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DISCLAIMER. MOUNTAIN BIKING CAN BE DANGEROUS. YOU JOIN US AT YOUR OWN RISK.
SAFETY BRIEFING.
- Wear a helmet. Despite recent advances in medical science, brains still cannot be mended nor replaced.
- Wear gloves or mitts. Hands often hit the ground first. Cuts and grazes invite infection and a hospital visit.
- Wear eye protection, it only takes a twig or thorn to lose an eye. Crud catchers are a good idea in mucky weather.
- When downhilling, for your own protection, allow plenty of space behind the rider in front.
- Bring a bare minimum emergency tool kit and a spare inner tube.
- Breakdowns are a bore. Plan not to have any by ensuring your bike is in perfect working order.
- Punctures are also tedious. You can minimise them by fitting latex tubes, slime tubes or running tubeless tyres.
Photo: CAMMTB Winter 2022-23 rides have been posted up - please click on the Runs List link..
Pat,
You know it's "braking", not "breaking", don't you?
Just checking
PT
PT, maybe it should be barking, seriously, i have an award nomination for my spelling!
Given Pat's track record with bikes, I thought he did mean 'breaking' ... 
As for the Kenda tyres, I'd love to try them out, but have read plenty of reviews that say the rubber that Kenda use in their tubeless tyres isn't compatible with sealants like Stans NoTubes, resulting in the tyres delaminating after a few months ... Review of Kenda Tubeless Tyres on mtbr.com (if yr not running tubeless, then they're apparently pretty good tyres)
Small block is a great tyre for fast dry non rocky conditions. Their fast with adequate grip one thing to consider is the side walls are quite thin !?!
They also do not clear mud at all.... so the odd puddle is fine but all day on off sticky mud is baaarrd shoite. Have also run them tubeless (stans) last summer without any probs !?! I think compared to alot of other Kenda tyres the Sticky Nevegals & SB8 are their best offerings.
Saying that I have ridden around the isle of Purbeck on them many times without a prob.
Fast Freds are even more extreme & slide at the slightest sniff of dew....
But most importantly when en Dorset (yes I would it's very nice)...... don't wander too far & STICK TO THE ROADS !!! 
if by that you mean the 2 biggest money reducing agents known to man (the wife and son), near mothercare!!! late in the afternoon then probably yes.
