Newbie-ish girl :)
siancara
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As a child I was lucky enough to live next to a castle with huge castle grounds, which was great for riding my bike... lots of mud, hills, things to jump off, etc.! Doing this every day for years I became a fairly competent rider. I now just use my bike to get to and from uni (or for a ride down the castle when i'm home...) and it's rather boring, so I'm wanting to do some more fun stuff again!
I've bought a mountain bike, but not sure where to start now. I live near Cannock, would the trails there be too difficult?
If anyone knows of any trails I could get to by train that'd be awesome. I don't have a car but if a trail is rideable distance from a train station then I can get there that way. Cheers!
I've bought a mountain bike, but not sure where to start now. I live near Cannock, would the trails there be too difficult?
If anyone knows of any trails I could get to by train that'd be awesome. I don't have a car but if a trail is rideable distance from a train station then I can get there that way. Cheers!
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To be honest, if you had a childhood of pi**ing about on bikes, jumping off things and such, you should be fine on most trail centres.
It's probably the best apprenticeship you could hope for!0 -
You're not related to the Windsors are you ?
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The thing about trail centres is, anything you don't feel like riding, you can just walk round/over. Given your background, you'll probably be more than fine with red trails at trail centres like Cannock. I would just head over there, see for yourself and enjoy .0
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coulddobetter wrote:You're not related to the Windsors are you ?
I like to think so... but sadly no
Thanks guys, will check out Cannock next week0 -
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Sure is! Castell Cil-y-coed/Caldicot castle. Clicked on your link to your photos - I also assumed you must be in Wales with a name like Siôn?!0
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Yep, from loverly ol' Worth Nails. They won't let me leave (except to the Alps on occasion), so I never moved far, but then, why would I?
Couple of miles from the coast, couple of miles from Snowdon. Heaven
I really need to update my Flickr page though. I ended up doing a lot of comission jobs, which didn't leave much time for my own photography.0 -
Oooh you lucky person. I do love North Wales, visit there a few times a year, mainly for surfing/other watersports! Really nice. Still haven't got round to climbing Snowdon though...0
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Mate of mine teaches surfing, keeps trying to get me to try it. Just doesn't appeal round here in these cold seas somehow. Might be different if I lived in Hawaii or somewhere like that.
Give me snow, and a board, any day, but the cold sea doesn't appeal!0 -
Aaaaw how cute, young love.
Sion and Sian, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
First comes love, then comes marriage.
Then comes an abrupt, tragic miscarriage.
Then comes blame, then comes despair.
Two hearts damaged beyond repair...
Sian leaves Sion, and takes the tree. D-I-V-O-R-C-EI don't do smileys.
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cooldad wrote:Aaaaw how cute, young love.
Sion and Sian, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
First comes love, then comes marriage.
Then comes an abrupt, tragic miscarriage.
Then comes blame, then comes despair.
Two hearts damaged beyond repair...
Sian leaves Sion, and takes the tree. D-I-V-O-R-C-E
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Keep the tree, I don't want it.
I like the cold seas, it's refreshing
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Is this going to become the sequel to the Waylander and CMC saga?0
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Angry Bird wrote:Is this going to become the sequel to the Waylander and CMC saga?
Huh?
I like your avatar
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YeehaaMcgee wrote:
I really need to update my Flickr page though. I ended up doing a lot of comission jobs, which didn't leave much time for my own photography.
Just out of idle curiosity, your mirror self portrait shows you using a Sony, but the file names on the Anglesy pics look like Nikon prefixes?0 -
nope, the Sony uses DSC as a prefix. But if you set it to Adobe RGB colourspace, then it changes to a _DSC prefix. I think that's fairly standard these days.
I use a Sony DSLR, got a lot of lenses and stuff built up with it now, hoping to switch to the rather tasty full frame Sony A99 some time late next year.0 -
Furry muff. I thought DSC was just a Nikon prefix, when I've seen file names from other makes they've been different prefixes. Nikon man myself (not that I've picked it up for a long time), but once you've bought into one system you tend to stick with it.0
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I wonder if it's a sensor designation? I do believe Sony manufacture Nikon's electronics and sensors.
I have some files I shot with a Canon, and they're definitely different, they're all CRW prefix.
Hmm. I may just ignore you in future, you have a certain knack for dragging things into quite tedious directions 0 -
YeehaaMcgee wrote:I wonder if it's a sensor designation?
Possibly.Hmm. I may just ignore you in future, you have a certain knack for dragging things into quite tedious directions
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Well I have a 5 d mark 2 , loads of lenses and surfed in Wales nr Druidstone Haven in October without the aid of a wetsuit ............ so there !0
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Nope, drunk.I don't do smileys.
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YeehaaMcgee wrote:
Your brother's girlfriend is a "good friend" of yours, eh?welshkev wrote:my brothers girlfriend and a good friend of mine went to caldicot school
Interesting.
She's now my ex so it's okgochel chan ddynion i mewn blew beisiau achos hwy cadernid bod eirth0 -
YeehaaMcgee wrote:
Your brother's girlfriend is a "good friend" of yours, eh?welshkev wrote:my brothers girlfriend and a good friend of mine went to caldicot school
Interesting.
I was just going to edit that after reading it back
my brothers girlfriend (1 person) and a good friend (separate person) of mine went there 0 -
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Do you know what year they started there? Would probably know them!0
