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      CommentAuthorJosh
    • CommentTimeOct 14th 2007
     
    Was talking to Tag Pete yesterday about Sudbury and doing a mountain bike ride there soon. Also Crazy Dave and me definitely up for it.

    Would like to do North Downs, Leith Hill area sometime soon too, used to have a few couriers doing MTB rides there a few years back.

    Anyone else interested? First ride probably in two or three weeks.
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      CommentAuthorcaspar
    • CommentTimeOct 16th 2007
     
    Try me. I'll be back in two weeks.
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      CommentAuthorJosh
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2007 edited
     
    Right. Crazies new bike just dropped through the letterbox, weathers dry and there's no racing this weekend so on Sunday there be couriers in the woods. Not sure if that'll be Dorking or Sudbury but anyone who's up for it get ready.

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      CommentAuthorEye Man
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2007
     
    Why are that guy's forks fitted backwards?
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      CommentAuthorJosh
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2007
     
    He let a metro uber courier (unter mechanic) put his bike together
    • CommentAuthorsleepy
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2007
     
    it really worries me the amount of people i see riding round like that as if it's proper. saw a bloke on a cheapshit-straightouta china roadie w/ backwards forks on bishopsgate a while back. tried to point out the error of his ways- he flat ignored me when he realised i wasn't saying what nice shiny bike he had. twat.

    imo everyone should be forced to fit cantis. that'd end this madness.
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      CommentAuthorcaspar
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2007
     
    It improved my turning circle.

    To be honest I hadn't even noticed the difference, but we had only ridden about 250m before Josh almost fell off laughing!
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      CommentAuthorcaspar
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2007
     
    Sleepy,

    Come down to Dartmoor for a weekend's MTB and I'll show you why everyone doesn't want canti's any more.
    • CommentAuthorsleepy
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2007
     
    fair point- got a set of deore hydraulics on my [sadly neglected] rockhopper. i know what a blessing they are in 12" of mud. i really really ought to get out and get muddy again but you lot would probably grind me into paste :smile:
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    He can, but he won't. I had a great time when I was down there.
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      CommentAuthorEye Man
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2007
     
    How did mountainbikers stop when they had canti's? Did they just stick their feet between tyre and frame or something?
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      CommentAuthordmiller
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2007 edited
     
    Trees.

    Before discs people often used Trees. Fast to Stop in no time at all.

    :)
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      CommentAuthorEye Man
    • CommentTimeNov 7th 2007
     
    haha :-D
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      CommentAuthorcaspar
    • CommentTimeNov 12th 2007
     
    On Dartmoor I find that peat,mixed with a little water, is used more frequently than trees. It is far more difficult to see but has a similar effect on ones momentum.

    Less damaging to the bike too. Trees are dying (or not in this case).
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      CommentAuthordmiller
    • CommentTimeNov 13th 2007
     
    Caspar - good point.

    You can sometimes use rocks as well... :)
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      CommentAuthorJosh
    • CommentTimeNov 13th 2007 edited
     




    Was gonna post the one of the mud braking on Dartmoor but this is from Sunday
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      CommentAuthorJosh
    • CommentTimeNov 13th 2007 edited
     
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmbholidays/1798999421/

    Both those fools were catapulted over the bars when their front wheels stuck in the mud, brilliant
    • CommentAuthorsleepy
    • CommentTimeNov 14th 2007
     
    re: canti's to halt the madness of backwards forks, i take it all back. just seen a bike locked up with cantis and backwards forks- the cable wraps around the head tube to get to the brake.

    triangular steerer maybe?
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      CommentAuthorJosh
    • CommentTimeMay 18th 2008
     
    azza dazza sez a there is a courier from DC coming next week with an mtb wants to go riding, won a trip to dublin in an alleycat series but got hit and couldn't come, so he's coming to london now.. he also needs a place to stay ppl

    me and el crazorino have been out to surrey hills last two weekends, trails are great there at the moment, got a really nice route with a few trails have to be ridden over and over again

    so next sunday or monday, probably monday cos of saturday >>

    going to dorking

    come along folks like i say we have a sick route sorted out now

    why is travis bickle smiling and wearing a mail call top, why?

    landed here
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      CommentAuthor69dec
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2008
     
    believe me i know and maybe employ a contender to the throne, i have lots of m-bikes come to me saying the rider room reeks. all i'll say is there's a time to be young and stupid ! 'n Oh yeah, SOAP AND WATER.
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      CommentAuthor69dec
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2008
     
    not you Dave xxxxxx
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      CommentAuthorJosh
    • CommentTimeMay 19th 2008
     
    yeah the air is very clean there not everything though
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    Happy Birthday Josh!
    hope you have a great day :)

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