To be honest a lot of the stuff i ride is all weather (lakes, wales etc) so i tend to stick to what i have all year which is 2.4 MK's or RQ 2.4's, should probably get some more summer'ery tyres but like to know what grip i have, instead of changing and finding out all over again?

glentress hotel were good, £90 for a 3 person room?

good man xherbivorex! we are in serious need of marshals, i've even blackmailed my girlfriend into it 😆

I'm having exactly the same thoughts. I'm going to leave the decision till around 5, it drains pretty well up there so if it manages to stop for a few hours it'll be alright. Just have to be careful on the big bermed section! 😀

not long now! can anybody marshal? we are a bit low on numbers for the first event and would really appreciate any help? 😀

emailed you SOS

alright SOS! hows things alright? you coming to mabie with us in oct?!

i have the new saints, 203mm front and rear. yes they maybe a bi overkill but i'm a big chap and have never suffered fade of any sort, either here or in france. truely flawless brakes. recomended 😀

scott service UK based in Kendal, did the one on my ransom. good service all round really was quite impressed. you get the no from scott uk

yes still SS prizes! 😆

yeah man, school! mate time time does fly! well i'll send you an email and let you know the score, are you riding mtb's much?

mike we're heading to scotland in late october if you fancy some mtb action! glentress and kirrotree i reckon! be mint to get out riding again! hows the family? 😀

Racer (for fit sport, expert or elite riders), Weekend Warrior (new sponsor!) and Have-a-go-heroes for first time/inexperienced riders. We also have a new category for youth and juniors called lads and lasses.

We are having a look at the quarry this Sunday for course design if anybody has any requests/ideas or wants to come along?

http://www.brownbacksracing.co.uk

Hey mike hows things? you up in the north west again anytime soon? (Neil from Thameside!)

Captain_Crash?

mAx_hEadSet, totally agree, its just a matter of respect which i'm dissappointed to say seems to be lacking at certain if not most trail centres, but the more this is discussed the more it will be in peoples minds and hopefully a message will get through.

me too, even though i find it completely pointless, i still what one though? strange………..

i think they're one of if not the best looking bike out there, its in my short list of three 🙂

very very nice. how much travel does it have? 140mm? did i see somewhere that 2010 ones have 150mm? i'm looking at replacing my carbon ransom in the new year, not sure about dropping to 140mm from 165mm 😉

at the very least fizzer we'll have to have the post ride pint!

yeah was awesome, the trail was so dry and grippy! yeah was good to meet you too pal, we'll have to get a ride organised where we all go for a ride together? we did that volunteer section to mentioned, so nice and flowing!

are you doing the brownbacks race at lee quarry? you were shifting when i saw you! might be worth a go! i'm one of the organisers.

http://www.brownbacksracing.co.uk

if funds allow surely? the design flaw also can be solved by trout on here too(if there indeed is one on every unit)? he's british?

it can't be ignored either that these lights are £50. £50. Thats 25% of the cost of a 'mainstream' manufacturer. Tbh if i'd known in time i would have seriously considered one of the trout lights, but i've seen of enough people who've had problems with various £200-300 lights to know that i'll take my chances and be a whore to the chinese export monster 😉

i've just got the DX and it looks really good, trying it out very shortly! 😀

Very very nice! is that the std carbon or the lt?

we will mate, weather's looking good too! should be a good ride out 😀

what time you going to be there? there's 3 of us heading up from preston for about 6:15

are the markers going to be glow in the dark? 😉

a good all round tyre, yes in mud they're a bit poor but there not a mud tyre. fast rolling and light tyre too

Ribble is massively road based obviously which is ok for getting cheap stuff but not somewhere i enjoy going into.

LL preston hasn't been reliable shall we say and merlin are only concerned with mail order, not face to face customer service.

haven't long been out of the industry, don't want to go back! ha ha

preston needs a bike shop!

does anybody know if the signs have been put up yet?

Junkyard i'd be up for that! you out next week one night? my light has arrived now

oh and a few of us are riding guisburn thursday night if you fancy a ride out

Blackburn and district (BAD) riders is another and blazing saddles over in Hebdurn Bridge (sp?) is yet another, i moved to preston just over a year ago and there's loads!

i'm part of the brownbacks team (www.brownbacksracing.co.uk) that organise an xc series near us too in Lee Quarry near Bacup. We have a specific womans category and if you need some tuition Ed Oxley on here does some skills courses! (home page right at the top)

Spreading rumours about this shop could put them out of business forever! Again i have nothing to do with the shop in question, in fact i'd never heard of it before now, but if this is a colossal mistake by the police, which i wouldn't be surprised at by the SDH thread, then it'd be a shame to put a shop out of business!

don't fancy his chances 😉

Not sure on the name tbh, we had a meeting last night to view the menu 😆

we've got an awesome bacon butty stall as well! bacon butties anyone???? 😀

http://www.brownbacksracing.co.uk

chap at Guisburn had one the other night which wasn't very old and still had play in it? no better than my maverick but then again it 25% of the price.

If Brant is reading this, we are waiting with baited breath to see if you can offer a solution to all the crap adjustable seatposts there area at the minute (including mine)