Get a grip !!! Its one week without your bike but you will be riding your board (spending time on your arse whilst learning).I bet your daughter kicks your arse 8O You will love it once it all clicks into place, trust me I,m a Yorkshire man.

les Arcs eh :D As your a bit rusty take the gondola up from 1800 do a couple of runs back down to get your boarding head sorted and then fill your boots on any lift you care. Its will be brilliant and you will love the massive area you get to ride.Enjoy !!!

Natural Authority: is accepted by a group/team of people who respect the natural leader. Respect however has to be earned and not demanded.

Not yet, but in two weeks time with Mrs Stumpy. Dont forget your crash pants for the first few days and welcome to the cool world of boarding Mr Jedi, have a good one 8)

Another one turns back to the wrong side of the force :wink:

Its all about being in control and concidering the person/persons below you on the slope. Being a boarder (and an ex skier) I see good and bad in both camps. Drinking on the slopes ? no need, start playing when the lifts open, board until 16.30 and then go get pissed at the bottom at the end of a great day.

Well happy here 8) blue sky day in good old Yarkshire, home of the pie eaters.

If I grow a bit taller I will buy a 29er.. but I think I stopped growing about 35 years ago :evil: gets coat and heads back to the shires.

Yep, it was pants and badly organised :wink:

SSEC 2010 the finest Belguim beer and SS freaks,SSUK 2009 Dalby the finest Cropton Beer and SS freaks…… and hopefully SSUK2012 cheeky beer and SS freaks 8O

Based in Norton with rest of the guys from Pickering,York and surrounding areas. Mail in profile, mail me if you want to be on the group list for ride venues. We start at 18.30 every thursday night and we also arrange weekend rides. Good set of lads/blokes to ride with not race pace but will keep you fit and as I said NOBODY gets left. Starts as a group finishes,as a group and then for a beer.

Stoat ditto the above 8)

Happy new year ya bunch of cycling freaks 8)and what tyres for 2012 ?

Or you could come with my group of mixed cycling freaks who ride every thursday night. Loads of routes all around or within 30 mins drive from Dalby area. Reasonable pace rides with 8 to 15 regular riders and NOBODY gets dropped ever.Dave at BBB,s would make you most welcome but you may end up buying stuff from his shop 8O Mail me if you want to ride next week, regards Stumpy.

I am able to ride both rigid and forked with equal amounts of skill but I do prefer the rigid flapping bingo wing sensation that only carbon forks can bring on. Come on each to their own and lets play nice.

or motorcycle style disc brakes 8)

Rigid forks ? Your kidding right ? I had heard of people actually using them off road but I assumed it was just an old skool legend from way back when 8O

Just found the micro SD card with the maps on !!! its part of the SD adapter supplied in the box 8O .I bought this Garmin 800 for Mrs Stumpies road rides but it looks like I’m going to be the one at Garmin night classes at this rate.

Guide seeks customers…..brilliant !!!

Snap ! I was told on several occasions not to bother but I went last week on the way to Kelso. I don’t want to slight the work done but it is not good and before I get flamed I ride both trail centres and cross country stuff. Its a pity as its a beautifull area.

Most of the Staines are £2.00 to £3.00 to park all day and Dalby (before you jump in I know its not in scotland)is £7.00. OP drives to several venues in a week but thinks parking costs will mount up !!! FFS !! Obviously saving up for Ti frame then….

I know its been said before but….its a cracking place, me and the Yorkshire boys will miss it. Had many a post ride bullshit waff,cakes and big brews on those manky sofas…..good times great cafe 8)
Most FE cafes are crap but heh its not as if we pay for the FE muppets now is it .

On the whole a right good read and better than the other advertorial mtb crap out there. The fishing tips and sections on ground baiting your swim the night before for a larger catch, are always brilliant :D Could do with a profile of a forum member in every issue ? Who’s first ?

Eh !!! don’t start on us SS freaks, some of us are gods and could fly up that slight incline nay bother :D

I see, sorry for being a bit thick. I also pay towards a public sector pension via my taxes and I pay into a private self funded pension also as I like to cover my options. Does that make us equal ?

Err you forget your place youngman TJ is always correct about everything, isn’t he ?

headfirst… explain how you pay twice ? no beef,just curious :D

I thought Dave and his mates are there to help me ? Government elected by the people to run things for the benefit of ALL the people. You know like the police force…..paid for by the people to police the people ? next step a greed free world :wink:

What about a new system ? Where everbody is equal and we all work/live for the benefit of each other in harmony 8O

Why worry, 17% of you might not make it :evil:

The chances of living past age 65 actually *increases* the longer one lives.

In the U.K. one’s life expectancy is 77.8 years at birth, but increases to 79.3 by age 30, 79.9 by age 40, 80.9 by age 50, 82.6 by age 60, 85.2 by age 70, 89.2 by age 80, 95.0 by age 90, and 102.6 by age 100.

However, the death rate also increases (which is to be expected). At age 30, the death rate per 100,000 people is 111.4; at age 40, it’s 233.4; at age 50,it’s 520.8; at age 60, it’s 1,136.9; at 70, it’s 2,657.6; at age 80, it’s 6,712; and at age 85 and older, it’s 13,798.6.

Out of 100,000 people born in a given year, 83,057 (or 83.057%) should still be alive at age 65; but only 2,523 (or 2.523%) will be alive at age 100.

Lost my best mate 6 years ago to a massive heart attack. He was a fantastic, kind caring person and a brilliant father. I was with him when he had his first warning signs a couple of years previous and he continued to tell me he had stopped drinking, cut down on smoking and was sticking to the new healthy eating routine the hospital had recommended, and guess what I believed him.

The truth was he drank still, only secretly, ate takeaways whilst out walking his dog and continued to smoke heavily. He was actually quite lean and fit but had a heart problem which he chose to ignore. He knew he was going to die young (as upon his death he had left full details and instructions for his wife) and chose to in his words “live a short life to the full” He died on a beautiful sunny day, playing football for his nephew in a Dads versus Lads game.

6 years on his wife and daughter are still struggling to come to terms with the fact that they didn’t see through his actions and try to make sure he took better care of himself.

Selfish or a brave man ? Life isn’t straight forward .

Beer & Bikes is the way forward. All down to the plan.Drink from 19.00 until 24.00,sleep, get up 06.00 and go ride. Repeat process and enjoy.
Bikes,beer & sun…….deep joy.

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If only it had been called a “blue sheep” even us Yarkshire boys would have louvre’d her. I always worry about you almost southern lot and your fancy geared dandy horses 8) Hows the bairn doing with his drinking practice ?

Charlie the bike monger £5.99

SSUK09 ? bah, bunch of freaks in pink T-shirts 8O

Ok then,it seems we are actually going to “RACE” at this one then and take it seriously ? I do hope I get 4th place again this year (with the other 296 riders). Fancy dress options ? any thoughts ?

Good evening bro :-)

Us Yarkshire boys will be attending on mass and YES its a RACE …..to the first beer stop then we show the southern shandy drinking puffs how to drink like real men.

Yes it will be open …..but it will be very busy for some reason 8O
XC course is at the top end so other trails will still be rideable. Don’t end up on the race course unless you want to race of course.

Breakfast with the monks at SSEC 2011 for me on that very morning,all the other SS freaks………. and The Yarkshire Crew.