Where abouts in Rochdale are you , there are bits of trail up through Syke common that will take you up to the corner of Healey Dell , you can pick ip old railway line that takes you up to whitworth and a climb to the left on to lee quarry , or you can take a bridleway to the right up to watergrove and on to brown wardle etc

Agree with others SPACED is top

I deal with Johny vegas

Moone Boy [ f******* hilarious

Donk the pic is on the trail from the top of the coal road [ fecit brow ] to Waugh’s well and then on to the back of cragg. good cheeky trail in dry , bogfest most of the time

the bbc news said the hike was due to tuition fees and the price of vegetables [ unless they were referring to the students that is !!!!]

Druid I have no wish , desire or ability to be a racing snake.I’m a short fat **** that likes a beer after a ride and a natter during it

Druid I have no wish , desire or ability to be a racing snake.I’m a short fat **** that likes a beer after a ride and a natter during it

If your out and doing it has to be good,
in the sun so you get vitamin d, social so it improves your mindset, slow riding like jogging must be fat-burning , and good for the muscles without risking damage so win win win win win win win.Not everybody gets to be a racing snake , Mart

If your out and doing it has to be good,
in the sun so you get vitamin d, social so it improves your mindset, slow riding like jogging must be fat-burning , and good for the muscles without risking damage so win win win win win win win.Not everybody gets to be a racing snake , Mart

don’t try to burp or fart

I’ve worn mountain equipent soft-shells for a short ride on a very cold day, they were fine but if its not really cokd you be cooking, they do lighter weight ones though which might be better , mart

I’ve got a saris bones 1 , fine on smaller cars, even used it on a toyota aygo without problems

when I was selling a car I got a price on their website and took it in. The engineer who checked it openly said they just give you a price to get you in , then they talk it down. I didn’t hear a dicky bird until 3 weeks later when they started contacting me with ever more twatty offers .cowboys

after looking around everywhere I could think of I took mine to a feller on the market, £5 the same day repair to pocket zip.

I think Beth orton got where she was via her association with William Orbit who produced her first album [ and the best by a long way ] I went to see her on tour on the strength of it and she couldn’t sing for toffees

Talking Heads on the ” stop making sense ” tour

” ordinary joe ” and a big blub at my house

I really liked him as a musician and as a human being .When he was on in Manchester several years ago I went for a piss and walked into his dressing room by mistake .He was meditatiing , looked up smiled and waved as I backed out the door .

in that case pheeew !I think I caused the confusion all by myself.not having bagged a bargain related panic

mine is pertex shell + primaloft inner

Am I on the right garment – lightweight primaloft with half zip .Am I the only silly f……r who has paid over the odds.

yeah a good buy for fifty , monster bargain for £23 ,happy days

mart

cack !!!!! I just paid £50 for the same item in manchester TK-MAX.pretty good garment it has to be said

Is it just me or has the black dude got ” Jenius ” written on his forehead ,proving he aint no genius ?

I just know a lot of runners with knackered knees, maybe they were unlucky .Main point is that as long as you look after your body you can adapt and carry on

I’m two weeks off 58 and still plodding away, mainly mountain biking .I think it helps that its not load bearing thats there’s not the sort of long term damage to knees etc that runners get. One thing I notice on rides is that older riders won’t have the same explosive speed or sprinting ability due to slowing metabolism but that they will tend to keep going at a regular speed for longer times whereas younger riders will be wanting food.

standing round an open fire at night having gathered the wood

I’ll be there for marshalling on Sunday , don’t know what else I could commit to but could help out with the drinking in a pub in Rammy bit if absolutely pushed.[ seriously I’ll have a think what I could help with ]

I fancy it but I have promised to marshall at the brownbacks race, have a good one !!

I’ve always secretly wanted to see a dyslexic dude punch one of them trendy folk wearing **** tee -shirts

Its great fun , the wierd thing at first is that because the lights are so strong even the smallest drop looks like it might be huge due to the shadow caused. As said before ride trails you know. You do get odd stuff. like if its foggy your shadow will projected onto the fog by someone behind you … kinda spooky

I remember denying thinking more of my bike than ex-wife , then thinking ,wait a minute I ride it 3x per week , I’ve just bought it some bling [ hope seat-clamp ] and I spend a fortune on lube……..v

the decembrists and blind pilot have a new twist on americana and are worth a listen .
good rocking dopsie and the twisters are good for zydeco , and as already mentioned clifton chenier for cajun.

At the end of the day I think everyone would accept that gyms are boring , but as surfer says if youre getting on a bit you have to work at staying toned. in my case there is a degree of vanity in wanting to look ok but mainly its keeping toned so I can enjoy riding .

When my kids were younger we used to go to the valley centretainment centre in bolton there was a hufge gym with exercize bikes next to the cinema. I amanged to persuade them that the hapless souls on the bikes were powering the scree and if the film juddered someone hasd stopped pedalling .

I do basic weights to keep toned ,work on core which I think is important for biking.After previously not using weights for legs exercizes I have just started doing squats and leg press to increase strength , am monitoring this to see if it has a positve or negative effect on riding as I’m not sure.

I do basic weights to keep toned ,work on core which I think is important for biking.After previously not using weights for legs exercizes I have just started doing squats and leg press to increase strength , am monitoring this to see if it has a positve or negative effect on riding as I’m not sure.

there is a road just by the Garde de Nord called La Rue des petit hotels , all cheap and cheerful bur varying a bit in price

Ther’s a montane primalof smock with pertex outer in T-KMAX for fifty quid. I’ve just bought one but not tested it yet

I should be ok for that

nice one !!!

Mart

ps will mention it to Graham

If you travel up the coast Port Mulgarve is a fascinating / eerie place with weird fossils and a sharp climb down to the beach.Staithes is arty if you like that kind of thing and Robin Hoods Bay is v.charming

driing along the motorway in my campervan I spied an owl swooping down the embankment towards the verge [ middle of the day ] coulodn’t move as I was in traffic, it flew straight down after whatever prey it was chasing and got splattered all over my registration plate. Last three letters of my registration = LWE [ german for bird ]