XC in Cornwall - any willing volunteers ?

allthegearnoidea

that would be Awsome nige, andy's ride is normally a good one, have text you as per pm! but half 9 at the surf lifesaving carpark on the beach at porthtowan, full directions in the link in my sig!
hope you can make it as would be great to see you!

mbnut

Thanks Timmo....

Thinking about driving down tonight so might be able to get out in the morning...

Cheers

FSR_XC

Nice bike Timmo

Have a great ride tomorrow.

I'm riding with Cornish Trail Riders (8am at Factory Shop in Redruth).

Should be a cold one. :twisted:

allthegearnoidea

thanks mark,
yeah if the wind is as expected then forecast for a -4 with the wind chill! :shock: but then, should bhe snug as a bug inside my jacket!! might plunder the over trousers just for the extra leg layer!

not long back from mum's, a lot of snow around the Launceston - bodmin area but none down here much to littluns dissaproval! but chucked the blanket over the car screen ready for the morning!!!

allthegearnoidea

Awesome ride this morning, bit cold in places mind but bl##dy good fun! cold on the toes when your breaking the ice over the flooded bits though, lots of slippy slidey mud and the usual good humour!!

matt, wasnt you was it in the beemer estate with two bike on the roof??up by 7stones (??) garage, Gave it some stick from the junction, didnt get to see what bikes they were though lol!

FSR_XC

28.5 excellent, chilly miles on ice covered tracks this morning.

Over 3500ft of climbing & some amazingly fast, slippy descents.

allthegearnoidea

nice and easy one this weekend,
Coast to Coast trail, starting at the bike barn, thought we'd have a social ride with a cuppa and a pasty! (cuppa at ricci cafe)
if anyone here fancies it and wantrs a pasty for post ride can you let me know so i can pass it on to Roj by friday evening,
will try and sort out some tea and coffee for post ride too! 8)

hoping to get out for a gentle one tomorow depending on the weather! dont mind any snow (if we get any here! barely enough to cover the driveway this morning!)dont mind the wind, or the rain but combine the Wind and rain then i'll take a pass lol!

allthegearnoidea

Snuck out for a quick ride this avo, couldnt beat the temptation and as snows such a rarity thought i'd treat the bike to a cold ride!!
was a lot of fun, if a lil sketchy on the roots!! but a quick pic from the top of the xc track.


hoping it warms up a smidge for sunday mind, thighs were bl##dy freezing lol!

kernowaj

Forecast for major snow Sunday mate.

I just got back from a night ride round St Austell, checked the temp. in my garden when I got home.... .......-8 :shock:
Good fun though, almost as much fun as driving the work van on untreated roads

allthegearnoidea

yeah sunday may be cancelled weather depending!!
will keep a watchful eye!
when sorting the car for the wife this morning it was reading -4! frost on the inside the screen etc. may still mosyu out for a ride sunday morning though!! get some more snow practise in!!

raymenrh

Sat is looking great, right up till the night that is. Then heavy snow forcast and -2oC temp. Sun is forcast for Light snow. Although, if it snows, there is no way in heck that I'm driving from Porthleven to porthreath. Won't be the sunday without my sunday mornin cornwall MTB club ride. Therefore I may look into riding somewhere and then doing a bit of off road snow riding anyway.

I'm looking forward to next week when I have to restart uni, something tells me that I'm not going to be getting there!

allthegearnoidea

Yeah yeah big Rich
We had -4 on the car this morning at half 9 when I fired it up for sha and were on the top of the hill in the sun!! The barn's in the shade at the bottom almost! Lord knows what it was like diwn there!

Will keep all posted on the weather but isn't looking good!

raymenrh

Might have to hook up, if you fancy a blast somewhere in the snow, I'm sure I can get myself to you somehow :twisted:

FSR_XC

Richard

Where do you live?

I am debating whether it's worth driving from St Columb to Redruth for the Trail Riders ride at the mo.

allthegearnoidea

rich is porthleven way Mark,
will kewep an eye on it today and see whats due in, will post up on the cornwall network page and home page if its cancelled, which i think it prolly will just to be on the safe side!!

am without phone at the mo as it fell into a half cuppa tea last night and is drying out in the airing cupboard at the mo!!! (night in a bowl of rice and has been stripped down and cleaned out, hoping the final clen will fix it!!)

i thik the idea may be that a few rides will pop up locally for anyone in the area, maybe an idless one, a bodmin one a tehidy etc. will see!!

