18 bikes had a deal on them…could have asked me yesterday!

Watch the weight limit fella!

Tesco torch…only use it when cars coming though, I run in the wilds too no streetlights near me and your eyes adapt to it really well. literally use it to show drivers I'm there and guide me for a few seconds if they dazzle me..try it cos the spookiness makes you run quicker!

Lid defo…light goes where you are looking obviously…handy for punctures etc, plus bar mounted is hopeless for steep dropoffs…agree it's dodgy in drizzle but still best compromise I reckon.

Anybody remember Kirk revolution E stay bikes?…sad really but look so much like them it puts me off!

Nant y Arian …1st time on, Sunday long circuit…what's it like?

Mate did a chicken in the peaks 15 yrs ago head came clean off and nice bloodspattered shins.

Another mate came off his roadbike with a rabbit jammed in his front wheel..nasty!

More dull climbing on the Marin,Pen is harder and more fun!

Bit rubbish on wet rock,grass,roots etc be careful! fast in the dry though, quite puncture prone but no worse than Cinders or Rampages.

Mike Peters…still fronts the Alarm, Slim Jim Stray Cats, Yep pretty good especially live…no new stuff just cover the best songs from their respective bands and have some good banter!

Is Gordon a "Dead Man Walking"?

Nope I've checked!…Dead Men Walking's line up is still Mike Peters, Captain Sensible, Slim Jim Phantom and Kirk Brandon.. no sign of the dour Scotsman! :lol:

Go for it, mine started Little Ninjas (Taekwondo) at 4, couple in the class even younger, really seen his confidence and concentration grow over the last 18month…got his purple belt last weekend and was really chuffed!..couple of his ill disciplined mates go and the instructor is really strict with them ….behaviour is improving in a matter of weeks.

Re. non violence I think it's good to be able to look after yourself, kids get bullied so hopefully this will give him the confidence to hit back…quickest and best way to stop bullying I reckon.

The Thomas Higgins Partnership been rated highly by a mate of mine…chase up debts for buttons…need them to recover money owed from March!

Fight fight!…seriously though good shop but IT always seems precarious..their emails look really wierd no images display just really random text etc…sure it'l be sorted soon.

Muppets..spokes knackered now..I wouldnt ride them ..

Just to illustrate how bad Halfords staff are …sent Mrs into the local one on sat for "little stick on patches to stop cables rubbing the frame"…guys in Bikehut not heard of em!…I spoke to the guy on her moby and had to tell him where they were IN HIS STORE!

Didn't notice it yesterday!…few extra features added though, skills area seems to be some short bits of track for jumping….more people watching than riding!

gutted for him

Busy locking up our women!

Yep I heard tales of suppositories in use on the track too!

Umm…I think it's one big playground!

Merida site suggests people check it out on the Saturday, could be busy! Great for beginners though usually

Salad dodger, done oilchanges etc but not sure of shims etc..easy enough?

Thanks Lads, seeing as my Whyte is trashed I thought I may as well get them done whilst I await a new frame!

Re Uplinks point ATB Sales were telling dealers what to charge. discounting was pretty much banned on Marins circa 8yrs ago as was selling them mail order,both on threat of losing the Marin franchise! I used to source shedloads of them as insurance replacements and they were a proper pain at the time. Now to an inexperienced owner I can see the benefits of getting sized up properly, making sure you know how to drop your wheels out etc that a good bike shop should show you, but for more experienced riders saving a grand via Rutland, Pauls etc makes a lot of sense!

Marin pioneered this years ago…mainly protecting teritories and margins I reckon although some dealers are less strict about it than others. Pretty pointless IMO as you could buy one and move home, work away, go to uni soon after so you'd need another dealer to sort Wtee issues anyway.

2.5 to 3 hrs usually …3 on sunday with hangover, route is simples to follow and rough guides posted on the noticeboard by gate…enjoy! Ps keep a lookout for trail maintenance people…looks like there's some work in progress brush cutting

Jimster…got a 1991/2 Fuquay that I've had from new it's great..literally staring at it an hour ago deciding what colour I'm getting it sprayed, gonna be a very old skool build got Grafton cranks, xt thumbies Nukeproof screw on rear hub mavic 231 ceramics, White ind front hub just need some old rigid forks to replace the pace rc 37's and some nice old canti's and it'l be ready to start.

