Wow. Just me then :lol:

cheers 8)

Fantastic. Always good to know how to behave when expected to behave :?

My point though is that although the “trails” in Stanmer Park are tolerated, I can’t help thinking they’d be better and more importantly safer for cyclist/dog walkers if some more thought was put into them. They’re still great fun but I’ve had a couple of close calls on blind corners.

Learn to ride within your skill or accept the consequences then.

If you don’t like the way the trails are then build your own, just don’t go playing around with the ones that those of us who currently take time & effort to build have made because they have been built the way they have for a reason, namely to make them fun, challenging & once you’ve got the hand of them fairly quick. The other thing that the newer ones have been built with in mind is that they are not attractive for walkers & horse riders to use which is why some of them have low slung branches and log rolls in them. If we can keep MTB’s away from the great unwashed then they is less likely to be issues with other users.

Yes there are plans for officially sanction trails as i understand it along with a trail centre in the village itself but don’t expect black & red runs. It’s more likely to be family orientated trails that stick to fire roads.

It’s the only race that i make a point of doing every year & I’ll be back again this time only in the Solo category.

The course is fantastic & if you know it and/or are brave you can really make up some places on the singletrack.

As above if its muddy it can be hell, oh & make sure you get a B&B for the Saturday night as you don’t want to miss out on the ofter race party :P

CaptainFlashheart – Member

As a lager drinker what would be a good bitter to try?

Give Hop Back Summer Lightning a shot. Also worth a go are some of the lovely things from Wye Valley, such as their excellent HPA.

Or a pint of Thronbridge Wild Swan which is a Gold Pale Ale & only 3.5%. It’s a lovely drip when chilled correctly from the fridge, sat in the garden, doing a bbq or bit of bike fettling 8)

ScandAL – Got an XL without a silly light build & it still only weighs in at 25lb 8O

The Pipedream Skookum 29er looks ace & at only £395 for an 853 frame set it soulnds like a bargain.

Oh & will everyone please STOP posting pics & talking about the Solaris…. I’m trying VERY hard to resist at the moment

Upgrade are showing stock of the Grey & Black FF29 in medium :wink:

I’ve emailed you Tony :wink:

No you’re right mboy & the question of me riding crests has been raised before must recently by a mate who builds wheels for a living.

I’ve formulated a plan which involves 2 bikes & will cover all bases.

Thanks all :)

bump for the sunday evening crowd.

The forks on the Scandal are 100mm Minutes which i really like.

A mate is a skills instructor & a course with him is VERY high up on the list 8)

Almost anything from The Cask Pub & Kitchen in Brighton (raises virtual glass at CFH)

or

Pint of Fullers Bengal Lancer in the Thomas A Beckett, Worthing after a spring Tuesday night ride 8)

Cheers Bear.

It seems to have stopped so whatever has gone in the system seems to have passed through it.

Not sure on make. We got it with a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher that we bought in 2003.

Its not coming in to the house as far as i can tell as the drinking water tap is alright when on cold. It just seems to the be the ones that run through the water softner :?

Well its not started eating the dogs yey & it definatly doesn’t taste like frog spawn :wink:

Wee on the door handle to their office one night when its not raining & hope your boss is the first one in to the office in the morning :wink:

*its one of those little things that will make you smile* :lol:

Kinesis FiveT. A mate has one & loves it, he’s owned a few different CX’s so has a good handle on them.

I’ve got a Genesis Vapour & where as i like it I am jelious of the Kinesis :cry:

The trouble is it’s difficult to get a test ride unless you know someone who owns one in your size :roll:

Isn’t the Pan a ladies specific saddle Ton?

I tried the Charge spoon & quite liked it. Maddison do a spoon-alike & IIRC that is a touch wider.

Best saddle i have found is the Specalized Avitar which is a road endurance saddle & it comes in 3 widths. Not cheap but very comfortable 8)

Wore some 661 Kyle Straits this weekend inc 6 hours at Brechfa they rubbed above & below the knee, think they are going in the bin.

