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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.

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Blue Lion tonight?

Anyone else fancy a pootle out West this evening?

Re: Blue Lion tonight?

I'm hoping to be out, work permitting.

Re: Blue Lion tonight?

Yep, me too. (Cant miss a local one...)

Re: Blue Lion tonight?

Aiming to join you too

Re: Blue Lion tonight?

Quite an eventfull evening, as it happened. Three sets of puctures of which I was the star performer with two. Thanks very much Snapper for the loan of the optimal latex tube. Two, getting lost betwixt Caldecote & Hardwick, and having to resort to a magnetic compass, for directional confirmation.. Three, for being locked out of my own home on arrival at a respectable 23:25 hrs. Hmph! Seriously though, an excellent evening, and hope all returned home ithout incident.

Re: Blue Lion tonight?

Good ride despite the punctures, thanks! Though next time I'll try to find the bridleways back -- roading it back via Madingley Road took way too long!

...or just have a beer for a change.