There`s a bunkhouse at Barrowburn, next to the tearoom, you could do self catered accomodation in there and you are at the end of a couple of big loops of riding. Barrowburn is just up the road from Alwinton, which has a pub that does good food and good craic, the landlord rides a bit as well.
Sandstone way has more tarmac than an MTB rode should have ;)

He wasn`t really good for the sport was he..Good to watch and showed him to be the grade A* asshole he really is

Bucket loads….

I would stay in the highlands. Kielder for a honeymoon……how long are you planning to be married??

DIRTSCHOOL[/url] A fine set of Tutors, who can put into words what you are meant to be doing, and how to do it, on a bicycle….

Post it on Monday……… really?
Bank Holiday isn`t just for bankers…

Nearby there were some fabulous cheeky trails, then somebody stalked a local`s straffa account and the next thing you know a thin trail is two metres wide because of the whores that followed said follower.
The land owner(National Trust) has had these segments removed…with good reason. We just need them to dry out out now eh Jamie ;)

And the soundman chases her with the mic….

Conventional oven or conveCtional oven? Everybody knows that using a Convectional oven you reduce the temp by 20 degrees dont they...dont they?

A 5:10 recently

You`ve guessed 2/3 stages ;)

You pays your money….. you know the rest

^^ Yes.
I had this with a pair of shoes my brother sent back to the UK (long story) and got absolutely stuffed for various fees. Import, VAT and that old chestnut “handling”…Robin b`stards!

Its 1100 miles or so south of where I`m sat. It is closer to the med so that will have an effect on the weather… Dry cold rather than wet freezing.

Go for something else that will clog with mud, have crap bearings then.Ive run Time ATACs in their various guises, including the plastic ones for many a year. Yes they wear out....eventually, show me a pedal that doesnt, but I`ve never been let down by them.

Gravity dropper works straight out of the box……for a long time!

Two years ago this very day…

And two days earlier:

Robin Hood.He stole from the rich. Mr Biggs and co stole from a mail train that was carrying “the peoples” money… Not quite how I saw Robin Hood.
I shall resist the temptation to be judgemental……

Needed a few more riders with some imagination, to buy some robust, hardwearing kit, rather than the fashions that the “quick racer kids” are wearing…

Surely the allen bolt would only be tightened to the same pressure as a quick release to stop the `post turning,because you can get the correct torque on an allen key rather than forcing the q/r to close?
Or am I alone in thinking this….

So then, Avids need a PRO bleed kit, not the Amateur, that is available off the shelves…
Shimano brakes are great until your caliper decides that the seals have done enough….
Hope on the other hand…..
Its a good job cars aren`t like this isnt it!

Anybody remember sending a cheque to pay for something? Oh yes its the “musthaveitasfastaspossible” mentality we have nowadays isnt it…..

As Julian said up there^^^^^ in 2009 there were a few hardtails doing it, unlike the following year. I DID have the choice of a 140mm full suss or a 150mm forked hardtail which I took. And if I was presented with the same options knowing what I do now, I would still take the hardtail…remember there is no clock ticking on the tourist trip :wink:

A few years back, before the pot hunters took over….

Been running Time PEDALS:wink: 16 years with out a failure. Not even “had” to do bearing maintenance.

Thanks,I shall remember that ;)

Okay, I`ll rephrase that:
Take the top cap OFF the spring?

Unclip the bike, open the door and get the **** outside! Jeezus….

<pedant alert> Z1 anniversary fork was 2007. 10 years of the Z1 Bomber. Painted orange as was the Z1 BAM that started it all… :D
Just replaced mine with a Sektor, very plush but may need new spring as it has a habit of blowing through the travel very easily, unlike the ultra(by comparison) heavy Z1 Anniversary

He`ll be busy selecting his Competitors, Marshal and Commisaires as we speak…..

marchozziThees are marzocchi forks
Is that why they are Boxxer lowers then?

#neglect
That didn`t just happen overnight…..

Fergal,I think youll find that it is with people GPSing stuff (pre strava)and putting it on the web that some local secret trails are now strava lines.... ride the trails but keep schtum, itll be more fun for you in the long run…

I rode the Trans Provence on a hardtail(the full week!!)in 2009.
Still got a Dialled PA and loving it, at the ripe old age of….49 and a bit :wink:

Ran a pair of EXPERTs for 18 months without any complains. Now taking the brave move of phasing out Maxxis HighRollers and Minions and using these…
Interested to see what they`ll put on 650Bs

boxxer sanctions changed from 32mm to 35mm

in 2010

Got a friend who used to regularly travel the length of the country in a KA with an XL framed 29er on board..and a boatload of kit as well…

Link sections are “usually” fire road/moderate singletrack.
I use one of these.

If you like the frame that much why not just get it fixed? And sell the replacement?

Its been away to the Passportes de Soliel for its summer holidays doin` enduro trails…..