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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Here is a you tube clip of the DVD which Eric has just lent me. It tells the tale of the origins of MTBing…..its essential viewing

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Its all about Shutter Speed

Monday, April 12, 2010
From Eric Cheeky Ride 10th April 2010

A couple of shots from a cheeky Saturday ride this last weekend. I have finally sorted out the right shutter speed setting (1/30th sec), coupled with a panning motion. Got it wrong a few times – just check out the piccies on Picasweb.

From Eric Cheeky Ride 10th April 2010

This one is Cumberland Clough

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TNR 8-4-2010 A whiff of Spring

Saturday, April 10, 2010
From TNR 08-04-2010 End of the Winter

Crew: Bern & Pete, Salad Dodger, Coley, Shedless, Butty, Eric, Luc, Kersh, El Presidente

Route:

“The Classic”

Barracks Lane muster point, Old Buxton Rd inc zigzags & bridleway, Chazza, Extension, Cat & Fiddle, Danebower Hollow, A54, Chumby, Standing Stone & choice of routes to the pub.

From TNR 08-04-2010 End of the Winter

Stats:

Offs: 0 (unless someone knows different ?)

Punctures: 1 – Butty

Forgotten rear lights: 1 – Butty

No mechanicals despite the constant grinding metal sounds from Salad Dodgers rear brake (no pad left!!)

From TNR 08-04-2010 End of the Winter

Notes:

Despite  indications earlier in the week to the contrary, we ended up with a healthy turnout

A really beautiful evening, with a memorable heady aroma of mist, forest and moorland.

Chazza was finally clear of snow ….but very chunky on the rocks

Luc brought a supply of his mum’s legendary fruit cake for a Cat & Fiddle refuelling stop

Rendezvous with Kersh at Cumberland brook

From TNR 08-04-2010 End of the Winter

Church House was the only fitting destination for a finish…full of the Sutton Mafia and good beer (Copper Dragon, Old Peculiar, London Pride)

3pg 😉

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TNR 1-4-2010 Tea Cake & Token Ride

Friday, April 2, 2010
From TNR 01-04-10 Cake and slackness

Crew: Stunt, Salad Dodger, G, Dunc, Shedless, PTD, Shaun, Big Nic

Pub: El Pud

 

Route:

Tythy tea room, Bollin valley, Prestbury, Chelford Lane, snickets around Artists lane, the dark side decents, road back to prestbury, black boy

 

Stats

Offs 1 – Shaun ….Clavicle crunching we hope not!?

No mechanicals despite the constant grinding metal sounds from Stunts bike!

 

Notes:

Mini Stunt (imogen) provides tea  & cake pre ride

G returneth!

Light until late – Muddy as hell

A slackers evening on the riding front

Black Boy, cheap beer, good food (and lager!), even better banter

Secrets of the self employed revealed…

Pentangle of evil rises ahead of a placebo Friday

From TNR 01-04-10 Cake and slackness
From TNR 01-04-10 Cake and slackness
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Cheshire Cat 2010

Monday, March 29, 2010

Just a few pics from the Swythamley Food Stop

From Cheshire Cat 2010
From Cheshire Cat 2010
From Cheshire Cat 2010
From Cheshire Cat 2010
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TNR 25-03-2010 TJ & Buttys Big Manchester Night Out

Friday, March 26, 2010
From TNR 25-03-10 Mad for it

Crew: El Pres, el Pud, Butty, TJ, Salad dodger, Shedless, PTD, Stunt, Dan

Route: River Mersey from Parrs Wood to Sale Water park, Canal to Trafford Park, old Trafford , Pomona Strand, canal under Deansgate and parallel to Whitworth street, out on Beaver Street then No 1 Restaurant! Return via Oxford Road, Rusholme and Didsbury.

From TNR 25-03-10 Mad for it
From TNR 25-03-10 Mad for it

Conditions:

Mild wet and very very muddy

Stats:

Notes:

A Butty & TJ production with bus assist

Brilliantly novel route – but the muddiest urban ride ever

Butty led from the front at pace!

Hundreds of frogs

Lots of nervous moments but no-one actually ended up in the canal!

Chinese buffet is just what hungry bikers need

From TNR 25-03-10 Mad for it

Chinese beer – like lager but has a taste!

Ride home provided a complete alternative – oh for student days again!!!

From TNR 25-03-10 Mad for it
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TNR 18-03-2010 Dans Karting Night

Friday, March 19, 2010
From Karting March 18th 2010

Crew: Mawds, El Pres, El Pud, Shedless, Dan, Croxy, Salad Dodger, Dunc, Stunt + Riders Butty & TJ

Route: Bus to Warrington Karting auxilliary circuit, Return commute from Chester to Warrington (dan), Poynton to Warrington (butty & TJ)

From Karting March 18th 2010

Conditions: A dry track!

Stats:

3 Black flags (Dunc, Phil, Pud)

2 Wagon Honks (to Mawds entrance onto M6)

1 Winner (Dan!)

27 miles from Poynton

From Karting March 18th 2010

Notes

A Big Dan production brought out the Schumachers (or Stirling Moss in Mawd’s case) in all of us!

