never thought to count, about 25? Not as many as shoes…..

are you sure you know what you're doing?

As for trailer bikes – I've seen one used very effectively at Laggan Wolftrax

probably not by anyone as crap on the bike as me though 😀 I'll leave that to GF.

What kind of trails can you do with a trailer, do you have to stick to fire roads?

I odn't know, you borrow a book, forget to return it for 7 months, and all they do is moan 🙄 Sorry Kat, but at least I remebered it today and I didn't even see this thread!

GF is reading the Postal Bus one at the moment, he's enjoying that. Breaking the Chain (i think that's what it's called) by Willy Voets is an interesting read.

Great news 🙂

30's is great, much better than 20s.

I can confirm that where Domino lives is lovely

I just want to keep the pedals turning for as long as I can, and then get back on as quick as I can after. I'm taking it easy and I reckon I've got another few weeks in me at least yet.

So sorry to hear that. LIke many others on here, I lost my mum when I was young (I was 7). It's not something you get over, it's something you learn to live with.

Just keep talkng about her, keep remembering her and make her proud.

Yup another happy spd user on my road bike. No issues at all (think about 80 miles is the longest ride I've done).

I read the title and didn't dare hope!

Has anyone suggested the rohipoccino yet?

No, I think competitive is right. I see it like “right last time you got up to x rock, get 5 feet past it” or “last time you were in big sprocket, move down one”. It’s a competition against myself definitely.

re the competetive side of things, there are different ways to look at it. I am not particularly competetive in terms of "ooh I'm faster/ better than you", but I am VERY competetive against myself – I like the challenge of riding something I haven't done before. It's one of the reasons I like the solos – I don't see them as a race, I see them as a personal challenge to do the most I can do within that 24hrs.

Yes, they are. Just like men who like riding are different to men who don't like riding.

If she generally hates the outdoors and does no exercise, then it's highly unlikely that you'll get her into riding.

What you generally find is that (cue sweeping generalisatons) women tend not to have hobbies like blokes do. Other than my mtbing female friends, and a couple of friends who horseride, most of the women I know don't really have hobbies, and a lot do no sport at all and haven't done since school.

Congrats Hora, when do we get to see pics?

Good luck 🙂

V cute drP.

I ahve thought the same though re the amount of babies due on here this year. Our due date 22nd Aug. Feels like ages away at the moment, but I’m sure it will come round quick!

congratulations 🙂

we didn't take any pics but we had a nice little roadie jaunt to York. Beautiful day.

bl000dyhell, that's my teenage crush gone 🙁

clearly, you are totally nuts.

Thanks for all the suggestions, some good ideas there so we'll have look at all and see whats around near us.

lol, that's the one muffin man!

Tbh we didn’t really want anything as big as mondeo / volvo etc, were thinking more focus / golf size, it’s really just a run around – to get me the 6 miles to work, and once on mat leave, to get to the park! We have a nice estate for proper journeys. But if they’re the best for the money, then I guess we’ll have a look at them 🙂

lol muffin man, maybe i should just make him ride it to work every day and keep our car for me!

can you get a reasonable one for a grand, would have though 2 or 3 for a mondeo type thing.

not a clue on cartridges, but how is mrs north feeling now? Hope the sickness has gone.

She's not actually said she's planning on hopping back on the bike the minute it's born!

yup, I'm more likely to fall off when getting on or off the bike than at any other time!

Great news Grum.

Sorry you're having a bad time at the mo bunnyhop. I hope you're feeling better soon.

We're expecting our first in August, we've just accepted that there won't be much riding together for a long long time, and that my dad (unbelieveably excited to be a grandparent having just about given up on the idea) will be coming to stay a lot!!

oh, and is this guy a mountainbiker? Otherwise seems a bit OffToipc iyam

the only thing that can be off topic of this forum is mountain biking surely?

mud??? again???

nope, I can't do it, so weather will be great. Am a bit jealous of everyone's entries going in.

Am deliberately staying out of this

me too. Am going back to work when ours is 9 months. My choice, only mine and GF's business, no one elses.

what if they cash it and I we don't get a team spot

they don't cash it unless you're in.

will be good to see pics, I hope she likes it 🙂

here is mine in action in Liguria last September;

It's just a great go-anywhere bike, perfect for all day riding, likes to climb but good downhill too (specially since I upgraded my forks recently). I've ridden it everwhere from lakes and dales, to urban Leeds night rides to the Alps and Italy.

I've replaced the bearings once – and for 3 of those 5 years it was my only bike.

The only 2 criticsms I have are that the mud clearance at the back end is poor, but if hers is a new one, then it's a lot better because they've got rid of the brace on the seat stays, and that it's a little flexible at the back, but you get used to that.

I love mine, it's a great bike. Had it 5 years now and can't see me changing it any time soon.

dgoab, due in Augst, so I think you can expect full on summer heat and sunshine any time from May onwards. I've just turned down a riding weekend in Aviemore with some girls on 15/16 may as I thought it might be too much at 26wks so that's probably about when the really good weather will start!