I’m already out here, but in Toronto, and having to do a proper job to stay here…

Well im hoping to somehow work my way into proper job so i can get a work permit. Either that or marry a Canadian, or just convince my employer that i’m one in a million :-) .

Anyone get anything to say?? 8O

I suspect the hint was made while he was asleep. Or drunk. Or watching Top Gear. Remember, clarity, eye contact, and simple words.

This x 100

Just grip it and rip it.

Amazing amazing run.

Followed by a speck and brie panini in the cafe by the Gondola station! (Which is what i do after a days skiing). Just by the shop with “wee-man” working in it, as we call him :-) .

I’ll have to take a bike there someday.

I’d love to read a report or see some pics of riding in Pila. Ive spent about two seasons skiing there, so i know it well!

Theres an awesome looking descent i can just about make out that goes directly under the Gondola in places.

:D

When i converted my hardtail to singlespeed i put all the shifters, chainrings etc in a bag. A while later i wanted to go back to gears and I’m convinced now the bag dissappeared off into this black-hole with everyone elses parts :lol: .

Hill wasn’t racing, Gee’s back tyre came off!

Miami Bryce nearly got it!

Ben Reid in top spot, nice.

Link here

The speed of Moseley! Amazing. She could probably hang with a lot of the guys.

Not on the live stream, dunno what website you’re on :-)

Reckon Cav will have a crack at the intermediate sprint.

I think he only bothers with stage wins.

GRAEMEJONES – Member
Having actually ridden both in the Alps, I can say that the 160 is a far more accomplished bike for that terrain/riding, so all the R&D that Steve Wade does certainly is worth my money.

Maybe so (Ive only ridden the Patriot), but the name doesn’t do it for me. I always wanted a Patriot :-( .

Its pretty wrank i think.

Sorbietrees B&B is my fav in Newcastleton.

Why did they change it from the Patriot? Going by the if it aint broke don’t fix it theory.

They’re both just different innit.

Second fox or rock shox lyrik would be my choice.

djglover – Member
Jesus. I don’t speak to every runner, pedestrian, motorist, road or mtb cyclist I come across in day to day activities, Not sure why I’d single out single out roadies though. Frankly I have better things to do than exchange pleasantries with some stranger. If I’m catching up with a couple of old mates over a beer I don’t want some wierdo pusing in on the scene, don’t see why your scenario is any different. Get over it

I agree with this to a large extent. I also think it depends more on the person rather than just a simple separation between roadies and mtb’ers.
I will say from riding the road bike a lot, that sometimes after a long ride, you are pretty knackered and in your own daze of just trying to keep the pedals moving. If some one waves or says hi, saying hi back is sometimes the last thing on my mind, also a lot of the time i don’t notice it until they’ve nearly passed.
Other times I might be trying to concentrate on staying in a high power zone and hanging off the bars, so again waving or saying high won’t really be on my mind.

Things to consider…

Contador will win I think. I think it will be a pretty boring predictable tour and more of a battle for 2nd and 3rd than first.

mboy – Member
As has been said before, Mountain Biking these days, on the whole, is a bunch of middle aged, middle class white men with fairly disposable incomes. It has, as crikey says, become the new Golf (which is quite a working mans sport these days ironically!).

And since when was Golf sexy, or interesting to women in general?

Joking aside, people who run don’t bore everyone else in pubs about stories of running. People who walk hills and mountains don’t bore everyone else in pubs with stories of mountains they’ve climbed. People who ride horses don’t bore other people in pubs with stories of how high that last fence was that they cleared etc.

People who ride mountain bikes (not all of us, but quite a lot, and they’re ALWAYS middle aged, middle class white men) DO bore everyone else in pubs with their stories of trails they’ve ridden, how extreme it was, how much air they got etc… And this is NOT cool… FFS, I saw people supporting at Mayhem (no names mentioned, but I bet a few people on here know who I’m referring to!) wearing cycling related gear to stand on the side of the track, cheer people on, and take photos. Hell, I don’t particularly like the look of Lycra when I’m on the bike (but it serves a purpose), I’m sure as hell not wearing it off the bike!

