The 39 Steps – much more developed plotline than the admittedly short (one of 4 IIRC adventures in one volume).

The Hitchcock/Robert Donat version, I mean, not the far weaker Kenneth Moore version.

And don’t get me started on the Robert Powell travesty!

Buy cheap, buy twice.

What you NEED is this bad-boy – check out the genital crushing power at around 1:40 in.

I 2nd solarpowered’s experience:

Haven’t ridden the MBR for years cos I used to hate it as I got knocked about all over the place on the descents by the rockiness (until I went for a burly bike with lots of travel), but it was such a buzz on Sunday I went and did it again on Monday

I’ve never ridden with so much control & accuracy before and the rocks didn’t matter (now on short travel, less burly bike) cos I was in the air so much of the time. It was **** intense! I haven’t had a buzz like that from short descents for a long time.

It was one of those times (there have been many) where I’ve realized the major change in my ability that Tony has helped me achieve.

how was yours?

It was **** fantastic coach! Thanks for asking

I’m up for it! Who else is with me? I’ll be Jim Jones, y’all can be the STW Temple.

Things happen for a reason 🙂

You want George Halls in Market Harborough. ask for Jake. The best wheels I ever had were done by Neil in the same shop.

Were they round? I got a rim swap done there for one I killed and couldn’t be arsed to build another myself as I find it tedious – it wasn’t round, wheels should be. I won’t be shopping there again.

the amount of espresso that would actually kill you: 187 cups.

I had a go at this in the week – I usu. drink a triple espresso in the morning; I was in a hurry on Tuesday so didn’t get to before leaving for work so… at work I borrowed someone’s cafetiere & made coffee for 2. Turns I haven’t got a clue how to make “normal” coffee and used approx. 8 times the amount of coffee I should have.

End result: I had a very distracted buzzy day, the girl who drank the other cup felt nauseous and went home – and felt shitty all day/night, I made it to 4 o’clock before I felt rough, got home at 5:30, went to the bog and barfed through my nose; had rubbish night’s sleep.

True story, thanks for listening.

Not crashed much for a while & not gone OTB for years – twice this week makes up for that. Bit of a crashy day all round today :/

Next doors’ cat. He used to live there until he learnt how to use our cat-flap this Winter; he now lives in our kitchen, which contains 2 bikes, so he probly feels at home. Even though home is next door.

Not Julies. Muppets.
Better off using Websters on Welford Road in Wigston.

QTF.

New shop in Blaby – DS Cycles, I think? Not been there as yet, but small operation, so there’s a chance they’ll be good.

Does it involve heroin?

Bit of a curve ball…

http://www.birminghamheritage.org.uk/carillon.html

Not sure you can get a tour of it in the week (& get them to play it), but it’s worth an ask. Free, odd and all round great 🙂

Bournville is a nice area to be in as well with a bit of heritage.

My friend doesn’t eat coriander

Get new friend.

Jyoti is pretty decent, http://www.thewarehousecafe.com/ does good veggie.

Would 2nd BMAG, maybe the back to backs if you fancy a bit of history?

You seem stuck on the idea that you need more travel, there’s a reason jump bikes don’t really have any; it makes jumping harder.

If you’re concerned about bad landings (3 to 5 foot isn’t wild on a hardtail) you’d be best learning to recognise a good landing and staying away from hucking to flat

As a healthcare analyst (unqualified, but with Real World experience) Rob can confirm that the answer is ALWAYS patient care.

140mm dhx air (with air volume reducer to stop the sag on the back)

Sorry for the long anal boringness of this response…

So it’s a 2.1875″ stroke shock? The Enduro frame will take an 8.75 x 2.75″ (standard longer travel frame had 8.75 x 2.5″ shock), which would give you 176mm travel; an increase of 26% over what you have now.

Sag is important; if the volume reduction is there to prevent the shock “wallowing” then the switch to a coil shock will be a good +ve difference. I switched to a CCDB (expensive, but v. good) & reckon any coil shock you’re likely to bother with will be a vast improvement over the air can.

