excellent news that its dry up there…

planning on doing an out and back to fairholmes from langsett on sunday myself.. cant wait..!

only have a tiny little garden but..

pak choi doing awesomely… had the first of it last night.. loads left..
radishes doing really well had the first few of those last night too…

had a pepper plant die last week… no idea why!… still got one left though which is doing really well.. the chilli plant could do with some more sunshine though..

tomatoes getting there… first flowers appearing..

first few courgette flowers earlier in the week so they wont be long now.. (grown in an old bookcase..!)

dwarf beans looked rubbish until a week or so ago but they put on a bit of a spurt and have flowers now..!

carrots looking good too.. might pull them in a week or so and see if i can get a second crop in before autumn..

loads of baby leaf rocket and lollo rosso thats constantly being picked and re-sown..

had one decent crop of strawberries a few weeks ago but theyve reflowered and there looks to be even more this time! should have 5 plants next year compared to 2 this year after one has put out three runners!

thats actually quite a lot of stuff thinking about it… the veggie patch bit is only about 12ft by 4ft.. and everythings grown in pots and troughs.. (and a bookcase)!

is it bad that one of my highlights of a friday night is now a glass of vino and gardeners world? :lol:

the mineral oil in my shimano brakes is green.. what does this mean ive been eating?? :oops:

drill some holes in the downtube? ;)

probably best to have a go at dismantling both ends…

then air can get in one end while the water comes out of the other

though im guessing there might be a blockage somewhere… have a gentle poke about in the drainage holes at the ends of the tube with a spoke / other pokey thing if nothing drains out

edit: or use the bottle cage holes…

folding chain tool,
multi tool with 4,5,6 mm allen keys and both screw driver types…
spoke key
tyre lever
park patch repair kit
set of brake pads
2 zip ties
cool little micro pump i bought from charliethebikemonger..

and it all fits in a teeny little deuter saddle bag..

for longer rides where i have a backpack i take a tube as well.. :)

very rarely go out if its raining…

I drink tea, eat biscuits and stare whistfully out of the window instead… 8)

dont mind so much if it starts while im out there but im usually wishing i was inside with said tea and biscuits rather than enjoying the ride..

might help if i had a decent rainjacket… (the one i have is cheap and gets wetter on the inside usually through sweat…)

Selle san Marco concor lite is my fave… fantastic seats.. hard to come by though.. the current version looks quite gaudy.. and is £££! If anyone’s got any kicking about ill take them off your hands :) or a recommendation for something similar….?

Tried a charge spoon and HATED it… such personal things saddles… :)

nice write up..! :D

and that second to last picture… excellent!
‘i say old chap these tandem things are spiffing fun’

im gunna have to get myself a tandem to have a go on at some point… :)

*shakes head*

deary me his standards are slipping… :roll:

Not accepting one they just gave to you?? *rolls eyes*

Best way I found to get rid of them easily is spend them in Tesco self serve checkouts :)

didnt recieve either of the emails.. 8O

nothing in junk mail either..

nevermind :) all sorted now..

I wouldnt bother with loco if you want your forks sorting this year.. :wink:

his waiting lists seem *quite* long at the moment!

sent a request to get my shock sorted over three weeks ago and still havent heard anything back!

I gave up in the end and sent it to TFTuned last week.. got it back today… :)

excellent :)

*fingers crossed for no rain between now and thursday*

thats amazing! 8O

i want one!! dunno what id use it for apart from picking up ketchup.. but i still want one..!

swhat ive always used since back in the dialup modem days…

why? dunno.. think it was the first thing to pop into my head way back..

youch.. hope it works out for you..

as others have said.. think positive! :D

*whistles along to always look on the bright side of life*

just ordered an airbone micro pump…

they look like just what ive been looking for! hope it fits in the seat bag…

:D

nice vids :D

especially sheldon’s warp factor funk riding..!

what Pook said.. ^^

and anyway… its not about whose fastest… jumps highest.. or rides the most technical terrain..

