Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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Fox float 32 rl 100mm 2012 or rock shox reba race 100mm
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Ben J
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
Location: Cheshire
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Fox are the best forks mate. Well, that's what the sale guy told me!!!!
I've got the Fox Float Evo RL 100mm.
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Doug
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Registered: 8th Oct 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Cole
Fox float 32 rl 100mm 2012 or rock shox reba race 100mm
Get the fox! I think that's the front fork I have.
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Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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Will get the fox's if they go for decent enough price on the bay
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Cole
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Only reason I looking at new forks is I seem to have bent the ones on my bike at the moment
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Jamie Walby
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Registered: 15th Nov 04
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Does anyone have any knowledge about biking the West Highland Way?
Bea and I are in initial talks about doing it to raise money for charity.
95 miles and we aim to do it 3 days, compared to walking where they suggest 7 days.
Ill sponsor you if you do it in a day.
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Doug
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Could maybe stretch to two days, no chance I could manage that in a day 
I'm not interested in getting much sponsorship. I'm mainly going along so she isn't on her own. There is a reason behind it all but I won't go into that now. Will save that for when the sponsorship link is up
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Matt L
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that reminds me anyone want to sponsor me? Click me if you do (justgiving link)
basically for anyone who doesnt have my annoying updates on facebook.
This sunday (7th April) - 5k run
Sunday 19th May - 110mile ride
Thursday 23rd May - 10mile run
all going to Dougie Mac in honour of my Nan + Uncle.
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Jamie Walby
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My mate is trying to convince me to do a 130mile ride on Sunday. Hes promised me that there will be sandwiches so I am quite tempted.
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Dr Pepper
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Registered: 21st Sep 02
Location: oxford Drives Renault Clio RS200
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53 miles in the amazing, awesome sun today....thats the longest ive ever cycled solo without stopping... was so nice out there today after weeks of ice and wind.
I very stupidly forgot to take cash with me, and the one rice krispie square I had in my pocket didnt really cut it. I think if I had eaten better either during or before the ride I could have gone much longer, and it would certainly have made the last 10 miles more comfortable by which point I was pretty hungry.
Got my self some shimano cycle shoes as well which really make a big difference .... always suffer badly from cramp after longish rides but I feel fine now so the solid shoe sole definitely made a massive difference.
On course for a 100 miler by the end of summer which was the goal
[Edited on 02-04-2013 by Dr Pepper]
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taylorboosh
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i just cant get away with riding on roads 
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Yeah bugger riding on the road. Far too cold!
When we do bits on the road connecting trails instantly get cold hands and feet.
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Im more worried about bell ends in cars tbh, i ride roads as little as possible.
Id love a roadie but would ideally need cars etc to be banned first
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Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
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Well the fox forks went over my budget not by much also only had a 180mm steerer where as my forks have 190mm all be it with a 10mm spacer and 5mm at gap to the top of the stem. Looking at some 100mm reba race shocks now buy it now 225 so probably going to go for them as they are the forks that come with frame I want to buy in the future
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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Originally posted by taylorboosh
Im more worried about bell ends in cars tbh, i ride roads as little as possible.
Id love a roadie but would ideally need cars etc to be banned first
And this. I hate it when on the roads for a short period, especially at night unless it is a well lit down when I can jump up kerbs and generally dick about.
I go biking to get away from the rat race, let alone join it on the roads for circa 100 miles.
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Liam
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
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After selling my road bike to fund a new bike, ive been buying parts for a few weeks now and finally got my mate to build it up for me last night.
SLX crank, brakes, shifters, xt cassette, xt shadow clutch mech, xtr chain, hope hoops with blue hubs, blue hope stem, hope seatpost, rockshox revelations
Really please with it, just need to get a powerlink before I ride it any long distance..
[Edited on 02-04-2013 by Liam]
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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As a driver I hate cyclists, as a cyclist I hate drivers.
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Dr Pepper
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Registered: 21st Sep 02
Location: oxford Drives Renault Clio RS200
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I rarely have a problem with bikes as a driver, and It's even rarer I have a problem with cars as a cyclist. Admittedly it was much more sketchy when I used to do a commute on a bike at rush hour, people brains don't work that early in the morning
My main problem is the state of the roads around here.... At times I am being forced out into the middle of the road to miss these holes, had some genuinely scary moments today having to take evasive action on descents
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ed
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I think that a lot of the commuters you come across while driving behave quite badly, both in cars and on bikes. The difference being is that a self important biker is going to come off a lot worse than a self important car driver.
I have a few loops now which involve quite a bit of road, once I get into the countryside it's quiet as anything and it's easy to let the cars that do come by past  Even thinking of getting a cyclocross bike now
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taylorboosh
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After what happened to john-ds brother i just dont like cars coming past me tbh, even if he was to blame for not doing a life saver
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Jamie Walby
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
I think that a lot of the commuters you come across while driving behave quite badly, both in cars and on bikes. The difference being is that a self important biker is going to come off a lot worse than a self important car driver.
I have a few loops now which involve quite a bit of road, once I get into the countryside it's quiet as anything and it's easy to let the cars that do come by past Even thinking of getting a cyclocross bike now
Cyclocross 
There's a small series run local to me in the winter, would love to give it ago
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ed
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They look like quite versatile machines, a road bike which I can take down a canal path sounds great
I'm such a fanboy
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Nic Barnes
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Bizarre!
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Cole
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Saw some guys in my local forest one night coming down a trail which is pretty bumpy and muddy when they went past said to my mate were they on road bikes turns out they were on cyclocross bikes. Barnes there was a woman on one at cannock
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Nic Barnes
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Ah yeah so there was
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