There are some gel ones which harden on impact. I’ll be trying them next. Sorry can’t remember who makes them :roll:

Now with White Stans Crest rims. Love it & thinking of getting the full suss done in a similar vein 8O

Oh i also forgot to mention Spin up in a Brewery – Genius[/url]

You could do the GBBF at Olympia Tony & let the Mrs loose in the shops for a day. You’ll not really care about the amount of damage she’s done to the bank account when you stagger out :wink:

Great British Beer Festival 7-11th August @ Olympia. Worth the trip from the south coast this year so I’ll be there on the Thursday.

Sussex beer festival @ Hove town hall on 8th – 10th March was great this year as it always is

Amberley beer Festival just outside Arundel was lovely last year as its held in an open air museum & the weather was fantasitc, as was the BBQ. This year its on the 30th Aug – 1st Sept.

Quite a few of the local pubs round here do one once a year plus we have got some great pubs in Brighton including Cask Pub & Kitchen, The Evening Star, The Black Dove & The Brew Tap :P

Bonked badly on my 1st ride back from a broken collarbone about 4 years ago. Not a nice experence :(

As above i just couldn’t go on so mate who i was with had to call his Mrs to come out & pick me up.

Almost had it this weekend at Brechfa as well when we rode the Black & Red routes as one big loop but thankfully remembered my emergency flapjack which got me back to the car, just!

Still struggled on some of the minor gradients though :oops:

Decided on a Bonty Mud-x for the front & Ardent for the back. I may die 8O

I’m with chiefgrooveguru. :P

Anyone?

You’d be surprised at some of the questions i get asked Jota & some of the things that people think they can do :roll:

I’m in a team with Chiefgrooveguru & we have already won the Team Sport category…………….by default :roll:

Depends if you plan on dropping dead during the life of your mortgage or not?

On a serious note it’s all down to personal preference & individual situations.

I see all manner of people some who believe in it other who don’t. Some of those who believe in it have family others don’t & visa versa.

There is no right or wrong answer it all depends on if you have someone you want to leave the property to? If you have & they can afford the mortgage on their own & are happy to take it on then i guess not. If they are unable to take it on alone then yes you do.

I always tell clients that life cover is not for your benefit but for any family that you may be leaving behind (wife, husband, kids, mother, father, brother, sister etc etc)

Re detah in service benefit you’ll find that, unless it’s linked to a pension, a lot of companies are taking this benefit away from employees in order to try & cut costs. Also if you change job will your new employer provide death in service benefit & will it be the 1st thing you think of sorting out if that happened.

Final word. If you do decide to take it then shop around :wink:

For me it would have to be something from By:Stickel

Lovely job.

Although having said that i am VERY tempted to have a word with John from Chicken Cycles given he’s local & i could talk over my requirements over a pint in the pub with him, which of course is important 8)

Bet you’ll struggle to find an agent who’s willing to play that game & you’ll get a reputation as being a time waster so when you do want to sell for what the property is actually worth quite a few will avoid you like the plague.

Also when you’re looking at properties to buy you’ll be treated with suspicion & any offers you put forward will contain a warning to the vendors.

Sit tight & wait for either the market to improve, the balance of your mortgage to come down to a level that gives you sufficient equity to move or 100% mortgages become available again (this may take the longest)

Oh & what the-muffin-man says is not really true as lenders are lending up to 95% although its not cheap.

Ardents for me in the dry & mud x’s in the wet….. simples :wink:

Sorry but a slight hijack for chiefgrooveguru – Pitch Hill ride tomorrow morning 9am from the walking bottom car park, details are on Sussex MTB forum :wink:

It’d be a lot easier to land a chopper there now the FC have logged a 1 mile radius of the resevoir :roll:

Paradox

Ventana El-Capitan

On-One ScandAL – Now with White Crest rims as well

Scott Spark Elite full susser supposed to be good given reports from mates who have had a good length demo on one.

Ardent front & Crossmark rear on mine. Bit tight but no real dramas.

Why the tube BTW? You do know they are a tubeless ready rim, which may explain why they are tighter than some other rims ;)

Do you have to get your frames specially made/reinforced? 8O

I am a bit of a fat biffer :oops: