XC in Cornwall - any willing volunteers ?

Surf-Matt

Cheers Mark - hip slightly playing up at the moment so might have to give that one a miss. Cycling is fine, running seems to aggravate it so sticking to shortish stuff for a bit.

Running with our local pub landlord later - should be fun!

allthegearnoidea

well as long as it involves stopping at the pub post ride then Yup, sounds like Fun!! 8)

Dazzza

Tim, left you a little pressie, showed up earlier on but you were obviously out.

allthegearnoidea

yeah thanks matey! i think i may have been out the back cutting the lawn?? (should have had a nose through the window!)
cheers matey!

Dazzza

Well i did think the doors being open out back was a bit unusual.

Got me some bloc glasses from halfrauds, got fedup waiting apparently my oakleys are in the middle of cheshire. :evil:

Item DL954849015GB has been accepted at 2 - 3 Tytherington SK10 2HB on 03/07/09

Ok seems they don't have it so it's in the rm system somewhere.

allthegearnoidea

you could have said matey, you could have borrowed my multi lense set! this time of year its the oakleys for me!
might try and get out tomrow afternoon although may try and crack the last bit of wall out the front!

Dazzza

Give us a shout if you do plan on nipping out, i was intending to anyway.

Surf-Matt

Bu66er - landlord dipped out of the run (hurt his legs) so went on my own. Bit warm!

FSR_XC

I currently have 2 broken bikes.

:x

Flippin LH shifter went again on way to work!

That's the 3rd time.

Visiting Certini tomorrow.

Surf-Matt

Mark - on the road or mountain bike?

allthegearnoidea

i was guessing the road bike as he had ordered parts to fix the mtb??

considering a blast this avo but not sure yet, still in a Lot of pain after my driveway making efforts!

FSR_XC

Shifter is getting upgraded to Ultegra.

Got all the bits to do the MTB.

Just noticed a stop on the rear mech is bent too. Should be sorted for Sunday.

MTB ride at 8am on Sunday then.

allthegearnoidea

mark, make sure that the mech is in the right position for the stop before you bend it back! when mine snapped the mech hanger it had spun over the stop, i didnt notice it though and just bunged on the apre hanger, only noticed when it spat the secopnd hanger out!

i might try and get to sundays ride, depending on whats going on with Mother being down!!


didnt make it out riding this avo as thought Sod it and took the hammer to the remaining wall! and now i have a fully useable driveway! wahoooo! going to hire a whacker plate next weekend and finish it off but for now its objective achieved! 1 year in the making but its done!

Dazzza

Well looks like im putting a claim in for those glasses, they're fobbing me off saying i have to wait for them to claim with royal mail, am i hell that'll take months.

Anyhoo weathers meant to pick up a bit sunday morning so with any luck i'll be about.

Got me a thomson seatpost today as well so that'll be nice once fitted. 8)

FSR_XC

Bike fixed . . . .

Sunday ride is on

FSR_XC

Factory shop, Redruth at 8am in the morning,

or 9am at Bissoe cafe (for a more sedate ride).

allthegearnoidea

i'm bottling out again!!

got a great mate of mine down from wales who's popping over int he morning to drop some seats of from his other car for me to clean and then wwere over there in the Avo for one of his Wife's amazing Curries!!! cant pass them up!

looks like the exercise bike for me then!

Surf-Matt

Mrs Matt did an Idless mission (I looked after the little one) then I had a surf. Got bored of cycling is pi55ing rain a while back. Surfing in the rain is fun!

Dazzza

I'll have to take a raincheck, quite literally.

Dazzza

Nice ride today mark, btw i was right me wheel is a bit taco'ed gonna throw it ricci's way later on.

Good mix of terrain and nice and slippy to spice things up a bit. 8)

Edit: oh dear looks like i didn't just bend it, two spokes have ripped out of the hub itself, not too upset as i have a new el cheapo i can throw on, i'll throw on the other as well to balance out the bike, just means i'll be a bit slower.

Oh well mustn't grumble i've hammered them over five years. 8)

Well that is definitely a new set of wheels this christmas. :oops:

I was thinking of gettig american classics but i've heard the weak point on a wheel was the j bend on the spokes so looks like i'll be getting straight laced industry nine's, the spoke is designed not to muller the hub but rather take itself out.

Surf-Matt

Two amazing surfs and a meal in the sun at the new Newquay Pizza Express - highly recommended!

Shoulders now fecked!

FSR_XC

Went down the beach this afternoon.

Sea looked very choppy. Wouldn't have thought it was good to surf. I even tried going for a swim at Fistral. Flippin lifeguard told me I had to go in with the emmets between the flags - like you can swim in the 20m between the flags!

MTB ride this morning was very good. Over 27 miles in total, av 9mph (including the bits where I was just bimbling around.

Surf-Matt

Mark - it was sheltered (ish) at Tolcarne and breaking nicely.

I find the South coast a lot better for sea swimming - places like Loe Beach have no lifeguards and are great for swim sessions.

godde_j

Hi

Sorry to muscle in on your chat, but do you know of any decent biking in the dunmere woods area. I am briinging some scouts to the campsite at washaway, and we will all have our bikes. I do quite a bit of bike racing, and wondered whether there was any fairly easy singletrack around for them to try out ?

Thanks for any info - much appreciated

Surf-Matt

Dummere is great - grab a 1:25000 OS map if you can and check out the trails.

Oh and welcome!

Dazzza

From what i've heard you're better of riding with someone who knows the local area as some of the best trails are hard to find, been meaning to ride up there but never seem to get around to it.

FSR_XC

godde_j wrote:

Hi

Sorry to muscle in on your chat, but do you know of any decent biking in the dunmere woods area. I am briinging some scouts to the campsite at washaway, and we will all have our bikes. I do quite a bit of bike racing, and wondered whether there was any fairly easy singletrack around for them to try out ?

Thanks for any info - much appreciated

There can be a slight issue with Dunmere. The apparent 'land owner' doesn't like MTBers. Although it is Forestry Commission land, there is a family that own the (iirc) shooting rights on the land. I have not yet found any reason why MTBers are not allowed on the land, but there have been instances of 'geroff my laaannd!'

If you were just taking a few people there I would say, it is not worth worrying about, but as it is an organised Scout camp, you may want to find somehere else or try to contact the 'owner' beforehand.

There are a few places you may want to consider. Hustyns wood is pretty good (but much smaller than Dunmere), there is the Camel Trail (for a flat easy ride) or Cardinham Woods (not as technical as Dunmere, a few decent trails, but can be a fair bit of climbing).

FSR_XC

Dazzza wrote:

From what i've heard you're better of riding with someone who knows the local area as some of the best trails are hard to find, been meaning to ride up there but never seem to get around to it.

Dazzza,
I don't mind showing you around Dunmere.

Tempted to see if Trail Riders want to go up one eve this week. (poss Fri)

FSR_XC

Just found this document about off road cycling in the South West:

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/SWWoodla ... ndices.pdf

Pg50 for all the areas to ride.

Surf-Matt

Nice one Mark - that's a very handy resource!