I’ve just read everyones post and I’m still bloody going up to check it out. Whether i’ll participate is another story, depends on commitments.

I’m new to the Pentlands and feel real trepidation about independently exploring them in-case I do something deemed “inappropriate”,

TJ is there a verbal forum that people attend to talk about the Pentlands with responsible representatives from all parties present?

Talking, eh.

I’ve received a bursary from the spectacularly enabling Independent Learning Authority for my TCL, so if I have to re-train under “British Cycling” in the future, so be it. The only plan I have is to spend the next few years learning, learning, learning so there’s outdoors first aid, communication & leadership skills, map reading, mechanics qualifications and so on…

Shooting for the stars and all that…

It’s ok Northwind, other words used in the consultancy room were “streched, tear, muscle, scar, leaking.”

No rumpity-pumpity for a fortnight. I also had to tell my parents, my employers, my colleagues and the “banterful” receptionists exactly what had happened.

Wee man’s never been the same.

Excited.

Need a good talking to, the fear of failing kept me in my comfort zone for so long now I’m out there and woooooah…

I’m off Pentlanding with my map.

Endless thanks & appreciation to everyone who’s helping,community is so much more than “bunting” and Jubilee lunches.

Peace

Just a quick thanks to everyone who’s helped me so far.

Blown away by the support. Much more than I’m receiving from “the day job”.

Cheers for now.

Once in a bonk-induced adrenaline heavy frenzy, a collision with a Scots pine popped my shoulder out, I flew through the air and the force as I hit the deck popped my shoulder back in & broke my clavicle.

Now my collarbone “meanders”.

Smashing, one up-manship posts are awesome.

I borrowed someone’s Tranny one nice day and it threw me against a wall, breaking my penis.

The A & E matron was NOT GENTLE! There was talk of “endoscopes” innit.

You considered a complaint from “the sensible one”?

boo.

I love that, “a lot of the trails aren’t on maps”. Excellent.

When I get lights, the nights are a go-go.

Until then, I have nothing on for all the weekends in March other than work on 3rd/4th.

To be quite honest, I don’t have any commitments other than reminding Mrs.Chris that there’s room for more than one ride in my life…

Whatever works best for you, i’ll get myself up the A7.

The day job’s making me work the following weekend and the night ride’s a plan when I borrow lights-for-beer-from-people.

I too am emerging from my Winter slump but am battering my bridleway commute to compensate. I’m definitely up for sorting something though.

Being the geek I am, where do you ride? I’ll get the Ordinance Surveys out the box…

I’ll sort the logistics Steven, the offer is completely appreciated & welcome.

I live in South West Edinburgh, so that may not be too difficult.

What/where/when would you have in mind?

That’s a fair point, during the training section, is there an opportunity to lead & distribute snacks?

Or is that just the assessment day?

I fear that finding out too many of the skills tests in advance is cheating, but some call that pre-emptive success.

Cheers everyone, I’m doing the training now and assessment after some trials with newbs from the Day Job.
This is going to be a BIG month…
I hadn’t even bloody thought about deraileurs ffs… I’m on an SS Inbred… I only know SS…and 1*9. I have no comprehension how to practically & efficiently get around on a bike with higher gears than my age.

Off I pop then…

At least I know how to ride… but don’t we all :wink:

Email sent TJ… I put words in, i didn’t think IMREALLYREALLYEXCITEDIMTOTALLYGOINGTOGUIDEPEOPLEUPMUNROSONBIKESONEDAY was appropriate.

Peace.

ballsTHATbig now in!

D. Hart
S. Smith
C. Gracia
T. Moseley
J. Barnes – Hometown hero.

I’m off for a Slash…

I just exhaled my post-work vodka tonic ev-er-y-where…

Cheers OP! Highlight of the week so far.

I just walked in my LBS and rode out on a 19lb SS Tranny….
Then I woke up.
Bloody Eddie Izzard.
3miles an hour.

