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  • arigold
    arigold Posts: 175
    Anyone out in surrey hills this weekend? Peaslake, leith...
  • pieman71
    pieman71 Posts: 79
    Hi all,

    gutted wont be around this weekend, really need some bike time.

    On a different matter - everyones favrite energy drink is doing a comp to win a weekend DH training with the athertons. You need a team of 4 so if anyone interested let me know and i'll enter a team.

    Hope all well and catch up with you soon.
    Pieman
  • Atz
    Atz Posts: 1,383
    Hey Pieman - Sure, mark me down :)
  • thel33ter
    thel33ter Posts: 2,684
    I'm up for that dh thing as long as I'm old enough.
    And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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    05 Trek 1000 Custom build
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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Count me in!
    A Flock of Birds
    + some other bikes.
  • popstar
    popstar Posts: 1,392
    Wish I could MTB, but with real life issues somehow can't make it. Life throws challenges sometimes so must suck it up. Like a real man, in style.

    Anyway enough of crying around, I WANT HERE !
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    Must pay it a visit and ride new trails.
    What could have been (Video)

    I'll choose not put too much stake into someone's opinion who is admittingly terrible though
  • thel33ter
    thel33ter Posts: 2,684
    There are plenty of muddy mountains and forests out here. And £20 brake pads :shock:

    Your zesty must have siezed up by now,
    And now you know, and knowing is half the battle
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    05 Trek 1000 Custom build
    Speedily Singular Thingy
  • popstar
    popstar Posts: 1,392
    I so used to ride my wife's HT that struggled to understand why on earth do I need Zesty. It was a struggle to wrestle that bike in Swinley. Maybe need to ride bigger mountains though. Same applied with Attack Trail, came to conclusion that slacker geo bikes aren't necessarily better for riding. Nippiness of XC bikes is awesome.
    What could have been (Video)

    I'll choose not put too much stake into someone's opinion who is admittingly terrible though
  • Atz
    Atz Posts: 1,383
    The Zesty a struggle in Swinley? You're doing it wrong :D
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    MTB is the solution to life's issues. Go ride. Even if you have to strap mini-Popstar to your back :D

    Hmm, right. Stuff done. Can get out for a ride now. Bike's still got Welsh mud on it.

    Bit of food first and may head to Peaslake for 1.45ish.
  • Atz
    Atz Posts: 1,383
    I've done a complete stripdown and rebuild on mine today. Looking shiny again.
  • popstar
    popstar Posts: 1,392
    As summer season ends, true warriors should get themsleve a XML light. At £35 it's deffinately a bargain and a proper bastid light for night rides. Ordered one, can't wait to see it in action.

    Atz ... if you rode slacker geo AM and XC bikes back to back you would talk different. XC = FTW! At least in Swinley.
    What could have been (Video)

    I'll choose not put too much stake into someone's opinion who is admittingly terrible though
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Our hero on Whites
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    Benpinnick, MrB, thel33ter, Deadkenny. Fuelstop on Whites
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    Bacons
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    Sam, thel33ter (ignoring do not climb on piles of wood signs) and yours truly Gorlech.
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    Sam, Phil, thel33ter, me, end of Gorlech.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Eat your heart out Popstar.
    I don't do smileys.

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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    I hope th33lter rode up that log pile :0)
    A Flock of Birds
    + some other bikes.
  • riddle
    riddle Posts: 41
    Weekend; done. :cry:
    Monday; Rest day. :D Does anyone want to ride at Swinley tonight?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Ben wanted proof of the Orange ;)...

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    Dodgy bunch hanging about. Probably off to do some looting later.

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Almost weekend. After trashing pads (replaced with extortionate Ashima ones from Tredz at £15 an end) and shock bush/spacers (new ones just arrived from BETD) time to plan a ride.
    Need to fit the bush (hopefully Saturday, depending on availability of Mr Pinnick and bushing tool).
    So any plans?
    I'm off next week so should have plenty of riding time therefore something like a Swinley pootle sounds good.
    Sunday definitely, Saturday depending on above.
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  • Atz
    Atz Posts: 1,383
    Not too sure about Swinley honestly. Kind of burned out on it at the moment. Not sure what day or days I'll be riding though.
  • arigold
    arigold Posts: 175
    I'm mad for either Saturday or Sunday. Although Swinley is hard to get to from Guildford (no car)
  • Atz
    Atz Posts: 1,383
    Cooldad - before we get too far down on the planning, you likely to be able to ride from 9am or is the summer holiday lay-in in force?
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Plans a bit vague - not sure when I'm picking up thel33ter this weekend. If Friday or Saturday can make it that early, under duress. If only on Sunday....
    Will sort that out first.
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  • Atz
    Atz Posts: 1,383
    I quite fancy messing around on the back of Leith again. There's loads more exploring to do
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Sounds good but not sure I'll be able to make it this weekend. Waiting for ex to confirm weekends arrangements, but definite plan for neeeeext weekend.
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  • ThePriory1978
    ThePriory1978 Posts: 563
    If your doing Surrey Hills area next weekend, count me in.
    Snot green Canyon Nerve AM 8.0x
  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    arigold wrote:
    I'm mad for either Saturday or Sunday. Although Swinley is hard to get to from Guildford (no car)

    Swinley is easy from Guildford...... Get the Train to Reading, getting off at Crowthorne, ride about 1.5miles to the crowthorne entrance to the forest and cross the forest from there.

    http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Dukes+Ride%2FB3348&daddr=Bracknell+Rd%2FB3348&hl=en&ll=51.373763,-0.787325&spn=0.035523,0.084372&sll=51.37537,-0.779514&sspn=0.035521,0.084372&geocode=FZ7MDwMdNoHz_w%3BFczfDwMd3vbz_w&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=14&vpsrc=6&z=14
    A Flock of Birds
    + some other bikes.
  • paddyb
    paddyb Posts: 30
    What time are you thinking of for swinley on saturday?
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    There are some guys from MTB Britain heading off at 9 but doubt I will have a working bike by then.
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  • Atz
    Atz Posts: 1,383
    I'm thinking 9am somewhere around Leith. Perhaps Redlands or Starveall.
  • arigold
    arigold Posts: 175
    I was thinking Swinley, but haven't ridden leith hill either. You meeting up with anyone Atz?

    Cheers for the directions benpinnick

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