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Events => Events => Old Fools BMX Roadtrip => Topic started by: generallee on March 30, 2009, 02:23 PM
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I wanted to day a HUGE thanks to all who made it for this trip.
Its not the easiest thing to arrange these trips, esp with the thrreat of awful weather, but Im so chuffed to be able to say that a good 35 to 40 riders made this one of the best Old fools ever.
Great big thanks to all who made the effort - and hey, we pretty much beat the weather didnt we?!
steve
Enjoy the pics...
It was an amazing trip - Mike Richardson and I left Tavistock in Devon at 5.45am, stopped off for a suasage sarnie en route along some deserted A road...
Then is was full speed ahead to Slades farm - and then on to Kings Park. The second park was amazing. Gary took the most pics of this first part of the trip, so will leave you to look at his thread for that.
Then it was Eastleigh park and then a night of fun...
I finally got my camera out on the Saturday at southsea - here's some pics
steve conner
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/002-1.jpg)
billy stupple [at esatleigh]
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/004-1.jpg)
steve geall [ he became known as Gary Bethel, as he stayed in Garys room after gary had driven home as the room was empty but paid for - so we called Steve Gary all night - then we thought Gary Geall sounded like Barry Bethel - and hence the name stuck.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/006-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/014.jpg)
stuntman stupple
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/009.jpg)
old man kev's [top bloke] bike - love it!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/011.jpg)
Ronnie Surridge. Blimey!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/012.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/019.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/013.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/015.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/016.jpg)
geoff cain, alex leech and co macking the lady
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/017.jpg)
steve conner [ he used to draw the Mega Mike comic strip , Britains answer to Radical Rick - remember?]
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/018.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/020.jpg)
JohnB - what a dude!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/022.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/023.jpg)
wakey wakey, here comes snakey!
20to26 - top fella.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/024.jpg)
geth shooter!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/025.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/028.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/026.jpg)
mikie richardson
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/027.jpg)
Alex Leech - I just wish there was an old battered car for him to nosepick the roof of!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/029.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/030.jpg)
meanwhile - Alex, Geoff and Dougs van got a ticket outside. Damn.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/031.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/032.jpg)
and then came the hail storm!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/033.jpg)
after pizza it was back to Eastleigh -
this little dude was on this weenie scooter - and the bowl was pretty deep by anyones standard - must have felt like 12ft of vert to him!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/034.jpg)
steve geall 540 tyretap
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/036.jpg)
then we saw 'redneck dad' and hi sson Cleetus. He was riding one of those motrobike looking pushbikes. Brilliant.
Long lens shot - too scary to get close! " you sure do got a perdy mouth"
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/039.jpg)
then Rednecks son , Cleetus, came to the bowl, and did a silent contorted scream with every trick one of the guys did. I think that after we left every dog in 100 miles turned up, as his screams must have been so high pitched only canines could hear him!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/046.jpg)
then I made him look like Geoff Cains conscience on his shoulder. Though Geoff doesnt have a conscience I dont think.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/047.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/041.jpg)
philbert
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/043.jpg)
alex
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/044.jpg)
evening came - time for cider...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/048.jpg)
It was just like the 90's - though this time round I was sitting watching vids with the people who i used to watch in vids in the 90's!!!!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/049.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/050.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/051.jpg)
Then the night got messy - Jethro jokes in the bar, a superb meal - and lots of laughs reminiscing about the trip we were still on!
Mike and I drove home... and stopped for a couple of pics at one of my favourite places in the southwest.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/055.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/054.jpg)
Cheers!
steve
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i want to plan for the next one and stay the weekend .
birds of a feather and that :)
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i want to plan for the next one and stay the weekend .
birds of a feather and that :)
What?? You want two fat essex birds along for the ride? ;)
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nah just you and atkins :) :) :)
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:LolLolLolLol:
I'm well up for the next one. Just hope the dates work out.
BTW - Looks like a great weekend, glad the weather was a lot kinder than it looked like it was going to be.
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was planning to pop down sat but got called away ....want to do the next one for sure if the dates work out
i am there :D
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Thanks to Steve for setting everything up and paying for everyones meal on saturday night and thanks to Billy for paying the drinks bill.
And to all that lent me a sofa for the night and lifts to parks.
Thanks to James for sorting me out a new frame, cant wait to get it and start building up a new lighter bike and do some proper riding!
To all the new people i met for making me feel welcome to Old Fools, good chats in the bar.
xo
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Steve, "back of the net!" ;D ;)
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:daumenhoch:
whens the next one?
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Steve, Thankyou for your efforts in helping to get me to the travelodge, nice chatting to you and also thanks for the drink!
Cheers,
John
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Totally enjoyed my first Old Fools. Got to meet or catch up with some legends and loads of riders i had not met before. Thoroughly enjoyed riding my bike. Can't wait for the next one.
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did you ever find that mystical park
and that chewy cider oooooooo that looks odd ;) great to meet you dan
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I think the big thanks got to you Steve for sorting it all.
