London Calling

cooldad

Helter wrote:

Brilliant ride on Sunday, cheers to all. Was good to get out again although judging from the graze on my face and arm I need to get over my fascination with trees. Probably out of the game again until the exams are over at the end of the month but will see how the revision goes.

Keep on riding!

That's revenge because you p*ss on them.
Was a good ride but after you left they dragged me up to Barry's, then 'seeing as we were almost there anyway' up to Yogpots as well.

Study hard - I'm sure it's best you take a break sometime or your brain will turn to mush, so suggest you come out anyway.

sandy hill

Short notice - Nightride 1900hrs Caesars Camp tonight. Doing the forest muddy single track side first and then maybe finish off on the rollecoaster, which is currently full of wet leaf crash factors.

Oh and you might get to see some of Captain America being filmed if we are lucky.

shaunlfc1

Thanks for the welcomes and the replies.

Its looking like we be heading up this coming Sunday, we're aim to do our usual fig.8 starting from Coldharbour, but if anything gets arranged on here by any of you guys for Sunday and you dont mind us joining you then we'd loved to try some new routes and meet some new peeps!

There'll probably be about 4 of us this time around, we consider ourselves advanced intermediates and are happy to ride at whatever pace is set and the more sociable the better.

So if not Sunday hope to meet some of you soon up on the SH's/ND's.

Cheers,

Shaun

Richard2118

In theory we should be out this weekend so keep an eye on the Forum.

Always a sociable riding pace always set by the slowest on the ride . the group varies from beginner to intermediates, trail rider to downhillers, always a good mix

The trails are all fairly technical though so distance normally made up for by the quality of route.

also if not able pm me as i live in the area and can often do weedays as well

Will77

Really enjoyed Sunday's ride chaps, thanks as usual to Richard for leading the way

Atz

Richard2118 wrote:

Always a sociable riding pace always set by the slowest on the ride .

Hi, he's talking about me

Anonymous

sandy hill wrote:

Short notice - Nightride 1900hrs Caesars Camp tonight. Doing the forest muddy single track side first and then maybe finish off on the rollecoaster, which is currently full of wet leaf crash factors.

Oh and you might get to see some of Captain America being filmed if we are lucky.

Must get lights. Need a tame night ride to get me started though. Maybe in a few weeks if pressure is off at work and I'm not finishing so late.

supra-man wrote:

and the guys will agree dinner at sauce pan after lots of "Gnarl" is the high light of the day.

Definitely! After "Knarl" or "Gnarl", the food at that place is excellent! So good, we went back. Couldn't make it a third as Dolgellau seems to shut down after the weekend.

Mbr trails are well worth it compared to what many people say. only issue they are too short... basically you start pushing and getting a good rythm..getting air or ridiculous slides through corner ( not to metinon crashes or foot dabs) then its already over.

Dragons Back & MBR are my favourites definitely. Think I've learnt a few things there and enjoyed the rock gardens.

Tarw was done on Monday. Also good. Yes there's fireroads involved in the climbs, but the descents are still good. Some rock, some not.

Penmachno on the Tuesday. It sucks. Don't bother with it. Okay the weather was windy and cold, but frankly it's 90% climbs on fireroads and 10% singletrack and only the last sections of singletrack are where it becomes enjoyable. I did have a blast down those bits (and near crashes with Popstar on my heels yelling at me to go faster ), but it's really not worth going all the way there, and definitely not worth doing the whole loop. One for the XC climbing whippets who enjoy fireroads.

cooldad

To get started on the weekend - I'm up for Sunday.
Poor thel33ter has a parade, so will be marching - hope it's not raining.
Easy on when and where, but preferably not too early.

Who else?

Atz

Depends on bike situation. Not going to clean the Trance again (in any case, it'll prob be gone by then) so unless I get the new bike, am going to road ride near home. Should have the new one by Friday tho.

cooldad

Atz wrote:

Depends on bike situation. Not going to clean the Trance again (in any case, it'll prob be gone by then) so unless I get the new bike, am going to road ride near home. Should have the new one by Friday tho.