Had an old P22 that was sublime to ride but the Columbus Max tubing on the Fuquay feels nicer.

Yeah good point Sofatester, I think people on here get too hung up on the centres, I ride them and enjoy them all myself, also love wild stuff round Snowdonia and will be heading out to my local trails with a bunch of mates in an hour or so…really spoilt with how much stuff we have on our doorsteps in Wales.,

If I had to rank them it would be CYB or Penmachno for a day ride, just because there's more to CYB it edges Penmachno, then the Marin and Llandegla both of which we tend to do as evening/night rides cos they are a bit shorter.

CYB has great trails and good facilities can't see how you wouldn't enjoy it unless you set out with the intention not to!

Agree CYB is the best, Carl that loop is easy to skip, stay on the road from the cafe half way round

2nd hand?..best bet on a budget that tight…pass him some old MTB mags where they say spend £500 to get anything safe to offroad with might convince him!

Think Spokester have a case against CRC for that logo?…very similar…or vice versa if CRC predates it!

I wouldn't use either UNLESS they are Black Chilli compound…there are a set of MK's in my club looking for their third owner, mate blagged them of me despite my warnings, sketchy as f$$k in the wet, same for SK's use them for Dyfi and Marin Rough Ride cos they are ace at eating up miles but NO Grip if it's wet and puncture prone on tubes.

From Prestatyn onwards there's a coastal cycle path thats great…just getting here thats a bit busy!

As a relative local who rides them all fairly regularly I'd vote for Penmachno M-F just a bit more interesting than the Marin and a bit longer(more of a day out) than the Marin or Llandegla…the extra sections weren't open last weekend according to a lad I rode with last night.

ps Ask the local's what Fanylion means in Welsh…presuming you don't know!

Good point AndyP …operation Puerto sp? identified dopers from a range of sports including footie, tennis etc can't recall any repurcussions from those.

Barnsleymitch don't read Matt Rendells The Death of Marco Pantani then, pretty damning evidence of whole teams of riders implicating Roche etc.

Armstrongs blood data was criticised by some Aussie guy who related Heamatocrit levels to EPO usage, on examination the looked conclusive, ie very difficult to tamper with the samples to fake a positive result but again the only "positive sample" he's allegedly produced was a Bsample that had been tested without his consent, by a French lab with a vested interest (flogging the story to L'Equipe) in finding a positive result!

Innocent until PROVEN guilty has to give him the benefit of the doubt for me!

Wiggo is clean…deffo! he's looking into getting his blood profiles published back to 1999! not checked yet but 2009 figures will be on G-Slipstream site soon if not already…how many others will have the balls to match that

EDIT yep link was there…anybody question these?

http://www.slipstreamsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/brad-wiggins-blood-profile-3.pdf?

Contador does raise questions…interesting to see if he publishes anything!

Schlek brothers are mad…anyone who enjoys climbing that much should be sectioned!…not sure about the M&S connection though!

1. No it will pop back in, they just do this occaisionally

2. bit too long winded to reply, go to the owner tech section on their website, you can download a colour owners workshop manual, its ace total stripdown and rebuild info, needs 5wt oil and some basic workshop tools for a clean up and oil change, not difficult at all

Good luck

Plus the Mondeo won't cope well on wet grass and even slight inclines!

Andyp.. "also noticed that he can't compete with the best in either the mountains or the timetrials any more."

Ummm..is it me here?..the TDF has the best teams in the world…with the best riders…at their fittest…and he's still a potential podium…WTF has the guy got to do to impress you fella?

Umm ..bit obvious, co sponsors anyone?…Trek, Giro, Oakley..he'll build a dream team round him and really have a crack at the tour next year!

ps..hows the recovery going Crellin?..take it your not in work yet?..Did Brechfa monday, Afan yesterday and Penmachno this afternoon….not rubbing it in honest! :D