deffo report it, he’s obviously a dangerous person if he did it deliberately & maybe a word from the Police will change his attitude towards cyclists.

On the other hand this maynot be the first time he’s done this to a cyclist & your reporting it will mean its about time the Police took action.

At long last I’m now able to take part in this great weekly photo competition after 2 months off the bike with a broken thumb :(

Here’s my effort which is the place that Plymouth Argyle FC source their back four from

some of the PAFC juniors in training

Ya thongs too small ya big girl ………. you are a girl aren’t you? :wink:

Ok second opinion is:

It’s 29er-itis & the only known cure is to get a SS, grow a beard & get a tattoo :D

PS hth xx

Scam look here[/u] & avoid :-)

a few that I’m happy with

Trailmonkey

Knottie8

Saladdodger

Jason

Nice summary ontor & an even handed view from someone East of the Tamar :wink:

It’s still very new & work in progress down there, I believe that other sections will be built on to the current stuff open with plans for some black runs too.

Personally I agree that the climb up to ‘Hells teeth’ is a lot of effort for small reward, however that being said I’m not a fan of the sharp downhill switchbacks on t’other side. We go down to do a series of laps normally 3+ to get some mileage in & as has been said it will be a great all weather destination when the moors are leaking wet & hardly rideable. The cafe is great & they don’t turn you away if you’re covered in crud.

I’ve ridden @ Haldon for many years & I’m glad I don’t have to do the 100 mile round trip now I have something suitable less than 30 mins away & no bridge toll :-)

come down to Cornwall & get a high 6 :lol:

I’m close to home when I can see this

Some cracking stories very funny, here is my contribution from yesterday

Fast asleep in bed @ 4am, my beloved possibly soon to be re-homed cat Crystal decided to sink her claw into my big toe. Unsurprisingly I went from deep sleep to wide awake in half a nanosecond & sat bolt upright. Unfortunately I happened to be sleeping on the edge of the bed at the time & duly exited off the bed stage left hitting the back of my head on the bedside table drawer handle on the way to the floor, resulting in 1 x small cut & sore bump to head and 1 x sore @rse from hitting the floor from 3 feet. My wife wondered WTF was going on & found it all rather funny – Lol ……. cats don’t you just lurve them

A rusty old engine on my commute to work this morning – bonus points if you know where it is!

Ontor – Churston Station by any chance?

Does it have to be local to Launceston or can you travel?

I’ve got a few GPX loops on Bodmin Moor & Dartmoor you can have, drop me a email (in profile) & I’ll send them to you.

Urgh. He’s just sent me a picture of his knob.

Hmmm I may be wrong but I think his full name is Richard :D

Can you remember his name ??

BOOM! She’s text back

Quick hide your pet rabbit now !!! :wink:

If you’re taking Picolax then This [/url] is a must read – enjoy :D

Don’t forget your £2 for the car park or £3 if your gonna be there for a bit longer :-)

Yep, nice flowy trails about 4.5 miles of blue with two sections of red now open.

There is a cafe & they are building some new toilets too.

There will be other sections opened in the future too.

my thumb 3 weeks ago :cry:

Park fantastic job everytime

Oops no all Spanish final this year then :?

I have one as a GPX file if you can use it on a Garmin etc?

email in profile if you want me to send it to you.

Fantastic news & well done.

I hope your lad has a long & healthy life after overcoming this illness.

All the best to your wife on the London marathon too.

Blimey we are not a great advert for our sport with all the injuries we’ve sustained MTBing :?

Good luck to all those who are receiving treatment for their injuries/illnesses & get well soon.

After a serious RTA at age 19 I had to give up all forms of sport.
A permanent nerve injury means that I have no bicep or tricep muscles on my right arm, luckily my right hand still works so I can change gear & brake but going downhill I am effectively riding one-handed which is very interesting to say the least.

4 years ago I was diagnosed with skin cancer but fortunately it was caught at an early stage & the melanoma was removed in two operations, the second one has left me with a large zig-zag scar on my shoulder as a constant reminder of how lucky I am, another 12 months & I will hopefully get the ‘all clear’.

