That’s the one. I’ve done it a few times with non-cycling mates – it’s the only time they ever get out on a bike.
To that end, I’ve always viewed it as a beer/food weekend with a bit of mtbing thrown in rather than the other way around. And yes, the course is rather underwhelming but that isn’t really the point of it 🍺🍺🍺

After several Ales I would have thought tyre choice would be the least of my worries!

Glad somebody else noticed…

However this is not the forum to come to for MTB news. Politics, Volkswagon T5s etc maybe, but certainly not anything remotely important in UK MTB land.

Spain v Sweden…what is it with that stupid bright blue infill on the track around the pitch?. It’s painfull to watch, not from a footy point of view but from colour overload. Bright yellow, bright blue, searing eyeballs – check. And it’s not my telly which has been fine for every other sporting occasion from darts to dominoes.

Ditto the above. Saw them ‘back in the day’ when Brian Robertson was on guitar. They were quite frankly rubbish. The support act Anvil (of recent documentary fame) were far more entertaining.

Berghaus ACL baselayer. Still wear it today – received a digitised photo from a mate taken 25+ years ago where I was wearing the same top..

Wicker Man Mk1 was burnt down by some local scallies. The replacement had a moat dug around it to prevent it happening again!
Bridgwater in a nutshell.

I can remember when the track parallel to the Triscombe Road (which you can probably now drive a coach down) was actually singletrack. Back in the day of 26 wheels, no dropper posts and no effing trailforks or GPS so it was local trails for local people.
Yes, I’m old and bitter. And still crap at riding.

And Narnia is still good!

That makes sense. Personally, as a life long introvert, i’ve hated the presence of crowds!

Must be an ‘in demand’ job in these current times!

Cheers! Not having played any team sports of any note I’m not sure if this makes a difference to an individuals performance or not.

Never got as far as the riding. Couldn’t get past the enforced ‘bantz’ and ‘laddish-ness’ at the start.
Seems I have now officially turned into my dad.

Toodles off to get a cup of Horlicks and watch some Sun Life ads….

Just tasted my first brew (pale ale) with Voss Kveik and after 10 days (5 in the FV and 5 in the keg) it’s still fairly cloudy but taste-wise its lovely. Started fermenting at 40c and dropped naturally to about 18c over the 5 days. Tastes remarkably ‘clean’ given what I’ve heard about Voss imparting flavours.

As I’ve harvested and dried a load of the Voss I’m going again with the same recipe but fixing the fermenting temp at about 37c in order to try and catch some of the Voss characteristics.

If my liver doesn’t give out first….

Just finished fermenting a fairly basic pale ale but used Voss kveik yeast instead of standard. Interesting to see how it turns out given I pitched at 40c instead of the standard 19!

Yet another video to reinforce how utterly rubbish my own skills are…

My car gets washed annually just before the MOT. After a while it doesn’t get any dirtier. I’m guessing it’s the same principle as people who don’t wash their hair and say it becomes self-cleaning after a while.

Detailing = you have way too much time on your hands. Ride a bike instead..

So after umpteen years of moving away from crap-covered unsecure bottles we’ve come full circle.
If anybody wants one (or three) I’ve plenty from the last enduro I marshalled.
Best throw it down the trail beforehand so at least you’ll know where it lands..

Did all three on my ebike about a month ago…Gorlech was my favourite by far (although as the post above, the last descent on the green is an absolute hoot and way better than the final black descent).
I went to CyB the next day. Wish I’d stayed at Brechfa – CyB felt like a contrived rocky horror show in comparison!

Beginning to be a victim of it’s own success?? TBH I never bother going on weekends and probably won’t on a weekday until the school hols have finished. The same could probably be said for no end of other ‘attractions’ during the school hols.

One thing I wonder about – as an advanced rider (in age not ability!!) I find I mainly ride blues and easier reds. The likes of BMCC and the new Dyfi only seem to offer advanced trails when compared to BPW. So if you are a self-confessed cycling numpty like myself the default option is always BPW – they’ve a nice selection of routes you can enjoy without fear of killing yourself!

I had this problem on my Boardman full Susser. Stripped the XD splines despite using an old quick release through the removal tool to hold it in place.
Going back to Shimano as never had any problems with their cassettes.