Peterborough/Cambridge area MTB'ers

mikebert4

Leebergin wrote:

I am trying to set a ride up for friday about 6:30pm if your intrested ?

Lee :shock:

I'm there Lee, cheers

Leebergin

acac wrote:

like to but prether sat, or sun, as have more time friday be to much of a rush after work not much daylight left now

ACAC

that half the fun ask mike, we rode home in the dark without lights, kinda scary, but you learn to rely on your riding skills.

Lee :shock:

mikebert4

haha, aye though the trick is -not- to end up on the A1 eh?

Still, I managed to redeem my navagation skills with Acac, as we found old soulehay first time \o/

Troopy

I'm up for friday 6.30 and maybe Sunday afternoon but I'll have to see how work goes on Saturday before in know about Sunday.

Leebergin

Looks like it could be a wet one lads, but hey its only rain..... :shock:

Look forward to seeing you both there

Lee :shock:

Troopy

I'll see you 6.30 outside the visitors centre unless I hear anything different

mikebert4

aye, it'll be a drippy one

catch you both at 6:30

Leebergin

Well isn't british weather great.

So look like sunday is going to be the day.

Shall we say the visitor center

I can do any time after 2 pm

Let me know

Lee :shock:

mikebert4

aye, after reviewing the situation via a phonecall we called it off

Sunday is good for me too, providing I'm not required to hep the Girlfriend set up for another term in Cambridge.

I'll keep poeple posted

Mike

Leebergin

Right everyone what time are we meeting up. :shock:

Lee :shock:

Troopy

I'm good for 2.30pm at the visitors centre

mikebert4

2:30 works for me, unless thats un-possible for anyone I'll see you all there

Leebergin

Look like i'll see you there at 2:30 gents

Lee :shock:

mikebert4

Fantastic little ride chaps, thanks!

We're considering getting a car(s)-full and heading over Chicksands way in a comming weekend, Leebergin will no doubt flesh-out these plans a bit more, but in 2-3weekends time would anyone like to take a blast up (?) that way?

Troopy

Yeh I really enjoyed the ride out this afternoon. Good meeting up with you both and also good riding locally with company. Looking forward to the next ride.

Leebergin

Guy's great ride, thanks for a nice afternoon and showing me parts of the boro that i hadn't seen before.

Will post shortly about Chicksands......

Lee :shock:

jamieayres

Finally got my bike. So if you see a bright red rock lobster about, with a rider who is struggling due to not riding for 2 months, say hi

mikebert4

Will do Jamie

If you spot me (ye-old 'all-in-black' rider) then feel free to poke, and why not coem and test the new bike at chicksands (when Lee gets the post up about when)?


failing that, I'm often poking about from around 3-5 pm most days in Ferry Medows, feel free to come along

Troopy

Jamieayres , long time no hear, I comented to Mike only last sunday that we hadn't heard from you for a while. Anyway I was supposed to be up in Ambleside this weekend but it has been cancelled. So is anyone is up for a ride out on Sunday? am or pm!.

acac

am up for a ride saturday or sunday am be better for me :roll:

Leebergin

I can do sunday anytime, and the good news is my Kona Kikapu will be up and running

Lee :shock:

acac

ok then how about sunday am what sort of time earlyer the better so we say at the visitor centre ferry meddows

jamieayres

I should be ok for sunday AM, well it all depends on how the rugby goes on the sat...may be drinking alot

Troopy

I know I suggested am or pm but I'm now not able to make it out until sunday afternoon.

Leebergin

Sorry guys i now cant make sunday daughter has birthday party to go to.

Will be up for the next one :shock:

acac

right then who what to meet sunday morning then let us know ?

Troopy

Sorry acac, I'm hoping to get out 2-2.30 for a couple of hours. If anyone is interested then let me know and we can meet at the visitors centre. I will check here about an hour before I set out

acac

sorry troopy but cant make it this afternoon things to do been out this morning yerwell for four hours now knackred

jamieayres

acac wrote:

sorry troopy but cant make it this afternoon things to do been out this morning yerwell for four hours now knackred

I went through yarwell earlier, about 9-10ish i guess, i saw someone with helmet on in the quarry/reserve but by the time i had gone down to the gate at the bottom near the road they had gone so had a little lap of the quarry/reserve then headed towards apethorpe direction ...that wasnt you was it?

After that i took the bridleway from sulehay to the engineers but headed right on the roads towards apethorpe, and turned off onto a bridleway. Ended up near apethorpe so turned round and headed back along the bridleway which i assume goes near some quarries, but then i got a bit adventurous and ended up near kings cliffe industrial park and got a bit lost in a wood. 38 miles for my third ride in 2 months....killed me!

Route, not including the bit from boro etc was a bit like this:

http://tinyurl.com/2db4q9

acac

jamieayres
yep i it was me i was wearing red white/black helmet black jacket gray trouses rideing a black cannondale i sat just out side the gate for 5mins when i left.
when i was in the quarry/reserve i got chased my a dog trying to get my ankles got away
sounds like you had agood ride miles looks like you have a light bike which helps. :roll: