[Closed] Inners/Glentress Thursday 10th

I reckon so. Should be able to do a lift for one, from the west of the city.

Hello again.

Where's West?

I'm in The Hailes by the canal. Will travel.

Is it just the two of us? Is this a [i]trap?[/i] 😆

I work at Heriot Watt so should be right.

Have contacted TBC by textyphone as he's probably doing D.I.Y.

Think StevenMenmuir moved.

Think everyone's hibernating.

Moved? Since when?

I'm here ! Got a 3pm meeting, holiday inn J3 just over the bridge.. will put my bike in the van... can do pick ups...

I'm tempted but seeing as I'm heading to Applecross/Torridon for a dirty weekend I should probably get all my kit together on Thursday night. And I may well need every bit of bike clothing I own for it.

Don't know how that works... burning ears?

I'm probably making stuff up but now we've got your attention...

But I may change my mind if Thursday is nice.

Cock...am I on the rally here?

Rick, a meeting at a Holiday Inn...

You'll have Gnar to unleash I presume?

Thursday IS nice [b]Menmuir[/b], it's between Shittymiddleoftheweek and OMGIT'STHEWEEKEND!

Look at this forecast>

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Also applies to GT.

My dad has a shirt you can borrow.

Suppose I could pack tomorrow night and use my barely hanging together by a thread shorts for Thursday night.

TBC is confirmed out.

Worth noting now i've never actually been to GT/Inners on a bike.

Someone just point and i'll go "that way".

I was at GT on Sunday and the trails were in great nick. That'd probably be my choice as I don't want to wrap myself round a tree at Inners just before a rare weekend away to the best riding in the country.

Update.
I am so rock n roll spent the evening in the rain fixing guttering then weeded and scraped moss from the odd bit at the side of the house.
Tomorrow night I am making bunting and stuff for a party at the end of the month.

On Thursday night I hope to be painting my bathroom. If this doesn't happen it will happen on Friday and I will spend Thursday night fixing the porch roof instead.

Once again I think you will find I am the coolest person you know.

I have to work 🙁

I don't want to be married. Tell me it gets better than bunting everybody.

Not being disingenuous in the least but do you need an extra hand with D.I.Y?

Quicken the whole process up ergo more-time-on-the-bikeage?

I-need-a-job.

There are some trials a man must endure in his own. Plus there is about 5 years of work to do.

Endure away TBC!

So, back to mis-spending ma' yout' breda.

As it stands, i'm going in the [b]Northwind [/b]mobile, [b]Rick's[/b] in and [b]Steve's[/b] coming if there's minimal chance of injury.

Who else can we pester?

Maybes aye.

cfinnimore...

re holiday inn.. its only for an hour or so... wearing gnarr restraining clothing...

is there going to be a big painted X somewhere that we are all drawn to gather round before we set sail to Glenners or Inntress... ?

Well, Northy's at Heriot Watt, you're at Holiday Inn and i'm at the Haile's Odeon (in the nice bit with electric fences).

Survey says Hermiston Gait but I don't drive so blah.

Feel quite shit now, 25, no job, no car, just bought a BMX and am taking a trials bike to a trail centre wearing brand new POC sheez.

Dear me.

Time?

Is "making bunting" code for something else....

Time at Hermiston Gate... I'm hoping for a sweet release at the holiday inn, 5 ish... HG 5:30 ish... ?

Oh, balls, time...

I have no concept of time. Normal people conclude daily business around... 5.30?

I got a "sweet release" at a Holiday Inn once, was a consequence to "fluffy pillows".

B & Q Carpark, by the maroon burger van.

I'm the dick'ed in Orange.

We're probably going to do all this again tomorrow but 5:30 in the carpark throwing shapes at Halfords.. ?

Oh, and it its wet/muddy/bumpy/uphill/windy/outside then i'm not going.... so basically indoors, warm and dusty.... nothing else will do... just thought I'd mention it, like...

Right so, we'll repeat this tomorrow with the tag-alongs who check the forum at work/at breakfast/in-between-Edinburgh-roadworks....

