Swinley Forest Forum Ride – 10th January 2009

mboy – good stuff! It’s not every day you will get the opportunity to meet someone like me 😀

Oi you Southern Shandy Drinkers – stop sniggering 😉

Just ignore pk – he wants to get pushed in the lake 😈

Take some radios if you can get hold of some. JamesD led an STW ride around swinley some time ago (I was tail end charlie) We had more than 40 people along which takes a degree of management!

wanna slap

Ah so it’s that sort of get together 👿

why cg, you say the nicest things…

AdamT – I have a loud voice and a dog whistle, will that help? 40 people? I’m expecting double that! We will have some “strategically placed” locals to direct the traffic.

Sandwich – no, it’s just that pk needs taming!

pk – so do you!

cinnamon_girl – Member

mboy – good stuff! It’s not every day you will get the opportunity to meet someone like me 😀

Likewise CG.

mboy – Aleigh is gorgeous too!

LOL

Does she know you’re pimping her on here?

I’d say I was gorgeous too, but I’d be lying 😉

Can I tag along to an alread large group. I would really like to know where the labyrinth is hidden. So far I haven’t managed to find it….

iRideSpesh
Either: Fast or Furious…

mboy – Aleigh is great fun, a real laugh!

iRideSpesh – you’ll be more than welcome. We may well possibly make a little visit to The Labryrinth but there are so many trails to choose from so we may not 🙄 Just turn up!

yay I can post!

I will be there for the morning ride after having good fun on the smaller version on Saturday, apart from my blooming forks dying a death that is…

fu_munchu – will be good to see you again. Are your forks sorted? Don’t forget to tell your ‘colleague’ that I look forward to hooking up sometime.

Will have some different trails for you too.

nope, need to return them next week, its impressive, if i let the air out the stantions completely dissapears into the legs! I will finish gettng my single speed up and running today (hopefully) so will be on that. I will pass the message on 🙂

pk – you’ll regret those harsh words……… 😉

*whispers* and i am joking btw 😀

Bring your credit/debit cards and you will be able buy your Big Bike Bash tickets while you are there. Assuming you haven’t already bought them from http://www.bigbikebash.co.uk/tickets.php

sorry WCA, that weekend I’m going to DigDykeDash to watch some lesbians run around with spades.

Aleigh, CG, you’ll be able to take the piss out of me back too, so plenty of time for you to think up some appropriate insults.

im new to STW and would be looking for some riding buddies/places to ride near my work in Oxford and Swinley isn’t far away. What kind of riding is it going to be? Back home my local trails are Glentress and at the moment i’m more in favour of the descents than the ascents due to fitness levels!

shteve – welcome to STW! Riding will be mainly singletrack, climbing tends to be short and steepish. No mountains, sorry! There’s only one way to find out so come and join us!

pk – I don’t do insults (knowingly). Reckon you’re a pussy cat in real life though 😉

shteve: There’s only a couple of places that will really require a big effort and even then, like cg says, they’re quite short. You’re likely to cover some miles but as the pace is relaxed, you should be able to pedal along at a pace that works for you.

ah ok, maybe i’ll take my bike back down south with me then! like i said before, i’m looking to find some places to ride and people to ride with so this sounds like an ideal start.

Been looking around the site, trying to work out if everyone is turning up in lycra on full XC bikes ready for a day of uphill riding as i think i’m quite far from that 😀

aww so my velvet leopard print skin suit is out then?

*looks sad*

shteve.
Prolly not . Most riders will be on a fine selection of eclectic machinery. Not your usual fare, normally sensibly upgraded with high end componants. With a group as large as this it will be a social ride with some sessioning or return visits to fav bits after foodage stops. Lycra?? maybe hidden under baggies, tights if its uber cold.
Expect some SS Ti Carbon 29 CK Hope ano and you get the picture.

shteve, I only wear lycra on the road bike, but stm is right, I’ll be there on either a ti or carbon CK’d up bling thing.

But it’ll have gears as I’m not a complete pervert.

shteve – the good thing is that on these group rides you get a real cross- section of folk and a cross-section of bikes too. Some wear lycra, some don’t, some have bling bikes, some don’t, some have gears, some don’t, some can ride, some can’t (I’m not ashamed to admit it either!).

Just take people as you find them – you ride bikes so that’s all that matters. Ignore some of the bantering going on here – some of us know each other 🙂

rOcKeTdOg – you’re just a tease 😉

Any bike will do around Swinley. It’s not very demanding. I will be coming on a cheap bike.

I dare say there will be people on 6″ travel ‘all mountain’ machines, but it’s all fun.

If it rains, bring spare brake pads. All that sharp sand destroys pads, in the wet.

sounds good, i’ll bring my bike back down south with me then! but if rocketdog decides to wear his velvet leopard print skin suit, fair play to him 🙂

i wear it round the house mostly and the velvet has rubbed away in certain areas

Time to buy another RD!

Aleigh, CG, you’ll be able to take the piss out of me back too, so plenty of time for you to think up some appropriate insults

I don’t do that – have a bit of banter yeah but I’m not mean! And anyway, I’m still relatively new to all this and am not in the position to say a great deal 😉

I’m really looking forward to meeting everyone and having a laugh, mainly at my expense I suspect but who cares! 😆

will there be a ‘niche-est bike’ prize?

c_g, you’ve made it earlier than you previously mentioned – is that to get enough time in for the afternoon ride?
I’m working out logistics with the other half, but should be able to make it, and also have a mate who sounds keen.

will there be a ‘niche-est bike’ prize?

yeah the person that wins can buy us coffee and cake 😀

Dont think I can make next week 🙁

It’ll be cold though! Make sure you all get the layers on 🙂

Won’t be able to ride 🙁

Just driven down to Dorset for a ride with DrP. 20 minutes of faffing, 30 minutes of riding and my ankle has given up completely. Sat here eating Ibuprofen and sausage sandwich waiting for the bath to fill and watching the swelling. Not Good.

Looks like I will miss out on SPAM tomorrow too. I will probably still turn up to both events to meet everyone, promote the Big Bike Bash and to eat cake.

See you all there hopefully.

Bad new WCA hope your not hurting not much. See you tomorrow

Ice it up WCA /BBB

Worst thing for a swollen joint is heat. Gives a tempory relief, but will lengthen proper healing time.

WCA – I’m sorry to hear about your ankle. I suppose that ride around Lordswood is off now? Get some RICE treatment going on the ankle to start that healing process! Take care and speak soon.

Matt

20 minutes of faffing, 30 minutes of riding and my ankle has given up completely.

Makes you wonder what we were doing during the faffing eh…!

Was good to catch up anyhows WCA/BBB – sorry that your ankle didn’t hold up, but when it’s stronger we’ll catch up again and maybe we’ll make it all the way into the forest!

Take care,

DrP

Yes, RICE treatment is the thing for the swollen ankle – I find Uncle Ben’s is best! 😆 Get well soon, mate!