Leave out the Mach 2 and do the ClimachX and the Summit trail (Nant-yr-Arian) in one day.

None but ynys hir has 1 star just out of Mach. About 50 quid per head for the tasting menu.

It's fairly exclusive too. Perhaps we're niche?

Orange ST4 with Rubber Queen 2.2s. I'll be the fat one blowing out of my hole all the way around.

I liked the angle. It works well on the road at least. WIll have to check out the MTB ones.

Syfydrin (Continental) at Nant-yr-Arian + rideout from home tonight (30Km)

Dyfi Enduro course (all which is accessible anyway) pre-ride on Sunday (~50Km)

I hated them but now I can't get enough. Wife still has much the same opinion as markenduro.

On Cyclescheme I was told that you can only apply for a new scheme when the final payment has been made on the previous one. The online application form would seem to support this as I tried once and it would not let me apply for new vouchers as it already had me registered on a current scheme (it checked email address)

I stick the phone in a jersey pocket (small of back) or in the phone pocket on the camelback.

Cheers for the heads up on Motion-X by the way. Upgrading to full version now… and buying Angry Birds :D

From desk:

Front of the building has better views:

Fast manuals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZahZu9KoZa8&NR=1

I've tried 500g of each but not under any structured test environments. I did notice that sweat would crystalise on the surface of the skin if I'd been drinking Go a lot in the heat.

It just seemed as though Go was aimed more at hydration and PSP22 at energy. I probably need more energy as I don't like taking on solids when riding much. I guess the water in the mix will hydrate me enough?

I found myself in town on a Weds night a couple of years back and Wind Street was absolutely dead. So it's probably safe enough.

Freecaster will be showing it on the day too

http://freecaster.tv/live/mtb/1011042/uci-mtb-world-cup-xco-1-dalby-forest

Mine just started yesterday.

I ran my 1.2" GPs at 90 PSI on Sunn rims which I'm sure would have had a similar rating with no issue.

15C here (http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/wl/trawsgoed_latest_weather.html). Just been sat outside eating an icecream. Lunch was similar:

Can't say I've had any problems which were not attributed to the cable needing tightening a touch. Sounds like you may well be onto something with the BB. Does it happen when the suspension compresses?

Oops. Too much wine. My email is in my profile. It's surfrdan not surfr. My mistake

Oh that would be great :) my paypal/email is the same as my forum name @ gmail.com

rightplacerighttime, I bought my photo this afternoon but had to apply quite a few filters and level alterations to it. It had a very blue hue to it originally. I wonder if it was a standard batch photoshop action which has rendered some images a little off colour. Might be putting some people off purchasing.

This is my version. (I only had a couple of minutes in work to tweek, so it could be improved more)

This was the original

I was happy to buy it and work with it but as you asked for feedback.. :)

What the hell are cohones?

Snowslave, perhaps there is a sample interval that can be altered. Some GPSes will have different modes for car, walking etc and will have different sample rates accordingly.

can't see any explorers there Rip, and it doesn't have half of the functionality of Memory Map.

Somebody nicked my '86 one at school in a nearly complete state. Red cover wasn't it?

The tabs do seem irrelevant. I'm in the overall tab at the correct time.

Very glad this all turned out well. Been watching with interest for what seems like ages now! :)

That's slightly more comforting. I found it hard to believe that so many of the local properties around here would be unmortgageable. Happy to hear anybody elses experiences too.

I shopped the RX8 in for a 1.6 diesel focus and I'm bloody chuffed with the move.

Sleepless?

I'm aware of thatcand have about 50% to play with so no problem there. And all motgages usually require a survey.

mwleeds not sure why you are laughing. It was indeed a great route out on moorland and grassy decents. We don't have that sort of thing around here. It's all Forest climbs and rocky singletrack or doubletrack decents. I've done the Dyfi and I'm doing it again this year. I'm a local though so that sort of thing is the norm to me like I just mentioned. Builth managed to provide what in my mind I think of as a more traditional XC style route. Hence I enjoyed it.

I really like my Conti Speed Kings. I do a mix of road/off road and they roll well on tarmac and grip well in mud, wet rock, considering the footprint.

Any ideas who thecphotographers were? Can't find the info on the site

Only did the 50k which was perfectly signed. Great event and a first for me. Route was brilliant and the decents were empty at the back :) pay off for being slow. Weather could not have been better.

Just packing the car now. Are there water points on the way around? Don't fancy filling the camelback unless I have to.

Kona jake the snake is well specced (105, mavic, kona) and a great ride and at 1k, right in the middle of your budget

I had a 2008 frame with a welding error on the rear stays so Orange replaced them with 2010 stays. SO they definitely fit, and I've never had chainsuck, but as I never rode the 2008 setup I can't comment on the difference in ride.

Ben Folds Five took the idea to a concert in an Ode to this guy