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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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Too wet for boots? try a balloon ride

The weather has been rubbish the last week
the ground will be sodden
The conditions on the Roman road will be slippy, then suddenly cloggy, then not much fun as it turns into push your bike time.

I reckon we should undo the the boot for a couple of weeks and aim for a ride in the blue balloon pub in Grantchester, the pub may not be called the blue balloon at all but then the analogy of floating across the floods wouldn't work.

Anyone disagree?

Re: Too wet for boots? try a balloon ride

There not a bit of Byron in you , is there Richard? Might be out for this......

Re: Too wet for boots? try a balloon ride

I should be out tonight

Re: Too wet for boots? try a balloon ride

Yes. I mean no.

No, I don't disagree and yes, I'll be out.

I hope that's clear.

PT

Re: Too wet for boots? try a balloon ride

I’m out too, bringing umbrella

Re: Too wet for boots? try a balloon ride

Balloons Simon, not Mary Poppins

Re: Too wet for boots? try a balloon ride

Not out now. Bit of lurgy to contend with ☹️

Re: Too wet for boots? try a balloon ride

I'm out