That thing he does at 1:40 is awesome!!

DR Congo! Less than 99% of people in the UK and 90% of the world apparently! 😯 (15-29 age group)

Just donated, top man for doing it, hope it all goes well

Just ordered one at that price, Bargain!

I’m 65kg and I’ve got 100mm rebas on my xc bike

I only own a camelbak classic so it has 2 litres of water in and nothing else, i only meant as a means of carrying fluid, everything else does indeed go in the pockets

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Because if you wear a camelback other roadies will know what you are. A mountain biker pretending to be a roadie. I bet they never acknowledge you when your out either.

They were all very polite and all said hello with a smile (probably mocked me once I’d passed) 🙂

Am I the only one that finds constant referral to the rules irksome?

Its a bit tragic, it’s just a bike, ride it and have fun!!

Just read the rules in dan67’s link, I’ve got a lot to learn!! 🙂 (or maybe I’ll just stick to mtb’s)

Mines just over 3000 on average, I’m 6’1″ and stay between 10-2 and 10-4

It’s just ignorant owners that cause problems, I’ve got a Boxer and a Boxer/Shepard cross that go just about everywhere with me, they’ve never caused a problem anywhere.

Done

Thanks for further replys, I already own a camelbak classic but I prefer riding in the rain and if I was to hang it on the back of that it’s gonna be moving about a lot and possibly wet/muddy on the inside by the time i put it on. Having broken my dslr and damaged my knee when a previous backpack slid off to the side before smacking a tree and taking me off my bike, I want something more secure/designed for purpose, plus the classic doesn’t have any pockets!! Pads aren’t an issue as I don’t wear/own any.

Thanks for replys, I’ll check the nomad out as well before I order anything. Just starting to rain where I am which means there’ll be no dog walkers up at my local woods so me and my two are off to play!! 😀

Exactly what I’m after, thanks very much!!

I’m from the only village in England to have both a zoo and a vineyard!! Not a great area for riding a bike though

I love riding in the rain and always grab my bike when it starts, actually prefer it for some reason, came out of my local woods yesterday though into a hail storm that stung my face and head so much I had to take cover, the hail stones were the size of marbles!!

To be honest I find I’ve had to put more pressure in them for my weight than it says on the table on the leg otherwise they were too soft and I was worried they’d bottom out a lot, as a result they don’t really move much when climbing so i’ve never actually used the poploc even though it’s on my bars

I don’t know much about bikes/forks, I just presumed the RL stood for remote lockout, I’m usually wrong though 🙂

Are you sure they don’t come with a poploc if you get them from On-one? I got the same forks from them about a month ago and they came with one

Bloke behind should have just waited a minute and not started saying such stupid things once it was obvious bloke in front wasn’t going to let him round, bloke in fronts clearly a very angry man!! As if the guy wearing the camera actually released this, if I had footage of me starting an argument then screaming like a small girl when the other person turned on me I don’t think I’d post it on the Internet!!

Thanks, will give M&S home insurance a look. The few cycle insurers I’ve found seem very strict on there t&c’s, one classed your bike as abandoned if it was left at a train station for more than 12 hours, meaning I wouldn’t be able to leave it at the station and go to London and back for the day unless I came home earlier than usual. Also could anyone with insurance tell me who covers your bike when your transporting it, the cycle insurance or the car/van insurance?

I have the same problem, always seem to want my tripod when it’s not with me!! I’ve got a manfrotto tripod, not the lightest but very sturdy and well built, easy enough to bike with if it’s in a tripod bag. Normally got a wide angle, a telephoto and a 100mm macro in my bag when i go out and never had any problems with it being stable with any of them on a 550d. Have you tried a gorillapod? the dslr specific version is pretty good and if you wrap it round your handlebars your bike essentially becomes your tripod!! lol

I was a regular Thetford rider until the loss of my license!! Now i only go there when someone else is off that way, the fact it’s flat isn’t a bad thing as it means theres virtually no climbs!! The friend in question is a timber member but he dosn’t wear a helmet for xc due to bad headaches/migraines and only wears it for dh/jumping for five minutes at a time, apparently he asked if he could join them on a ride and was given a very condescending answer from the chairman about how he should see his gp and how he shouldn’t ride without a helmet whilst learning to ride a bike,(he’s absolutely awesome on a bike!!). He did tell me there was a rumour of a pump track being built there, any truth in that? that’d be a pretty cool addition for Thetford

Thats not nice to hear, actually kind of scarey that something i’d dismissed as not to difficult has the potential to put someone in a wheelchair!! thanks for letting me know