I think they are all really intelligent and coherent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjuNuqIev8M

The two in the background haven’t got a clue where they are, or why?

Come off it, it’s cricket box.

I’m dead skinny. I swore blind I would never be seen dead in baggies. So I have Endura MT500 shorts and 3/4. I’m still alive and looking svelte.

When I were a lad, the RAC went on for 3 months with 10 minutes sleep every 4 days. Tell that to the kid of today.

simondbarnes – Member
It would take me most of the day

I’ll join you at the back.

I believe Jennings Bitter is the choice of fell runners.

Home made interconnects here. Belden cable, Neutrik Profi connectors.

Oh, Ethernet? That would be cat 5e nicked from work.

Considering where you are, try Dales Bike Centre in Reeth.

Yes I had eggs for breakfast and roast chicken for dinner.

Is it so they can wipe their bum and sniff it just in case no other dogs are around?

sounds like its better than Swindon!

I think large parts of that film were on location in Swindon.

Space exploration has been the one big adventure throughout my life really. I was a bit young for Sputnik and Gagarin but Mercury onward fascinated me. Apollo was just incredible. I’m sure looking down on the Earth from orbit is a staggering experience but I think space may be for robots at the moment. I’m astonished by what has been achieved by probes and rovers over the years.

Another yes for 18Bikes and Freeride. The lads at Freeride are a nice bunch. I bought headsets for me and Mrs SOM recently and they seemed genuinely surprised that some other shops might actually charge to fit them. The had (have?) a gorgeous Mondraker Podium on display which I used to drool over.

I think it’s more to do with stiffness than travel. I would think lighter riders would want a lower spring weight which would in itself lead to longer travel. That’s how it’s worked for me anyway. I’m 60kg and much happier now I have the lightest spring available in my forks.

Yes it’s nice to see Martini back. Memories of young Toivonen.

I hope Williams can do a good job this year. They have a couple of very capable drivers there.

@Stoner – that Gulf colour scheme was excellent. just better on a T70.

Now this is an iconic colour scheme

not mention iconic car and driver.

Isn’t the main point about the lowly chain that it’s efficient?

BMI based on simple height weight ratio isn’t (can’t possibly be) an accurate measure of fat percentage (hence obesity). That’s why you need quite sophisticated kit for measuring it properly.

Example. When I was a fit young rock climber I weighed 1.5 stone more that I do now. Did I have a higher percentage of body fat? No – it was muscle. Now as a wizened old man because my muscle mass has reduced my percentage fat must be higher. But simplistic BMI measurements put me lower down the chart.

A reservoir. Are you kidding? That land is worth a fortune as paddy fields.

All this from a forum where grown men admit openly to weeping at the site of a giant horse puppet.

There’s a line in the sand Dude.

Hmm, on the 1:50 it looked like a BW, on the 1:25 it’s a FP.
Either way it’s a blocked ROW..

My 1:25000 (OL1) has it as BW. There is a very short FP branching right off it further down nearer the wall.
DCC’s online mapping shows it as a BW.

I took a walk down off Kinder via Edale cross today. The resurfacing doesn’t look bad (one of my big gripes with DCC is their use of road planings on nice limestone terrain).

How it will age is the question. It might bed down nicely or get washed out into runnels depending on the weather. Anyway, it’s pretty horrible at the moment to walk on and I would imagine not much fun on horseback. A bike is probably the best option.

Desire – including Mozambique.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/richseipp/sets/72157641870178353

I see the horse rider avoided the boulders.

Slowoldman – yes! A CGI sequence shows the car zipping along inverted and says ‘these cars produce so much downforce they can even drive upside down’.

CGI you say? I wonder why they didn’t show actual footage.

I’m talking of a 50p bet, that is all. I wanted to find out what the odds are to see if the returns would be worthwhile.

I don’t think you’ll be able to retire.

The sky advert doesn’t show it doing a loop. It shows it driving upside down and claims this is reality.

Really?

chilled76 – Member
Before the authors time (feasible mtb memory anyway) I’m afraid. Born in 1982.

Ah that explains it. My ’60s Raleigh had a 3 speed Sturmey Archer. Twist grip though.

Well, I’m prepared to be corrected but I thought the resurfacing work was being carried out by DCC as Highways Agent.

I think I’m particularly narked by the (lack of) quality of the work and just how far out of keeping with the local environment much of it is. E.g. Longstone Edge/Black Harry – black tarmac road planings on a bridleway/byway in limestone country. Ugh.

I just have a faint suspicion that someone has the idea that if trails are smoothed over, the “problem” of MTBers will go away.

I thought triple chainrings originated on touring bikes.

I’m inclined to think if were pulling strings in Ukraine, I’d pull “our lads” back out of Crimea and secure the Southern border.

Er…

Mrs SOM is happy for me to do whatever I want – as long as she can be involved. That of course means any pastime immediately costs double.

Do note that when acquiring a wife size is important – just as in wheel size, though larger doesn’t necessarily mean faster it normally makes for a smoother more comfortable ride.

the grocer’s apostrophe

Explain please?

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Potatoe’s
Tomatoe’s…

Gary Anderson film:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24772746

As for why don’t they? How would you get it up there?

Australasia. Pricey but very nice especially if you have lots of “small plates”.

“While they said this could help fight obesity, dieticians point out the best way to avoid absorbing too much fat is to cut the amount eaten in the first place”.

My mechanic does not rate VAG group cars at all, particularly for rural driving, I’m in a similar position, (£4000 ish to spend) and he is warning me off diesel and VAG cars at all costs, he particularly dislikes their suspension, and says he changes more shock absorbers and broken springs on them than anything else, by a long way

Well my mechanic says if more people bought VAG he’d have less work to do – so there.
My 147k mile Passat estate has had links and bushes but never a spring or damper. I’m inclined to think these days electrical issues are the big problem in high mileage cars – and I don’t know if any makes are particularly good or bad in that area.

A rejection of unnecessary technology and a focus on the ride not the speed, and the user/owner experience.

Where’s the money in that?

Pick your favourite MTB route and imagine in detail that you are riding it. See how far you get before you drop off (good pun but honestly not intended).

Is there an option (can you afford) to reduce your hours to spend more time at home?