So don’t all these Atheists have any belief (clue,idea whatever) seriously you can’t deal with all lives shit without having some logic as to what it’s all about and why..

WtF do they do when facing potential imminent demise I wonder..

They don’t reckon there were many Atheists in the trenches, or on planes that are about to crash..

I think it’s another easy to do thing behind that little computer screen and keyboard and an anon ID..

TandemJeremy – Member
Yup – thats what a representative democracy is and how it works

But what happens when frequently those representatives prove to be corrupt, & incompetent time and again?

Edukator – Member
Democracy involves every sane adult having a vote and being given the opportunity to decide major issues. And that everyone should be taught the skills needed to make good use of that vote and the responsibilities that go with it before they reach voting age.

Anyone disagree?

10 million Sun readers can’t be wrong…

As long as she’s got big tits.

I use loads of different watches, digi types for sailing, Nixon tide watch and that big **** off thing they do until I started bing more aggressive riding downhill during which it shakes so much it came pretty close to breaking my wrist.

But the watch I spent my whole life lusting after and finally got thanks to the wife and daughters saving up on a particularly otherwise distressing ‘big’ birthday, is the Breitling Navitimer, it’s cool on so many levels, not least cos you had to be a bloody mathematician to work the slide rules for working out what fuel you might have left in your plane as you circle what you just told the babe your trying to impress is Calais, but turns out to be Dover (Another tale from another lifetime).

Any idea of a Rolex got summed up in the first few minutes of Die Hard, dicks like that do Rolex, Rolex is what you get by the grateful man after you gave your entire working life slaving your ass off. Rolex is a sad watch.

My ten cents on watches.

Hey that’s a find, think I’ll give them a visit.. Thanks burt.

No I think he meant the 29er, he had a regular size on Friday, where’s that place with its own test track, did you get to ride one first then?

I’ve learned to wear knee pads, elbow pads and a helmet.

if I’m going to do any idiot shit that is..

Well that guy was a journo and tried the 29er, really rated it, we all took the piss and fell about, but he was deadly serious, reckons you sit more ‘in’ it than on it, it goes round Berms and stuff (not that we have that many of them round here)better, so that might tempt me, I’m such a tart for a new bike..
I am jealous, it is a stunning looking bike, they just look ‘right’ you know, anyway hope you enjoy it, I shan’t be doing anything this side of winter, i know two other mates who are building them at the moment, but they ride down the New Forest or Surrey Hills way, both really rating them (they haven’t even ridden one yet) so I’m all ears.

There must be plenty of camping spots in North Kent, close to Ebbsfleet (Station within minutes of Stratford)

Stains? Don’t go there, oribble place you’ll get mugged.

No Kashima shock? I thought there was an upgrade deal?

There should be a referendum, the result would be at least 65% against the Eu, which would put the government if nothing else in a stronger bargaining position against some of the issues with Europe that are contrary to our National Interest.

The problem is, if such a vote were held here, and repeated in France & Germany, the outcome would be similar, talk to anyone in any none governmental or public sector leftist intransigent mode, and they all feel the same.

It’s an over bloated bureaucracy that is overdue reform.

The threat of us leaving would bring that reform about sooner rather than later.

I was out on friday ran into a guy from that Imbike internet mag and his girlfriend, they are testing one at the moment, reckon it rides really well, I’m a bit miffed I only just got the Covert as it came out and they reckon i should have had that instead – hence the envy based catty remark…

I had more lights though…

Oh dear I know some folk who are not going to be happy to see those pedals on that bike, there will be much homophobic ranting down near Sandy Lanes. 😆

Do you wear lycra whist riding it as well Burt?

Can’t really see what it does my Covert won’t do, but there’s lots of stuff I’d do on the Covert I wouldn’t try on that..

Atheists? Just Agnostics in denial.

A bit hypocritical to go and pretend to be a believer in order to enjoy Gospel, given that mass participation and praise through song is a key component..

Went to see Jersey Boys last weekend, rediscovered Franki Valli & the 4 seasons, a bit bizarre surreal I know, but the combination of that show which i enjoyed immensely and that old music, I’m bashing and singing big girls don’t cry in falsetto along with my 15 year old daughter like there’s no tomorrow.

ernie_lynch – Member

Any chance of clarifying that……..is it according to just about everyone you speak to, or is just you ?

Clarifying it in what way? I don’t care what those two <insert appropriate none racist, none homophobic, none aggressive yet still ironically degrading insult for attention seeking opinionated beings> get up to, but having discussed the site with other riders who have been and gone, the place is really valued for its classifieds, but renown for bad tempered and insulting tossers, highly cliquey and heavily lycra clad.

In the real world most ATB riders do not act in the way this forum acts, if it did, lots of lights would be punched out, then as is so often the case, it’s easy to be big behind a little keyboard and screen and anonymous ID.

There was great humour here a few years back or so I’m told, there is humour here now and again, but it is so heavily outweighed by leftist bullshit and hypocrisy.. Rules for the insiders different from rules for new comers..

Fascinating place though, never seen so many in one place.

Er atheists that is.

Nope, fully agree, got to have one on your head and one on the bar, and if only one then it has to be on your head.

But 4 on the bike and 2 on your head really rocks..

Epic!

Got to have some of that.

Under the chain stays.

I will leave no shadow wherever I ride..

Actually, this place loses because of you two, according to just about everyone i speak to in the real world..

But then that’s just me, and you don’t bother me any..

Put my helmet lights on either side, don’t like em up top they light up the peak and the glare reflects in the specs .

