NOVEMBER 1ST. Forest of dean ride

ededwards · Oct 31, 2008

heathy":2nmjz4jp said:
Can a local/someone who's ridden there before tell me what the terain is like :?:

Is it gloopy mud/hardpack single track or lots of fire road with bits of single track.

I need to know as i have mud tyes on at the mo

Cheers, see you tomorrow.

Having ridden there a month ago I'd say you won't go too far wrong with any tyres - I used Continental Cross Country 2.0 which were fine and I'll be riding the 1.5 version tomorrow (of course totally inappropriate, but that's what's fitted on the bike I want to ride and I'm too lazy to change them)

daj · Oct 31, 2008

Anyone else not very prepared??

Didnt quite expect to be up the hospital this week and fiddling this morning and making things worse not better!!

I now have a wonky rear V brake and water marks all over what was a lovely autosoled zaskar before the muddy trip out last weekend

heathy · Oct 31, 2008

Thanks Ed, looks like i will leave the 1.8 mud tyres on then. After All we won't be going that fast now will we.

superstrong · Oct 31, 2008

chaps

now ive got the bonty up and running will try n make it.

Iwasgoodonce · Oct 31, 2008

As long as people promise to wait for the old fat git who's last ride was at the Peaks meet (it's been a bad few weeks!) I will try to make this. Is anyone taking any old tat (Sorry, retro goodness) to trade/sell/give away? I will start by saying this is free to anyone with a pressing need for an early 90s frame and forks:

Grannygrinder · Oct 31, 2008

Bollocks!!!!!!!

I never cry off anything ever,but there's a first time for everything!
After a long and extremely noisy "conversation" with the wife I have been left with no option but to spend the weekend trying to fix the rising damp.
I am as you can imagine not very impressed,but I do think she has a point when she says that it would have been selfish to bugger off for half the weekend when there is so much to do.
So I apologise for it being last minute but i'm not going to be able to make it tomorrow,but I look forward to seeing all of you that will be attending "The Wobble" as i will be going to that regardless of circumstances.
Cheers Mike

ededwards · Oct 31, 2008

superstrong":1a41gqri said:
chaps

now ive got the bonty up and running will try n make it.

Good to have you on board Geoff, at last someone for me to ride with (but it's a Bontrager not a Bonty please dear boy).

Ok, was briefly a Baker's Dozen but now a good old round dozen - here's the attendee list:

The Guide
Daj
Superstrong
Russell
Heathy
Gump
Slinky182
Mccobie
CAS
Bikehoarder
JV
Me

See you tomorrow at 9.30 a.m. - for those who have not met me before I will be the debonair gentleman with a carnation in his buttonhole and a wistful air. Failing that, look out for a gaggle of geeks and tag along, it may even be us......

Birdman · Oct 31, 2008

just been out to the garage and the P7 fancies a run out, so I should be there tomorrow too, provided not too many beers tonight, burrrp

ededwards · Oct 31, 2008

Will be good to see you, beer tonight or not

gump · Oct 31, 2008

I really couldnt face a beer.

Been out on the largest night of the year for me last night. Only just managed to hold my first food of the day down. Remember kids, 2 4 1 cocktails aren't manly.

Bodes well for tomorrow, really looking forward to the pub stop

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