Heats of 4 on a tight track with little passing opportunity led to interesting tactics!

A racing incident led to the leading two finalists being black flagged leaving Dan to romp home a winner.(Photo below is El Pud just after dismissal)

From Karting March 18th 2010

Plastic pub served suprisingly good food and beer 🙂

Good to have the Mawds along

Who else felt a pang of guilt for not cycling …?

the summer commuting league scoring replaces lighting geekery conversations

How did we end up discussing dog washes?

Which corners were trickier – karting circuit or Warrington roundabouts?

From Karting March 18th 2010

9 degrees at midnight – tropical!

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TNR 11-3-2010 Mass de Bate Hall

Friday, March 12, 2010
From TNR 11-03-10 Mass De Bate Hall

Crew:

Knobbly PTD, Shedless, El Pres, El Pud, Luc

From TNR 11-03-10 Mass De Bate Hall

Skinny EtheD, Salad Dodger, Dunc, Butty & Stunt

Pub Mawds

Routes:

Knobbly: Rainbow bridge, Kerridge Ridge, Bull Hill Lane, Teggs Nose, Urban, Bate Hall

Skinny: Rainbow bridge, New Buxton Road, Cat, A54, down past Ryles Arms, Bate Hall

Conditions:

Cool Clear & Dry

Stats:

1 Puncture – E

1 Off – Butty

2 Spoke Failures –Stunt & Salad Dodger

Notes:

1 RV but two rides as the Cheshire Cat Sportive looms large for some

Skinnies have a slow start with puncture before Tesco underpass!

Each group spots the other as knobblies descent off Kerridge – no chance of stealth with modern lighting!

The long descent down the A54 proves troublesome for Butty and Stunts rear wheel!

PTD caught downhill off teggs nose by the gravity decent brigade

Groups seamlessly reassemble at the Bate Hall

From TNR 11-03-10 Mass De Bate Hall

Hobgoblin, Pedigree, Marstons & Peroni wash down hearty portions

The joys of a short ride home 🙂

Did the axis get wet after their stay???

…where was Dan

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TNR 4-03-2010 Bolly to Bowstones

Friday, March 5, 2010
From TNR 04-03-10 Bolly to Bowstones

Crew:

El Pres, El Pud, Kersh, Coley, Dan, Salad Dodger, Dunc, TJ, Butty, Luc, Stunt, Shedless

From TNR 04-03-10 Bolly to Bowstones

Route:

Bollington Middlewood Way Viaduct, Beeston Brow, Long Lane, Styperson Pool Snicket, Sugar Lane, Shrigley Road, Up to Bottom of Quarries, out on Moorside lane to Bakestondale Road, Bowstones, Park Moor Descent, Woods, Various routes to Miners Arms Poynton

From TNR 04-03-10 Bolly to Bowstones

Conditions:

Beautiful clear evening, cold, frosty ground

Stats:

1 Faceplant – El Pud

Notes:

New ride planning comms work perfectly (but there is a bug on forum access!)

Good to see Kersh back – still no inner tubes in his bag though 😉 only pain pills!

Unusual route – worked nicely

From TNR 04-03-10 Bolly to Bowstones

Sloe Gin & Cake at Bowstones

El Pud identifies the nasty rut the hard way (TJ relieved to discover that the light was alright!)

A parting of the ways in the park – but soon reunited in the miners arms

Good food, Duchars but the axis thwarted by bar closing at 10:30!!!

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TNR 25-2-2010 Joe’s last ride

Friday, February 26, 2010
From TNR 25-02-10 Joes Testimonial

Crew:

El Pres, El Pud, Shedless, Salad Dodger, Coley, TJ, Butty, PTD, Shaun, Big Dan, Big Nic, Dunc, Stunt, Aaron, Aussie Pete, Shaun 2 (Nigel Havers), Joe

From TNR 25-02-10 Joes Testimonial

Route:

BL, Old Buxton Road zig zags, Walker Barn, Charity lane – reverse Narnia detour to lower Chazza, Extension, Standing Stone, Nessit Hill, St Dunstans

Conditions:

From TNR 25-02-10 Joes Testimonial

Mild & Clear, very wet & muddy, Chazza still mostly impassable, wet post pub

Stats:

1 lighting faff (Pete)

Numerous side slips et al on the chazza drifts

Notes:

A big crew for Joe’s last official TNR! (dispensation sought from E the D)

Classic route plan foiled by state of chazza (and likleyhood of chumby being the same)

Reverse Narnia = a lot of pushing up steps

Recouperation ride splinter group end up at Cat n Fiddle, then have to come straight back

Alcopops & whisky on Nessit – blue WKD’s the new energy drink ;-)?

Pride of Pendle or Proper Job to wash down curry in the Dunny

From TNR 25-02-10 Joes Testimonial

Thought provoking articles thoughtfully provided by PTD & TJ

Killer Pool won by an ecstatic Mr Ball (Bernard would have been proud)

From TNR 25-02-10 Young Joe’s Testimonial

Axis of evil settling in as the rain fell

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