Where we all riding this weekend?

[snotrag]

Finally got some forks sorted for my Hardtail, and also got car going eventually. Finish work (!) in half an hour so going to whizz home, load up and head up to Dalby Forest for a cheeky lap of the red route. Bit skint, so it makes a good alternative to going to the pub, and get some nice B road miles on my car.

I always seem to ride like a mentalist when I'm solo, so I'll probably feel just as bad tomorrow morning as if I'd had half a dozen fizzy yellows!

Not sure about the rest of the weekend, will se how it pans out. But, I've not been over to Wales in years, so maybe an impromptu adventure to some proper mountains on Sunday, Coed-y-brenin or Coed-Llandegla maybe...?

[ewenm]

Just going to check out some of the local trails near my (relatively) new house tomorrow afternoon.

[MTY4000]

Surrey Hills - hopefully there will be no foot and mouth restrictions where I'm going (Leith Hill, Box Hill, Ranmore Common etc)! I think its only a 3k exclusion at the moment?

Then a week later up north to ride Hellvelyn Ridge, High Street and a few more classics in the Lakes and Howgills. I hope the sun lasts.

Edited by MTY4000 on Friday 10th August 13:26

[atom111]

Swinley tomorrow for a shakedown of the Five and Sunday maybe Bedgebury but not 100% sure yet, would like to try and ride this PM but running out of time and the bike is not finished.

[bigandclever]

Might do Dalby myself on Saturday.

[v8 jago]

I went to dalby yesterday for the first time an about 2 - 3 months, A bit dissapointed reaily. A lot of the trail is over groan with thistles and nettles and bracken, Then a lot of the first part upto the bmx coarse is just sand and needs a bit of time spending on it.
I was on my own riding yesterday and ended up riding the coarse with 2 lads from harrogate, I was chasing one around a section when he did a jump of a step and landed with the bike ontop of him. Resulting in a buckled wheel like ive never seen one before. If they are on this site !! Hope you are ok.. As he had took his top of 15 mins before and caught his shoulder, back, knee and leg. Then he said i hope im ok for next week when i do the 44 mile run i am doing. Brave lad.

[wobert]

Prob go to Llandegla, as it's only 15mins down the road for me......likely to be Sunday am.

[mk1fan]

Reigate Hill to Boxhill early(ish) on Sat and Sun. Got a bbq tom pm and work to do on Sunday.

[R1 GTR]

Not the weekend but on monday and tuesday i hope to get to Drumlanrig Castle where there are some trails. Will be the first time my bike has been on trails and i know them well so it should be good.

[deckster]

atom111 said:

Swinley tomorrow for a shakedown of the Five and Sunday maybe Bedgebury but not 100% sure yet, would like to try and ride this PM but running out of time and the bike is not finished.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what/where is 'the Five'? I can't claim to be a Swinley expert but I thought I knew most of the trails at least by name (even if I can't find them half the time!) - but that's a new one on me.

Can't say for sure but there's a reasonable chance I'll be heading that way on one or other of the BOB rides tomorrow afternoon.

[snotrag]

Referring to a new bike, a rather nice Orange 5ive posted on the readers rides thread at the top of this forum!

[atom111]

deckster said:

atom111 said:

Swinley tomorrow for a shakedown of the Five and Sunday maybe Bedgebury but not 100% sure yet, would like to try and ride this PM but running out of time and the bike is not finished.

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but what/where is 'the Five'? I can't claim to be a Swinley expert but I thought I knew most of the trails at least by name (even if I can't find them half the time!) - but that's a new one on me.

Can't say for sure but there's a reasonable chance I'll be heading that way on one or other of the BOB rides tomorrow afternoon.

Sorry yes referring to the Orange Five going to give it a proper ride around the Forest tomorrow AM, might be there in the PM see how my legs are after riding in the AM.......

[deckster]

D'oh Nice bike, definitely at the top of my list when I replace the P7 with a full susser. I'll keep my eyes peeled for somebody on a shiny Five tomorrow then

[AARONM3]

I'm going to get some miles in on my newly constructed single speed- just local around the Langdon Hills area. Planning to be up early and maximize my weekend!

[atom111]

deckster - I'll look out for a P7, also luckily most if not the components are used so it doesn't look too much like my first bike for the summer but it's still a little shiny!!

[edx]

Need to get training if I'm gonna do this Grizedale Challenge thing my mates keep banging on about, I'll probably stay local and scoot up and down a few of the nice steep hills on my doorstep.

Edited by edx on Saturday 11th August 13:31

[deckster]

Well managed a few hours this afternoon bashing round Crowthorne & Swinley. Saw a few Fives but none looked very shiny

Went down Babymaker for the first time today - new-ish trail just right of Labyrinth. Liking those tabletops

[atom111]

I was there in the AM did about 16 miles around the forest. The babymaker is that up what we call Wall2 if you go left it's quite loose and then there is about a mile of twisty with berms and the like? The trail on the right a riding buddy has done but I haven't been in there yet

[deckster]

atom111 said:

I was there in the AM did about 16 miles around the forest. The babymaker is that up what we call Wall2 if you go left it's quite loose and then there is about a mile of twisty with berms and the like? The trail on the right a riding buddy has done but I haven't been in there yet

Yep, that's right. Just after the Wall, through the bushes on the left. Labyrinth is the left turn, as you say loose at the top with a hairy dropoff and then a long twisty section after. Babymaker is right at the top rather than left, a couple of loose switchbacks and then a series of tabletops with some easily flooded gullys in between - there was still a couple of inches in one of them today! Joins up with Labyrinth about halfway in.

[white_van_man]

Malverns today have very sunburnt arms and sore legs from a lot of uphill!!