Great post Nick. Can’t wait to watch your first tree tap with it!

Would have been back to grace you all with my mad skillz but alas awaiting the postie to deliver my mech hanger…. so until next week!

Looking forward to seeing the new bike WCA.

Wow, wouldn’t recognise it! Good job Nick, a new career in the making.

loads of nice areas. You’re right about the Wimborne, Corfe Mullen areas. Look at Ferndown as well and Merley. Kinson is a different type of place and is right in the thick of it for traffic purposes but obviously is closer to it all.

Riding is more XC style around Purbecks, Wareham Forest, Cranborne Chase, Ringwood Forest and the New Forest.

Don’t know much about climbing.

Feel free to email me.

Hope this helps

Out for a few more weeks unfortunately 🙁

Geo teacher here; my advice is do what you enjoy the most because you’ll work hardest at it and do well. Dont’t do something that you’re not good at as you’ll soon hate it.

Saying that; languages and humanities are seen as the tougher options to prove yourself. If you’ve got decent literacy these will be fine.

Coursework is going, might be worth reading the draft GCSE specifications on the exam board websites to see if he’s interested in them.

The school should have a parents evening about this, if not ring the tutor/head of year and ask their advice. They’ll give honest advice about what is best for your son.

Not me sorry, last nights horrendous conditions and poor maintenance of bike has caused me to give up until next week! Enjoy.

Did this as a school trip back in October. Only bought a couple of pairs of Levi’s at Macy’s, nothing else was cheap or worth buying abroad.

Recommend signing up to MoMa tickets as a group before you go or they charge loads.

Good luck getting decent shopping time away from the shops the kids want to go to.

Out – man flu sniper got me.

Would be perfect for your training program Matt!

Went on Monday. All dryish and riding well.

Out for me afraid. Back next week.

I’m in tonight. Can’t make next weekend, am away on a trip to the Cologne markets (obvs).

Great news WCA, we’ll celebrate more tomorrow night!

Nope, not for me. Feeling the impact of a big weekend hucking Exmoor.

Yep.

Now, what bikes are you gonna buy?

You need a massive gnarpoon.

Surely like-for-like? Doubt they sell both Carvers and Pronghorns?!

FCA

I’m 6’4″ with short legs and ride an XL superlight if that helps.

In.

Out, off to NYC on Sat early doors so need to get work done before. Rubbish, apart from the going away bit.

Thanks for that. I’ve got one of those to send back.

I’m out this week, too much excess at weekend wedding is catching up with me.

Yep.

In.

Yep.

In.

Meet at 7pm next to the Gas Pressure Reducing station at the northern end of Coxford Road where it leads in to Lordswood.

In.

In there but don’t want to loose my head.

In for the dust.

Yep,

In.

Don’t worry I’ve added crashing to my slow-riding repetoire recently! Makes me slower. Are you bringing your new black Orange hardtail that you recently found?

In with some anti-dust lenses.

Rubbish news Rafe. Try adding it to the stolen bike websites.

Narrowbars – Yes. 7pm by the Gas-pressure reducing stations at the northern end of Coxford Road.

In – been awhile, hopefully it’s not too dry for my tyres.

Too dry for my gnarpoon, will be there next weekend as it’s hols.

I wish, I have a full sus, it’s

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but have work to mark…

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Not for me tonight, traffic issues and boring stuff! Enjoy.