I’m more worried about the seat stays giving out, tbh

Stronger SX-Trail stays (part no.S101500001) still available from your friendly Spesh dealer, £90 rrp & only in black Spesh UK told me this week 🙂 Yep, found a cracked weld/sticker – God knows how long it’s been like that, but once you know it’d be foolish to continue riding it…

soak up some decent drop-offs

Your knees will do this with good technique, which leads to…

learn to be comfortable in the air

Standard answer: http://www.ukbikeskills.co.uk/private_coaching.html

Might seem expensive, but by the end of the day you realise the money isn’t such a major factor and after a few months just what a bargain/investment it is

cheesegrated innertubes

Defnly preferrable than trying to grind up tyre knobbles – tried it, failed, killed blades in spice grinder 🙁

There’s a big thread on MTBR about homebrew goop.

I’ve got ti 66s on a Session 8, they’re fine.

The real difference was how much nicer they are than the bog standard Boxxers they replaced.

The ones that are prepared to take them aren’t charities I’m desperately keen to support

How do you know? Surely you can’t have asked them if they’ll take them and then decided they’re not the charity for you?

In these austere times wouldn’t making some nice clothes from them be prudent?

Carry spares

Anyone know how 2 cameras can cover 3 lanes?

Or, indeed if they’re effective at night? I’d have guessed the glare from headlights might prevent the reg plate being read. Maybe.

Maybe, someday, he’ll write a book called “North”.

I’ve convinced the other have that I need another bike so roll with it.

Could you have a word with my missis?

Rob loved it! Proper weird shit

Just when you think you’ve got some idea of what’s going on it dives back down the rabbit hole. And agen, and agen.

Rob’s favourite segment was the graveyard. Oh, and Kylie’s bum.

If you think forks have got massively better in the last 8 years id say you’ve been done

’06 Fox 32 qr Talas to ’11 RS 15mm Sids – a world of stiffness difference. Pretty sure it’s not all down to the axle.

The Fox were plusherer, the Sids just work alright – I wouldn’t get very excited about them.

Sci-fi the way it should be! 1st read it when I was 9; shame the rest of the series were between rubbish and shockingly bad.

And that film… 😕

Waking up in a bed of my own blood, piss, vomit and shit

No semen?

Starting SS is hard work and hard to see the point for a few weeks – starting whilst riding through serious mud is unlikely to endear you to it 🙂 Mud tyres a good suggestion.

I got so **** off with the Leicestershire swamp last year that I bought a BMX – as it’s not abated yet I’m getting dangerously close to using it

is Kaspersky as bad, or is it actually worth having?

I went Norton – Kaspersky – Norton and couldn’t tell the difference.

If find Norton is better then it used to be, but I’m still considering not botheringwith it in future.

What’s wrong with a dab of grease like us unqualified commoners use?

Rob (5 GCSEs)

the very top bit’s a carry.

But did you ride down the very top bit? I was tempted, but it’s a long way to hospital/bike shop for new mech from there 🙂

FWIW I wouldn’t bother unless its been dry for a while, when the rock runs out on the way down it’s very pedally to keep a decent speed up in the wet.

When I want long a bigger drinks though I drink lattes beer

De-poncified it for you, no charge 🙂

Just have another one?

I’ve got one that looks just like that, so far I have not died.

Interesting spacers BTW…

Good to hear about the quality of the meat

The cheapest mince is a bit shit, but it is cheap 🙂

Cy’s matters?

I’m not a fan of old school charcoal

You will be when it comes back into fashion 😉

Re: Bullshit

From Hasbean:

In the cup expect huge toffee, sticky sweet toffee, but then there’s a blast of lemon acidity (sweet lemons) before the toffee marches back with a huge hit of Nutella chocolate spread. In espresso there is a hint of candy floss too. Super sweet coffee.

I didn’t like it, neither did my coffee drinking friends.
Maybe the problem is we don’t like toffee? Actually I do, and I know what toffee tastes like. And I know what BS sounds like

P.S. WTF is Balsamic Rice?