Teabagging.

People also had little/no suspension and v-brakes.

🙄

Before anyone spends too much time on it, no, I was entirely taking the piss!

EDIT: Thought the swear filter might take care of that one?!

Blimey you’re a cynical bunch – it’s all true! I’m quite worried actually since i’m not on good terms with my supervisor. In fact we had a bit of a beef last week, when he told me my last piece of work was offal. I know I shouldn’t steak all my hopes on it, but I really want to impress him with this project, or I might be for the chop. I really want to be on the topside of the class, and all you guys can do is rib me about it… 😥

???

Come on, this is getting silly now. Can we please try to give the jokes a rest? I am writing a dissertation on this and was hoping for some sensible ideas.

Within minutes the thread descends into a bizarre eating/perving obsession with Kylie and Nigella and a preponderance of genital gags.

I should have known better than to ask a serious question on STW.

You could always try heroin.

back would get a decent workout all the time, and the meat would be lovely and tender

The tenderest meat is the stuff that does the least work (e.g. fillet), but the most flavoursome (and tough) is the stuff that does the most work!

Their meat would be too marbled with fat,

Also, you actually want your meat to be marbled with fat if you are roasting it…

Dandielion and Burdock.

This might be useful re. XC only or trai bike…

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/giant-anthem-x-freeride-capable

If you have to ask, then you need a Soul.

On the one hand…

Riding a HT for DH can give you very handy skill set for DH, jumping straight on an 8″ DH bike can often mean some people never learn to pick a line properly…

…but on the other…

if you’ve never ridden DH before, beg borrow or steal a decent full sus bike to learn on. As a novice on a hardtail you’re likely to damage yourself, the bike, and most importantly the track.

…but who is right? Although personally I would rate breaking my collar bone slightly more important than pulling a skid.

Good to know.

Dr Foster, PhD in walking into surprisingly deep puddles.

Shirley the reason a plane stays in the air is because it imparts a net downward velocity onto the air flowing over its’s lifting surfaces.

Errr, haven’t you played top trumps? Surely it depends on which property you go by:

Cost
Nutritional value
Aesthetics
Flatulence side-effects
Alternative sexual uses

I think big calves might be associated with/a symptom of pedalling with a low cadence, but i’m not 100% on that.

Maybe you should do them in reverse?

Granted that would make them more exciting, but how would he be able to see where he’s going?

rofl 🙄

There’s no training advantage to riding a heavier bike

Is there any training advantage riding a lighter bike either?

That’s ‘Where do I sign up, w@nker?’. You’re not being aggresive enough.

I have posted this before, but the feel of Ti as according to BikeRadar:

It’s not as radical as the action of a spring unloading (because a taut frame can’t really ‘unload’) but more like the reverb of a tuning fork, offering precisely the note you were looking for.

Lol, rofl, etc etc.

http://static.bikeradar.com/road/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/ala-carte-ti-10-frame-only-39444

FYI:

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/456-to-blue-pig-worth-the-change

There are lots of different hardtails suited to lots of different riding. It would probably be useful if you had a stab at answering some questions like this before being recommended a bike:

Where do you live and where are you intending to ride it?

Do you have any aspirations to cross-country racing, or primarily recreational, for fun/fitness?

Do you like the idea of riding ‘technical’ i.e. tricky terrain, or would you stick to smoother routes?

Make sure your footwear isn’t too tight – if it is, it could restrict circulation and actually lead to you feeling colder.

Fair enough! Surely that is bound to influence your opinion though.

it’s a disgusting habit, i never touch the stuff.

I assume you don’t eat cheese, butter, cream or ice cream either then.

Less important for XC, shirley?

For the record, going 1×9 can save about 2/3lb, but it depends on what kit you have on there already.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/06/news/wrenched-and-ridden-mrps-1-x-chainguide_93654

Pork is like sex; if you’re not enjoying it then you’re doing it wrong.

Not a big fan of Mint Source squirty soap.

Cranks should be parallel to seat-tube.

Don’t start looking at things sensible terms or we’ll all be ****. Buy the one that gives you a semi.

not riding as much as I need to keep big black dogs away

Metaphorical or real/actual?

IMO don’t bother. The tree cover and type of soil means it doesn’t dry out quickly…

In summer it’s great though! I’d wait for *at least* a dry seven days before considering it.

He makes it look so effortless… 😥

Legend… (+Peaty)

Job 32:16

Shall I wait, because they do not speak, Because they stop and no longer answer?

No. Sat in the office having a bad day, usually thinking of riding. I try and spend time with my wife too, when sometimes I would fancy a ride. Probably for the best though 😕

If I was given free reign I would ride as much as my bodies recovery rate would allow…