Try Cloud Farm near Malmsmead

look on ebay for cartridges; they'll be advertised for BB guns. you can get them for a pound a piece if you're lucky

I would suggest that Rollers are infinately more enjoyable than a Turbo, but it depends on how much you can use your injured hand. On a road bike with 53-11 gearing theres plenty of resistance to get a good work out, and the balancing keeps you occupied

I would say that the tea needs to come into contact with freshly boiled water to get the brewing going, so like johnners said, you cant let the tea bag touch the cold milk first

If I were making a Pot of tea, I'd always put the milk in the cup first, however as I'm a lazy student it normally comes down to a teabag and the milk goes in after

Cables, Housing, inner tubes/valve stems/sealant, seat clamp, headset

Really good article on the healthy way to loose fat

Moving the cleats to allow your knee to twist might just hide the real problem.
A lot of riders tend to get knee pain towards the end of long rides because the muscles holding the knee in line get tired, resulting in the knee twisting in or out and resulting in knee pain. It would be worth trying a bit of stretching, and looking up some exercises to strengthen your hip adductors and abductors.
Also, its worth getting your bike fitted properly. I'm sure everyone knows the parameters of what position feels right, but its worth getting an expert to make sure the fine details are correct.
o, and seeing a doctor wont help; they'll tell you to rest, or ride your bike less!

How old is the sealant? Its a pain, but I think it is only effective for 5-6 months before it should be replaced. Other than that, I would expect a thorn puncture to be sealed pretty quickly. Did you pull the thorn out? you can leave things like that in and they'll often just seal over pretty easily and you'll never have to worry about it!

We are in Kitzbuhel, Austria, and can accomodate you for any combination of days, have a look here

We have plenty of flowing singletrack, and lifts to access it!
send us an email if you want any questions answered.

Short nucleotide polymorphisms?

single nucleotide polymorphisms?

These guys are who the pro's use.[/url]

I would highly recommend them if you want it done properly, but obviously its a little more expensive than the DIY/ebay option.

World championships is a stand alone, one off event.
The world cup has 5 races this year. Last year, Sam Hill was the overall world cup champion, hence the points. Steve Peat won the World Championship, which is the more highly regarded crown of the two

Road.cc

Forgot to say, Out of all those, the Breck Epic or the Vapour Trail would be my choice. A proper challenge!

Yep I've done it. Lottery entry, unless you can get in a team which the promoter would like to have race (pretty difficult!)

Similar challenges in colorado include The Vapour Trail[/url] (way tougher than the leadville 100!) or the Montezuma's revenge[/url] (no one has ever successfully completed the full course, and lots of people get taken to hospital afterwards.

Also have a look at:
Rocky Mountain Ultra endurance series
The Breck epic[/url]
The gunnison growler[/url]

If you cant find something there thats worthy of a challenge, then you need to find a new sport!

My situation has been a bit different from all of the above so far. I have been splitting my time between the UK, Austria and Colorado for the last few years. I am about to graduate with a Masters in Neuroscience in May, and then everything will change.

I went on holiday a good few years ago with Mountain Edge and after enquiring a little bit, I was offered a job as a Mountain bike guide based on
1. Fluent german
2. getting all the qualifications
3. being a good bike rider (race elite XC) and easy to employ

I worked 3 summer seasons from May til October with Mountain Edge, Living in Kitzbuhel, Austria for the summer and then coming back to England to do Uni. It worked really well, and I would suggest doing it part time is the only way you would afford to be a guide,as theres nothing to bring in money in the winter.
Last year I got offered a work placement in Colorado, which I jumped at. So I lived in Boulder Colorado for a year whilst working in a research lab. Now that I'm graduating in May, I will be going back to Colorado to take up a more permanent position as a researcher, thus allowing me to live in the mountains, get paid a real amount of money, and still ride my bike/snowboard every day. I would much prefer to go back to Kitzbuhel and be a bike guide for the rest of my life, but unfortunately its just not a viable trade without the associated holiday business attached to it.

If you ever get the opportunity to move to the mountains, no matter what the circumstances, take it! Just have a plan if you want to make it long term.

21.7lbs according to Njee's scales

I love the sound of my Crank Brothers freehub – a nice purr that isn't too loud, but enough to keep me smiling. Its a bit louder than a Chris King and a bit quieter than a Hope.

Nice to hear I Am Kloot being played, not heard them in a while

I was lucky enough to ride up (and down) the Kitzbuhler horn two days after it had been resurfaced. 1000m vertical gain, 10 mile length, and 18 perfectly crafted switchbacks. The best road ride I've ever done!

Osteopath.

Backs aren't something you want to be messing around with, so get it sorted, and get it sorted properly. I have plenty of experience with osteopaths, and I can say that its worth every penny. Don't bother with sports massage, as they wont have the same in depth knowledge of lumbar problems.
You won't regret it in 5 years time when you've forgotten about the money you spent.

