London Calling

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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Weather's pretty ropey here right now BTW, so expect that annoying combo of rain and boiling sunshine. Blue skies moving in in the next half hour or so by the looks of it. Not sure what time I will get out of the house, but likely I will be able join you. CD/Milko keep and listen out for your phones, I will call you when I get to the gate at Seagull to find out where you're at.
    A Flock of Birds
    + some other bikes.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Hosing down at my place. All packed up and ready to go but....
    DK has just left home, so running on DK time - how unusual. BDJ has bailed.
    I might just veg and watch random stuff on TV.
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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Im not going to get out til around 2pm. Anyone about then?
    A Flock of Birds
    + some other bikes.
  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    NIce to see so many of the gang out last week! Shame to hear about MTBCrazy's bikes though. Sucks when you get robbed.
    A Flock of Birds
    + some other bikes.
  • milko9000
    milko9000 Posts: 533
    I only saw your text after the ride Ben, good job you contacted Tim as well! Yeah, it was good to get the bunch of us on the go for a while.
  • vista
    vista Posts: 25
    I've booked a car for Saturday (I use a car club) and plan to be in Swinley at 10am if anyone wants to meet.
  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Would love to, but I am NYC.
    A Flock of Birds
    + some other bikes.
  • Eddie_Jordan
    Eddie_Jordan Posts: 26
    I would join for trail ride if it won't rain. Fingers crossed :)
  • vista
    vista Posts: 25
    For all you fair weather riders, the Met Office Weather forecast for Ascot Racecourse nearby, is low 20s and sunny with less than 5% chance of rain. Sounds lovely!
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    edited August 2012
    I'm sure I can make 10 on Saturday, so there's a start.
    Swinley, 10am Saturday.

    Sunday??????????
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Thought was to do Leith for a change. Could do just Leith or go a bit epic Peaslake to Leith and back or some variation of.

    Would like to get over Box and Ranmore too but still need a guide for that as memory is fading, or might do some exploring in the week.
  • Eddie_Jordan
    Eddie_Jordan Posts: 26
    Guys just to make it clear. Where is the meeting place? - The Look out Discovery centre at 10am? or is it 1pm
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    I'm potentially up for a Peaslake/Leith ride Saturday morning if anyone's around.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Eddie_Jordan wrote:
    Guys just to make it clear. Where is the meeting place? - The Look out Discovery centre at 10am? or is it 1pm
    Sorry missed a 0. Saturday 10 am. At the Go Ape gate under the trees.
    I don't do smileys.

    There is no secret ingredient - Kung Fu Panda

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    Parktools
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    So to summarise:

    Saturday - Swinley 10am
    Saturday - Peaslake sometime maybe DK and njee (superfit racing snakes ride)

    Sunday - ????????????
    I don't do smileys.

    There is no secret ingredient - Kung Fu Panda

    London Calling on Facebook

    Parktools
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    I'm prepared to dust off some baggy shorts and slow down a bit ;-)
  • Eddie_Jordan
    Eddie_Jordan Posts: 26
    cooldad wrote:
    Eddie_Jordan wrote:
    Guys just to make it clear. Where is the meeting place? - The Look out Discovery centre at 10am? or is it 1pm
    Sorry missed a 0. Saturday 10 am. At the Go Ape gate under the trees.

    Thank you
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Uncertain as yet when/where and what day. Various other suggestions flying about. I could be up for Swinley Sat, 'somewhere' Sunday if that works for people. Or other way round.

    MTBB folk also asked if I wanted to do QECP Sat. Didn't seem to be worth the trip last time I went though (and that's with the new stuff) but maybe there's more to the place.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    cooldad wrote:
    So to summarise:

    Saturday - Swinley 10am Me, Eddie Jordan (not the real one I hope or we might argue a bit) vista, DK?
    Saturday - Peaslake sometime maybe DK and njee (superfit racing snakes ride)

    Sunday - ????????????
    And Sunday, Tunnel Hill (10 am from Deepcut Spar with a lunch stop at the Canal Centre), me, Sandy Hill and ???
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    Parktools
  • milko9000
    milko9000 Posts: 533
    None for me this weekend :( Hope I don't forget all my new Jedi skills!
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    If it's any consolation after I went to see him I didn't ride my MTB for a few weeks, then had a few fairly rubbish rides, then there was almost a step change, and I feel a lot more comfortable now, like it's ingrained. Not necessarily vastly quicker (although marginally so), but more confident and feel I can push on more. I know others feel the same.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    More controlled, less unecessory effort when I get it right is what I'm finding.

    Had a play on Stickler @ Swinley yesterday testing the cornering on the berms but I found it still frustrating. The berms are great and nailing them nicelty but it's insanely pedally everywhere else even though all the 'sections' are non pedalling now. It's justthe trail loses all momentum on the straights very quickly. Two thirds the way through and I'm resorting to sitting again. Okay that's on the hard tail though but usually that keeps me out of the seat as it's not a comfy ride sat down.
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    That's just an inherent feature of the trail though innit, like so many at Swinley. Must say it's one I'd be interested to ride again now, as I always struggled to actually take the berms tight enough to fully utilise them.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    I just like playing wall of death on the bowl bits.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Hmm, bit warm out there today. Maybe something relaxed and chilled would be better tomorrow. Tunnel Hill Sunday should work out relatively chilled too as quite a bit of shade.
  • pjd2209
    pjd2209 Posts: 17
    cooldad wrote:
    I just like playing wall of death on the bowl bits.

    know exactly what you mean, especially the ones full of water

    one of these days ill be around to meet up with you guys at swinley.. and promptly get my arse handed to me :)
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    cooldad wrote:
    I just like playing wall of death on the bowl bits.

    There is one of those (on the long route loop) that I just cant nail for some reason - all the others are fine but this one keeps troubling me...
  • vista
    vista Posts: 25
    Lovely. See you at 10am at the Go Ape gate. First time I've been out for a couple of months but I'll soon warm up.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Sent you my number if you have any problems .
    I don't do smileys.

    There is no secret ingredient - Kung Fu Panda

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    Parktools
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Sat Surrey Hilling - 11am at Peaslake. No idea what for but the usual meet up of a couple of us anyway.

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