i just carry a chain-saw with me 😉 so nope im not worried 😉

16 minites ??? crikey…. yep when i went up today it was very windy,, and a few weeks back it was well sunny with no wind at all…there were 3 0r 4 windsurfers in the res too….looked pretty choppy did the water.
yeah the climb isnt that steep, just long……

well thats putting it bluntly 😉

alittle bit more money but i thort these two looked ok for the money

http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/product/trek11croadbike2010-sale.aspx?&id=12583

http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/product/specializedallez16roadbike2010-sale.aspx?&id=11643
and another
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mens-Specialised-Allez-Sport-Road-Bike-/320718668754?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item4aac5283d2

finbar : you sound like a classic roadie to me (lol)….doesnt hurt you to nod once in a while 😉
i nod to most people when im out on the MTB and recently become a roadie myself too……. i nod to MTB’ers and Roadies…. admittingly some of the roadies out there have the snarly look on their faces..why is this ? if they arent happy (THEN WHY THE HELL ARE THEY RIDING IN THE FIRST PLACE) 😉
i have to laugh at my hubby when we are both in the car (he always mimics riders as they ride past…its quite funny the expressions that are on my hubbys face… 😉

my five doesnt go on gravel paths as someone stated : i can assure you of that…. im a mountain/fells guru !!!!(just recently it hammered 47 grueling miles in one go mine is certainly being put to the test of the orange five…. bollaxed one chainring but thats to be expected …
i do hope more orange five owners reply to this thread and remark on what a strong bike they are…..just wondering if the bike the op has …is a one in a few hundred that unfortunately hadnt been put in the oven for long enough… 😉

was there a roll call on the 2008 bikes at all ?
i have an orange five pro but 2009 model… (touches wood here).. (no cracks on my frame but then im not a fat basket )(lol)

i would have thought 2nd time around failure ‘Orange’ mite have replaced the frame…. hmmmm

…what you’d rather be in huge amounts of pain for a trip to the Alps ? the Alps will ALWAYS be there waiting for you….
how can you possibly enjoy yourself and be able to grip whilst in the Apls and change gear ???? jesus you must have a high pain thresh hold… 😉
it’s sensible to see the doc b4 you go away….if it gets worse whilst your away-your pretty much stuffed… you may be lucky and get away with strapping it, but when you go to your docs he will only advise you to have it x-ray-ed…
the pro,s of the MTB world get lots of injurys and have to cancel trips …its the way of the world….lol ….do let us know how you get on ….friday… 😉

lol at zulu !hahaa

i think these days there are to may ‘elite’….’ companys…something original will suit
i quite like garden chief you mentioned…..’The Garden Chief’ sounds good to me or
‘for-get- me- not’ if it was my garden service …(sounds to female for you tho…
stick with ‘The Garden Chief’ 😉

i had a nasty fall from climbing a couple of years ago…. i had an x-ray but it didnt prove broken yet there was a hairline crack..it did hurt for a few days and went very stiff….. they decided to put a pot on it just incase…. 2 weeks later problem sorted. but i still had to wear a supporive glove for another two weeks.. 😀

hope you get it sorted one way or another for your trip..

just make my frame abit more shiney shiney…lol…its just a tub of mer wax car polish….u know that stuff you put on and leave for 5 mins then buff the paintwork…
im finding that the ‘green ‘shite off Hope’ bike cleaner is making my frame dull….. why is that ? ….

mite have to get some proffesional advice on this me thinks….. 😉

anyone… 😉

cheers guys…just supping a sherry and birthday cake now…lol its almost 10pm and its still god dam too hot…lol 😉

sorry guys, but i love Coldplay…and i like chris martin… he dances alittle wierd sometimes but then thats him… 😉

its hot day cos its my birthday….. 😉

a chopper bike with clunky gears lol

my five tens take about a week to dry if they go in the washer, so now i just hand wash them. it takes about 3 days to dry that way….lol what is it with five tens… it never took that long to dry with my specialized shoes…. 😉

he was ace in the morrisey days… :wink:…… anyone else think he looked taller when he was much slimmer ? middle age sure does shrink you…. lol you wont be able to see me soon..being 5ft small already… 😉

