No one has mentioned the Rubbadubbas yet, that is a pointless waste of air time.
Octonauts is great, we have made gups out of washing up bottles and stuff.
Mr Tumble must be the only not scary clown around, don’t like Gigglebiz though.

I’ll try and do pics tomorrow, off to bed now, thanks for the advice

As simple as that, just brute force?!

Yes, cable seems to be guided into a hole, but just gets stuck, it won’t turn the corner and exit the barrel adjuster.

I wonder how the other eleven sponsors feel knowing that thier efforts, time and expense are going in the bin, thanks to this?

Jad, I had the same problem, ordred from three sources, including e-bay only to be told that they were out of stock. Eventually found some here,
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f_ProductID=4108&f_SupersetQRY=C366&f_SortOrderID=1&f_bct=c003154c003139c004591

The only way that it seemed manageable was to stick it neutral before braking. I’ll try the traction control tomorrow, thanks.

Vauxhall Omega, it’s been great upto now, but in the snow it was a bit disconcerting to say the least.

http://www.helemill.com/acatalog/SIBIs_-_Abyss_Racing_Sledges.html

These look good

Not a trike, we had one for a while, it seemed really unstable off road. Although I did laugh we we found a little bomb hole, he sat on the trike at the edge, only a foot deep or so, studying the line, got off, pushed the trike in, pushed it in again, then satisfied it was doable sat on and rode it! about 18 months old then.

I’d be surprised if the Rothan was too big, our little guy had his at 18 months, it fitted, but he wasn’t really into it until he was two, just liked to sit on it and scoot around the house.

Definately get some cheap shoes, footbraking really wears them out. We didn’t bother with the knee and elbow pads, saw other kids with them and it seemed to restrict thier movement, he didn’t do himself any damage. A really useful bhit of kit, was a Little Life rucksack, his own “Camelback”, it has a grab handle and attachment for a lead, really usefull to control speed on the descents.

I’m going to try that gro-clock, we are in the same situatiuon, he (5 years old)goes to bed at 7, up at 5. Sometimes he’s so tired we have to carry him upstairs, so stopping up isn’t an option. even Haloween and Bonfire Night, sayed up late, up at 5ish.

Wooden railway stuff, for our litte guy it’s not so much a toy as a way of life! Endless possibilities and expansion options, it can fill two rooms now.

One of these? http://www.islabikes.co.uk/bike_pages/beinn26.html

We’ve had the Rothan, the Cnoc 14 and now its Beinn 20 for Christmas

You want something like this,

http://www.itiuk.com/

The gauges are standard threads, take you 200psi gauge out of the trackpump, and put another one in.

I’ve built my bike as a lazy mechanic, ride it, hose it down, oil it and put away until next time. I agree that Middleburn cable oilers are worth using, I have them on my v-brake equiped bike, it used to go through noodles at an alarming rate, they last ages now.

We’ve had a Rothan then Cnoc 14. The trouble is, that it spoils you for alternatives, nothing else seems to compare. Our boy’s next bike will be a second hand Isla, even after fitting new tyres and cables etc and the price is not too bad.

Great cables, not too hard to fit, if you follow the instrucions closely. I’ve used them for years, you can ride through any mud and water and know the gears will work. I’ve never worn any out, sometimes you need new ones if you fit a new mech, or if a stone cuts tehm againt the down tube. Don’t bother using them on front mech though, it’s not worth it, they nver go wrong through stick cables.
Avoid Avid Flakjackets, these are only semi sealed (read ‘not sealed at all’), let water in, but it can’t get out, the cable then corrodes.

The descent from Waterndlath to Rossthwaite, on the Borrowdale Bash is pretty technical, you set off and finish in Keswick too.

Back ‘o Skiddaw, its not too technical, but Lonscale Craggs should keep your attention for a while.

check google for images

Get them a scoot bike, like an Islabike Rothan, we were riding from about that age, as long as its down hill you’ll both be OK. The longest we did was down hill from the top of Grizedale to the visitor centre. You just need to arrange shuttle transport.

