Crudcatcher Christmas/New Year Ride

angry_bird
angry_bird Posts: 3,787
edited December 2011 in The Crudcatcher
Morning bumders

Just toying with the idea of a cruddy xmas/new year ride, so at some point between xmas and new year maybe, or in the new year even?

Location wise, somewhere fairly easy for most people to get to. Cannock springs to mind as it's so central but obviously there are better places to go...

So if you're interested get some dates you're free in and where you think we should go.

Sorry if I'm very vague about when it should be but I'll be doing sod all for 3 weeks other than riding bikes anyway :lol:
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  • Kaise
    Kaise Posts: 2,498
    29th/30th December?
    im free on these dates and i was planning a day at afan on the 30th but this is obviously now open to a whole host of possibilities!

    well up for riding somewhere new (havent been to cannock yet) but i am up for driving to pretty much anywhere within about 2.5 hrs if its going to be a good day of riding!
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  • thekickingmule
    thekickingmule Posts: 7,957
    Cannock is fairly central? Really?

    Maybe if you live in England. Not really good from Leeds though as there's no direct route, you have to go the long way round.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    30th would be the only day I maybe able to appear.
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  • Pudseyp
    Pudseyp Posts: 3,514
    As long as we can wear our shitty christmas jumpers on the promise they will get ruined...
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  • Kaise
    Kaise Posts: 2,498
    there is nothing shitty about my christmas jumper i tell you that now!
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    firstly i thought leeds was in england :?
    secondly if i can sort a working bike by then i'm in!
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    VWsurfbum wrote:
    firstly i thought leeds was in england :?
    :lol: me too!

    If it's on, i'll be there.
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  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,084
    Maybe, i'll be moving house 28th,29th,30th so I'm unlikely, unless move goes much smoother than i anticipate.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,432
    Bumm3r - would have like to do this but we're going away for the last few days of 2011. Ho hum.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • 1mancity2
    1mancity2 Posts: 2,355
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Bumm3r - would have like to do this but we're going away for the last few days of 2011. Ho hum.

    I'll probably be in Scarborough but I could take the bike, Dalby maybe?
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,432
    1mancity2 wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Bumm3r - would have like to do this but we're going away for the last few days of 2011. Ho hum.

    I'll probably be in Scarborough but I could take the bike, Dalby maybe?
    Yep, that'd be the nearest decent trail centre I reckon (Guisborough isn't far but I don't rate it).
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  • thekickingmule
    thekickingmule Posts: 7,957
    bails87 wrote:
    VWsurfbum wrote:
    firstly i thought leeds was in england :?
    :lol: me too!
    Nope, it's in Yorkshire. That's foreign! If you've never been here, bring you passport ;):lol:
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,432
    thekickingmule wrote:
    bails87 wrote:
    VWsurfbum wrote:
    firstly i thought leeds was in england :?
    :lol: me too!
    Nope, it's in Yorkshire. That's foreign! If you've never been here, bring you passport ;):lol:
    Yep, they've even got their own airline
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  • VWsurfbum
    VWsurfbum Posts: 7,881
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    thekickingmule wrote:
    bails87 wrote:
    VWsurfbum wrote:
    firstly i thought leeds was in england :?
    :lol: me too!
    Nope, it's in Yorkshire. That's foreign! If you've never been here, bring you passport ;):lol:
    Yep, they've even got their own airline
    LOL
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  • ricardo_smooth
    ricardo_smooth Posts: 1,281
    thekickingmule wrote:
    Cannock is fairly central? Really?

    Not really good from Leeds though as there's no direct route.


    BS! there are motorways nowadays you know! they take you pretty direct. Well the M1 route does anyway.
  • thekickingmule
    thekickingmule Posts: 7,957
    Yawn. I'll drive past the Peaks to get to Cannock.... no thanks.