Hope so now that you've challenged my position at the back.

thel33ter

GRRRRRR stupid school :evil: now I have to wait two weeks to test my new forks. Several brownie points if someone apart from cooldad can guess what they are

cooldad

Tempted as I am I won't spoil your fun.
Is a bummer though.
Maybe you should go AWOL.

supra-man

thel33ter wrote:

GRRRRRR stupid school :evil: now I have to wait two weeks to test my new forks. Several brownie points if someone apart from cooldad can guess what they are

Fox 36 floats?

Magura Wotan

I could put a whole list.

Richard2118

thel33ter wrote:

GRRRRRR stupid school :evil: now I have to wait two weeks to test my new forks. Several brownie points if someone apart from cooldad can guess what they are

Hopefully Fox and of a 36 variety for that bike, other wise i do not care Or at least 160mm!!

Not sure about Sunday yet will post later in week.

Stan Leigh

Up for Sunday , weather forecast is good so far .

I'm on skinny Trail Rakers at the moment , what's the mud situation like down there at the mo ?

Stan

Atz

Bone dry. Not a drop of rain. It's like the gobi.

Probably.

cooldad

Atz wrote:

Bone dry. Not a drop of rain. It's like the gobi.

Probably.

Yeah I'll probably be riding in Speedos

thel33ter

supra-man wrote:

thel33ter wrote:

GRRRRRR stupid school :evil: now I have to wait two weeks to test my new forks. Several brownie points if someone apart from cooldad can guess what they are

Magura Wotan

Got it, but only a few brownie points cause it was your second guess Got em mainly cause they were £250 less than the bottom end equivalent Float, and £150 less than a bottom end Lyrik, 1 year service intervals, and two year guarantee... Plus they look cool.

cooldad wrote:

Yeah I'll probably be riding in Speedos

Stan Leigh

cooldad wrote:

Atz wrote:

Bone dry. Not a drop of rain. It's like the gobi.

Probably.

Yeah I'll probably be riding in Speedos

Ah , just seen the severe weather warning on the news , you might be trading those speedos in for a wet suit & wellies !

Edit , different weather forecasters are conflicting , so who knows !

Anonymous

Well, if they can forecast severe weather in North Wales, as they did on Monday, and then turn out to be a fine day, then anything can happen. In fact if it's a fine day in Wales in November full stop, something strange is up with our weather!

Anyway, Metcheck says blazing sun and 11C on Sunday.

(but then this is the site that sometimes predicts the apocalypse with 400mph winds!).

cooldad

No worries apocalypse will just make it more Knarrrrrr.

supra-man

well for me seems Cwmcarn this sunday. got one space free in the car if any tempted... except if its flooding... under the welsh skies.
Good choice for magura wotan, really good forks under stated. and they have remote travel adjust normally.

only a bit heavier than competitors..

Richard2118

supra-man wrote:

well for me seems Cwmcarn this sunday. got one space free in the car if any tempted... except if its flooding... under the welsh skies.
Good choice for magura wotan, really good forks under stated. and they have remote travel adjust normally.

only a bit heavier than competitors..

But there not fox ..................although good enough.

Stan

its muddy and geting muddier, lots of rain between now and then so if you have the mud tyres i would ride them!!!!!

Richard2118

cooldad wrote:

Atz wrote:

Bone dry. Not a drop of rain. It's like the gobi.

Probably.

Yeah I'll probably be riding in Speedos

Now there is a thought to scare small children !!!!!!!

Anonymous

Wales makes people go crazy. Popstar tells Plaisir to ride that stream, so off he goes.

Atz

That can't have ended well.

popstar

There is a mystery to that photo ... CYB mystery.

supra-man

That was some proper riding.... its the Canadian style roll through the moss and logs and stream to find a short cut.... that is a skill booster

I ll put some where we repair jacks Marin, once again... seems to always need tweaks and repairs.

Plaisir

I think when I get my next student loan I'll dedicate a bit of cash to tools so I can do bike jobs on my own because it can't be that hard and I hate having to leave things broken because I don't know how / cba to fix them. + I love that photo. Epic CYB Wales stream riding ftw!

cooldad

Great pic. I want to see the one 2 seconds later. Did it hurt?