I resumed playing footie again nearly 10 years ago & I now regularly play twice a week & usually get a couple XC rides in too.

I’m 52 this year & I think I’m probably fitter now than when I was 17 or 18 years old. Life is good & I intend to make the most of it while I’m still here.

Last week I bought this as a present to myself cos life is too short.

Nice one Dibbs keep up the good work mate & we must have a ‘remission riders’ ride on the Q’s sometime soon …. as long as you wait for me @ the top of the hill :-)

a bike for square riders :wink:

My eyes are so bad I need vari-focal glasses all the time.

I tried riding & for some bizarre reason night riding with my vari-focal glasses on. The main problem was depending on where you looked through the lens the ground was either very close or miles off not really what you want when out night riding.

I now use disposable daily contact lenses for riding/sport but as I’m tight I re-use them a few times. I also use wrap around glasses on top to stop the wind drying my eyes out, for summer I use some nice Nike wrap round glasses & haven’t had any more problem with loosing lenses.

I never did alot of drinking in my younger days 18 to 25 & only really went for it when my first marriage broke up in my late twenties.

I found that I had a very low tolerance to alcohol & would get legless after a few pints. I then got into MTBing & I realised that getting rat@rsed the night before meant I spent valuable riding time feeling like shite & not riding :cry:

I then reduced my intake to the extent that I rarely drank & I haven’t had a drop since 2008, plus I haven’t missed any rides due to a hangover.

At first the main problem I had was with my friends still buying me beer when I wanted a soft drink, eventually they came to accept that I wasn’t drinking anymore & now its not an issue.

The war memorial @ Princetown for the fallen in WW1 & WW2

A dedicated granite bench for the late Jack Trenerry @ Burrator

the view from the bench – not a bad view

No. 1 bike – is perfect might be due to the fact I only got it on Thursday :D

No. 2 bike – has knackered RS forks which are still working & drive train is very worn.

No. 3 bike – has knackered Fox Talas forks which are still working (just) & RP23 on it’s way out.

Looking to run the forks into the ground on 2 & 3 then look to get some s/h forks.

freeridenick – drop me an email (addy in profile) & I’ll send you some GPX routes for Dartmoor.

If you want a scenic route then you’re not too far from the Tarka Trail.

OK it’s a cycle path but a great ride over to Bideford/Barnstaple/Braunton along the river/esturay well worth a visit.

Sorry to hear you are having radiotherapy mate & all the best.

As rexated says keep thinking about riding the Q’s on your next new Whyte & we must have a ‘remission riders ride’ up there sometime soon.

Regards

Les

I run the Deore 12 – 36T cassette & ok it’s not the lightest but I’m prepared to put up with that for the monster 36T granny ring :D

I actually use the 11T small ring from an old 11 – 34T cassette rather than the 12T ring as I use the bike for commuting too.

The only problem I had was getting the mech below the 36T ring & I had to use a longer bolt on the Mech to ensure it cleared it.

Not getting any ‘Air’ but living the dream :-)

As above you can rely on Smudge sorting things out even though things aren’t too good for him & his family at the moment.

I’ve never been let down by him in all my dealings with him & I won’t be going anywhere else anytime soon.

Take care Smudge & all the best to your Dad.

We had a great ride in the Peaks last Saturday although it was still snow bound on the high ground.

Doctors gate

Cutgate

no worries mate it took me flamin ages to get it right.

When you select the pic you want click on ‘Copy image location’
Click on ‘IMG’ above & paste over the stuff in blue so that you get the following

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8101/8505110960_b53e530c0a_b.jpg%5B/IMG ]

without the gaps after IMG – good luck :-)

nodrog2’s pic above

Some pictures from today on Dartmoor

Burrator Reservoir

Stanlake Plantation

A very frozen Foggintor Quarry

South Hessary Tor route

A stream crossing

Yes it was cold but that just dried the trails out & it made a change to come home not covered in cack :-)

Munge-chick I think you missed this bit ….. 1 day ago :-)

cynic-al – Member

Sorry I forgot to post-up – hope you weren’t worried

He was away seeing his GF and missed a chance to tell me

Panic over Roger the lodger has returned