Mountain Biking is seen as a geeky sport by most people, women included. And this is why lots of people (women included) don’t do it. Strangely enough I know a lot of guys (and a couple of girls) who used to laugh at me for doing it cos they thought it was geeky, who have tried it recently, and have taken it up cos they love it!

But until we’re generally accepted as not being geeky, bike obsessed nerds (whether we are or not), it’s hard to be accepted socially. Fishing, now there’s a f**king sport I don’t understand and find it highly amusing to ridicule, yet it’s the most popular sport in the country! Go figure…

EDIT: Goog, do you ride in the FOD a bit? Swear last time I was there, saw a couple looking remarkably like you and your Mrs, her with a Giant DH bike, loading up a Van…

Really?? :roll:

Sounds like a load of tosh and waffle to me.

Some really twisted stuff on this thread, esp the guy that thinks more women should get into mountainbiking but only if they are young and fit and he can leer at them… I think that’s called a self defeating prophecy..

I presume thats aimed at me and it sounds like total BS to be honest. Can you not take it in a light hearted way? Darcey is most male mountain bikers dream. Don’t take offence that I’m looking at her a similar way to women checking out footballers, or men at the gym (or the opposite sex in whatever sport they do and like).

I’d love any type of women to get into biking no matter what they’re age and shape is. Surely a good figure comes with it over time anyway :wink:

Erm so you do think they ought to match up to the standards you think are ideal then?

Why?

I think you’re just nit-picking now lol. Can you not just take the post for what it is.

Other examples..

It would be nice if i had a house in Spain
It would be nice if i had a really fast car.
It would be nice if i could ride like Sam Hill.

So you’re implying that female MTBers ought to match up to the standards you’ve set?

Why?
No i said it would be nice if more were like that. I don’t see it happening any time soon though. Everyone has to start somewhere, more women taking it up would be a good start.

and the burning feeling…

A large part of what i don’t like about it.

It is not as simple as “girls like shopping, blokes like getting muddy”. I know many guys who take ridiculous amounts of pride in their appearance, shop lots, then go out every Saturday night dressed to impress and get drunk and sleep in til whenever on Sunday.

Good exmaple. Look at Geordie Shore 8O

What do you mean by that? That they should be White, with mousey brown hair, a purple top and grey trousers? Or that they should have a mint green bike? What?

I was just referring to Darcey Turrene as a whole in general :D. I think she’s every male mountain bikers dream, well mine anyway. She’s a bit of a badass, she gets muddy and has a few crashes, and she’s wicked on a bike too.

Darcey

It would be nice if more female mtb’ers were out there like this. I guess she’s one in a million though.

Women are put under a huge amount of pressure to look good 100% of the time, and generally being covered in sweat, mud, and in some cases blood, bruises and scratches doesn’t really help with that. Sweating and scars on a bloke shows how manly and grrr you are. The same on a women shows that you’re a bit weird, obviously take no pride in your appearance… and in the case of bruises, it possibly shows that you’re a victim of domestic violence,

So they’d rather just sit back and ad to the rising obesity population. I think further away from biking, a lot of women in general just can’t be bothered with exercising for some reason. I agree there is pressure to look good, but it’s gone too far.

because no-one in their right mind would put themselves in a position where they’re getting bruised. Same with martial arts

I have a 13 year old sister who is always covered in bruises on her legs from sailling, she might start to get slightly more concious of it as she gets older, but i certainly don’t really agree with this. People need to lighten up a bit, scars and bruises are a good talking point if anything. :-)

I don’t really like it myself. I think the Natures Kiss stuff is far superior.

“I don’t like sweating”

LOL how lame :roll:

Climach-X. Best man-made trail Ive ridden in Wales.

We need more girls, how am i ever going to find a hot mtb’er girlfriend/ wife otherwise? Most of them seem to be lesbian or married.

Que picture of Pantini….

+1

Why would you want one of these??

It’s fine for me at the moment. But if that “hot mountain biker chick passion” thread gets much bigger i might have trouble opening it with our slow connection :?.

I’d go for Cannondale Scalpel or one of the Merida’s, or a Focus.