The well prepared rider will carry cocaine to sharpen the reflexes in the event of extreme inebreation.

Go for it Davey, the hollies are getting rather scratchy in the local woods.
(I do em from time to time)

Looks like the colour scheme took over a bit when choosing the bits and bobs??

I just sit there

I'm quite lazy

Paul McCartney

I enjoy a lot of modern art and the more I find out about it the more I like it. Its often better if you have to engage your brain than just see a picture and say oh yes thats pretty/cool whatever.
Also seeing real art in a gallery is so much more powerful than any reproductions. This is partly because it is exhibited in a gallery ergo it is art whatever it is. Modern art is thought provoking, hence this thread!

Forget the patches, just keep going. Concentrate on the benefits (new legs and lungs for climbing hills etc). I am into my 3rd month and going strong.
Well done

Disapoint wasps this summer by smearing cold tea on your ears instead of honey.
It was just the first 2 words that struck me as brilliantly funny!

I rode my bike last night – it was ACE

I am going to go for gold after all
cheers

Ive been warned off Titanium by a jeweller who reckons your fingers can change and Ti is too hard to be changed. But they probably just wanted to sell me a more expensive ring.

Wow, talk about reeling em in!

Same happened to mine, LBS said they had seen a few others too.
Hope replaced the hub body.

Trail naming

Why not check out the 40 or so Booker Prize winners.

Breaking Away is a cool one

Ive always suffered with cold feet in the past,tried various sock shoe combos always with SPDs to no avail.
This weekend I experimented with flat pedals and hiking boots – lovely and warm feet after 4 hours out in thick snow. Result

Just stop changing gear!

Chorley cake topped with a smidge of butter and a bit of Dolcelate

I have full sus and rigid and ride/like them both
Maybe I need a hardtail? Then I'd like that too but would I still ride the rigid? Maybe not. Would I still bother with the susser?
Would the hardtail just be a compromise between the two?
I dont know.

This thread does not need pics

The Cutter

Sir Lord Baltimore – if you can find it
The Monks
The Sonics
Chocolate Watchband
The Melvins
The Gories
The Mummies
Thee Headcoats
The Slits
for starters

I don't usually ride when in a stoned condition

Libertines – Up the Bracket
Nuggets – (Mega garage band compilation)
Primal Scream – Screamadelica
Royksopp – Melody AM
Rolling Stones – Out of our heads
Sex Pistols – NMTB

Forgot the best Pixies – Surfa Rosa

Davey – didn't realise my local regular ride had a proper Name and everything!
Headless if you hit the swings!
I love to "wall of death" the top bombhole and slingshot out

UK – Local, Elland Park Woods the long, winding way, not really long but super flowing with alsorts of fun if you know it.
US – Porcupine rim – Moab

I do unnecessary (and rubbish) trackstanding sometimes when waiting, just to avoid putting a foot down and hence stop riding

Cos people have nothing to say?

Graham Parker
John Lydon
Don Van Vliet
Frank Black
Etc etc

Thanks for the opinions. I cant afford 2 lights and have used helmet mount up to now. I do find that even fine rain appears to be a blizzard which is really distracting. Im worried that bar mount might be less practical in case of mechanicals as I sometimes end up riding on my tod.

I use onza trials bars on my mountainbike 720mm wide with upswept ends.
To me this feels ace as it puts my elbows up. I can easily move in to a narrower position for just riding along.

Dad from Estonia, mum English, born and raised in Yorkshire.
Proud to be associated with all 3 but not into nationalism which is a stonesthrow from racism

Thanks for the advice. I have been to bonkland several times and hope to stay away on Sunday.
I'll let you know how I got on on Monday.

Thanks for the reasuring advice.

I enjoyed it too, hot weather and tough climbing made it a good challenge.
I also had a time of 3.10 so must’ve been close to you Doog.
Saw one bad looking crash at the bottom of the Fiddle lane descent but the rider was OK at the end.
Someone said the fastest time was 1.30 something, which kind of puts things into perspective!
Pennine X is the next challenge event round our way.

Hairychested, your karma is seriously down the pan. Take care out there.

Trail modification is not always to everyone’s liking so think before you dig. My favorite trails have been cut by feet, hooves and tyres, not made out of wooden palletes etc.