Seen it a few times, great photo, new one today though wasp and honey bee battling it out on my ivy first , then tumbling to the deck where they spun around for a good few minutes going hammer and tong, the wasp was getting the better by now , sadly I was going to be late back to work so looking forward to going home in half an hour to see whose left on the floor, part of me wanted to break it up , but nature and all that!!

3, 2 girls 22, 18 and boy 13, wouldn`t change it for the world, only difference is 15 bikes in the garage and they are not all mine!!

You might save the equivalent to half a pint if you keep looking, Q park is a typical price for a city center( all too dear in my opinion) and on the cost of the stay over,is it worth worrying!!

Bookmarked, don`t know why just make me envious,the 3rd main photo looks a beautiful place!!

Exact position a month back , enquired about Ribble Grand Fondo on here, son was adamant he wanted new from Decathlon, literally stood at checkout , I said give us half an hour to go and meet someone off the forum and have a look at a full carbon bike, no I want this, please, ok then , saw the bike it was mint and he wanted it straight away and under £400.Happy days, so i would say hold out for a quality second hand one, good luck.

How things change 30 yrs ago when i first started night shift in a shipyard ,it turned out Thurs night was “can night” for a few of the established tradesmen, some polishing off 8 cans while carrying out a bit of work, they would then go to the local pub at 7.30am with their cash wages they`d just collected, where they would serve you beer as long as you bought a bacon butty!!One highlight was one lad waking up in his sleeping den at 10.30am and having to stay hidden before walking out at lunchtime with the day shift!!Happy days!!

Hairy lady gardens that were in above Hedgerow porn!!

You will become an expert at changing the SRAM ones!!

Done!! Gutted for you all, stay strong Jack !! Martyn Ashton will be your inspiration ,as he said “down but not out”, brings it home just how close to the edge we are every time we head out on the bikes!! Hoping for a positive future

Over Bessy Bank, nice warm up follow my route from Saturday if the weather is kind plenty of nice views , saw sod all saturday apart from rain. Finish across Water Yeat as per my start then Down the East side of Coniston and a nice climb back up Bessy Bank to finish!!Brew at Hollands in Coniston,nice Lavazza coffee. 4 hrs or so with a brew stop.MTB Coniston Loop

Sadly we all know a “taker”, out once in company, I ordered a steak his Mrs was heard to say “he`s getting steak make sure you do” plus his extra double malts in between normal rounds that apparently he likes to do, face was a picture when everyone started putting in their own corners worth, think they just had enough coin to cover their greed and had to go home :-)
You can do me once , maybe twice but never ever again, always cover what we have had plus a tip judged on the service provided.

High loop of Coniston Water from Blawith,up Nibthwaite, Parka Moor,Lawson Park top of Lake through farm/woodyard towards Tilberthwaite, past Brewery up the road to The Old Man , traverse to Torver over Woodland , been a while, first outing for friends brand new Whyte!!

“Voluntary” 5 Million Euro “corrective payment” oops what a silly mistake, lets just correct it!!!

Buy it, it will still put a smile on your face even with no job or house :-)

If you go to Brockhole the trampoline nets are a must for any child.
South Lakes animal Park is a cracker if you haven`t had much access to zoos, probably 1hr 15 mins away.

Cousins husband has riden MTB 2-3 times a week for years, rides hard , stuck a set of slicks on his MTB and smashed a 6hr 51 min Fred Whitton, most roadies who are out 3 times a week probably couldn`t get near that time.Just depends who rides hardest when they are out.

Started building an recently purchased Ebay Vitus full suss for my 12 year old from a Trek Liquid I had yesterday,been in garage 7 years not used,been busy buying/machining all day as not ,much is a straight swap, going to end up costly!!!

Red Squirrel campsite Glencoe not stayed, but always think if I camp up here that would be a lovely location.

