[Closed] Shameful act - north west mtb club

Not intended to be a slagging off of the bike club,

oh reaaaaally

"Shameful act - north west mtb club" "rhymes with log trotters"

I'm not outraged, I'm saddened

I went to the market after, no sausage there unfortunately. Just a hog roast, some jam and a poor mans Peter Kay dressed up as a Christmas Cracker singing little donkey to an old woman in a mobility scooter but changing the words to little daphne.

The log rotters weren't the bad guys that day.

Edit: Still a bit of shame.

Can someone clarify a point , are the hobnobs open ?

Maybe it was the 'Mog Spotters' - you know, that group that go out mtbing in the hills, looking for kittehns.

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Curry man on a road bike rescues her and then waits a fortnight before posting on a forum in a slightly inflammatory way.

Curry Man... did you leave the girl with a working bike or did you ride off leaving her walk back?
& I agree the b/f was a git.

*wonders if she'd been turned around if SFB was on the ride and she had a photogenic er bike.

Love how the B/F is now getting some attention. The flames have died down on the group as a whole because the full story has been heard, but you still need something to have a pop at. Right, its the boyfriends turn. You don't know the conversation that was had between him and her! Maybe he's not a git! 😀

I'm disgusted by the Bog Trotters actions regarding this incident and am thankfull for my Audi driving Surrey Hills mates who are so slow they can never drop anyone.

was it you wilko? 😮
ok ok, he was just a little git, maybe like half a git.

cbmotorsport - Member
The only party worth lambasting in this situation is the boyfriend. What an a-hole.

We don't even know half that story.

But do feel outraged if you enjoy it...

The boyfriend is my hero. Not only has he got his girlfriend out mountain biking, when it gets too difficult for her, the relationship is so good that he can let her go back on her own while he carries on riding and enjoying himself.

I am so envious of this person and worship the ground he rides on.

(Btw, we are talking about a lady, not a child. Women are allowed to do things without being accompanied by men you know. Such as riding back on their own.)

lol no. But I'm not saying he isn't a git, just that we don't know officially whether he is one or not. I guess I'm just far too diplomatic for STW and should stay out of these threads aimed at the more judgemental amongst us! Boyfriends git status to be confirmed... 😀

No definitely a total Git

I had to leave her because i had a new bike to test, strava running, footpaths that needed riding, walkers that needed shouting at and horses to punch. It's ok she got back fine and my tea was ready when i got back in, and the washing and ironing done too.

Flames wars are funny

http://www.collegehumor.com/video/3980096/we-didnt-start-the-flame-war

I'm the infamous bf btw

She did seem to quite happy to let BF carry on and have a great time and he didn't get the cold shoulder later on as far as i could tell.

BTW she wasn't a child more a young woman

(Btw, we are talking about a lady, not a child. Women are allowed to do things without being accompanied by men you know. Such as riding back on their own.)

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You will be saying that they should be allowed to vote next! Preposterous.

Can someone clarify a point , are the hobnobs open ?

They're long gone,..

*passes the custard creams*

[quoteNobody wanted to go to the German market with this lass?
Could have shared a sausage. Chance missed.

As the B/F was present, any sausage sharing would have made it wurst...

As the B/F was present, any sausage sharing would have made it wurst...

didn't someone say they went back to the YH for spit roast?

In the beginning I was outraged, in the middle it became clear, at the end I want a custard cream..
There's a lesson in here somewhere...
Wunundred...

You total git! 😀

😀

We sent a chap home once, he arranged to meet us, said he was more of a downhiller but could turn his hand to trail work. Turned up on an AMAZING bike, like one of those famous ebay monstrosiities. I *think* it was a Marin full sus, twin crown forks, full XTR and some sort of monocoque wheels. It weighed about 40lbs. Anyway he walked up the first hill, then down the first downhill. After an hour we ebncouraged him to take the road home. He turned up again but was talked out of it, I think he was a bit of a Walter Mitty type.

Then there was the guy whose light broke and we left him in the woods. In the dark. On his own. Took him 2hrs to find the car park, he was FURIOUS when we turned up. Surrey Hills aint no place for the weak..

if my gf/bf/husband/wife/mother-in-law turned up on a ride with me, I would sure as hell do anything I could to persuade them not to come along again.
get your own hobby!

cynic-al - Member

cbmotorsport - Member
The only party worth lambasting in this situation is the boyfriend. What an a-hole.

We don't even know half that story.

But do feel outraged if you enjoy it...

Depends on your values. I just wouldn't have done it. I'm not outraged, I just think he's an a-hole, given the information presented. I reserve the right to change that stance if further info comes to light, but he'd have to have a [i]really[/i] good reason to leave his Mrs to ride back alone in unfamiliar surroundings. I wouldn't do that to a mate, let alone the wife. 😀

if my gf/bf/husband/wife/mother-in-law turned up on a ride with me, I would sure as hell do anything I could to persuade them not to come along again.