If it's dry, and we're all up for pinning it in clement-conditions with 0% injury-risk and everyone wants to encourage my GT cherry popping then good.

Halfords. 5.30. Thursday.

Have we agreed on GT? Yes....we have!

Edit: Rick/Northwind, if it happens, first come first serve for taking me.

[b]Stuartm555/Glupton[/b] you're coming too.

Make it so.

Ooh, a lift-off!

No reason I can't come get you from Odeon or thereabouts btw... Though it'll make the timing a bit squeaky.

Thanks for that, but for a.warm-up-nice-to-see-the-swans-sake I'll bomb along the canal.
Besides, can pop into Tesco for Monster & cake. Makes me ride better, innit.

Oh yeah, morning bump!

Are you tired of the rain?

Feel like unleashing the gnar?

Read posts above for the usual banter but so far 5.30.at Hermiston Gait on T'ursday.

Edit: Rick/Northwind, if it happens, first come first serve for taking me.

Burger me !... I think decorum is the better part of valour... I'll step aside here.. Northwind, he's yours, you can take him/have him/do him... just mind the swan's face...

Eek...The perils of no-tone-sentences. Though, rightly, that wasn't best put. Quite rude.

I'm nice, really.

No chance I'll make it that early - have fun 🙂

Wow, looks like I'm late to this party!

Count me in, can be at GT ready to ride at 6.30 if that's not too late. If you're planning to be off by then I can drive to the top car park and see you there.

Was there last night. It's wet as would be expected but again as would be expected from GT it's solid underneath.

TBC - that's the second time you've used the painting the bathroom excuse, just get it done already!!

Will be coming straight from Livingston from work so would struggle to do any pick ups but plenty of room in the van for the way back.

TBC - that's the second time you've used the painting the bathroom excuse, just get it done already!!

If only the fitter had finished when they were meant to...

PARTAAY!

Emm, how long does it take to drive to GT weather behaving?

If [b]rickmeister [/b]doesn't run me over first for being a twerp, [b]Northwind's [/b]kindly providing my lift.

What trails shall we do?

With it being holiday traffic you'll be 40-50 minutes from H.Gait. I shouldn't be much behind you as long as I get away on time.

Will be in a silver Transit, if I'm not there by 6.30 don't wait and I'll try to catch you at the top car park.

I prefer mixing and matching routes but absolutely easy. If you've never been before I'd say Spooky Woods and Berm Baby Berm (a few times) would be on the must do list. There will be people going who know hidden options, not sure how these will hold up to the rain, but one I want someone to show me the start of is the Enduro descent that ends up back in Peebles! Good thing about GT is route plans can be made/changed on the way round very easily depending what people fancy and how they're feeling.

Shazam. I'm feeding my legs the now. Feeling Gnarly on rigid forks.

Afternoon Steve... I think I know the Enduro descent you are on about... goes out behind the green to the bottom of the Hydro... maybe leave a van there or something for the drivers... If its the one I'm thinkink of its a clarty one,

*think* being, I was there once with Naomi...

That's the one Rick. Might not be the right night for it but hoping someone could point me in the right direction! Does sound like you'd have to ride it to find it though rather than general directions.

Not a problem if it's not tomorrow, as long as I'm out on my bike I'll be happy. Better get the stuff in the wash from last night sharpish though, 5 10s might not be dry by then!!

Left there around 8.30 last night, no need for lights at that point, was fairly light on the way up the road (apart from the grey clouds) so gambling that I won't need any tomorrow!!

I could tell you exactly where it is, its easy to find...

The Hervelo gurrrrrls are cancelling their Pentlands ride tonight on facebook atm... offer some places to tag along tomorrow via facebook... ? You never know, it may get all out of hand !

Snapped a spoke, it's going for an emergency fix & true early doors.

So much for a quiet "practice" ride.

What's this about the Hervelo lot? Fell out with Facebook many moons ago.

I'm out, just got too much to do.

Hokay, weather forecast's slightly less good than it was but still decent.
Cfinnimore, I'm on andrew@blackjack.f9.co.uk or 07796896173- though that's 02 so it's borked just now. I'll be in a dark grey mondeo estate with an attractive garnish of scrapes and dents.

