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

rottitera02

have you been to lee quarry since the new bits Maloo ??

maloo

not yet but a couple of mate have been up, apparently its really good

rottitera02

Will have to give it a visit.......

Are you interested in the gisburn stayover??.......see earlier posts

maloo

yeah could be depending on when it is 8)

rottitera02

maloo wrote:

yeah could be depending on when it is 8)

Which of the dates is best for you ?

maloo

Well i dont work weekends, but will check with the Mrs to see if we got anything planned.

rottitera02

maloo wrote:

Well i dont work weekends, but will check with the Mrs to see if we got anything planned.

Good man, am trying to get a date sorted out thats suitable for people out of the 4 dates i mentioned so i can book the barn asap.

So a preference on a majority will be in order, although i'm easy on any of them and don't mind going twice.

rottitera02

rottitera02 wrote:

For all you guys wishing to go gisburn,here's a bonus......

I have found a gorgeous stone barn with accomodation for up to 14 people within the forest itself, hot water, 2 toilets, sleeping is by way of as if you were in a tent i.e; sleeping bag etc;
i have contacted the owners and it's £10 per person per night.......available weekends are..

april 30th......7th may.........28th may..........4th june

Secure bike storage within the barn itself. fitted kitchen and utensils etc

If any of you are interested lets sort out a weekend so i can book it as soon as poss.

We can do two days riding and its 5 mins ride from barn to the trails.


Here is the link to the barns website.....

http://www.dalehousebarn.co.uk/index.php?s=about

Come on guys... an opportunity not to be missed.

Cheshley

rottitera02 wrote:

rottitera02 wrote:

For all you guys wishing to go gisburn,here's a bonus......

I have found a gorgeous stone barn with accomodation for up to 14 people within the forest itself, hot water, 2 toilets, sleeping is by way of as if you were in a tent i.e; sleeping bag etc;
i have contacted the owners and it's £10 per person per night.......available weekends are..

april 30th......7th may.........28th may..........4th june

Secure bike storage within the barn itself. fitted kitchen and utensils etc

If any of you are interested lets sort out a weekend so i can book it as soon as poss.

We can do two days riding and its 5 mins ride from barn to the trails.


Here is the link to the barns website.....

http://www.dalehousebarn.co.uk/index.php?s=about

Come on guys... an opportunity not to be missed.

Can't do overnight trips, but it's driveable for a day. Where is Lee Quarry?

sparrowlegs78

Lee Quarry is in Bacup, bit of a hole, but the Quarry makes up for it
Caz xx

rottitera02

This was announced by the ordnance survey group today.......

Ordnance Survey OpenData

Today, it was announced by Ordnance Survey that certain OS data would be free to download and it is called "OS OpenData".

Dusan Pecek, our Technical Director said:"This is excellent news. For me it is a very good ‘free data campaign’. It will enable us to boost our plans and potentials and important as ever - free our ideas even more!"

BUT "..the Ramblers' Association and private makers of paper maps expressed disappointment that OS is not forced to release the details necessary to produce competing commercial versions of its popular Explorer (1:25,000 scale) and Landranger (1:50,000 scale) maps." (source Guardian.co.uk)

So what exactly is this "free" data. We have identified below what you can download, BUT Explorer 1:25k maps and Landranger 1:50k maps are NOT free, either in digital or paper versions. So if you were holding back……no need anymore…..you have the answer and we know that some of you will have missed our March Offer and the opportunity to sponsor Mountain Rescue, so just for you, we will extend that same offer to you for the month of April 2010, so get your maps and get out there this Easter!

Specification of OS OpenData

OS OpenData product set is defined as follows.
OS Street View®

1:50 000 Gazetteer
1:250 000 Scale Colour Raster

OS Locator(TM)
Boundary-Line(TM)

Code-Point® Open
Meridian(TM) 2

Strategi®
MiniScale®

OS VectorMap(TM) District (available 1 May 2010)
Land-Form PANORAMA®


So what does it mean to you?