Mate did the same for his 50th year!!
13 weeks training, think 3 nights a week and a 5.30 am every Friday morning, no beer ,lost weight and cut right in ,felt fantastic, fight night came along , first time seen his opponent , “gosh he looks young and athletic”, 30 seconds later all over he had been floored in under 20 seconds!!Mrs and his supporters managed a mouth full of beer each!!
Been to a few fairly brutal ones local rugby clubs v local rugby club , think someone will get hurt big time one day all though really hope not and it will end up getting banned, an individual has no idea of underlying problems before going into the ring.

Wish i`d looked at a 2003 Trek Liquid I bought off Ebay in 2005, Paid what was a fair price , looked spot on on the pics as it came out of the shop, bike arrived stripped of all quality components , wheels forks and fitted out with crap, seller went underground addresses did not tally up and paypal gave me about 150 quid which was peanuts!!

Give her a quick wham bam thank you Sagan!!

Tetris been my toilet game of choice for 25+ years!!

Yes

All must be a lot clearer now :-)

Crawlspace, nothing I have seen before or since is as bad as this movie!!!

Glad you enjoyed it Bustaspoke Mike is playing the Cavern club solo in May ,saw him there last year it was one of my favourite gigs ever!!

Bustaspoke what did you think of The Alarms set ? The Alarm fans seem to be enjoying it and they say quite a lot of Stranglers fans are enjoying them!!

Mike Peters Brewery Arts Centre Kendal!! Kendal calling never again ,robbed and smashed kids everywhere has put me off festivals for life!!!

They are not scared of debt and how one day we might not be able to service said debt, like some of us are!!

worked with people previously who took loans out just because one finished , and one guy said “i like to have a good loan out because if I die then Ive died owing and wont give it back” WTF!!

Yep!! “you need to download Garmin express” !! No I don`t I have it already, stop asking every time!!

I`d say pretty quick if Chris Froome was willing to take a 20 second penalty for taking one off Porte with only 5 km to go on a stage in the 2013 TDF , he obviously thought it would save him more than 20 seconds by smashing one!

What about the guy who stuck £xx at 10 : 1 or whatever on a 147 , bet he is pretty cheesed off!!! Some people cover this in most tournaments as some cover the 9 darter in a tournament.

Thats a belter colonel wax, heres to many happy years together!!What an amazing thing to do!!

Took my son and his school friend for a blast round Grizedale, allowing the better half a lie in!! returned home around 12-30 to get changed , she handed me a card and some slim fit jeans that i`m too fat for!! Then took her to Wilfs for some soup , then went round Wheelbase Cycles for an hour or so !! and they say romance is dead!! A thoroughly enjoyable valentines day!!

http://www.wheelbase.co.uk/bikes-frames/bikes/electric-bikes/trek-powerfly-fs-5-matte-black-2016.html?___SID=U

Met a couple in the Lakes , well they passed me on a hill !!I thought he said “dig in” as he passed, I was bloody fuming ,turns out he said “im cheating"!! both on these from Wheelbase said they had a 90 mile range theyd done 60+ miles when i spoke to them both in their 70s !! Happy days !!

Great for calorie counting , downloaded it on 3rd Jan after weight “drifted” a bit to 14st 11 gave myself 18 months to achieve anything under 13st for my 50th in mid 2017, so far lost 10lb without any exercise. Once you know the calories of certain treats they are gone with the “christ that wasn`t worth 400 calories( flapjack)” stopped my grazing which was my downfall, my target is 2040 a day and very rarely top it, we had a 5 day “separation while away with mates snowboarding” but we are fine again now.

Big Country Oct 6th 1984 Steeltown tour supported by White China, a cracking band in their own right? Lancaster University !!

Gutted , thought you were going to say those that crap everywhere and block the roads as they wander around had all flown back home!!

Ping them a quick email , top of the waiting list, mate has got in 3 times in last four years off the waiting list and a few follow up emails, or there is always the guarantee £250 sponsorship as a route in if I remember correctly, main thing train as if you are in it!!