In case they all meet? 😯

[i]he'd have to have a really good reason to leave his Mrs to ride back alone in unfamiliar surroundings.[/i]

he's posted half way up the page this was on.

He had a new bike to ride so elected to carry on.

Seems fair.

I'm a-Merguez-ed that no one has asked for pitchers.

he's posted half way up the page this was on.

Yeah saw that.

In case they all meet?

they're all the same person

Well he was clearly being sarcastic in his post. My wife certainly wouldn't mind if I carried on. Some women are actually real people you know capable of continuing to function when their fella's aren't around! 😀

Well he was clearly being sarcastic in his post. My wife certainly wouldn't mind if I carried on. Some women are actually real people you know capable of continuing to function when their fella's aren't around!

Heretic. 😛

Well he was clearly being sarcastic in his post. My wife certainly wouldn't mind if I carried on. Some women are actually real people you know capable of continuing to function when their fella's aren't around!

Gender is irrelevant.

If bf was ok letting her sort herself out, have to assume she was considered (and she considered herself) more than capable of doing so. Seems to me, following a mechanical and faced with a 5 mile walk rather than ride, she was probably just having a toys out of pram moment, when Rogan Josh happened along. And then RJ doesn't even offer her his sausage, what a rotter.

I contacted a club in the South East once about riding with them. I was told there was a new member ride that week in a place I'd never ridden and was welcome but that if I was too slow I'd be dropped. I declined their kind offer. The club has a good reputation but I've never bothered with them since.

And as for all you asswipes on here slagging BT's off well tough monkey nuts, you need to get all the facts before slagging someone off.

By the sounds of things, she was lucky to get away with just abandonment and a mechanical, you lot sound pretty terrifying!

For what it's worth, I'm forever ditching Mrs File when we're out on the bikes, but that's because I enjoy "making up" when she's angry.

Okay, gender is irrelevant. So if you were that slow rider and had a mate in the fast group, would you expect him to trundle back to the car park with you?

wilko1999 - Member

Okay, gender is irrelevant. So if you were that slow rider and had a mate in the fast group, would you expect him to trundle back to the car park with you?

Not really a valid question, I was saying that if I were the faster rider I wouldn't leave a mate or partner behind.

I will answer it though, if I were the slower rider, I would expect them to do what he/she thought best. We're all different.

Organized group - No-one should ever be left to fend for themselves. Maybe a polite word after the ride.

Group of mates/unofficial group - A bit different, but if riding with who I ride with, everyone gets home(or to the car)

So if you were that slow rider and had a mate in the fast group, would you expect him to trundle back to the car park with you?

If I took a mate to a ride I'd be by their side till the pints where on the table.

If I took a mate to a ride I'd be by their side till the pints where on the table

And then Rogan Josh doesn't even offer her his sausage, what a rotter.

That would be a currywurst surely? Mit mayo?

I've had mechanicals, and the odd stupid crash where you just wouldn't expect it to happen, I've also seen mates have the same problems, and everytime I've been really pleased that we stick together.

Not really a valid question, I was saying that if I were the faster rider I wouldn't leave a mate or partner behind.

Ever been out for a few beers with mates and one of them has to go home early due to other commitments? Is the biggest drinker expected to escort them home?

Ever been out for a few beers with mates and one of them has to go home early due to other commitments? Is the biggest drinker expected to escort them home?

If I took a mate to a pub I'd be by their side till the pizza's where on the table.

OK, but where is the table, and what does the pizza own?

<joke>Why did the Boyfriend leave the slow helpless girly with a broken bike to go to the German Sausage market?

Because he was the Wurst Boyfriend ever!</joke>

[i]I'll get me coat....[/i]

Gender is irrelevant.

Wives tend to be female.

Seems a lot of anger on here without many people asking what the full story was.

Seems a lot of anger on here without many people asking what the full story was.

Are you new here?

Wives tend to be female.

Granted. I was suggesting that it didn't matter that the person in question was female, more that they were being left on their own. Twas all. 🙂

Fair enough. One side of the coin is you wouldn't leave a mate/partner, the other side is a mate/partner wouldn't expect you to stay with them. Anyway, we're essentially saying the same thing but in different ways, I just don't think its fair to call him an a-hole based on very limited information and an obviously sarcastic post 🙂

I just don't think its fair to call him an a-hole based on very limited information and an obviously sarcastic post

Fair enough. A-hole a bit strong maybe.

