Good luck selling it, 20in means big riders, big riders mean broken bikes 😆

Milk/banana/water – 70p

“Don’t believe the hype”

At 18 a large amount will be genetics, as no really training base will have been built. After that it’s down to luck and effort.

No reason to stop trying if your off the pace though!

Any “golf” is automatically 5 groups higher 🙄

Get a few lessons with the club pro so you at least have a basic swing. Then practice, practice and practice some more!

Define “a few weekends away in the summer”?

If it’s 3 or more you could do them all:

Trip 1 – Marin/Penmachno/CdB
Trip 2 – Mach/Climax/NyA
Trip 3 – Afan/Brechfa/CwmCarn
Trip 4 – Go back and do the three you enjoyed the most 😀

More importantly, what state of affairs is it when you have to get the “go-ahead from the wife” to ride your bike somewhere fun? 😯

Once you’ve done the above trips you can become s STW “expert” in Welsh trail centres. Educated enough to inform everyone which ones are worth going to and which are not. Therefore saving them the trouble!

Everyone chooses there job/career. If you don’t like it do something else.

I was hoping you would do it for me Rudeboy, seeing most of your “opinions” are googled anyway!

What exactly are they striking about this time?

Hours?
Conditions?
Pay?
The fact they have a job and millions are unemployed? 👿

Or why not ban exercise completely, more people would die of obesity related diseases then they would defiantly be less strain on the NHS!

Your not alowed to think like that though.

Not dropping out of the Marines because I was breaking my Mothers heart. Had it all planned out, 22+ years of adventures, possible SF selection if i didn’t get whacked in the desert. Now I sit at a desk trying not to go postal!

F##k it 👿

Put them on the bay, you’ll soon find out.

I know maxray, i thought it was as well 😉

Good luck with your new venture Jedi. Judging how much effort you put into your “woodwork” projects I know you will go far!

See you at the Olympics!

You don’t see much “obesity” in Africa, wonder why that is?

Good points, well make Zokes.

Unfortunatly this is only going to get worse in our observation nation 🙄

Have a wee in there intercooler next time.

What if Oli B was riding the Giant and a fat, unfit and overpaid engineer the SL? 😆

“MZ are apparently going back to open bath, coil sprung forks for 2010”

So we will be paying £500+ for 10 year old technology, great.

Unfortunatly you are correct there nickc 😐

House price rises = Strong economy? Are you sure?

Funny how quickly people forget; it used to take a generation or so. Now it seems a few months and a couple of football matches do the trick 😆

You could be onto something here!

Yes please bigsi.

I’m in for the duration.

Just like the Olympics then?

Pint of water with rehydration salts, then a pint of milk. Both within 10mins of getting off the bikes. Pretty grim but does the job.

Welcome to the middle class hell known as STW!

Did someone say time? It’s 1643hrs.

You mean she is looking, you are being dragged along? Please tell me your not seriously thinking of buying one?

Just get whatever Shimano ones you can afford. Next.

Orange 5?

£40 every year or £110 every 10 years? Upto you of course.

Blimey, if all mountain bike tires “failed” at +80psi then 90% of posters on here would be dead.

The other 10% would have knocked themselves out pumping them up in the garage.

TOO LONG!

How can you not be impressed by the “gap” ride? It’s a classic? Or was it the lack of perfectly groomed singletrack that put you off?

If all else fails, call the anti chav STW milita!

That will be a flipping long ride for a chav if it turns up round my way. I presume you have contacted the police and insurance company?

Location?

Qu’est-ce qui cloche avec cette? Le choix est bon, non?

Of course there’s not. Why on earth do they want us all using old practical kit? There is plenty of new, short lifespan, replaceable and shiny parts to buy!