I’d love to see a “none of the above”, can’t see it happening though, it would probably get the most votes!

Wow, Mcmoonter, are those bullmoose bars, they should be due a comeback by now

followed up by a ’93 Cindercone, which I still have and still ride, upgraded to v-brakes but still with P2s, and still fun, but sometimes a bit painful….

Mine was an ’88 Diamondback Ascent, it even got ridden in the Alps around Chamonix, you really needed those 4 finger brake levers!

I’m in that area, you can ride through Rivington, over Healy Nab, then down towards Waterman’s Cottage. From there there is a new bridleway running alongside the Goit to Brinscall, it won’t be on your map, it’s only been recently built and opened in the last three months. From there a bit of road to Abbey Village, through Tockholes woods ant up onto Darwen Moor and the Tower. When you get to the edges of Darwen Moor you will find signs for bridlways that are not on the map.
Lunch is over now, so logging off.

It’s still a footpath, the diamond markers just show that it’s a National Trail. There are bridleway trails though, the Pennine Bridleway (and Mary Townely Loop) Ridgeway, South Downs Way, different rules in Scotland, so there is the West Highland Way.

I’ll have to try the Spoon Hall descent, I’ve seen it from the bottom near the Ship Inn, but didn’t realise where it came out. I like the extra loop heading south from Stevenson Ground, then turning north to rejoin your middle route. The track from the bottom of the eastern side of Walna Scar along the River Lickle is a good one too, may be too boggy in bits this week.

Head out of Coniston, along the lake to Torver, steep road climb then through a plantation to Stevenson Ground, head straight to the Newfield Inn for lunch, or tour some of the old mine roads in Dunnerdale first, then back over Walna Scar. Once you’ve done the top of Walna Scar, drop back into Torver, don’t follow the road back to Coniston, the Torver route is better.

Dinah Hoggus Camping Barn, right at the bottom of the descent from Watendlath into Rosthwaite. You’ve probably passed it loads of times and not noticed.

http://www.lakelandcampingbarns.co.uk/barnview.asp?ID=4

We went from a Rothan to a Cnoc 14, it’s lasted a cuople of years, getting a Bein 20 for Christmas, I just need to decide on the large or small. As for what else is out there, I’ve found that once you start down the Islabike route, there is nothing else that is made to the same standard. Bear that in mind, it could get expensive!

It was the dropouts on mine too. Grease worked for a while, I’m now replaced the quick release with a Halo hex not so quick release, the problem has gone.

XL11 for me, i've never felt the need to try anything else, have them on two bikes, they turn and seem to last forever. I bought some spare bearings a year or so back, expecting to fit them, put a bit of grease in instead and its still going.

Islabike, seems expensive until you get one and see how it's put together. Just be warned though, when you come to upgrade you'll find that nothing else compares, and you end up buyng more.

As long as Baby's not driving, who cares?

Seeing as riding on footpaths is trapass and not illegal, and UU got the ex Waterboard land FOC, and that it used to belong to us, I've no problem with riding it, beats me why the walkers think that it's a probem, it's almost our civic duty to do it!

Try this.

http://www.freshtripe.co.uk/Freshtripe/Drivetrain_files/Paulsramthumbie-1.png

We went for the Islabike Rothan, he got it at 18 months, and was riding with his feet in the air at 2 and a bit. For his third birthday he got a Cnoc 14, and there is no stopping him now, just started to jump, (at nearly 5). The Rothan is a really well made bit of kit, it's a proper bike, just like yours (better than mine…). The only downside is that after having one of these, all the rest look poor in comparison, it's the start of an expensive path.

We just used audio only, reckoned that if you had video, you may as well sit next to the cot and watch

Call me cynical, but I believe that UU are counting on the "lovely neighbours" as Highclimber puts it. They'll be so busy spying on each other that the real problem of UUs lack of forsight failure of infrastructure maintainance will all be forgotten.