Interesting topic guys and may I make a small hi-jack

I've been racing for the first time this year and love it. It has completely changed the way I think about riding my bike, I’d like to think that I’m now “training” rather than just riding.

I’ve got some books (Friel etc) an HRM and probably getting a Turbo for the winter… But at this stage would some more formal instruction be of benefit to me? Do you wish that you had a trainer early in your racing “career”?

"Sold Gary Wilmot some GT85"

Brilliant

I've introduce Barry McGuigan to Tony Hawk.

Barry was super nice, Tony was very quiet and nervous

Oh and give Becks Blue a try… non alcohol beer that's not bad at all

Keep at it.

I've not really drunk since xmas, no wine of an evening or beer watching football and feel great. Lost a load of weight while still having the same diet.

Just get out of the habit

Try neat wachining machine liquid.

Worked for me with a track pump when high concentration of washing up liquid/water didn't

But does this bridge actually and more importantly significantly protect/help the mouse population?

Is there good evidence that this will work or is it just a expensive follie.

"Any suggestions please"

Throw it in the bin

Ok you got me

Yep I fell for that one.

A 190k bridge for a mouse, good one you had me there….

What it's 26th sept not April 1st.

Absolute bollox

I presume people who are justifying it on here are just doing so for the hell of it.

Which ever idiots signed this off should be sacked.

Surf-Mat lol

"Rosie, Drain – You have not got the job"

Why not?

Because that is exactly what your applicants will be thinking

Still not enough

Not enough

"Bank holiday Friday? Reading is going to be the least of your worries…. "

Do I have the mistaken belief that by going from west to east I'll be going in the opposite, and hopefully right, direction of most of the holiday traffic.

In the southeast then yes…. apart from since the school kids broke up for summer hols 4/5 weekd ago… but they go back in a week or two so not long before the dry weather returns.

How about with BMX inner tubes?

Thats how I've done mine.

I used Schwable ones, as they have a removable core which makes inflation easier, cost about a fiver for each wheel.

"Surely this will be the year when the Spuds overtake Arsenal yet again?"

We live in hope, we live in hope.

I can honestly say I have never been sooooo happy about a football result than when we beat them a few months ago…. (this is not a wind up to arsenal fans, I say it with repect and admiration to an excellent opponent… that's why it felt sooo good)

That all time table is good…. quite surprised Spurs are 6th…. would have thought we would be a bit lower

"So Shut up"

Are you aged 8

"Not at all. Joe Cole is the skilful sort of player Venger seems to love"

Ha… yep you are right…. fannying about with the ball in the last third without getting a shot away… just like lots of other Arsenal players

Spurs did very well in missing out on him.

We've got enough little jiggery pokery wingers with no end product… lennon, bentley, dos santos

Today

Picking my phone up in work this morning and hearing 26month old baby Rosie say "ello Daddy"

A few years ago…

2 foot of fresh snow over night followed by a blue bird morning and that moment you take, for only a few seconds, after you've double tightened your bindings and are just about to drop into a perfect powder field.

How about Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age.

A pretty cool concept of dailing (sp) though your car radio and picking up rocking tunes.

Maybe I was a little too quick in singing too the man city fans on saturday

"Thrusday night, channel 5" (too the "champion league, you aving a laugh" tune)

Nah, we should be OK.

But it's not been the best start to the season.

Disappointed and frustrated……. what's new.

I like the last noise the Tucan-like bird makes at the end of the Tittifers song….

and like some of you above I do believe Daisy does.

Don't check your buggy in at the desk, as others have said above, if the line for passport control/security in long you'll wanna strap the rug rat in the chair… mind it's a PITA when you do reach the scanners.

On your tubeless thoughts…. Bugaboos' (SP) big wheels are full with gel these day. Because the UK market (they are made in Holland) couldn't fix the wheels when punctured.

I've been chased by a folk of goats… that doesnt sound right… whats the collective noun for goats ?

I rode pass a thicket of bushes and heard something move, thats sounds quite big I thought to myself, then 20 or so goats ran out towards me. Luckily it was summer and the ground was hard, think I may have struggled to out run them on softer ground. I got to the gate 300 yards away with my heart pounding through excitement more than fear and looked back. The biggest of the brutes was launching himself off a bench and butting his mate standing on the ground as if to say to me "came back here and this is what you'll get"

Thank for all your thoughts… all good

Not defo say no to road in the future, I'm just not at that point of commitment/desire yet.

Going to keep racing my “virgin year” this year and plan to actually “train” for next year and then see what happens. I’m only ever going to be average, time/family will see to that, but as long as I’m trying and improving thats good enough for me. I just really love the competition. It adds a whole new angle to riding your bike

Which is why I mentioned the Garmin 305, I believe to allows you to race yourself around a course/your local loop that you have set into it…. Anyone got one, use this feature, what do you think?

Freil book ordered

(Already got the Metcalfe… hence my limited knowladge of HRM)

Keep the tips coming please. I'm sure others are finding/will find this thread very usefully

Yeah clubs,I had been thinking about those… but thay seem to involve the darkside… and I'm not sure I like racing that much to go out on the road…. I will however make contact with the local club and see how I get on… good idea.

The Monday after the friday afternoon nugget fest.

The Chef didn't feel too bad, he's stomach and ar5e were ok over the weekend.

He did however feel "really down and sad" yesterday. :cry:

Not sure we are going to be able to talk him into this fridays Bakewell Tart Extraviganza

Saalbach/Hinterglemm is good, excellent infrastructure (heated six man express lifts) good little villages with a couple of good bars especially if you are on a boyz trip…. if you catch my drift

It's all over

He slowed right up (as someone suggested here.. well played sir )

in the end….

65

He honestly thought he was going to do loads more than that… and the book closed at 90-5.

SO happy days for me… what bike bling can I buy for 40 quid ?

Well he's been very civilised compaired to those photos above…

He is however now sweating heavy and not talking… in fact he looks very unhappy

He's hit the Nugget Wall….

60 down with just 11 mins to go

They are roughly 200 cal per 4 nugs… so 100 nugs is…… 5000 cal !!

But it's the weight 1.7kgs that about 3 3/4 lb… what the size of an average steak??… 8oz

There has been a tactical change of dip… from curry to BBQ

and he's slowed right up…. 50 odd down the hatch in 25mins

Slowed but still going strong

40 in 13mins

Realman… true but who going to watch and keep count of how many he's got down his Gregory while he's in there

King hell…

Started at a cracking pace…

20 in 4 mins !!

There are 200 nuggets on his desk… although they are in their boxes… I think they should be laid out on one big plate.

They are macdonald nuggets… he has various dips and is allow to drink water… no chucking but he can p00 ( obviously that will eat into his time)