Bloody brilliant ride. Bridleway/Canal madness in the midden, wind to my back, lights on “incinerate”, Metallica on “!!!”.

Just taken stuff out the washing machine… it’s drier than when it went in.

Oooh, it’s like Christmas Eve… here’s hoping for some snow next. Narf.

I have no standard to compare my ability to, other than the average proficiency of a punky adolescent in the final summer after school.

I took theMapex kit to Uni halls…didn’t end well. Sold it on ebay and got washed-out for a weekend on the profits.

Miss it.

Just want a couple sessions alone in a studio to figure out where i’m at in my own head, then maybe get lessons.

Or not.

Something to do in winter likes.

Just in from the commute. Did more manuals and bunnyhops avoiding fallen/broken/flooded bits than I would’ve on a weekend up t’woods.

Lovely with a bit of Metallica on, gnaaaaar.

Jimmy, my man, you have no idea what hell you have unleashed….

Thankyou sir… badumbadumbadum BADUM DUM DUM.

*phones dad* “Where’s the zildjian’s I bought in school at”?

Wait til I tell Mrs. C what i’m doing. Yas!

Cheers Jimbo.

By the way, this will lead to the following OP’s:

“Who can play Rock n’Roll by Zep on Bass”?
“Who can play “Heartbreaker” by Zep on Guitar”?
“Who can pretend to sing at all”?

See where this might go… Gnarf!

I said batter some drums, not batter billy bawbags.

POC 2.0, bro.

Dear, but flexible, durable
& comfy I.M.E.

Boom.

I saw someone having a cheeky date with Pamela and her five friends the other morning on the bridleway…

“Tring Tring”

Should’ve been a quick finish.

Edit: No POIDH. :-)

I’m a certified expert at talking utter pish.

Also, an expert at breaking things.

I like it here.

Hubert Selby Junior- His whole bibliography. Every novel & short story is significant at a particular time in my life, particularly the “Song Of The Silent Snow” collection which contains the story “The Jacket”.

Beautiful and a real friendship book.

As for Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake…It’s just part of who I am.

I’m not allowed on anything with a derailleur, pivots or hydraulics because I’ll break the lot in record time.

If, like me, the capacity to destroy components is in your Ham-fisted nature, choose the strongest bits you can and roll away.

Do it, learn about momentum, grow a beard, buy new trousers for your MASSIVE QUADS.

And have some fun.

Put that palm to yo’ face lipseal!

Brakes in commuting condition to be readied for actual riding condition asap. I feel this has been a waste of everybody’s time but mine :-)

I’m an anal-pedant about how super-tight the pad alignment is with a true rotor but i’ve never had to go and research “what cables” before. Always better if someone just tells me, like in “what tyres” and “what pads”.

Only bin ridin’ couple t’years, need to expand my knowledge base innit.

I don’t know how to use one, I just presumed it would solve said problem. :-)

If it does what it says on the tin, I thought I’d figure it out.

Or not.

Probably bits are wrong. But all of the bits i’ve had on it are a bit wrong and that’s how I like it.

Getting a full inner & outer replacement pronto, there’ll be a “what cable” search for that.

TBH this thread has received much more interest than I anticipated, so, what cables for… :-).

CHB-On it.

Anyway, the cables are shot to hell. They will not be replaced until Saturday.

I need more tension. Barrel adjusters, check, pad alignment, check, cable slack HUGE.
Raising the arm on the moving pad works, but blue book says bad.

So, if by using all my super-man strength I can’t get more cable by hand, shall I just shut up about it?

Excellent, a poopie-post.

6.40am. Exactly. Every day for, oh, a good 6 months.

The thought of riding 10 miles full of waste always induces happiness.

And Mrs.C gets up at 6.50 to brush her teeth :-).

I thought the SS Inbred sealed-everything blah would save me, but no. SO SLOW!

Sick of stripping out the clay, it’s only November.

Hurry up and freeze. This is Mingin’.

Stupid dead leaves & animals.

DOOM!

QUAKE!

Excited!

Yo, clever-netting people…. imagine with current technologies a STW Quake Arena Modem Special…

Just buy Gears of War 1, 2 & 3.

And Darksider 1 & 2.

Erm, I’m not married and have no children.

MD 20/20

Fight Juice.

Only need bike threads for “what for” OP’S.

Chat’s the shiz bro, got life/relationship/pet problems, cultural woe, ignorant banter & a post about posts!

Barrie!

So, what Fortified Shiraz?

Fort Bill born & bred old man’s a Munro bagging serious wolly-socker, phoned me one night having a proper go at “us cyclists” after coming back from A & E.

“Where were you pops?”
“Just up Nevis Range”…
“The bit from the Cafe to the summit”
“Aye”
“Walking?”
“Aye”

“That’s the downhill bit”

“That’l explain the shouting then.”

A path’s a path. Cheers Dad.

reminds me of

“is that your shin bone?”
“Dunno, that’s a big hole”
“Your pedals awful fleshy”
*barf*

“Tie a Buff round it”.

Stream of conciousness from a sparkled man.

Next week, second letter alphabets.

wwaswas Wonderful.

It was a lost delivery man.

We’re at the bottom of a Cul-De-Sac. With more cars than parking spaces. Really don’t want to take the wrong turn down here.

I’m moving in the New Year, hopefully to the woods.

Sarcasm Sunday? Since it’s STW i’ll take it you’re all being nice 8)

Not G(et)TFU :-)

Well, I am now, so suppose i’ll find a bike to ride.

Actually dribbling, good point, when they’re not setting fire to your clothes or waiting outside clubs to make sure you leave alone, generally they’re a kinky lot.

“FED UP OF AHHHHHHHHHH BRIIIIIIIICK”

“GET ME OFF THIS FKEIN ISLAND”.

Oh, my sides.

Go for it if you have a penchant for completely bonkers-crazy eyes-women.

Having been in a couple long-termers with sandwich-short partners, the early signs are clear.

*psycho music*

Aaaah, rainy Sundays.

Glenfiddich 12
Oban 14
Lagavuilin 16
Mortlach 16

In that order, depending on “treat” fund.

In April I lost a job I hated. While chasing the dream to work with bikes.

I spent 4 very difficult months signing on, volunteering and getting ill.

Six weeks in to the dream job(s)now with a new, long, rewarding future ahead.

Believe in yourself and have faith in other people’s confidence in that ability.

Good luck.

Yup, they played Nights.
Poooooooped myself. God im sore today.
Magical gig, minus the weegie **** shouting their awful banter through the middle section of the set.

Next up, Mumfords in December.

Antonyb, very useful tid-bit there.

Re-writes “fork options” list.

I love it. Ninja gear on, nightrider on full, get up a good speed and surprise all the bunnies.

And pheasants.

And bats.

oh my.

Bring on the snow.