[Closed] PEAKS POOTLE: 14th July - it's been a while

Dodders (on the cube) flatted a Hans dampf with inner tube on the last decent.

Me and the wife were both running nevegal 2.1 ust on flow rims and faired well.

Chrissyj was on conti rq-bc-ust on flow tubeless and survived.

I sometimes get a bit bored when It's just one descent after another on a video......I thought I'd mix them up a bit 8)

Minion DHF dual ply on the front, tubeless. Swalbe Rocket Ron on the back, with one of them tube things in, whilst I get around to replacing the rim…

No punctures, but then I ran the same in Morzine last year and didn't have punctures there, either. I guess I'm just lucky that way (or not riding hard enough!!!)

Oh - and the Rohloff was amazingly brilliant!!! (sorry if I offended your ears, [b]Hora[/b]!)

Rachel

Tubed Nobby Nics, I pinched the rear coming down pindale and do the same on most rides with a bit of rock involved.

Need new tyres so I can set them up tubless as the current sidewalls are ****ed! Can't decide which tyres to get though!

Rachel, hora offends peoples' eyes so call it karma.

This forum so needs a like button on occasion… 😉

I can't believe I've been trying to link up with one of your Pootles for over, what 5 years now 😯

They ALWAYS fall when I've got the children *bashing head against the wall smiley*

Pook are you glad I stayed quiet and hidden mainly on Sat?

Someone even commented that I'm quieter in person/real life.

I'd try a Rodolholf (smashes keyboard to enable spelling) - the only issue is the cost/outlay for me.

I missed you you hunk of love you

"onward Julian. Tally ho!" had thinking we were some sort of mock fox hunt.

Well done Pook! The pootles look like a lot of fun and it is great that you include "all abilities". I did think I might be 'too old', but will try to make the next outing and see how it goes.
Have enjoyed following the banter and watching the videos - Chest mounts are new to me, but seem a much better option.
I recognize some of the route from videos - think it is roughly what is shown below.
[img] http://www.heavygoods.org.uk/images/Pootle_route copy.jpg[/img]

Ah but some of us had mechanical failure and many punctures a few days before the pootle, so it would have been most unfortunate to have even more on the day.

Chest mounts are new to me, but seem a much better option.

From what people said at the time and on this thread we had:

at least four punctures
a snapped bar end
a broken mech hanger
two broken spokes
a broken pedal
a blown damping cartridge

Anything else?

And in fairness, 1 of the punctures, the broken spokes, the broken mech hanger and the broken pedal were all down to one rider. It really, really is time he got a new bike (the fugly Marin tied together with bits of shoelace :wink:)

I recognize some of the route from videos - think it is roughly what is shown below.

that link ain't working, but [b]h4muf[/b] posted a link to the route on his Strava further up the thread. It was Edale - Chapel Gate - Sunken Track - along rushups edge on the closed road - past Rowter Farm - Dirtlow Rake - Pin dale - Hope - Roman Road - Hope Cross - Jaggers Clough - Edale - Cake - pub

tollah didn't need a chest mount he rested it on his wok -runs away fast and hides.

Ahem..........That's what helps me with momentum on the descents BH

Could we have a dads/early techy pootle next? 🙂

Binners has been banned he said. What happened?!

from pootles?

From stw

Fork is off to Mojo as we speak... And the excuse to upgrade to 36' s deepens! Also will be forking out (get it) on some good flats... Any suggestions folks?

500!

Game of darts anyone?

Could we have a dads/early techy pootle next?

I'd be very interested in this. A 10am set off basically means I've wiped out a whole day's worth of brownie points by the time I get back. A home-for-the-afternoon early start (7am or even earlier is fine) would be right up my street. Not that I'm complaining about the normal pootle arrangements, you understand...

For the record I was running old non-tubeless Nobby Nics tubeless on Crests (if you see what I mean) and I had no punctures. Must've sacrificed the right chicken and got the pentagram perfectly aligned when I put them on this time.

that link ain't working,

Sorry, can't seem to do images today 🙁

Could we have a dads/early techy pootle next?

sounds good to me 🙂

Mintimperial in one. If a ride finishes c11.30am Im laughing plus it means a smaller group. NO negativity meant and you all know I cant ride for toffee so no snobbery.

I was up at 4am Sat, not because evilhorajunior was but...

I EXPECT him to be awake at that time

Noun 1. dad - an informal term for a fatherdad - an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

Adj. 1. techy - easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

So a ride for grumpy blokes with kids?
I'm in. 😀

😆

Oh shut up you old wet farts.

I'm normally awake at 5.50am anyway so yeah a 7am start is fine.

I'll 'last minute' plan one soon.

Whinging sods.

Should have kept it in your pants.

😀

Cool

If anyone does suggest pedals for Chrissyj, just remember they need to br gold. I suggested the dmr vault but they're not in "her" colour.

Oooh gold....

I think the vaults in black might suffice!!

I know some people have a love/hate relationship with Superstar, but i use their nano pedals and they stood up to a few rock strikes on sat plus added bonus of being availble in gold.

7 am start? Even on a weekday I'm still in bed, may alarm goes off at 7. There are certain advantages to being childless, and lie-ins are a large part of that.

I anyone fancies a techy ride round marple, I can do you an evening ride (in good weather, these trails need to be dry)

I managed to slash the sidewall of a bog standard folding Ardent coming down Dirtlow rake? Running tubless.

First ever incident with that tyre in 14 months, replaced today with an exo version.

