what are you doing this weekend?

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  • Bobhellen
    Bobhellen Posts: 154
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    IcarusGreen wrote:
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    IcarusGreen wrote:
    hallomi and lettice butties for breakfast!

    i flipping well love eating halloumi, it is amazing on a bbq too.

    Halloumi and bacon fried in one pan together is a taste sensation!

    fukmesideways i will make a point of producing summat of that ilk for my lunch this weekend.

    wife RE, who is a vegetarian will no doubt be jealous as hell because yes, she does like a haloumi sandwich and no, she will not eat bacon but she does like the smell of fried bacon![/quote

    sheep’s I’ve got a m8 that was a veggie until you start cooking lots of bacon the he melts and was turned to the carnivores after a week riding in edale with only bacon sarnies to keep us going
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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    off to see england v wles at milenium stadium, then all you can eat chinese :D
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  • moster
    moster Posts: 121
    working till lunchtime, then watchin' The Rangers on Sky. I have some ground prep to do for a new patio so that'll take up a big chunk of the weekend but out for a meal with the Mrs tonight.

    Might manage a blast on the bike tomorrow at some point.
    When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.
  • matt@theforce
    matt@theforce Posts: 647
    Got up at 4:30
    Bike out of the garage and on my way to work by 5:00, 17miles later arrived and work with more than enough time to shower before my 12hour shift starting at 6:30.

    Was a good ride this morning, the dark mornings are back meaning riding by bike light again (love riding in the dark), steady pace kept down most of the trails but struggled a little through the uphills in Wharncliffe (2nd day riding to work) but made it to work suitably grubby and very happy.

    Have spent a few hours working out which brakes I want to replace my Stroker Trails on my Cube and have settled on the XT's, now to save some money to buy them.

    Spending this afternoon planning my route home, going by train for most of it to be able to try some new routes/trails :D , not expecting to get home before 21:00 again.

    Back at work tomorrow for another fun packed day but will be lazy and give the bike a rest.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    matt@theforce, which XT brakes have you got the new M785s?
  • matt@theforce
    matt@theforce Posts: 647
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    matt@theforce, which XT brakes have you got the new M785s?

    Havent bought any yet. Looking at the M775's
  • sheepsteeth
    sheepsteeth Posts: 17,418
    matt@theforce wrote:
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    matt@theforce, which XT brakes have you got the new M785s?

    Havent bought any yet. Looking at the M775's

    whatever you do, dont buy those, eveyone will give you a right bolloking.
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  • leaflite
    leaflite Posts: 1,651
    Im going to finish losing my temper with a powerspline bottom bracket and then get the titus ready for its first ride around cannock chase tomorrow
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  • IcarusGreen
    IcarusGreen Posts: 1,486
    Just thrashed my 'roadie' mate over 20 miles around the Cotswolds on the dark side bike :twisted: and am now back home in Abingdon about to tune up the Trance before going out for 20 dirty miles tomorrow. :D I mitt take the wench out for a meal and a few drinks down town tonight.
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  • 1340jas
    1340jas Posts: 217
    I have been mostly bleeding my brakes....which was nice.
    I then replaced my chain and gave the bike a good fettle.

    Having seen the avatar of IcarusGreen I'm going to have a few shots of Makers Mark and an early night before a few laps of Cwmcarn in the morning.

    Wales beat England, the wife and kids are away, plenty of riding, so a good weekend on the whole..
  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    1340jas wrote:
    I then replaced my chain and gave the bike a good fettle.

    Did you replace the cassette too?



    I had an epic ride at Cannock today, cycled like a man on fire. Must have been the fish and chips I had for supper combined with the crumpets with Marmite for breakfast ...and the Tesco mini donuts I gobbled en route

    All in a good day with a substantial time improvement over my last rides on the combined 19 mile route of Follow the Dog and Blue Route. Win!

    Back there tomorrow too... :¬)
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  • cazmotron
    cazmotron Posts: 161
    was supposed to have 2 days riding at Fort William but stacked it badly on my first f'ing run. both knee and bike busted, so ended up heading back down the road

    Not a happy cazmotron
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  • projectsome
    projectsome Posts: 4,010
    I've spent most of the day in bed catching up on sleep/watching comedy store. indexed the gears ready for tomorrow. gonna watch borgias in a bit.
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  • addivllangirb
    addivllangirb Posts: 322
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    matt@theforce wrote:
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    matt@theforce, which XT brakes have you got the new M785s?

    Havent bought any yet. Looking at the M775's

    whatever you do, dont buy those, eveyone will give you a right bolloking.

    Why? Only i'm considering buying some....
    Eldridge Grade 08
  • paul.skibum
    paul.skibum Posts: 4,068
    Bit of a late start - slept past the alarm by an hour and a half - finally headed down to the valley for a ride in Ellison Park - hadnt riddent here before and it was pretty sweet - not a massive trail network but all glorious singletrack - rode all the available trail bar about a km - very nice. I should go an d drag the bike in and spend a bit of time fettling but a beer and the PGA is winning......

