i like to think i sometimes change the direction of a thread towards the silly/less serious. other than that i cant offer much actual biking advice or nuffink.

organising another sexy swinley party is something i’d like to do for when the sun comes out… hopefully that’ll create few more real-life friendships

I bring a bit of experience, and a good deal of cynicism.

Oh, and pictures of my dogs.

Flatulence.

I own the Flashlight of Reality and I like to shine it upon the world.

i make everyone else look good.

Someone described me as the forum Rohloff expert, or something like that, once. I wouldn’t claim that myself, but I’ll always try to help with Rohloff questions where I can.
I try to help with car mechanical problems as well, although I’ve more experience with trucks and buses.
I try to promote trailquesting, but no one’s interested. 🙁
I would help with questions about veganism as an endurance athlete, but no one ever asks them.
I’m pleased the weekend photo challenge has taken off. It’s nice to know a simple idea can inspire so many people to get out on their bikes and ride to different places.

Thanks for contributing so far. Particularly pleased that it’s not turned into a slanging match.

I guess that a forum (or this one anyway) is actually just like real life. That if asked what I can bring to a friendship or a gathering I’d look at you blankly and just go ‘err, I dunno’.

So what I really bring here is me.

I hope to be helpful when I can, amusing on occasions and challenging when I feel it appropriate. However I seem to have got the balance wrong recently.

From the forum I have taken: Help in renewing my enthusiasm for mountainbiking, lots of technical info, some thought provoking debates and some encounters with infuriating clowns. Met a bunch of folk I never would have done otherwise and ridden in places I wouldn’t have without the forum.

Thanks

‘What do you bring to STW?’

Didn’t realise we’d have to pass an interview process to get on here *runs off to decide where I might be in 5 years time*

I bring the weird and wonderful and downright strange bikes of this world 🙂

psychle – how’s your weight loss regime going btw?

I bring incredulity and chorizo

Less than I used to, I rarely post anymore, lurk often though, not sure why I have stopped joining in.

have got lots of info and hopefully given too.

otherwise I have a laugh mostly and like to expose bullshit, just not my own 😀

psychle – how’s your weight loss regime going btw?

Kind of stalled at 89kg for now, got bored with the control so have slacked off a bit, not putting anything back on though so that’s good! Back in the gym for the new year with the continued aim of getting below 85kg, we shall see 🙂

I;ve helped loads of people from here with route advise and maps and even lead some STW Northern Chapter rides. Doled out a bit of bike advise too.

In return, I’ve got a sh!tload of good mates, been guided on some rides that I would never have known about and shown places that I would never have considered riding, plus some frankly brilliant advise on Bikes.

I generally not bother with the chat forum though.

An over active bullshit detector and Laphroig.

(hopefully)

I bring cake and outbursts.

Nothing, absolutely nothing.

I don’t know enough about bikes to offer advice.

So just end up making hilarious quips instead – although I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that I’m not as funny as I think. My wife just thinks I’m a geek for using a forum, and doesn’t understand why I sit on my iPhone giggling to myself.

Usually, when I find a topic I can offer actual advice on, I’ll pounce like a tiger…only to repeat what someone else has already said.

….sigh.

McHamish – what’s your specialist topic? I’ll ask you a question on it and you can be the first reply…

I am the voice of reason.

Most of my posts are serious and to the point, whether its in the bike forum or the chat forum.

I have been known to post the odd one liner whenever a joke thread pops up though!

I’ll see you stranded
you took me for a fool.
I’ll have my revenge
cause I bring you nothing
nothing at all.

I bring you nothing
nothing at all
I bring you nothing
nothing
nothing at all
nothing
nothing at all.

I’ll watch you suffer with no feelings
no feelings at all

and you’ll see you desperate
you won’t hear my call.
And he who laughs last owes you sweet nothing
nothing at all.

I bring you nothing
nothing at all

I bring you nothing
Nothing
nothing at all.

I was yours and you were mine

but you ran around and told me lies

you got big
big
big
big trouble.

I bring you nothing
I bring you nothing
I bring you nothing

I bring you nothing
I bring you nothing
I bring you nothing

Affection for the folk of LBS land and considerable experience in breaking things through girth, gravity, enthusiasm and appalling bike handling. Hence the affection for the folk of LBS land.

Ask not what STW can do for you, but what you can do for STW.

I mostly post on the bike forum. It’s mostly opinion or stories based on the bike-related experiences. I’m not an authority on any subject, but I’m happy to give advice about my local riding if anyone wants.

Posting is what keeps a forum worth reading. So the most important thing is to post something from time-to-time; it doesn’t have to be world-shatteringly interesting.

McHamish – what’s your specialist topic? I’ll ask you a question on it and you can be the first reply…

Maybe there needs to be a ‘specialist subject’ section on profiles…

Youth.

Knob gags and bike races.

I stay away from politics, religion, anything computer related and rows about tits.

Lavish use of the backspace key and the ability to type for ten minutes then decide not to hit send, an uncontrolled, beer-addled sense of humour and a decade of experience in the bike trade.

(I always use the Overview so I never know or care which sub-forum I’m in)

I bring donuts in on every bodies birthdays. However, none of you ever eat any of them so I have to do it myself

Pah! Is it any wonder I’m so fat.

Ich Bin Ein Berliner.

ohhhh ohhh ohhhh i forgot… my youthful enthusiasm!

who wants to join me in being happy?

**** *** Phil!

I **** *** Phil too!

I’m up for it

Up for what? Burglary? Driving under the influence? Sheep-worrying?

I got fined for goat-startling once. It’s true. 😯

who wants to join me in being happy?

Me me me!!!