Surrey Hills MTB guided social ride - Pitch Hill/Holmbury Hill/Leith Hill

I think I may well attend this, yo.

But can we do the comically steep shit down the back of Pitch?

O.K. Look forward to seeing you there.
Potentially, those who want do the steeps on the other side of Pitch can but it largely depends on what route we do.

I'm kidding that stuff chews me up and spits me out

See ya sats

Merlin Cycles, just ordered a dropper seatpost £168,, nuts eh!!!

Cool :) I'll be on my xc bike probably so no dropper

man, my 1st gen Maverick Speedball dropper post finally died proper as i got curious and tried to fix it - spat all its fluid all over the place :/

it always had an issue with rotational play - i'm guessing this is engineered out these days?

it always had an issue with rotational play - i'm guessing this is engineered out these days?

I have no experience with the Speedball but it seems that even with the modern droppers this is an issue, as far as I'm aware. Reverbs seem to develop play, even Thomsons, KS Levs, etc. It seems inherent in many designs though the degree to which such play develops to has a limit, of course. Thomson informed me that if the rotational play moves beyond 3mm then it should be returned for servicing/replacement. My Thomson has a very limited amount of play but it has got no worse in over a year.

it seems that even with the modern droppers this is an issue

might hold off on a replacement then! boy will i miss it tho :/ simple cockpit it is..

From my own experience, and that of the other guys I ride with, I would still recommend a Thomson. The ever so slight side-to-side slop that may occur means nothing to the amazingly reliable performance of the dropper. It has never, ever, even in a the worst conditions, failed to perform. I know that this is not the case with other types besides the purely mechanical - such as the Gravity Dropper, Specialized Command Post, etc) - and unlike those it has more than two or three positions.
Infinite, and all that.

With any luck conditions should be good on Saturday. It looks like rain for the next couple of days so that should damp down what has been some very dusty trails nicely.

I'm a maybe at this point, got quite a few work issues that need sorted in the next few days. Hoping to make it down there though!

If you can make it it would be great. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you can clear the work in time.

By the way, for those that are going and using the train there is some information in my first post in this thread and the best connecting trains. The meeting point is Gomshall train station at 10am on Saturday.

Where are you heading first? I may ride down from effingham

Most likely will be Pitch Hill.

Will meet at gomshall from effingham I reckon

I will most likely arrange another ride in September.

im out because track day have fun tho

Can make this now. So I'm in for tomorrow, +1 too hopefully. I'll be on the XL canyon hardtail.

Thanks @7Üp.

'k, @IDoNothing, see you at Gomshall.

I will most likely arrange another ride in September.

I'd love to come along to September's one, if I may.

Any ideas for the date?

Sorry, too much on so have to bale out, looking forward to Sept, wiv me new seatpost, cant do after the 19th(hint)

Like Tony, I too will be unable to make it.
Like Tony, I too will have a shiny new seatpost.

Unlike Tony, I'm not a fussy git about the date ;)

Sorry to hear that guys but hopefully see you next month.
@Dom, the date for the next ride will most likely be the 19th of September.

TO THE HILLS!!! - I'll be on a chrome s works hardtail. see ya'll there!