London Calling

cooldad

I forgot about your lycra day.

popstar

Wow there are hordes of riders going to Jedi, at last so many to speak to freely.

CD we are all around you.

cooldad

popstar wrote:

Wow there are hordes of riders going to Jedi, at last so many to speak to freely.

CD we are all around you.

Hah I laugh at mini jedi wannabees

cooldad

Anyway, Swinley Saturday, Go Ape, 10am. Me, sandy hill, milko9000, fleur333, maybe mtbcrazy. Plus?

apreading

Typical - the one time I cant do it this weekend! Will be there either Saturday mid afternoon or sunday sometime...

Anonymous

Might be okay for something Sunday afternoon. Going to be after 1pm probably. Depending how my shoulder is after a slight argument with a tree the other evening trying out the new skills.

benpinnick

Ahh, been on the 'Using trees as brakes course' eh?

Anonymous

Tony made a valid point that there aren't trees on the trail, so there's my problem

Curious Yellow

Does anyone know if access to Swinley is going to be buggered up by the Olympic Road Race this weekend?

benpinnick

Nope. Unless you are travelling from Surrey Hills.

apreading

Might be busier, with loads that would normally go to Surrey Hills choosing Swinley instead?

I have to go ice skating with daughter on saturday morning, so will miss the group ride, but hoping to get to Swinley later in the day with my son. Did Rollercoaster and Deerstalker for the first time a couple of weeks ago and keen to try them again - in the dry!

Anonymous

Any Sunday plans?

benpinnick

deadkenny wrote:

Any Sunday plans?

I have to fly to Israel today, so I wont be out. Shame as its lovely weather here too....

Anonymous

Rain coming in now, but will ignore that. Some sessioning round Swinley maybe, though back route to Surrey Hills may mean I've got the place to myself.

Hmm, then again, I hear thunder now!

milko9000

Ace ride yesterday. Good gang of people, and I'd forgotten how fun a dry dusty trail is! surprisingly quiet too.

cooldad

Yup, fun ride, good company, excellent conditions. And always nice to have new faces.

Anonymous

deadkenny wrote:

Hmm, then again, I hear thunder now!

And thunder it did. Hence the Women got very wet in the race today.

Keep holding off going out to see if it clears up but keeps chucking it down. Would be a muddy one now anyway and beers are calling now.

vista

Orange owner here looking to go outside of London for a ride next Saturday. My usual riding partner is currently too fat and unfit. But I'm not! I've been to Swinley a few times and had a few long Surrey Hills rides.

I'm based in NW London.

cooldad

Keep an eye on here, something will happen.
Or suggest a place and time and work from there.

Anonymous

Weekend plans - some Jedi recruits I believe want to get out for a spin on fresh skills

Weather - don't ask. Just accept it.

milko9000

heh. Plan for me and Dan is to be in Surrey Hills on Saturday, Swinley on Sunday. At least some of it will probably involve sessioning things quite a lot so I'm not sure if we'd be all that interesting to ride with compared to normal (obviously we are fantastic company normally with our sparkling wit and repartee). But all welcome if they want, and maybe we can join up for different bits of the days if that works out better.

Hmm, heavy rain showers is it. Keep to the trees!

ThePriory1978

My bikes not going anywhere this weekend. I seem to have bent/egged my bottom bracket, all the inards are loose wobbly and rubbish. Cranks are all over the place. One too many awesomely massive mega gnarly drops i guess.
Hopefully source a replacement over the w/end.

Am disappointed as i was hoping to see the new Jedi skillz in action.

Anonymous

Weather looking much better now for tomorrow, and the odd few showers Sunday maybe.

Done a bit of sessioning in the evenings in the hills on my 'skillz'. Think Swinley would be better for the general cornering practice as a lot of nice berms there. Surrey Hills has gnarly rooty corners all over, more so having been exposed by the rains. Not that it isn't good practice also but as things feel a bit reset at the moment it's like running before I can walk.

And I'm rethinking about going tubeless. Might do it after all as I have the rims anyway. Just might make it more grippy on the rooty cornering or at least convince me there's more grip.

milko9000

Whee! Cracking day that. Shall we say 11am Walking Bottom? Definitely up for Swinners as well but it always feels like more of a Sunday place to me and I'm certainly up for both.

cooldad

I'm up for Swinley on Sunday. Any time.
Need to be home between 1 and 2 tomorrow so could only do something early (which I'm not good at) or latish. Or I might just watch other people sweat on TV.

vista

Cheers for the reply cooldad. Can't do this Saturday but will keep me eyes peeled for next week.

benpinnick

Would be up for a ride tomorrow (Sunday), got the MiL staying round right now, so not sure of plans, but let me know if theres something going on - I will try and get there.

cooldad

Is one planned for 11 at Swinley.

Anonymous

Good for me. Might be a few bits of sessioning bits from Me, Dan & Mike if we feel like it so if you get bored feel free to head on. Depends what we get out of it really. Just up for general mucking about really as usual.

cooldad

If I get bored watching the children play I might. Or rest. Or show you how it should be done.