Had a Moots Road Bike – aahhhh…… :-)thinks back with fond memories

Flat? Really?

Found that pairs I’ve owned in the past, just fall apart, and as a result I never replaced….

Come on the Dark Side, do tell…..

hows you lucien?

Awesome Jedi and in receipt of a voucher – need to have a chat in the new year….

I got offered 8 venison legs in the pub today for £40, do you think it’s too dear?

Need to go on a training skills course……

To the OP – I’m not sure if you meant Eurostar (the train) or Eurotunnel (Ferry alternative)?

FWIW – Eurostar not good with bikes, they need to be in a bag / as luggage so not even a standard bike bag. For Eurotunnel, no problems with either roof, tow ball or rear screen/boot mounted rack – just advise at the time of booking.

+1 for CYB and Nant yr Arian

And I fell off the northshore are Afan once :oops:

Gloves with a snot wipe…..

Stevie Wonder, gets given a cheese grater for xmas.

It was the most violent book he’s read

My snail wasn’t doing very well in the race I entered him for, so I decided to remove his shell to see if it helped him speed up
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TNH – Just made him more sluggish

IGMC 8O

£15 per pair of pads? Where do you get your pads from?? Swear I can get mine alot cheaper than that!!

Uh…………yes Brake Pads – even from the lovely Merlin People

I’m in 2 minds, might take my 456 with Alfine, might stay home – either way it’s gonna be 2 sets of pads @ £15 per pair – minimum!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh the guilt, I best stop riding before I do any more damage and take up walking everywhere….

Oh dear, I’ve possibly killed small animals….. 8O

TOD – that would be me that would…..

My 456 steel was different altogether from the carbon one I have currently – I ran/run an Alfine on both, slighlty longer fork 130mm on the carbon one – and have totally fallen in love with the carbon one. As per FOG, I liked the steel one, but could have taken / left it whereas the carbon one I seem to be riding all the time.

Other than the fork, not a huge difference in specification on the Giant / Cube. Mongoose is a completetly diffent bike – great if you want to launch yourself off stuff and go fast(er) downhill and not worried about how long it will take to ride back up.

Of the 2 I’d probably opt for the Giant and get my upgrade purse ready, as within about 6 months / 12 months of riding most of the drivetrain / wheels stuff will be done for if you ride 2 times a week or more.

Dont forget also that once you obviously get the MTB bug, decide to sell all your road bikes, kit, gear, book, mag subs and cancel your club membership, you might have a little upgrade pot to play with :D

Mmmmm……helmets, and families with kids wearing and parents not – thanks for reminding me

As with other bikes in the range, excellent value for money

It depends on how you like to ride, I’m 5’11 and generally run a large and also own a Nerve XC (in size large) – and it’s quite long and stretched out. I do like to ride that way for XC long rides. I live on the South Coast and it’s all flat, bridleway type riding. If I was riding more aggressively or trail centre type stuff, I’d go for a smaller size, that’s a bit more chuckable.

The frame size doesn’t really equate to a higher front end, just more stretched out but you can still get it quite low if you need it that way….

1st rule of fight club…….

lucien – I would argue that a tape measure gives you some form of measurement.

Try standing on your bodyfat scales with a cast iron weight and see what happens to your bodyfat %…

TSY – As long as you did this every time, and the trend was going in the direction you wanted, it would be a reliable form of measurement.

FWIW my Tanita scales on athlete mode have my body fat at 9.6% in the morning and <8% in the evenings, depending on hydration and how much I have ridden that day

Just put my details in to Navy website and fig comes out lower than on my scales by 2%.

Both systems based on some sort of algorithm, but at least the scales include some form of measurement before the calculation – nither is perfect.

As with all these things, trend is more important than which number you hit, so if by measuring with whichever method, the trend is going in the direction you want, then it’s right.

Maybe a wink that turned into a wave?

I think she’s waving………..

Ocado a good experience but need to buy wisely IMHO, as some things much more expensive. Stick to their own brand stuff, including fresh fruit and veg and generally pretty good. Just keep an eye on the prices for branded stuff

Now there’s a moral dilema……..

A horse walks into a bar and the barman says “why the long face?”

I thought the FOD enduro went around Wimberry, don’t want to ride where I shouldn’t – just following a GPS route from FODMBE website….. :oops:

Gunt, being the word used to describe the overhang of a fat person’s stomach that covers the crotch area.

Used as follows “look at the gunt on that”, “You gunt’s showing mate”, “I was gunted today, and feel sick”, “He/She’s a bit of a gunter”.

Thanks for response, does that mean much standing water etc, or just some muddy patches – where’s best to avoid?

Washing stuff

Asumption in the post title is that I do clean my bike to start with…..??

Good load of stuff from the top of the red and a case of gettin out there to explore it. Plenty of bridleways worth an explore also

I ride most days of the week, eat roughly the same and always hungrier later in the week than at the beginning

I’ve got a set of bars that fitted my X3, that I was just about to throw out – mail me if interested (and if they fit) and if you pay courier charge, they are yours for nowt!

Go, go, go, go, go, go – Mark of Zorro is awesome.

The long Syfydrin trail was wet when I went a couple of weeks ago, but plenty of ways to get around – It’s a combo of completely natural riding (ups and downs) and man made trails. Hippity Hop does it for me every time, and you can ride back round and do it again, and again, and again.

For me, it’s either the best or close to the best trail centre I’ve been to – largely due to the mix of natural and man made trails.