You're a top fella in my book dude.
I'll definitely be going on another.
Daz. :daumenhoch:
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I wanted to day a HUGE thanks to all who made it for this trip.
Its not the easiest thing to arrange these trips, esp with the thrreat of awful weather, but Im so chuffed to be able to say that a good 35 to 40 riders made this one of the best Old fools ever.
Great big thanks to all who made the effort - and hey, we pretty much beat the weather didnt we?!
steve
Enjoy the pics...
It was an amazing trip - Mike Richardson and I left Tavistock in Devon at 5.45am, stopped off for a suasage sarnie en route along some deserted A road...
Then is was full speed ahead to Slades farm - and then on to Kings Park. The second park was amazing. Gary took the most pics of this first part of the trip, so will leave you to look at his thread for that.
Then it was Eastleigh park and then a night of fun...
I finally got my camera out on the Saturday at southsea - here's some pics
steve conner
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/002-1.jpg)
billy stupple [at esatleigh]
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/004-1.jpg)
steve geall [ he became known as Gary Bethel, as he stayed in Garys room after gary had driven home as the room was empty but paid for - so we called Steve Gary all night - then we thought Gary Geall sounded like Barry Bethel - and hence the name stuck.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/006-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/014.jpg)
stuntman stupple
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/009.jpg)
old man kev's [top bloke] bike - love it!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/011.jpg)
Ronnie Surridge. Blimey!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/012.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/019.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/013.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/015.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/016.jpg)
geoff cain, alex leech and co macking the lady
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/017.jpg)
steve conner [ he used to draw the Mega Mike comic strip , Britains answer to Radical Rick - remember?]
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/018.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/020.jpg)
JohnB - what a dude!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/022.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/023.jpg)
wakey wakey, here comes snakey!
20to26 - top fella.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/024.jpg)
geth shooter!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/025.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/028.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/026.jpg)
mikie richardson
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/027.jpg)
Alex Leech - I just wish there was an old battered car for him to nosepick the roof of!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/029.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/030.jpg)
meanwhile - Alex, Geoff and Dougs van got a ticket outside. Damn.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/031.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/032.jpg)
and then came the hail storm!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/033.jpg)
after pizza it was back to Eastleigh -
this little dude was on this weenie scooter - and the bowl was pretty deep by anyones standard - must have felt like 12ft of vert to him!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/034.jpg)
steve geall 540 tyretap
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/036.jpg)
then we saw 'redneck dad' and hi sson Cleetus. He was riding one of those motrobike looking pushbikes. Brilliant.
Long lens shot - too scary to get close! " you sure do got a perdy mouth"
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/039.jpg)
then Rednecks son , Cleetus, came to the bowl, and did a silent contorted scream with every trick one of the guys did. I think that after we left every dog in 100 miles turned up, as his screams must have been so high pitched only canines could hear him!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/046.jpg)
then I made him look like Geoff Cains conscience on his shoulder. Though Geoff doesnt have a conscience I dont think.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/047.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/041.jpg)
philbert
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/043.jpg)
alex
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/044.jpg)
evening came - time for cider...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/048.jpg)
It was just like the 90's - though this time round I was sitting watching vids with the people who i used to watch in vids in the 90's!!!!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/049.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/050.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/051.jpg)
Then the night got messy - Jethro jokes in the bar, a superb meal - and lots of laughs reminiscing about the trip we were still on!
Mike and I drove home... and stopped for a couple of pics at one of my favourite places in the southwest.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/055.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/bb233/tapperoon1/054.jpg)
Cheers!
steve
proper good trip, although felt like two days out ,as was local, such a good laugh really good to meet new faces and old.
was a bit gutted that i got man flu on the thurs before so not riding the best but that aside was well good to ride with everyone.
big thanks goes out to gary forsyth for steeling his room on sat night, iou.....
also steve wilson for setting up the whole "bastard child" that is old fools, till next time,
cheers steve g
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Looks like a top trip, nice pics too :daumenhoch:
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Steve i'm so glad you posted the pictures of that little umpa lumpa & the special child , top weekend i just couldn't stop laughing all weekend long . she's touching my gland
Diz
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thanks for the gum diz
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bump for the hope that something like this could happen again :daumenhoch:
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Looked amazing lads! Thanks for posting !
Some of you got mad skills ... :bow:
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Local for me now
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bump for the hope that something like this could happen again :daumenhoch:
Ed get on it with your organisation sure you could sort out a road trip somewhere :daumenhoch:
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Come on down
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Seriously, these lads can fookin ride :shocked:
They were in Sheffield a few years back and Richie Clean and me ambled up to say hello. Needless to say we left our bikes in the car when we saw them flying about :2funny:
Good to see an old thread bumped Ed :daumenhoch:
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We were looking at pics from Old Fools 7 yesterday - and then realised it was SEVEN years ago!! It really IS time for another. Must talk to Steve... :)
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went to the one at Harrow, as said above......these guys are superb to watch! had a great day