And the Fort descent is ace but it's also very slippy when it's been wet, easy to find but not sure how up for it everyone will be.

Smashin' Northwind, details saved.

chris.finnimore at gmail dot com, should it be needed.

I'll be on the commuter train Waverley> Edinburgh park for 5.30 as dictated by spokey emergency.

Outside Halfords? You'll recognise me as the person with the bike least-appropriate for intended shredding, but it's fastas**** so that's a winner.

Slippy when wet?
Like.
High chance of carnage?
Like.

I'm on 07702736914 and suffering with O2's massive borkage... but the mail still works on my phone....

rick.h.harrison@gmail.com

Black T5... will we have more cars than bikes?

See you tomorrow... what could possibly go wrong, how hard can it be etc etc...

Have fun kids and think of me with paint brush.

Isn't Thursday the 12th or am I missing something?

I've been meening to come along on one of these rides for a while, mind if I tag along?

Thursday is indeed the 12th Nick. I'm displaying a phenomenal amount of stupid on many levels today.

Mute, 'course you can come. I've never been to GT either as it happens.

Think the plan is-as of midnight Wed- meet at Halfords at Hermiston Gait for 5.30 or if that's crap for you, meet at GT.

A better informed person than I-regulars- should be able to fill you in on the how's/when's should that be the case.

Looking forward to tomorrow's smooth run of events!

I'll meet you at GT as I'm at Kings Buildings.

Cool, mute. Stevemtb is doing the same thing.

The Peel car park was closed on Tuesday night for resurfacing, how about we say the bottom car park (first one as you come off the road)?

Think the Peel was due to reopen today but maybe better to arrange a meeting point that's guaranteed to be open?

Bring it on, can't wait to get out the office already! And apologies in advance for making you wait at the top of every climb!!

Under promise, over deliver... That's my perogative for today.

Got nice new shoes to dirty and everything.

So, bottom carpark timish.. 6.30.Does that sound alright with the drivers?

Will aim for 6.30 at bottom car park. Dont finish work until 5.30 so i might be a couple of mins late. If you've already left, i'll track you down 😈

That was excellent. Cheers for the guided tour & sage advice. Magic to meet & ride with new people.

Next time, Inbred time.

I'm off to eat a horse.

Peace.

Really enjoyed the ride tonight... great fun... finnimore, you are a legend for getting that trials bike to the top of Spooky Wood...

Horse has been consumed...

Neeeeigh.. the scream of pain when I went to do cool-down-stretches went like this:

"CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMP, OH YOU FKR, CRAAAAMP!

All stretched out and sodium-tablet resolved.

I look forward to more inappropriately-biked, ridiculous climbs. Between Puke Hill, the Midlothian Loop and tonights bonanza, i've lost a cumulative stone in weight just dickin' about with you lot.

Shame Crombies pies and Granny's cake ruin it.

Aye, really good ride tonight, good work kicking it off

I'll keep an eye on the weather and propose it again some time, nice to get the people who missed out tonight out.

That's you, by the way, Mr. TBC & Mr. Menmuir.

Ta for the transportation et al "not-at-all-precious-about-the-[s]Volvo[/s]-Ford-Northwind".
*Edit*

Nooo bother. Ford btw 😉 And surprisingly post-resistant.

Yeah great work on getting that bike round tonight! Shame it was a single berm baby berm ride as that was where your bike excelled!

Good work for our comedy crashes too, 1 into a post and one on a slow climb corner but I'm not mentioning them!! Oops...

Got home and the guy wanted a test drive and to buy my can there and then, had planned to eat when I got in but was too late once crap was cleared out and car was sold 🙁

Cheers guys, especially for showing me that descent!!

No shame, no failure.

Cars have four wheels & mirrors, who's was worse. Ahem.

If you thought that was a comedy crash, you should've seen the Enduro OTB... emm...

Car sold, happy face...

Avast with wad to Ye Olde Bike Shoppe.

And so to bed. Next chapter, [u]dusty trails.[/u]