London Calling

cooldad

Small group doing Surrey Hills, Saturday, 10.30 from Waliking Bottom carpark in Peaslake.

BloggingFit

Anyone doing Swinley tomorrow morning?

I do a ride over Deepcut/Ash Ranges Thursday evenings and Sunday Morning/Evening if anyone is ever out that way.

cooldad

Will be at Swinley at 10 tomorrow. Planning a small group around the Crowthorne bits, but not planning on riding the trail centre stuff.
Will be a very very social pace.
Leaving from carpark at the beginning of the blue.

neilrosser

Can you night ride at Swinley, does the car park get locked?

cooldad

It gets locked coming in around 6.30 I think, but still opens automatically to let you out anytime. Not sure about the time though as I never drive up.
Gets asked here regularly, so no harm in asking again. https://www.facebook.com/groups/SwinleyforestMTB/

cooldad

Someone asked again this morning, looks like it's 8.30 to get in, but you can get out anytime.

cooldad

Swinley at 11 on Sunday for a play around the Crowthorne bits, avoiding the trail centre stuff.
Will be a very very social pace.
Leaving from carpark at the beginning of the blue.

cooldad

Doing Caesars Camp tomorrow, plus some of the tank testing MOD place depending on how lost I get, starting 10.30 tomorrow from the Shell petrol station more or less here.
http://goo.gl/maps/9yd3L

Small group so far, very laid back social pace.

cooldad

Looking at a ride in Redlands (SH but lesser known bit) Saturday morning 10.30ish.

croptonboy

Is that Holmwood way?

cooldad

Sorry missed your post - yes that side of SH, just down from Dorking. Generally muddy and messy, good fun today.

croptonboy

No problem, didn't have access to the car to get over that way anyway

cooldad

Chiltern ride on Sunday, High Wycombe area, from 9.30 (stupid early I know) starting Hughenden park - HP13 5PF.

BigAl

These rides open to all?

What route are you taking from Hughenden? I'm not far from Wycombe but never ride Hughenden way

milko9000

While we wait for Cooldad I think it's changed to Sunday 12.30pm now. But yes, always open to all.

cooldad

Some faith milko. On from 9.30 to approx 12.30? on Sunday.
Big Al - open to all - if they let me ride they'll let anyone. No idea of the route as someone else is showing us around.
Was just promised "14 miles of fun,roots,dells,singletrack and some good climbs".

pm me if you like and I'll send you a phone no etc.

BigAl

I can't make Sunday - have to take kids to football.

Would be nterested in your route from Hughenden though.

Thanks

Al

cooldad

I don't use Strava etc but if anyone does I'll get them to post a route.

milko9000

was it any good? I had to go to the in-laws for the day, so it was clearly better than that! But last time I was out in the Chilterns (long ago, trying to follow an MBUK route) it was isolated bits of good stuff surrounded by a whole lot of doubletrack. I daresay this was probably due to that route and there's more around there to discover. I do remember a hilarious damp grassy descent that I had to end by sticking the bike and myself into some bushes as the only other option was over a fence.

cooldad

I ended up having a satnav fail and got totally lost and missed it, but by all accounts it was a decent ride.
So planning another one now that I know the way.

cooldad

xc-ish stroll from Westcott to Leith Hill via Peaslake and Holmbury Hill.

10.30 by the bus shelter across from Nirvana Cycles in Westcott.

cooldad

Swinley Forest Christmas Rampage (haha)

Christmas ride leaving the pagoda at 10 am, pace will be social.
The route will take blue,red,crowthorne,red and blue. Bring drink, grub and whatever else.

Thirty odd people going so far, so should be easy to find.

Santa suite optional.

Weather looks suitably shitty.

milko9000

The santa suite


Any rides over the festive period? I'm wondering if I might get a few hours escape from the newborn son if I'm lucky. And my latest shoulder injury is more or less healed now, could probably survive if I don't attempt anything too gnarly.

cooldad

Very good. No one wore one anyway. Hasn't been much on the go, combo of weather and people away. Lots of trees down at Swinley and SH as well.

Devils Highway

milko9000

Crikey! Bloody good weather the last two days, shame it wouldn't be enough for things to recover from the storms that're now apparently returning anyway. But I've not managed any freedom yet either, so hey ho.

BloggingFit

If you guys ever fancy a ride through Deepcut and tunnel hill then let me know as I'll happily take you around. Have a good 20 mile loop sorted.

Bunn82

Hello all.....lookin to tag along on some rides in the Surrey Hills or Swinley Forest. Losing interest hitting the trails by myself so would be great to meet up with some like minded folks. cheers, mike.

benpinnick

Are you on Swinley Forest Mountain Bikers & London Calling FB groups (or FaceBook at all)?

Bunn82

Hey Ben. Yeah cheers I've just joined the SFMB page but didn't come across any London Calling ones.

benpinnick

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