XC in Cornwall - any willing volunteers ?

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LEE - I remember meeting you now.

Matt,
Nice to hear you are all doing well. I was expecting you to post a pic of Stanley

Are you able to get out for a hour or 2 (ride) on Friday night?

allthegearnoidea

great to hear your doing well with ickle stanley matey!
you'll be back out on the bike shortly when everything makes its own routine!!
you can never have enough pictures either!! they cant go back to being small after!! we have thousands lol!

time for one of these now then!! http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=30672


(we had cant sail yet!!)

Surf-Matt

Bit restricted ride wise for a bit. Did a 12 miler yesterday but mostly running (daily) - will be riding more and surfing very soon!

Pic:

5 mins after he was born with Mrs Matt:



3 days old...

allthegearnoidea

cracker matey! although, dare i say, thankfully takes after his mum more his dad! :P

did you cry though?? hahah! i turned in to a blubbering mess lol! an experience i certainly am not going to forget!

Surf-Matt

Timmo - was rather emotional especially after we lost one last year.

Amazing experience though and we got another decent(ish) nights sleep too!

allthegearnoidea

well done on the sleep matey! as everone will tell you, make the most of it!! and long may it continue!

oh, and through my personal findings, always offer to take the littlun into town with you! the attention you'll get from the Ladies is great!! (had a little experiment when at mothers a while back, market day int he town so i put littlun in the sling and walked down through, barely got 50 yards before getting stopped and mobbed! was like the whole way! swapeed over and wife carried her back, no one stopped her at all! )

is also nice when every one cooe's at them when they are ion the trailer behind yo on the bike! always raises a smile!

Surf-Matt

Timmo - think we'll get a trailer too.

He's currently in his sling while I type!

allthegearnoidea

thats classy matey! like it!
just dont take it personally when he tries to breats fed on you!! hahah! although very funny, did make my best mate join a gym hahah!

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Surf-Matt wrote:

Timmo - think we'll get a trailer too.

He's currently in his sling while I type!

I guess this means you can run & cycle while looking after the babs . . . .

Looking lovely mate (Stanley - not you!)

allthegearnoidea

just been out for a gentle pedal up to see a mates new unit, and got Royally soaked in the showers! also noticed just how cold its got too! had my longs, thick socks, base layer and thermal top under my jacket and the wind still got through!
sat her enow after thawing out with a nice cuppa!!! quite suprised how cold i got!

Surf-Matt

Yep - my run was very chilly last night

helen coakley

Nice pic's matt..congrats to both of you..

Have 7 riding idless at the moment all ability's

think it might be cold and wet...much better in the wet/dark....

c u there...

allthegearnoidea

i did also notice and this kinda made me smile from all the summer months! the fluid in my tube of my camelback was colder than the contents loL! cant remember when it was last like that lol!

helen coakley

Tim,

thats not good...and we were having such a nice sept...lets hope its a mild winter..

Dazzza

Well so far it's all come good for me, i want it to hammer it down until im out for tomorrow, really want to see what the tyres will handle.

I think i might wear me winter boots this time round, we'll see.

helen coakley

Think i might wear all my winter gear...such a girls blouse...

allthegearnoidea

that would be good helen! got very cold today! stopped at the bike barn on the way back to avoid a shower and warm my feet up too lol!
but was odd taking a sip from your bag and it being proper cold then whenyou got the normal temp fluid was a bit Eurrgh ish hahaha!

a mild winter would be very good! and considering the summer we had, the least we can hope for hey! hahah!

Dazzza

helen coakley wrote:

Think i might wear all my winter gear...such a girls blouse...

I'll be bringing most of it, just incase.

You can ride in front of me tomorrow, ive been told all about your lupines.

Are they wilma or betty 4/6/7/10?

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helen coakley wrote:

Think i might wear all my winter gear...such a girls blouse...

Wish I was wearing my winter gear riding home tonight.

The headwind & driving rain really made the ride interesting.

Looking forward to a nice muddy night tomorrow (but as I'm riding to work in the morning, I would like nice weather in the morning!).

See ya 6.30 @ Volvo garage.

Surf-Matt

Surfing is chillier than usual too this year...

allthegearnoidea

quite shockingly, is my first day back in trousers since the first bank holiday weekend!!
jeans and winter boots day today!! very cold wind!

helen coakley

Bettys....i will bring a spare set of light and motions for you Dazza if you need them...

Surf-Matt

Helen - thanks! Your kit makes me go green. Best bike, lights, etc, etc!

helen coakley

may have all the gear but you still ride faster than me!! and thats what counts...

lights are great though and you should see my new forks...lovely

bike is nearly finished..then it will be time for a new one...I wish...

hopefully see you out there soon matt....

allthegearnoidea

are they the dt carbon ones i sportted the other day at bissoe??
they did look very tasty!

helen coakley

yes and now i have worked out how to set them up they are fantastic forks...

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helen coakley wrote:

may have all the gear but you still ride faster than me!! and thats what counts...

lights are great though and you should see my new forks...lovely

bike is nearly finished..then it will be time for a new one...I wish...

hopefully see you out there soon matt....

So does this mean you've got a spare set of really nice forks now???

Dazzza

helen coakley wrote:

Bettys....i will bring a spare set of light and motions for you Dazza if you need them...

Thanks, i should be fine though i know mine is at least 700 lumens and put my 35w lumi to shame.

I'll be sorting another p7 soon along with my helmet light i should be over 1600 lumen by then.

I think your betty's if i have the right system should be about 1500 lumen which is quite mad. 8)

Funny enough lupine have a p7 system on the way called a tesla but they want 350 euro's for it :shock:

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=439277

Right time to get the bike ready i suppose.......

Where's me coffee

helen coakley

I do FSR a set of 2004 Fox which I will put on ebay...your welcome to havea look at them if you want...not sure if the steerer is long enough but can check...let me know.

Great night ride....knackered but happy

Dazzza

Yeah was a great ride, really need to sort out my hillclimbing, at least the cardio is there though, i always bounce back pretty fast.

I will try to sort a better mount for the p7 though, having it bouncing about wasn't fun.

Might be about tomorrow and sunday provided the weather holds, i thank christ for air con, the temperature was really dropping off when it got dark brr!