Sunday Shredz

Can you believe this weather?

This will probably be the last weekend of dry trails out in Epping so were going to make the most of it. Last week was great with a few new faces and all types of bikes. Everyone had such a good time were gonna do it again.

Same deal as last time.
We’ll ride out along Lea Bridge Rd and take the trail in from Forest Rise. Should be about 20-30 mile round trip back around 4-5pm including a pub stop or two
Pace will be a relaxed no man/woman left behind.

Meet at the shop 41 Cropley St, N1 7HT

10.30am.

We will have a jet wash to clean the bikes at the shop after.

Bring:
An off road capable bike i.e knobbly tyres and brakes that work (cross is ok)
Lunch or money for Lunch
Money for the pub if you want a pint
Spare tube

Forest is friend!

sundayshredz

 

A couple of weekends ago about 8 of us left the big smoke to go camp and go riding at Penshurst Off Road Cycling Trail Centre or PORC for short. We joined another 8 people there, so we had a good group for laughs and shredz.

We wrapped up work at 6pm and hopped on the train from London to Tonbridge. By the time we got there it was pitch black. We had no idea where we were going and most of us had less than adequate lights for the unknown surroundings. We were relying on Marks Garmin to lead the way. Needless to say it took us the most “friendly” route… Which just so happened to be a 5 Mile cross country ramble “cycle route” through boggy trails and fields littered with cows and dung in the pitch black, hoisting our bikes over numerous styles and farm gates… It was great fun none the less… Made even more hilarious by Peter (Dear Susan Bicycles) playing film soundtracks at full volume through a minirig speaker he’d rigged up on his Surly Krampus…

Imagine the scene: Eight out of place city dwellers on Mountain Bikes riding through farms with Star Wars Death March blasting out…

We eventually arrived after a ton of ridiculous, broken english phone calls regarding directions to the campsite from the Polish and Spanish friends we were trying to meet there… They already had a roaring fire going and were ready to cook up a storm. Peter had braised up a spit for a whole leg of lamb that morning and we had loads of veg to roast… Ales were drank, food was eaten… We dined like kings…

The trail centre is an ever evolving landscape of twists and turns on the side of a large hill owned by a guy called ‘Mike’. He has a general love for cycling of all kinds and creating a haven where he can host events and races on a regular basis as well as keep the trails open for anyone to use all year round… The camp site isn’t an official pay per night place. He just asks that if you camp or use the trails you donate a fiver to help cover the parks upkeep…

The dirt jumps there are insane and range from small table tops to huge kickers and step ups that’ll throw you over 10 feet in the air with ease… I think we’ll need a bit more practice before getting rad on those… The highlight of the day was seeing Matt bust over a step up on the least suitable bike in the whole park, his Surly Cross Check!

We smashed around a few trails and realised we’d lost Petor at some point. We later found out that he’d hit a jump wrong and bashed his head open and broken 2 ribs. Bummer. It knocked some sense in to the rest of us that were’t wearing helmets and we decided to call it a day… Heal up soon mate…

Here’s to many more shredz with solid dudes!

Thanks to Dear Susan Bicycles for the pics and Stuart, owner of Bike Fix for organising the trip and cooking up an absolute feast… We owe you one…

Were heading out to Epping from the shop again. Same deal as last time.
We’ll ride out along Lea Bridge Rd and take the trail in from Forest Rise. Should be about 30-40 mile round trip back around 5-6pm including a pub stop or two
Pace will be a relaxed no man/woman left behind.

Meet at the shop 41 Cropley St, N1 7HT

10.30am.

Bring:
An off road capable bike i.e knobbly tyres and brakes that work (cross is ok)
Lunch or money for Lunch
Money for the pub if you want a pint
Spare tube

Shred til dead!

sundayshredz

 

Lets make the most of this Indian summer! Were heading out to Epping from the shop again. Same deal as last time.
We’ll ride out along Lea Bridge Rd and take the trail in from Forest Rise. Should be about 30-40 mile round trip back around 5-6pm including a pub stop or two
Pace will be a relaxed no man/woman left behind.

Meet at the shop 41 Cropley St, N1 7HT 10am.

Bring:
An off road capable bike i.e knobbly tyres and brakes that work (cross is ok)
Lunch or money for Lunch
Money for the pub if you want a pint
Spare tube

If you wanna meet us out there just send us an email, so we can coordinate.

Don’t fear the forest!

sundayshredz

 

Were heading out to Epping from the shop again. Same deal as last time.
We’ll ride out along Lea Bridge Rd and take the trail in from Forest Rise. Should be about 30-40 mile round trip back around 6-7pm including a pub stop or two
Pace will be a relaxed no man/woman left behind.

Meet at the shop 41 Cropley St, N1 7HT 10am.

Bring:
An off road capable bike i.e knobbly tyres and brakes that work
Lunch or money for Lunch
Money for the pub if you want a pint
Spare tube

If you wanna meet us out there just send us an email, so we can coordinate.

Hope to see some new faces!

sundayshredz (2)

A few pics from Sunday thanks to Dear Susan
Couple of beers, some snacks, few trails, some slingshot action, a tubeless puncture repair and bit of blood.
Good time had by all and back before it rained.
Fingers crossed we get some good weather for this Sunday.

SEPTEMBER 13th – SWINLEY TRAIL CENTRE
Details below…

Meet at SBC Cycles at 9am Sunday Morning

From here everyone will ride to Paddington Station to catch the train to Martins Heron (Return journey will drop you off at Waterloo Station)

OFF-PEAK Day Return costs £14.50 and can be bought at the station

Trains leave every hour at 37 minutes past

From Martins Heron Station it’s 2.1 miles to the trails (All on cycle paths – No roads!) – See map below…

We will meet everyone at Swinley Bike Hub (The trail centre bike workshop) before heading out on the trails

Swinley is a well maintained trail centre which caters to all abilities of riding skill. Lots of fun to be had…

A few of us will be travelling by car, so if you bring picnic stuff we can ditch it in the car while we ride and come back later for food!
Also bring money for a beer in the pub afterwards

We aim to be back in London for 7pm so bring lights…

Things to bring…
Food
Water
Spare Tube/Repair Kit
Lights

See you sunday…

Jamie & Mark

 

sundayshredz

The first official London Skull Bike Club ride!

We will head out to Epping Forest to show you some of our favourite trails

What’s involved:
We’ll ride out along Lea Bridge Rd and take the trail in from Forest Rise. Should be about 30-40 mile round trip back around 6-7pm including a pub stop or two
Pace will be a relaxed no man/woman left behind

Where to meet:
At the shop 41 Cropley St 10am Sunday 6th September.

What to bring:
An off road capable bike i.e knobbly tyres and brakes that work
Lunch or money for Lunch
Money for the pub if you want a pint
Spare tube

See you tomorrow!

Jamie & Mark