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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Littigator wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    I just came off my bike right outside my house, doh! :oops:

    Muppet!

    And Hello to CP and LiT and thanks Jash.

    SA was awesome, I am now a complete convert to the dark side of off-road riding. Some of the trails there were amazing!

    BURN HIM!
  • audaxvirgin
    audaxvirgin Posts: 21
    Am I the only SCR who ever commutes between Esher and Chessington? It's lonely out there! :shock:
    My other bike's a Dawes.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    jashburnham wrote:
    Littigator wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    I just came off my bike right outside my house, doh! :oops:

    Muppet!

    And Hello to CP and LiT and thanks Jash.

    SA was awesome, I am now a complete convert to the dark side of off-road riding. Some of the trails there were amazing!

    BURN HIM!

    It's sweeping through team SCR like an epidemic of man flu :?
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    :lol:

    He's a witch! He's a witch!

    Actually I am considering having a go at that this year. I think I may need to buy in a serious stock of brave pills.
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    itboffin wrote:
    It's sweeping through team SCR like an epidemic of man flu :?

    AHEM! While I may be riding a mtb, I am not *into* mtbs.

    I'm with Jash. Take the traitor to the gallows.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    Coming from Essex (the home of MTBing for 2012) W T F!!!!!

    You're in the right place for a start!
    Roadie FCN: 3

    Fixed FCN: 6
  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    itboffin wrote:
    jashburnham wrote:
    Littigator wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    I just came off my bike right outside my house, doh! :oops:

    Muppet!

    And Hello to CP and LiT and thanks Jash.

    SA was awesome, I am now a complete convert to the dark side of off-road riding. Some of the trails there were amazing!

    BURN HIM!

    It's sweeping through team SCR like an epidemic of man flu :?

    If only I could off road to work - get the dog walked at the same time....oh the pleasure and the mud. Lets face it - us 30 year old blokes will do anything to thrash about in mud...
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Littigator wrote:
    Coming from Essex (the home of MTBing for 2012) W T F!!!!!

    You're in the right place for a start!

    Is it? I was not aware of that.

    Maybe I will look into this more seriously!
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    I really want to try MTBing - Livs, if the offer of borrowing your brother's bike is still there I'm up for it!
    My Focus / My Bob Jackson
    Blog (incl. bikes)
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    biondino wrote:
    I really want to try MTBing - Livs, if the offer of borrowing your brother's bike is still there I'm up for it!

    Cool! Well seeing as I'm in the UK capital of MTBing, once I find out more specifically where that is maybe we should grab a couple of MTBs from the stores and have a go!
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • linsen
    linsen Posts: 1,959
    ooh ooh can I come?
    Emerging from under a big black cloud. All help welcome
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    biondino wrote:
    I really want to try MTBing - Livs, if the offer of borrowing your brother's bike is still there I'm up for it!

    Cool! Well seeing as I'm in the UK capital of MTBing, once I find out more specifically where that is maybe we should grab a couple of MTBs from the stores and have a go!

    Can I watch? £50 argos double susser + bumpy downhill = hilarious camcorder footage.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    cjcp wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    It's sweeping through team SCR like an epidemic of man flu :?

    AHEM! While I may be riding a mtb, I am not *into* mtbs.

    I'm with Jash. Take the traitor to the gallows.

    er! people in glass houses and all that...
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    I've been round epping forrest a couple of times and it's great fun... I like it and yes I've considered getting a hard tail for all sorts of muddy nonsense or a cross but I feel a mtb would be easier to man handle through the dirt and jumps
    Purveyor of sonic doom

    Very Hairy Roadie - FCN 4
    Fixed Pista- FCN 5
    Beared Bromptonite - FCN 14
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    When I said 'the stores' I meant my brother's collection of mtbs he doesn't use any more!

    However, some of them are a lot nicer than others.. I'll have to have an assessment of which ones are useable!

    And Linsen, of course you can! You might get stuck on a suspension-free specialised thing from the mid-90's though - you're rather more petite than my brother is now!
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    linsen wrote:
    ooh ooh can I come?

    Meee 3 :o
    Roadie FCN: 3

    Fixed FCN: 6
  • girv73
    girv73 Posts: 842
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    And Linsen, of course you can! You might get stuck on a suspension-free specialised thing from the mid-90's though!

    Don't knock rigid MTBing, says the man who rode a 1992 DB Ascent for 16 years, until it broke in two. Suspension is overrated marketing :twisted:
    Today is a good day to ride
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    I definately intend to take the Giant offroading in the summer - hopefully have a thrash around some Scottish forestry - probably not downhill at Fort William though 8)
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Littigator wrote:
    linsen wrote:
    ooh ooh can I come?

    Meee 3 :o

    Not you. :wink::D
    FCN 7/1
    Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    It's a good job I didn't bump my head earlier...

    There you go SCR :wink:
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    By heck was it cold this morning, it just seemed to suck the energy from me!
    Had a fun battle with a fixie heading towards Camberwell from Dulwich Village. I picked him up as he came past approaching a ped crossing which he nipped across narrowly missing the ped on it :-(
    I followed him past the train station and around onto Sunray Avenue where I thought that my extra 23 gears would come in helpful. As we crossed the mini roundabout I started moving out wider and nipped past him and the high-vis fodder up ahead.
    As I was heading up the steeper section the sun was behind us and I could make out 2 shadows..........the bugger was on my wheel! Now I'd hit 22 as I came past him was making a good pace up the hill he he was hanging on in there!
    I stayed ahead on the descent of Denmark Hill towards the hospital and then lost him after he and another SS jumped the lights by the shops!

