London Calling

Anonymous

Well, tomorrow looking like sorting bike problems anyway now.

cooldad

I saw the other thread. Wheel back with issues?

Anonymous

Wheel okay-ish. Has small dings like the other had but not cracked this time. Got cassette he kept aside and that seems to be screwed up (spacer issues). Just more hassle and with bits swapped about between bikes and things in pieces. Just not ready to ride.

Will get something rideable for Sunday.

benpinnick

Looking like Sunday morning for me....

cooldad

OK pick a time, your commitments are greater than mine.
10ish would be nice, but if you (and sobol) want to start a bit earlier that's fine with me.
@DK that's 9.30 in your universe.

sobol

Where do we meet? I'd rather at 9:30 but 10 will do to.

cooldad wrote:

OK pick a time, your commitments are greater than mine.
10ish would be nice, but if you (and sobol) want to start a bit earlier that's fine with me.
@DK that's 9.30 in your universe.

cooldad

At the main gate - Go Ape.
9.30 is fine with me.
Ben, DK?

Anonymous

9.30

Guess I can do that (or 9 for me). Just need to think about reward of beers, grand prix & nice meal after.

cooldad

Too early for a decent breakfast, so I'll reward myself with bacon and eggs for lunch

ThePriory1978

Havent ridden with you guys for an age, would like to join you but have prior commitments. Looks like good weather too. Enjoy.

benpinnick

Im in.

cooldad

@ thepriory Need to get your priorities right.
So far confirmed me, DK, sobol and benpinnick.

benpinnick

ThePriory1978 wrote:

Havent ridden with you guys for an age, would like to join you but have prior commitments. Looks like good weather too. Enjoy.

Just hosed it down here for the last 20 mins.... ;(

cooldad

Weather turned out perfect and conditions were good.
Good ride until I decided to see how fast I could do Deerstalker. Answer is not as fast as I thought. Now in a bit of pain, cheered up with large plate of bacon and eggs. As long as I don't laugh, cough or breath it's not too bad.

Blind Danny Johnson

Which one is Deerstalker? Left left? Are you okay?

I stayed in to watch the GP today but wish I'd come for a ride as it was fairly dull.

cooldad

Left left yes. I'm fine, just feeling a bit battered.
Trying to decide if it was dodgy tyres, dodgy skill, or just one of those things.

cooldad

Looks like plans for the weekend are:
Saturday SH 11ish Epic from Westcott to Leith and then Holmbury and Winterfold. (And back again presumably)

Sunday sometime probably late morning Swinley.

Random garbled updates below, but I'll try and keep it sensible here.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/londoncallingmtb/

benpinnick

This weekend I will be riding in Arizona, if anyone fancies joining me

cooldad

Watch out for rattlers and injuns.

Anonymous

Where snakebite takes on a different meaning.

benpinnick

cooldad wrote:

Watch out for rattlers and injuns.

yeah, last time I was out in the desert I nearly ran over a rattler... the big furry spiders are cute though.

diy

about 10 years ago I was camping with mrs diy in the arizona desert, A local chap found a rattler under his truck and called us all over to look at it. In my mind I had this thought that they were about as dangerous as adders, i.e. only a problem for the young, old or ill. I've always held the view that the locals are normally the experts, he proceeded to prod the rattler with a stick to see if it would shake its tail. We were all very close to the snake. mrs diy and I lost interest and went back to bed.

The next day we visited a park and there was a sign on an info board warning about the rattler. Something like...
90% of people die when bit, the rest die later
the venom is necrotic so it basically rots your body over time.
and they don't rattle in the winter months because its too cold and damp, which makes them even more likely to strike.
they can jump 2M

benpinnick

Advanced notice for a London Calling ride I know, but I am testing an SB-66 on Friday the 16th. Thinking maybe Surrey Hills if anyone is up for it.

Anonymous

Possibly. Need to be back mid afternoon-ish though.

cooldad wrote:

Looks like plans for the weekend are:
Saturday SH 11ish Epic from Westcott to Leith and then Holmbury and Winterfold. (And back again presumably)

Sunday sometime probably late morning Swinley.

I should be up for the SH 'epic'. Debating whether Westcott or Peaslake is a better start. The latter in my opinion though the finish route back down to Westcott is fun (the climb up isn't). Saturday, should be less grief from the locals for parking near their beloved church.

Sunday Swinley, yeah I'm sure I can't say no to that also.

cooldad

I'm probably not up for anything this weekend. Hurts to breathe.
School ride on Saturday so that's out, but thel33ter will be up for Swinley on Sunday, even if I'm not.
Was really just copying stuff across from Facebook pages.

Anonymous

Today, 11ish possibly 11.30 for some depending on trains. Westcott, near the bus stop & Nirvana Cycles.

cooldad

Sunday 11 Swinley, thel33ter, BDJ, arigold, DK probably. Me possibly.

Anonymous

Me, bike and the Five Tens are in no fit state to ride at the moment. Me as I'm shattered, everything else still suffering from the huge mud fest yesterday.

cooldad

Looks like ride off for today

cooldad

Bit miserable and drizzly out here today, so probably a good day for a rest anyway.