745 faff for a 8 start. 7 is a bit hardcore.

Any chance of posting the recipe for the apple & date cake!! It was Lovely & I'm thinking about making some this weekend! Thanks 😀

Bunnyhop's off for a ride with MartynS and Solarpowered, I'll get her to post it tonight

Excellent, thank you!! 😀

hora - mtfu

Out early Sat?

Hora, I can do early Sat, wife will be sleeping off a hangover

Cool. Everyone/anyone else who is about is welcome as long as you don't mind an early start with min faff at the start. Pace would be mine so no podiums.

yes but halfwAY up snowdon :o)

I'm also considering a dawn raid pootle

[s]

I'm also considering a dawn raid pootle

Be clear man. do you mean parallel to mine or ours? Can you arrange it ta and I'll tag along along with Podge. (Or I will kick you in the cock).[/s]

ahhh your in Snowdon. Why didn't you invite us? 😳

ooh sexy.,

an entirely Seperate one by the way

I did invite you to snowdon.

Ah yes- good point. Whilst mrsPooks away.

So me and Podge it is- anyone else free.

I'm free Captain Peacock

Ok, 8.30am start Sat am- details to follow.

Here's the link posted ^

Similar but we went up Chapel Gate.

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and didn't go to perryfoot. That's half the route.

email me and I'll gpx you up.

Did the route again today. Watch out on pindale some of the dry stone way has fallen onto the path. Chapel gate and rushup edge both turned into streams today.

@bigdean - thanks for the info, off out in a few mins, will head head off on a different route. Cheers, Paul.

Yeah, dont think i'll got to that ride - don't want to make you all feel embarrassed about making me do all the gate duty thingys....!

Out today with a few of the pootlers and have to say i havn't laughed that properly for months! Thank-you trucker! Poor MartynS had to put up with a couple of giggly girlies all the way (im still laughing now)...

Thanks guys!

I really do wish I lived alot nearer the peaks. I love it there and wish I could get up more!

Toot Toot.

Hells recipe for you -

Date, apple and walnut loaf.

1 small cooking apple (peeled cored and roughly chopped)
4oz soft butter
6oz soft brown sugar
2 eggs lightly beaten
4oz wholemeal flour
4oz plain flour
pinch of salt
1.5 teaspoons baking powder
4oz walnuts roughly chopped
3oz pitted dates " "
3-4 tablespoons of milk

Put butter, sugar eggs, flours, salt and baking powder into a bowl and whisk together with electric hand whisk until thoroughly combined.
then add apple, walnuts, dates, finally add the milk.
mix well.
transfer to 8.5cm x 19cm loaf tin (well buttered).
spread evenly and bake for 1 hour until loaf feels springy in the centre and use a skewer inserted this should come out clean.

Let the cake cool for a minute or 2 and turn out onto a cooling tray. Keep in airtight container when cooled down.

Note - my cake took 1hr 10 minutes.
Enjoy.

Pre-heat oven to gas 4 or 180c This is an old recipe (Delia Smith) so don't know fan.

Toot Toot.

😆

Solarpowered - I don't know how I had the energy to type out that recipe after today's ride.

Excellent!! Thank you & great typing!!
*checks the cupboard for ingredients*

Hey it's all good! Dont know where mines come from.....just done the washing up, two clothes washes, changed bedding and made cooker hob all shiney! (that gives me a lot of happiness....sad aint i)

Havn't cleaned bike - is that sacrilige ?(cant spell)

Wish i lived closer to them hills.....

Solarpowered, you deserve a lie in!

Weapon, feet, wash and eat. Always clean the bike first. 🙂

....or get someone else to wash your bike for you (blows a kiss to Onzadog).

Bunnyhop that cake sounds fabulously virtuous. Bet it tastes exactly the opposite!

Longest pootle thread ever? There must have been a good dozen punctures, every descent claimed 3 or 4, even the linykyup nondescript ones.

Was great to have so many new folk along, cheers all.

Solarpowered - I ended up having to wash two bikes in return for having the afternoon off 🙂

redwoods - I normally get nbt to do all the servicing and mechanical bits on the bike, naughty I know.

slowrider - +1

Yup was a good pootle

Always clean the bike first

Promise i will from now on 🙄 Bike had a thorough MOT today and is now extremely shiney!

I ended up having to wash two bikes in return for having the afternoon off

Reckon i would've cleaned ten for that afternoon of riding! Twas ace!

Given how well I keep your bike redwoods, I think It's worth blowing more than a kiss.

Edale at the deepdene? free layby 815 faff, 830am start if anyone else fancies it.

It would feature either Beast, screaming DH/fairholmes then Hagg farm descent back

or Mam, Cavedale, mam old road then the chute back.

what day you great hor?

Why you free one day? Or my lack of organisational/lackidasical skills? 😆

Onzadog - Member

Given how well I keep your bike redwoods, I think It's worth blowing more than a kiss.

no, its just you haven't told anybody in your invite up there ^^^

;o)

Ah Sat. Why can't you organise everything. I just like to tag along

no, its just you haven't told anybody in your invite up there ^^^

;o)

BH, I meant it should be worth a least two. What were you thinking? 😉

Sat 8.15amish. Barber Booth (free). Route dependent on weather.

Finish by/back in the car for 12. No need to pledge to come, decide when you feel like it 😆

Onzadog - you and redwoods must come out for a ride with us again very soon. nbt has e-mail in profile.

Working this weekend or I'd be up for this (see I do work [i]some[/i] weekends)