RetroBike National MTB Sers Rd 3: Forest of Dean ~ AFTERMATH
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Uncle Monty
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Superb day out. Many thanks to our hosts for guiding. Really enjoyable route and the bluebells were stunning. Slippery was the word of the day- managed to get it wrong and bin it at one point, and as predicted I can feel that his morning. Good to see everybody as usual. My favourite bike - Weemans Zinn.
Cheers - Chris.
Superb day out. Many thanks to our hosts for guiding. Really enjoyable route and the bluebells were stunning. Slippery was the word of the day- managed to get it wrong and bin it at one point, and as predicted I can feel that his morning. Good to see everybody as usual. My favourite bike - Weemans Zinn.
Cheers - Chris.
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Another epic meet at the FOD, Great trails and an exceptionally well organised event , esp at lunchtime ! Big thanks to James, Sheldon & Hayden for their expert guidance
Was great to catch up with the regulars and also meeting the new , some great bikes there today. I am honoured to have had my 1986 Falcon K2 chosen as bike of the ride. It rode faultlessly and was a pleasure to give it a pasting through the most enjoyable single track, It lapped up all the technical sections without a hitch, even without any squeal from the brakes
There were many highlights for me
• Cardboard reinforced tyre
• The “its too offroad “ comment on one the best section we rode
• LMTTM saying whilst at the top of a mound , Fanny’s keep left and then having an epic tumble within 2 yards of announcing this
• The last of the summer wine-o’s getting wood over the bikes at the pub and then randomly playing Frisbee in the carpark
• Gunshot in the woods from an old smoke tyre (not cardbard Mans amazingly)
• The pub carpark tyre change pitstop, the interesting way of fitting tube 1st then tyre
Here a few pics that I took on my phone, See you at MM
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Another epic meet at the FOD, Great trails and an exceptionally well organised event , esp at lunchtime ! Big thanks to James, Sheldon & Hayden for their expert guidance
Was great to catch up with the regulars and also meeting the new , some great bikes there today. I am honoured to have had my 1986 Falcon K2 chosen as bike of the ride. It rode faultlessly and was a pleasure to give it a pasting through the most enjoyable single track, It lapped up all the technical sections without a hitch, even without any squeal from the brakes
There were many highlights for me
• Cardboard reinforced tyre
• The “its too offroad “ comment on one the best section we rode
• LMTTM saying whilst at the top of a mound , Fanny’s keep left and then having an epic tumble within 2 yards of announcing this
• The last of the summer wine-o’s getting wood over the bikes at the pub and then randomly playing Frisbee in the carpark
• Gunshot in the woods from an old smoke tyre (not cardbard Mans amazingly)
• The pub carpark tyre change pitstop, the interesting way of fitting tube 1st then tyre
Here a few pics that I took on my phone, See you at MM
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So it wasn't the sound of a gunshot in the forest as LGF was wrestled to the ground as he tried to do the honourable thing after turning up on a full susser? 
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More pictures to follow later....
Anyway here's Paul talking to the natives .............
As every old butt the length and breath of the forest knows "There's no such thing as a new idea, just alot of people with short memories :shock:
*sorry for the poor spelling and missing an "f" in last caption
More pictures to follow later....
Anyway here's Paul talking to the natives .............
As every old butt the length and breath of the forest knows "There's no such thing as a new idea, just alot of people with short memories :shock:
*sorry for the poor spelling and missing an "f" in last caption
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A big thanks to everyone who made the effort to come down, sadly some of the trails are closed at the moment, but luckily there were plenty more to choose from and impressed how many RetroBikers attempted some of the more technical lines. The rain never came to much thankfully and the trails were pretty dry, I found it much more slippery out today for sure!! It was a nice touch for the Rising Sun to reserve a room for us again, the food was pretty good too, On a personnel note as Spence will agree there was a minor disaster as the Butcombe Blond was off :evil:
Until next time .....
Until next time .....
