Slow Rides For Unfit People - Rutland ROAD Ride Sun 9th Sept

Cheshley

kangaroo wrote:

just seen this mubuk blog post
http://www.bikeradar.com/blogs/article/ ... pole-25196
do you think we might have a go on sunday

a 30-man (and 2 woman) totem pole...? I'm sure we'd win something for that!!!!!! The only way of doing it tho would be to have everyone lying down on the ground to give the effect of a totem pole from above and have someone photograph it from high up (for example, the grass area at the bottom of Derwent Dam and have someone with a camera and a good Zoom lens up on the Road level......). Do I need to bring my SLR....?

kangaroo

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

Ahh a brolly could be a good idea, if the wind is behind you up a climb, you could use the brolly as a sail and get a lift uphill
Caz xx

i like this idea

kangaroo

if you bring your camera, is it possible to take the picy and leave your camera in car, so it doesnt get smashed on the ride

Cheshley

kangaroo wrote:

if you bring your camera, is it possible to take the picy and leave your camera in car, so it doesnt get smashed on the ride

yeah, but it means me riding up to the top level to take the pic

rottitera02

Cheshley wrote:

kangaroo wrote:

just seen this mubuk blog post
http://www.bikeradar.com/blogs/article/ ... pole-25196
do you think we might have a go on sunday

a 30-man (and 2 woman) totem pole...? I'm sure we'd win something for that!!!!!! The only way of doing it tho would be to have everyone lying down on the ground to give the effect of a totem pole from above and have someone photograph it from high up (for example, the grass area at the bottom of Derwent Dam and have someone with a camera and a good Zoom lens up on the Road level......). Do I need to bring my SLR....?

Have a word with sparrowlegs, if i remember right she said her hubby would be around taking pics....

Cheshley

rottitera02 wrote:

Cheshley wrote:

kangaroo wrote:

just seen this mubuk blog post
http://www.bikeradar.com/blogs/article/ ... pole-25196
do you think we might have a go on sunday

a 30-man (and 2 woman) totem pole...? I'm sure we'd win something for that!!!!!! The only way of doing it tho would be to have everyone lying down on the ground to give the effect of a totem pole from above and have someone photograph it from high up (for example, the grass area at the bottom of Derwent Dam and have someone with a camera and a good Zoom lens up on the Road level......). Do I need to bring my SLR....?

Have a word with sparrowlegs, if i remember right she said her hubby would be around taking pics....

Bonus.



CAZ!!!!!!!!!

sparrowlegs78

You rang????
Man with a DSLR for rent living here...he will work for cake so he's cheap
Caz xx

rottitera02

Feed him well caz !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sparrowlegs78

He says yup he'll do it, ...I'll make sure he's well stocked with cake
Caz xx

Cheshley

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

He says yup he'll do it, ...I'll make sure he's well stocked with cake
Caz xx

Great. Just don't tell him how far the walk is for him to take it!!!!!!

sparrowlegs78

He's not got a big zoom lens so he can't go too far away, we may have to be creative in our arrangement of bodies
Caz xx

kangaroo

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

He's not got a big zoom lens so he can't go too far away, we may have to be creative in our arrangement of bodies
Caz xx

what weve got to kill people now as well :twisted:

sparrowlegs78

No, the ride will do the killing .
Caz xx

rottitera02

Yaaaayyyyyyy..........sorted, get yer best mug out for sunday guys, i bet we get in on this one..........':D'

Cheshley

rottitera02 wrote:

Yaaaayyyyyyy..........sorted, get yer best mug out for sunday guys, i bet we get in on this one..........':D'

If you turn up and start applying lippy and mascara, I'm throwing you in the reservoir!!!!! :shock:

rottitera02

Cheshley wrote:

rottitera02 wrote:

Yaaaayyyyyyy..........sorted, get yer best mug out for sunday guys, i bet we get in on this one..........':D'

If you turn up and start applying lippy and mascara, I'm throwing you in the reservoir!!!!! :shock:

Ooooooh you bloody spoilsport!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kangaroo

Cheshley wrote:

YES, I think the full body armour is overkill.
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so that would be a no for the full facer as well then

note:
im not actually a DHer, but got the kit a few years ago

phoebian

It's gonna be goooood.

sparrowlegs78

Can I wear make up?.....it'll all look dead good after a downhill ride with tears running down me face, I'd look like a reject from KISS
Caz xx

Cheshley

phoebian wrote:

It's gonna be goooood.

It's gonna be weeeeeeeettttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

kangaroo

people keep telling me, oh the weathers going to be bad, but im still looking foward to this

phoebian

Can deal with wet I've been in worse and not been allowed to enjoy myself lol

Rozza

I've had my eye on this thread for weeks and was gonna pop along but urr indoors has pencilled me in for Diamond Brighting the hallway and sorting our wedding list, arrrgghh! :evil:

Anyway, I hope ya'll have a great ride and hope I'll be able to make it out for the next one.

sparrowlegs78

Get busy with the brighting and wedding list tomorrow, you'll be free for Sunday, do the bad bit to earn the good ...tiz only fair
Caz xx

Cheshley

yeah, a wedding list can't take more than, what.... an hour to put together....?

sparrowlegs78

Whats a wedding list?...we didn't have one, ....we did the cheap wedding thing, more money for other stuff then
Caz xx

Rozza

Well I wanted to get married on a beach somewhere in me slacks but she wouldn't av it. Nottingham = wedding list = real ale binge = Indian = potentially fragile bowels on Sunday, it ain't worth the risk.

Rozza

I mean being stuck in a remote location with the prospect of emergeny defecation a reality in front of a score of folk with digital cameras and a ponchon for youtube standing by.

Ahhhh, me thinks this is the Gin rambling againnnnnnn...........

Back to biking, as far as tyres go - 2.1 Trailrakers are the way forward, ultimate grip, no slip.

rottitera02

Almost finished putting me rockshoc j4's on in place of buggered marzocchis, am back in contention for Caz's sweets !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For a moment back there i thought i was stuffed for sunday but hey who dares wins...':D'

sparrowlegs78

I better not forget these bloody sweets then .....got 2 big selection bags, It'll take me weeks to eat them all if I forget
Caz xx