I've been using the pads from XC racer for the last 2 months without an issue. They're the first set I've used though so I cant comment on consistency.

Craigsheilds scout centre is in the middle of Ae forest. I think they have room for about 30, not sure whether would take a stag group, but worth a shot

Possibly further south (Durango, Telluride) might have a longer summer season.

This isn't true – they should be fine until mid september, then it will be hit or miss with the weather. Wolf creek pass (to get in to durango) is the snowiest place is CO, and its winter starts pretty early

This is the best news I've heard all week. Have a quick search on here or google to see why you shouldn't shop with them. I ordered a bike last October and didnt get my money back until December, and that was via trading standards. Glad to hear they've finally folded.

What I think is really disgusting is the increasing trend of the pheasant shoots, particularly around here in North Devon. The farmer next door raises beteen 2000-3000 pheasants a year in a 250 acre woodland. His main clientele are business groups from large banks and other city based companies who can afford the £1000 for a couple of days of mindlessly killing 30 pheasants. Why is this acceptable and fox hunting is not? it isnt even sport – there are so many birds breed that you can walk through the woods and pick them up with your bare hands, and it takes no skill to kill a huge number, more than could be possibly eaten. This isnt aimed at 'Toffs' because they have their own land. This isnt aimed at normally country folk, or normal city folk. its only because its the rich city people that it continues.
I grew up in the countryside and simply oppose the double standards that town dwelling people apply to the countryside. let urban problems be dealt with by urban dwellers and country problems be delt with by people who actually use the countryside to make a living.

No the XC course used the first red route climb, but as a downhill – a few of the switchbacks got pretty cut up

So how much damage was done to the trails from BUCS then? looked like it may take a fair amount of work to repair some of those corners!

I lived in Boulder last year, and I can say the best advice is head to Golden or Lyons, either are 20 minutes drive from Boulder. Best trail on the front range (in my opinion) is Hall ranch in Lyons. Its best ridden as an out and back, and its one of the most technical climbs you ever will ride!
From Boulder, there is Betasso preserve loop, Walker ranch, and Marshall mesa. Non of them are fantastic, but they are great fun.

on a side note, depending when you're going, your best bet might be to head up to Nederland. the RTD bus leaves from Boulder and gives you 3000 feet of vertical to play with to get back down to Boulder. Magnolia road has some amazing downhills from it, and if you enquire at a local shop I'm sure they'll point them out!

Anyway, have fun – the climbing in Eldorado canyon is world class!

pump the tyre up to a million psi?! I have my trainer tyre at 120psi, and that reduces the noise a lot even over 100psi

Its based in Bath, close enough!

Wheres pipehouse? havent heard of that one! Not much is too technical for XC training anyway – unless you're talking repeated 4ft+ drops!

Come on then llama and agentdagnamit – where are the better trails around Bath? would love to know as my training is getting beyond boring!

anotherdeadhero – why is Helens called Helens?! Its just part of the club folklore and I have no idea why! I know the St Catherines descent, its a good one!

Knottie – heres a picture of all the routes linked together into my 80km 'superloop' which includes all the fun trails in the area. they mainly work best in a clockwise direction. Email me if you want details or GPX files. However, I'm an exmoor local, and I would recommend travelling any distance to ride in Bath (not even from Bristol!)

Hi Tom/Swallow –

Riding around Bath is pretty dull in general! We tend to ride 4 different loops – Browns, Helens, Landsdown, and Nosey cows. The university club has a ride every wednesday which leaves from the 25m pool on campus at 1:30. its a social ride and I'm sure you would be welcome to discover the routes. Browns is by far the best, but most of it is footpaths so its a no go at the weekend. email me if you want more info.

Yep BUCS results are here. Bath had a great showing overall – we won the Team XC and Team DH.

I would have thought I will be nearing the back on the Elite field, but this season will be a learning curve, and a big one at that! Good luck for Sunday!

Hi njee –

I didnt end up doing the Gorrick due to lack of transport, and wont be racing Sherwood due to a Coursework deadline on Monday, which is a shame. How was your season started?
I raced the BUCS at the weekend though and got 6th. I was 2nd seeded rider for Bath though so I had to start behind 40 other people. I would have like to get on the leaders train for at least a few laps but they were already a minute or two up the road by the time I got past the traffic! It was a solid performance though and feeling pretty happy with my fitness, definately improved my overtaking technique!

No transport to get to cwmcarn unfortunatley, and bored of riding around Bath, so I was wondering what the Bristol options are.

and what's left of 50-acre?

Has some of it been destroyed or something? its been a year or so since I've ridden in Bristol so I dont know what will still be the same.