    Anyway, I'm pretty sure the M1 takes me to London ;)
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  • Kaise
    Kaise Posts: 2,498
    how about the peaks then? i am quite happy driving all the way up there if Kickingmule can't get his arse to cannock!

    i mean petrol is free right!?
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  • ricardo_smooth
    ricardo_smooth Posts: 1,281
    This ride will never happen......FACT!
  • sniper68
    sniper68 Posts: 2,910
    Kaise wrote:
    how about the peaks then? i am quite happy driving all the way up there if Kickingmule can't get his ars* to cannock!

    i mean petrol is free right!?
    If it was...I still wouldn't drive all the way from Sheffield to Cannock :roll: or Dulby :?
    If it's trail centres then why not Wales...at least they're interesting :D
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    This ride will never happen......FACT!
    I agree,as noone will agree on a location :lol:
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  • thekickingmule
    thekickingmule Posts: 7,957
    Kaise wrote:
    how about the peaks then? i am quite happy driving all the way up there if Kickingmule can't get his ars* to cannock!

    i mean petrol is free right!?
    Been there and done it. I visited with CWNT as we were passing, to be honest, don't think I'd drive there just to ride it.
    As Ibbo said, Wales would make much more sense. I'd rather use my free petrol to go there I think.
    It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
    Join us on UK-MTB we won't bite, but bring cake!
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,158
    Can only play on the 31st :(
  • TheNorthernTrain
    TheNorthernTrain Posts: 1,049
    If I can get time off I'm game. Sadly, i reckon getting the time off will be difficult...
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  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,981
    thekickingmule wrote:
    Kaise wrote:
    how about the peaks then? i am quite happy driving all the way up there if Kickingmule can't get his ars* to cannock!

    i mean petrol is free right!?
    Been there and done it. I visited with CWNT as we were passing, to be honest, don't think I'd drive there just to ride it.
    As Ibbo said, Wales would make much more sense. I'd rather use my free petrol to go there I think.

    O'hai :)

    I really enjoyed Cannock, possibly my favourite trail centre experience so far. Nothing overly challenging, just miles and miles of fun. I think it was spoiled a little when we were there though because it was eleventy billion degrees out.

    Not that I give a shlt where you go, 'cos it's not like I'll be coming for a while. Sod you all, I hope you all get bad Mark Fowlers!
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
    thekickingmule wrote:
    Kaise wrote:
    how about the peaks then? i am quite happy driving all the way up there if Kickingmule can't get his ars* to cannock!

    i mean petrol is free right!?
    Been there and done it. I visited with CWNT as we were passing, to be honest, don't think I'd drive there just to ride it.
    As Ibbo said, Wales would make much more sense. I'd rather use my free petrol to go there I think.

    Ahhhhhh was it you I met at Cannock with CWNT? I always did wonder :lol:

    Yeah Cannock wasn't the best place ever, was ok though!

    Eveyone has smart phones these days... we could do a virtual Skype ride :lol: haha.
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  • thekickingmule
    thekickingmule Posts: 7,957
    Haha yeah, it were me drivin the car we were in. Didn't we meet in the car park as you were about 10 mins ahead of us? :lol:

    Virtual Skype ride you say? This could be a fantastic idea worth looking into....
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    I can't remember why, but me and Ben rode round together, and you two were either just ahead or just behind us. We waited around for about an hour before we set off without you, so I assume you were behind us.

    How about Llandegla? I'm not going to Cwm Carn again and the other S Wales places are a bit further than I'd want to do in one day, if I can avoid it. So North Wales seems sensible, especially as most people seem to be coming from oop North. Less navigational hassle than a natural ride too.
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  • Kaise
    Kaise Posts: 2,498
    has anyone planned a ride yet then?
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Don't think so, my preference would be Cannock, we can have a long travel HT battle :lol:
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  • Kaise
    Kaise Posts: 2,498
    you'll lose FACT

    jokes, i'm up for a trip to cannock never ridden there so could be interesting......
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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    New thread for the actual ride that's actually happening!
    viewtopic.php?f=10007&t=12826744
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