Mark, did you get any further with the dcannondale rush you tried a while back?? remember you were after a larger frame but in last years model or similar???

raymenrh

I think that is a fine idea timmo, gives people a chance to get out if they think they can ride to a ride, if you know what I mean. I think the general concensus is looking like people will not be coming from far away even if the weather stays like it is currently, it's still fairly hazerdous out there on the roads. Weather looks fine for today, but by the look of the forcast, about the time the ride starts - it's going to start snowing. It would be a blast riding in the snow, but then it's the problem of being able to get the car home again!

I'm still up for something, even if it does snow - as long as I can ride there and back home, I'm happy . If not then I suppose I'll have to call this weekend off

allthegearnoidea

cornwall clubs ride is now cancelled fior tomorow, Coast to Coast, due to forecast and conditions for those having to travel to the star by car,
ride will be re run in march time!

Rich, steve Moyle may be after a ride around helstone way?? drop me an email or text and i'll pass on his addy to you!

ramemtbers

Hahaha, check out my site, www.ramemtbers.webs.com there are always willing volunteers to go for an xc ride, look at julianj on his profile on my site, he is always asking around.

FSR_XC

I'm doing a local ride tomorrow. Not driving all the way to 'ruth.

allthegearnoidea

i think thats the plan for most of us mark! keep it one wheel drive!
a few are aiming to idless as its ridable, i'll aim up to tehidy i suspect, cars will stay on the drive!

Surf-Matt

No cycling but had a good (but FREEZING) surf yesterday. A snapper got some shots. Two best ones are probably:

http://www.360photography.co.uk/lightbo ... 2&start=0/

http://www.360photography.co.uk/lightbo ... 2&start=0/

raymenrh

I feel so bad because I haven't even ventured out of the house, yet alone onto the bike today. Really need to start getting out more, because my fitness will suffer. Only issue is riding to work is great, but coming home in the dark is not so fun. I really still don't enjoy solo night riding. Won't be till like march / april that the sun will be out long enough to ride home in the light. Come summer I'll be riding to work every day and sessioning poldice/bissoe on the way back

Snazzle clay trails next week timmo, fairly consistant flatish ride for most of it. Starts with a bit of a climb tho!

Surf-Matt

The lack of being able to do much exercise outdoors just after "fat Christmas" is doing me in too. Resorted to skipping and doing lots of punchbag work (and weights) in desperation!

Just went for a run in spikey shoes - fun but definitely still risky.

raymenrh

I don't run, in public, not after ....

Biking really is my only form of excercise and stress relief. I don't find time to get into anything else at the mo, what with working two jobs, doing a degree and learning jazz piano. I struggle to find the time to slot any more in.

Still I love to get out more than once a week when I can. I'm trying to get my father back out, he got me back into biking after many lazy years. Now I feel obliged to return the favour. It won't be hardcore riding with him as he's not that bothered about doing hardcore stuff. Just a few miles keeping average speed up. Will have to start quietly and ramp it up, hopefully sooner rather than later. Usefully there are ways for me to get in my hardcore musings whilst still being able to ride the same routes locally with him. I'm hopefully going out next thurs to go look at my new project build frame. :P

FSR_XC

24.5 snowy miles today. Only about 10 off road as took a ride to Watergate, then followed the coast to Pentire, then down the Gannel

allthegearnoidea

yeah st.a clay trails sunday, should be there with any luck, one of Si's so should be a good one,
we madeit out for a wlak aorund the village earlier, otherwise it would have been an indoors day!!! suffering a lot at the mo with the aching and joints but will wrap up and get out tomorow, another snow blast around tehidy! maybe with reggie along too if he gets down to pick up his bike from bike chain!!

Matt, Great pics matey! 3rd one in oin the first link, 'think i'll just stretch the arms out a little here'!! you know i'm only jelous as hell!! looks like a great day though, good waves, photographer obviously liked your style too! 8)

Surf-Matt

Timmo - the one after that is even funnier... :oops:

allthegearnoidea

the crouching to push one out position!! did see that!
even so, still a good pic! i never had the ability to be photo worthy in the first place on a BB let alone a stand up!! used to thnk i did thoiugh! especially after a good bottom turn or a big spray producing cutback! that was about the extent of my abilities though hahhahah! much like my mtb'ing!! 2 years with the club and still living the screen name!

Surf-Matt

You put yourself down too much Timmo. You know you are really a sponsored rider for Morey and an XC racer for Cotic

allthegearnoidea

LMAO!! you do make me smile matt!!