And don’t get black spokes…please

Why is that? Are they heavy and slow?

Llandegla at the weekends is rubbish, in more ways that one.

Save it for a quiet weekday and you will have a far more rewarding time.

Or just buy a map and explore the other 99% of wales that isn’t being ridden.

How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?

Banana

One of the group is planning on 29er rigid SS

Do they have a beard? If not i have a selection of false ones which can be loaned.

Two box sizes compressed to fit any product = Decreased overheads

Everyone knows that though, don’t they.

Done 😀

I’d go SH carbon on ebay, £60-70

Don’t do it or you will DIE!

Shropshire/Welsh borders

That would be my choice, miles of trails and quiet lanes. Some good hills to earn your turns on as well, without being bike and body breaking.

2/10

– No random capitals
– Good spelling and punctuation
– Lack of swear words

Must try harder.

Col de Petit Saint Bernard on a Heckler with coil shocks and 2.5″ super-tackys!

Is you willy not getting a bit cold from all the waving your doing there?

Why do people always say “have a poo” etc?

Because it’s cost effective and safer. Come on, everyone knows that.

Do you not think that people with light bikes might just have worked it out for themselves?

No, of course not.

Look at all the people with 20% body fat buying carbon road bikes thinking it will make them climbing gods.

Dog owners are well rounded individuals who never let there highly trained pets off the lead to bite anyone.

to make people buy the more expensive gear?

Yes

do they do it on purpose?

Yes

I’ve had similar problems. Luckily my LBS is sympathetic to this sort of things and always willing to get “Medieval” on components if required!

Glad you managed to get everything to fit in the end, don’t give in to the marketing!

You will soon wake up once the lactic acid starts flowing!

What’s ‘all mountain’ again?

It’s what all the cool people do, you wouldn’t understand.

Have a medal for your humanitarian work.

Tour de France race on itv4

Why didn’t the bunch wait for the stragglers when they fell off there bikes in the final 20km? I think i even saw one of the riders standing on a rivals wheel while he grappled with a twisted stem. Plus, no one mentioned the poor spectator who took one in the chest at full race speed.

Scum, all of them i say and they weren’t even drunk. Though can’t confirm if they where drugged or not, as that will have to wait for a full WADA investigation.

I’m a similar weight and have been riding XC717’s on Hope hubs for years with zero issues. Just one or two nipple tweaks here and there after rocky rides in Wales or the Lakes and that’s it.

As said above, it’s the quality of the build that counts. Decent spokes, brass nipples put together by someone experienced will last; regardless of who is riding them.

I live in Norfolk, so pretty much have to drive hours in any direction to find anything that resembles a hill.

You have the “black” route at Thetford don’t you? 😉

There are always angry drivers on the road. Just ignore and ride defensively.

Life is far to short to let it get to you.

(Though i do like projects idea)

I’m going to go and try to beat that time later today*.

*On my PS3!

😀

Mountain Equipment DragonFly 3XT

I’ve had the two man equivalent for a few years now. Has never let me down in some of the more interesting weather the UK has to offer. It’s light, pretty much rock solid if pitched correctly, plus easy to pack and spread around a pack if required. You also get some cool anodized alloy pegs with little MA logos on, which to be honest is the only reason i bought it!

On a slight downside it can turn into a bit of a sauna in summer conditions, though what tent doesn’t.

If i was to buy again it would be a ME Dragonfly.

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fell off half way down

You or the shifter? 😀

Dull, mine is far better 😉

What happened to your LH shifter on the way down?

+1 for Brechfa it’s another hour or so into Wales but worth it. You could do the Gorlech and the Raven in one day no problem and still get back in time for tea!

1+1 = 2

AM – Marin

PM – Penmachno

Start early and have a decent lunch break between the two. Will make an excellent days riding without any stress or afternoon energy slumps. Don’t listen to the trail riding gods who say they are dull to ride. Just try hard on the climbs and rip it up on the decents, as there are plent of sections that will test both legs and skill.

I’m yet to meet anyone who can ride the whole of the Marin without dabbing 😉

Enjoy!

Power to the Troll!

It’s all voluntary, should have read the small print before you said “I do”.

Never had a problem.

Just splash some waster on the pads and ride downhill fast with your brakes on for 2 minutes. Repeat if it doesn’t fix it the first time.

Fully rigid, light as you can find and in a colour that he likes.

Eat less and move more 😉

HiTec Silver Shadows – £20

It’s not the trainer, is the physical conditioning of the runner that counts and how it is developed over the weeks, months and years.

But if i dont have insurance, what can the insurance company do?

Take your wife/children/dog/liver as payment.

Didnt have any lights on, but as there werent any cars I decided to go on the road. Was fully intending to nip on to the pavement if one turned up.

Darwin would have something to say about this.

So whats likely to happen next?

You will have scars and not be able to ride propoerly for a while.

No, but I do have testicles.

Good answer. I think married men must have them removed during the honeymoon.

Mr Bishop sums it up nicely at 34sec:

£6k is that all?

I spend that on servant wages alone.

If that was/is your dream bike, and you’ve physically got the cash, MTFU and buy it. Don’t let other people get in the way of your dreams.

Are you married RealMan?

😯 WTF

+1

Over £1,000 each month unaccounted for

😯

Can you not check the statements? As that’s a serious amount of cash to just vanish each month, unless she has a wiggle account of course!

Seoul 1988 London 2012 – The Seoul London Games will always be remembered not for helping to bring democracy bankruptcy to a sleeping failed economic giant, but for the biggest Olympic scandal of all time – Ben Johnson’s Usain Bolt’s apparently superhuman (but in fact drug-assisted) 100-metre dash.

FTFY