Never ride behind me, if anyone’s gonna screw up a line, it’ll be me..

Coleman – Member
Derekrides – Ha Ha! Pink thing is a red SKS shockblade mudguard. Red mudguards catch more crud than black ones!
Bar ends, flat bars, arse in the air, xc hardtail -‘ old skool’ set up for an even older rider.

We’re probably all older than we sometimes appear on here..

You got problems with your ticker Tron? I’m sorry to hear that, I guess I now realise the reason for the question, to which the answer would be whatever it takes I guess.

If I couldn’t continue to live my life the way I’m used to, which kind of comes on slowly anyway, I’d frankly not really want to continue anyway.

I had the whole death and revival experience once, after a nasty accident and i have to say, without wanting to sound like a complete nutter, the death bit was very pleasant for lots of reasons I won’t dwell on.

Pay the money dude and carry on until you can’t, best money I spent were my two bikes, one and all carbon XC thing that took ten years off my legs and the other a big mountain freeirde thing which tbh I didn’t get anything like what it was capable of until I went on a course with the smiley dude from UK bikes skills. That would be money well spent, he fixed a lot of my issues..

Coleman – coowoooll, twin Maxd’s I’m gagging for that set up..

ER what’s that pink thing sticking out front?

And er didn’t think we stuck those bar ends on these days…

Kbrembo – Member
Hmm I notice that there are no battery pictures in that setup… or is that what the van’s for?

All joking aside I think you would be better putting one of the lights on your helmet…

I have two helmet lights an old and a newer joystick…

Stevo210 – Member
can’t afford a new set this year

Are they really that bad?

No, I just have this compulsion to buy a new light each year, been waiting for that dude who posted about the 100 quid 2000 lumen special to announce its availability, that’ll spring the wallet..

Pictures?

Pictures or it didn’t happen is the rule of most fora (that’s plural for forums for those slow single speed types amongst you)..

You must have some piccy’s and the light throw, putting those old mini newts on the fork legs gives me a bit more ground shape, they were old, first decent lights I ever had, better to use them than lose em..

rOcKeTdOg – Member
there’s some old inner tube wrapped around your fork crown

Yep and my chain stay, cool aren’t they – do you like the eyes?

Toy light sabres?

Cool Idea, I’ve been looking for down lighters, did find a site in the states but they’re not currently shipping.

Er do have helmet lights

Love what you’d done with your jeep there tazzy

Can you have too much light?

Sounds like piles have ignored it for years..

I’m running with a rear mud catcher thing, everyone’s calling me a bender, but I love it (the reverb not the bender accusations) so don’t want it to go wrong through the winter, the trails have been that dry pretty much since April, it can’t last and now it’s night riding so stuff is going to get muddy..

But I’d wondered about a neoprene sleeve thing.

No need for heating in the Sunny South East Yet. 19 degrees tomorrow – again.

ds3000 – Member
So does that mean I’m not allowed to ride my bike because I look like a tool on it?

Hmm pretty much sums it up.

He was feeling sorry for you, probably thought your mum and dad couldn’t afford to buy you a proper bike..

OMG someone arrest that serial killer with the moustache before it’s too late.. 🙂

My old gran told me… never trust a man with a beard..

And I can now add to that..

Never trust a woman with one either..

I like that beach bar shot flat boy.

Er still puzzled by my flikr connection not showing via the command I’m not that technically inept.

I just took it lunch time today on the iPhone of joy, was going to Facebook it, but the bread knife wouldn’t hear of it, got quite irate at the suggestion, said i was disgusting..

But it’s the sort of thing that gets noticed at those photo comps, art farty with a touch of humour..

I’m thinking of entering my photo

I think it’s just the dogs bollox.

Hmm don’t quite see why that’s not showing here.. linky

TandemJeremy – Member
it was the three day ban by the faceless hand wringer without recourse or question that offended me.
good – you probably deserved it given that IMO they allow far more to go on that is acceptable.

Yep, the same way you probably deserved to lose your job for spending too much time on here..

Junkyard – Member
derek – you dont like the label racist but think you can use other derogatory labels without offending people …have a think abut it and get back to us

I don’t like debating with grown men who think it’s cool to wear lycra, i like it even less if they somehow think they can pass judgement on anything I might say or do..

I told you, i don’t care what or how you label me, you don’t actually know me or derek, but I wouldn’t ban you from saying whatever you like about either of us, other than if you continued to press me to consider spandex in my immediate future..

I’d be interested to read how some of the muppets here even define racism yet condone the use of road wear on a mountain bike forum.

CharlieMungus – Member
Er funnily enough I do, as I frequently entertain and ride with Muslim, Slav, Afro Caribean, Indian, suitors of my daughters as part of my family and frequently bear witness to genuine acts of racism against them and by them at times.
Sticks and stones, Derek. Racist is just a name, i don’t know why you let it bother you. It’snot meant to be offensive, it’s just a descriptive term which reflects how people feel about you. Don’t be so sensitve. I am however encouraged that you would defend our right to call you racist, because that’s what you are.

It wasn’t the action of name calling that offended me, it was the three day ban by the faceless hand wringer without recourse or question that offended me.

tazzymtb – Member
sorry Derek you can’t use “Lame” either as it’s derogatory to those who are less mobile than others

Er yes, full irony was intended…

CharlieMungus – Member

You find it offensive when people call you racist?

Er funnily enough I do, as I frequently entertain and ride with Muslim, Slav, Afro Caribean, Indian, suitors of my daughters as part of my family and frequently bear witness to genuine acts of racism against them and by them at times.