[Closed] Peaks Pootle - 2017

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I'm up for a bit of that.

*Likes*

I'm up for that

Brings back memories of tandems and snow. 🙂

Hope to be available this time! I couldn't make the last 2 🙂

Sounds good to me. Be good to ride with some new people

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I'm interested, be good to ride with onzadog again

Count me in. Will Hora appear then disappear again like last time ? 😆

Depends if it's a gale across muddy exposed moorland 😉

I'm in- finish at a nice pub?

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yes Ill have a crack at that thanks will bring cake 😀

And some money for the mountain rescue collection at the end.

And some money for the mountain rescue collection at the end.

That's a rather pessimistic view of what may happen by the end, surely?

Sounds a great idea. It's just about 20 years since I tried to ride off road in the Peak.

When, Where etc? Moving to Sheffield in two weeks 🙂 can't wait!

Yay! Will do my damnedest to make it out for this.

Cyclelife - all in good time.

It'll be on a resilient route with parking and a pub at the start/end.

These rides are all about the social. Bring your knackered knees, beer bellies, your flabby arses. We don't leave anyone at the back and we always give you time to catch your breath even if you're the last to the top (which you won't be; there'll be a bunch of you).

I need parking for a biggish motorhome 😉
Don't work weekends/shifts anymore so may be able to attend, make a weekend of it with MrsT 🙂

Oh yes! Now I've got an MTB, I'd love to join in..

I think it's fairly safe to say that dates permitting, Mrs NBT and I will be attending the shenanigans 😀

Yay! (If I'm around, I'll be there)

Rachel

I need some slow company for my first Peak ride! Also directional assistance would certainly help.

Looking forward to these.

Up for this. Will be very slow as I've mostly been doing commuting duties on the road bike this year with very little time for the MTB, so expect at least one OTB from me as added entertainment.

Date depending I'll be up for driving up from deepest darkest Norfolk to experience the phenomenon known as hills!

Yay !

Depending on dates and work on-call, I could make an effort, pootling is my ideal race speed these days.

Hills are an unknown phenomena in the Vale of York.

BOOM!

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So Am I!

In If it fits

Looking forward to a pootle around the Peak,dates permitting

I'm busy buying padding.
This old bird needs all the protection she can get.

Interesting...

Bunnyhop, correct me if I'm wrong but I'm sure I picked it up off here that you are the young lady gracing the front of the VB white peak book, is that correct? shall I bring it to be autographed? 😀

Jekkyl - I'm the old bird who's arse graces the back cover (of the older'V'graphics white Peak book). I'm also in many of the inside photos.

Jekkyl....
If you ask nice, bunnyhop will autograph your bum.
Possibly....

I'm up for this as well, when it happens.

I live in Sheffield for now but I'm moving out towards Penistone shortly.

I do work shifts on a 24x7 rota so can't guarantee I'm always going to be free but I'd love to come play and meet some new people to ride with 🙂

Bloody hell, haven't you lot got friends or something? You need an old fart like me to give you meaning in life
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(this is [i] absolutely [/i] not the reason i set up the pootles in the first place.....sob)

Good video! Keeping my eye on this...

It's about time we joined the STW Massive with vigour. Myself and Mrsspw3 are IN.

"jekkyl - Member
Bunnyhop, correct me if I'm wrong but I'm sure I picked it up off here that you are the young lady gracing the front of the VB white peak book, is that correct? shall I bring it to be autographed? "

Well that confused me, I always thought it was my wife on the cover!

I'm in. Date permitting.

Seen these pop up before, interested in attending.

MartynS - lol.
I'll autograph anyone's body parts, fame at last. 😯

Alarmingly I'm somewhere in that video but I don't remember anything about it. Let alone what was in the package back in 2011... makes you think. Anyway, possibly.

Sounds great fun

Have I not spotted the date or haven't you mentioned when it's likely to be? I could be tempted to venture off-road for the first time in 18 months or so.

signing up 🙂

Could be interested in this depending on where and when

Just looking at maps...

*clears diary for next three months*

No pressure. 🙂

white peak.

Jekkyl, maybe. But probably not at this time of year.

Anyone else traveling from afar and staying over the night before what promises to be an epic funness day?

But will we spend 20mins fixing someones puncture only to find the're not part of the group?

Bloody hell, haven't you lot got friends or something?

Does reading peoples posts count?

The half hour looking for a dropped Garmin that had already been found was a highlight for me

Anyone fancy a little ride on the 22nd? 😀

The half hour looking for a dropped Garmin that had already been found was a highlight for me

Was that the one found at the bottom of potato alley ?

Anyone fancy a little ride on the 22nd?

A little ride as a warm up or the proper peaks pootle ?

Pootle:

[b]Hayfield, 22nd January, 9am

Car park at the end of the Sett Valley trail.[/b]

As always, it'll be a 15mile ish ride around some trails in the Dark Peak with the emphasis on the social side of things, so....

1) if you're fast, hold the gates and count the folks through
2) if you're slow - have something to talk about with the other 20 people with you
3) bring cake
Pootles aren't a typical 'group ride'. I started them 'cos I hated being the person at the back. I wanted a group ride for the people at the back. There aren't any people at the back in a pootle.

Typical pootle traditions shall be upheld i.e. there will be cake, there will be banter, and there will be a pint after in a pleasant pub to warm those toes!

It's been a while, but what can i say, i've missed doing it.

I was already going to have a run around Hayfield next Sunday , but would love to tag along with like minded gate holders

I can't make it 'cos we'll be up at Strathpuffer.

Can I recommend either the Packhorse or the Sportsman for post ride drinks though.

Jacobs & back?

A long dull climb for an awesome descent for a long dull climb for a long dull descent?

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bigdean - Member
But will we spend 20mins fixing someones puncture only to find the're not part of the group?

I'm not falling for that one again. Maybe we need membership badges or something.

Membership? I was aiming for cult.

You've all got to wear kaftans.

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Would love to have made it and finally met some of you, but already committed elsewhere.

I hope it's dry for you, and look forward to the reports back

not enough notice for me to join in I'm afraid, mrs Jek says no 😥
My arse will have to go unsigned by STW royalty. 😥

I am coming

Me if I'm well enough by then 🙂

I'm in!

You don't have to be well enough, it's a pootle. It's intended for the sick, lame and lazy. I'm going.

You don't have to be well enough, it's a pootle. It's intended for the sick, lame and lazy. I'm going.

I'm thinking more of not infecting the innocent - grim post-festive hacking horror cough/cold thing 🙁

Just ride with 'em. The snogging isn't compulsory, despite what nbt will try to tell you.

Sounds fantastic, but I can't make this one sadly. Any potential dates in Feb?

Sorry upshift, no idea!