XC in kent- Any willing volunteers!!!

pittpony

Great - at least i have one person to show me a few routes Its great to ride with some company so glad you can make it. I'll PM the others later (at work right now with half an eye over my shoulder )

How about a 9am start? I need to be back for lunchtime so wouldn't want to be too much later.

I'll be on a Giant XTC composite (silver / grey) with a blue crash lid. Doubt i'll bring the car as i'm nearby in Canterbury. You'll recognise me as the knackered one as i've got to get up that hill...

Don't worry about looking unfit - i have to admit i ride fairly slowly as I'm a bit of a noob! I'll do my best but don't go expecting me to disappear into the distance

Saturday it is then. Rain or shine? Hot or cold? I like the positive attitude!

dunnnooo

If I can get my work done, I'll be there.

deadpool2e

I work Saturdays other wise i would be there as never done blean and just found out its near the inlaws.
So one time soon if some one on a sunday would show me around that would be cool.

Cheers

impished

Hmmm, sounds like Sunday 11th @ Blean then
We'll start the bidding for that next week 8)

deadpool2e

cool either blean or bedgebury im up for either of those on the 11th (early is good also).......

giantalkali

Hey guys,

Haven't been able to check the forum as got no internet access at home, hope I haven't missed anything exciting, put me down for Blean on the 3rd. i went up there the other week and tried to follow the route we did recently, but got totally lost within about 100yards! Then I fell off... Wicked.

Cheers
Mike

pittpony

Excellent - so that's Impished, Dunnnooo (maybe), Giantalkali and myself. I've PMd a few others too. We could have a bit of a convoy at this rate

9am at Rough Common car park then 8)

Any more takers?

impished

GIANTALKALI wrote:

i went up there the other week and tried to follow the route we did recently, but got totally lost within about 100yards!

Yeah, I did the same Sunday Did find a nice looooong piece of trail that was slightly downhill, and therefore FASSSSST. But it took me way off track and inbetween Dargate & Hernehill!!!! :shock: All part of the fun though (oh and yeah, I fell off too )


See ya Saturday 8)

deadpool2e

Well Impished i have booked myself in at the inlaws so i can do Sunday the 11th if your still up for it, anyone else is welcome as always.
Is Rough Common car park easy to find as i have never been to blean?? i will be coming from the A299 from herne bay

cheers

impished

Yeah, easy to get to.
Have a look here
When you get to Rough Common you're looking for a signpost for RSPB Bird Reserve (or summink like that)

See ya on the 11th :P

dunnnooo

Last time I rode around blean I fell off four times .

impished

DUNNNOOO wrote:

Last time I rode around blean I fell off four times .

Come along Saturday, you can make it 8 times off

giantalkali

i fell off twice in the same spot, the second time as i decided that the path was going nowhere so turned around. moral, never go back...

impished

GIANTALKALI wrote:

i fell off twice in the same spot, the second time as i decided that the path was going nowhere so turned around. moral, never go back...

I seem to remember you trying to fell a tree with your nut$ at one point :shock: Bet you won't try that again

giantalkali

there are threads on other forums around the world discussing the huge tree felling capacities of my knackers... Redwood and Birch tremble alike when my walnut cluster is heading their way.

impished

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pittpony

OMG - what am I letting myself in for? :shock:

Sounds like Saturday could be interesting... I just hope there are some trees left for next time

impished

We MUST take a camera Saturday!!!! Any1 got a suitable camera?
I've been thinking of sticking my old camera-phone (wiv a big mem-card) on my helmet :shock: if you know what I mean...

If no one's got a better solution I'll try the camera-phone-on-my-helmet options :?

pittpony

Just follow me - you'll have plenty of footage for You've Been Framed and at £250 a clip you could be quids in

I've only got a stills camera - nothing i could really take video footage with. Might bring it along anyway if the weather is OK

thorpey82

Hey guys

Cant believe this thread is still going - so thought id add to the ramblings

Me and a mate have just decided we are doing bedgebury tomorrow so will have to give blean a miss-if anyone cant make blean but fancies bedgebury give us a bell- number is on here somewhere

Have a good un lets hope it doesnt rain aye!

And watch out for them trees giantalkali ull have the forestry commision after ya.

Still like to do wales at some point- If anyone else is interested.

Thorpey

pittpony

Hi all,

Just PMd my mobile number for tomorrow should you need it. I'll check the forum tomorrow before i set out too. Check me out being organised

Shame you can't make it Thorpey, another time eh?

giantalkali

I am a knob, and thought we were talking about the sunday morning. sorry dudes, cannot make it after all as i have to work on saturday. Damn, and i wanted to punish some trees with my testes too...

deadpool2e

giantalkali your welcome to join us on the 11th (and any one else) Impished will hopefully lead the way (can you feel the pressure )

As for your tree felling antics, each to there own i suppose.....

dunnnooo

Bugger! Two minutes late and you're gone.

Ah well, twas a nice morning for getting lost, anyway.

impished

Really sorry Dunnoooo,
I musta got confused wiv previous posts, I thought you weren't coming :oops:

next time we'll have to exchange numbers to avoid such confusion. Again, sorry. Hope you had a good ride anyway.

Not to rub it in, but Pittpony and I had a good ride. Managed to follow Lost-Time's route (with a couple of wrong-way-diversions :oops: )
13.5 miles of mostly single/double track. :twisted: What a way to spend a Saturday morning. :P

Deadpool, I'll leave it to you to start the bidding for 11th. Bedgebury or Blean, early or late.

pittpony

Sorry Dunnnooo, did you get my mobile number? You should have given us a call

Oh well hope you enjoyed the morning anyway!

Thanks Impished - that was a great morning out It was great to ride with someone who knows what they're doing (even if not quite exactly where they're going ) Seriously though - great route! If i can remember it half as well as you did next time i go out i'll be happy

When i went back in I tried that short downhill bit i was saying i hadn't managed before and got through first time Still lots of work to do but at least i'm heading in the right direction! I also (somehow) managed to link up some nice flowing single track and found some lovely MUD

I'm well up for getting out next week if i can get the paperwork stamped by the boss

deadpool2e

I would like to do Blean on the 11th (as i have booked myself in at the inlaws) early is best for me 08:30-09:00 ish?? I am how ever up for Bedgebury tomorrow if any one is interested at around about the same time?? cheers

impished

Pleased you enjoyed it Pittpony :P

Deadpool, Blean - 8:30ish - Sunday 11th sounds good to me. You can put me down as a definite. 8)
I'd like to do Bedge tomorrow, but I think I've been booked by da'missus to do some loooong overdue diy. :roll:

giantalkali

Once again, sorry i could not be there as it could have been cool. Put me down for next Sunday that's the 11th i think. 8.30? nice and early

RussAlf

Bugger i missed this one again guys, hopefullly will be able to jion you on the next one!