Some products are free for you to download, but outdoor maps are not free; it’s great for developers, but not too much help to the general public. So all of you who had hoped to get free Landranger and Explorer maps that we all rely on in the outdoors, may be a bit disappointed. And the free products would still need to be converted to work in Quo, but that is what we do and that is what you pay for.

What does it mean to us?

We are very excited. The Gazetteer, the 1:250k Map and the Land-Form Panorama (DTM), which we utilise and sell, no longer attract OS royalties so we can review our pricing structure for these products.

But the best news is that we can develop new products based on the OS StreetView at 1:10k and the other free data. Unfortunately, this does not allow us to produce our own outdoor maps, so we will continue to sell the brilliant OS Explorer and Landranger Maps. But, we think that this is a major step forward for OS and will allow massive innovations to be made.


Not what i expected, 1:25000 scale would have been the one for us guys.......':('

sparrowlegs78

Not long now peeps
Caz xx

mountain mick

yeah 9 days and counting down

hope i dont come down with anything as i've not been feeling too good today :?

also off to Sherwood Pines this saturday with family so hope weather's ok

sparrowlegs78

I'm poorly too, had a steaming chest cold for a week, coughing like a 100 a day smoker .....hope it's shifted by mid week as I want to get out for a play on the bike before Degla
Caz xx

mountain mick

going to take it steady on sat at sherwood so i dont over do it and get badly for the following sat

Cheshley

mountain mick wrote:

yeah 9 days and counting down

hope i dont come down with anything as i've not been feeling too good today :?

also off to Sherwood Pines this saturday with family so hope weather's ok

I hope you're bringing a brolly and, depending on what route you're looking at, good mud tyres

kangaroo

you dont get that type of mud at Llandegla

mountain mick

i know it could be bad with the mud. I've got a set of Bontrager Jone's Mud x 2.0 on, no problems so far with them

I'm not sure to use these tyres at Llandegla or should change back to ones that came as standard ( Bontrager Jone's XR 2.2 ) or even get some different ones any suggestions in that area would be nice

sparrowlegs78

Anyone alive tonight?
Caz xx

kangaroo

yes
its very quite in here

sparrowlegs78

I know I was considering getting out my sharp pokey stick
Caz xx

kangaroo

tell them caz and you to maloo, Llandegla doesnt really get muddy, the worst ive seen it is a wet greasy coating about 1mm thick, your going to be better off with normal tyres

saying that does remind me of the big chalkboard in the cafe, where they right the current trail conditions, it always says wet and slippery, i dont think ive ever seen it changed

kangaroo

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

I know I was considering getting out my sharp pokey stick
Caz xx

it would have to be a long one, or perhaps attached to a romote controlled (by satalite of course) helicopter, else youd never reach some of us-

sparrowlegs78

Only bit of wet I've seen is the big puddle by Snowdon view and the drain channels at the side, I've never got muddy there, just a bit gritty and pine needely in the wet
Caz xx

kangaroo

hold on to something tight now caz
a group from my local bike club went to Llandegla today, they posted on facebook last night, (id heard mutterings about before, but didnt think they were inviting me, cause im not very fast) but i looked at the weather forcast, didnt have my full sus and wasnt feeling to good so...
i didnt go

sparrowlegs78

I'm ok tonight, coz I'm bored I've had a youtube Llandegla video marathon tonight so I'm squealed out tonight lol
Caz xx

kangaroo

dr who for me tonight, watched a bit of the tom baker stuff and then last christmas's special

sparrowlegs78

Richie will love you! he's a total Dr Who nerd. I am sat here with all the themes from the new Dr Who programmes as he's downloaded them all lol....he's got all the DVD's and books and some oler memorabilia too lol
Caz xx

kangaroo

ive got boxes full of the books, pritty much got nearly all of them (not the new series though, as they brought those out as kids books) even got a picture of me with sylvester mcoy somewhere

sparrowlegs78

Waana buy a couple of limited edn T shirts? lol
Got other bits n bats here too
Caz xx