aaaaaaaaagh, must not look Rob – Rumblefish Pro has the same paintjob as my Fuel EX8 – i was wondering if Claire would notice if i got one…..

i’ve one after buying a new garmin cable

is seanandclaire@omalleyclan.wanadoo.co.uk still valid if so i’ll let you have it….

918 @ 16.11 per my mate – could be full by midnight at this rate….

went to bed after a few hours on Skyrim with a clear conscience. Woke up @ 6.30 – End2End entries are open – just been in – 320 entries since midnight…… bloomin heck!!!1

Just a bit of a push up as entries open tonight @ midnight. After last year ending up running the finish i can safely say it’s preferable to actually do the event – normally 5hrs for me vs about 14hrs on the day….

text received – will post from a chilly isle of man tomorrow. :wink:

Think i’ve got spme upstairs – in the packaging – text me your address to 07624 421067 and i can pop in post tomorrow….

update “Flash Harries” – 1 pair in packaging and 1 open red one (but unused); not sure where the white one is…

Your local TK Maxx may have some Sugoi Firewall GT’s at £20, got some yesterday incase we have a cold snap…. not cold enough yet to use them here in the Isle of Man…..

done it 4 times – great event even if you have to pay for a tee (if you really want one) – you could always try the 10@ LLandegla if you’re a southerner too. a “10” for me involves 2 4 hour boat trips + 4 hour van drives. Great atmosphere and a fairly chilled crowd racing.

oh, and my mate has done it solo 2 or 3 times and been really pleased. our other mate Kale is a classy racer and was 4th 2 years ago, and managed 7th last year on his Remedy since his race bike had self destructed the day before. Race as much as you like, at whatever pace takes your fancy. You won’t be the only solo having a go by any means…

try The Authority stories- Superheros who are not perfect by any means…

Gone!!!!

out tonight for the first “proper” ride in 9 weeks…. several of the people out had ridden the End2End on Sunday (whereas i’d spent 13 hours behind the scenes on Sunday). Gorgeous night on the Isle of Man – starry night sky over South Barrule when we got back

got a mk5 Joystick – 3* diablo burn time and never felt underlit even on the medium setting, so i would think the mk6 will be brighter for longer

cheap ones @ on-one but only in a neon green & white scheme m/l sizes

sketchy, woods, yep thats Arrasey. New “dry” route promised through (last year was quite bad, 2yrs ago mark cavendish’s dad broke his ankle at the top of Arrasey) but apparently the tape has blown away because of the recent strong gales….

it’s probably going to be soft in Arrasey, so a mud tyre may be useful… Mud x’s or Storm Controls, but you may well get away with something less knobbly for the rest of the route…i used Speed Kings for a few years, and Nobby Nics last year with no worries

oh, and not partaking this year but will be driving your clean spare kit from start to finish so say hello!!

just bought an R8 frame off here so i hope so…. steel is real….

i miss MTB Pro – i think it & ST are pretty similar in “feel” – had to bin my old Pro copies after a house move in 98…:( . i keep all the ST copies i have since 2003. Found the mag, met Chipps when he came over to the Isle of Man for the Polaris, found out about Dirt Rag too , and subscribe to that… What i like about both DR and ST is that they go beyond WMB/MBR who are “of the moment’. Don’t keep them more than a couple of months before recycling. Meant to cancel my mBR sub about 9 years ago – just inertia really that stops me cancelling it.

i like that i can pick up an old ST and still find it worth rereading – and often being surprised how old the issue is, especially when the clean subs copy doesn’t date it as much…

long may it continue..

i can’t see the results – all i get tis the pre event video & who’s coming….. Not that i was a podium rider.

Did everyone else try the spitroast, sorry i mean hogroast…… best commentator moment of the day….

