Crudcatcher Ride - Snowdon!!
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Two's company, three's a crowd so I'll pm DodgeT about the uplift. Would be ideal as I've hardly rode my bike in the last 4 months and I'm a fat git.Proutster wrote:oodboo wrote:I'm a lazy cnut and CBA to read 11 pages to get up to speed. I will be in the area (well, Wallasey which is a lot closer than I am now) that weekend so can probably manage a day trip on the Sunday. Will get me away from the in-laws
So what's the plan for Sunday? Do I need to book anything?
FFS!!!
It depends if you want to do an uplift day at Antur Stiniog, which virtually all of of us are doing, or to go somewhere else.
If its Antur Stiniog then send a PM to DodgeT and see if you're not too late to get on the uplift.
If it's the other, then I don't know, 'cos I'm going to Antur!! But speak to YeehaaMcgee & thekickingmule as they're the only ones not on the uplift.
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Ritchie's not doing it either is he?Proutster wrote:If it's the other, then I don't know, 'cos I'm going to Antur!! But speak to YeehaaMcgee & thekickingmule as they're the only ones not on the uplift.
I'm being left alone with YeeHaa!? I don't know which of us should be more scared... :twisted: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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thekickingmule wrote:
Ritchie's not doing it either is he?Proutster wrote:If it's the other, then I don't know, 'cos I'm going to Antur!! But speak to YeehaaMcgee & thekickingmule as they're the only ones not on the uplift.
Oh yes he is, just spoken to him and he's messaging DodgeT as we speak to try to get on. Richie's mate Mike (Fatfiend) is going on it as well and he's not the most confident descender in the world - why don't you get on it? You'll love the blue and everything on the red is rollable as well.I'm being left alone with YeeHaa!? I don't know which of us should be more scared... :twisted:
I think that's a thought that I don't want in my brain, where's the mind-bleach?0 -
YOO HOO!
I'm back and I'm in. Snowdon Overnight acommodation and that downhill thingy.I'm going to blow the bank on a new build ( within reason ) NOW DONE!!
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Right chappies, apart from the original 10 mentioned already for stiniog, I've got requests for more
Oodboo
Richie63
Fatfiend
I need your real names for booking, i'll see if I can get you in.
Now, anyone else, shout up soon, like tonight please if you want to go. I'll try to get anybody else who replies TONIGHT on the uplift. If you decide after this, then you'll have to pray to the god of Antur (adrian) to see if he can get you on.0 -
Oh go on then, you've twisted my leg.
Do I have to give my real name? I fear people will stalk me and steal my identity so I end up living in Nigeria trying to give you my uncle's (ex general) money via several bank accounts!
Keith Smith. Now shhhhhIt 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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My real name is Kaiser Sosee. Alright - it isn't really, it's Mike Richardson. See you in court!0
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Proutster wrote:The accommodation's booked and paid for, we're all staying at the Pen-y-Pass YHA - see Pen-y-PassThe final list is:
Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April:
Proutster
lawman
thekickingmule
Bails87
Richie63
Fatfiend
Northwind PAID
Saturday 6th April only:
DodgeT PAID
mike_s14
Alex off of Epic Bleed Solutions
Nigel Brogan
Charles Prinold
Spencer Burton
Coming up Snowdon but doesn't need accommodation as he's from round there, isn't it:
YeehaaMcgee
Total cost per person per night, including breakfast, is £26.39. I know that some of you are YHA members, so I've booked us all in - and paid for us all - as if we're members, which get's a £3 per night discount.
So you all owe me £23.39 per night and then, if you're not a member, you'll have to pay the £3 per night extra to the YHA when you arrive.
Send me a PM and we can agree payment details - I have a very rich, Nigerian, uncle who just needs your bank account details0 -
Already sent off the request to Stiniog for;
Roger Taylor
Mark Prout
Mike Robinson
Alex Mansell
Nigel Brogan
Andrew Cunningham
Charles Prinold
Bails - Mark Bailey
Lawman - Tom law
Spencer Burton
Will ask if there's room for
Oodboo - Adam Brown
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Fatfiend - Mike Richardson
thekickingmule - Keith Smith
Yeehaa, last chance saloon, literally.. do you want to come, come on, you know you want to .....
Once I have the go ahead from Stiniog, i'll post up with payment details etc.0 -
Had a mail back from Adrian, we're in!
Need to get payment sorted, I'll send the bank transfer on friday as away now until friday lunchtime - day in morocco and a day in lisbon, rain due in both..
