Slow Rides For Unfit People - Rutland ROAD Ride Sun 9th Sept

rottitera02

Yeah.....you ride thru your kitchen, round the lounge table back out into the hall, out the back door and over a steep drop........''

sparrowlegs78

And thats only going down the back alley ...believe me, it's interesting riding up here, best bit was the kids surfing down the back alley on a sofa!
Caz xx

kangaroo

world cup 4X live on freecaster now
http://freecaster.tv/live/mtb/1011043/u ... houffalize

sparrowlegs78

got it on now ...Ta Roo
Caz xx

kangaroo

seems like its finished

sparrowlegs78

I know, the ladies ceremony is on ..i wanna see racing
Caz x

kangaroo

Boo

sparrowlegs78

I've just been looking at the new photos of the trail in my local woods....roll on may 15th, it's gonna be fun...even the over 1foot drop on it will be good ( meaning I'll be off and walking again lol)
Caz x

Cheshley

rottitera02 wrote:

Hells bells stumpym4.........that looks real nasty...hope you ok bud.

I purchased a set of 661 knee pads a fortnight ago, after riding llandegla without any and looking back at the trail obstacles etc i thought if i had come off i would have had a nasty injury, this prompted me to get some, am glad now and will feel much safer riding with them on.

When i rode llandegla the thought of coming off and doing myself an injury was in my mind whilst riding and probably held me back a little at times.

I will now feel safer and let rip a bit more on the trails in future.......

Whereas me in my shiny new knee/shin combo type affair rode the rocky bits with the type of confidence I've not shown for a good few years.

Evenin all.

Cheshley

mountain mick wrote:

i'm so glad i got some knee pads, just got to get some elbow pads now.

Well just saved myself some money as i've just serviced my rear shock and saved about £60 to £100, so i hope it's now ok.

Just one last thing after watching the dalby world cup on tv i now wish i'd signed up for the dalby dare

Mick, what rear shock you running?

rottitera02

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

I've just been looking at the new photos of the trail in my local woods....roll on may 15th, it's gonna be fun...even the over 1foot drop on it will be good ( meaning I'll be off and walking again lol)
Caz x

Will have to get up there after cannock and ride it myself..

kangaroo

at this point id like to say something really interesting but im to tired to think of anything

rottitera02

Cheshley wrote:

mountain mick wrote:

i'm so glad i got some knee pads, just got to get some elbow pads now.

Well just saved myself some money as i've just serviced my rear shock and saved about £60 to £100, so i hope it's now ok.

Just one last thing after watching the dalby world cup on tv i now wish i'd signed up for the dalby dare

Mick, what rear shock you running?

Mick's just gone to bed..early rise for work...he's running a fox float rp-2 i believe ches.

Cheshley

Bummer, I was hoping to blag some tips for servicing mine and saving a few quid but mine aint a Fox

rottitera02

Cheshley wrote:

Bummer, I was hoping to blag some tips for servicing mine and saving a few quid but mine aint a Fox

Have a look on you tube...plenty of shock srevicing going on there bud.

rottitera02

wot shock you got ches?

Cheshley

X-Fusion but not sure which one without going out to he garage n having a look, but that's not gonna happen at this hour.

Have you been chatting wi Lynn? I messaged her on Facebook a while ago but not had owt back.

rottitera02

Lynn put a post out to say she coudn't make cannock cos her sister has arranged a birthday treat for her...its her b/day on the 11th, not heard from her since.

Cheshley

I must have missed that one then, she's still showing as confirmed on the FB event page and I need to know if she's available for the June ride before I confirm the details (only fair as it was she who suggested it). I'll give it a few more days and then I'll confirm it anyway if I've not heard owt.

rottitera02

Heres the post she wrote........

Rich, Sorry I can't make Cannock now unfortunately (or fortunately as the case may be), as my Sis has organised a surprise weekend for my Birthday & just happens to be that weekend. So will have to miss out this time but up for a ride soon. Cheers Lynn

phoebian

Hope the rain is sorting out those trails!

Cheshley

phoebian wrote:

Hope the rain is sorting out those trails!

no rain in my corner of Yorkshire

kangaroo

Cheshley wrote:

phoebian wrote:

Hope the rain is sorting out those trails!

no rain in my corner of Yorkshire

no oatcakes either

rottitera02

Chesley.....i picked this up from t'internet this morn....its the shock servicing manual for your shock.....i checked the shock model up and got x-fusion 02rla if this is the one then here's the servicing manual for it, it looks very simple and straightforward bud......

http://www.supercycles.co.uk/conspiracy ... nglish.pdf

Hope that helps matey.

rottitera02

morning Roo.....whats your day got planned....more riding round cannock ?

kangaroo

not sure today, the weather is a bit iffy, might take a cough cough 'recovery day' cough cough
might go tomorrow, the forecast is slightly better
if i go today it will be the monkey or the last stage of ftd, tomorrow on the other hand i have two options, go with a group and do mainly fireroads or go on my own and do the monkey or ftd end again

not been on the bike since friday and im itching to get out, yesterday i felt half dead from riding alot this week, today i seem to have recovered

i keep looking at the weather forecast then saying to myself, you know these forecasts aren't that accurate. then i had the completely bonkers brainwave of making a website that forecasts the previous days weather, but to be fair on the other 'normal' weather sites i would endeavour to make it not 100% accurate

you up to anything interesting

rottitera02

No riding for me today...':('.......have to do some work at my mums house or i'll get mithered.

Tomorrow am fixing a friends brakes on his bike....have had to make up a bleed kit as its a non branded make with no kit available for it....so got 2 syringes, 2 of the old type flexible adapters for bike pumps which i have to take the threaded ends off and rethread to m5 with 2 lenghts of piping, aquarium pipe clamps and away we go....i told him to get some decent branded brakes which he may well do in the future, but he can't ride long or hilly routes cos of his diabetes......a few years ago he was good but now he's had to tone his riding down.

rottitera02

If you wanna bleed yer brakes don't go out and spend £30-40 on a kit.....make one up for a lot less........here's the link...

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/forums/vie ... t=12658491

kangaroo

rottitera02 wrote:

If you wanna bleed yer brakes don't go out and spend £30-40 on a kit.....make one up for a lot less........here's the link...

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/forums/vie ... t=12658491

cool

kangaroo

here are some maps of cannock chase mountain bike trails
http://cid-730e7d57ba4c2d41.skydrive.li ... chUpload=1