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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.
  • Don't ride too close to the person in front. If they crash into a badger, you'll need time to swerve.

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Six bells

Thinking of venturing out tonight as it's so close to home, not raining and quite dry.

Would be rude not to?

anyone else?

Re: Six bells

I wouldn't want to be rude either. So I'll join you.

Tom R

Re: Six bells

Not riding in anticipation of the thrashing my legs are going to get at Thetford on Sunday (I'm sure that must be somewhere in Pasty's book)...

Might join you at the pub however.

Re: Six bells

Paul, lame. It's only Tuesday!

Re: Six bells

you are only doing the 2h race...

Re: Six bells

i'm planning on riding

chris

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Good point. I'm lame!

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Having had a cold for over a month which didn't disappear until well into the New Year, I've now got another one. Pasty Tom BoE page 74.

Ahhhhhh, feck...

Re: Six bells

I'm out

Re: Six bells

As in Dragons' Den, or as in John Barrowman?