Cheers Rusty Mac and Boxelder you’re stars.

I know what you mean about splitting the prize but I feel this way it will sell easier.

Thanks for a fellow Woollyback the prize pot just keeps getting bigger.

For the person who picks the official time I cross the line on this years End2End on my Fat Bike they not only get all of the following plus a pair of these

Prize list now
£50 cash
30m Hozelock Auto Reel RRP £100
3 Hozelock hose guns and several hose fittings £70

From Chipps himself at Single Track Magazine – Value £80
http://singletrackworld.com/
SingleTrack Socks
SingleTrack Buff
A SingleTrack Tee Shirt plus
A full Years Subscription to the best Mountain Biking magazine in the world

From Steve at PB Fit in Widnes http://www.pbfitness.co.uk/
8 one hour 1 to 1 sessions with a persoanl trainer and a Tee Shirt – Value £66

From Richie at Silverfish
1 x Raceface oversized carbon riser bars £120
4 x Tee shirts £80
1 x Fluoresent Socks £10
1 x Waterbottle £7
2 x Beer Koozies £6
1 x 4oz Extreme Lube £7

2 x AssSaver mud guards from http://ass-savers.com/ £12

2 x Michelin Wild Race’r 26 x 2.1 tyres £50 (ebay search)
http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/mich…ner-tube-29696/
4 Michelin Cycling tops 1 x Michelin tee shirt 1 x Michelin mug £135

So, the total prize pot now stands at £793.

Plus an auction for a carbon 54cm road bike currently only at £45 the total raised so fer has just passed the magic £1000 mark.

So, with only 33 finishing time slots left to buy can you afford not to have another go or even a first go?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoCkTTsMR4Y-dHVZRFNaR0pmRnVlOHZnX0pQUkhCd3c#gid=0

Good Luck

PS I hope you live in the North as this lot will be a bugger to post 😉

mattzzzzzz – Member

Caravan here too, sleeps 5 ,fixed bed,shower room, toilet , on board water tank, gas BBQ point on outside and external shower/ bike washer
5 grand also tow it with a freelander and 25-28mpg

Would love a camper/ day van but you have to ride round with all your stuff all the time at least you can unhitch with a caravan

But you can’t really wild camp with a car and caravan can you?
You can get away with it in a motor home though.

Slight hijack – sorry.

I’m thinking of a campervan or caravan for the future for touring around Europe and I have one question for the caravan boys.

I tow a trailer on my car and it knocks and rattles (socket to ball coupling) a hell of a lot, vibrating through the car at times, my question is.

How noisy/rattly/knocking would the joint be on a large caravan if it’s being towed by say a Merc Vito or a Transit?

No, but I saw a 36er Unicycle been riding fast out of Warrington towards Liverpool on the main road a couple of months ago.

If you the rider of this awesome machine and are reading this, please can I have a shot on it?

Mr Postman hasn’t brought mine today…..

Used my Extra Wide Brooks Ass Saver today for the first time and after yesterdays monsoon my ass was saved, I could feel my Fat Tyres flicking up the water further up my back and the back of my head.
It would have made the 100 miles very squidgy without it.

10/10

A little more south but we ride Rivi, Belmont mid weeks and weekend rides sometimes in the lakes
http://www.thewoollybacks.co.uk/content.php

footflaps – Member
Used to climb loads before getting into MTBing more. Haven’t climbed for years though…

Seconded, hence my user name.

Gave it up when my taller climbing mates started to take up yoga to make them more flexible. Plus I got bored belaying.

Sunday evening bump

Some sedgments are picked up by phone others are picked up by GPS’s and others are missed completely.

Don’t stress about it, if a pro rider did it no one would stand a chance anyway, just use the “My Results” tab on the left hand side to see your improvements

Don’t you have a small pump in the pond that could be used connected to a hose pipe?

It may take longer but much cheaper.

Friday, weekend bump

46 slots still to sell.

Quick summary.

I’m riding the Isle of Man End2End in Sept on my heavy fat beach/snow bike.
Best time before on my race bike 3hr 36mins.
I’m selling my finishing time slots at a fiver a go
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoCkTTsMR4Y-dHVZRFNaR0pmRnVlOHZnX0pQUkhCd3c#gid=0

Rule 1 – Remember to chose your time slot (15minutes apart from your other choices)
Rule 1a – If anyone donates £20+ their time slots can be no closer than 7 miunutes apart
The one who guesses my finishing time correctly will win the £600+ worth of mtb and other goodies (shown above)

I’m doing this for the Alzheimer’s Society a disease that took my Mum from me back in November 2009 but ruined her life 8 years before she died.
It’s an awful disease I don’t wish on anybody.

83% of my target reached.
https://www.justgiving.com/JohnClimber

Thanks

That Shimano Mud Flap looks like something that’s just not needed.

