Sean Kelly is a legend and one of the best riders of the 80s (and the last guy in the peleton to use clips and straps!)

Pump your tyres up hard then .Idon't get snakebite punctures because I run my tyres at 60psi I would rather have a harder ride than get snakebites,also I am heavy so need more pressure

The answer is to ride rigid bikes and not have the worry

Aren't knee pads etc just for the downhill and jump brigade?.I have never seen the need for xc and trail centre stuff

If you walk in wearing a snorkel and ask for the girl with large physical attributes will they be suspicious ?

So if discs are so hard to set up why have I never done anything to mine in 6 years apart from change the pads .No new fluid never had to bleed them or anything?
I run v brakes and canti's on some old bikes as well and they don't compare to disc's.I assume you will be searching for the old Victorian spoon brake that used the surface of your solid tyres to be totally retro soon?

And they cost loads

Ton what as in 22inch for real size people?

Just say it was there when you left it you may be ok how are you to know it fell off.Technically you are in the wrong but I see no harm in challenging the fine

We have steep long hills down south.Mendip ,The Tocks etc

honourable manor.

Are you a trainee butler in a large house then?

Dark side of the moon ,an absolute classic

I drew the line at walking round with the front wheel when I forget my lock .At least scum cant ride off on your bike.I can't believe anyone would take a bike round a shop if it were my shop I would tell you to jog on !"!"

Das Boot is one of the best films about ww11 the suspense is amazing

And they have baggies for 8 quid, bargain

For work or leisure? for some reason vans used for leisure are higher insurance

most Cannondales.

Cracknfails /commondales look right in a skip I suppose

XT 7 speed thumbies

Mercedes

Is allowed as the car make is named after the daughter who's name was Mercedes

The op has an excellent LBS and Madison were good to supply at all as he was not the purchaser from new

The Duchy of Grand Fenwick

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Justin Sidebottom would be cruel anybody know one?

My son was at school with a hedgers kid called Feral

Yeh the rebel rebel tune was in my head as I typed

The footballing Neville brothers dad is called Neville Neville poor sod!

My boys are called Alaric, Fabian and Lyndon

You need a limp wrist to wear that one!

I have seen them made cheaply from old gas cylinders

Renault 5 Turbo2?

Ah well Andy at least Gordon Brown didn't call you a bigot!!

3 years 8 months for my youngest I think riding a tag a long helped him get his balance

Galloway forest park apparently 300sq miles against 250 for Kielder

Kielder Forest ? just a guess as I have not googled it

os maps have all bridleways marked

I help run the cycle courses at my sons school and the woman from county hall knows **** all about bikes or cycling and learnt from a manual

Adrian Mole?

http://www.argoscycles.com/

make some excellent frames

track riding is great the banking is steeper than it looks on tv especially when you are riding the top of it and the adenaline rush of sprinting off the banking is amazing

mountain bikers used to be converted walkers in the early 80s with a love of the countryside