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does it really matter about "this trail is better than that trail".. the main point is that you are out on the trail(s) having fun… and the having fun part is only what you make it…. 😉
I have been to Kirroughtree-Mabie-Ae-Dalbeatie and I had fun at all of them. They all have their own differing good/bad qualities

what a bummer Craig…. you sure you weren't overdoing the jumps down @ Mabie skills area yesterday 😉

and was the Chute @ Kirroughtree tamed by you all??? 8)

congrats to you, the Mrs. and the new arrival… 😀

when going over rock obstacles…"C'Mon Davy, you can do it,you can do it, come on you F*****g useless ass***e you can do this….."BANG, CRASH WALLOP"..OK.. so you can't do it but at least you tried. 😕

don't forget the cuts and scrapes as well….LOL, look on the bright side, you will be out on the trails come January….Brrrrrrrilliant… 😈 hang in there bud it will pass quicker than you realize…

have just spoken to Young Dave, he had an appointment today with the Doctor, he has now got his arm out of the sling and has been told to take off the wrist brace for a few hours a day to get the tendons/ligaments and muscles mobile. he is still sore from the crash, but is hoping to get out on his road bike in about 8 weeks

Just to let everyone know that young Davy (the kid with the red merlin hard tail) that was on the 26th Sept ride out had a very nasty accident on his bike down at Mabie Forest 4X section, he came a right cropper on the very first set of jumps. I spent 3 hours with him at Dumfries A+E Dept, he has broken his right clavicle, a bone in his left wrist, chipped or cracked 4 teeth, and has multiple cuts and abrasions on his right hand side torso and arm, also he had a pretty hard bang to his head as his helmet was damaged in several places.
We met up with Craig1975 down there, had a blast until the end…Davy is still keeping his spirits up and is pissed off at not being able to get out on his bike for a few months…
Just thought I would let you know..

Davy

I had read all the horror stories about the Meta frames cracking…but they still didn't stop me from buying the Meta 55 UK edition..I have been cracked for years but it ain't stopped me from having fun….. 😈

just an update to the bike choice… I plumped for the 09 Commencal Meta 55 UK LTD Edition with XT-SLX parts and with the smokey black Fox Forks…. nice and plush machine… will try and get some pics hosted later today

Hi John, I was looking at the Orange ST4 S, still can't make up my mind about it yet as to me it seems very little bike for an awful lot of money!!
I am also looking at 2nd hand bikes as well..toss up between the Spesh Enduro-FSR stumpy or a GT force model… my head is bustin with specs and figures…

craig1975 – Member
i want too see you doing that next time Davy

aye nae bother, I will just follow your lead…. 😛 😕

first I need a bike as i have sold my old spesh.. looking to purchase a new full susser.. , as I don't fancy attempting the chute in reverse on my old Trek HT 4500

eh up Simon…. here is the easy way to run the chute @ McMoab McMoab Chute Courtesy of Mark Wilcox and some mad Spanish guy Wall Chute

Wow Davy-g, that's uncanny. I gave up Feb 07 and got the bike Sept 07 – Did you also put on 2 stones in the interim?

yep sure did, but that was down to the weightlifting 4 times a week.. weight shot up to 185lbs (13st 3lbs), have now got it back down to 172lbs.. feeling better for it tho…having said that, the black route @ Kirroughtree near killed me on Saturday…i still have a few pounds of fat to burn up…LOL

way to go, i gave up the ciggies in Feburary 08, took up MTB in September 08, never looked back…

not a book , i know.. but check out youtube, just type in guitar lessons or guitar tutorials…

"Frenchy", 74 year old cancer suvivor takes 5th place in MTB race..
http://www.superhumanmag.com/content/view/1591/48/

I am 52 and I broke a few ribs after i had a short excursion over the handlebars down @ Ae forest in May of this year, all my wife said to me was "you will have to learn to fall properly!", no mention of age… mind you, the older you get the easier bones are to break and longer they are to heal…. 😯

"Growing old is compulsory – growing up is optional"

here ya go.. and please just call me Davy…. 😉 if you right click the bottom image and then select "save image as" and save to your desktop and then zoom in on the guy beside me in the pic you can actually see the fear on his face.. 8)

rolling shutter is a problem when recording in HDV..(CMOS Chips) http://www.dvxuser.com/jason/CMOS-CCD/

I have a Canon XM1 that has had little use, comes complete with bag,extra batteries, tripod, etc,etc,etc,,, this camera is classed as "semi pro" as it records broadcast quality footage and 16:9 widescreen

a few pics from the non party members taken at the McMoab Chute..

http://picasaweb.google.com/pauloyatis/2009_09_26?feat=email#5386199241820885746

thanks for the pics Kit, Simon looks in pain at the karaoke….LMAO 😆

what a hoot.. some good pics there…I am still waiting on the 2 guys who took the pics @ the chute emailing me the shots…

its the camera angle Simon…it's the " FEAR"that makes it look steeper from the top…lol.. the main thing is that you did it….kudos…. hope you guys have a good run @ Dalbeatie..

what a day, what a blast and what a buzz.. cheerz go out to all.. was good meeting ya..hope you all have a blast down at Dalbeatie the morra…me, am gonna hibernate now till the aches and pains go away….. 😀

eh up, I won't be @ Dalbeatie on the Sunday…. I won't be fit enough after doing Ae on Friday and then Kirrie on Saturday… 😯 🙄

will hopefully be briging a couple of XC whippets along with me…

My eldest Son doing the MacMoab dropoff

Cheers Simon.

look forward to it…I have the Red @ Kirrie down to 92 mins, Think the record for it is 48 mins, that speed is just way outa my league…
will catch up with you at the sign at the start of the route.

Davy

hiya all..

Have just registered with STW and saw this post.. if it's OK with everyone I would like to tag along, as Kirrie is my local route… am a 52 year fa*t but i will do my best to keep up…. ;-), will be sore from the previous day tho as i will have done Ae forest if the weather stays fine..wont be doing Dalbeatie on the Sunday tho (I know my physical limitations…LOL)