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  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    hi guys, glad to hear you had a good time :D i feel proper rough, it feels like someone has used sandpaper in my throat and i have a banging headache :(

    i know waylander went cos my mates went there this morning and were apparently talking to you lot before they started as you were parked next to them and he said some guy on an orange mondraker was talking all bike radar, what ever that means :lol:

    hope we can all get together next week though :D
  • Squarepants
    Squarepants Posts: 1,019
    Sorry to hear you're feeling rough Kev, get well soon :lol: i'll bring some grapes and lucozade next week :D
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  • itsmygame
    itsmygame Posts: 277
    flowers more like :lol::lol::lol::lol: :P
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    :lol::lol::lol::lol:
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    itsmygame wrote:
    flowers more like :lol::lol::lol::lol: :P

    what am i, dead?
  • itsmygame
    itsmygame Posts: 277
    ha lol no ..... i was going for .......A BIG GIRL lol :lol::lol::lol: :P
    RockHopper Expert ---- (the bike not me)
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    itsmygame wrote:
    ha lol no ..... i was going for .......A BIG GIRL lol :lol::lol::lol: :P

    cheers mate :wink::lol:
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    Kev ya jess...

    We will bring you flowers and grapes if you come next time :p
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    yeah, yeah, next time one of you lot are ill i'll come around and kick your front door down and drag you out see how you like it :lol:

    i've had an idea to mix up some rides, not sure if people will be up for it or not. how about we all show a local ride that we do, so that we don't get bored of cwmcrn every week? there's loads of good riding up by me and gareth and i bet james can show us some good stuff up caerphilly mountain. i've always wanted to ride machen mountain aswell but don't know where the trails are.

    just an idea :D
  • itsmygame
    itsmygame Posts: 277
    +1 for that
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  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    I know some of Machen would do a rekee to remind myself before taking you.

    But i would recomend a good dry weekend for it, the natural trails in machen get wet and cut up badly in the wet, better to leave them till the summer a bit, for trails own survivability.
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    Thewaylander wrote:
    I know some of Machen would do a rekee to remind myself before taking you.

    But i would recomend a good dry weekend for it, the natural trails in machen get wet and cut up badly in the wet, better to leave them till the summer a bit, for trails own survivability.

    is that a word? :lol:

    but yeah, makes sense :D
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    yes it is actually its in the dictionary and everything :p
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    lol ^

    i'd be up for some more "off the beaten track" sort of rides, Sladey was saying there is a nice route at Cwmcarn that a few of you have done before thats up the other hill on the left. But a bit boggy atm.

    Anyone got sore legs today?
    My calves are killing!! DOMS!
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    Nope legs are feeling great to be honest ready to ride again.

    Seems to be my power has gone but my recovery is still there :s hoping my helmet mount for my lights get here tomorrow ready for night riding :p but booked week off in Feb to hammer the fitness, at least 3 cwm rides(it just works in the wet) and maybe a sneaky afan one turbo boost the fitness.
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    Yea I REALLY need to increase my fitness! :lol:

    Fortunately, riding with you lot isn't giving me much time to sit and rest so it'll come eventually :D

    I've been on a healthy food drive since xmas, I ate far far far too mcuh!
    Just hard to keep fit when you sit on you arse monday - friday!
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    Indeed it can be hard work through the winter :(

    No excuses for those summer months though, get some weekend leg work in while we can in winter then hammer the summer :p
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    lol ^

    i'd be up for some more "off the beaten track" sort of rides, Sladey was saying there is a nice route at Cwmcarn that a few of you have done before thats up the other hill on the left. But a bit boggy atm.

    !

    would that be the route that me and sladey ended up accidently riding a downhill track with our saddles at full height and i was pooing myself all the way down? :lol:
  • Silversladey
    Silversladey Posts: 450
    welshkev wrote:
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    lol ^

    i'd be up for some more "off the beaten track" sort of rides, Sladey was saying there is a nice route at Cwmcarn that a few of you have done before thats up the other hill on the left. But a bit boggy atm.

    !

    would that be the route that me and sladey ended up accidently riding a downhill track with our saddles at full height and i was pooing myself all the way down? :lol:

    That route was a bit above my ability, I am sure some of the more daring would love to ride it and I am up for giving it a go in the summer.