What on earth is disposable income?

+1 to Mark & Brad @ Le Bike Chain for saving my bacon while educating me on not destroying every-single-thing that’s bolted on my bike.
Deserve some kind of community award really…

Quite shaken and thoughtful tonight, sped down that road on the mtb plenty times…
My thoughts are with everyone affected by this sad start to a year.
Peace.

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This is. Lovely.

Definately not baggin on Charlie!
Realising the bag comes out of wine boxes was an incredible eureka moment…mmm boozy camelback.
I’m off to find a “things strapped to bikes thread”.

Cam McCaul said:
“Once we learn the hob is hot, we know not to touch it. But when we fall off a bike- and it fkn hurts- we get right back on, day after day.”

Stupid is as stupid does and we love it.

buddum buddum buddum buddum dum dum..
Gorilla selling Chocolate.

Enough. Bed.

Sometimes, people-on-bikes-using-smartphones go into a special world,where they become Moses and the world allows them to progress unhindered into
The back of a bus.oops.

Aw No!
I’m a bridleway drummer, love that… get a bit of Tool on…
Practicin’ my balance innit.

Dropping in to say hello…

I never thought I wanted a 29er..tidy Salsa.

Tidy Salsa.

Everything’s smaller too.

Pop down your local town centre at 3am this Saturday and guaranteed someone will unreservedly encourage you to feel.
Hurrah. Or not. Depends on a(nother)”binners”.

Also, to emotionally reserved for war!

Depends whose mouth the barrel was in “bloodynora”.
:twisted:

“One Love
One Heart
Let’s get together and Feel alright.”

Use your faith or lack of, there’s only two kinds of folk in the world; people who believe in the above.
And those who don’t.

America could melt the fat people into soap for Fight Club style bombs.

Only if they then did what happened at the end of said film.

That’d fix our credit ratings.

I just want to work & be paid. Eventually, a house and a missus and a kid would be nice.
The rich and elite can do what they like, I only care about my lot and right now “my lot” is not enough.

I’m 24.

Maybe I should try harder…

TJ
Where did this lovely incident occur in our fair, pleasant city?

Kicked his twunt in for being just that, had enough of it son…what an f’n day an all…

In response to the tag, walking the walk.

Blimey… how emphatically angry one is!

A V – Brake Vulcan changed my life.

First bike.

Last May.

Thankyou Halfords.

One day when i’m mechanically gifted I’ll do something daft with the frame.

Now I have sexy Inbred because I killed Spock.

He with the elevated arm couldn’t walk in a straight line, it’s a long walk to help.

Who needs what done in order to green mat our culpable ravine of today?

If anyone’s following this lot so far, advice & that..i’m happy to help.

GET IN SIR!

I have perfected the art of “up’d vertical bike marching through the platform shouting ‘scoosee ‘scoosee”.

After that, the inevitable distress of watching hybrids & tourers dangling on their rear wheel clattering sheit into mine.arg.

Still, everyone should try popping one in a box on a national bus service once in life….

“THE FRAME”!

“your leg has a trapdoor”

Positions shiny carbon carefully before using a sock as a tourniquet and boosting off with admirable pace

Wonder how that boys wrist was?
Bad Karma for being sans helmet.

I love a train but the brand new ones Scotrail bought are pathetic, hopeless, woefully unaccommodating failures of engineering regarding the transport of the bike.

Shan.

The choo to Fort Bill next year will be re-donk-u-lous.

BRILLIANT!

I was the fat kid in school and then the council let Farmfoods open parallel to the gates….

Those odd-value-priced-15-tiny-bags-for-pennies things? Hundreds got devoured.
And i liked to drink the powder from Discos and smash Skips and Wotsits together.

I’m yet to talk to a professional about my savoury afflicted adolescence.

Though he might’ve missed his deadline for being home to cut the grass at 6.30, so i’m unsure which will cause more grievance!