its about who has the biggest smile on their face afterwards :)

Roll on the next pootle..!

they are the nitanium frames yeah.. :D

i had the 97 red one too… until it snapped on a drop just next to the drive side dropout..

got the above as a warranty replacement and its still going strong.. :D

awesome frames!

its a 1998 rockhopper comp…

ive got a a singlespeeded one.. my favourite bike.. ever!

and the post is a 30.4

i run mine with a shim and a 27.2 post… much comfier i find :)

cake at stake… :wink:

World War 3 then? :P

a Few more soggy pics here… :) (clicky for a few more)

didnt get the camera out much due to the glorious weather.. :D

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nice shots..!

you really caught my gurning pretty side there.. :lol:

great ride..! that last descent was awesome.. despite my grips nearly coming off..!!

Next time book some better weather… sideways rain and wind… Grim! ;)

My legs have officialy stopped working now..

blue mosque / topkapi palace / aya sofia are amazing..

Basillica cistern is an interesting underground break from the heat if its hot..!

the grand bazaar is rubbish.. think miles and miles of corridors market stalls selling tat..

the spice bazaar and area around there is much nicer..!

Kara Deniz restaurant for Pide or lamb in clay pot..

Sultanahmet Köftecis near blue mosque for kofte..

Leb-i Derya restaurant above the richmond hotel in beyoglu is a bit pricy but very nice!

fish boats across from the spice bazaar offer a cheap and tasty snack..

er.. thassit from memory..!

some pics here..
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blimey… knocking on for nearly 40 people!!

will the bridleways be long enough to fit us all on?? 8O

and scampi fries?? ew!! bacon fries ;)

ooo another donny based rider…!

im coming from the G/F’s house in leeds though this weekend…

ill be the nervous looking ginger one… that should have been on a green meta 5 but due to rear shock issues will be on the light blue inbred instead..!

would a climber use a rope that had already snapped once if he didn’t need too ?

his bike didnt break.

would a climber carry on up the rock if they missed a hand hold.. slipped.. and fell a few feet and didnt really hurt themselves?

I tire of this now. you sir. are a troll.

*wanders off*

climbing on a rope knitted by your gran having it snap once but hey lets see if it will hold this time.

his bike was capable of the jump… he slipped and didnt get quite enough speed..

a better analogy would be having a climbing rope somehow get accidentaly damaged.. rather than your ridiculous rope knitted by gran idea.. would a climber use a rope like that? no.

theres an element of risk in everything we do… people have entirely avoidable accidents everyday.
thats why we have setup these quite frankly amazing emergency services to help us out when something doesnt go quite according to plan.

if it had been a climber on the same crag whose rope may or may not have snapped?

should they have organised their own private ambulance and rescue team on site ‘just in case’ ?

should these guys have had their own rescue and medical team on standby too?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-13640925

this is what the air ambulance is for…

theres always a risk someone else will need it when its on a shout..
and why they have magical inventions called radios so they can speak to each other… and divert to more serious emergencies if need be..

:roll:

Heal quickly Chris.. you are an inspiration..!

hmmm.. thought it didnt move before..!

loco do seem quite a bit cheaper than tftuned..! ill give them a call tomorrow and see what they say..

Still in one piece.. I’ve tried breaking it, but its still going for now..! I’ll be the only ginger nervous looking one though..;)

Think im up for this..! dont post much and havent ever been on a big organised group ride like this before!! :?

ill be the shy nervous looking ginger one with a bright Green Meta 5.. :oops:

these are great…!

use it on the rear of my singlespeed in summer last year for a few longer towpath type rides.. they fly along and are surprisingly grippy in the dry on normal trails too..

Maxxis Wormdrive

8O

awesome work as ever Mr Trout!

Mostly a collection of pretty rubbish 365 photos but there are one or two decent ones lurking in there..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/spodhopper

Sea Eagle spotting in Skye… :roll:

Peregrine Falcon..

brilliant pic of an awesome bird…