as it was dry over the weekend i got my bike out for the first time this
year, found the motivation to go to the woods!
Feeling a bit rusty, but reminded me how much i like it and REALLY need to get out more on it . anyone else get out??

also! forest of dean soon anyone!?

(hope the picture re-sizer is working lol)

 

I looked at mine in the shed tonight........... maybe tomorrow

 

lol i often do that! lol

 

Nope, not yet!

I really should do, just watched an old biking vid today and I wanna buy another proper trials bike and get back into that on top of my dual slalom bike!

Wicked pics btw mate!

 

I've never stopped over the winter!! Bloody part-timers!

I'm waiting to start my new job at the moment, so I've had plenty of time to get out... Been mainly 20+ miler XC rides though

I'd love to learn to jump properly, preferebly before I get to Morzine in July!

Any tips? You look quite handy!!

Neil.

PS just you watch Keith B post loads of pics of his bone-dry californian trails!!

 

Your av'in a giraffe aint ya Its still chipper up north mate,i hate riding in bad weather
I too have looked at my bike,squeezed the tyres to see if they were still up and then proceeded to close the garage door and go inside

 

ive been out alot this year
going out for another few hours tomorrow with alot of people

 

Hardly any at all this year but this will be rectified in the not too distant future

 

I only do it in t-shirt and shorts for a sun tan Sod all that up hill stuff!!

Enjoy a nice ride around my area as i'm surrounded by country side which is ace, and as the clutch cable on my RS is about to die I think I'll spend the next few evenings on my bike rather thank risking taking my car out

 

I've not been out for three months +, mainly due to my shameful lack of maintenance on my Kona Kula. Got the bits I need on the shopping list, and also thinking of building my old P7 up into a single speed to nip around on

 

Ditto- not fun riding in the p'ing rain when your cold though!

 

yes,, dont crash, it hurts!!

ive seen old fudgeass come to grief many a time

umm i guess REALLY just stay relaxed,, if you tense up then your gonna
dead sailor and get hurt! lol

 

LOL @ Neil S - OK here's a pic from last Saturday........



I'm off to do the Santa Ana River trail this weekend - here's the link to singletrack heaven

http://www.geoladders.com/gmap_displ...51&walk_thru=1

 

Took mine out last Saturday. Midway through grabbing a nice bit of air I remembered I was about 10 years out of practice and promptly stacked it

 

Youre talking to a lad with a separated shoulder here! I can write books on getting it wrong

I basically squash them... I know I shouldn't, but I cant help it

I'm thinking about maybe building a few doubles myself and starting small before heading up to the local spot:



I think those big buggers will forever be out of my reach though!!!!

Excuse the gimp in the pic, it was the best google could come up with!!!

Neil.

 

Can somebody ban Keith?

Looks awesome!!!

 

I really need to get back on a bike - not been on one for 7 years, since i had a bad accident and smashed my shoulder in bits, and ended up wrapping the bike round a tree in a forest

Used to love going out at the weekend and finding the steepest hill and dirtiest tracks I could find

 

mate, come to bath, we can go down the trails and do the bigger stuff like in that pic

 

Me?

 

well if you want gracey! lol
and Neil S!

Forest of dean next weekend if i can swing it, with a few others
if you cant jump at the start of the day,, you will fookin have to by the end!!

 

Stuff that size? You're on your bloody own there!!!

I'll keep chipping away at it - there's some smaller stuff there I can work up to

Cheers for the offer though!! FOD sounds like a bloody long way from middlesbrough like!

Neil.

 

good stuff

While were on the subject, what does it mean if theres a very slight sideways movement in the rear tyre? bearing or something? i rememeber its been like this for some time but got it out last week for the first time in a year and its still the same but it goes fine anyway

 

try tightening the cones up a bit, but if not, the bearings are shot.....

 

yeah sounds like rear bearings need lookin at mate!


if its not that then perhaps the free hub is on its way!
(the bit the rear cogs sit on, and stay still and clicks when the wheel is spinning)

 

Just as i thought, cheers lads

 

not into the jumping trials ect as i would prob seriously hurt myself,,,

but went for a 12 mile ride 2nite for a bit of excersise

 

Thats the warm up done then Marc!

 

out this year i aint been out in about 6 years could do with starting thou as i starting to be a right little porker

 

have been for a few street rides this year so far, good fun to get on my bike again. Gunna go and do some dirt when the weathers nice again.

 

Yikes - those dirt jumps are way out of my league - I like fast technical singletrack either going up or down

Its 3pm here so I'm out for a blast in a couple of hours time

 

Yip got mine out last week for the our first ride this year up hamsterly forest, only done 11 mile and i was f**ked

 

Yip been out 3 times since getting my first bike in 10 years

Bloody things are lethal! lol Got my girlfriend to sew me up on Saturday though





I'm sure i will better this further into the season lol

 

started riding a lot more since i got my bike on saturday from Beach off here... brilliant bike and the stopping power is just awesome.

 

Went out on my bmx in february. Fucked my ankle which had just started to get properly better after tearing all the ligaments in it last may. Now my ankle is fucked again and i'm thinking about selling my bike. Piece of crap Anyone want an s&m pbr, never been raced or rallied

 

not been out this year yet, bikes still not finished after havin the frame re-sprayed, still got the back brake to bleed, gear cable to be fitted, wanna get the forks serviced too as spose to be doin richomond to windsor in september for a bit of a giggle

but this is how the beast is looking these days

 

nice one mate, i got Hope 4 pot discs on mine, and TBH, they are just rediculous! so much stopping power lol
over the bars using your little finger to pull the brake!!

dumped..ouch!!

 

[quote="pee vee"]Ditto - 4 pots from and rear - can you have too much braking power on a XC bike ?

 

jsut as along as they aint the xt discs, well unless you got a 220 disc front and back your fucked

had my DH4's years now and still the best brake ive ever had

 

[quote="Rolls"]
My rally max has got v-brakes and they can do stoppies no problem so i can only imagine 4pots

 

you c*nt!!

im never following you down a DH trail again!

as:

A. i dont know where the fook im going

B. there are trees in the way

C. dislocated shoulders hurt like fuck!

you c*nt