A regular ride in Essex.

muddylegs

Had a ride around Thorndon last night it was great i had the place to my self i saw one other person out with there dog and that was it.
At the bottom of Warley Gap where the path comes out on to the road some wa*&"r had thrown a hand full of nails and felt tacks down on the path, so watch where you are riding.
I did clear them all away.

robertpb

I'll keep my eye out, but that's what nearly happened to me a few weeks ago, someone had bent a small tree down into the path with the end at head hight, came around the corner and there it was.

Looked like too much damage to the roots to save it.

We live on this planet with some seriously sad people.

Yeti_man

On a slightly different note, did anyone do the London to Southend ride on Sunday ?

VWsurfbum

alot of my friends did, i was doing the Mud Sweat and Gears at danbury.

muddylegs

VWSurfbum wrote:

alot of my friends did, i was doing the Mud Sweat and Gears at danbury.

I was at that also along with Nick from this forum. Have you seen any results yet they don't seem to be on there web site?

VWsurfbum

it keeps blocking me at work. i'll double check when i get home.

muddylegs

I have tried though their web site but no joy.

willbuck

hello ppl
i went to warley gap for the first time tuesday night and was amazed by the jumps and trails hee, im new to jumping and only managed a few of the jumps there, ive got a 24bicycles hooligan and am just getting used to jumping etc

does any body go over there regularly? id like to ride with somebody who kows the place and could posibly give me and my friend a few pointers

thanks
will

VWsurfbum

i ride there quite alot but dont do any of those lunatic jumps, anything that takes you above a skyscraper i'm not interested in!
more than happy to show you the other trails.

willbuck

hello mate thanks for the reply, some of those jumps are mad! that wooden platform/drop off, do ppl actually do that? haha

im hoping to go over there on sunday, i usually park in brentwood kartings car park, if ur up for a ride anytime even evenings give me a call mate, my mob is 07843588508

thanks
will

VWsurfbum

yes people actually use all that rickerty stuff!
if you fancy a bit more of a XC training ride on thursday night, i go from brentwood town, down to donkey lane, warley gap then up into thorndon and back?
flat out takes about an hour, enjoying it longer.

unistrut

Me and a few others go there on a Sunday, we will be there this Sunday too!

Check out my little video from Warley last week!!

http://vimeo.com/5683926

willbuck

hello, thas a top video, i rode to the top of that wooden platform and sh*t myself, we was at exactly the same place, we didnt find the rythem section though, must have been further round

what time will u be there on sunday? take my number from above and gimme a bell, i should be over there in the morning

VWSurfbum: ill give that ride a try, my bike is a single speed jump bike so ill struggle with the hill sections but ill give anything a try
will

muddylegs

Bump for next week.
Who's coming?

VWsurfbum

when?

nwmlarge

cool video!

Belv

Tuesday 11th August?
I'll be there.

robertpb

I'll be there. There's a song in there somewhere. Whoops showing my age.

Are you coming to Thorndon as last time.

For those who haven't got it, it was the Jackson 5

Nick Dastardly

I'll be at the car park for 7.

muddylegs

Everbody ok for tomorrow? Saying that i might not be able to ride, I was stung at the race yesterday and i have just come back from the doctors and i have been told to stop running and biking for a week or so the second sting at the top of my leg is swollen and is now infected.
You are all more than welcome to come and use the facilities as normal so see you all @ 7.00

VWsurfbum

willbuck wrote:

hello mate thanks for the reply, some of those jumps are mad! that wooden platform/drop off, do ppl actually do that? haha
will

Belv

7pm it is.

White Ninja

HI guys,

Sorry for jumping in on this thread (newbie to the board here).
I'm looking for anyone in or around the Southend area that is up for evening/weekend rides over Hadleigh Country Park, etc.
I'm actualy in Thorpe Bay, but lack of transport can't see me getting much further out I'm afraid.
I used to ride with the guys from Channels about 10-12 years back from Chalkwell, my legs and mind are a bit older now, so just looking for a bit of general fitness riding, fun singletrack, etc

Cheers,

Ninja

Belv

An hour and a halfs ride had us back in gloomy dusk on Tuesday, so lights at the ready for the 8th September! :idea: :idea: :idea:

Nick Dastardly

Taking that shortcut through the woods back to mine when I left you was a bit scary! Could just about make out which way I had to point the bars but it was a good job no-one had left anything on the trail!

unistrut

White Ninja wrote:

HI guys,

Sorry for jumping in on this thread (newbie to the board here).
I'm looking for anyone in or around the Southend area that is up for evening/weekend rides over Hadleigh Country Park, etc.
I'm actualy in Thorpe Bay, but lack of transport can't see me getting much further out I'm afraid.
I used to ride with the guys from Channels about 10-12 years back from Chalkwell, my legs and mind are a bit older now, so just looking for a bit of general fitness riding, fun singletrack, etc

Cheers,

Ninja

Hi, I'm just down the road in Shoebury (couple of hundred yards from the gas tower) I'd be up for the weekends at Hadleigh, the last time I rode there was probably 8 years ago . I need to get a bike rack for my car first though as I've been putting my back in the back and it has a scratched some of the plastics

Nick Dastardly

I took a trip to Warley gap yesterday evening. Can't believe I've been living round here for a year now and I've missed it! Did head up there a year or so ago and didn't think much of it, turns up I was on the wrong side of the road and had missed out about 90% of the trails!

Should definitely have a group ride up there sometime, a bit of peer pressure would probably encourage me to hit some of the smaller gap jumps!

robertpb

Well Nick it's a shame you have not been on a ride with me because you would have found out sooner than later about Holden Woods.

Over the past year there has been quite a few group rides.

I'm usually over Thorndon and Warley 3 or4 times a week.

Belv

Robertpb does indeed know Thorndon like the back of his hand.
He'll show you loads of great little routes...

if you can keep up with him!. :oops:





P.S. He always stops and waits for us to catch up.

Belv

Is anyone else out tonight? If so, where?