PH Swinley Ride - 2016

PH Swinley Ride - 2016

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daddy cool

Original Poster:

3,996 posts

228 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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Herman Toothrot said:
Have they opened a lot back up, that looks like the ditch you swerve back and fore up and down, only rode it twice before they closed it.
Tank Traps? Yeah, that opened up back in the late autumn (when the "ground nesting birds" had gone). Looks different now because all the trees have been chopped down.

Herman Toothrot

6,702 posts

197 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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Cool that was a fun section.

Justin S

3,637 posts

260 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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Indecisive as to bike with triple chainring and expect ridicule or one with one gear and expecting ridicule for not getting up the steep sections, such as up the back of the wall. I guess I will be ridiculed , whatever smile

Herman Toothrot

6,702 posts

197 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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One gear always gains respect regardless if minor pushing is involved smile

daddy cool

Original Poster:

3,996 posts

228 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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Yeah, go with the singlespeed - it'll make me look quicker up the hills biggrin

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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Still no MTB... frown

I'll be the one jogging round behind you all at this rate.

rolleyes

Herman Toothrot

6,702 posts

197 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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yellowjack said:
Still no MTB... frown

I'll be the one jogging round behind you all at this rate.

rolleyes
Happy to lend you one as long as you can cope with right hand rear brake, it's no trouble to throw one on the rack.

Pulse

10,922 posts

217 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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Sadly can't join you all, as much as I've enjoyed Swinley previously. My bike is still broken, and I've not had the time/inclination to fix it...

Next time though, for sure.

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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Herman Toothrot said:
yellowjack said:
Still no MTB... frown

I'll be the one jogging round behind you all at this rate.

rolleyes
Happy to lend you one as long as you can cope with right hand rear brake, it's no trouble to throw one on the rack.
Thanks for the offer. But I'm leaning on my youngest son at the moment.

I've secured 'outline planning permission' to borrow his GT. It currently has a dragging rear disc rotor, and fixing that is a condition of the loan. I have a cunning plan that involves swapping one of the rotors off my broken bike over to his, and calling Swinley a "Test Ride" to assess the efficacy of the repair.

I'm quite a shorty as well, and not sure whether I'd fit well onto a borrowed bike?

daddy cool

Original Poster:

3,996 posts

228 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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yellowjack said:
Thanks for the offer. But I'm leaning on my youngest son at the moment.

I've secured 'outline planning permission' to borrow his GT.
Probably for the best. Theres a good chance you'll end up going over the handlebars, even before we throw reversed brakes into the equation!

Only kidding wink If you don't fix your boys bike, and don't take up Herman's offer, I also have a bike you could borrow (Boardman full sus, in medium), providing my hardtail is working (ive had some issues with the rear derailleur).
Alternatively, you could rent a shiny new 1x11 bike from the BikeHub, and treat it as an extended test ride?

Fluffsri

3,161 posts

195 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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Im out, stil suffering frown

Kermit power

28,635 posts

212 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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So, who else is actually still going? Is anyone going to be easily identifiable, or do we just ride around the front of the Lookout with a red carnation strapped to our bars?

daddy cool

Original Poster:

3,996 posts

228 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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I'll be there, obviously - most likely i'll wear my PH jersey. (Also will be with at least one non-PH buddy)

If its too cold and I need to wear another layer, I will stand at the start of the trails flipping everyone the bird. If you don't punch me in the face, i'll know you are from PH.

I'll be loitering around from ~9:50, with the aim that we all hook up by 10:00, and set off at 10:10.

(If anyone is definitely coming and intending to hire a bike, let me know so we can definitely wait for you to do all the paperwork etc)

yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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Kermit power said:
So, who else is actually still going? Is anyone going to be easily identifiable, or do we just ride around the front of the Lookout with a red carnation strapped to our bars?
I'm not 100% certain, but I intend to be there.

Oh, and you can pin a red carnation to your bra if you want to, but I'm going for a yellow rose on a nice camisole top... wink

Justin S

3,637 posts

260 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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yellowjack said:
I'm not 100% certain, but I intend to be there.

Oh, and you can pin a red carnation to your bra if you want to, but I'm going for a yellow rose on a nice camisole top... wink
Leave my moobs out of this !!
I am probably going gears currently, unless I get a surge of fitness from sofa sitting this week. As for recognising each other , other than making dodgy car noises, I guess we meet at the seating area at the start of the ride maybe ? I'll be the fatknacker at the back of the ride anyways.

Kermit power

28,635 posts

212 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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Justin S said:
Leave my moobs out of this !!
I am probably going gears currently, unless I get a surge of fitness from sofa sitting this week. As for recognising each other , other than making dodgy car noises, I guess we meet at the seating area at the start of the ride maybe ? I'll be the fatknacker at the back of the ride anyways.
I shall definitely compete with you for that honour! hehe

Justin S

3,637 posts

260 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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Kermit power said:
Justin S said:
Leave my moobs out of this !!
I am probably going gears currently, unless I get a surge of fitness from sofa sitting this week. As for recognising each other , other than making dodgy car noises, I guess we meet at the seating area at the start of the ride maybe ? I'll be the fatknacker at the back of the ride anyways.
I shall definitely compete with you for that honour! hehe
That's fine, we can wheeze and chat, probably more on the wheeze smile

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 18th February 2016
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baring major work panics i intend to be there! Not sure what ill be riding yet, probably my zesty

Kermit power

28,635 posts

212 months

Friday 19th February 2016
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BBC Weather just said cloudy but dry and a positively balmy 14 degrees for Sunday, so keep your fingers crossed! smile

daddy cool

Original Poster:

3,996 posts

228 months

Friday 19th February 2016
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Yay!
That said, if you have mudguards, might be worth bringing them. The trails are well drained so should be in good condition, but the connecting fireroads can be mucky, and while a bit of mud never hurt anyone, Swinley uses the dreaded "ginger" as trail coverings and it does tend to stain clothes.

I absolutely ruined a pair of Versace mountain bike shorts and a D&G jersey in one ride.