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Thanks Keith, Paul and Jeff. If anyone else is interested please reply as above.

Sorry - no IDEA what happened to the formatting :-(

Evening All

I’ve volunteered to organise some mountain bike rides for the club.

So this post if to try and get an idea of what level of interest there is in mountain bike events, and for what sort of events.

I’d be grateful if anyone who might be interested in attending some MTB events could reply below or by message answering the questions below.

Would you prefer:
a) Local events on bridleways etc.?
b) Trips to Cannock Chase, Thetford, and etc.?
c) Downhill MTB events (Aston Hill etc.)?
d) Longer distance events (Roads/Tow-paths/Tracks etc.)?
e) More than one or all of the above, and if so which?

For local events around footpaths/bridleways would you prefer:
a) Weekday evening events?
b) Weekend events?

For longer trips (Cannock etc.) would you prefer:
a) Saturday
b) Sunday
c) A weekday

Can you give me an idea of your level of experience on a MTB as this will affect where we might go:
a) Absolute beginner
b) Intermediate
c) Expert

Any other thoughts/comments?

If I get a reasonable level of interest I’ll organise a selection of events over the summer as required and we can see how it goes from there.

Thanks
Phil.

I'm in :-)

A great ride, really enjoyed it, thanks :-)

Congratulations to everyone.

Amazing total Paul, you could cycle to Kuala Lumpur with that total and still have a 100 miles left in the tank!

Hi @MattH

I get that. I prefer to pay for good quality rather than buy cheap, and as I say I'm very happy with the gillet I bought in September, I'm sure this order of a top and shorts will be as good.

I like the design of the Swan gear too.

I'm going to order something warmer in September, I guess. Fleece bib-tights probably, then I'll be sorted.

It's not a grumble at all but I guess it's just worth noting that what with the gillet (£50), shorts and top (£181) and next some tights (I guess approx £110 + VAT + Delivery) the club gear will have cost me around £400.

P.

Sounds good - I'll try and earn a pass!

Should be around, I think. Any plans?

Yikes, not cheap is it! Although to be fair I have been very pleased with the gillet I bought last time, which has been great.

Ordered a top and shorts, so should be fully clubbed up by June :-)

Sounds good 😊

I was wondering @PaulW if there were any plans for another Gran Fondo?

Unfortunately we're away this weekend - Ben's christening down in Wokingham, so I won't be around :-(

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I hope this works - hopefully you'll see the 91 photos I ended up with. If not, please let me know and hopefully someone can tell me how to share this album properly :-)

Morning All,

a big thank you to Paul and Julian and everyone else who came for the ride yesterday, I'd forgotten how nice it is to be out on a Swan ride. Sorry I had to shoot off at the end but I was late for my wife's birthday lunch :-(

As you know I had my helmet cam on, so I ended up with 1,800 pictures to look through from the 2 1/2 hours of riding. I'll put a load on flickr or maybe dropbox but here are a few of the better ones...

OK great. I'm 07484 776459 Guy, send me a text in the morning :-)

I completely understand but after missing a few weeks I really fancy a decent ride. If anyone is up for a cycle tomorrow- road bike or mountain bike somewhere - please let me know.

PS - As you can see it was bloody cold!

Bought these from Aldi on Thursday for £3.49 and wore them yesterday mountain biking round Stowe. They're amazingly warm, despite the cold misty weather. If you get cold hands how can you go wrong at under £4?

Hoping to make it after missing a few over Christmas...

Hi @MattH, just tried on my gillet which I'm delighted with, it's perfect! Thanks for all the work youve done organising the order.

Great morning out - there's nothing like an hour of ice skating to set you up for a cycle ride! Really enjoyed the ride, beautiful scenery and sunny if slightly cold weather 😊

Sounds great, looking forward to it 😊

Thank the Lord for hot showers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lovely evening, thanks to Julie and well done for sorting out the finances :-)

Woohoo! :-)