[Closed] Anyone else stopped racing since strava?

"A bit like a biking Ray Mears does that make him chubby with slightly dubious shorts?

Oh and "gym instructor" surely in the forces that would be PTI.

I left it at 'digital aids'. I assume it's like cat aids.

Ignore these lot your amazing

We like to call them Eleveneriffes..if you've been to Teneriffe, he's been to Eleveneriffe.

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http://search.dilbert.com/comic/Topper

Did anyone ride with the OP on his Peaks pootle ride?

[I'll talk about that more though in my up and coming peaks pootle ride out thread I have arranged which will give singletrackers the chance to ride out with me and chat about certain aspects of mountain biking that might be bothering them.
Ok, well the second aspect of your riding I would re-evaluate would would be your core positioning, I would suggest core excersize workouts which will help a great deal towards this, are you a tall rider by any chance? This is something I see a lot with tall riders, there is certain body positioning on a bike that tall riders can gain advantage by using, again I will go into this more on my next thread which is coming up in the near future.One more thing before I go, is one of them descents your going down in coedybrenin by any chance? If it is, I think I got the kom on strava, fantastic track though! ]

I think it's pretty widely accepted that I'm the best rider on here but I admit I'm a bit worried by you RichmtbG

Maybe we need to meet up and sort this out once and for all. Anyone know of a sportive coming up sometime soon ?

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This guys cv fits a personal development coach in the north west. His riding achievements fit someone in the south west. The only thing in common is they're all called Rich something. I had a very slow day at work! I sleuth on the side!!

I would just like to point out, that whilst the most of you were too busy slagging off my talents, last night I received another two koms, I'm turning all this negative energy into positive, something I was trained to do so in the army. I'm sorry there is so many doubters, but doubt all you want, I've been places with my life! 🙂

We like to call them Eleveneriffes..if you've been to Teneriffe, he's been to Eleveneriffe

I know exactly who you mean. In my world, he's called Ken McKenzie

Richmtbguru

Human nature to doubt presented fact with no data to back it up. Otherwise its just claims. I set my own personal goal and achieved it last night just dont feel the need to tell everyone about it.

...something I was trained to do so in the army...

Richmtbguru,
You were funny. Didn't know when to stop. You're boring now.
For that reason I'm out.

I would just like to point out, that whilst the most of you were too busy slagging off my talents, last night I received another two koms, I'm turning all this negative energy into positive, something I was trained to do so in the army. I'm sorry there is so many doubters, but doubt all you want, I've been places with my life!

Hmmm, I wasn't sure, but I'm definitely calling troll. Bit weird though, months of odd comments, barely worth the effort.

Did you have your Strava profile, so we can admire your awesomeness!?

Where is his friend, Bikeind?... 😆

Too busy bringing the trail to life with his 650b wheels...

iolo - Member
Richmtbguru,
You were funny. Didn't know when to stop. You're boring now.
For that reason I'm out.

As bored as you are, you still keep posting 🙄

I like you rich....I like you a lot...And for that reason I'm in 😀

Rich after this post I went out and bagged a couple of KOM too. Your really inspiring me ! If only the grannies could get out of the way I've have all of them round the local tesco's car park.

Is the OP a rally driver and DJ too?

And a photographer? Richie McCoy was 'semi pro' at everything though, Rich is more "casual Olympian", there's a subtle distinction.

Part time actor / model too I suspect.

And international man of mystery?

And a photographer? Richie McCoy was 'semi pro' at everything though, Rich is more "casual Olympian", there's a subtle distinction.

Yes, but the name and writing style's too close to be coincidence?

All gone quiet here, thought this thread had the potential to run for days!

Anyone know a certain Richard Kelly? Doesn't have particularly amazing Strava times though and Surrey, not Oxford

IMB Magazine and MTB guide

Nah, it's not Richie McCoy, he was real, just had a few issues. He also didn't have delusions of grandeur - he wanted to be the best, whilst this fellow actually is the best!

[url= http://www.imbikemag.com/issue25/?page=71 ]Have a looky here[/url]

Click the bottom right to turn the page and the TV to watch the video

I hope that isn't him - he hasn't got a clue! 😀

Plus he'll need to lose the gut and moobs to post some good times 😆

@TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsSTR richtmbguru has been identified 8)

Wow if that is him, bit of tool?

http://www.allbikedup.com/about-us.html

ChunkyMTB - Member

Wow if that is him, bit of tool?

well, the average cyclist has only got themselves to blame - for being so****inguseless they cant ride properly without attending a skills course.

True

I'm not totally convinced myself that I've found our man, however, this is a pearler and fits the bill...

I have never raced professionally, never graced a world cup podium, and never will. But what I do have is a very specific set of skills, developed over a very long time, skills that will guarantee you progress as a rider and skills that will put your riding goals within your grasp.

Why is it every great story teller .. has served time in the army?

Has anyone found Rich/ Richard Kelly on strava?

Yea, he doesn't seem to have any KOM's 🙁

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Why is it every great story teller .. has served time in the army?

Not sure but reminds of the radio comedy "down the line" if you've seen the things I've seen/pack a van full of explosives, bosh job done.

Having watched/cringed through some of that *cough 'skills' video I can't decide if I want it to be him or not.

I'm just glad I'm not crap enough to need his advice!

I'm just glad I'm not crap enough to need his advice!

But he has given good advice though tbh! 😀

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Wow! What an awful video! Cringe-tastic. He reminded me a bit of a bad Frank Spencer impersonator 😀

More awesome than Surfmatt. FACT?

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/could-chainless-night-riding-be-the-new-niche

Always remember winning a race years ago when my chain snapped, thought I'd never make it to the finish line but persistence and a positive mind spurred me on, couldn't believe it but sometimes a good core position and pumping is far better than pedaling and not having the flow, sometimes it is good to take the chain off on purpose and learn to pump down a track...maybe I should be doing this on certain courses I teach

cruzcampo - Member
and regarding peaty

"richmtbguru - Member
Ive taught mountain biking skills to a high level, Even tuitioned some up and coming pros...but never and I mean never do I think I could do anything for this chap! and Ive never said that to anyone before!"

richmtbguru - Member
Hmmm... Very surprised at how nobody has mentioned the obvious!
Over 90% of the reason we get punctures is purely down to riding styles, the main key here is to stay loose and light on the bike, try 'skim' over the rocks instead of riding 'through' them.
I've been teaching bike skills for a long time now and this is one of the basics I go through with my clients, always stay 'positive' and visualise skimming over.
[b]Another lesson I always go through with my clients is to do what I call the bald tyre riding technique[/b] which forces the learner to control the back end without having to rely on 'grip' this is also good for learning to drift properly, I cover this aspect of riding in one of my advanced courses, please do NOT try this on your own! Make sure to have a highly skilled mtb instructor with you and always wear full body armour for this one, and a helmet but that goes without saying! Good luck.

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