Who's Up For A Swinley Sexy Party Before The Bulldozers Move In? 9th December

Balls. I really enjoyed last years sex party but have booked to ride the Olympic course that day 🙁

1hr away looks like ill be coming out to play 🙂

My maybe is firming up towards a yes, anyone want/need a lift share from Dorking

Now bike decision time: Ibis mojo dandyhorse or Cotic Simple SS ?

I was planning on SS’ing it if other people are going to…

I’ll be SS more than likely.

And I’ll probably bring along some Gin and Tonic cake 😈

Go on then thisisnotaspoon, you cant leave it there. We need a recipe for the GnT cake. 😯

Sounds good to me, i may eventually get to see more of swinley in an organised manner rather than my usual stumbling about the gaff… 😀

probably more stumbling about the gaff but with lots of company…

Weather report:

Dry all week then Sunny and 4 degrees from friday.

Looks like it might be the first time I’ve rode the FS seriously since September….

coolio, will be there.

Hmmmm, it’s a possibility. How mocked would a fat wheezer get?

Nobby – Member
Hmmmm, it’s a possibility. How mocked would a fat wheezer get?

Coming are you? 😯 😈 😳 😉

Nobby – Member
Hmmmm, it’s a possibility. How mocked would a fat wheezer get?

You’ll fit in perfectly at Swinley…. espeically if you’re old… and have a bling bike.

Uh Oh.

What if you are under 41? 😯

Go on then thisisnotaspoon, you cant leave it there. We need a recipe for the GnT cake.

Lemmon drizzle cake, but with 50/50 gin/lemon juice in the topping.

espeically if you’re old… and have a bling bike.

Err, yes and, ummm, some folk say so.

So it has to be asked…..

What tyres for this weekend?

Tsk. Those that ride well on forest trails, roots, rock, loose, some damp, dry muddy trails in low temperatures of course.

Can you get a mail order 29er by the weekend? 😉

No need, I’ll just bring the 29er 🙂 twas fine there last time.

Just assumed it was nasty wet sandy bike eating shite – so would bring the disposable SS

Old with a bling bike? I might have to try and make this for a change

So it has to be asked…..

What tyres for this weekend?

I’ve currently got purgatory’s, considdering a hans dampf out of curiosity. nothig will be perfect, some trails will be ankle deep clag, the rest are trail center style hardpack, so any in the middle/allround tyre will work fine.

Would love to, but can’t do Sundays. Time with son needed.

Probably in if I can convince the missus to get up that early and drive there. Else will be there later.

I’ve still not managed to find Corkscrew so would be fun to see what it is. Usually do a loop that starts with a little climb, Seagull, Stickler, Jump Gully, Expert MTB Area, Labyrinth and home via that mini track with the little drop off on it at the end.

Was up there today. With the closures due to the trail building and the forestry there’s a significant number of favourites that can’t be ridden. The rest is splashy and hard work.

Was up there today. With the closures due to the trail building and the forestry there’s a significant number of favourites that can’t be ridden. The rest is splashy and hard work.

Don’t consider a job as a life coach will you.

Count me in. Travelling from Poole on Saturday. First time I will have met any of the ST massive.

keefus, will be coming from bournemouth/ferndown!

@martinh, how bad REALLY?

as long as babymaker/deerstalker is open i’ll be happy!!

and i’ll be on my new toy, fullfilling all 3 criteria:

1) work in IT
2) approaching 40
3) over biked

been a while since I rode swinley, Ill check with the boss but should be there 🙂

and for parking you pay then take the tear off part with you to pay for your permit and you get it free – i think

Was up there today. With the closures due to the trail building and the forestry there’s a significant number of favourites that can’t be ridden. The rest is splashy and hard work.

I’ll head over to Crowthorne on Saturday and see if I can half remember where those trails are, I’m sure we’ll still fill a couple of hours.

I’ve still not managed to find Corkscrew so would be fun to see what it is.

Last time I guided a ride there we spent half the time looking for it as it’s invariably nowhere near where I imagine it is (I always imagine it’s the lookout side of satans grotto, in reality I think it’s nearer seagull?).

Alright kids, how do I sign up?

I dont know anyone as I have no friends and havent been for a ride for ages 🙁 but would love to get back out on the steed. I’ll probably be massively under biked 😉 and super slow but I’m up for a laugh and falling off is what I do best.

Is that acceptable criteria to join in?

silly double post ❗

Ohhhhh, there’s spam as well as cake.

Cuirous yellow the corkscrew is essentially in the far north west corner of the woods, beyond the trails which start at Pips seat. An easy way would be to head north along the fire road at the exit of Satans Grotto and turn left at the second crossroad, it is in there on the right.

I’m off for a pootle with the garmin anyway, I reckon I’ll be dissapointed and find out that trails I’ve never heard of but have strange names on Strava are actualy bits I already know.

Nemesis (is this not just the muddy end of watsons wander?)
Ginger Worrier
Double Trouble
etc.

The last STW outing to Swinley I went to was the frosty one that Cinnamon Girl organised a couple of years ago so maybe about time for a revisit me thinks.

Recce done in freezing conditions at daybreak today.

Some work on Stickler, but all the trail is usable.

New section of works going well and rideable.

Some closure/trail trashed near the Gully.

Very little water/sheet ice so not a mudfest.

The frost has expanded the surface so it is like riding on a massive crunchie bar….noisy and much harder work than in the autumn.

I will bring a hardtail with Rocket Ron front and SB8 rear.

PaulD

I don’t mind leading for a bit with a medium (slow side of medium) pace. Can do a non-fire road loop including corkscrew and should be able to work around current closures still getting the miles and smiles in…

Seeing as I don’t know any stw’ers, can we have a flag or summit in the car park for the “do everything at exciting yet social” pace please?

I’d like to join the ‘find everything fun and do it twice’ group… Should be fun, looking forward to it immensely. See you all Sunday. Have we got a head count yet? If it’s quite a few maybe should think about identifying smaller groups now. Boringly anal I know but might save significant faffing on the day, you know what big groups are like…

How about?

Fast
Fun (jumps, labyrinth etc…)
Pottle
SS 😈

Fast for me…and happy to lead or sweep it.

See my notes above for Recce yesterday.

PaulD