London Calling

cooldad

Hi Fully

Keep an eye on here. Fairly sure something will be arranged. I can only make Sunday, we'll probably start around 10, probably from Peaslake. My sense of direction is useless, and I'm normally just following the person in front, so would be good to have someone useful along as well.

@Richard - looks like the most of the others are still trying to organise their Wales/Scotland trip, (the words brewery, organise, piss up and couldn't come to mind) but sure we can get a few together if they do get it right.

@the rest - who's up for this weekend, when and where?

cooldad

I've been auto censored. Pish up.

Fully

Cheers Cooldad, Sunday is probably better for me anyway tbh. I'll keep an eye out on here. And i like the sound of a 10 am start too, there's far too much of this sparrows fart o'clock going on at weekends.

Atz

Should be but there's a couple of variables around work. I've not turned a wheel for close to a month so not too excited about a hard ride though

cooldad

Hi Atz
No problem, Richard rides are always like a gentle pootle in the park anyway.
Hope you can make it.

cooldad

Dubcat wrote:

Was cool to see some of the forum regulars at Surrey Hills yesterday! What a coincidence. I would not have known it was you but I recognised pieman there I poo'd myself at the big roll over in barry knows best as usual but still did ride it . Had an excellent day and was knackered at the end of it. Had two offs (one over the bars) and everything is hurting today lol. Unlike you guys though I was not jumping! I was simply riding along and the road swallowed me up . One was on telegraph road...

Anyway, I definitely plan to join you one of these weekends now i know you are not aliens and stuff . Also very glad to have met cooldad as I now know I won't be the only mature rider there . Some of you didn't look old enough to drive but everyone starts to look like at as you approach 40

If you are worried about aliens good thing popstar wasn't there.

And approaching 40 would be nice - everyone looks like a baby to me.

thel33ter

Sunday is good, and as for not old enough to drive, nearly there

Richard2118

thel33ter wrote:

Sunday is good, and as for not old enough to drive, nearly there

Sunday good for me , walking bottom carpark ?? i am going to do winterfold again so much easier to ride it from peaslake !!!!!!!!!!!

Richard2118

All

Please can you all look at the following and please vote for the leith hill project plus get all of your mates involved, for a change i really do not care where you put this on the web !!!

You need to zoom in on the map to the mark near Cranleigh to find the project

MTB Project looking for your votes.
Etherly Farm is a MTB friendly campsite at the foot of Leith Hill. The National Trust are bidding for a grant through the 'Bovril Outdoor revival' scheme to help build a dedicated skills trail on site. The grant will be part of a wider MTB initiative at the site which will include a new 1.5 mile single-track descent to the site from Leith hill, showers, bike washes and many of the other facilities that are not on offer within the Surrey Hills. Back the bid (and the NT's progressive attitude to MTB) by registering your vote for 'Leith Hill' at the Bovril Outdoor Revival site. Spread the word through your social networking sites, twitter etc and help get this project of off the ground.

http://www.bovril.co.uk/revival/

Happy voting:D

thel33ter

Done, I can also fill it out from every PC I use at school

Also posted a link on Retrobike.

cooldad

Done.

cooldad

Sunday, Walking Bottom, 10am.
Richard
thel33ter
Fully?
Atz maybe
Dubcat finally?
me

Who else?

Stan Leigh

Bah ! Working all weekend !

dubcat

Nah soz it's the wifes birthday and I'm saving brownie points so I can go to the evans xc ride out of baskngstoke the following week.

Richard2118

Stan Leigh wrote:

Bah ! Working all weekend !

Ok but please also vote for leith

Richard2118

thel33ter wrote:

Done, I can also fill it out from every PC I use at school

Also posted a link on Retrobike.

fantastic attitude !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dubcat

I'll post this on the Sussex muddy@rse forum

Anonymous

Voted .

And on that kind of topic, the last Friends of Hurtwood newsletter (I decided to donate!) mentions that they are asking for donations as they are considering the possibility that grants from the council may dry up, which means a decrease in money. The concern I'd have is that they might decide that mountain biking is too costly to support in an open form on the Hurtwood lands and close it off. Though I don't know how much they spend on it. They have been asking members if they'd like further mountain bike trails (I said yes).

Anyway, if you feel generous: http://www.friendsofthehurtwood.co.uk

Have seen they've been sticking leaflets on cars trying to raise funds also.

cooldad

@DK seems like a good cause seeing as we spend so much time there.
Have joined and given a modest donation. Do they post or email the newsletter?
Bit of a rubbish forum though. 4 posts in total by the looks of it.

cooldad

Dubcat wrote:

Nah soz it's the wifes birthday and I'm saving brownie points so I can go to the evans xc ride out of baskngstoke the following week.

Give her a special present. A nice peaceful day with you out of the house.

popstar

Cooldad you should stop corrupting people mind.

popstar

Voted on BOVRIL MTB skillz course trail (Leith Hill)l. Think Naveed is the KING of social networking sites, as he is PRO at trolling when he wants. Didn't see the man for some time.

supra-man

voted as well

Stan Leigh

Dubcat wrote:

Was cool to see some of the forum regulars at Surrey Hills yesterday! What a coincidence. I would not have known it was you but I recognised pieman there I poo'd myself at the big roll over in barry knows best as usual but still did ride it . Had an excellent day and was knackered at the end of it. Had two offs (one over the bars) and everything is hurting today lol. Unlike you guys though I was not jumping! I was simply riding along and the road swallowed me up . One was on telegraph road...

Anyway, I definitely plan to join you one of these weekends now i know you are not aliens and stuff . Also very glad to have met cooldad as I now know I won't be the only mature rider there . Some of you didn't look old enough to drive but everyone starts to look like at as you approach 40

Mature riders ! That's a nice way of saying old f*****s ! Welcome aboard Dubcat !

@Richard - voted .

fatfreddyscat

Voted as well.

May be around on Sunday assuming the back holds up. Will post and confirm closer to the time.

popstar

There is some talk of Dubcat booking a course with Jedi, not sure how it will work out but think we will see new Dubcat in berserkerz mode soon. Or, at least I would have another -Allien- to talk to in the language even the most impressive fashionista Cooldad doesn't understand. Amen.

Anonymous

cooldad wrote:

@DK seems like a good cause seeing as we spend so much time there.
Have joined and given a modest donation. Do they post or email the newsletter?
Bit of a rubbish forum though. 4 posts in total by the looks of it.

Did it a while ago, just joined with a modest donation from what I remember. Then they email you the newsletters. I can't seem to log into the site though for some reason, and yeah the forum is pretty rubbish. They had an older system which had a MTB thread going on there apparently.

bungalistic

Booked my ticket for the LIfecycles showing at leicester square, anybody else coming along?

cooldad

deadkenny wrote:

cooldad wrote:

@DK seems like a good cause seeing as we spend so much time there.
Have joined and given a modest donation. Do they post or email the newsletter?
Bit of a rubbish forum though. 4 posts in total by the looks of it.

Did it a while ago, just joined with a modest donation from what I remember. Then they email you the newsletters. I can't seem to log into the site though for some reason, and yeah the forum is pretty rubbish. They had an older system which had a MTB thread going on there apparently.

I couldn't log on neither until I found the email link they sent me to activate the account.
And now as an official 'Friend of the Hurtwood' I will feel entitled every time I ride there. I might make a badge and get a horn to chase the hoi polloi out of the way while I am riding.

cooldad

bungalistic wrote:

Booked my ticket for the LIfecycles showing at leicester square, anybody else coming along?

Won't be there, but when will you be riding again? Our heroic types have been practising and will be showing you up soon.