    Whilst Ben and I were following the others up the trail (about 200m behind) I was describing the route that turns left at the toll booth, off the Trwch trail and follows the fire road up the other side of the valley, you then track around Mynedd Maen mountain above Cwmbran, you then join The Twrch Trail at the top of Airstream, Gareth and I were shown the route back in the summer,, the trail needs to be quite dry to ride it
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    Silversladey wrote:
    welshkev wrote:
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    lol ^

    i'd be up for some more "off the beaten track" sort of rides, Sladey was saying there is a nice route at Cwmcarn that a few of you have done before thats up the other hill on the left. But a bit boggy atm.

    !

    would that be the route that me and sladey ended up accidently riding a downhill track with our saddles at full height and i was pooing myself all the way down? :lol:

    That route was a bit above my ability, I am sure some of the more daring would love to ride it and I am up for giving it a go in the summer.

    Whilst Ben and I were following the others up the trail (about 200m behind) I was describing the route that turns left at the toll booth, off the Trwch trail and follows the fire road up the other side of the valley, you then track around Mynedd Maen mountain above Cwmbran, you then join The Twrch Trail at the top of Airstream, Gareth and I were shown the route back in the summer,, the trail needs to be quite dry to ride it

    i know where you mean :D
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    hi guys, does anyone fancy this?

    http://www.stdavidsfoundation.co.uk/?pa ... vent_id=16

    i know it's not mountain biking as such but i've done a few of their rides and it's for a good cause, they looked after my grandad when he had cancer and did a really good job :D

    i think i'm going to do it just cos it's a good cause and to get some miles in as a fitness booster :D
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    Not hugely...

    But i am meant to be doing a 12 hours night ride for charity at some point int he summer should be good :P
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    Thewaylander wrote:
    Not hugely...

    But i am meant to be doing a 12 hours night ride for charity at some point int he summer should be good :P

    who's that for? sounds good :D
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    No idea, old mate was telling me about when i was merry in the pub the other week, said he'd drop me a line closer to the time.

    I just go i don't organise or think lol
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    welshkev wrote:
    hi guys, does anyone fancy this?

    http://www.stdavidsfoundation.co.uk/?pa ... vent_id=16

    i know it's not mountain biking as such but i've done a few of their rides and it's for a good cause, they looked after my grandad when he had cancer and did a really good job :D

    i think i'm going to do it just cos it's a good cause and to get some miles in as a fitness booster :D

    I don't mind getting involved :)

    could do with some spinning miles in the saddle.

    is it off road/ bridle paths?
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    The Northern Monkey wrote:
    welshkev wrote:
    hi guys, does anyone fancy this?

    http://www.stdavidsfoundation.co.uk/?pa ... vent_id=16

    i know it's not mountain biking as such but i've done a few of their rides and it's for a good cause, they looked after my grandad when he had cancer and did a really good job :D

    i think i'm going to do it just cos it's a good cause and to get some miles in as a fitness booster :D

    I don't mind getting involved :)

    could do with some spinning miles in the saddle.

    is it off road/ bridle paths?

    the last one's i've done for them have been on canal tow paths and cycle paths, there may be a bit of road involved but not much. like i say it's not exactly mountain biking but it's for a good cause :D
  • rhyko7
    rhyko7 Posts: 781
    been meaning to join you guys for a while, but keep end up riding other stuff (machen/islwyn and whiley or DH) or over sleeping on wkends :oops:

    Anyways, i aint ridden Cwmcarn in ages, prob about 3 months, mainly cos i got bored of it and fancied more challenging riding, but ive had enough time away for it to be fun again now, especially if i rode it at night

    Who has lights and fancies a cwmcarn night mission?
    Dont look at it-ride it! they are tools not f*cking ornaments

    my riding:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/rhyspect

    Some of my Rides Data/maps:
    http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/Users/527337
  • Squarepants
    Squarepants Posts: 1,019
    Hi guys, sorry been away for a while, been doing my stupid Uni work..

    Yea up for doing some local rides, happy to have a bash around Philly mountain, and anywhere else you guys fancy going. I don't tend to get bored of Cwmcarn though :wink:

    When the next jaunt then lads?
    Cube Hanzz Pro FR
    Squarepants wrote:
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  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    Well hoping Taz and I will be up there tonight with the new lights on for testing just a raz up the road and enjoy the downs for the first experiment.

    Then planning a slow ride Sat and riding wth you guys sunday! :p
  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    i might have to work sunday morning lads :( i'm trying to get out of it though so fingers crossed.

    any ideas where to go? :D

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