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Can anyone recommend a free source for some wallpaper for my desktop? I want something inspirational and spectactular, particularly orientated toward XC racing or at least the short travel weekend warrior. No flouro enduro or DH please. Nees to be a good res, monitor is 27".

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Posted : 10/12/2016 11:00 am
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put a picture of your own ride, no one can beat that


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 11:04 am
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Yep, a nice picture of your own bike propped up in a nice setting.


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 11:41 am
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as above... or I usually just pinch a few from the Pinkbike photo of the day album


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 11:43 am
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I don't want a picture of me.


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 11:49 am
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I don't do photos with me in them and try to avoid getting in photos. Bikes though, yes.

One of my photos, my bike, currently my desktop.

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Posted : 10/12/2016 12:00 pm
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Have you tried an image search specifying images larger than 2mp?
[url= https://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&q=mtb%20xc%20race&tbs=imgo:1#q=mtb+xc+race&tbs=imgo:1,isz:lt,islt:4mp&tbm=isch ]image search for mtb xc race > 2mp[/url]


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 12:30 pm
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Pinkbike picture of the day archive and fill your boots


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 12:31 pm
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Unsplash is a great resource.
This is a search for mountain bike, although the tagging isn't the most reliable:
https://unsplash.com/search/mountain-bike


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 12:33 pm
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I agree with the majority, a photo from ones own ride, with or without the bike(s) in it. To me it provides a happy memory with the inspiration to repeat the event.


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 1:08 pm
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Just found this [url= http://www.mbr.co.uk/news/oldest-shortest-heaviest-unluckiest-tiredest-worstest-racers-2016-olympic-mountain-biking-347425 ]The oldest, shortest, heaviest, unluckiest, tiredest, worstest racers in the 2016 Olympic mountain biking - MBR[/url] - if you right-click->view-image on the images* it'll bring up the hi-res version.

* I'm using Firefox, maybe MS Edge & Chrome do it differently if they have n't stopped making useful stuff like this available.


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 1:13 pm
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Ask Njee to pose for you in just a pair of Lycra shorts. After all, you aspire to be as powerful and fast as him so it stands to reason.

You know I'm right...


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 1:34 pm
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Official photo sites from local races should have bucket loads. Though may have to cough up to avoid watermarks 😉

Or race reports on http://www.xcracer.com/event-reports.php

and similar.


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 1:46 pm
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Ask Njee to pose for you in just a pair of Lycra shorts. After all, you aspire to be as powerful and fast as him so it stands to reason.

The thing is, he still manages to look 12 - no offence - so I'm going to be asked why I have a picture of a young boy in cycling kit as my PC wallpaper.

it's not really the kind of image I was searching for.

And let's be honest, who wants Njee staring back at you should the one handed web be used?


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 1:48 pm
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he still manages to look 12

Pissing myself at that.

Not a good age to discover you're an immortal, I suppose...


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 1:51 pm
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[url= http://singletrackworld.com/?s=wallpaper ]http://singletrackworld.com/?s=wallpaper[/url]


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 3:14 pm
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Look on the Yeti site. Some amazing photos on there, swat I use for wallpaper on me pooter


 
Posted : 10/12/2016 5:11 pm