Near enough!

I heard that Olly Beck did it at around 4 hrs.

Course was great, tough but great. Up the Sugar Loaf and then west from there up some other big hills.

Yeah those new red sections are very good. And good for improvers as well. Learner riders can do them before graduating to the bigger ascents and descents higher up.

I’m sure when the wall was first opened it was almost as smooth as the new Green and Blues. After a few months it will bed in and become a bit more interesting.

Have to agree though that they haven’t been very ambitious with the route. Possibly limited to the lower valley to avoid future forestry operations?

Just started it on Monday in combination with week 6 of a 12 week training plan. Felt pretty rough doing intervals on Tuesday but the body seems to have adapted and I was going well last night.

Lots of veg and meat, mmmm. enjoying first day off today- cereal for brekkie, sandwich for lunch and cake in the afternoon.

Big pot of broad beans and black eyed peas is soaking away at home, awaiting the week ahead.

Have lost about 4 or 5 pounds so far.

Yes a few more mamils, but also a few more families as well

Local bike shop is pissed off that key staff member is off on his holidays during key post-TDF + Olympic boom period

all good :D

Think I’ll do it too.

Imagine it will be typical welsh hillside biking, i.e. pretty muddy in places with the rain that is forecast for Friday night.

I just started yesterday (after a false start a few months ago).

Today i feel a bit strange, but have been enjoying lots of meat and veg.

Good lad. I went to EHS

Will try pulling harder. In the meantime had a great ride at brechfa.

You do realise that pigface has a blond swedish girlfriend don’t you?

Black marble would be pretty pimp in a man cave.

but for authenticity just stick with raw concrete

Keep quiet.

Or maybe it is a deliberate test of your honesty and integrity.

Perhaps it’s a bonus for your excellent performance? Perhaps you should treat it that way….

someone must know something [echoes]

I think it definitely has potential if they can span the gap between keen cyclist and newbies.

i only like the de rosas and the old ones, the rest are pretty fugly

I got a few bottles at the STW weekender. Didn’t need it cos it was so sunny and dusty

The Paganini pic is still the nicest so far!

I would also like to see the results. It’s not that I’ve won or I’m mega competitive or anything, but as I was nearly sick trying, I’d like to get a measure of how I did in the xc on the sunday 8O

Captain 2 or 2.2 would be fine

Brilliant weekend razzing about on bikes.

Got the bug for going faster on the DH now, must get faster, must get faster.

Pump track challenge was a highlight too.

Judging by the amount of beer that Loco/Simon has bought I doubt I’ll be putting too much effort in to sunday’s racing…. :D

Great to kayak!

I’ll be there riding in tshirt and shorts hopefully. However, bike is currently without rear mech or hanger after an incident with a big bit of slate at llandegla last weekend.

GF is not impressed either “OMG it’s ruined my evening”

Not a chance Hoppy! i’m happy enough with my 16th

Why: Bought the hype since Cotic arrived and have wanted one for years. Finally got this lovely frame last year 2nd hand from someone on here.

Spec: Shed and strip of the old bike build. Could do with being a bit burlier for my ambitions, bigger front rotor and bolt thru fork would be nice. Superstar wheels have been much better than i would expect for £180. XT throughout including pedals. Thomson stem, easton bars and KCNC seat post.

Opinions: Great fun downhill, springy ride and much nicer than my old xc full sus. Even with a light build for a soul i find it a bit of a chore uphill but then I’m more xc orientated than most and have another bike for races. This soul is my training and winter hack and I love it.

Pictured at Golspie in April

In in. Champers moved from long term storage in cupboard to fridge.

We’ll be hitting fever pitch soon….

also in the area you have swansea, bridgend, porthcawl, port talbot. Port Talbot is closet but is dominated by the steel works which you may have noticed when passing.

Swansea, Bridgend and Porthcawl all have some nice areas. Generally west is best.

I live in swansea and takes me about 35-40 minutes to get to Afan.

Bits of the valleys above cardiff can be nice as well.

Yeah you’ll be fine.

Most of the trains have a dedicated cycle area which tends to be at the end of a carriage by the toilets – sometimes get filled up with shopping or prams first but usually no probs.

Prefer kayaking myself

Wonnyj’s WonnyJ’s are ready to roll.

Got 100 points first time lucky, it’s meant to be!

Definitely best world cup of the season so far. Amazing course and lots of camera angles – lots of skill on those jumps.

Danny was on it again, great to see.

Emmeline Ragot is the cutest

defo better than the jubilee concert

he is actually going at 36mph so it’s very dangerous

He should get a husky and put it on the front

forest of dean only

I am likely to have one for sale 2nd hand very soon.

Chas Bland 1970’s track frame made in Bristol, resprayed blue about 5 years ago and has been a good commuter / town bike for that same time.

Reasonable finishing kit.

No photos at present but I’ll do some soon. £150. Interested?

They are the finest around and I wouldn’t go anywhere else (but i am a bit pikey)

I built a saracen out of the box and they come from the same distributor as genesis (so may have the same level of build).

It was a case of putting the rotors on, attached saddle to seatpost, seatpost in frame, pedals on, and align/tighten stem and headset. But what took just as much time was removing all of the protective packaging around the frame and forks etc.

30min to 1 hr tops.