that track coming down from cragg to lee quarry-you call a fire-road(lol)…did you notice the many random boulders dotted allon the downhill (they are fro jumping off…. i flew down that track and jumped off every boulder ( coolio…
😉

i have 661 and Race-Face dig…much prefur the Race-Face… they seem a snug fit…then agin i havent worn knee pads for some time this summer,,,ive been riding much longer rides lately in rediness for a recent challenge ive just completed and prefured not to ride the knee pads … (touches wood)- i havent fallen off in ages ! come winter time tho and they,ll be back on…(Race-Face)… 😉

Rowen thinks its great anyway ! and so do i….

maybe you should have joined us on the Mary Towneley loop then : 47 miles…we actualy by- passed cragg quarry on the loop i wanted to take a detour whilst i was there…..lol..
why do you find the quarrys boring ? they are better on bone dry days when you can really get going….only we have typical british summer weather up ere… 😉 i quite like cragg quarry.. small but nice zippy singletrack stuff…xc trail stuff
*here it is for people who havent been there yet….

oh crumbs, don’t everyone start doing that ! it would be a waste of valuable space… 😉

you cant be in the middle- its left or right 😉
id say left 😉

wonder what ‘Borg’ 😉 is up to these days ….or is mcEnroe hiding him in the broom cupboard too…

oooh naughty Ed… 😳 😉
i was on that bridge on sunday….. luckily no beards were in sight that day ! 😉

no pic but ive gotta do 47 miles tomorow in sludge, hail rainstorms, the lot..bring it one….lol 😉

wayhey someone has a heart…thankyou cinamon girl, just alittle late tho for my MTB challenge which is on wednesday…been searching for weeks but didnt wana pay those high prices….. never mind … 😉 thanks agin for the link… 😉

:cry:hey i dint finish there…..
retailers just dont sell them cos there just ‘aint a market for them’.. :evil:thats what ive been told anyway… by various retailers… 😥 👿 fair enough they do have ‘waterproof (overpants) but its very hard to cycle properly in them…
its dam right sexist i think…theres lots of choice for men but hardly nowt for some of us hardier women… when you have a longer day in the saddle battling against the weather, it wud be nice just to keep your derrier abit drier…lol 😉
please someone out there make a ‘market’ for us outdoor women’…
they do exist…failing that i wonder if wetsuit shorts mite be an answer.. 😉

just thort id be ‘original’… 😉

nice one …do you like the colour now !
i acnt think of anything worse than two colours..-urgh..
apple green IMO-ACE…. tho alot seem to go for that neon green too….
actualy : i like the look of the new 2011 (blue)…..and im a woman…. 😉
Btw : luving my apple green wich is now two year old and still the paintwork is great ! 😉

wasnt me either

Elfinsafety : yup ,im prob the smallest rider in the uk with smallest bike (just 14 inch 😉 (by ecky thump’ i also have a hardtail that is just 13 inch frame…. at just 5ft small im tiny,,,, lol

what is it with you lot. dont be so soft..get some flat pedals…tis the way forward.. ive got some nice grippy sunline pedals on my bike… infact i started off with flat pedals ..im just so talented 😉

what happend to the good ole ‘ Kagoole’ 😉

thats wierd …my pc dint like ordering it, so went on the laptop and it worked…..sgrange….anyway hope to be trying the jacket out soon… 😉

evans cycles website isnt working now -there’s no check-out when i try to buy it . wen i view basket it clears the items ?..argggggghhhh……

mine r fine 😉 first time ive tried ‘home growing’ this year so cant answer your question…sorry.. strawberrys coming on a treat too..ive planted alot of herbs too this year….growing rapidly…im chuffed….

havent realy used re-proofers before….i wonder do they actually work ? or is it another gimmic people have to buy 😉

Keefus : here we are i found the specifics..acyually its not a cane creek unfortunately its something ive Never heard of ? have you ?

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/dolce-24-2011-womens-road-bike-ec023875?utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=froogle&utm_campaign=froogle