BO//@ck$! Of all the flipping days for L to choose to go out with a friend shopping and doing afternoon tea. She is leaving at 10am so it’s either stupidly early or not at all for me.

Don’t let my domestic restrictions hold you back though, get yerselves oot there 🙂

Breaks my heart to think what a nice bike we could build up together even if I shipped him the parts, but it looks like a decathlon special or possibly halfords Carreras?

MCTD- would love to build it with him but he is 350 miles away 🙁

I can do ridiculously early(5-7am)or sensibly early(7-9.30am)

Can I just caveat this with the point that I haven’t checked with the boss yet.

I’m going for the bag hat

the 20th is a possibility for me, the only challenge could be some ballet shows for my daughter so an early morning would be best for me from a selfish viewpoint 🙂

I am up for joining you at kingly vale when you get a date sorted, I am no use for guiding though, sorry. As for the back tyre I have a conti king on the back of the full suss which seems ok and a nobby nic on the HT.

Thanks dv, got me out of the ironing tonight so not all bad. Sounds like you had a great ride today, nice one 🙂

Teetosugars – will that roll interfere with a dropper post?

Kcal – MTB, frame bag could be the answer if i can get one that is neat and doesn’t rattle around, plus fits on the full suss.

Neilm – they look possibilities it’s just how to carry them without jersey pockets.

The small camel bak I have is pretty useless for anything more than tyre levers and the bigger camel bak is just too big.

it’s a good call gee but only if the darn jerseys had more than one small pocket big enough to hold a single car key :-(.

I made the mistake of fixating on a tree once, needless to say I hit it. !st thing I have taught my children is about target fixation. If you look at something you will hit it so look at the gap not at the problem as per what Neil said.

Is your blog worth a read then?

bend it back and see what happens, if it all lines up then why not try and get a bit more life out of it.

sounds good cg 🙂

see that big drop off up there ^^^^ you know, the one i was scared to ride? Well i bagged a few hours this evening on our return from the inlaws and took myself off to QECP and i rode the damn thing………………and crashed 🙂 possible broken thumb, scraped arm, torn shorts, and my left side will hurt tomorrow. Mostly miffed about the shorts.

Everything went well, I rode off at a good speed with good body position, reached the bottom and then whoosh! the front end went from under me.

Bugger! Would have liked that do but am away this weekend. Keep posting the rides though and hopefully get a few of us together in the future.

Matt oitandabout. Tell me more about the galaxy, can you wheel a bike straight in with the back seats down?

Thanks Bartimaeus, if only I could map read. So if I parked in one of those car parks I could find myself some riding without getting lost or straying onto footpaths? If so I might just give it a go on Saturday morning early doors.

Could have been worse, the wife could have joined him.

I just want something I can put 4 bikes into and drive the family to a CP for a ride. A van fits the bill but I guess that makes it a lifestyle thing.

That is awesome 8)

Seems to be some reasonably priced T5’s on here Linky

Anyone have clue what to look for amongst that lot? Can you take any of them and just drive or are you buggered with that commercial vehicle situation mentioned above?

Edit: sorry, above OP’s price bracket but selfishly still interested in opinions

You ain’t been to that thar Southarmpton, I’m guessing

Live in between Southampton and Portsmouth so yes 🙂

And anyway he was in Southampton, the only thing they might get their southern knickers in a twist about is the fact it wasn’t babysham.

Well that’s one post explained Jamie but the entire thread is confusing me

I am confused

Ahhhh Bartimaeus, if only it were so simple :-). This deist is the one I have scoffed at when others do it, I am a hypocrite of the highest order. I have told others that it’s unhealthy, unnatural, unsustainable, but here I am chasing the quick fix……….and it’s working! Problem is there is no get out clause, once you enter back into normal food the fat eating process stops.

That said, if we remove all the food related content it would be a nice change to ride a new area. Where is the bests place to park the car for a low maintenance, low possibility of lostness kind of ride?

The Rolf Harris thread looks quite feisty, and for a bit of rudeness close your eyes and listen to the home page video starring that Dutch lady from around 3.50.

See, some mildly interesting stuff 🙂

Hit a tree recently with my left shoulder, didn’t fall off just stuttered to a halt with a very sore shoulder. I moved my front wheel not realising it had trapped a sapling under it and TWANG! it bats me right in the face.

Things have slipped. Was just getting back to some level of fitness and then I start a hideous crash diet that appears to have left me with no energy. On the plus side it’s working 🙂 4 more weeks and I should be at my goal weight but by that time I will have lost significant fitness if I don’t ride. Am thinking that I might have to haul my lazy ass out there and pedal despite the lack of energy. Feel free to administer a virtual boot.

I am thinking a long slow SDW ride could be in order rather than the rapid up and down of QECP.

It’s gorgeous out there at the moment isn’t it!

Sorry frogstomp haven’t been but if it’s like everywhere else you will be attacked by triffid like foliage

So you just popped the thing on the grill closed the lid and left it? Or did you do some turning? Mine is arriving tomorrow and I am determined to do something other than sausages same burgers.

Is that where your name came from flash? 🙂

So are we suggesting that some of these beers may have a ‘they make the trails come alive’ advertising campaign whch may be tricking peoples taste buds? Seeing as my current abstinence is proving incredibly hard it would be great to know if I am being lulled into a trap, do I need to spend time searching for these uncommon beverages or would I be just as happy seeking out a bombardier or hobgoblin from the local coop?

Need to keep an eye on this thread so I can stock up on some good beers for when I enter back into the world of alcohol. On a 2 month health kick at the moment to shed a few stone so I will deserve a good beer as the first.

24inch Cube Race for my daughter. Got it at age 7 and she turns 10 in a couple of weeks and loves it. Good thing is that it’s unisex in colour so it can go to my son next year when daughter moves to a 26, she can ride my small 26 with the seat right down now 🙁 they grow up so fast,

Have sent a mail to the moderators asking for it to be removed. I completely get your point mattbee, got all excited about some good riding and wanted to share.

Bugger, I can’t report my own post can someone else do it for me?

Oops, sorry. Wonder if I can get the post removed, will try.

We’ll? How was it? I just bought one myself so interested to know how you got on

Hope to be back there on Sunday evening to try again. That mental block thing is odd isn’t it, with the drop offs like that I can only picture myself going otb with a gap jump I do t have any negative thoughts and u am pretty sure I know my limits on them.

So you just ride off it then, just like that, smart arse 😉 twice now I have bottled it. How did you find the ride back to the top?

No I was there around five on a orange Rocket and I was nowhere near as smooth as you down that route, I can’t get that second jump right, the one which has a turn left just as you land. Bloody love it though.