Bonus Badgers!

Far less mountain bikers up in Epping these days, for whatever reason. A grand total of three of us at the tea hut 11.30-12 this morning.

Thank goodness

That's because @giofox has converted everybody to gravel bikes

specialized e-boys killed epping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysDEgmJ4WgM

pls remove cursed content

lolz

I almost didn't recognise @Howard in that video

For the record, I don't own or have ever owned a gravel bike. But I have an open minded approach to ATBs

I have an open minded approach to ATBs

Hope that doesn't mean you're joining the Specialized E-Boys

Awards for bravery are ready, thanks again to @dangeek :-)

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count me in now please, couldnt do the 8th, but can make the 22nd!!

Potentially am free (will confirm next week).

Is mudguards advised / is spraying mud ok?

Today's mud report: no mud

1-BN
2-Howard
3-platypus & tandem & friends?
4-TvH
5-Kidneys
6-CH
7-exteroceptive
8-giofox
9-Scott-Menzies
10-leggy_blonde
11-Maj
12-returnofthestaff
13-e47
14-PhilDAS ( if that's even his real name )
15-aoife
16-Dogs
17-spotter
18-Dick?
19-Chak?
20-Thrasher
21-Guerito
22-OliB?
23-Mud?
24-ojwithbits

no mud

Some grease this morning..
Starting to think the date has been pushed to allow a good layer of mud to form!

#mudgate

Some grease this morning

Teflon?

Lithium

Can one bring a gravel bike without too much scorn? I’d be up for attending if new blood is welcome

Yeah just follow the big guy.
I've gone a couple times, didn't ask who anyone was, still don't know who anyone is.

who really is anyone anyway?

Gravel bike will be fine. I'm afraid you'll have to work your way up to receiving scorn though, as I tend to reserve that for people who keep coming back

Welcome aboard!

will do my best to get the day off work... will be on gravel bike

1-BN
2-Howard
3-TvH
4-Kidneys
5-CH
6-exteroceptive
7-giofox
8-Scott-Menzies
9-leggy_blonde
10-Maj
11-returnofthestaff
12-e47
13-PhilDAS ( if that's even his real name )
14-aoife
15-Dogs
16-spotter
17-Dick?
18-Chak?
19-Thrasher
20-Guerito
21-OliB?
22-Mud?
23-ojwithbits
24-samrensho

Three weeks to build a bike, then try not to break it!

I've just purchased my train tickets, so I might actually bother to turn up to this

Some mud was spotted in the forest today, with a lot more fallen leaves too.. things moving in the right direction. Looks like there will be a few days of rain leading up to the 22nd. That might change though