London Calling

cooldad

Buckaroo wrote:

Cool, last time I was there I threw myself and the bike into the trees, knee still hurts, funny tho.

Next weekend there's some XC running thing happening Sat and Sun morning at Swinley.... http://cani-cross.co.uk/posters_1011/canix_bagshot_poster.pdf

Aaaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh. Frenchie x 1000. I think it's SH next weekend.

Atz

popstar - You been on the sauce? You're making a bit less sense than usual

Anonymous

popstar wrote:

So next weekend deff Surrey hills, but this time riding -amuse bush-, DH ,Summer Lighting, Play area, Deliverance and Desert. All is manageable under 2 hours. Second part after break you gang plan ... could be Redlands if weather allow!

That would be raddest ride doode?! No them silly berms etc, just all nice riding with gap jumps drops etc Supra's style.

Summer Lightning is all messed up I think. Or at least the trees have gone in one or more sections.

cooldad wrote:

The "one off to the right when you do the one on the left"

Think some call it Deerstalker 2. Left branch being Deerstalker 1.

Everyone has different names for them though.

How about calling them Spam, Spam, Baked Beans and Spam?

Atz

Deerstalker was dug out some time after labyrinth; when I first started riding in Swinley deerstalker was just being cut into the hill and opened a bit later (I got told about it by the bloke who fitted my rebas for me).

thel33ter

popstar wrote:

So next weekend deff Surrey hills, but this time riding -amuse bush-, DH ,Summer Lighting, Play area, Deliverance and Desert. All is manageable under 2 hours. Second part after break you gang plan ... could be Redlands if weather allow!

That would be raddest ride doode?! No them silly berms etc, just all nice riding with gap jumps drops etc Supra's style.

English Translation - Leith Hill next weekend. Consisting of an amuse-bouche (I can do french me) of DH stuff.

cooldad

So what does amuse-bouche mean? Translate.

popstar

Correct.

Do wear some sort of protection, you will need it. Hope cravings of airslaves will be fixed.

AmuseBush and Desert are the names of new trails we've found with Supra.

thel33ter

cooldad wrote:

So what does amuse-bouche mean? Translate.

Geez, it's a a single, bite-sized hors d’œuvre. Interesting thing about them is that you normally don't order them, the chef decides if you get 'em, as a taster of his skillz

thel33ter

popstar wrote:

Do wear some sort of protection, you will need it..

Sorted

popstar

Thel33ter correct, you will get a taster and desert to your riding in peculiar way, those trails aren't long but they are exquisite*

Atz

I think popstar means amuse bouche (as l33ter said) and dessert, given supra's native tongue. Anyway, chances are I'll be elsewhere as it seems a super casual ride to show friends and friends of friends around Swinley is on the cards.

cooldad

My brain is hurting.

Anonymous

popstar wrote:

AmuseBush

supra-man

deadkenny wrote:

popstar wrote:

AmuseBush

ha ha I love it I ve been thinking of that every time ...

Richard2118

popstar wrote:

Correct.

Do wear some sort of protection, you will need it. Hope cravings of airslaves will be fixed.

AmuseBush and Desert are the names of new trails we've found with Supra.

Leith , new trails ?? which ones are you talking about ? where are you talking about ?
Which play area were you refering to , the one by Donnie Darko ?

popstar

I'm bad with official names, so can't exactly tell. Only know whereabouts. Play-area reffered to trails near deliverance, other nice trails near Tower and jump gully, while DH type right in the middle of hill with drops and gap jumps. Summer Lighting has got few modifications to it with mini berms and multiple jumps on DH version*.

thel33ter

Decent XC ride with Frenchy today, nice weather, a decent pace and the new Stickler was great fun. Plus a good photo opportunity

Atz

Where the hell is that l33ter?

Popstar - I believe "play trails" are called waggledance.

thel33ter

Atz wrote:

Where the hell is that l33ter?

Popstar - I believe "play trails" are called waggledance.

It's the pillbox in Sandhurst, about 5 mins away from the top of Dear Stalker ect. It's just been redecorated since I was last there

I've also heard the name Waggledance for that area.

Atz

Looks like I'll be at Swinley Sunday morning with a few relative newbies to MTB so more exciting stuff is out for me.

BTW, apparently there's about a million pounds about to be spent on trails and skill areas for Afan and Cwmcarn. Afan will get some lower-end trails, Cwmcarn will get a new DH run.

cooldad

Interesting pic

Anonymous

Atz wrote:

BTW, apparently there's about a million pounds about to be spent on trails and skill areas for Afan and Cwmcarn. Afan will get some lower-end trails, Cwmcarn will get a new DH run.

So long as it's not spending money on "new" trails and improvements which end up being tame trails to replace the existing stuff. That's what they did at Haldon Forest down in Devon. Spanking new trail that they boasted about being highly advanced and technical, but was nothing more than a more advanced family friendly XC trail, and ripped up the old red/black trails & northshore in the process . And they built a skills area too, and it's joke.

Though I'd expect there'd be quite an outrage if they messed up Afan & Cwmcarn.

Talking of Afan, is Penhydd trail open yet or due open soon? Been about a year since it closed.

Atz

South Wales has realised that MTB is a cornerstone of their tourism at the moment so won't ruin it I'd have thought

popstar

Unless you bomb SH trails proper, there is no need for them Penhyyd jobie to visit.

Atz

que?

supra-man

popstar wrote:

Unless you bomb SH trails proper, there is no need for them Penhyyd jobie to visit.

ok i get the start , and the rest is some ancient yoda dialect???

so this weekend surrey hills? sunday? or saturday?

thel33ter

Sunday. Somewhere near Leith. At 10.

Simples.

cooldad

Presume by that you can get out?

thel33ter

Indeed.

nick.j

Surrey Hills on sunday sounds good to me....3 days of office based drudgery to go