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ride out in the FOD
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:11 pm
by Taff
looking at a saturday or sunday mid july, weekend of the 11th or 18th.
we can tailor the day to whatever the majority want but likely to get out of the centre and onto the unofficial trails.
The unofficial trails around here tend have smallish jumps and drops, a fair bit of it can be steep and rollable.
everyone welcome, any standard,I'm not a 'good' rider but can guide you to the top and let you wait for me to get to the bottom

Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:34 pm
by weeksy
Silverstone both them weekends, they're the only weekends i can't do in the next 6 weeks and you managed to pick both

Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:16 am
by Le_Fromage_Grande
I'd love to come, but it's a bit too far, I'm at Cadwell the first weekend anyway. But good luck with it, hopefully you'll get people turn up and have a good time.
Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:22 am
by Taff
give us some dates to work with then, I can't do the weekend of the 25th as I'll hopefully be in north wales finding new ways to crash an eMTB

Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:12 pm
by weeksy
Taff wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 11:22 am
give us some dates to work with then, I can't do the weekend of the 25th as I'll hopefully be in north wales finding new ways to crash an eMTB
Any weekday. Any weekend other than them 2

Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 11:16 am
by Beancounter
I'm keen. I'll need to check with the girlf what weekends we have the kids but I'd like to register interest please.

Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:34 pm
by Taff
so due to 'stuff' I'm looking at the 1st weekend of Aug, sat 1st or sun 2nd.
Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:07 pm
by weeksy
Taff wrote: Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:34 pm
so due to 'stuff' I'm looking at the 1st weekend of Aug, sat 1st or sun 2nd.
Sure.
Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 11:06 pm
by Beancounter
1st or 2nd August works for me.

Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:41 am
by flicker
I'm interested if it'll be an all dayer.
Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:56 am
by weeksy
Will for some of us yes
Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:29 pm
by Taff
right then boys and girls if you're up for it, Saturday 1st August. (
meeting point will be in Parkend, just down the road from the Fountain Inn and riding will be on 'Dowies' and 'Shutcastle' trails. (search Youtube for a flavour)
I've picked this area because the trails are fun and very confidence inspiring, almost everything is rollable if you don't want to jump / drop, nothing is mega steep but you can expect to be doing a fair bit of climbing.
we won't be going to Pedalabikeaway trail centre (unless anyone really really wants to) so it's best to plan to be self sufficient for the day, and I can ask the landlord of the Fountain Inn what they are currently doing in the way of food.
If anyone wants to then go on to do some more technical trails we can head over to 'Mallards Pike' afterwards, this is generally steeper and more technical, not everything is rollable (most is) but still very rideable, expect a load of climbing.
who's in?
Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:35 pm
by weeksy
Always in.
Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:40 pm
by Taff
weeksy wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:35 pmAlways in.
FFS tell the child that he's not allowed to crash

Re: ride out in the FOD
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:04 pm
by weeksy
Taff wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:40 pm
weeksy wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:35 pmAlways in.
FFS tell the child that he's not allowed to crash
LOL you tell him

He doesn't listen to me.
Well, he does... but it sometimes happens
