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Body armour can't prevent injuries, it'll only stop bruises and scrapes

This is one of my faves - along with body armour will just shift the force further away and you will break something else instead. TRIPE.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:20 am
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"I'll be back by 2 o'clock"

lol ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:23 am
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knee over pedal spindle.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:33 am
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Riding single speed is enjoyable.

But it is ace FACT
So this leads me naturally to
MTFU


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:41 am
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Faffing about melting a tin of black goo, filling your home with the smell of burning oil, and possibly ruining a few carpets is better than spending a few quid a couple of times a year on a bottle of bicycle chain lube.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:42 am
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Fit and forget.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:43 am
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Maxxis High Rollers are good tyres.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:48 am
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29ers are no good on singletrack.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 10:05 am
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Horst Leitner invented the Horst link (you know, the one he managed to get a patent for, which Specialized now use to make money to pay for all their lawyers).


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 10:13 am
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That there is anything referred to as the "cycling community".


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 10:35 am
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"The horst link patent is valid in Europe"


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 10:38 am
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"middleaged men look cool in lycra"


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 10:39 am
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Trailquests are uncool.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 10:41 am
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As said when disappearing into garage in order to replace component "x" - " Aw, it's a five minute job..........."


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 10:43 am
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you need 140mm minimum full sus for the alps


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 10:44 am
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That geese will not hiss at you when riding along the canal.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 10:45 am
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Maxxis High Roller 2.1s are good tyres

there fixed it for you.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 10:47 am
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"I can accelerate out of this"
"I can get through there"
"I can do that"
"Yeah - won't be long"


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 11:04 am
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... just one more hill and then we're back at the car.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 11:19 am
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"He's only playing....."


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 11:49 am
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"I'll be back by 2 o'clock"

๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 2:13 pm
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Singlespeeding makes you more attractive to the opposite sex.

None of us on here ride bikes.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 2:17 pm
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Anywhere in the UK has 'proper' mountains.....


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 2:24 pm
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"Nah, not been riding much, bit under the weather today."
"On my other bike/tyres/lucky pants that section is totally doable."
"You're right, this is as much fun as being out on the bike."


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 2:24 pm
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"The Rules" are supposed to be taken seriously


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 2:27 pm
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"Relax, head up, heels back and you'll sail over that jump"


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 2:27 pm
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All fixed gear riders are cocks.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 2:27 pm
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... just one more hill and then we're back at the car.

Oh the times I've just that one, along with "it's not that far, you'll be fine". ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 4:07 pm
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Yogi Bear invented mountain biking in Jellystone Park in 1967.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 4:10 pm
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I really wish you were into cycling sweetheart


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 4:14 pm
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cycling will make you impotent.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 4:29 pm
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Ive been riding and thrashed it......


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 4:41 pm
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you need 140mm minimum full sus for the alps

You need 140mm minimum full sus for Cannock

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Posted : 14/07/2011 5:02 pm
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uplink - Using washing up liquid to wash your bike will destroy it

Depends, it certainly is a good way to wreck bearings, and could corrode steel frames and other parts in time.

Anyone who thinks that washing your bike with salt is _good_ for it, raise your hands...


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 5:30 pm
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Dog owners are well rounded individuals who never let there highly trained pets off the lead to bite anyone.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 5:35 pm
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Everyone you meet on the trails will be like minded and just as chilled as you.
Nope.. they certainly are not.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 5:39 pm
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Bikes are cheap.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 5:43 pm
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"Relax, head up, heels back and you'll sail over that jump"

This isn't a myth ist a science fact.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 6:21 pm
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You wont get a good bike from halfords.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 6:30 pm
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29ers are only for tall people


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 6:30 pm
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You don't need a compact for any hills in England


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 7:03 pm
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Honest I had it in that box in the shed - no its not new!

The forks on this bike have always been white.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:13 pm
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Baggies worn over tights are acceptable riding gear


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:47 pm
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ducks are scared of the sound of XTR

and dogs suffer from cyclist rage


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:54 pm
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Cycling to work in a skirt on a windy day is easy.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:55 pm
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