show your 29ers (includes a few thank yous from me)

It was muddy on Sunday!!!!

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Make sure you dont catch the family jewels as you go over the bars 😯

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the Iron and Cheese ride[/url] by rOcKeTdOgUk[/url], on Flickr

My Superfly100 as it was on its maiden voyage 🙂
Curently nursing a busted shoulder so not getting used as much as i’d like 🙁

cool looking bike though mark

Thank you sir 🙂 More bike than I’ll ever need but it was a once in a life time buy so…. I enjoy it thats what matters 🙂

Rocketdog, thought that pic looked familiar, i was on the Worcs canal on Sunday afternoon as well. Made the mistake of taking the full suss for once (usually a summer only bike) as 2 days earlier the ground was nice and frozen. Twas a nightmare on Sunday, i had to stop at one point as my front wheel/fork brace clogged so badly i could no longer pedal.

I often do a jaunt from Bromsgrove to the Eagle & Sun in Droitwich and back as it’s a nice 20 mile round trip. When it gets warmer i go down to Worcester which is closer to 40 miles. The towpath is in pretty good shape mostly, it’s just the 2 or 3 miles either side of the pub that can get really muddy. You can also do most of the towpath down the Droitwich junction now out to the river Severn although work on the canal seems to have ground to a halt. I also got 3 punctures but luckily the thorns stayed in and allowed me to get home unhindered. I should learn to turn back when i see the farmers have cut the Hawthorn.

When spring comes i shall be getting out my canal maps and head off for some Midland canals all dayers – if it’s dry i’ll be on the Fargo to nichecore to the max……. 🙂

i rode to the eagle and sun recce-ing the tardebigge-worcs-tardebigge ride i’m planning in the spring, there and back with pub stops, passed a guy on a spotless on one pompino (how he kept it clean i dunno!) i turned off the canal and went vid hanbury-junny ring-callow hill 24 miles all told and the last 8 miles with frozen feet didn’t make me a happy bunny
the black stuff on the towpath after the Queens Head (now shut, landlord gave up the licence) which is dusty in summer was just like porridge
if you ride via Droitwich to the river is there a pathway along side the severn navagable for bikes?

Nope, the towpath runs out just as you hit the Severn. Don’t know if it’ll change once (if) they finish the canal renovation.

I was surprised to see the Queens head shut, it’s a shame as it’s a nice pub in the summer (restaurant got too pricey though).

The ride to Worcs and back is fairly easy although your legs start to go towards the end after the constant short sharp climbs at the locks (30 locks in a row is the longest continous flight in Britain). Takes about an hour & a quarter to get to Worcs from central Bromsgrove (around 14 mph average – slower on the way back!).

that’s the trouble with the Queens Head, reasonable trade in the summer but winter is dead, you are right about the prices though, no one has made a go of it there

LordOnOne – Reflectors, stickers and bell removed…proper pedals and some mud installed!

very nice my lord, a bit of a step up on the flagstaff?

Tempted Stu?

rOcKeTdOg – Tempted Stu?

nah mate, back on plan 4b or something like that!! the plan that you don’t like!! really enjoying my rigid and alfine at mo but will defo get full suss before i go anywhere like penmachno again.

the plan that you don’t like!!

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Huge step up…it’s a beast! Will hit some proper trails over the weekend to see how it performs.

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clean for once
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The clean bike is a happy bike[/url] by rOcKeTdOgUk[/url], on Flickr

That looks very nice.

Much better

Yesterday…

pogo? is that Kepwick Bank?

My Ragley TD:1, not even ridden it yet.

Anyone got any pics or comments on the Niner Jet 9?

Just about to change my Niner EMD 9 to one in Kermit green……

drinkmoreport – Member

pogo? is that Kepwick Bank?

Yes it is, good spot, are you local…?

New to me Singular Swift in large. Not ridden off road yet but feels just right messing around on it.

found a ‘proper’ one!

Dis is my paradox (large) this morning.
Great bike.
Got it painted an olive green w/ metallic flecks that show up nice when the sun shines on leith….

Dis is my paradox (large) this morning.
Great bike.

…and if anyone wants a Paradox my medium frame is going spare 🙂

Nice colour green btw

And your Paradox looks really good in this colour as well 😀

Oh yes it does! I like the blue of your Singular too 😀 I believe it’s a large?

Nice bikes gents…

God’s teeth! I’m surprised you haven’t sold that Banshee yet Matt. What a stonkin’ bike that is. Great value for that money

Hey Stan, yes OT, but post another of yours 🙂

Your pic is very unparadoxlike

Hey Stan, yes OT, but post another of yours

nae bother…been meaning to photograph it for awhile.
if i can rope in a photog buddy, i wanna do some action shots to show keith at banshee that i might be worthy of a prime proto test pilot role! 😉

Just ordered one of these. Should be with me March
http://www.specialized.com/fi/en/bc/SBCProduct.jsp?spid=52835&scid=1000&scname=Mountain

Just realised that I’ve not posted any pictures of my last custom build.

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Is that towel rail heated?? 😀

looking good stu. whats the HA?

tang.

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Without the rubbish…

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