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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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Last night


39 miles last night - haven't done that in a while !!!
Thanks for an 'entertaining' route Tony Added bonus of watching Pat getting his axles, bottom bracket and feet wet through the ford at the end of Rowley Lane on the way back from the pub

Richard

Re: Last night

I think we have a new game called "Let's Dare Pat."

I thought that goading him to (unsuccessfully) chase that roadie down was maybe enough, but the "ford-dare" was on a new level.

Shame that I was on a hedge stop and missed all but the aftermath.

Had a karma moment later on, though, when David and I were riding back alongside Hobson's Conduit. I was extolling the various virtues of latex tubes when I got a 2 inch nail go through my back tyre - no latex could cope with that!

PT