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Morning all, that was a blustery night! Coffee is on….. #microadventure[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

Love mine, relatively compact, boil time super quick

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Loaded bike[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

Here’s mine, need a frame bag…..

Definitely something from Firefly, like this…..

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FF-258-Studio-2[/url] by fireflybicycles[/url], on Flickr

When you’ve built it can I have a go please? Pretty please?….

My cake blog, well, cake, guitars and bmx:

http://www.cakeaholicsanonymous.com

And my work:

http://www.southdownsmtbskills.com

Yep, “angel dust” is a great album, I prefer “the real thing” though

YTD

Distance 3368m
Time 415Hrs
Elev Gain – can’t find it!
Rides 237

Mostly off road

Depends whether you want a race or a park/street bike too. If you have a local track and are going to take him/her there then a race bike will be best, but if it’s for going to the local skatepark and/or playing around on the street a park/street bike may be better.

Typically park bikes are available with 16″, 18″ and 20″ wheels, whereas race bikes mainly have 20″wheels and varying top tube lengths and handlebar heights.

Shouldn’t have sold it:

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2008_0506_183833AA[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

Current 26:
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Cove Hummer[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

Current 29:
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Angmering Park Gibbet Post[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

I had one of these

Can’t get the video embedding to work, but here’s mine in action:

Riley The Spaniel

He’s still a pup really, but he’ll do about 8 miles. Regular topping up with water is essential though!

It has to be the whole pack in one sitting

New (on one era) El Guapo, my wife has one of the previous american made titus ones which I love so I thought I’d get myself one. Bought all new kit, put it together, absolutely hated it! Turned out it was a defective frame and I got my money back. It felt like a really expensive mistake though until it all got settled. I think the original geometry was a far better all rounder.

I’ve done the CTC trail leader and technical trail leader courses, obviously I can’t compare them to anything else, but they were both excellent and did give me some new tools to use that I hadn’t considered before for group leadership.

I’ve been leading groups for nearly 20 years, had already done my local authority course quite a few years back, so I do count myself as being pretty experienced in group scenarios, but I would say they were definitely worth doing from my perspective.

Good choice, just been out on mine….

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night ride[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

I like that one sofaking, where is it?

Brighton Big Dog this year

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log jump at the Brighton big dog[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

Gosport BMX Club (No 386)
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Gosport start gate[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

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Sunrise[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

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First rays…[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

I. Want. One.

Me too, I hope they add all the missing stuff before they flick the switch!

Here’s my Mach 5.7, now with added Reverb

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DSC01521[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

Great bike BTW, you’ll love it!

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Relaxing with that there @rileythespaniel[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

I’m using purgatory front and rear on my 29er, they work well on the south downs anyway.

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Carmelite Convent in Hunston[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

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Saint Richard[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

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Chichester cathedral cloisters[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

He was a bit ropey last night! Still an enjoyable gig though, Billy Duffy was great :-)

Going tonight :-)

I took the CTC route and have trail leader, technical trail leader and skills instructor as well as my local authority course too. Everyone on the trail leader course was someone already working in the outdoor sector who needed it for their job. The technical trail leader was a 50 / 50 split of those and people who were ‘actual’ MTB’ers who wanted it for various reasons. Whereas the Skills course was all experienced riders who wanted to coach others.

I got one last week, glad I did!

We were told the overdraught was free and have since been charged several times. Our previous one was free, but they won’t change back so very annoying. For us it wasn’t worth the hassle.

I’ve got
The Cult next month and
protest the hero, tesseract, the safety fire and intervals – in february

Yeah good, loaded up with stuff!! I need to sort out the “luggage capacity” a bit, but it’s perfect for the task :-)

I got this last week:

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DSC02144[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

Mine match

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After the last mud splattered ride of the week the @kinesis_uk #sync finally gets the clean up it deserves! #cantstopridingit #mtbheaven[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

I got knocked off by one and it broke my exposure light, I thought I’d done my collar bone too. I sent it back to Exposure with a note explaining it was badger related and they fixed it for free :-)

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P9260896[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

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P9260891[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

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P9260875[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

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P9260797[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

Yes, I loved my FF29, even though it was only ever “shed sitting” until the Sync made it into production!

I think we’re safe timc, they aren’t made by Lynskey ;-)

Thanks Napalm :-)

I know my bars are probably higher than most, but I have a dodgy back and disproportionately long legs!

Enjoy!

Here’s mine….

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Angmering Park Gibbet Post[/url] by South Downs MTB Skills[/url], on Flickr

I run High Rollers on my 26″ bikes all year round, Spesh Purgatory on the 29er