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I lauren licker.

Darcy as it stands I could've bought a bike in LE and chucked it in the sea at JOG and still had money left for a flight home 🙁


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 9:17 pm
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Oh **** 😐

Sorry, didn't mean to sound pessimistic - they were bastards to me though - an innocent West Country bumpkin.

Might be worth trying [url= http://www.parkingandtrafficappeals.gov.uk/index.htm ]here[/url]...I hear (anecdotally) that they normally find in favour of the the car person if it's innocent.


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 9:20 pm
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Cheers Darcy, had to pay to get my car back 🙁

They sounded like I'd stand a good chance on appeal. At least it can't get worse from here 🙂


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 9:23 pm
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well done dude, once my fractured shoulder is mended can we play in the woods again?

(check yo facebook as i tagged you in a note explaining it all innit)


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 9:48 pm
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phillibiter!

Where have YOU been? x


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 10:01 pm
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Druidh - I may well plan a ridiculous 230+K epic to see you come buy then
It'll have to take you 18hours, involve lots of sunshine and adventures in the dark to match our trip with you 🙂

I've also started to plant seeds in DirtyG's mind about an off road LEJOG???
Ah go on then, i love a good challenge. I've bigger and better plans than that though. You'll have to keep a secret stash of chocolate for when i say "i'm tired" like mustard did on saturday night/sunday morning *will be forever grateful for that bar* And also the 1am ish binge on the forth road bridge of dollymixtures 🙂


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 10:09 pm
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Bigger [i]and[/i] better.... ❓


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 10:16 pm
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Of course bigger [i]and[/i] better. Its my idea innit so therefore better 😛 Your wee off road lejog will do as a warm up 😆


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 10:19 pm
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well done chapeau


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 10:22 pm
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Bigger and better?

Tour Divide 2012 - see you there?


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 10:27 pm
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Molgrips - I'm not sure I'd want to race it... America has huge touring potentital though... West Coast Highway? Route 66?


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 10:33 pm
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I'd like to ride to Essaouira in Morocco and then just have a paddle in the sea and smoke 'stuff'


 
Posted : 05/05/2011 10:35 pm
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iDarcyReply.... reading but not commenting, mum diagnosed with cancer then I fractured my shoulder last thursday (has meant no riding at exactly the same time mrsconsequence develops super motivation and has been out every other day blasting out the off road miles) 🙁 Been feeling too depressed and sorry for myself to contribute without being a miserable sod. Went and soaked my belly in nandos sauce last night so my mood's improved and I'm ready to get back on the beat (stw.. not my bike unfortunately)


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 6:49 am
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Good to have you back then Phil! Did you have someone to lick the nando's off of your belly?

As I commented on facebook you're taking the proper route into mountain biking. Smash yourself up early on and spend your period of convalesence building up (on paper if not in real life) your perfect bike.

In the meantime...

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Posted : 06/05/2011 8:48 am
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yeti, have you seen the email with my little 'bigger and better' idea?

phil, as you are aware I am unable to post lol cats

However in recognition of your recent travails, please enjoy this wall.

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Posted : 06/05/2011 8:56 am
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bigger [i]and[/i] better...

*goes off to hotmail*


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 8:58 am
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Is this going to turn into a thread where we all claim to have bigger and better ideas and then fight to the death to complete them? *is so there already* 😆

Oh, and where is Jamie? Missing in action on his road bike again?


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 9:04 am
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DirtyG... we've got to make it through June and July first...

🙂

iDave, that sounds completely epic! Logistically very complicated but would make one hell of a trip. Love the no training aspect!


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 9:05 am
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Heh, thats true. June will be fine, I'm a little worried about July, thuogh i have a hankering to make it to 30,000ft. Oh, would it still count if we rock climbed the remaining 6,000ft? 8)

*feels left out and unloved as i have no email about bigger [i]and[/i] better challenges in my inbox* 😥


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 9:10 am
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I'll e-mail you... it will be bigger [i]and[/i] better... 😉


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 9:12 am
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I also have no mails about bigger or better things.

Molgrips - I'm not sure I'd want to race it

You don't really. It's just a tour with a mass start and some sort of recognition. I would consider doing it for the hell of it if I had company.

There's also an Appalachian trail and one running East-West across the North of the country. Which link up to make one MASSIVE route. Then you could polish that off with the RAAM route to get back where you started.


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 9:23 am
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TSY, I've started a chat with some guys who can do the logistics/support


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 9:27 am
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*resists making smutty comment about it being bigger and lowering the tone of the thread*


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 9:27 am
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Fat masseur (Turkish massage a speciality) availble for "big and better" 🙂


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 9:30 am
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Do you do Thai massage?


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 9:34 am
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deadly... are the the turkish massage specialist who went a little bit too personal on both my mother and father on their honeymoon? if so dont admit it on here and keep it as a surprise for TSY 😉


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 9:35 am
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Deadly, I thought you could be our Fat Prophet?


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 9:36 am
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Bigger? Better? Challengier? *puts hand up as high as possible and bounces up and down in seat for extra attention grabbing*

DGOAB - I can bring a pocket full of chocolate, although I didn't mention how much the next bar would cost did I? 😈


 
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Deadly, I thought you could be our Fat Prophet?

I'm going to cover myself in gold body paint and spend one half of the day as a Buddha rubbing his belly on top of a support vehicle and the other half flailing the shit out of you lot.

I will have "menus" available.


 
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If I don't get invited on this bigger thing I'll spy on you to find out what it is and then follow you on it anway 😉


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 10:38 am
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I'm assuming Druidh is also going to be up for biggerer and betterer?

I think someone might actually end up dead. It'll be worth it though.


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 10:47 am
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I think the biggerer betterer thing should be unreported until done, not a sponsored thing and done during a heat wave.


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 10:51 am
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if by bigger you mean fat people are welcome
if by better you mean the maximum distance travelled each day is 20miles
then i'm in.


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 10:52 am
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Is it Cabo de Sao Vincente to Nordkapp?


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 10:53 am
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DGOAB - I can bring a pocket full of chocolate, although I didn't mention how much the next bar would cost did I?
All i can pay in is hugs or lyrca shrunk in a boil wash?! Anyway, i've hopefully kicked the habit, but if it involves 18hour days on very little sleep, i suspect chocolate will be very much needed in the small hours 8)

*is excited about biggerer and betterer trips but hopes that the someone who might end up dead isn't me*


 
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I suspect DG and Onion have been trying to kill me since that first fateful road ride with them! 😉

He'll be a man of leisure soon so will have plenty of time to prepare *not envious at all*

Oh dear; I appear to have broken my golden rule of not logging in from work. That'll be productivity out the window today then...


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 10:55 am
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DGOAB - as it happens my Action Man needs some new shorts 😆


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 10:58 am
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DGOAB - as it happens my Action Man needs some new shorts
Is that code?


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 11:02 am
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I'm going to have to log off...just about spat my yoghurt over my colleague laughing out loud at action man. Not good.


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 11:10 am
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Is that code?

There's no such thing as dirty pictures, only dirty minds!

and I really didn't think that comment through.... 😳


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 11:17 am
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mustard, it's good to see you've joined the day time crew. Just remember the more typing you do the busier it sounds like you are.

This may not be applicable if you're work mainly involves excel.

iDave I'm with you on the unreported, unsponsored front.


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 11:34 am
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where's jamie gone? maybe he really has a magic torch...


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 12:04 pm
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where's jamie gone?

Been wondering the same thing.


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 12:06 pm
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When was he last seen?

He's needed for a road ride epic! As are you two!


 
Posted : 06/05/2011 12:10 pm
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When's the epic happening?


 
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