Spain all the way. I'll be out there for the final so hopefully the whole country will go mental and buy me drinks

alexx – so this was someone acting like a lifty and then running off with your bike?

alexx – how did someone nearly nick your bike off a lift?

my brother is an employment lawyer – http://www.partnerslaw.net/index.htm

He's pretty good at noodles to eat them with only 1 chop stick

JonR – I know exactly what you mean…

epidemic round here at the mo. Neighbour's kid was relieved of their bike whilst they were riding it last week too…

Police assure us that at least there has been a drastic reduction in serious violent crime though.

Mine was in that back pack

The 3 places you list have a very different vibe. You need to look at them and see what suits.

Have you considered North Manchester?

Just gaffer tape your kit to your body. Next

Op – thanks, I'm really grateful

Ti29er it's a long xc ride. The pic is fab but its not a fair representation of the day. You'd have to seek that stuff out and there are always chicken runs

Mary gauthier – our lady of the shooting stars. It's rather mellow

Flippin eck that's pretty darn impressive!

Cougar knows the truth

We hit the peaks/s pennines/Calderdale most weeks for our weds night rides and car share so you'd get a lift out to those places no prob

GEDA – my thoughts too. It's a 90km xc lift assisted ride, with the emphasis on friendliness and fun. It's not a timed race or gnarrcore, nor does it pretend to be, so why anyone'd want to drag a tank around the course whilst wearing full body armour is completely beyond me.

shows the dirt a bit though…

This year some of the guys we were with spent some time sussing out alternatives to some of the more pointless fire road climbs/descents and I think that was a good plan.

Yeah it was rubbish. Rain, mud, lifts keep failing so we rode a donkey up most climbs. Not. A great time was had

Ah, soreen. It's big out there you know?

Riding? In Morzine??? Shurely shome mishtake. We was on holiday innit

NOT Lindaret – the goats are alive there ffs! This was in Morzine.

Can you tell what it is yet?

it's kinda difficult to make out exactly what was inside it

Not so sure about that Hora. Here's a front view:

I think it's just a bog standard mountain goat, stuffed and on wheels. Now I'm sure I got some other phtotos somewhere

we were. They made us do it….

It was life size, stuffed, with casters on the bottom of it's feet

respect due!

I'm just **** giddy. Off on Thursday morning

superstar kevlar are great.

book em danno = the password

Frank and his supergroup – David Soul, Paul Ryder, and Little Frank covering Hit The North.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiduNJG-Ltk
Blimey

Hawaiian shirts are cool for riding – I 1st spotted them worn by some of Davey BoyWonder's mates on a ride in Calderdale at least a year ago. That's not a bad idea DrP……..

I remember he used to come and do gigs at people's houses at one point. Whaddaguy.

Haha! We're driving to ppds. As driver, I get to be DJ and annoy the passengers…. 😈

That Driving Beat – Willie Mitchell
I Believe in Miracles – Jackson Sisters
Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder
Any Dusty Springfield soul, take yer pick of loads.
Sanctuary/Spirit Walker – The Cult
Liberator/The Wheel – Spear of Destiny
Reconnez Cherie/Whole Wide World/A Popsong – Wreckless Eric
She's a Rainbow – World of Twist
Locked Out from the inside – Nine Black Alps (whole album)
Metal – select from Motorhead/ACDC/Thin Lizzy/Led Zeppelin – duh!
Poolhall Richard/Stay with me – the Faces
Tour de France – Kraftwerk
Dukes of Hazzard theme tune – Waylon Jennings
Wreckin Crew/Hills Have Eyes – the Meteors
Bassline – Mantronix
Follow The Leader – Eric B & Rakim
Say No Go – De La Soul
Club Classics vol 1 – Soul 2 Soul

That should start a few fights

we use the aluminium ish one for family camping. They provide 4 chairs and a table for a relatively small packing space. Got ours from amazon I think

I must say the excitementometer is veering nicely to the right at the moment.

yikes, how cosmic

he's really dead, you know he is…

Aw that's sad news. I liked him