Swinley Forest Forum Ride – Sunday 1st November

Should be able to come, just got to figure a way of getting there from Portsmouth, sometimes I wish I could drive, not often though.

theres about 3 train stations within about a 10 min ride of Swinley, no excuses!

If I can get the time off work yes please. It would be the slackers group for me 😛

Cheers
Andy

Whats the nearest train station?

Martins Heron

Cheers! Right 7am train from Pompey it is, looking forward to it, umm I will be in your group C-G.
Lou x

10 mins down a fast-flowing road. You should be able to get a train to Reading from Portsmouth and then change for London Waterloo via Feltham. Or if you get a train to Surbiton I can fetch you from the station no problem.

Thanks for the offer HC but there might be 3 of us ladies.

I'll be coming from near Reading way so happy to pickup one/two from Reading Station on the way.

3 ladies I can manage without bikes, sorry!

If I'm coming I could cart a bike or two up from Surbiton (I live across the river from HC).

is it one group or more??

Thanks for the offer HC but there might be 3 of us ladies.

Oh-oh! Will they be some of those single girls looking for more than a day's biking? if so i'd better not turn up 🙄
Martin's Heron is closest, take the Reading to Waterloo line.

Anyone going from Newbury(ish) that I could blag a lift with?? 😉 There could be a cake/Haribo incentive…

I will be heading up from Southampton with one spare seat and room for one bike if you dare get in a car with me!

Ditto the WCA post. Depends on Dezb, but there may the possibility of a lift from Pompey as i am coming from HI.

Hope its not minus 7 this time.

I will need to confirm with the girls (emailed the GWR girls today), but if its just little old me I would love a lift!
Thanks for the offer Nick and stm. DezB is near Petersfield, is that right? He might be coming to Q E Park on the 10th October if your up for it too?
Had our first weekly ride last night, I was happy to see it featured on the strong island[/url] blog. Hope we make it through the winter and dont pussy out!

XC_PK, might be able to give you a lift, it all depends on whether I need to collect someone from Basingstoke. I'll be coming from Andover so it's only just up the road for me. I'll keep you informed. Where in Newbury?

I'm coming from Kingsclere (near Newbury), there's a few of us coming from this area, anybody fancy hiring a mini bus for the day? 😕

MM Im up in Shaw (top right bit of Newbury)
PM If there is a space in a car for me that would be great. Otherwise hire a van to lob the bikes in?? How many are coming from your way?

looks like it's going to be a great day! really looking forward to it! my skillz should be top notch cos i'll be at afan the day before (of course anyone that knows me knows that's total rubbish! 😉 )

LoulaBella – can you please remove the details of this from your Facebook page. It is an event for the Singletrackworld community, many of whom I have had the privilege of meeting and riding with over the years.

Whilst I do not have any objection to people inviting others, I don't want it advertised to all and sundry and particularly not as a singletons cattle market.

Thank you.

Sisters of Gnarr are gonna rock Swinley 😯 8) 😀 !!!!!!!!!!!!

Im sorry, its been taken down, just a bit enthusiastic!

well mr o………..that's the plan!

yeah cause you 2 got SKILLZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and im banking on learning a few more in afan dontcha know…..no pressure or anything! 😆

is it one group or more??

I think CG is planning on getting people who can guide different groups pencilled in and then work out what actually happens depending on numbers on the day. I'd be showing people the best singletrack and jumpy stuff if enough fancy that rather than a longer xc ride.

Unfortunately due to the nature of the trails at swinley large groups don't really work if you want to have a good ride.

The morning ride would be few hours and meet up for lunch. I'm happy to show people more stuff after lunch.

Elaine – Did you get my email?

C'mon, just turn up, no attitude but plenty of humour instead, have fun.
Last time CG organised Swinley it was great. Broken frames, snapped chains, frozen Camelbacks, lovely!

im deffo there unless i get booked for trailbuilding 🙂

hope to come along ride most weeks in the lookout always good fun

Will pen this one into my Diary…

Been a bit absent from here over the last couple of months (mainly due to work), and most weekends have been taken up with cricket over the summer! Which has now ended so will be doing more bike riding again…

All I need is a lift share (nudge nudge wink wink…) 😉

All going well, I will be there. I can also offer a lift to anybody coming down from Herts/North London.

solamanda – not received your e-mail. Did you use the one in my profile or my old one? You pretty much summed it up 8)

jedi – thank you! It will be a pleasure to meet you 😀

Hairychested – you're scaring people!

Everyone – there's going to be a fantastic turnout 8) For those who haven't been to Swinley before, you're in for a real treat!

cinnamon_girl, count me in plus one
Saracens HO! (niche bike- I think therefore I am bike)

Gephaudio – anything goes! At the Purbecks ride on Sunday there was a retro bike from the early 90's with some really cool paint work 8)

I wanted that Klein really badly. I have accepted that I'm just not good enough to ride it though 🙁

Rich – loved that paint work! Couldn't believe it was the original. But cantilevers/V brakes whatever they were? No, couldn't live without discs!! Or suspension forks!!

I had a close encounter with a Weimaraner on that ride – it decided to go through the gate near Old Harry Rocks at the very last minute 😯 It was very nearly an OTB experience and definitely would have been with any other brakes!!

ill be in the chilled group and maybe help riders skills if wanted

Christ you're going to be busy Jedi 🙂

It's odd CG, but I've found discs to have caused quite a few OTB moments for me due to panic braking. Cantis would probably be an improvement!