XC in Cornwall - any willing volunteers ?

allthegearnoidea

Your more than welcome matey!

Matteeboy

So...

Meet at Boscawen Car Park (where the tennis courts are) at 9.30 -plenty of spaces there.

Will ride to Malpas, sling the bikes on our shoulders, run (!) up ther 50 or so steps, up a shortish track, up the lane, into a massive field, bit of a downhill blat across that, then into a pretty technical DH section (rocks, mud, roots), into St Clement (very pretty!), along a flattish track by the river to Tresillian. There is a decent shop there if needed.

I'm then planning to turn back and plot the same route but if anyone wants to do the full 24 miles, I have a very good map (Rough Ride Guide) that I will bring along.

Full washing/tea/cake facilities at my house in Malpas Village if anyone fancies it on their return!

Hope that's okay!

allthegearnoidea

nice onbe matt! sounds good matey!

kyle2brown

Matt

The technical downhill bit. How long is it? Thinking about bringing junior for her 1st offroad. I can always bail out if its too hard.

Matteeboy

Kyle - Not too bad at all and very walkable if needed.
It's not steep, just quite rocky and slippery when wet.

Be cool to see you all1

allthegearnoidea

cor, have just seen the forecast for sunday! 8 degrees and strong Norhterly winds! think i will be riding in my coat lol!

SA boy

Well guys its looking like I might have a new member to join our gang someone from work who sounds very keen.

:? Thinking of getting the shiny michine some new brakes what do you think about the Hope mono Trials or mini don't know if they are the same even.

litwardle

The Photo's look great! I will definatly join you in a couple of months when I'm a little fitter! Quite jealous! Sounded like a really good day!

Lee

allthegearnoidea

Shane, i keep hearing good things of Formula brakes matey! i know dazzza has then and is impressed!
i dont know what system you have on your though, i have the mono mini's on mine but they are the old one's ('04), not to up on xc brakes but they had a test in mbuk last month! (will chuck my copy in for sunday if you havent got one??)

Matteeboy

Formulas do seem to win every current disk brake test so they must be pretty good!

warm18

i will hopefully be there on sunday nice and early.

im up for the extended ride if anyone else fancies a 25 miler.

Matteeboy

Adrian - I'll bring the map along and do a quick explanation of the route - it's a great one but I'd say that unless you are all the quicker riders (which you are) then allow a fair chunk of the day for it.

I'd love to do the lot but got a busy Sunday ahead.

warm18

ah boo. well one must sacrifice on occasions i guess.
been surfing all weekend. probaly the crappest surf yesterday of the lot and ended up having a really good session. think i have rekindled the surfing flame thankfully

Matteeboy

I'm plotting to go in today - Sunday was apparently quite good but we were cycling/swimming on Dartmoor!

Ought to get a surf in before you head off in May.

warm18

sounds like a plan definately. where do you normally surf? lots of sea mist at the mo which im hoping will clear up by this afternoon.

Matteeboy

Should be clearing now.

In conditions like today, I usually head for Porthtowan - love the power of the waves there. When it's over about head and a half high, I head for Godrevy/Gwithian. If it's pretty big and SWerly, I head for Porthmeor or Newquay Bays, then when it's gigantic, I scurry down to the South Cornwall beaches - couple of nice secret spots nearby.

Think I'll head in sometime this afternoon.

Sorry to bore the rest of the Cornwall riders!

warm18

im going to hold out till this aft and see what newquay has to offer.
i make no apologies, surfing is fantastic. perhaps we should create a surfing spin off group.

is there a postcode for the car park on sunday

allthegearnoidea

mist has cleared and left a cracking day here!!!

surfing needs no appologies!
i would love to get back into it again (bodyboard! sorry!), just need to sort out a wetsuit and a new leash, but then i would have to brave the locals at portreath hahahah!

oldschool07

Hi guys any chance of joining the ride on Sunday? I'm hopfully getting a bike sorted out Friday or Saturday so it will be my first venture out for a few years.

Ross

allthegearnoidea

i think the motto of our club is the more the merrier!

uhless kyle makes it i shall be the one incharge of comedy moments! hahah! (knee and leg still not healed!!!)

might chuck the camera in too!

Matteeboy

Warm - surfed Fistral in the end (dog ban on PT so wife can't walk the dog there while I surf!). About head high and punchy. Bit crumbly and VERY foggy but fun!

Ross - Cool. Hope you can make it - should be relatively easy (apart from the step climbing!)

Postcode for the car park is: TR1 1SG (well that's the restaurant just opposite but yoiu can't miss the car park - right at the mini roundabout where there's a new development (on the left) and towards the tennis courts. Go too far and you end up in the river.

allthegearnoidea

is the restaurant 'Trinnick mill'?? (may be spelt a little different to that but sounds how it should be spelt lol!)
just ordered soem new shoes so hopeing they will arrive in time for sunday!

Matteeboy

Timmo - it is indeed.

Just been bought by new owners.

Trennick Mill - so very nearly correct spelling!

My shoes are still peat bog covered from the Sunday ride but at least they have finally dried - took three days!

allthegearnoidea

coolio! i know where were going now for sure!

after the illfated iddless ride (illfated in terms of my biking abilities deserting me!) i had my shoes in the airing cupboard stuffed with paper for a coupe fo days to dry them out loL!

Matteeboy

Knee healed up yet?

I'm having to have full on physio for the knee I bashed at Bissoe. Turns out I have a knee problem that I didn't realise I had! Cycling is fine, running is a big no no for a while

allthegearnoidea

no, the knee is yet to heal properly! as is the scar on the back of my other leg from the chain wheel! scars and things like my knee take a lot longer to heal on me due to my immune system trying to beat the m.e.! but hey ho! should have some more tablets tomorow to boost my immune system back up so that will help to cure any scars i endure from sunday lol!

knee problems arbnt good! the wife's suffered since she was 18! had 5 ops on both knees now! last one was both at the same time! go in, scrape under the knee cap flush out etc! considered a bi lateral release on it but as the last time she had that done hadnt helped they didnt bother loL!

good pain killers!! work a treat lol! although she did suffer like mad from our ride to tehidy on the bank holiday!!

Matteeboy

Eyoooo - I'm not very good at "medical" details

Impressed she came along!

FSR_XC

Matt

Just to confirm, the meeting is at Boscawen Car Park (where the tennis courts are) at 9.30am Sunday.

Is it an easy ride at gentle pace?

What time do you reckon it'll be finished?

Matteeboy

Mark - if you do the "mini" route, I reckon about an hour and a bit.
If you want to do the whole route (I'll provide a map and directions) then you'll probably need 3-4 hours.

Although it's shortish, there's a challenging set of steps to climb with bikes, a good DH that becomes a technical climb on the way back! It's also very pretty so worth bringing a camera.

You have all the details right - Boscawen Park for 9.30am and tea, cakes and washing facilities at mine for the post "mini ride" people in Malpas Village (about a mile from Boscawen Park) if anyone fancies it!

FSR_XC

I might ride up there & do the short route. . . . .

. . . . . unless I get a better offer.