i would just like to say well done to stw and all of it's contributing members,i often use this forum to cheer myself up or to attain help with stuff, it's funny and very bloody useful apart from the problems with (probable)scammers on the classifieds.so MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR you all deserve it!.

Indeed. Second that.

3rd that – well done ST boys and STW people, and have a happy holiday.

4th that 😀

Yup too right. That I spend so much time on here reading threads and that its also the first place I come to ask most bike and non-bike related questions shows what a useful thing it is.

Just bought a copy of the mag as well.

Yep, nice work troops, keep it up yer hear!!

well done all, been some good threads this year

Yes, it has brightened up many a work-bound day, often with tears running down my face, hysterical laughter and my work collegues probably thinking what that weirdo sitting there cackling to himself is really on..

And the Thread of The Year is…? 😀

And the Post of Year is..? 😀

Thanks 🙂

Thanks for that. We won't pretend that it's not an ace job most of the time, and though there are some late nights and some stressed deadlines, it's good to know that you lots are enjoying what we come out with.

Merry Christmas one and all! 🙂

at least you can actually sit on the forum at work and genuinely say you are working
Mery Xmas one and all

Ditto above. probably a reflection of the fact that MTB'ing is predominantly a sport for middle class skilled / professional people (in a work sense) but the variety of trades on here – sparkys and plumbers, doctors and lawyers, IT geeks and mechanics – means that it has a pretty good chance that the answer can be found in 'the wisdom of cyclists' as my wife calls it!

So in no particular order thanks to all those that have helped with my IT / medical / mechanical / spiritual / psychological well being this year. Good luck to you all next year.

And finally a tongue in cheek NO THANKS AT ALL to Mark and Meg and latterly Dan for making me realise what a self centred and cold hearted individual I can be. Good luck particularly for your endeavours, you will succeed.

Absolutely, Merry Christmas STW and its forum members. Have a great Holiday!

ditto. thanks and merry xmas 🙂

Yes, hooray for everyone and sherries all round!

no-one's replied to my cheese thread yet
this place is rubbish 😀

Cheers folks!

Thank you to all our users for visiting the site in increasingly mind-boggling amounts of numbers. And the Forum is your work, not ours, so thanks for making it The Place to chat bikes (and general rubbish) for MTBers! 🙂

More of the same (and more betterer) next year eh?

yes indeedy thanks to stw i've got a load of new riding friends so happy xmas one and all .

Im going to get banned if I make an inappropriate comment about claire or sarah aint I? 😉

Merry Christmas!

David.

They've probably heard it all before 🙂

Met some great people through the forum this year – it has added a whole new dimension to my enjoyment of mountain biking – so thanks from me and Merry Christmas

i agree with dmiller claire and sarah are gorgeous aren't they!

errrrm; can we see more of Clarie and Sarah in the mag/site please; errrm!

errrrm; can we see more of Clarie and Sarah in the mag/site please; errrm!

To add some balance, could we see more of the male staff naked in the magazine?

😆

We did that once… Well.. semi naked.. Never NEVER again!

🙂

I love this forum too… great! & thanks to the management.. I subscribe to the mag to try & give a bit of payback.
The mag has quality articles & great photography..

My vote for this year

Funny thread: Directional Hi Fi speaker cables..brilliant
Bike Thread of the Year: Elbury…. Max Clifford could make him rich.

Some of the classified scammers have been good "tabloid" reading too.

Elbury should get honary STW hall of fame membership . If he agreed Singletrack World could sell his t.shirts. I want a metal mulisha one!

i'll echo what oldfart and deejay said in that i've met and made some genuinely awesome new friends thanks to the stw forum this past year, so yeah thanks to all involved, both forum dwellers and the stw staffers.

and hora asking to see male bike journos in the nip- priceless.

have a great christmas/festivus/whatever everyone!

xherbivorex, hope to ride with you again soon. Next time I lead a ride we'll get to finish our Calderdale ride FULLY without binners wanting to get back to watch the footie 🙄 😆

Merry Christmas and brilliant New Year from me too, hope to see some of you at the marathon championship rounds.
Please keep up the good work !