come down to staveley and do the sam houghton challenge. 48k route around longsledle, kentmere, and troutbeck. think you can enter on the day. not much to enter, and all for charity. food in wilfs afterwards and party at beer hall in the evening. tidy!

the fort bill track seemed to have better racing when the track was shorter, before the world champs.

to be honest i thought it was a bit dull. until the semis and finals, now that was worth watching. shame gough didnt get the win though.
hope the dh brings more luck for the brits.

got my hardtail set up with 36 single ring up front. rode a 25 mile loop in the lakes no problem. considering going single ring on my full sus trail bike.
the front mech is such a pain in the ass to set up, and is generaly crap!
never liked them.
although, doing 50 k charity ride in a couple of weeks, so need all the gears i can get.
swap and change as the ride dictates i reckon.

Mine are 2 years old and falling apart, just stuck the sole back on last night with no nails!! not been near a washing machine.

mind, not had a bike shoe last more than 2 years, so not complaning to much.

i’ve had a 224 for 5 years now, and its superb fun. but have been looking at a am bike to replace it.
the only problem being that the 224 aint worth that much so probably going keep hold of it.
buy 2nd hand if you go for the dh bike.
where in the lakes are you?

hmmm, had the misfortune to hear this on greg james show, truly kak!!
dont think it’ll make the next live lounge album!

skies are blue now over windermere, but monday and tuesday it hardly stopped pissing with rain.

i was out on the bike sunday, and the trails were wet then, so bring yer wellies!

Ay up Rich you’ll soon forget cannock chase, nothing more sweet than a midweek ride up kentmere and a pint in the eagle on the way home, all on your new doorstep.

smack bang in the middle of the south lakes!

can be on top of garburn or in the middle of grizedale within a half hour ride from my house, cant beat it.

There are two tracks on farlton, the old race track on the front, and some new illegal stuff round the back. both good fun to ride, but look out for the farmers, have been known to threaten bikers with big guns

Jwt, what did you reckon to the stuff that may or may not be in kentmere? :wink:

I got it frame only. think the pump is fine, although ill check it.

Thats not a bad idea james, ill look in to offseting the wheel slightly. the rim is straight, and it only rubs under loads, or hard cornering.
the frame is an ironhorse mk 3 trail with dw link, so there is not alot of space for wide tires.

I thought 40 was quite hard. Gotta have some grip!

usualy run between 35 to 40 psi in the dry, bit less in the wet and mud.

Aye, snakebites are the problem.

I lived in burneside for a year, after growing up in staveley, for 28 years.
only moved there because staveley is so expensive.
negatives: pub, strange locals, floods, noisy factory at night.
positives: good chippy, and think the school is ok, but the headmaster is a mate of my dads, so i would say that.
wont be moving back in a hurry!

so many times i said i was going to sell my orange 224, but i just can’t do it. so this must be my fave
http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/4208649/

ordered the white twitch’s at half 1 yesterday, and they have just turned up. cant find a problem with them visualy, the left lense feels slightly loose tho. but thats no problem. might treat myself to another pair before the weekends over!

oldfart i owe you a pint! wife now has a new frame.
cheers for the heads up. :-)

its got to be the power! 15 times world champ, and actualy has a personality.

04 enduro or orange 5 for trail riding.
orange 224 for dh.

the bike shop in greenodd was probably andy’s big blue merc van!

4 came in the post yesterday. looking forward to it. hopefully win something in the raffle again, if there is one!

is high cross still free? its not far from moor top, so still a good place to start a ride from.

well thats me off to the atic to dig out my old zone tapes!
personal faves include dream frequency – take me and
n-joi – anthem,
so many good uns i forgot most!

hopefully peaty's peaked for the worlds in a weeks time.
top five on sunday, winner at msa.

wondered how long that would take!
yes i am father to samuel and cameron, but not the prime ministers wife.
unfortunate that she shares the name of my first two sons.
in answer to your question, shes probably not sleeping much, and shouting at david alot!

nice one peaty.
must have no books to sell this weekend :wink:

tried for the first time last week. very nice!
sat here now after 4 pints of lancaster blonde, also very nice, although things are slightly wonky! :P

looking at the practice lap times, i reckon jorge must be favorate for the win. always a good race here so looking forward to this one.

its not the best solution.
if you dont mind losing a couple of inch of room space, stick insulated plasterboard on all external walls. i've done this on quite a few properties and it works a treat.

how do the kid, no 404 here, any chance you could send a pic to glenns76@hotmail.co.uk
cheers. :-)

ill be there first thing. not done an event like this since nemba 94! cant wait!

all the pics and results are now up on the wheelbase website.
my wife has just said she wants us both to ride the long course next year!
i can feel a domestic coming on in about 12 months time! :wink:

always a good event this. good to see loads of kids having a go.
hopefully i wont be a soft lad and do the long course again next year!
ill post some pics i took on my pinkbike page, when i get more time.

we camped at the quiet site at ullswater last summer with our two young kids. nice big playground for them to run around, and a decent pub with games room for later. if the weathers good its highly recomended.

those tioga discs were superb, my mate had one, about 700 quid at the time i think.
cool film.

that looks a good deal.
are they any good tho?

have 3 bikes ( one 40lb dh bike) hanging from front wheels. been there 2 years now and no problems.