Your weekend riding plans?

Raymondavalon

Driving home down the M5 today towards my homedig of Bristol, I noticed lots of cars with MTB's loaded on them.
Yes, there were the family people carriers with kiddies and adult bikes strapped to them, but there was also a lot of serious MTB hardware hanging off some of the cars down the M5 too.
Taking all this in, I couldn't help but wonder where everyone was going to be riding this weekend.

So, what are your riding plans this weekend??

stevieboy

Nothing, some selfish fool has been in at work with a cold! Guess what i've got with a week to go before R3 of the British Champs :evil:

To all those lucky ones able to get out, have a good'n, it's given out a good weekend, well according to the weatherman :?

Speckled Pants

Gonna do a ride round Rowsley tomorrow, the hard one off here http://www.mtbsharp.co.uk/routes/peaks/white_peak/index.html

Not done it before so fingers crossed its good, weather looks cracking tomorrow too 8)

sparrowlegs78

Going to have a look at Healy Nab tomorrow and possibly to Rivington
Caz xxx

ratty2k

Local only, got stuck in a shed load of traffic on the way back from the Lkaes last BH weekend.... Not doing that again!
Oh and some tiling to finish off...

Bungalow Bill

Im off to Troodos to ride down this

http://www.skicyprus.com/SKICYPRUS/cam/default.asp


Jealous =D

geordiefreerider

None - done a 60 mile ride on wednesday including 15 mile of hamsterley black route, a 3 hour ride yesterday with my bro on his new bike and a lap of hamsterley red with my bro today and my knees gone so gonna rest it for a few days

M6TTF

Local riding, although with the amount of rain we've had this week it'll most likely be a boggy one!

projectsome

just switched tires so gonna test them on the local trail

toasty

Bit of riding around Cannock Chase one day, want to try the NPS race track for a few laps and see how it's doing now. Maybe go for an explore or do FTD. Possibly Cannock Chase again on Sunday, if it's very sunny Wales might be an option though. Local stuff on Monday, want to do another epic ride around here, just hope the weather holds out.

Meta if it's damp, Zaskar if it's dry. Speedy new tyres on ther Zaskar so I hope it stays dry.

snotty badger

Might do Blencathra/Lonscale tomorrow if I can be arsed. I'll be on me todd though so should be able to get round it fairly quickly.

MilitantGraham

Set2rise solo.
Dunno how much of the 12 hours will actually be spent riding though.

counterculture

hopefully out late sunday afternoon to do glentress or innerleithen red before coming in for nightshift.

quick blast around corstorphine hill on my way home from work in the morning just to set me up for a day in my wanking chariot though

realnumber 1

Thinking of going to coed llandegla for the 1st time Sunday, will probably go to Lee Quarry on Mon or Tues. Can't be arsed with the moors at the min, its been raining to much this last week or two.
Trail centers ftw

Whytepeak

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

Going to have a look at Healy Nab tomorrow and possibly to Rivington
Caz xxx

went up there yesterday, dry considering the rain thats been around.

geordiefreerider

counterculture wrote:

hopefully out late sunday afternoon to do glentress or innerleithen red before coming in for nightshift.

quick blast around corstorphine hill on my way home from work in the morning just to set me up for a day in my wanking chariot though

A wanking chariot - where can I obtain such a vehicle ????? :roll:

counterculture

you dont have a wanking chariot?

i find that bizarre and unfortunate.

cat_with_no_tail

Was up at 05:30 this morning ready to go based on a good weather report for the weekend. Pulled back curtains and..........THICK fog, a proper pea-souper. Ah well, I'll take the family out somewhere and try again tomorrow :roll:

allthegearnoidea

will be out tomorow doing the local section in the valley thats been shaped out by some DH'ers with some Awsome runs, then down to another section of the old mine workings known as 'Mars' for some jumps and a bit of free riding,
although i shall be manning the camera and admiring! much better at that than actually trying the jump sections!!

Cheshley

Sherwood Pines tomorrow, read lots about it and heard some people say it's good and others say it's pants, so I'm going to find out for myself

Nick Dastardly

I'm having a mass debate........................................... as to whether I should do any riding. I've got shin splints on both legs from playing too much football and need to give it a rest really, but I'll see how I'm feeling Monday. Might give Danbury a go, can't get anywhere like the full potential out of the Crush round my local trails!

Vaudevillevillain

Up at 6am tomorrow for a 25 miler round the Middlewood Way here in Macc. Hopefully the rain holds off.

Steve Legend

Swinley Monday! Can't wait...want to practice more jumps! Gonna be there alllllllll day!

tlw1

Did 26 miles at Ladybower yesterday. Fantastic fun.

But sadly don't think I will get much more riding in as I am out for the day at a party for my parents today & doing a practice run as a co-driver on monday.

FSR Si

Went for a run yesterday and i'm off for a ride in 40 minutes, billy bonus as well the sun is out for a change :shock:

tlw1

FSR Si wrote:

Went for a run yesterday and i'm off for a ride in 40 minutes, billy bonus as well the sun is out for a change :shock:

enjoy - bit green with envy! Then again my Orange is in bits after yesterday

gaz047

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Surf-Matt

Lush ride this morning. 12.5 hilly and very pleasant miles - decided it will be the new morning ride (before work) on weekdays.

blister pus

I did the same this am, couldn't stay in bed with sun streaming through the blinds, so went on the usual route but did a detour twice though, I've been meaning to do them for a while and it paid off, first one found a cracking piece of gnarly single track through a wooded embankment complete with windy river - couldn't finish the stretch because I had the wrong tyres on and I'm sure it's someone's back garden but I'll find out tomorrow. Other one was steep double track climbing up onto a large rocky outcrop - I vegged there for a while chillaxing. Great ride this am, meandered in at about lunch time, timing or what, thoroughly enjoyed it. Woot!

realnumber 1

Just back from two laps of the black/red route at Llandegla. Was a glorious day 8) . Bit pooped now though, a few beers should sort that out .

Raymondavalon

Took the long neglected Kona hardtail for a nursery run at the Forest of Dean
Weather was brilliant, sun, 22ºC and no wind. A great day indeed.
I also rendered some roadside assistance to a family of POBs** who was trying to remove a chain from a kiddies bike that was attached to one of those tag along efforts. The kid's bike had a fixed rear sprocket, so it was tough for the little guy to keep his legs' momentum up with dad who was towing him. All sorted in two minutes with a Topeak Alien's chain breaker..
Yes, today was a good day. Tomorrow is Swinley on the FS! w00t!

**POB = People On Bikes.. a phrase originating from "dave_hill" that describes the non cyclist bike owners to a tee