcome distraction too.

Ooh, where?

Which cafe Lowey?

I may have to check it out Tomorrow, just to see if the girls are still working there, purely for the group you understand, I will be getting no pleasure from it at all 🙂

‘Martyr to the cause’ i am.

i should make this ride, seems rude not to when it starts ar rivi!

gonna try me best to be on this un ;O)

MrSparkle who else is in the darwen massive, I thought it was just me and you that MTBed in darwen hehe

At the moment it’s you, me and Dave the Builder. Possibly some from Dashers. More likely not.

Not going to make it. I’m in for a minor op on the 24th and will be off the bike for at least a week.

(Wouldn’t mind some details of the route though so I can ride it at a later date)

Route.

Although it may change to take in the ICR instead of Healy Nab.

looks spot on lowey, how’s that shock bush holding up?

If my new build is here, then I’m a definate..

And if anyone needs a lift from the Acrrington area/en route, then drop me a line…

Just fine thanks mate.

lowey, has fagus got in touch yet.
i have emailed him twice but no reply…

Lowey nice route doing it tomorrow but up the Witton weavers path for a bit of a change. Will do a reccy of the NAB ride to see if the downhill course is complete though some of BAD on here will know more.
Had a reply from Fagus over some free grips I was giving him on the ride and he was terse and said to do what I wanted with them. 🙁

strange strange man….his loss. 😆

I think some lads are building on the Nab tomorrow John.

Tony, no mate… not heard a peep.

excellent an audience to impress 8)
Dave you driving up for Rivvy ride? Need a lift for my cakes for post ride noshing.