    Nothing interesting on the way home but then when your heading away from town @ 14:45 there don't tend to be many commuters around, for all the waiting around twiddling my thumbs this jury service has involved it does have some nice bits - bl00dy early finish!
    To help remedy my boredom I did buy this month's C+ from the WH Smith's round the corner and intend to read it cover to cover!
    Who's the daddy?
    Twitter, Videos & Blog
    Player of THE GAME
    Giant SCR 3.0 - FCN 5
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    By heck was it cold this morning, it just seemed to suck the energy from me!
    Had a fun battle with a fixie heading towards Camberwell from Dulwich Village. I picked him up as he came past approaching a ped crossing which he nipped across narrowly missing the ped on it :-(
    I followed him past the train station and around onto Sunray Avenue where I thought that my extra 23 gears would come in helpful. As we crossed the mini roundabout I started moving out wider and nipped past him and the high-vis fodder up ahead.
    As I was heading up the steeper section the sun was behind us and I could make out 2 shadows..........the bugger was on my wheel! Now I'd hit 22 as I came past him was making a good pace up the hill he he was hanging on in there!
    I stayed ahead on the descent of Denmark Hill towards the hospital and then lost him after he and another SS jumped the lights by the shops!

    Nothing interesting on the way home but then when your heading away from town @ 14:45 there don't tend to be many commuters around, for all the waiting around twiddling my thumbs this jury service has involved it does have some nice bits - bl00dy early finish!
    To help remedy my boredom I did buy this month's C+ from the WH Smith's round the corner and intend to read it cover to cover!
    Who's the daddy?
    Twitter, Videos & Blog
    Player of THE GAME
    Giant SCR 3.0 - FCN 5
  • DiggingDeeper
    DiggingDeeper Posts: 225
    As things have gone a bit off beam tonight I feel ok in continuing the trend.

    What happened to SpitChips to get banned, did s/he cut rough after you lot took the p*ss after the top tip debarcle the other day and consequently suffer the wrath of the moderators :?:

    As to the latest musings : hard tail in Epping Forest is spot on, done loads of it there but as to full sus being over rated you must be joking when you are on the rough stuff, gives you miles more confidence
    [1]Ribble winter special
    [2] Trek 5200 old style carbon
    [3] Frankensteins hybrid FCN 8
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    By heck was it cold this morning, it just seemed to suck the energy from me!
    Had a fun battle with a fixie heading towards Camberwell from Dulwich Village. I picked him up as he came past approaching a ped crossing which he nipped across narrowly missing the ped on it :-(
    I followed him past the train station and around onto Sunray Avenue where I thought that my extra 23 gears would come in helpful. As we crossed the mini roundabout I started moving out wider and nipped past him and the high-vis fodder up ahead.
    As I was heading up the steeper section the sun was behind us and I could make out 2 shadows..........the bugger was on my wheel! Now I'd hit 22 as I came past him was making a good pace up the hill he he was hanging on in there!
    I stayed ahead on the descent of Denmark Hill towards the hospital and then lost him after he and another SS jumped the lights by the shops!

    Nothing interesting on the way home but then when your heading away from town @ 14:45 there don't tend to be many commuters around, for all the waiting around twiddling my thumbs this jury service has involved it does have some nice bits - bl00dy early finish!
    To help remedy my boredom I did buy this month's C+ from the WH Smith's round the corner and intend to read it cover to cover!
    Who's the daddy?
    Twitter, Videos & Blog
    Player of THE GAME
    Giant SCR 3.0 - FCN 5
  • attica
    attica Posts: 2,362
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    I did buy this month's C+ from the WH Smith's round the corner and intend to read it cover to cover!

    A fantastic review of the Exmoor Beast in there, feel a bit better about it knowing that the Journo in question didn't make the cut off either.
    "Impressive break"

    "Thanks...

    ...I can taste blood"
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Littigator wrote:
    roger merriman wrote:
    SA?

    South Africa

    Knysna to be precise. I posted this ride which was the route out and then had me turning around and heading back...a total of almost 4000 ft of climbing almost all off road there and back

    Amazing scenery and only passed about 3 cars once i was heading up into the hills

    http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/237346

    Oh, and welcome back, Litt.!
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Some poser popping a wheelie as he crested the climb behind the journo :cry:
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Attica wrote:
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    I did buy this month's C+ from the WH Smith's round the corner and intend to read it cover to cover!

    A fantastic review of the Exmoor Beast in there, feel a bit better about it knowing that the Journo in question didn't make the cut off either.

    So what are you trying to say Attica....???

    You didn't let this side down?
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    Littigator wrote:
    roger merriman wrote:
    SA?

    South Africa

    Knysna to be precise. I posted this ride which was the route out and then had me turning around and heading back...a total of almost 4000 ft of climbing almost all off road there and back

    Amazing scenery and only passed about 3 cars once i was heading up into the hills

    http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/237346

    ah looks nice, i'm mtb at heart growing up in the breacon beacons though i'm more attached to the old roadie where as the mtb is just a tool, if a very fun one
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    itboffin wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    It's sweeping through team SCR like an epidemic of man flu :?

    AHEM! While I may be riding a mtb, I am not *into* mtbs.

    I'm with Jash. Take the traitor to the gallows.

    er! people in glass houses and all that...

    I ain't livin' in no glass house! Litt said he was getting into it, I'm just riding it - means to an end stuff. :P
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."

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