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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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Green Man Tonight???

Forecast is for dry but very windy weather tonight - 50+ mph gusts.

What's the consensus?

PT

Re: Green Man Tonight???

Haven't been out yet this year so willing to give it a go if it stays dry.

Richard

Re: Green Man Tonight???

Yep I am out. If my new front wheel bearings arrive for the MTB (both have seized !!!!!) then I will see you at the usual place if not I will road it to the pub on the other bike.

Re: Green Man Tonight???

Paul,

Wow! You've seized the poor bearings already? Mechanical sympathy score for the pimped bike? Zero!

Hope to see you tonight.

Cheers

TOM

Re: Green Man Tonight???

Hmmm... Don't fancy that wind now that I'm home. Maybe next week.

Richard

Re: Green Man Tonight???

Home late, I'll road it to the pub later

Re: Green Man Tonight???

Not going to make it tonight.
I've hurt my back again, but I'm optimistic I will be out next week with luck.

Re: Green Man Tonight???

Not tonight Josephine.......... still coughing like a ?!?!?! Camel?

Re: Green Man Tonight???

pat
Not going to make it tonight.
I've hurt my back again, but I'm optimistic I will be out next week with luck.


Duncan
Not tonight Josephine.......... still coughing like a ?!?!?! Camel?


A couple of personally relevant posts - I've not been out because of my continuing back issue, added to which my upper respiratory tract infection is taking a very long time to go away.

In conclusion, I could easily road it to the pub (Just set a small sail and coast there). The problem would be getting back. Pedaling into that wind in my condition - no thanks!

Hope to be out in a few weeks........

Re: Green Man Tonight???

How's about eating beans on't toasssssssssssst at luncheon and leaving the rest to Rotheram CC, their dab hands at ............................oh...m....g...
Anyone gotr green flag?