    Off into village to watch Ryan Leech demo in a bit then more beer in the bar. :)
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  • matt@theforce
    matt@theforce Posts: 647
    Had a nice run home from work last night on some new trails. Got home absolutely knackered but felt good for doing it.

    Back at work today and today is a day of rest, used the car for work today as I'm going to have a go at fitting my new DVD Head Unit in the car at Lunchtime :D then I can watch last months MTB DVD on how to ride properly :D
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    matt@theforce wrote:
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    matt@theforce, which XT brakes have you got the new M785s?

    Havent bought any yet. Looking at the M775's

    whatever you do, dont buy those, eveyone will give you a right bolloking.

    I run the M535's on my Kona and love em, If anything I would rather use them that the Stroker Trails. From what I've read the M775's still perform better in dry & wet weather than the Strokers. Whilst it is a lot of money to change I can't justify the Saints as I doubt very much that I would ever use them to their full potential.
  • Clank
    Clank Posts: 2,323
    Great time at Cannock, but too many wanderers out on the Blue Route so bailed and revisited the back end of FTD for the second time.

    Did have a comedy moment off of the Stegasaurus on the first lap and that kept me chuckling for the next few miles. No harm done and hopefully entertained a few of the other riders out there! :lol:

    Got the climbs just about nailed. 8)
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  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    Clank wrote:
    Great time at Cannock, but too many wanderers out on the Blue Route so bailed and revisited the back end of FTD for the second time.

    Did have a comedy moment off of the Stegasaurus on the first lap and that kept me chuckling for the next few miles. No harm done and hopefully entertained a few of the other riders out there! :lol:

    Got the climbs just about nailed. 8)

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    On my way there now.... :D
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  • RallyBiker
    RallyBiker Posts: 378
    Helped with trail maintainance on Penmachno Loop 2 on Saturday, and took the wife around the blue and green :oops: at CYB today. Mrs & berms = fun!! :lol:
  • jay12
    jay12 Posts: 6,126
    farmer johns yesterday was pretty awesome. thought it would have been really wet but it wasn't too bad at all. my forks started leaking oil at one point though. it was a simple fix today and while i was at it i took my bike completly apart(only the headset cups were left on the frame) and i gave everything a good clean and service.

    also it was my first proper ride with the 5:10s and they were awesome!! so worth the money.

    i need to get a full outer gear cable set up pretty soon and i really need some new tyres. maxxis need to hurry up and release the high roller 2 in the uk!
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  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    No riding for me this weekend. Needed a bit of rest and relaxation. Spent a few hours burning stuffs at the allotment yesterday. Had a go at refitting the mudguards on the Focus, but they won't fit with the Kojaks, so will wait till mid Oct when I fit the winter tyres (Conti Hardcases).

    Today, I have mostly been cutting down the barrel on an air-rifle. This was achieved with copious amounts of tea and various bacon sandwiches ('standard' ones this morning and ones with added grated cheese this afternoon). All done and working correctly.

    Getting my stuffs ready for work tomorrow now. Why do weekends go soooo quickly? :(
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  • Tim.s
    Tim.s Posts: 515
    El Capitano wrote:
    Today, I have mostly been cutting down the barrel on an air-rifle.

    Is that to make it easier to conceal?

    Today I found out that XT chainrings dont fit FSA cranksets, shame I didnt realise until I first tried to use the granny ring about 3 miles from home. And I had a puncture.
    "Didn't hurt"
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Had a great ride at Coed y Brenin. For some reason, I just lacked energy, felt really drained from the get-go.
    But the descents, oooooh yes. One of those days when everything flows perfectly - Big thumbs up for mountain king 2 tyres :D
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    Tim.s wrote:
    El Capitano wrote:
    Today, I have mostly been cutting down the barrel on an air-rifle.

    Is that to make it easier to conceal?

    Sort of... means it will fit into a standard sized slip (that's a gun bag), without having to remove the silencer.

    Before:

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    After:

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    Repeated removal of a silencer can wear the threads enough for the pellets to clip the inside. This way it can stay put.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    huh?
    Why do you have a silencer on an air rifle?
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    yeehaamcgee wrote:
    huh?
    Why do you have a silencer on an air rifle?

    Erm, to cut down on the noise... :wink:

    Daft as it sounds, it does make a difference. Not necessarily to you (as you're right next to the spring going boing), but from a distance, to whatever you're shooting at - which is a must when hunting.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    really? I never had any problem hunting without one. The spring and piston noise was much louder than the muzzle noise :?
  • El Capitano
    El Capitano Posts: 6,400
    TBF, the difference is more noticeable if you're using a CO2 or precharged gun rather than a springer. But any difference is worthwhile.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    I'll precharge your gun in a minute, and make it worthwile

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