SE Off Road - 8th Nov Report

[silky666]

Just realised that we often post reports of our rides - but only in the SE section.
So here is the most recent:

Mud lovely Mud.
Hindhead to Alton route - Weather cloudy but dry, and with a nip in the air.
Attendees: Joe, Tatters, Adamski, MJ, Me and G.

My goggles decided to fall apart first thing in the morning ... so I set about them with some super glue ... only to find that I then superglued the foam bit to my nose when I put them on

Started off from the Harvester at 8.45am ish.
Stopped for very few smoke breaks ... and with Tatters setting a nice steady pace, we completed the Hindhead part of the route by 10am ??
No major offs or breakages (just the standard mid speed slips and loss of number plates).

Hit the Alton part of the route ... very muddy and slippery.
G, Tatters, and MJ went through the 'bog' ... while the rest of us took the more technical and difficult route around the side.
Stopped for a long needed smoke

https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/silky666/Bike%20Stuff/endofgloop.jpg

Further on, we find our way blocked by numerous fallen trees.
Mutterings of "its the ramblers that have pulled them down with landrovers" are dismissed as we tackle the 'obstacles' with gusto.

https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/silky666/Bike%20Stuff/mjoverlog.jpg

https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/silky666/Bike%20Stuff/goverlog.jpg

However, the next tree is a little more formidable ... and there is no way through.
Shame really, we were really enjoying the ride and have no choice but to turn back .. the sides dont look too bad here, but they were too steep to get bikes over.

https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/silky666/Bike%20Stuff/fallentree.jpg

Ride Over
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Hold on ... what have we here ? ....
Adamski and his Leatherman Saw
https://www.moontrail.com/details/leatherman/ChargeXTI/chargexti-outertools.jpg

https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/silky666/Bike%20Stuff/adamski_saw.jpg


SE Mud Monkeys in the tree:
https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/silky666/Bike%20Stuff/monkeysintree.jpg

G stuck in the tree (but quite comfortable I think):
https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/silky666/Bike%20Stuff/g-trapped.jpg

Tatters trying to pull the 2 tonne tree by himself:
https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/silky666/Bike%20Stuff/tatters_falls.jpg

Every workplace needs a supervisor:
https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/silky666/Bike%20Stuff/joe_supervises.jpg

SE Off Road Tree Surgeons - if you need something clearing give us a call:
https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t69/silky666/Bike%20Stuff/tree_surgeons.jpg


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[tatters]

I,ve brought one of theses now for next time the cu*ts set a blockade up like that, that tree had clearly been cut with a chainsaw and winched into postion to block the byway.


https://shop.tacticalthings.com/images/Webtex-Warrior-Hand-Saw.jpg
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[Hetzer]

Well done for clearing it lads, that's one in the eye for the cvnts.
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"There's the horizon! Ride hard, ride fast and cut down all who stand in your way!"

[Tonka]

[Ste]

Report it to the RoW officer at the council, land owners are meant to keep RoW clear and they're really not meant to go blocking them like that.

Worth a phone call.

[Hazylogic]

Must of taken him ages to cut that bleedin tree!