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

took singlespeed pugsly to oxford for some bumpy muddy bits t other day. pugsly eats evrything.

James - how was Swinley? I'll be up for some skivers' rides soon.

Just after I've serviced my Rebas. Going to see if i can extend the travel to 120mm.

swinley skivers this friday?

Would like to but it's the last week of work. Friday after that is a possibility.

Leaving anyway
So does it matter?

Anyone done trails around box hill? Girls got ballbuster coming up I might be tempted to check the area.

Done a couple
You free to recce on Friday?

Might be actually, will see if I can persuade her its a good.idea to come up for a pre-race recce,there's the boscombe 5k in diary at 7 but will let you know.

Leaving anyway
So does it matter?

The day rate isn't bad.

But I agree my priorities are messed up.

I'm yet to get any photos yet, but riding here is EPIC! Hopefully will be doing the Zoot track in a couple of days and the demo is nice and dirty not too.

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Right - I have a few weeks off.

Where -

• can I try some nice bikes
  
• can I get some skills training
  
  

londonish location preferably but willing to travel a bit.

Head for the hills in Dorking have some nice test bikes.

http://www.head-for-the-hills.co.uk/

http://www.head-for-the-hills.co.uk/demo.htm

UK bike skills in Hertford is meant to be really good.

http://www.ukbikeskills.co.uk/

Some reviews.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/jedi-uk-bike-skills-a-myth-or-a-true-master

Ace, cheers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qibdNgWU_M

tom. and i are thinking of an MTB jaunt on Saturday - Swinley or Dorking

anyone else want to come?

^ Yep message me the details when you've got them.

If you do Swinley I might be interested. Although I'll be at a gig on Friday night so might not be up for much come Saturday morning :)

what time do people want to ride tomorrow?

10.06 from Richmond arriving 10.47 at martins heron? Sound ok?

Who can come along?

Yep. Can do that. Would be happy with earlier but if that's not possible no problem.

its pissing down - do people still want to go riding?

http://singletrackworld.com/2012/11/the-crown-estate-say-get-on-ones-bike-at-swinley/

^ Looks just like Thetford forest in that photo.

Wicked day out at Chicksands today