A bloody hell! I know who you are now.

I’m about to start going out with Fareham wheelers and see how that goes, hopefully sorted all that out last night. Do you ride lcoally as well?

When I was 14 my dad bought me my first mtb, it was a hi-gear something or anther. Nothing special but was a second hand fully rigid machine from Brizzle that was made from reclaimed bits of tank from WW2. Went to cyclemart one day to buy a new front mech and shifter as that’s all it was missing and was told baout some local races. Was doing my first race within a couple of weeks of owning my first mtb and did quite well. About the same time my best friends also had their first mtbs and we all did the race together. Fom this point freindships with each other heightened and I couldn’t leeave my bike alone for longer than 24 hours

nice one buddy that is awesome – DezB is practically a neighbour!

Found somehting with buzz-lightyear but can’t work out if any other member have joined or not

I’m so behind in the times. Will look for that one.

Rudeboy – was meant to be coming but the mrs has had a bad week at work so taking her out for a ride to cheer her up and then treat her . Would ahve brought her but she’s a bit too much of a novice for it to be honest

I think I’m a lot more bullish on here than I a in real life. Perhaps it’s because we’re on the net, but I’m normally quite quiet and talk a lot of sh*t [the latter I obvisouly do on here too]

Was planning on coming but had last minute change of plans so going to have to give it a miss. Will try and make the next one or at leats try and meeting up with some hampshire/west sussex riders in the near future. Have a good day!

looking at the picture of the helmet just puts me off riding tomorrow

Really sorry to hear this. It’s not easy lettng go but there comes a time when you have to ask yourself if you’re holding on for the dogs life or just to keep yourself happy witht he company. It is like having a child / best friend and don’t care what anybody else thinks on this matter. When growing up we always had a pair of sheepdogs and they all but one went at an old age and had lived life to the full. Moss who was my dog and not the family [well Dad paid the bills] had a twisted gut and after some huge vet bills trying to put him right it ended up being that he had to be put down after such a short life. it was pure robbery. This one was definately the hardest but the others, knowing that I was able to spend in excess of ten years with each of them, they’re life meant something but I would rather put them out of their misery than every let them be sad.

I wish you and your family all the best of luck with whatever your decision would be

It reminds me a of the specislized womens bikes last year for some reason

There’s one in the pipeline that’s basically goign to be a small city in a skyscraper. WIll have hospitals, schools, homes and work places. Craxy stuff really considering people in this country have problems getting planning application for simple extensions etc

Think my mate was involved in that one

Get some decent degreaser from a motor factors [use comman if they have it, stay away from Gunk] then use a brush and work it in o dissolve the oil making it asier to wash away. Put a hose on the engine but cover all electrical item [fuse boxes, alternator, battery etc] that should clean it down quite nicely. Alternatively ohone a valetor and they will professionally steam clean it for about £20-30 notes

I wanted the san andreas unilt I rode one and then realised pedalling a metre between rest stops was taking the mickey!

Were any of you at the bike, think it was 99 when peaty snapped his STS while flat landing off the top of a lorry.

Dez – if I get the chance I still want an endorphin!

It’s actually relieving to find so many bonebags like me who suffer from burnout while riding. I’ve been a thryoxine dependant for past 4 years and only eally noticed it then and never in my youth so put it down to the medication. ANyway, where’s that pasty….

Glow plugs or battery in this weather. Go to kwik fit and get them to test the battery [free]but by sounds of it it’s fine. 15k on glowplugs could mean that they’ve gone and to be honest it wouldn’t surprise me. Glowplugs are known to go after 3000m, halfrauds ones and beru are especially bad. Got Bosch in mine now and are doing well even at -8 where last year it was struggling around freezing. Honkie, if it’s a faulty inector then it would smoke on start up

I r eally liked the Alpinestair above and the orginal yeti lawwills but I really wanted a proflex better than my beast or this:

Iw as baout to say search for my previous topic but that would be long gone. For a ss bike a geared trainer would be better for variable resistance where as with a geared bike you can change resistance on the bike. I’m buying a cyclops mag for about £80, it’s older brother the mag plus is a few quid more but has a remote control that you cna put on the handlebar.

I’ve still not worked out this gel rollers and whether or not they are better but loads of people advised on a magnetic roller with a Conti trainer tyre [£20]

I’m suffering badly with the snot this year but been ok really on the cold front, few off days but think that was an excuse not to go riding in horrendous storms!

Finished uni 5 years ago [that has only just dawned on me – someone get me a snakebite and black]. Think I’ve been lucky with my experience so far. Find it quite exciting/fun but some mates are experiencing the opposite. Was rubbish at uni, not great at the whole drunken learning thing

I put on 3lbs today since this morning trouble is I can cack 3lbs!

About to go tubeless on the rear so i can run slightly lower pressures. Bit worried but the pro’s and con’s are all 50/50 so going to bite the bullet and just see how I find it

Andrew, your lbs should be able to do this for you for pennies. Certini in Saltash usd to charge about a tenner. Atleast getting someone else to do it alleviates the possiblity of you damaging the forks further and at greater expense possibly

Architectural Technologist although ‘slowly’ working on being a fully qualified architect when I learn to stop bumming around

Not the best picture

I used to use moto’s whihc were pretty good at our trails but also used high rollers too depending whihc bike I used. Wish I could build a bike to that spec to ‘have a go’!!

Did you not get to see your xray or get a copy of it? Fingers crossed for you though that all is fine. Symptoms sound a lot like a colleague who had flu and then caught pneumonia.

My mates rides one and loves it. I have a 120 myself and thinks it’s my ebst purchase ever. Have you looked onthe kinesis website – loads of pics onthere of peoples pro2.

You’re meant to wash them?

I always have to carry loads on any long rides. Scoffed a fair few flapjacks at the Dyfi! Thank god for decent energy gels nowadays though

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I’ll be joining this one. Can’t put weight on tosa ve my life. Just eaten a massive roast and now eating some doritos and dip. Mrs hates it. 6′ and 10st – ridiculous. Do you boney boys/girls find you burn out quite quickly? I’m done after an hour and half uniless I eat along the way

How about to buy the ladies their lunch!!

Is it only me who has already forgotten what the old frum actally looked like?! Miss the home pages etc – that’s wierd.

Only just found out about this STW orgy. How many people are actually thinking of going in total – about a couple of dozen? In the second part f the day are you just staying out as long as the light last or are you gearing up for some light and motion action?

photos lok good mate. Wgere was this? Devils punchbowl?

Is that any good? Always thought the areas around there were pretty flat – been to New Forest a few times but that’s it. Think will be in Queen Liz near Pompey tomorrow but wouldn’t mind meeting up in the future if you’re willing to show me around?

Em

Do you remember powergrips? Used to jam my feet in there and twsit to kep them in there, pulling up to a Spar one day, hit pedal on the kerb and over I went in front of a crowd of girls. In a heap on the floor with bleeding knees trying to get up – do you think I could get my fet out of them? No. Did the girls laugh? Yes. Did my freinds laugh? Yes Did anyone help? No!

Go for the Fox F120s really nicely balanced on that frame.

I’m getting a few more spam emails but that’s why I have a hotmail account for this kind of stuff and don’t use a work one etc or one I use for all my purchases etc. Just need to deidcate them to junk and then they all go over there.

Can’t say I’m bothered though, could be worse but glad got STW back