More a cad or a bounder perhaps. 😀

All seems a bit weird until you read the responses from those involved. Having read all through this I'm still of the opinion that you roll out together then split off into groups and roll in together or head your own way home/back etc. but you do have the courtosy of asking those first yeah, you know to see if all are in agreement. Taken this approach many times where mechanicals and just generally getting pissed off with the ride has tended to get split in 2/3/4 sub groups...

Mmm. Pizza...

I would have gone back with her 8)

hora, have you ever been in a similar situation as a result of changing frames during a club ride?

Absolutely cast-iron would not have left Mrs Pondo. Would not leave mates unless there was a clear, workable plan of action (people on the case fixing, or someone rides back to get a vehicle, or they've phoned for a lift ot something, rather than "you crack on, I'll work it out"). Have bailed out of a group ride on the last day of a long weekend, partly because I was slowing the group down, and partly because flogging myself into the ground so they wouldn't have to wait too much was rapidly losing appeal. They made sure I had a map and knew where I was and where we were parked.

but you do have the courtosy of asking those first yeah, you know to see if all are in agreement

So you have a ballot rather than listen to the persons decision if they feel Ok to head back on their own.

Loving all the heroes who would [b][u][i]NEVER[/i][/u][/b] leave partner/friend etc.

Never

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Lister & I once left a mate with a puncture in the middle of a midge fest on Deadwater fell. He had no tube, pump or common sense. Saw him about an hour later in the car park. His toys presumably burned up on re-entry.

Loving all the heroes who would NEVER leave partner/friend etc.

Loving all the heroes who would NEVER leave partner/friend etc.

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hora - Member

I would have gone back with her

In your rush to rip open your Hobnobs condemn Bogtrotters/her boyfriend you seem to have missed one crucial thing from the OP

a girl pushing her 5 along the road

We've lost a few in the dark, dark woods over the years. Never found any bones.

Never found any bones

nom nom nom.

a girl pushing her 5 along the road

Would have left in her the carpark if she was riding a 5

I thought he was referring to the number of children she had with her.

There are one or two that do deserve to be abandond, based on throwing a hissy fit or similar.. In particular, for me I find acting like a Brat, wurst... or those overbearing tech types that have trailside repair issues and have lost the Knack, wurst of all

Then those drunken ones that your out with, the ones with the little hip flasks, the ones that have drunk so much they feel nothing after an OTB moment wherever they land, jager meister is all they seem to care about... spose it dulls teh pain..

Yeah, we have a straw poll, those who pull the shortest leave the group pronto.. 🙄
Those that hold everyone back, get left behind 🙄
Those that ride 5's can't normally sort themselves out without thier Mummys helping hand and get left in the carpark/club carpark 🙄
Those that don't bring spares get booted off the ride if they ask "have you got a tube I could borrow" 🙄
Those that ride Treks get bullied into covering up the logo on the downtube 🙄
Those that shout "wait I've not set up my Garmin yet" get to ride on the outside of a three abrest chain on the road sections 🙄
Those that talk whilst riding don't get asked back 🙄

Thems da rulz.

But I'd suggest that one word covers the OP's point...

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😆

I thought he was referring to the number of children she had with her.

Seems to be a lot of club envy going on 🙂
Went walking and caving with the Rotters last weekend and they promised not to leave me behind then again I am a handsome bugger!

You seem to be confusing about envy- still you goad and ignore like a proper boggy would when faced with an opposing view 😉

This has got to be a late entry for the 'thread of the year' contest - right?

Its probably worth pointing out that the bogtrotters club is really quite large and as a result there are many groups that ride and don't often meet at all. Note that one bog member specifically says northern in his sign off

With that in mind there have been lots of Christmas parties and away weekends that I have not attended whilst being a bogtrotter member purely down to the large contingent of numpties in that particular group

In the group that I used to ride with nobody would haver been left or been on their own I'm sure of that.

Lots of love

Plum

Went walking and caving with the Rotters last weekend and they promised not to leave me behind then again I am a handsome bugger!

A lot of rotters, promises, not leaving behinds and buggers going on in that statement, not to mention playing in dark holes.

Can I join your 'club'? 😉

The attitude of some boggies in this thread isn't exactly encouraging me to want to go and ride with them - but i don't really like riding in big groups much anyway.

Gosh you lot.

What ever happened to equality and the pirates code? 😀

No offence meant to any club but they do seem to have an unspoken peckibg order. I rode with the boggies once at Gisburn. Seemed a nice bunch tbh but just me. I prefer a lose collective or bumping into people on the trails.

You cant have a 10min conversation with a group of walkers if the first 5 riders are intent on showing the females in the group their climbing prowess/fitness and shit taste in front-zipper club-branded tops.

What ever happened to equality and the pirates code?

It's more of a guideline really...