Cole
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yes barnes it would be in the real world some of bedgebury is close to being a proper red but only a very very small section of it
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gavin18787
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Thetford winter series dusted today. Done as a pre-season warm up. Glad I did as its highlighted that my arms are not up to the task. Too much time in the roadie over the winter.
need to get back on the trails and man up haha
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by Cole
yes barnes it would be in the real world some of bedgebury is close to being a proper red but only a very very small section of it
did it not piss you off going there and it being like that?
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Cole
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well my local forest is just a complete boggy mess was supposed to of gone to ride some xc trails around Farnborough today but couldn't be bothered to drive 2hrs to get muddy this place is only 30 mins down the road so no not really
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Dr Pepper
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I have been largely confined to using the bike indoors and going to the gym mainly due to the River Thames deciding to ruin all my routes. Saturdays weather convinced me it was time to get back out there and see how much damage Christmas, new years, a stag party and a wedding had done to my fitness. I thought about easing myself back but decided instead to do a dress rehearsal for lands end john o goats - So I fully loaded up the saddle bag with pretty much everything I will be taking - made a sat nav route to follow that went over white horse hill and a few other decent hills around here - then set off into the rain in full waterproof gear. The idea was to spin gently around the route at touring speed to mimic one of my days on the trip.
I had not really factored in the 25-30mph winds that were in my face for much of the journey, or just how much of Oxford/Berkshire is still flooded. That wind was mental - struggling to do 10 mph downhill in places I have topped 30mph before .... Very happy with saddle bag - doesn't effect handling too much.....After 20 miles I noticed my rear tire was a bit flat - I pumped it up and also noticed my mudguard was missing a bolt which potentially could have been quite messy if the arm came off and went in the spokes ...no bother I thought - a cable tie will sort that - my smugness started to go when I realized I had everything In my saddlebag - apart from my tools and puncture kits which were sat in the garage at home! I managed to fix the mudguard with medical tape and energy gel as glue! The tyre seemed to be fine so I pressed on .... after 50 miles it was obvious I had a slow puncture - which I proceeded to stop and have to pump up every half mile for the next 5 miles - until it blew up on me 5 miles from home .... had to be rescued by the team car(cheers mum)
[Edited on 24-02-2014 by Dr Pepper]
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smcGSI16V
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Near white horse hill?
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Dr Pepper
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Over white horse hill- twice. Then dragon hill and chain hill - with a few mile of 1-2 foot deep floods in between!
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Cole
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New bike arrived today
[Edited on 24-02-2014 by Cole]
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Jimbothebarbarian
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Looks good cole, what travel etc has it got?
I was proper tempted by the canyon but I was loathed to buy without a try!
Have to lets us know how it rides....
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Cole
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its 140mm all round 650b one of the 1st in the uk to have one
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Jimbothebarbarian
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Nic Barnes
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Sponsored rider
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Liam
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Thought you ordered red? Seems a lot of bike for all those epics hills down south 
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Nic Barnes
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Pmsl
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Cole
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Red was another month wait so went for silver
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Liam
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Should of waited, dude. Looks amazing in the candy red they do!
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Cole
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It does i saw one in the flesh at the bike show last week but ive got a trip to bikepark wales next week and needed it before then
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Nic Barnes
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you didn't "need" it. a hard tail would be perfectly fine round bike park wales.
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Nic Barnes
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id rather wait for what i wanted rather than compromise for the sake of 1 day away at the uk's only uplift service, nowhere else in the uk does uplifts.
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Cole
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Its a whole weekend im not bothered by the colour its still the same bike and a 100mm xc hardtail would not be ok at bikepark wales
[Edited on 25-02-2014 by Cole]
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Nic Barnes
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Of course it would.
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gavin18787
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Full kit w@nker
[Edited on 25-02-2014 by gavin18787]
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Doug
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
id rather wait for what i wanted rather than compromise for the sake of 1 day away at the uk's only uplift service, nowhere else in the uk does uplifts.
http://www.flyupdownhill.co.uk/
Forest of Dean and Gawton Gravity Hub
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Doug
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Full kit w@nker
[Edited on 25-02-2014 by gavin18787]
Jesus Gav, thats....ummm....distinctive. 
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
id rather wait for what i wanted rather than compromise for the sake of 1 day away at the uk's only uplift service, nowhere else in the uk does uplifts.
http://www.flyupdownhill.co.uk/
Forest of Dean and Gawton Gravity Hub
it's based around a pro cole comment from a fe weeks back how bike park Wales is the only uplift in the uk. There are 2 near me also at different trails, in the uk.
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