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Events => Events => Old Fools BMX Roadtrip => Topic started by: SaMAlex on November 19, 2007, 08:58 PM
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This weekend I went on a little riding trip. Its been a long while since I had a whole 2 nights away from home riding and Ive been looking forward to this trip for some time. It was arranged mainly by ‘General Lee’ Steve. It is the 3rd “old fools†trip, which is a meet up of the South West riders who used to ride together quite a lot in the 90s.
I met Geoff Cain at Doug Cains house at 6:30 Friday morning and we drove down to Mt Hawk (near Newquay). We got there for about 11 and got straight on with riding. The new park rules and is well worth a visit.
We then piled to St Agnes and crammed into hotel rooms and after something to eat, we took a walk to a local pub. A cover band were playing and I think it might have been their best gig ever … I have no idea why we weren’t kicked out of the place. Rad night.
Then, after a short sleep, it was off to the concrete or Camborne, and then to the wood of Newquey park. Both good sessions, if a little cold.
Finally it was back to Steves house for some mid school vids and a BBQ (?). Loads more fun and good times. We wanted to head on back so we hit the road soon after 11 and I got to my house at 3am Sunday morning. A totally stunning weekend where the time off the bike was every bit as good as the time on it, and the time on it was top notch.
Thanks steve and everyone else who made it (several radbmx members). Looking forward to the next one!
My gear in the car, leaving my house at silly-o-clock
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Picking up the Cain brothers at 20 past silly-o-clock and a little less room in the car
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Stopping for snacks at Exeter services.
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Arrive at Mt Hawk skatepark
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The whole OF3 crew. Even at ripe old ages nearly all are still riding … and some of them really f-ing good too!
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Dinner and rooms for the night at St Agnes Hotel
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On to a pub for out and out mayhem.
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Up the next day for the second “B†in the B&B, and then into the cars
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Bit if riding at the Camborne bowls, and the only riding shots Im going to post
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The rest of Saturday was at Newquey but I didn’t take any pics. Then back to Steves for Vids and hanging out.
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Then we packed up and headed back home. We even took shifts of driving
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Bye bye Cain brothers … till next time
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Back home … 3am …. In time for 4 hours sleep before my boys wake up and normal life kicks off again
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Fantastic!!!! BMX Rules!!!!
(thanks for General Lee and all who arranged the trip, and those who took the couple of pics that I have stolen, to post here)
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Cool :daumenhoch:
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Fantastic!!!! BMX Rules!!!!
too right bmx does rule that looked like a good time
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cool alex, man you know some old people
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Is that Norman John in the Saxon shirt. ;D
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I love having rad friends. Makes me look much radder than I am.
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Looks like a great time was had by all, even the ugly girls in the pub :LolLolLolLol:
Did anyone get off with the girls btw ?
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Is that Norman John in the Saxon shirt. ;D
Northern John and his NS Street riding mate came all the way down from ..... the north, for the trip. John went to Uni in cornwall so he was part of the SW riding scean in the 90s. He rocked the whole weekendr riding and partying hard. He even got a lift back to the Hotel from a total hottie in hot pants. John Rules!
Looks like a great time was had by all, even the ugly girls in the pub :LolLolLolLol:
Did anyone get off with the girls btw ?
The girls were young .... but the lad chatting to them is only 19 ... even if John is a bit older. John asked one of the girls to lick his under arm, and she did! At that point I walked away. Under age girls who will lick Johns under arm just spells danger to me!!!
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alex mate, that has got to be the best road trip come reunion that i have seen on rad,
looked a blast mate and i bet the riding was as dialled as ever, well done, those pics look so
kool :daumenhoch: tbh when i see pics and stories like yours, my mind wonders back to germany
this year and the pukka time we all had, :)
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Looks like a great time was had by all, even the ugly girls in the pub :LolLolLolLol:
Did anyone get off with the girls btw ?
The girls were young .... but the lad chatting to them is only 19 ... even if John is a bit older. John asked one of the girls to lick his under arm, and she did! At that point I walked away. Under age girls who will lick Johns under arm just spells danger to me!!!
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:LolLolLolLol:
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Looks like a top time was had by all - nice one!
By the way Al, where's Northern John from?.......and don't say up north ::)
Daz. :daumenhoch:
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good time dude! :daumenhoch:
looks an amazing weekend like, looking forward to seeing the vids on't tube :LolLolLolLol:
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By the way Al, where's Northern John from?.......and don't say up north ::)
John is from Southport. It was a very cold weekend but John and his mate spent the whole time in T-shirts! They said it was nice and sunny, no need for anything else!
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looks like a good time was had by all. love the bar endo / fakie nosepick pic.
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proper road trip ,cant wait to see the rest of the pics n vid ;)
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It was an amazing weekend - here's a couple of shots from nequay ... oh they both appear to be me!
Oh well
driveway feeble grind to double peg - I just 180'd into this from the transition and made the rollback and rideout - v chuffed!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/steve180grindnewquay.jpg)
Same driveway - different line- abubaca on a very waxy piece of coping - made the rollback too which I always struggle with!
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There was some awesome riding by the other memebers, way better than me, just wanted to share these two pics!
steve
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:) top man and i like that frame colour :daumenhoch:
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splendid thread,i recognise more than a few of those fossils!
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A real weekend to remember. Thanks to all involved.Seeing as steve has added pics of himself heres one of me from the trip.Really happy with this pic as i never get this flat normally. :)
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mikie that is SO rad. What a trip it was!
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That looks like it was an amazing trip guys. But why only a few pics, are you saving some for a video, maybe?! Alex, tell Geoff I said hi the next time you see him.
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That looks like it was an amazing trip guys. But why only a few pics, are you saving some for a video, maybe?! Alex, tell Geoff I said hi the next time you see him.
We are gathering all the photos from the weekend. There are 230 so far!!
There is also Video footage. A DVD, with photo section will be done soon.
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soounds like you had good weekend.
cant wait to see rest of pics
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looks ace, cant beat a roadtrip :daumenhoch:
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Great writeup Al, sounds like it went off mate >:D
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tim march is the man , pissed my pants
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Check out the Video!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aX173ytM6w (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aX173ytM6w)
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Great write up, nice one...
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alan 'moonbed' jolliffe and davey 'budgiechin' c0ckerill repping scotland, way to go!!
oscars are in the post alex!
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Awesome video of what looked like a fantastic weekend!
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That is one proper roadtrip.....just like it used to be done!
I recognise a fair few of those faces too!
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I thought this could do with a bump, now that the trip means something to more people. Some of the faces will be a bit more familiar to people now.
Not that it needs a bump cos its not all that lost in the new Old Fools section. :daumenhoch: