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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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Blue Ball?

Am I destined to ride these shores alone?
I put too much Stockholm tar on one of my chickens & now she looks like something you'd find on a beach in 70's Cornwall & even worse I don't even fit into a bike snob category
Wowh, O wowh is me

Re: Blue Ball?

Hope to escape from work in time to ride this evening.

Re: Blue Ball?

Duncan, do you still own that Ellsworth? Surely that would qualify you for some sort of bike snob category?

EDIT: I might have missed off a smiley or two there -- it's meant as a joke.


I was accused of being a snob myself earlier in the week, since I'd like a carbon bike. By an Ibis rider, no less...

Re: Blue Ball?

Feeling like sh"t with the start of a cold......so will be coming out

Re: Blue Ball?

Do you want to buy a medium carbon scott scale rc Pro 29er frame?
Velly good price!

Re: Blue Ball?

Ahem. I think you'll find it was ponce not snob
This was due to me pointing out that 18 bikes had a new demo Bronson but I was told it was only alu and only the carbon one at llandegla would do.

Re: Blue Ball?

Ah. I stand corrected.

@Duncan: Tempting! Unfortunately I've just bought that glaringly green Cotic, so that will have to suffice for the moment.

Re: Blue Ball?

Hi Duncan

Re 70's Cornwall beach. Surely you mean 60's Cornwall beach? The Torrey Canyon disaster was in 1967. Probably the only time the RAF's Hawker Hunters saw action.