Getting mixed up with Andorra Taka ??????? – no offence meant but I seem to remember you had a combi hydro which is about a £450 bike,the meta’s aren’t really in the same league as this.Just a point.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andorra

taka – Member
er… argentinien pices of crap

LMAO.

Nice….more the merrier oldgit !

Think so – there were loads more around on the threads last week ! As I said,obviously out riding & not preparing for interviews like me ! :cry:

As I said Chapa,offers there.We could have a day at Coed Y or somewhere then a day at Cannock.Cannock is close to the M6 & your journey home “darn sarf” so that would make sense too.

Come on fellas …last train to trance central leaves soon :D

Any more ideas – all the trance owners must be out shredding the rad ????? :wink:

I have a niterider minewt 2 led which I use for the same kind of riding you mention.I have found it great so far for everything & my mates have commented on its brightness.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Niterider-Minewt-X2-LED-Front-Bike-Light-Li-Ion-NEW_W0QQitemZ360141950230QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_SportsLeisure_Cycling_Bike_Lights?hash=item360141950230&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

I might get a second one for more adventurous stuff like weekends in Wales etc…but I am sure he would find this one great for the job in hand.

Mine was borlacksed all Saturday pm & evening – tried to call the ***coughs*** “support” line to no avail,couldn’t get through.Weirdly,woke up Sunday morning & it had fixed itself ! (wish my bike would do the same !!) – I am in Shropshire btw,WV16 postcode.

Well Chapa – if you fancy doing that anyway & you are making a trip down this way then I can put you up here.There would probably be a few of us that usually go to Wales up for it aswell,no other Trance owners in the gang though ! Plus,if you fancied making a weekend of it we can go to Cannock & do some local stuff aswell.Just a thought.

just bumping this up for the late evening traffic….anyone else got any ideas ?

Yes,if you want to look like a mbuk gheylord fashion victim :wink:

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM cheese & chorizo panini…..

****shuffles off to fridge to make one,mmmm I also have san miguel to go with it****

Liking the Giant a lot – rode my friends XTC once,fast as hell & had a lot to do with the fact I ended up buying my Trance.They know what they are doing @ Giant.

Second that,make sure you get it & ride it before the wedding as you won’t be allowed out once you’ve tied the knot.Forever lost in endless tasks like paiting fence panels,tip runs,washing the car,mowing the lawn….. :wink:

I think we could be waiting longer than tomorrow for a decision to be made !!!

Sounds like Wales is getting the most votes – Coed Y Brenin ? Plenty to go at there.My place would be kind of half way for those travelling from up North,thinking about it theres 2 spare beds plus 2 sofas for those that dont mind sleeping bagging it !!!

Cracking up like in a comedy way or cracking up a la Michael Douglas in “Falling Down” ?

OOOh Caledonia – an adventure across the Borders would be good ! Alternatively if you came down to Wales then I could put up a couple of people here.

I am in Shropshire so don’t mind travelling to one of the Welsh Centres ?
Cannock is closest but I don’t know the off piste well enough to make a good day of it,unless a Cannock local with a Trance is on here ?

The lass serving them wasn’t bad either… :wink:

@mtbcol – got there about 10.00 & it looked like it was going to be rammed but once up on the trails we were only riding behind 2 other riders for most of the way around.I think this was probably due to us mixing it up with the red/black & stopping for cream tea at the cafe aswell.That cafe is quality & super well priced.With the sunshine all day it was like MTB nirvana !!!

@mtbcol – yeah there you go,I knew a local would be along soon ! I think I did see the potential new section you were talking about – sounds quality.There has been some sterling work going on up there by all accounts – the section with the raised singletrack,very smooth & compacted with the optional bomb holes to the right was also a right laugh.Super fun to get some pace up & ride together on !!!

It might have been actually,can’t remember !!!!!!! It didn’t feel like you were in a centre thats for sure but it was definately signposted as black.

@freeform5spot – that was my fave bit.When you follow the signs for the red/black out of the Dixons hollow carpark you eventually come to this section,its real natural feeling & a real nice technical ish climb.Its part of the black run I think – can any other locals confirm ?

Can’t do Weds unfortunately – my e mail is rollason73@hotmail.com – Not sure who militantgraham is – i know there are a couple of lads that ride here but our paths have never crossed.Hope we can hook up soon !

@ daveyboywonder – thats what we ended up doing & I thought it was cracking – there are some photos on my post up here somewhere for anyone thats vaguely bothered !

yeah dude ! or i can usually do a nightride one night in the week

@kona_uk – hows it going ? – I will be up for a ride but not until probably easter weekend if you are around ??? (away with kids next week !)

@buzz-lightyear – Malverns would be closer for me (Shropshire based) but I don’t know the area so would need a guide.

@chapaking – yes mate – 700mm Syncros bulk (off here) which are luuurvely.
It was Rob Warners yeah – I think he must get them off Giant as freebies as he has had a couple listed on the bay.Managed to get it for £500 brand new,unridden.He was a top bloke,met me at a service station on the M42 in his van !!!! a quality transaction ! As I said,its nearly there,just needs some wheels to replace the alex ones it came with.Theres nothing that wrong with them,just me being me !!!!

@chapaking -also mate,those pics are the first sightings of my trance on here since I got it – just waiting on some more ££ so I can upgrade the wheels & it will be all as I want it – for now ! lol.

@chapaking – bottom carpark was like a sunday league goalmoath ! lol..
Nice idea about the Trance meet – could be a bit too Northern for some,I certainly wouldnt mind the drive back up from the Midlands though.Something like the Trance seems just enough bike for Dalby,I was flying through some of the sections,well,it felt like I was anyway !

That’s what we ended up doing.Started the red @ main centre carpark – ended up @ Dixons Hollow where we messed about for 30 mins or so.Picked up the black from there,this took us into some pretty natural feeling stuff (the photos of us climbing up the rocky gorged area) & then picked up the red again after the cafe about 1/2 way.There are now 36 or 38 sections I think & its nearly all singletrack !!!!! I am sure someone more well informed will be along soon to put me right about the route we took but as I said we clocked it @ 42k all in.

It was the first time I had been there to be honest.What I liked about it was unlike a lot of centres where you have endless fireroad climbs,Dalby is nearly all trail linked together by very short fireroad or tarmac.What climbing there is there is all switchbacks so you gain height quite quickly.
We will definately be going back – worth the 3 1/2 hr drive to get there !

@simonralli – it was fantastic mate,but,if any consolation,I get jealous when you post up your pics of the dusty trails where you are living !!

lol@rudeboy

rocketdog – fancy showing a couple of us around there soon ????

Quality.

6ft 2 – 08 large with a 70mm stem seems to work well for me – ragged it senseless at Dalby today – fantastic ! :D

I thought this was going to be a disaster thread where someone had fecked his bike up due to “excess ferretin” in a cold ,dark shed :lol:

Gheylords.