Great ride, great crowd, sorry my lungs failed.
Top day though
Agreed, couldn't ask to meet a nicer bunch. Hope we can do it again soon!
Looking forward to the photos now, I have had a nice bath and have a beer in hand and have a new found sense of enthusiasm for getting out on the bike. Proper job!
Great to see everyone today and a really good turnout considering the recent weather, the trails were in pretty good condition
Thanks to those that bought along sweets and the home-made biscuits were lush (raisins included).
very enjoyable day, shame to have missed out on the coffee and cakes at the end, but lucky for me mrs nomad has a chicken roasting in the oven to compensate. I would do it again if it happens, good work by all those who organised it . A big thumbs up from me
Apologies for not making it - problems at work mean I'm writing a Board paper rather than riding my bike. Not a good day.
Thoroughly enjoyed that but I'm still none the wiser about the names of most those tracks!
If anyone wants to see the ride data I've uploaded it to my Garmin Page so click here http://connect.garmin.com/activity/58865435
Good to meet some of you again and many of you for the first time.
'til the next time
I'm still waiting for a report from the minion I sent in my place today.
Ah, so I'm not the only one to get home and get straight onto the forum! lol.
I had a good time and I thought everyone was great.
I'm still waiting for a report from the minion I sent in my place today.
😆
He did a very convincing job of being jealous of the fags, you should give the ugly **** an oscar!
Haha, I did specifically tell him not to smoke! Might not call him ugly though he's quite a sensitive soul.
i had a great time 😀 still got that post ride buzz! thanks to everyone who came along, cant believe the turn out and how good the group and weather was.
looking forward to seeing the photos and meeting everyone again.
sexy.
Just testing, he was gorgeous. Definitely needs to come to the next sexy party.
I know it was you. 😐
How could I lie to that face Torminalis!
No, massive props and thanks to Phil for taking the initiative and getting this organised!
No, massive props and thanks to Phil
I am not sure what props are but I wholeheartedly agree.
I heard a yoot saying it. Proper nang.
You all had a good time then?
You'll be no doubt pleased to hear I got all my Xmas shopping done. 🙄
The ride was brill. Was really good to meet lots of new people and get out of the house. Also, was nice to finally get the bike muddy.
Was nice meeting you Phil. You did a great job. (Thanks for the Haribo too - yum)
Feeling much more motivated now to do stuff outside work too which is great. Looking forward to more rides in the future. (Thanks for the offers!)
'Twas ace.
Sorry for leaving a little early, but Mrs Petesgaff has broken her back, so I had to get back to stick a pie in the oven.
So to speak. 😯
Cheers Phil for organising it. Had a good time, and my GF really enjoyed it too.
Good to see some old faces again, and meet a few new ones.
warm fuzzy glow 
Terrific day! Great to meet new faces as well as the regulars. Well done to Awesome Phil for getting it off the ground. 8)
I'm still waiting for a report from the minion I sent in my place today.
Can you tell him that I thought his bare legs were dead sexy. 🙂
Avg Moving Speed: 4.9 mph
Did you guys cycle round or walk?
it was a 3legged race comradeD... i think we kept a good pace, 15+ down hills whilst tied to a 4 year olds left leg 😯 who said anything about bikes?
Did you guys cycle round or walk?
It was a big group with a wide range of abilities. Mechanicals happen too. Twas a social ride after all. 🙂
so wheres the pics ?
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Hi CG
This thread is useless without pikchures
Ok then.
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Thats better .
at a more reasnoble resolution
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comradeD you want a race or summin? I'll send my bare legged minion!
(I'll never hear the end of that if I tell him C_G 😉 )
*'ere Boy, I've got another mission for you...*
Good pics there Dez, really capture the good vibe. 8) (Thanks also for complying with my usual request!)
TSY - Can I rely on your discretion then? 😉
Yes, yes most certainly C_G... tell your daughter, I pretty much send that bloke out for all social functions these days 😆
Thanks C_G, I thought for a moment they'd gone unnoticed 😉
DezB: The one with the single ride in the trees is great. Love the way the light shines through.
Looks great!
Sadly I had to withdraw my application for a day's pass. It's my own fault for booking a ski holiday before Christmas.
Looking forward to the next one!
Great images DezB, and you have managed to make me look ok(ish) - genius!
