oh dont be harsh i do know of this guy and he,s always abit in a muddle…just felt sorry for him thats all….

doh: Druid.. :cry: wait till your :wink: :mrgreen:

he did say its not his garden so to knock yerselfs out… :wink:
nice bike :wink:

and for you info i went caving in the yorkshire DALES……
calf holes, and long churns was good….. then a few tight spots in settle… done quite alot round the Dales…havent been in a while tho…wtith all this rain we been having i guess alot of them will be to roof height nearly..lol

yeah when i first started mtb’ing about 3-4 years ago i regularly went caving so i strapped my Petzl caving lamp on me noggin…. tho it wasnt bright enuff really… the head lamp itself took about 6 small batteries…. was bright enuff down a cave cos its proper pitch black down under…. but when i went nite riding i was out longer hours and the batteries soon dimmed and didnt last long enuff… shame really…

i was just thinking of winter ideas thats all… :wink:

i take it thats a no no then lol :wink:

my first bike was the spesh myka hardtail… great bike for a beginner…later down the line i got leisurelakes bikes to put some beefier forks on it (rockshoks recon race… my bike is only a 13 inch frame cos im a tiny person (lol)…… since then i upgraded quite a few parts on it…. at the mo theres a prob with the forks as they bottom out too much ? only 80mmm travel…duno wether its me being used to my 2nd bike having 140mm travel forks…lol i ride orange five bike mnostly these days …oh and my spesh roadie bike too (quite a new addition to my set of bikes….lol :wink:

this thread is as bad as that ‘constantinople’ scenerio… (have i spelt it correctly :mrgreen: :wink:

lol…. funny…he almost got hit by the passing cyclist too… :wink:

this is a top video on how to….. :wink:
geez they make it look easy but it aint..lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdgUvv76H28

wish i could send my hub off to Hope…at least i wud know it was done reight ! :wink:

cheers but what the hecks a ‘ratchet and pawl’ assembly lol doh i cant do this its too technical lol :wink:

yeah as tangent says there is a specific way to plug things in the correct way round before plugging into the mains plug…they do specify this on the Hope website…. do give them a ring tho…these guys are brilliant at helping. !!!!!! :wink:

noisy (spelling mistake) :wink:

well its all peaty muddy in singletrack land and theres plenty of excess water around too…i was out yesterday for 4 hours hopping from one valley to the next… very wet under wheels

yep use it as a bike mat for the winter and cut a smaller piece of mat for your back door so the doggies can wipe their feet (no more muddy footprints (hahhahah)

here is the clip…..you have to chase Ewoks apparently …lol he,s funny is Ed OX….

more info on Gisburns new Hope line…someone above said its crap… is it ? i cant imagine why ? is it a short burst or something ? not technical enough ???… anyone else’s thoughts please… :wink:

sunline are the best flat pedals… proper grippy :wink:

allthepies ::::can you make a copter chopping off ‘dare2b’ heads please :wink:

not been out in these winds i just mite get blown away. :wink:
whats a Gisburn forest like these days havent been for many months :cry:
whats the new trail like ( is it called the ‘Hope’ line or sommet…saw a short vid with Ed Ox riding it…

oops i just suddenly realized in my previous post i made myself a year older than i actualy am !!!! hahahhaha im 45 yep 45 not 46 as i stated (geez sign of getting old when ya forget ya age. ahhahah its all the fresh air im getting its blowing out ma brains :mrgreen:

i just enjoy it im completely hooked ! thats it..pure and simples (oh and the scenery of course.. :wink:

DaveyBoywonder whats all this about then :wink:DirtScene Twenty11 (coming soon)

crickey thats along way to go ‘dowen south’ to fix ya brakes..lol….im live Tod.. well theres a cheap bike shop near the college (vale cycles), or there,s a new bike shop opened in Littleborough..called The Ride Stuff….very newly opened ..i happen to have a leaflet for them her is the number : 01706 376277 they are above the snooker club on Sale street in littleborough. and email…sales@the-ride-stuff.co.uk

hope this helps…

btw : you need to work on your spelling too (hahha) ive been slated on ere many a time for bad spelling…i can spell very well but ya know what its like when ya get older you become lazy at grammer…lol :wink:

you cant expect to get NO ACHES AND PAINS at your age….lol im 46 and getting on with it…. theres no stopping in getting older…. if your spending alot of time at the pump track thats hellish tiring too… :wink:
take a flask of hot chocolate next time you visit the pump track :wink: :mrgreen:

maybe the japanese guy was doing a ( ZOE BUD, Zola Bud impression (have i got her name right ? the girl that used to ‘run’ in the olympics with no shoes on !!!! :wink:

also this was the best one when they were The HouseMartins..just a brilliant vid !!!!! :mrgreen:

i quite liked this one from The Beautiful South :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sNffR-yTA4&feature=related

also this was a favourite of mine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsLq9rnnTCM&feature=related

odi

tires ? :wink:
any more info crickey…..so what your saying is run the same tryes on whatever bike you have forever… i thnk we all need mud tyres for winter on out MTB,s tho… i run mountain kings in summer and a thicker tyre in winter on the MTB..or is it all just a gimmik and we are all wasting our hard earned cash…

they are very chunky and give you good support at the ankle, but the down side is they take for ever and a day to dry out… ive put mine in the washer b4 now when they got so muddy with boggy peat mud and it took 4-5days to completely dry out…. (not good)… i have a spare set of Gortex walking shoes that i use in normal weather ….i have sunline flat pedals so my feet dont slip… if i was to buy some more shoes i would go for something else. ive had a few pair of specialized mtb shoes but i seem to wear them out in 6 months of use ?

been out riding for for 3 hours around my local fells the trails were dry.. :-)

phew its just too hot…. BTW snow is on its way in October …do wrap it it will be awfully chilly agin :wink:

yep i was going to say re-grease the pedal threads as it has stopped my bike from creaking ! (HOORAY)……even tho i had a Hope Bottom bracket fitted a few weeks back.. no creaking at all tho…. :wink:

was that a big drop down to the left..good vid for first time

wot ? never heard media monkey…. so my itunes is usless then (only just to listen to on my computer…
does that means i cant transfer all my songs on to a new mp3 player then…? sorry ive only ever dealt with itunes in my entire life..lol im not too technical you see.. :wink:

anyone got one of these ..i dont wanna spent a fortune , any good not sure if it supports itunes ????

talking of mountain rescue…..on the recent ‘Mary Townely loop’ MTB challenge, the ‘Pendle mountain rescue landrover normally stops at routes on the way to check everyones ok etc etc, well this year they couldnt lay on the landrover cos the ‘funds’ werent there….. terrible..the money in this country is going to the wrong places !!!!
oh happy Britain indeed…

ive had a heel problem for 7 months now..and had to walk on it…i since got fed up of the constant pain like a massive bruise…ive had heel inserts inside my shoes to remedy the problem but didnt work… i had a cortisone injection the other day (hell fire its the worst injection ive ever had in my life….i nearly shot up to the ceiling and didnt come back dwon….wow it realy did hurt….4 days later im still in pain.. looking like its plantar facitiis…… i get pain in the other foot too…god im falling to bits..lol

http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Plantar-Fasciitis.htm

jesus the price has hiked !!!!!!!! forget it LOl

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