Cosmo
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
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Seems plenty of people usually post up about riding...what do you ride? Where do you ride? etc. etc.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Cross country round the local woods and country park. Make the occasional jaut to epping forest
Trials - around town etc
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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evans_corsab
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Registered: 23rd Sep 08
Location: Cheshire.
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rampworx skatepark liverpool, ride bmx or singlespeed 24" .
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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Cross country locally. bought me a van a few month back though so can start going further away. i fancy delamere forrest as soon as the daylight hours get longer. keep meaning to take it down to Aberystwyth too to get on the trails there but still haven't done.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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we went on a roadtrip to the lakedistrict on october some amazing stuff up there
Especially the north face trail round grizedale forest
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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i went to go ape in grizedale last year and didn't see a single MTB all day. i remember thinking at the time that it'd be a great spot to go to but figured bikes must be banned there since i didn't see any.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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If you have been to go ape you have been past all of the riding bits
There are dedication trails there rangine from sudate family ones to the north face one with amazing single track and little north shorey style wooden sections
If you drove up the narrow twisty hill to get to go ape you would have gone past it all
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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yep we did. it was november and the weather wasn't the best, also it was a thursday. thats the only reasons i can think that i saw nobody. oh and maybe because i was too shit scared to look down when up in the trees!
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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I found the drive there more sketchy
car + bike rack + oncoming traffic + single lane 45 degree hill is fun fun fun
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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XC locally for fitness - Cove Hustler frame, built with own bits etc.
Then freeride, downhill etc at Chicksands Bike Park (Bedfordshire) on my Specialized Demo 7 off the shelf bike. Only the grips have been changed
This summer I DEFINITELY want to organise a 'meet' for bikers at Chicksands. It's a fantastic venue for stuff for everyone. Plenty of opportunity for the in crowd photographers to pop along
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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some pics off my phone
Really dont do it justice its alot more challaging and better in real life
Token trials pics
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Jon_C
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Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Suffolk
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Is that you in those pics Gavin?
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corsa120
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Registered: 4th May 02
Location: Northamptonshire
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i dirt jump at chicsands in bedfordshire
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote: Originally posted by corsa120
i dirt jump at chicsands in bedfordshire
Probably seen you up there.
Wear a helmet in future you silly boy.
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nik
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Registered: 19th Jun 00
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Was just about to say wear a helmet, you won't look so cool with a head split in half.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote: Originally posted by nik
Was just about to say wear a helmet, you won't look so cool with a head split in half.
Exactly.
Proper MTBers actually think less of people that don't wear helmets. We don't think you're cool. Just idiotic.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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quote: Originally posted by Jon_C
Is that you in those pics Gavin?
aye good couple of years back though
was going to post up spec and pics of my bikes but I dont actually have any pics of them.
Anyway quick spec
XC rig is built around a carera fury from halfords (used to work there so got a good deal on it) but with upgrades of
hope wheel set
shimano hollowtech cranks
eastern bar and stem
hayes HFX hydro disks
Basic but does me well
Trials rig is
Adamant frame
Canondale fatty R forks
Onza carbon bar and stem
Chis king hubs and headset
alex rims
and middleburn drivetrain
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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quote: Originally posted by deano87
quote: Originally posted by nik
Was just about to say wear a helmet, you won't look so cool with a head split in half.
Exactly.
Proper MTBers actually think less of people that don't wear helmets. We don't think you're cool. Just idiotic.
Might get comments from idiots but not people in the know as deano said. Giro e2 FTW uber comfy lid although mine needs a new strap its rotting away from all the bad weather rides
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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i have a spare Giro E2 lid here. it's brand new but its a Medium so requires someone witha big bonce. i bought it online like a nob and then the shop i got it from went out of business so i couldn't return it.
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MatG
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Registered: 26th Apr 02
Location: Birmingham UK
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my bike
Intense Slopestyle in Midnight Blue Large Frame.
I ride:
Cannock Chase - Follow the dog trail and Stile Cop down hill runs
Kinver Edge jump park
Cwm Carn
Forest of Dean - downhill
Hopton Woods
Afan
France - Les Gets and Morzine
Love it
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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I ride mine on the roads, I don't think I'd last long off road
[Edited on 09-01-2009 by Graham88]
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paul.mitchell1984
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Registered: 31st Aug 06
Location: Wakefield
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i pick up my new one tomorrow Specialized Rockhopper Expert Disc 2009
do mainly canal small trials nothing major
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