Thought that whilst overall the course was good, and it contained all my fave bits there is too much doubletrack/road slipping in. Each year there seems to be a bit more. This year the road climb bit seemed pointless. Why not stick with the original trail? Why go up a road, along firetrack, and then come down to drag loads of mud onto the existing trail? As posters have said there was no issue with passing generally; i certainly let as many fast riders passed as i was freely able to pass others.

i’ve done this 4 years now, and love the event though i’ll never bother the winners!!

i can tell the difference between the 685mm s on my hardtail and the 711 on my Fuel on singletrack…. Wide is nice, but actually its too wide around town….

was going to enter till on mentioning it casually to Mrs O was reminded somewhat forcefully that she’s 50 that day and any thoughts of being on the other side of the country riding a bike race were “grounds for murder”…. so now i’m not…. :lol:

got 3 pairs of singletracks & had 3 pairs of hummvees – st’s are tougher, had the popper go on my 3/4’s – local seamstress put an upholstery one on for £4 – no poppin now unlike the ones i’m wearing :( … Must eat less parkin cake….

trail quest is very popular on the isle of man – most local faces turn up – Graham Hughes organises good runs which are well supported by a wide age range from generations/families to the more mature. good fun and enough of a challenge for all abilities – even the best riders can make a bum choice depending on the weather. biggest surprise was when some “random” Kiwis slaughtered a 5hr course in 3 hours, went to get the Ferry & turned out to be World adventure race champs who happened to turn up on the spur of the moment when visiting mates…

i can’t do the next 5hr one as i’m doing the 10@KT again . Bit disappointed but there you go. Maybe its just a collective mindset? Far prefer them to racing (as do most vie spoken to @ events)

Yorkshire Tea Bags for Guy Martin as he’s doing MM??

5.15 start and the Vulcan’s flying over Douglas Bay @ 7.30 – will be close for many getting back to see it. Got my Guy Martin “By Eck, Chief” Tee shirt from Red Torpedo @ the Grandstand this morning. Might ask him to sign it if he lives through the Senior…..

Ps look @ Hancoxart.com for a signed Guy Martin cartoon of him on a tractor @ Ginger Hall…

popocatapetl – at least i know what you troll under now! Sat hi to Tony – whats happening with number 3 & his visa? bit sad he didn’t at least say hi when he was over the other week though glad he went to see gran….

Enjoy Cutgate – did you see the Garmin track from Colden on FB? Nuts, plain nuts

look for the TT 2011 Supersport 2 press conference on You Tube around about 3m10s – he was live on the local radio at the time

and he does ride bikes, real mtbs that is, and he’s handy – done 2 End2Ends in reasonable time

its alright as long as you’re not stuck in an office in Douglas all week because you’re off to Canada for month in August and feel duty bound to stay and provide cover.

Seriously come over (and don’t forget ITV 4 coverage @ 9….) enjoy the atmosphere, the bikes and bring an MTB to enjoy our ace pacey trails on non race days, or access the best viewing spots by bikes…

oh, and watch the TT3D film if you can find it – its ace. Spent Saturday watching the helicopters chasing the big boys around from my garden above the Quarterbridge turn…

oh, and he’s apparently doing the local Longest Day Longest Ride 24hr event on the 18th/19th (if he doesn’t kill himself trying to win….)

ps seen TT3d? – its ace but if you can’t take GM don’t bother as he’s in it a lot as counterpart to Hutchies measured professionalism

top tenuous claim to fame – the guy i work next too’s cousin gave him a lift back after that breakdown. Plus after todays hedge fest he got back, fixed it and ended up 3rd in the rerun.

in fact having checked Right Here on my You tube Faves i defo need some more Go Betweens in my life

no Triffids?

nice article in this months Dirt Rag on this very thing. Yeuch.

13 of us off to Kettlewell on Thursday -the wedding saved all of us a day’s leave :)…

arrived in the isle of man today…. hurrah – looks good after a quick flick thru

isle of man tt? June probably on ITV4

Loaghtan Loaded Lakes tour 2010 between Coniston and that big hole in the ground in a recent article in ST

amazon do a kindle app for macs/pc;s – loads of free classic title s apparently