Peaks Muni Trip 3 (UK) 18th-20th September 2009

[rob.northcott]

Sounds good Joe. I'm definitely going to make it now - booked the time off and everything
See you there.

Rob

[joemarshall]

Originally Posted by rob.northcott

Sounds good Joe. I'm definitely going to make it now - booked the time off and everything
See you there.

Cool, seeya in a couple of weeks. (edit:10 days actually)

Joe

[steve.colligan]

I'll certainly be there Joe. Won't know until later in the week if I can get there on the Friday night, but hopefully I will. Failing that, then I'll meet you on the Saturday morning.

I'll be stopping over and riding Sunday as well.

Really looking forward to it - should be a great weekend.

Steve

[joemarshall]

Originally Posted by steve.colligan

I'll certainly be there Joe. Won't know until later in the week if I can get there on the Friday night, but hopefully I will. Failing that, then I'll meet you on the Saturday morning.

I'll be stopping over and riding Sunday as well.

Really looking forward to it - should be a great weekend.

Steve

Cool,

it's looking like we have 7 riders for definite, with another 6 or 7 possibles, so we should have a pretty good riding group.

The trails are in great condition too, this dry weather has left them really lovely and fast, Spencer & I headed out to scope out a few today, and there was pretty much no mud. We did a ton of lovely singletrack in the woods, it was ace (except for the bit where I crashed on a big rock in a really very painful reducing my chances to have children way!)

We also did one of the trails that I am planning to do on the nightride (if we manage one). It was also ace, we both fell off multiple times on the rocks and roots, but that's all part of the fun.

Joe

p.s. Everyone, don't forget to pack your lights if you have them!

[joemarshall]

I am officially excited now.

Looks like 8 definite riders, plus a few possibles, seems like a nice number of people, not too few, not so many that it becomes hassle herding everyone.

Joe

[semach.the.monkey]

Yeah, I'm getting excited too.

Just checked out the weather, and although a little cloudy, it looks good. Hardly any wind, and dry pretty much all weekend (although a vague chance of small shower Sunday afternoon).

STM

[rob.northcott]

Right, looks like I'll be driving up - less hassle (and considerably cheaper, which is very wrong in all ways) than the train. My car is officially legal again as of yesterday (the usual stuff - sorting out a bit of rust spread into a major job, ended up off the road for a couple of months), lots of primer but generally sound and MOTed again. Should be with you latish tomorrow afternoon. Presumably it's not too dodgy an area to leave a very unsecure old car?

Rob

[joemarshall]

Originally Posted by rob.northcott

Presumably it's not too dodgy an area to leave a very unsecure old car?

Nah, not at all dodgy, it's the sort of place where people leave their doors on the latch.

Joe

[rob.northcott]

Originally Posted by joemarshall

it's the sort of place where people leave their doors on the latch.

Cool - coz one of them might be!

See ya tomorrow.

Rob

[Ralph]

Edd, Leo and I hope to arrive at about 5:30pm depending on traffic.

I am looking forward to this weekend, although I will have to take it easy due to an injury, so will not be going on the night ride.

[steve.colligan]

Unfortunatly I won't be able to get there until Saturday morning :-(

I'll see you all outside the school at 10am Saturday. Looking forward to some excellant muni. See you all then.

Steve

[phil]

Woot woot. Apart from a functioning unicycle and a helmet light mount I am good to go!

Putting the muni back together (I've been fettling today, but didn't quite finish...) is tomorrow's job; however I suspect unless anyone knows any shops that sell Cateye helmet mounts between Cannock and Belper the only way I'll be doing any night riding is with the power of my mind.

(Actually I could always try that little Tesco torch, it might be bright enough for muni-ing... maybe?)

Phil

[Ralph]

As I will not be participating in the night ride you can borrow my head torch. You will need to bring 4 AA batteries.

[semach.the.monkey]

Originally Posted by phil

Woot woot. Apart from a functioning unicycle and a helmet light mount I am good to go!

Putting the muni back together (I've been fettling today, but didn't quite finish...) is tomorrow's job; however I suspect unless anyone knows any shops that sell Cateye helmet mounts between Cannock and Belper the only way I'll be doing any night riding is with the power of my mind.

(Actually I could always try that little Tesco torch, it might be bright enough for muni-ing... maybe?)

Phil

I've got an ex-handlebar Cateye mount. With cable ties, gaffa tape, Velcro and a bit of ingenuity you might be able to mackle it into a helmet mount. I'll bring it with me just in case.

I'll be using Tesco torch power myself though. I've used it before for night muni and it works pretty good.

STM

[ian.stockwell]

Reading these posts has made me really jealous, I wiiiiiish I was going to be there.
With moving house next Friday, at least that's what has been threatened at the moment, we will need to spend this weekend packing, and for the sake of marital harmony I felt leaving Rachel to pack the house while I went muniing for the weekend was probably not a top plan.
We've lived in this house for 23 years so goodness knows what will appear when we empty the attic tomorrow.
Hope you all have a great time and look forward to the right ups and photos.