Let's offroad / mountain bike / mtb / ride dirt

Not quite North East, but there is a place in the railway arches opposite the Hawley Arms in Camden that might be OK. I've chatted to one of the guys there (who is some downhill type and seems fairly knowledgeable), although I've not taken a bike there yet.

Prav at PUSH is a wheel truing master, pretty sure they have various brake bleeding kits too.

And just round the corner... thanks for the suggestions.

What day this weekend?

I'm not going anywhere until I get some goo in my rear wheel (hurr hurr)

we can goop it up at mine, when is good for you - tonight or tomorrow?

What day this weekend?
I would be up for some muddy pootling after lunch on Sunday.

I'm also thinking of revisiting some of the MOD areas around Deepcut. I've got a GPS log of the last race there and some vague memories of where the course went. Could make for an interesting change from Swinley.

If I'm doing any MTBing, I think it'll be Sunday. I'm meant to be going on a leisure ride to somewhere out East (Southend/Cambridge/etc) tomorrow.

So who is on for tomorrow?

Me, offroad 101 for nancy tomorrow. Knobblies purchased and fitted. It's going to be wet and slpippy.

She's going to love it.

So who is on for tomorrow?

might be. need to check trains. but first food after an epic day spent indoors generating 4 bin bags and a finished vat return.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeoRnav3S_A&feature=youtu.be

Evening folks,

just for the record, Swinley is stupid fast at the moment. I've been going there ages and I have never been as quick as I was today on my 29er. I'd highly recommend a trip out there tomorrow if you need to get out for a ride...

tom and i found we were quite nippy last week

thought it was because we were on good form, had not thought it would be down to the conditions, but it explains a lot

Just got in an I'm well knackered after a day of sliding off sandstone! Should be up for a ride in the morning though. Anyone for the 10:43 arrival at Martin's Heron?

can we go for the 11.13 am arrival?

Sounds good to me.

PS: Lazy bugger.

what train do you guys normally return on?

depends how we get on, of late mechanicals have finished our days!

we use Martins Heron, trains are every 30 minutes so try to aim for a brief wait (or go to tescos round the corner for food)

the train maintenance is a pain, as i have to go to barnes instead of richmond to catch the direct train

whisperer group there from 10, 2 men, two ladeeeees, one dog. bimbling slowly about. possible meet for coffee, or lunch at the caf?

cafe at 11.30 for the reheated bogwater they call coffee?

I'll be at swinley tomorrow with the better half on the cx bikes - if you spot a silver cannondale and a blue cross check come and say hello.

Some one was asking about this the other day on a n other random thread.

Is this yours?

^ Mine? I wish :)