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ohhhhh how late will you be there? if i find a hotel and drive up this evening then i'd prob want to do a test on if i can find the place to make it easier in the morning ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 8:16 am
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hotel booked ๐Ÿ˜€ i'm going to go collect my bike in my lunch break so i can battle through traffic and get up as early as possible this evening


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 9:32 am
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I'm as jealous as a very jealous thing right now.


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 9:36 am
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yeti, pop down this evening if you like too


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 1:09 pm
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now yeti.... i'm going to be battling up the m4, m25 then A1m from 5pm onwards, if you overtake me in your far superior skoda please make sure you honk the horn loads and flash a nipple x


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 1:52 pm
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Jedi, I'd absolutely love to, but damn distances and keeping ladies happy is going to stop me making this one ๐Ÿ™


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 2:40 pm
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that's cos you suck... i know this cos deadly told me.

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Posted : 17/08/2011 2:46 pm
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The Inbetweeners better be funny.


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 3:02 pm
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i'm seeing that thursday night ๐Ÿ™‚ a nice end to the day i reckon


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 4:00 pm
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Phil will be fine, you just need a cup of his magic coffee, then ask Jedi about me binning it 3 times today ๐Ÿ™‚
Each time exactly as you say in your first post, getting drawn into looking at wheel then washing out
But got up tried again and largely nailed it, absolutely great day, just wish I'd done it years ago as I now know exactly where I've been going wrong and can't wait to get out there and put it into practises
Loved hitting the drops and the step up too, especiAly the bigger drop into the last corner, I never would have done that this morning
Like others said, you decide what and when to do it, although Tony will slow things down without you realising if he feels it's needed
I stil can't believe what I really had to think about doing this morning was becoming second nature by the end of the session, I still haven't figured out what or how he achieved it, I'm not normLly one to learn so quickly!


 
Posted : 17/08/2011 5:19 pm
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well... i wont write a review just yet, it was a bit of a spectacular ending to the session and i'm in a fair bit if pain so i'll wait until thats died down ๐Ÿ™‚

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'Jedi broke phil! what a monster!' i hear you shout... not true ๐Ÿ˜€ i did ze tabletop with the style and grace of, dare i say it, something more awesome than an awesome something. it was several meters after a tasty run out from the tabletop i managed to throw myself through the air and damage myself, luckily its the left shoulder and wrist not my recently fractured right shoulder ๐Ÿ™‚ huge adrenalin burn out and more pain than i wanted to let on to Jedi signaled the end of the session just as the rain arrived.

looking forward to reading my write-up/blog thing when Jedi posts it ๐Ÿ˜€

riding is more awesome than surfmat ever was, this is a medical FACT


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 5:27 pm
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The question nobody dare ask... did Tony get it on camera? ๐Ÿ˜‰

Looking forward to the write up - I expect pictures of cats demonstrating good looking and footwork skills.


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 5:45 pm
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Posted : 18/08/2011 5:49 pm
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falling off 50meters past the tabletop after sailing it sweetly dont count as a fail. i thought it was a belly slide celebration! ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 6:33 pm
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i wanted to impress you with my superman impression ๐Ÿ˜€ forgot to unwrap the bike from my legs mid-air though... some would say mentally tired, others just mental!

my shoulder is completely shot though, not going to lie.. prob be 2 weeks before i can ride on it again if it heals at the same speed my right did when i did the same a couple of years ago. cant wait to get back on though ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 9:18 pm
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hope your shoulder is sorted soon.

I'm currently sat in my tent supping a beer @ Jedi's trails whilst browsing t'web.

Looking forward to tomorrow's riding, I hope the coffee pot's gonna be full, reckon I'll need a kickstart in the morning!


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 9:55 pm
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cheers andy ๐Ÿ™‚ I hope the rains died down for you... could only see about 20 meters in front of the car for 50ish miles of the 70 mile journey home!

you'll have an amazing day tomorrow, the coffee is pretty special too ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 10:02 pm
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rain was mostly ok on the drive down, a few heavy showers but think I timed it about right as there's no rain here now ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 10:10 pm
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schweeet, enjoy it tomorrow ๐Ÿ™‚ Jedi has written my blog already:

http://ukbikeskills.blogspot.com/2011/08/phils-one-to-one.html


 
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Posted : 18/08/2011 10:43 pm
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andy, make a coffee when you wake up. its all there ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 18/08/2011 11:08 pm
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4ndy b, was a fun day ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 11:35 pm
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Yup, it was great fun, thanks once again ๐Ÿ™‚

Here's my Jedi blog, just in case anyone is interested http://ukbikeskills.blogspot.com/2011/08/andy-bike-doctors-session.html


 
Posted : 19/08/2011 11:59 pm
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If you don't have the time or inclination to practice crashing, you'll never get good at it. Perhaps a 'how to crash' section should form part of these skills days. ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 20/08/2011 4:16 pm
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we all get it wrong sometimes. its that on that edge buzz ๐Ÿ™‚


 
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