Sorry, but a, morning roll sounds like a sexual practice!

It’s a muffin ffs … I’m so upset that the word muffin has been stolen and is now used in place of the word cake, eg, chocolate cake.

On a farm, in a forest in a far, far away land.

Aye flatfish is right. If you’re thinking of earning any kind of living from guiding in the UK, you’ll struggle. I would say that doing a course is still worthwhile though, even if it’s just for yourself as it were … however I’m not going to open the can of worms that is, which course is best 😉

I’d just like to say my copy landed this morning, safe and sound. Hopfully eveyone elses will have too.

No trouble sheldon, let me know whenever.

Just me so far then … wwaswas, I’m very happy for you 😉

Fu*k I wish you hadn’t said that Stu … that’s one to many scary visions I’ve now got in my head, ta.

Is it closed? 😉

Oh my God … Ahwiles it’s obvious that you don’t realise who you’re addressing 😉

Isn’t the Black Mountains your backgarden Ian?

On second thoughts I won’t send you an email, not because I am a miserable bast*rd but because your address isn’t in your profile. 😀

Mines stuart@forestfreeride.co.uk

Alright Dave … I’ll send you an email. I’m not a million miles away from Mach’ just over the mountain. Tend to ride on my own when I’m not working and don’t have a ‘regular’ ride … which makes me sound like a right miserable basr*rd.

I also didn’t realise there were any jobs in Mach’ 😉

Stuart

A few folk were carrying them on this years Welsh Ride Thing. They said they were warm enough but it was the end of May. I wouldn’t want to use one outside of late spring / summer.

Remember the extreme rating on the bag is the limit of what the bag will do, ie stop a well fed, hydrated person from not waking up … it certainly doesn’t mean you’ll be anything like warm 😉

Flats with pins +1

Might also be worth having a look at changing shoes, I’m not going to start up the whole “what shoes” thing but consider something with a flat / non chunky sole.

I change pedals for around a quarter of customers … mainly cage type things to ‘real’ flats. The benefits are often massive and always very obvious to them.

Love to Stu but I’m instructing Sat/Sun … and trying to shake off the worst case of man flu Wales has ever seen 😉

You stayin’ at Tegids stu?

b r is dead right, let your dog off its lead and don’t pick it up. It makes any problems much worse.

Good morning … if you’ve been lurking for a while you’ll know the score 😉

Some friends (yes, of mine) moved out to Greece today so perhaps that’ll make a nice destination for next year. Saying that, I wouldn’t want to cycle through Greece in summer.

You forgot me and coogan in your summary … that’ll be;

Ragley 4
Dialled Bikes 2
On One 1

Get it done man … “just nipping out for a paper love” 😀

Bolivia beckons but it has for quite a few years!

Having motorbike pads delaminate at 120mph … that’s scary 😉

Teeth grinding, oh yes … GF always knows if there’s something on my mind due to the constant grinding of teeth through the night.

The almost overwhelming desire to kill something was another one too … but we’ll not talk about that, eh.

Stooo just be careful with the TT length. I’m 5’7″ (long legs, short body) and find I’m too stretched on 16″ On One frames even with 50mm stem and some backsweep in the bars.

Oh, perhaps I should have said the rims in question are 50mm wide … thanks for the offer though.

They are warm but I’ll happily ride in mine, certainly not found it too warm through the last couple of winters … saying that it only gets worn over a base layer.

I’ve got one … really can’t fault it.

I’m an instructor / guide so it gets plenty of use. It’s not ‘waterproof’ as such but no matter how hard it rains you don’t get wet. It’s pretty warm but the venting system works very well when it gets too hot. Front pocket is big enough for a map, etc.

I’d happily buy another one when this one wears out … think it’ll be quite a while though as it’s very well made.

Hope that helps.

Prefer 4 but could also go for 2.

Feel for you. Many years ago we had 2 motorbikes nicked from the shop … we’d just finished building one for a magazine. Gutted doesn’t do it justice.

However, I did in the end find the bikes and somehow the culprit spent the night in a river with his wrists cable tied to his ankles … can’t think how that happened.

Fingers crossed you’ll see ’em all again.

Dialled bikes are getting rid of the last Love Hates … don’t know about fork travel/length though. I’m sure someone will be along to help out.

I’d just go for the most powerful, noisy thing you can lay your hands on. I believe the trick is to ride round slowly (because you can’t really ride worth a wa*k) until you see someone else, at that point rev the thing as hard as you can, wheelspin and cover everyone in sh1te and or rocks … the added bonus is that you’ll also rip the trail up, making it a total mess for you and everyone else!

Loosing the ability to read a map and distinguish what are and aren’t legal rights of way will also be an advantage.

Genesis i0 would be my first port of call. With £800 you you should have enough change for a few ‘upgrades’ if you fancied.

Ta, means it’s the right way round then.

Haven’t tried a powerlink but I did notice CRC are doing Brand X 10 speed powerlink copies.

Mines no xtr 😉

Is it only SRAM 10 speed chains that have a direction? … I ask as my Shimano chain doesn’t have any markings indicating direction and there was nothing in the packet to suggest it should be fitted a certain way round.

I’ve got 521s on my touring inbred … heavy but very robust.

Can you get Jaffa cakes in Belgium?