XC in Cornwall - any willing volunteers ?

allthegearnoidea

a pair of halogen Flood lights mounted to his bars with a single on his lid! oh and a trailer to power them!

FSR_XC

allthegearnoidea wrote:

a pair of halogen Flood lights mounted to his bars with a single on his lid! oh and a trailer to power them!

Why don't you both join me Friday night and find out?????

btw I was thinking of strapping 2 of the biggest Maglites I could find to the sides of my helmet. Who needs a Fenix!

Cøøkster

Have a good one guys, looks hellish out there today!!

allthegearnoidea

Mark, if i had the Nads to Night ride and the lights then i would love to go for it, but unfortunately, i was at mothers in somerset siince friday and just got back lol!
so what lights you got then?? something cool no doubt!!

Surf-Matt

Brilliant ride today - but not with the club!

My mum came over and looked after the boy meaning Mrs Matt and I got to blat around Idless.
2 months after giving birth and she's doing 10 miles pretty easily AND going for every jump on that downhill section! Nutter!

allthegearnoidea

sounds good matt!
was hoping to get out today for as blast but after a verytiring few days at mothers i'm heading back to bed after i've dropped the littlun off at nursery!

FSR_XC

allthegearnoidea wrote:

so what lights you got then?? something cool no doubt!!

Nothing 'cool', just something home made for the helmet.

bowcaps

Nice pair!

FSR_XC

Any night rides this week?

FSR_XC

I'm out on a night ride Thursday if anyone's interested.

Not yet decided where . . . . . could be Idless, Dunmere or around Roche . . . . . .

allthegearnoidea

was out around tehidy this avo for a blast (muchly needed after a weekend at mothers and then one at inlaws!!) and was lovely and slippy! mucho front wheel slidage!! but big smiles!
not sure if i'll make Haldon forest this weekend with the club or not yet!??!

Cøøkster

I can't make Haldon either cause of w*rk

Enjoy

FSR_XC

As well as Thursday night . . . . .

if anyone is not going to Haldon, I would be interested in doing a ride Sunday am.

allthegearnoidea

where are you thinking of mark??
will depend on the littlun as she's a bit crook at the mo but if she's better then i'll leave her with the wife for the morning!!!

FSR_XC

allthegearnoidea wrote:

where are you thinking of mark??
will depend on the littlun as she's a bit crook at the mo but if she's better then i'll leave her with the wife for the morning!!!

Don't mind where, just wanna ride!

If Idless, I'll probably ride there. Any further I'll drive.

Where do you fancy?

allthegearnoidea

idless would be cool for me, i'm not too bothered and dont want to set it in concrete as sods law will say if i do that the littlun wont get better in time lol!
but if you dont mind a slowmo joining along then if i can make it i will! (if that makes sence!!)
would love to do holden but its just a bit to much both distance and time wise at the mo!

FSR_XC

I put a message on the CMTB club site asking if anyone was around on Sun.

It has been taken off though.

allthegearnoidea

oh!
i saw the message there and tis what reminded me to post on here!

warm18

hi guys, haven't been around for a while. just wondering if anyone will be about for a few christmas rides. get home in a few weeks for some time off. cant wait!

hope everyone is good

adrian/warmers

Surf-Matt

Hi Adrian! Hope all is well with the job?
You have missed almost NO waves for months!

Am around and riding daily - would be good to catch up!

FSR_XC

Adrian - how's the RAF?

Must be great top work for a company that gives you at least 2.5 weeks off over Xmas.

Give me a call when you are back. I will be happy to go out whenever I can.

Mark

FSR_XC

Anyone know if Dazzza has sorted himself a new frame yet?

All those XTR components must be getting rusty by now.

Surf-Matt

Mark - no new frame yet.
He's thinking of getting a Titus I think.

Had a rather nasty incident recently of being road raged by a chav in a Saxo near Truro - turns out Dazza works with him...

allthegearnoidea

Mark, ive notr heard anything about a new frame from dazz yet, rest assured though, his shed will be a lot lighter with all those shiny bike bits in it!

i know he was looking at a few options but not heard anything definate!

Hey Adrian! is it noice to be home matey?? there are a couple of club rides before christmas but a week sundays is the last until next year at the mo!

Surf-Matt

Timmo - whatever the frame he ends up with, it will still not be right 99% of the time... :twisted:

allthegearnoidea

if you strive for perfection the majority of the time you will find fault!
thats my theory anyways!!!

rest assured no matter what frame he goes for it will be a Stunning bike when built up!


on a plus note, my uber light carbon saddle turned up today!! although not sure if i will be allowed to fit it prior to christmas!! 8)

120G acording to the kitchen scales! 8) 8) 8)

FSR_XC

120gm - that must be nearly half the weight of your bike!

BTW, Idless was great fun tonight. It is just wrong though, when you need to pedal to keep going down hills!!!!

allthegearnoidea

haha! well it was on the list of 'things left on the bike that Arnt Carbon' lol! should save me about 200grams over the one i have at the mo, not that it will make the blindest bit of difference to the way i ride haha!

i did find a bridleway that Could have been fantasctic but for a hord of horses that had really ripped it up so much like you said, you had to pedal to get down hill! had a small hidden drop only a foot tops but the landing was so soft you just stopped dead! quite amusing!

i may not make it out on sunday now thoguh! i've managed despite my best efforts to pick up a throat infection which has hit hard, if i can i will be there but may be having to bail out gracefully before the start!

Surf-Matt

Mark - sorry I couldn't make it. Mrs Matt has a bit of a nasty cold and I've got a bit of one too (more like sinusitus though) - still rode this morning though and loved bunny hopping all the fallen branches from last nights wild weather! And still doing a lunchtime run as well.

What saddle have you gone for?

Mrs Matt has got well back into MTBing so getting her a few bits and bobs - MTB shoes, tight thingies, a wicking vest, better rear mudguard and some other stuff (non MTB clothes!). She's doing a 12 miler about three times a week now - impressive!

FSR_XC

No probs Matt. There was a couple of us going, any others was just an open invite.

Timmo - I think I'll be doing a road ride on Sunday from Bissoe cafe. (on my road bike, that weighs more than your mtb).