no expert – leave that to the tutors but, Relax, Look forwards, Learn bike into corners before, weight the bike, compress before the jump and extend through the jump, and keep straight, over the jump. Carry speed by focusing on what’s gonna happen ahead, find the flow-maybe saddle down a little- and continue having fun :-)

wilde has good balance and looks to be doing a good job.A little speed on steps can make them smoother. imho.

southern downhill?

dried fruit.

is it worth seeing another consultant, maybe privately if need be? I have no specific experience though..

Stay positive..

bike looks great. Cracks on the drive not good.

the idea is that it’s easier to always run a clean chain.One can be left soaking in cleaner whilst one is being ridden.

good idea running two chains. Cannot be bothered though. Maybe I should.

looks nice!

well done ;)

i just change chains when required on my park tool. Keeps everything else running longer. I just get basic srams or similar and replace them more often.

I’d never found a use for it really. Suppose it’s ok for removing stickers and cleaning some bits.

Personally if was doing dh and alps riding i’d be looking at the Dialled Alpine as well as the PA.

have a look through all of these — pages of them

http://www.bikepedia.com/Search.aspx?Q=gt+avalanche

if your after a decent slick I like spesh nimbus.

i love them.Good they advertise on here imho. Got some good No Fear stuff before and some lovely skate shoes. Love the lonsdale underwear too. :-)

I still run 1999 SRAM esp9 shortie gripshifts and love them. Have been faultless for a over a decade. I just cut down normal grips to suit.Currently got Sunline mushrooms.

for downhill Aston Hill wouldn’t be too far away.well maybe 100 miles.
Aston Hill membership covers Rogate too.

here’s one for sale. I’ve got it and it’s very good. :D

It takes you from basics to more advanced techniques from a DJ legend

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kona-Mountain-Bike-DVD-Dirt-Jump-John-Cowan-/320845437724?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_DVDs_DVDs_GL&hash=item4ab3e0db1c

oops

Kona / John Cowan did a really good instructional dirt jumping specific dvd maybe 6 years ago called Higher Learning. Cannot find anything online though.

i get a bit bored now and again. I go for a snowboard on the dryslope slope. Then i relize I love biking so much…. As much as I love snowbaording it makes me to want to ride again..too..just a change I guess..

Maybe get a bmx and go for a blast on that ..or something..

They can be enjoyed from the front door, you don’t need to get changed etc, or get dirty and may find it fun and it improves strength..

good work Bregante.

liked watching this. :D

fine. don’t forget the 4x. always good for a warm up.

So why cannot a machine knock up say a 2cm square box say the pedal pins etc.. that will fit through a letter box???

Surely that’s an oversight
Having watched the video I now understand that a third small box line would have been required.. more expense I guess..

i do still love them though!! Just a bit of a pain. :D
However I now look elsewhere too. I never used to do that.

so if I order a small item rather than mid week delivery to my postbox and fitting Thursday / Friday for the weekend I now have to go to main post office ( usually Saturday morning ) to pick it up. So I burn 30 minutes of petrol or waste 1 hour cycling there and back only to wait 20 minutes in the Saturday morning post office que before returning. It’s a Saturday FFS I should be riding not picking up bits. My local LBS have nothing I need. Not always the case but ordering early in the week post riding is sometimes required to keep them running for the next w/e. Also I always recycle jiffy bags by reusing them anyway. And I do not even need a jiffy bag. I small strong bag would suffice. Not imprressed..with this aspect of CRC.

simply brilliant. Recently been listening too it too.

Some people swear by cold showers or cold/hot/cold/hot bursts etc. Might be worth having a read up on. Seems to help reduce a post ride achy body too, and makes you feel great. although it would put the body under some additional strain and may not be suitable for some i guess. IMHO.

good work.

I like raceface and kona clothing.
Bikewise I really like GT’s for some reason. Always have.Cannot wait for the Athertons racing.
Love dakine backpacks.
Tyre wise like panaracer and maxxis.

i use wet all year round now. Used to use wet or dry depending on the season / conditions. Probably still advisable in dusty conditions.

hope she makes a speedy recovery.

primark ski/ board jackets are pretty good too. Oxford Street has plain ( blue i think) Ski / Boarding jackets for £20 reduced from 40 i think Loads yesterday. They have matching pants too. I got a board jacket last year reduced and have riden it on dryslopes and it’s brilliant. Feels a bit cheap and i was concerned it would be too hot. loads of pockets and really breathable. Mine even has a soft google pocket inside and MP3 holder an hole. Looks great too. When i’ve used it on the dryslope I forgot i had it on, and although cold the weather wasn’t freezing. Salo has a removable hood and stash pockets near the wrists. Also it has proven to be tough. I Had a few dryslope falls and no problems there. Mines a lovely oversized cut too although i got the size larger really)

Although the no fear jackets look great (no experience though0 bear in mind they are not actually £150 jackets reduced to £40. they are basic jackets similar to the primark ones. slthough probably still a good buy. I’ve had other no fear stuff and i would say it’s all been really good.

I tried some cheap board pants on in Sports direct (not sure of brand but not np fear) and tbh they felt like wearing multiple layers of stiff bin bags.

TBH for £50 say, best bet is TKMaxx.. or maybe the others mentioned above second

for £20 bargain!!

i have just found Mark’s street vid. :D

wow. I thought bangers and mash was good!

happy new year all. :D

tbh is got knocked offline on the dh course pinning it on the ht

more fun

bumpy fun

might be good to get a more recent opinion on the braking bumps tho.