A regular ride in Essex.

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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    hills_mtb
    If you've never done night riding then yes you should get out and try it, its adictive!
    May i direct you to the Deal extreme website or the what lights thread in buying advice, get yourself a bar and headlight and hit those trails!

    You'll look like this (from last night) but it is awesome and you'll be grinning the whole way. 0a767920.jpg
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  • hills_mtb
    hills_mtb Posts: 14
    been having a good look and will be getting myself a set, anyone riding this weekend(daytime 8) )
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    Doing the practice races for Mud sweat and gears for the next few weeks, so i wont be about.
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  • rich.bikeryder
    rich.bikeryder Posts: 252
    may be a ride sunday leaving from the gocart track near fords (warley gap) at ten :wink:
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    rich.bikeryder wrote:
    may be a ride sunday leaving from the gocart track near fords (warley gap) at ten :wink:
    How you getting on with Brad and the boys? I'll join you guys again once it dry's out a bit over there inbetween races. there good for pace setting :wink:
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  • rich.bikeryder
    rich.bikeryder Posts: 252
    getting on really well thanks :wink: ill pluck up enough balls to race with you on the mud sweat +gears one day lol
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    No balls needed as the speed you guys ride at you'll be well up there! Best thing about it is the tracks, everyone like going somewhere new?
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  • robertpb
    robertpb Posts: 1,866
    For a good pace you need to do 5 hour LSR's every week.

    Saturdays ride will not be one of those, 9am meeting at the Kart Track for a grand tour of Thorndon.

    The ground should be drier than of late, but it's going to be on the chilly side.
    Now where's that "Get Out of Crash Free Card"
  • IhateDNS
    IhateDNS Posts: 380
    For a good pace you need to do 5 hour LSR's every week.

    :shock: Not 4.5 hours
    I only ride 'em, I don't know what makes 'em work!
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    IhateDNS wrote:
    For a good pace you need to do 5 hour LSR's every week.

    :shock: Not 4.5 hours
    :roll: the .5 makes all the difference spence!
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  • robertpb
    robertpb Posts: 1,866
    The .5 is the difference from men and boys. :lol:
    Now where's that "Get Out of Crash Free Card"
  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    :lol:
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  • rich.bikeryder
    rich.bikeryder Posts: 252
    ha ha true that robert :lol:
  • IhateDNS
    IhateDNS Posts: 380
    edited March 2011
    How the slop today Robert?

    edit:
    Ta
    Big difference from north gap to south in front of lake slop wise.
    Killed off one of my four hills today made it to the top :shock: about time.
    I only ride 'em, I don't know what makes 'em work!
  • robertpb
    robertpb Posts: 1,866
    We had an excellent ride today, lots of dry trails and rode fast and continuous.

    But there is a lot of very well churned sticky mud in places.
    Now where's that "Get Out of Crash Free Card"
  • rich.bikeryder
    rich.bikeryder Posts: 252
    good riding today not to muddy at all , nice to see a new face out again CHRIS hope malcom looked after you after we lost the pair of ya :wink: hope to see you out again :evil:
  • hills_mtb
    hills_mtb Posts: 14
    I will definately be out again, working this Sunday but will be over again. Going to have more of a practice with my clipless pedals this week and decide if they are for me!
  • Belv
    Belv Posts: 866
    hills_mtb wrote:
    Going to have more of a practice with my clipless pedals this week and decide if they are for me!
    Assuming you're riding regularly, give them until at least the end of April. They are not intuitive (or weren't for me at least) so you really have to stick with them. I don't think they are a perfect solution but I use mine about 95% of the time now.
  • shouldgetoutmore
    shouldgetoutmore Posts: 66
    hills_mtb wrote:
    I was driving home last week when i saw some very,very bright lights comming towards me then dart off down a path that leads behind tesco. Am very tempted to get some decent lights and give it a go

    I ride langdon, i wasn't one of those you saw but i'm out later for acouple of hours if you've got your lights yet? I start at one tree hill and make it up from there.
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    shouldgetoutmore wrote:
    hills_mtb wrote:
    I was driving home last week when i saw some very,very bright lights comming towards me then dart off down a path that leads behind tesco. Am very tempted to get some decent lights and give it a go

    I ride langdon, i wasn't one of those you saw but i'm out later for acouple of hours if you've got your lights yet? I start at one tree hill and make it up from there.
    how were the conditions?
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  • robertpb
    robertpb Posts: 1,866
    Thorndon is pretty dry now, but lots of solid ruts and boot plants.

    It's going to be a dry run for Saturdays expedition, 9am Kart track car park.
    Now where's that "Get Out of Crash Free Card"
  • shouldgetoutmore
    shouldgetoutmore Posts: 66
    VWsurfbum wrote:
    shouldgetoutmore wrote:
    hills_mtb wrote:
    I was driving home last week when i saw some very,very bright lights comming towards me then dart off down a path that leads behind tesco. Am very tempted to get some decent lights and give it a go

    I ride langdon, i wasn't one of those you saw but i'm out later for acouple of hours if you've got your lights yet? I start at one tree hill and make it up from there.
    how were the conditions?

    Not as sticky as hylands that's for sure! depends how far in you go. i just climbed some hills just to get out. didn't venture too far into doggers world, who knows what you could get caught up in?
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    So we going to do a Tuesday night over there?
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  • shouldgetoutmore
    shouldgetoutmore Posts: 66
    How about this coming Tuesday?
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    yep sounds good
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  • shouldgetoutmore
    shouldgetoutmore Posts: 66
    Best place to meet is the little chapel carpark just off dry Street theylock one tree hill car park early. Just let me know what time you can make it . Good luck at Danbury tomorrow, it's my boys birthday so won't get there.

    Anyone else for night ride at Langdon hills Tuesday?
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    Coolio see you then, I'll text you a time, probably 7:30-8 depending on lee
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  • hills_mtb
    hills_mtb Posts: 14
    just put an order in for two front lights, niterider mini 250 & hope vision 1led !! i doubt they will be here but if they are i will join you over there!
  • muddylegs
    muddylegs Posts: 485
    If your riding on my land you better stick to the bridleways. :lol:
  • Belv
    Belv Posts: 866
    shouldgetoutmore wrote:
    Best place to meet is the little chapel carpark just off dry Street theylock one tree hill car park early. Just let me know what time you can make it . Good luck at Danbury tomorrow, it's my boys birthday so won't get there.

    Anyone else for night ride at Langdon hills Tuesday?
    I might be able to make this if i can bolt things back together in time when I get home from work. Did you decide on a time?

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