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Title: Cold Fools
Post by: bmxer4ever on March 30, 2009, 09:51 PM
Left Glasgow at ten to 7 Thursday morning and battled through the rainstorms.
Got to Eastleigh Travelodge at ten past 2 and nearly ran into the back of Dan Harris's truck! Great start!
Met him and Trev, Lara and Rob, hung around gabbing 'til 3pm, then checked in.

After sorting ourselves out, we all headed off to find Eastleigh skatepark...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1817.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1818.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1819.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1820.jpg)

Dan liked this panorama feature on my Kodak so much, he wants one!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1821.jpg)

Steve Geall would later put this to good use...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1822.jpg)

Tight little bowl...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1823.jpg)

Pretty vert for a hip!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1824.jpg)

We prayed that this would be the last wet concrete we'd see this trip....hmmmmm.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1825.jpg)

Back to Travelodge and say hello to Mr. Bulmers....


Up early Friday thanks to waking at 6am (little bit hungover.....ahem.), couldn't get back to sleep. Dan helped me along by jumping up and down on my ceiling at 7am. I'll get you for that Harris.....


SLADES FARM

Got there about 9.30 with Dan, Lara, Rob, Trev & the Stupps clan. All marvin' so satnavved to the 'nearest' McDonalds.
After the grand tour of Bournemouth (!), we fuelled up and headed back.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1826.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1827.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18302.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18312.jpg)

I didn't notice Mark Noble was there at first!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18322.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18332.jpg)

Steve Geall
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18342.jpg)

Didn't get any more riding shots, but I'm sure someone else has... It was windy and cold the whole time we were there, little rain showers too, so we all decided to head off around 12 just as lots of other folk turned up! Old Fools chaos!

KINGS PARK, BOURNEMOUTH

En route to another park when boom - HAILSTORM!
That's it I thought, game over. The pavements were white with the stuff!

At least the sun came out a bit when we got there.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1835.jpg)

Park looked great - but soaked. Everyone wished we'd come here first.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1836.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1837.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1838.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1839.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1840.jpg)

So much for not seeing any more wet concrete....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1841.jpg)

A few brave souls were tryin' it...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1842.jpg)

Dan Harris declared it 'grippy'....hmmmmm.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1843.jpg)

The flat bank dried out first, so Rob Ridge got the session going...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1844.jpg)

Thankfully, there was enough hot air from all the gabbing that the whole park started drying out...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1845.jpg)

Hip session got started...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/Kingspark01.jpg)

Alex
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18522-1.jpg)

Steve Connor having a 'moment'....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18532-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/Kingspark02.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18552-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18562-1.jpg)

Steve Geall was goin' off...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18572-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18582-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18592-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/Kingspark03.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/Kingspark04.jpg)

(Definetly my favourite park of the trip - I could have stayed there all weekend. But the weather had other ideas...)

EASTLEIGH

Dry!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1860.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1862.jpg)

Steve rather owned this bowl...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18652.jpg)

I nicked a couple of these pics from this man!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1864.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1866.jpg)

Joe Stupple was killin' this hip.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18682.jpg)

The dreaded rain came again, so that was the end of Friday.....

FRIDAY NIGHT...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1870.jpg)

Mr Shooter...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1871.jpg)

Michael Schumacher & Tom Selleck turned up...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1872.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1873.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1874.jpg)

Mr.Wilson & Trev.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1875.jpg)

Apparently Trev got really drunk and raided Lara's suitcase, but I have no proof of this whatsoever....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/Trev01.jpg)

Nosferatu....er,...Flatcap.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1877.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1878.jpg)

Steve C. hardly touched a drop...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1879.jpg)

Joe was on pints...(!)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1880.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1881.jpg)

John B. and Rob Zombie
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1882.jpg)

Magnum P.I. rides a Standard...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1883.jpg)

SOUTHSEA SATURDAY

Flatcap had crashed in my room so we flung the bikes in the back of his Galaxy and motored down to Southsea. Full English in a wee 'caff on the front and we were ready for the park.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1884.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1885.jpg)

Bowled Fools.....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1886.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1887.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1888.jpg)

Billy didn't always make it back out...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1889.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1890.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1893.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1894.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1895.jpg)

Flatcap & Bristol Dean (old friend of Steve Macky's). Dean was gettin' some good air on the vert - and smooth too. I was impressed. Would never have guessed it from talkin' to him at the bar the night before. Dark Horse.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1892.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1896.jpg)

Steve C. & the Stuntman prepare to do battle with the big funbox...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_1898.jpg)

Ronnie Surridge, flatspinny, barrel roll 360 thingy....f@ckin awesome!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_18992.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/k48/2ndChildhood/Old%20Fools%206/100_19002.jpg)

After being hounded by the helmet police (I was on the road when those emails went out boys!) and watchin' the rainclouds roll in, I decided to cut my losses and headed back to the Travelodge and got myself up the road.

830 mile 'round trip. Yeah - I was tired, but then, I enjoyed the ride.....

G :daumenhoch:


















Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: harris on March 30, 2009, 10:12 PM
top man  what a laugh   great pics
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: JohnB on March 30, 2009, 10:45 PM
Great pictures, what a trek too!.. 800 miles i did once from derbyshire to bordeaux
thanks for the pictures.
John
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: billstup on March 30, 2009, 10:49 PM
Great pics Gary, it was good to see you again  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: rarman1 on March 31, 2009, 12:50 AM
fantastic pics mate..... look forward to riding with you next time :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: lodge on March 31, 2009, 09:53 AM
Great Pics G, good to see bristol Dean made it.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: andy619 on March 31, 2009, 12:49 PM
great pics Gary.  It looked like everyone had a good time, I will make over there for one of the old fools trips someday.  The weather is just how I remember it.
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: generallee on March 31, 2009, 12:50 PM
your pics and story rocked mate - well done!!! Man of the Match for sure!
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: Flatcap on March 31, 2009, 05:59 PM
Quote
Nosferatu....er,...Flatcap.

Cheers Gaz....it makes a change from Dr. Evil  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: northern dean on March 31, 2009, 06:23 PM
Totally enjoyed my first Old Fools. Got to meet or catch up with some legends and loads of riders i have never met before. Thoroughly enjoyed riding my bike. Can't wait for next one.
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: subversion on March 31, 2009, 09:09 PM
Nice write-up G :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: oldschool rider on April 01, 2009, 01:06 PM



Great Pics Gary,
                       shame the weather wasn't a bit better but hey it is the UK after all.

Did anyone get any video footage ?



Steve.



Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: 20to26 on April 02, 2009, 09:47 AM
sweet lens there Gary! nice pics.
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: ron burgundy on April 03, 2009, 09:41 PM
Great pics and commentary. Looks like a fun trip :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: spesh on April 03, 2009, 10:40 PM
stonkin pics :daumenhoch:top notch!
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: Guillotte on May 01, 2009, 10:57 PM
Amazing post. Looked like a killer time.
Title: Re: Cold Fools
Post by: bmxer4ever on October 29, 2009, 08:02 PM
Just looking back at this, it doesn't seem that long ago, but we're already planning next years version!
Where DOES the time go?!

 :LolLolLolLol:

Hopefully we won't encounter this kinda weather then.....

G :daumenhoch:
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