Showing a bit of knocker there ton, you tease

Come on! Ladies fost..posh, perhaps in jodpers?

Sounds quite scary, one to ponder perhaps, or just have a go…yeah…ponderings wrong! Cheers

Quite techy int it? How does it compare to the beast? While i’ve got your attention, whats the better of the two descents from hollins cross (north side)? Done the one which heads west down to greenlands many times, which I love, but never the other towards backtor.. but which is best (in a Harry Hill styleee!)

You playing scrabble?
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Yep, loads of clearance. The rears a different story…

Raleigh Chopper, purple 5 speed, had two gear levers… I was da man when i was 9!

Jahosafat(sp)Kumquat the Third…
Tarquinlimbimbimbambom….
..any of them…………..(friday night is stupid night int it?)

You’re gonna need 5:10’s with those 50 50’s RR, they aint the grippiest flat

Joe Schofield, cool as p1ss!

God damn this thread. I dont want my Orange 5 now…far too common! 😉

Aah, so the 130mm goes in the lowers. I assumed because it is such a large amount, that was to change the damper oil. Mine are floats bye the way, seems to be same principal though??

TJ- Do you not add a small amount of oil to both legs? Surely both have wipers and foam rings that need lubrication?

Yep, thats the kiddie, thanks alot Jonno.

Tried the prising the seals up with a screwdriver method as fox suggest…rubbish idea! Rather remove the lowers completely but not too sure of a few things. Any first hand advice and things i should be aware of would be helpful cheers.

Been out locally today and all is still frozzed to ****! I guess the volume of traffic at FTD has done away with all that snow nonsense. Cheers

P7 (orange not torch!)

Jeez, mucho trails. That first map looks like an early Jackson Pollock..

Get the best you can stretch to and then some. Weight and packed size are paramount for your biking bivvy trips, you have to be able to get everything you need in your ruckie. Small, light and warm = expensive! Mountain equipment, rab, etc but your talking £150ish, dont scrimp though you’ll regret it. Alpkit pipedream might be worth checking, got one of their skyhigh bags for winter which is very good, well made just too bulky for the bike. Forget the idea of getting a bag that will be suitable for both your needs because you’ll end up compromising both.

Woohoo…Yeah baby!!! Greentastic!!!

Had same bearing seize on mine and only a couple of months old. First hope hubs ive had…not impressed at all!

Some ace advice chaps, liking the sound of it more and more. Thanks for sharing the pics TJ, superb stuff. Next stop sherwood pines to hire one out for a couple of hours.

looks tiny, is it a matchbox one or are them logs MASSIVE!

Is the fella at the back a speedskater?

Looks good DrP, and plenty of places to lash stuff to, could be the way forward. Dont know where i’d keep it though, how long are they?

Half eaten car cake?

Aaah thats better, cheers AP… and the lesson is; dry lubes rubbish in snow!

Say, hypothetically,(not me :oops:) that you forgot to lube up before a salty ride- oooerr! After a quick rinse with a watering can, cuz your hosepipe’s frozzed, you leave it till morning. Et voila, bright orange chain!.. matches my bike i suppose..

I had some nanno flats off of em last year.. surprise of suprises, they’re superb! Given em some proper mucky abuse, still solid, no play, nothing..recomended

Loving my nobby’s on woodsy, soft, hard, mud, but they dont seem work too well on rocky, ie peaks stuff. Compound is hard and doesnt mould round rocks like a softer compound such as maxxis does. Thats the compromise I guess, of such a fast rolling tyre…. Even faster run tubeless!

Pair nevegals, pair spesh fastraks, pair wierwolfs, pair speedkings, pair mountainkings, pair mud x, pair nobby nics, some of em brand new…MAKE IT STOP!!!

Went yesterday, very snotty in parts. Mud tyres essential!

Cack! I mean superb… got some for sale, interested?…..DOH!!
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GEDA:
Dont know how you persuaded your girl to go for that, nice one. I’ll show these pics to my 8 year old, could inspire her to join me. Nice looking spot, where is it?

Rich – I’d steer clear of that one, just two cheap(heavy) bags and what must be an uber thin bivvy bag.

..40mpg
Alpkit Hunka, does everything its supposed to for £30. A bit narrow if you’re a big fella tho.
Or if your doing woods, get a tarp(basha) and hammock…a far better bug detterent!

bomberman
By who???

Interesting and informative article that andym, could do with that posting on the "Bring on the bivvying" thread on this forum- would do it myself but i haven’t got the foggiest how to…technology and I dont get on!

The new, ever so slightly frustrating Sherwood Pines xc loop…gloopy!