So if you kind chaps could get me some funds over it would be appreciated. I'll pm my details. Its £26 each.
Don't forget to put your name in the ref so I know who's paid please0 -
Proutster wrote:The accommodation's booked and paid for, we're all staying at the Pen-y-Pass YHA - see Pen-y-PassThe final list is:
Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April:
Proutster
lawman
thekickingmule PAID
Bails87
Richie63
Fatfiend
Northwind PAID
Saturday 6th April only:
DodgeT PAID
mike_s14
Alex off of Epic Bleed Solutions
Nigel Brogan PAID
Charles Prinold
Spencer Burton
Coming up Snowdon but doesn't need accommodation as he's from round there, isn't it:
YeehaaMcgee
Total cost per person per night, including breakfast, is £26.39. I know that some of you are YHA members, so I've booked us all in - and paid for us all - as if we're members, which get's a £3 per night discount.
So you all owe me £23.39 per night and then, if you're not a member, you'll have to pay the £3 per night extra to the YHA when you arrive.
Send me a PM and we can agree payment details - I have a very rich, Nigerian, uncle who just needs your bank account details0 -
Thanks for payments so far, don't be alarmed if I don't respond much over next couple of days, wont have lappy with me and there's only so much I can bear to do with tab/phone but I'll update on friday.0
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Proutster wrote:The accommodation's booked and paid for, we're all staying at the Pen-y-Pass YHA - see Pen-y-PassThe final list is:
Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April:
Proutster
lawman PAID
thekickingmule PAID
Bails87
Richie63
Fatfiend
Northwind PAID
Saturday 6th April only:
DodgeT PAID
mike_s14 PAID
Alex off of Epic Bleed Solutions PAID
Nigel Brogan PAID
Charles Prinold
Spencer Burton
Coming up Snowdon but doesn't need accommodation as he's from round there, isn't it:
YeehaaMcgee
Total cost per person per night, including breakfast, is £26.39. I know that some of you are YHA members, so I've booked us all in - and paid for us all - as if we're members, which get's a £3 per night discount.
So you all owe me £23.39 per night and then, if you're not a member, you'll have to pay the £3 per night extra to the YHA when you arrive.
Send me a PM and we can agree payment details - I have a very rich, Nigerian, uncle who just needs your bank account details
Thanks to all who've paid so far 0 -
Proutster wrote:The accommodation's booked and paid for, we're all staying at the Pen-y-Pass YHA - see Pen-y-PassThe final list is:
Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April:
Proutster
lawman PAID
thekickingmule PAID
Bails87
Richie63
Fatfiend
Northwind PAID
Saturday 6th April only:
DodgeT PAID
mike_s14 PAID
Alex off of Epic Bleed Solutions PAID
Nigel Brogan PAID
Charles Prinold PAID
Spencer Burton
Coming up Snowdon but doesn't need accommodation as he's from round there, isn't it:
YeehaaMcgee
Total cost per person per night, including breakfast, is £26.39. I know that some of you are YHA members, so I've booked us all in - and paid for us all - as if we're members, which get's a £3 per night discount.
So you all owe me £23.39 per night and then, if you're not a member, you'll have to pay the £3 per night extra to the YHA when you arrive.
Send me a PM and we can agree payment details - I have a very rich, Nigerian, uncle who just needs your bank account details
And another one, thanks Charlie!!0 -
Proutster wrote:The accommodation's booked and paid for, we're all staying at the Pen-y-Pass YHA - see Pen-y-PassThe final list is:
Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April:
Proutster
lawman PAID
thekickingmule PAID
Bails87 PAID
Richie63
Fatfiend
Northwind PAID
Saturday 6th April only:
DodgeT PAID
mike_s14 PAID
Alex off of Epic Bleed Solutions PAID
Nigel Brogan PAID
Charles Prinold PAID
Spencer Burton
Coming up Snowdon but doesn't need accommodation as he's from round there, isn't it:
YeehaaMcgee
Total cost per person per night, including breakfast, is £26.39. I know that some of you are YHA members, so I've booked us all in - and paid for us all - as if we're members, which get's a £3 per night discount.
So you all owe me £23.39 per night and then, if you're not a member, you'll have to pay the £3 per night extra to the YHA when you arrive.
Send me a PM and we can agree payment details - I have a very rich, Nigerian, uncle who just needs your bank account details
Yet another one, thanks Bails!!
