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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.
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  • 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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Pete F
Jul 6, 2017 - 3:29PM
82.13.67.170
Re: It Ain't Over 'til it's Over

I was a bit worried that the forecast storms may turn the chutes into tumultuous torrents, but the outlook looks better so I will probably risk it.

Big Bad Dom
Jul 6, 2017 - 4:56PM
82.69.193.102
Re: It Ain't Over 'til it's Over

Brave man, Pete. Those chutes are just as precarious in the dry - the ground can turn into millions of marble-like pieces and even someone as skilled and bold as Pasty can get taken unawares.

All that being said, I'll be out. I won't be doing a Dom, and will ride from home to Brookside.

Dom

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Jul 6th, 2017 - 4:56 PM
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Richad
Jul 6, 2017 - 6:03PM
82.29.15.16
Re: It Ain't Over 'til it's Over


I'll be out.

Richard

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Jul 6th, 2017 - 6:03 PM
Duncan
Jul 6, 2017 - 11:03PM
86.183.159.173
Re: It Ain't Over 'til it's Over

Un/Fortunately it is our first CVC parents evening thingy tonight so nil pwont.
Is it true Pasty chutes..then leaves?

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Pete T
Jul 7, 2017 - 12:46AM
86.165.148.91
Re: It Ain't Over 'til it's Over

Phew, just in and all dogs put to bed (bearing in mind the nature of the conversation this evening, make of that what you will!)

Anyway, by dint of an all road return its an epic! (40.56 miles). Well done Tom, good route as always.

Methinks there's potential for a latex tube discussion after tonight's ride.

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