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 Aug 7 2012, 07:49 AM
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#4921
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I am free Wednesday night.
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Aug 7 2012, 08:09 PM
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#4922
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 Group: Members Joined: 3-January 11 From: Outskirts of Bracknell |
QUOTE(jester @ Aug 7 2012, 08:49 AM)  I am free Wednesday night. I'm up for tomorrow, but if it's chucking it down will wimp out! (cue man up quotes!!). I'm sick of getting soaked! What time were you thinking Jester? |
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Aug 7 2012, 08:37 PM
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#4923
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 Group: Members Joined: 26-August 08 From: Hampshire |
I might be up for a blast around Swinley Wednesday evening, dont get home till 6'ish and its an hour drive with no traffic not sure what it would be like in rush hour from Southampton?
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Aug 7 2012, 08:44 PM
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#4924
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Group: Members Joined: 3-January 11 From: Outskirts of Bracknell |
Would like to think traffic would not be too bad as lots of people off on holiday etc, sure we could hang on for a bit if need be!
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Aug 8 2012, 09:37 AM
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#4925
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 Group: Members Joined: 8-January 11 From: Usually found in Swinley Forest or the leafy lanes of Berks. . . |
I went for a spin around Swinley last night for the first time in months, geeze it is slippery as hell on the hardpack and boggy as you like on the trails!! - Still fun though - realised how much I have missed MTB-ing this year!
Nice to see that some of the trails have received a bit of love and attention since I was last over, still very cut up though..... As a matter of interest what tyre combo's are you chaps running at the moment? I went out with a pair of Conti Mountain Kings and soon regretted it on the hardpack! They are surefooted in the dry and wet forest trails, but slippery as a slippery thing on the stickler, tank traps and Seagull................... |
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Aug 8 2012, 04:20 PM
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#4926
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 Group: Members Joined: 31-May 10 From: GU9 |
QUOTE(Muscleburn @ Aug 8 2012, 10:37 AM) As a matter of interest what tyre combo's are you chaps running at the moment? I went out with a pair of Conti Mountain Kings and soon regretted it on the hardpack! They are surefooted in the dry and wet forest trails, but slippery as a slippery thing on the stickler, tank traps and Seagull................... Black and round. Ride your bike. 
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Aug 8 2012, 07:18 PM
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#4927
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Group: Members Joined: 8-January 11 From: Usually found in Swinley Forest or the leafy lanes of Berks. . . |
QUOTE(sandy hill @ Aug 8 2012, 05:20 PM) Black and round. Ride your bike. I tried, but I like riding it fast and was all over the blinkin place!!! I keep hearing great stuff about Maxxis High Roller/Ardent combos and wondered if anyone was riding them???? As for riding the bike, I am up to 3,750 miles so far this year!  But I have to admit 3/4 of them have been on a road bike 
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Aug 8 2012, 08:39 PM
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#4928
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Group: Members Joined: 3-January 11 From: Outskirts of Bracknell |
Good ride Oliver, nice to meet you. Will have to do again some time!
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Aug 8 2012, 09:07 PM
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#4929
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Group: Members Joined: 5-September 11 |
QUOTE(Biggsy80 @ Aug 8 2012, 09:39 PM) Good ride Oliver, nice to meet you. Will have to do again some time! Cheers for the ride was nice to meet you, hope didn't slow you down too much. Nearly had a hedgehog caused off on the way home! |
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Aug 8 2012, 10:42 PM
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#4930
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 Group: Members Joined: 14-September 10 From: Maidenhead |
QUOTE(Kerr @ Aug 6 2012, 08:23 AM) Cheer Gaz and Ben for saturday. Shoes nearly dried out  Blimey was that wet! Hope your brakes are ok Gaz. Going to try and get over as much as possible this week in the evening to ramp up again for the Trail break event in oxon on the 18th. Website Let me know if anyone goes over. Prob going to do Winchester to Queen Elisabeth country park Saturday morning round trip about 46 miles And add a few loops of QECP tracks. If anyone is interested. Not hard riding (honest its really easy!!) Weather saturday looks glourious! Kerr Hmmm , details Kerr ? As in where & what time start point ? Just a general enquiry at the moment ........  |
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Aug 10 2012, 01:08 PM
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#4931
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 Group: Members Joined: 16-July 10 From: Woking |
Also asking. Was thinking of an epic Surrey Hills but given how hot it will be with a lot of climbing and QECP's main trail of interest is in the shade then maybe that. Though didn't find it lasted that long (and it's 2/3rds climbing), but last time I did it was a quick spin on the new launch weekend just to check it out. Not really interested in going there from Winchester though!