Wow! Look at you lot.
Looks cold though. I was in the pub LOL
OK I'm getting confused, was the real yeti in attendance or not?
I took a handfull of pics and video but nothings come out particulalry well as I was either experimenting with flash and manual controll (mainly a failiure by the looks of it).
Hey DezB, those photo's are ace! The photo Timothius highlights is a cracker.
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I am not sure what was happening to me at this point?!?
So many fabulous pics Peter but can I ask what would it cost me for you to lose the portrait of me (the one where you were trying to get the steam against the sunlight-god I'm so un photogenic!) 😯
Great pics Peter!
[i]I am not sure what was happening to me at this point?!?[/i]
You'd just realised you had a fixie? 🙂
Cheers for a good day chaps and chapesses. Surprised how good the trails ran after the last couple of weeks.
Did anyone find that hairy whippet?
Nice pic of me riding UP a hill, with my cheeks all puffed out! 😕
Few good shots of my GF though Peter... Cheers
glad people had a good time 🙂 another one with organised leaders/sweepers and ability groups for spring 2011 i think.
count me in
uber-casual mention spotted - hope MrsPG's broken back heals up well
Here are a few more. Great ride, should make it regular.
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Nice shots, you actualy managed to make my riding look halfway deacent!
(Spoon - yellow top, beard, monkey on the bars)
uber-casual mention spotted - hope MrsPG's broken back heals up well
Many thanks iDave; she had a horse-ground interface a month ago, resulting in cracked vertebrae and a surly disposition.
I can live with the back bit, but....
ouch! glad you could make it down anyway 🙂 fingers and toes crossed mrsPG gets better quickly.
[i]Spoon - yellow top, beard, monkey on the bars[/i]
Ah, that was thisisnotaspoon?! I didn't realise. Nice to meet ya 🙂
Gutted I missed this; having a belly full of beer and going to bed at 4:30am meant I was never going to be safe to drive in the morning (I did get up at 8am to see if I was going to be okay - I definitely wasn't).
Hopefully will make the next one - pics look great.
Good effort Phil,
Good to see some old faces and new. Top day, top people, top photo's.
Roll on the next one. 🙂 Purbecks Rusty? 😉
Torminalis - good to meet you and just in case you were listening to my witterings, here's a link for you:
www.shepheard.plus.com/atlanticwall
Of course I was listening, looks like a good spot to go and explore with the dog!
So, it was [i]you lot[/i], was it?
Did we get in your way? 🙂
if anything is broken... no it was someone else 😉
Torminalis
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Did we get in your way?
No, I was just surprised to suddenly come across a huge gaggle of riders when I'd seen nobody else all day. Then I recalled something on the forum about it.
I would normally have joined in, but was in a bit of a grump yesterday.
I got up just in time to get the train over to find out it was a rail replacment bus service!!! 🙁
look like a good turn out, I'll pop along to the next one for definate.
Singletrackmind and others
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Labyrinth
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Out of the labyrinth
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Where are those 2 sneaking off too?
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Frosty
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Looks like my kind of ride. Flat smooth and lots of standing around having a laugh.
WCA you look really [i]special[/i] in that picture. 😉
A cockney running from a hairy whippet - Ban him!!
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Drop off
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CX - well done that man on the rooty stuff
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Mulletus - thanks for the lift
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Anyone up for a Swinley or Surrey Hills ride between Xmas and New Year?
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Did someone forget their bike?
nope, they were better than us so we trashed it and made them run in the middle of the group
Thanks Robdob - My mum thinks I am special
Thanks Robdob - My mum thinks I am special
Thanks Robdob - My mum thinks I am special
She was running away from elf
Rusty - You could have warned me... I only like to be in photos were I'm posing as a little tea pot! I've got two bloody handles and no spout... I look a right idiot!
TBH WCA I often find myself in photos like that with no recollection of the incident pictured. I think I might just look stupid permanently which would explain a lot. 😀
One word - PRO
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PP on the SS
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Old skool Ti ibis - nice to see it getting dirty.
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Post ride muddyness
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Superb ride yesterday, thanks Phil for organising it, and those who led the routes. I now know the trails we've often ridden actually have names!! Thanks for the good photo work too 🙂
Don't let anyone change the recipe for those homebaked cookies!