Back on subject
My new Ass Saver saved me a very wet bum on a very wet road ride 2 days ago. 10/10.

spursn17 – Member
Plan B;
like I said before, Dartford crossing, only a couple of miles away from Gravesend. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy.

Plan B sorted, it’s Dartford crossing, cheers

Doh Gravesend to Tilbury ferry doesn’t run on Sunday’s……

Plan B needed

It’s a bit of a long detour going the long way around London isn’t it?

We are heading to N/E Brum.

cynic-al – Member

London would be the last place I’d pass through from Dover to Midlands!

Cheers I think we need another route, any ideas?

alpine your clicky doesn’t work (for me anyway)

Great shots.

Wouldn’t get me on one of those freaky, look at me bikes 😉

rOcKeTdOg – Member
mine came in very handy at Hopton woods yesterday, everything else was brown apart from my ass saver clean stripe

It kept my crack nice and dry on a very wet and muddy Delemere ride last night as well. Top job

I use one in St Helens twice a week and it’s brilliant.

£7 a 1 hour session and I feel the fittest I’ve even felt (I’m 44 you know?) all my aches have gone and with the miles I’m riding so has my belly.

It’s only excersises you could do at home but with someone who know’s what they are talking about and telling you how to do them properly.
I know that I could do them myself at home but I know I’d skip a session and skive off the full amount of reps as well.

10/10 for PB fitness of St Helens

Thanks Staffan, your package turned up today with the ass savers for my charity ride prize pot for the winner who choses my winning time.

http://www.justgiving.com/johnclimber

The ones I bought of my Brooks saddle fit perfect, here are the shots.

Normal on the left Brooks on the right.

Cheers Staffan

5 working days for mine.

Ask/email Staffan

From a personal view and not ridden mine in real mud as yet, but with 29er wheels a longer version should be made, even if it doesn’t fold up under the seat when not in use would be good.

Staffan Reference @GiantJaunt and Dogging. Dogging hasn’t anything to do with K9’s over here I think he was being quite rude, maybe Google it ref the UK 😉

Also another benefit is it is flexible so when you need to get off the back of the bike it just folds out of the way. Great product

Seconded, it worked great around Dalbeatie on Friday tucking out of the way easily for a couple of techie play areas then poping out straight afterwards.

Shame it was so dry (not really) as it never really got tested and stayed in the car for Kiroughtree and Ae

After a weekend riding in Scotland with the club and £100 of donation collected there are now only 46 time slots left available to win all of the above prizes plus some Ass Savers donated from http://ass-savers.com/

All you need to do is donate a fiver a line to my https://www.justgiving.com/JohnClimber

Pick one from here
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoCkTTsMR4Y-dHVZRFNaR0pmRnVlOHZnX0pQUkhCd3c#gid=0

Rule 1 – Remember to chose your time slot (15minutes apart from your other choices)
Rule 1a – If anyone donates £20+ their time slots can be no closer than 7 miunutes apart

trail_rat – Member
Didnt they love to crack ?

No, mine are 18 months old and get used twice a week on a rigid MTB that gets used on all types of trails (even brain shaking rock gardens) and still going strong

zippykona – Member
Can we have a picture of someone’s back after a muddy ride please.

Rocketdog over to you

I’ve just had an email from Ass Savers ref this thread saying.

“Thanks to you and Singletrack, I’m now swamped with work!”

So, from me it’s a big thanks to you STWers who have supported the little inventers into the industry that we all love.

It’s a shame they are so cheap as there is no commission on cheap stuff like this.

Paul78

I’ve just ordered one for my narrow Brooks as well.

I bet it’s not wide enough for the 3.8″ Surly Larry but every little helps.

99percentchimp – Member
is it keeping you dry with a Fat Larry?

They only turned up tonight and I’ve Brooks saddle on my fat bike which is a little too wide to suit. They are working on a wide one.

I wish, I’m just about to order and pay for one for the the Brooks

I had the map upside down 😉

Least chain sucky drivetrain = Single Speed

The head office is at Vitry-le-François west of Paris

I’ve lost all interest in watching the footie this year, being a Leeds Utd fan doesn’t help btw.

More quiet time for riding while everyone’s watching the England matches.

Now it’s around payday I thought I’d bump this up one more time.

Thanks to Silverfish, Singletrack Mag, Michelin, Hozelock who have kindly given me lots of prizes to give to the winner (see above thread) who picks the correct time I cross the finishing line in this Septembers Isle of Man End2End there are 69 slots left

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AoCkTTsMR4Y-dHVZRFNaR0pmRnVlOHZnX0pQUkhCd3c#gid=0

https://www.justgiving.com/JohnClimber

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Brant gave me the first set of carbon Carnigies he had and they are still as good as new and get used all the time.

As ianven says

“Now that’s service”