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Aug 23 2012, 09:01 PM
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#4932
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Group: Members Joined: 22-October 08 |
Hit swinley tonight, it was great. Dry, fast and just one of those rides that everything comes together on.
Passed someone i know from the forum on an orange cotic. Sorry i did not say hello as i was with a group of mates and did not want to slow them up and to be honest I only would have said "hey i know you from MTB Britian" which is not very welcoming. Will be out this weekend for sure if it stays dry. |
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Aug 24 2012, 04:06 PM
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#4933
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Group: Members Joined: 16-July 10 From: Woking |
Heavy showers and a weather warning for thunder, heavy downpours and flooding
 Shame as yes the trails have been running great even over Surrey Hills. Sunday looks to be the okay day. Monday more rain. -------------------- |
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Aug 24 2012, 04:13 PM
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#4934
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 Group: Members Joined: 15-September 08 From: West Berkshire |
QUOTE(Warren @ Aug 23 2012, 10:01 PM) Hit swinley tonight, it was great. Dry, fast and just one of those rides that everything comes together on. Passed someone i know from the forum on an orange cotic. Sorry i did not say hello as i was with a group of mates and did not want to slow them up and to be honest I only would have said "hey i know you from MTB Britian" which is not very welcoming. Will be out this weekend for sure if it stays dry. Hi Warren - yeah that was me. no worries, we crossed in new stickler and I thought the same, delayed reaction. "I know that guy" I was out on a quick solo blast after work. |
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Aug 26 2012, 09:57 PM
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#4935
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Group: Members Joined: 26-August 08 From: Hampshire |
Anyone riding Swinley tomorrow?
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Aug 29 2012, 06:21 PM
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#4936
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Group: Members Joined: 14-September 10 From: Maidenhead |
Me & a mate are out for a bimble around the woods tomorrow evening 6:30pm - Look Out.
Anybody wanna join us ?
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Aug 30 2012, 08:19 AM
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#4937
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Group: Members Joined: 15-September 08 From: West Berkshire |
QUOTE(Stan Leigh @ Aug 29 2012, 07:21 PM) Me & a mate are out for a bimble around the woods tomorrow evening 6:30pm - Look Out. Anybody wanna join us ? Bit too late for me Stan. But might see you when I'm on the tail end of my Thursday workout. |
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Aug 31 2012, 03:29 PM
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#4938
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Group: Members Joined: 16-July 10 From: Woking |
Count down to the parking charges. 'From September', but I understand may be a week or two yet.
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Aug 31 2012, 09:52 PM
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#4939
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Group: Members Joined: 7-August 11 From: London |
Thinking on doing Swinley tomorrow if anyone's up for it? Although, never been before so completely alien to the area, if any one fancies taking me on a guide of the best bits ;-)
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Sep 1 2012, 12:33 PM
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#4940
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 Group: Members Joined: 28-March 06 From: In a shed up at heathrow |
Jamie - what time are you thinking of? I'm happy to lead you around although it depend on getting a pass from the wife and I probably won't be able to get there until after midday.
-------------------- Dr Bike takes no responsibility for damaged limbs or failed relationships as the result of his advice.
Make something idiot proof, and someone somewhere will make a better idiot. |
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