On another topic, following a question from DodgeT, I checked with the Pen-y-Pass YHA and they don't have bike storage. This is their reply:As you are planning a trip around cycling around Snowdon it is important that you are aware that we do not have a bike shed or inside storage for bikes at this Hostel, previously cyclists have secured their bikes in the Hostel grounds.
So I'm going to take every padlock, D-lock and chain that I possess and I'd suggest everyone else does the same - we could chain all of the bikes together and if any scrotes manage to nick 20 bikes all chained together then good luck to them!!0 -
Yeah, mine will stay in the car... If people want to get some off roofracks etc I'll be able to squeeze a few more in. No easy way to lock them up inside though)
(alternatively I might cancel the trip, and pop up to the youth hostel with a brick and a van and steal all your bikes)Uncompromising extremist0 -
Northwind wrote:(alternatively I might cancel the trip, and pop up to the youth hostel with a brick and a van and steal all your bikes)
A cunning plan indeed, but why the brick?0 -
If you have two locks you can fix the bike to the two rear door handles. That way the doors can't be opened without unlocking the locks and the bikes are in a position that makes it difficult to attack the locks without the doors open. And you can't open the doors until you've removed the locks...Northwind wrote:Yeah, mine will stay in the car... If people want to get some off roofracks etc I'll be able to squeeze a few more in. No easy way to lock them up inside though)
(alternatively I might cancel the trip, and pop up to the youth hostel with a brick and a van and steal all your bikes)0 -
Can't get to the doors on my car because the back's lined with tarp. For the dirty bikes obviously, not for corpse transportation. The old carpet is also for dirty bikes, not for corpse hiding. The shovel? It has no bike uses, let's forget I mentioned it.Uncompromising extremist0
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Proutster wrote:The accommodation's booked and paid for, we're all staying at the Pen-y-Pass YHA - see Pen-y-PassThe final list is:
Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April:
Proutster
lawman PAID
thekickingmule PAID
Bails87 PAID
Richie63 PAID
Fatfiend PAID
Northwind PAID
Saturday 6th April only:
DodgeT PAID
mike_s14 PAID
Alex off of Epic Bleed Solutions PAID
Nigel Brogan PAID
Charles Prinold PAID
Spencer Burton
Coming up Snowdon but doesn't need accommodation as he's from round there, isn't it:
YeehaaMcgee
Total cost per person per night, including breakfast, is £26.39. I know that some of you are YHA members, so I've booked us all in - and paid for us all - as if we're members, which get's a £3 per night discount.
So you all owe me £23.39 per night and then, if you're not a member, you'll have to pay the £3 per night extra to the YHA when you arrive.
Send me a PM and we can agree payment details - I have a very rich, Nigerian, uncle who just needs your bank account details
Only one more to go now, thanks Richie!!0 -
Got most of the money in now thanks & have just paid Antur.
Roger Taylor
Mark Prout PAID bt
Mike Robinson PAID
Alex Mansell PAID bt
Nigel Brogan PAID bt
Andrew Cunningham PAID pp
Charles Prinold PAID bt
Bails - Mark Bailey PAID pp
Lawman - Tom law PAID bt
Spencer Burton
Oodboo - Adam Brown PAID pp
Richie63 - Richard Brooks PAID pp
Fatfiend - Mike Richardson PAID pp
thekickingmule - Keith Smith PAID bt0 -
Only 3wks away chaps, keep your fingers crossed for good weather!
Been meaning to say, I have an old 661 comp FF helmet in medium, well used, but it'll do the job of protecting your head against welsh slate!
I'll chuck it in the car and anyone who wants it (if anyone wants it..) can have it.
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Ground is just as hard whether your riding a HT or big bouncer
Just post up if you want it, then there wont be any arguing over who's having my helmet on there face at the youth hostel 0 -
Medium.
Would be far better on a FS if you have one imo. If not, it'll bring your skills on 0 -
Medium should be fine. After what happened at Dalbeattie on my 29er ht I think I'd be better off on fs. The bike is in a better condition for it anyway. Back wheel needs sorting on the ht.
Just need a pass out from the missus now. Haven't told her it's booked and paid for :oops:0 -
Just got back from 15 days of snowboarding today - turns out that the facilities in Val d'isere are from the bloody dark ages, so the only internet has been on our mobiles.
Aaaanyhoo, when is this ride again? I've completely lost track of real life by now!0 -
Just got back myself from a week of skiing in Serre Chevalier - brilliant snow and a great time!!
Going up Snowdon on Saturday 6th April and then we're all going to Antur Stiniog on Sunday 7th.0
