surely the rest of the bike is going to get that hot also??

Another Confirmation of more in Morzine for the children to do.
We stayed in Montriond as it was a little quieter but could easily access Morzine town centre.

Chatel is very nice but a little limited on things to do for Children..
Of course if you are going to drag them out walking and biking every day it matters not a jot. Though the supermarket is far better on the edge of Morzine as well.
Furthermore, there is easy access from Morzine to Les Gets and Avoriaz which have good activites for the wee ones also.

The wife and I were regulars to Chatel (winter and summer) prior to Children.

Shit I used to talk about routes to ride and cheeky trails… Bollox…

MWIS for them there hills

but for every day use here is another shout for XC Weather uses weather stations at airfields and other locations around the country.

Let us have a look at Pharmaceutical companies and what they are charging for ‘life saving’ drugs……
things to consider –
1. How effective are they at curing people?? or is it that they just reduce symptoms?
2. How much do they actually cost to develop and produce?

I am not saying this is the best or only fix, but it needs major consideration.

I have a howies hoody, the main body fits me perfect, but the arms are way too short…

bizarre
My wifes zipped hoody by howies is spot on???

surely this thread should be mouseTRAPworld….

another shout for Z3 compact, good camera on it as well. (if you ignore all the fancy apps)
both the wife and I have them

I am so screwed,
alcohol, caffeine, Vitamins I and P … I am riddled.. and they let me achieve the occasional top 10 placing at various non events….and the occasional top 20 at more populated events…

*sits waiting for ban paperwork to drop through the letterbox..

The reason I love the hills and mountains:
You rarely get a crowd, inparticular one that could flare into a mob in seconds.

I ride my bike
ALOT
sometimes road
sometimes MTB
Sometimes I even get my DH bike out – though this has happen threee times in 2.5 years as I live in Lincolnshire now (one of the times was 2 weeks ago)
this probably isnt helping
what is worse I am a middle of the pack XC vet rider
who does better at 12/24 hour events.
good look with it

Every bike these days is coming with a ‘very dropped’ top tube
And from a male POV this is a good thing
I am not helping here am I

I am kind of with you cheekyget
I have been mtbing to work recently and whipping past alot of nettles.. I sit at work all day with my arms and legs humming/buzzing all day long.
gives me a nice warm fuzzy that I MTBed to work.

The drug trafficking side of her I really do not like and it will never go away in my mind.
But it made me smile that she came and had a go for her dying partner – and she came back with all her original style, personality and foibles on top of that without training, on an unfamiliar bike she nailed it
You ‘gotta’ respect that.

get eggs into food and hide them somehow…
stir fry is always a good way

Drive over the Belach na Ba to Applecross very pretty area.
go round the coast there upto Shieldaig then to Torridon,
From their head for Gairloch pretty town that is worth a look about
For Grockling/beer drinking Ullapool is always good (some pretty good riding there if you look as well) The Ferry Boat inn has excellent food and beer
the Seaforth is good for Fish and chips, beer and often has live music on.
I have cycled to Kylestrom from Ullapool and back – it is a pretty route but North of there I do not know much until you get up to Tongue but friends say Durness is amazing
Tongue and Bettyhill are both lovely with great beach areas/views.

Are you planning to be active or are you going to grockle?

My Dad went out to a DIY shop to buy some doors for the new upstairs extension
He came back with a very nice BBQ and some steaks to cook on it.
My mother (whom I had never heard swear before) took objection to this with a major league WTF??
My Dad’s response was they were out of stock of the doors (to this day I have no idea whether he was telling the truth or not.

My wife and I were looking at new cars and went to look at a Skoda Yeti to assess it for size and if it would fit our needs. We came away having bought an Octavia Scout….. that was £5k above the budget my missus had originally laid out.

when I spelled out ecomnomic I was obviously think about cake

economic development hmmmm
– one of the shittest biggest problems with our society; everyone (I may be exagerating here) thinks they should earn a million quid a week for doing nothing (that may be untrue also but hopefully you catch my drift).
Not everything should be developed for ecomnomic or any other reason otherwise London would be 94,058 mi²
I am not averse to development and I have not read that document but not everything should be used for putting pounds in someones pocket

Whatever you do, dont go for one of these lease deals you end up totally screwed over and it costs a fortune.

get a road bike and pedal
keep pedalling – go fast and go long get used to pedalling hard for a long time
oh and pedal and pedal and pedal
join a road club that goes out on hard fast rides (eg a chain gang that do a 50 to 60 miler on a saturday morning – these hurt alot to start with but as you get fitter they still hurt alot)
keep pedalling alot
due to work I had to move to lincolnshire – I did the above and can more often than not beat my mates up long climbs in Scotland these days (they all ride hills)
I am still struggling on short fast steep stuff – but am working on it.

I would look at the mountain weather forecast
Mountain Weather info service -Scottish Forecasts

That will give you the best info for choosing to go West/East/North they are all great places to ride

brand new EMX Ultegra for the money – gives me the willies
looks far too good to be true

Another shot for the Thule Euroclassic
I hit mine last year and it is excellent

is it a bluetooth link between phone and gps unit ?
and does it link directly to Garmin Connect?

#thread hijack
Anyone got an older garmin 405CX with ANT+ anyone got a clue how I can upload my rides to Garmin connect using and ANT+ link with my Sony Xperia Z3 compact?

cracking idea

Depends on the size of the bag of chips

His = great

That was a his article but it was not the one I was looking for
The one I am interested in had chipps
Erm… Running

what b r said

I tip my cap(not that I have one for representing my country in the manner that Richie did – but I tip it anyway)

At least it was exceptional performances that placed the nominees on the list (despite it not having one of this bunch Carpenter, Bryceland, Atherton on the list)
Was there any mention in the show of the Outstanding performance of the British Downhill team at the World Championships who literally blew the world away ???

No ??? am not surprised .. it used to be a celebration of British Sportsman competing and winning at the highest levels .. what is it now?? poop.

take a caffeine gel about every three hours or so..
and read all above
tis good advice

Why dont we fit all cars with Interlock (or similar), it would stop drink driving instantly.
As such save money within the NHS, Police time and effort catching people, cost in the courts when a DD has been caught
and most importantly it would stop people getting killed by a drink driver

obviously no one would ever disengage this device.

having been hit by a hit and run, drink driver anything to stop the pain and heart ache the victim and their families go through is for the good of humanity.

Safety in Numbers – ride in a big group and ride where you please
or go stealthy ride those same routes on your own and ride fast

that is the way forward
definitely

those are small items – keep them in your car/commuter bag and as Del said… enjoy what is currently on offer and be on the look out for other blokes stuff in her place 😛

Lincoln is alright, though you might have to go via Newark.
Good pubs at the top of town for real ale and plenty of cafes for cake all over the place.
Steep hill tea shop near Wig and Mitre serves a great afternoon tea, sandwhichs scones and cake with tea or coffee…
5th best coffee shop in the world.
Cathedral and Castle are both worth a walk around.
Burger Company, Zizzis Wagamamas et al all on the Brayford wharf if that is your need for food.

awesome event.
I have raced 10s and 12s solo and 24s in teams of three and four but never solo.
flipping tough climbing course. at 6am I had completely broken after 15 laps. my support team fed me and forced me to sleep for 30mins and bullied me back out on my bike. I did not think I could make the 19laps that was the height of everest climbed at that point.
4 laps later I finished – 19 laps complete 5th in 35-39cat and 55th in the world! I need to race more 24 Solos!

NFU have been great for us after M&S priced us out of their cover on the old terms.

less crap to go wrong