turn them into swings

thanks folks, thank you all very much, i guess i best keep going then

(tries to find space for Spunky Teddy in strip on desk right now)

It’s very easy to do, it just needs care

For starters, don’t use a pipe cutter, use a nice new hacksaw blade with the highest tooth count you can find.

Measure twice, cut once.

Wrap the area you want to cut with a couple of wraps of masking tape, if you have a cutting guide, use one, if not, hope your eye is good.

Cut halfway through then start cutting from other side to avoid fraying the carbon.

Tidy up the ends with a fine file.

Do not breath in the carbon dust.

yes

with a bit of effort it can look as stunning as this

if i’d have made a baby at 13 i’d have put too much glue on the right arm so it didn’t go round, and put the eye transfers on wonky

some useful info

“Both could be attempts to denegrate the holder of an opinion, rather than debate it. “

indeed

sodafarls – Member

Mr Nutt, I have to admit that when gravity pulls as it tends to do, I tend to take out my huge whab, and smite grimicing lycra types, causing them to construct impractical “rules” and “regulations”.

i resent the purple anodised comment!

“I was being facetious. Put your penis away.“

So was i. As you can see – my penis is showing its age

“I guess that gives them credibility.“

that depends entirely on your interpretation of “credibility”, and whether you can distance that from your opinion of their music, none of which is valid here really

and GNARGNAR started it, maybe his “credibility” should be compared to that of Simple Minds

:-)

“15+ years of mtbing and I’ve yet to be inducted into the secret society who decree who has rights of way on trails“

well, if we’re willy-waving, i’ve been mtbing for 20+ years and and I’ve yet to be inducted into the secret society who decree that the descender has right of way on the trails

:?

“Pardon moi, where did you get that impression?“

from this…

“It’s much more risk prone to stop a bike at speed than at walking pace, isn’t it? “

and this…

“Well I think it is more difficult to stop safely at speed, than when riding at walking pace. That’s the point I am trying to make.”

is that ok?

“It’s a shame though that some people think that as they are climbing, they don’t have to. Eh?“

as much a shame as the people who think that as they are descending they don’t have to, yes

“it just seems really , really stupid to force someone travelling faster to slow down when its a hell of a lot simpler to just have good manners and let them enjoy riding their bike.“

similarly it is also good manners for the person traveling faster to slow down, adjust their line accordingly, and for both the descender and climber to both continue riding their bikes with the minimum of disruption, why does the climber have to be the only one to show good manners?

“It’s much more risk prone to stop a bike at speed than at walking pace, isn’t it? Does that concern you?“

it concerns me that the crux of your argument is that you can’t safely stop your bike should anything untoward should happen on a multi-use trail, yes

“I don’t think the idea of a common code is practicable at all though, one reason being that a hell of a lot of bikers don’t actually read internet forums and may be unaware of ettiquette created by it’s inhabitants.“

well i’ve been aware of the common etiquette of “Climber Has Right Of Way” long before the internet was invented, and as RepacK mentions above “In the US its quite simple – the climber has right of way. Its posted at the trailhead & everyone excepts it.”

“But when I hear self righteous idiots proclaiming some unwritten, impractable and self created law that has no semblence of reality in my experience I will question it.“

Which side of the argument are you talking about here?
Those in the “Descender Has Right” camp are proclaiming some unwritten, impractable and self created law too

“I have more sympathy for someone forced into an accident than I do for a person who feels obliged to cause it, and that is what the uphill groundholder steadfast crew are suggesting..“

they are?
no more so than your you are sticking to your side of the argument

go to a reputable road bike dealer and sit on a few bikes and ask for advice, each manufacturer will have different length top-tubes (the important measurement) and geometries for a similar size (much like mountainbikes) so you need to find the one that fits **you**, asking what size road bike you should buy because you ride a certain size mtb (especially over the internet) is as much use as asking what size shoes you should buy if you’re 5′ 10″

For all those who think slowing on a downhill is harder than stopping and starting on an uphill, you don’t ride tricky enough climbs!

:-)

why, exactly, are they grinding up in the first place?

what if the person climbing sees it as a challenge, and enjoys it even, to make it to the top in one go as much as the person descending sees the going down as something to be enjoyed and cleaned with speed and grace?

either can be pissed when their task is ruined by an idiot coming the other way

i guess it all boils down to the OP of “courtesy”

which bit?

“If the person descending has to give way to the climber they may have to get off line, possibly crash and suffer a serious injury.“

you’re right, you’ve made me change my mind, all people going downhill are out of control idiots, a danger to themselves and others and should be given way to at all times

“Going up its no harder to change direction, give over, and there’s no need to stop!“

you must ride easy climbs then

:-)

Or the person struggling going up has less ability to change direction and will find it harder to get going again once stopped. The downhiller generally just has to slow down a bit, change line and continue, with a little common sense both riders can continue with minimal disruption.

but it’s nice to see that my “ego” point has been so nicely proved
;-)

like your trails slightly used and smelling of dead-mans wee?

get Scoping, there’s some bargains to be had

“or the rider with the biggest ego has right of way
How do you tell? The one that shouts, “Get out of the way, d’you know who I am?”“

it’s “Get out of the way, d’you know who I wannabe?” usually

;-)

surely downhilling is just getting to the bottom of the next section of trail, and then have fun riding along, up and down. Getting stopped in the middle of a tricky uphill section due to descending riders ‘hooning all over the trail’ would annoy me more than having to stop descending for a minute, or even just slow down a bit and move out the way to allow climbing riders to pass uninterupted without having to stop, dab, and try to get going again.

or the rider with the biggest ego has right of way

//tannoy//

sense of humour to FieldMarshall in aisle 6, sense of humour to FieldMarshall in aisle 6

//tannoy//

i thought the unwritten rule was that the rider with the biggest ego had right of way

bikegaydar review

what is “hooning” exactly, do you need a special bike for it?

“And just how does one “hoon around” on a cyclo-cross bike?“

like this?

SSCX is sooooo last years niche

the Felt Breed is particularly lovely

you should be fine, hill/leg ratio depending obviously, although the 50/34 gap would annoy the tits off me

as above, i’d simply put some 26″ slicks on and swap the cassette for a road one, no need to change the wheel size or put a roadie chainset on (possible clearance issues there anyway)

Brant, does that bike go from black&white to full colour (lime green rims, pink grips, yellow saddle, you know how it is) when it’s fully charged?

there’s a few proper track bikes in there, shurely shum mistake

:-)

i had an issue with this once, i simply did some genteel file work to the chainring til it cleared, didn’t have to take much off

5-arm spider and 34 ring i think it was

“Are allen bolts cheesey?“

well, those ones are a bit, and it feels better hauling on a 13mm spanner
:-)

the Focus at 1K is an absolute steal

replace those cheesey allen-bolts on your slidey-dropouts with decent 13mm hex-headed bolts that you can heave on with a decent spanner and you won’t have any slipping issues

looks just like a bike, which is refreshing in this day and age, i’m a bit worried by all your ahead spacers, were you sponsored per inch for charity?

do they make a Met Parachute with a double chin-guard?

a good sense of rhythm, an ear for a catchy tune and three sisters