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Everyone you meet on the trails will be like minded and just as chilled as you.
Nope.. they certainly are not.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 4:39 pm
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Bikes are cheap.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 4:43 pm
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"Relax, head up, heels back and you'll sail over that jump"

This isn't a myth ist a science fact.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 5:21 pm
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You wont get a good bike from halfords.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 5:30 pm
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29ers are only for tall people


 
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You don't need a compact for any hills in England


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 6:03 pm
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Honest I had it in that box in the shed - no its not new!

The forks on this bike have always been white.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 8:13 pm
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Baggies worn over tights are acceptable riding gear


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 8:47 pm
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ducks are scared of the sound of XTR

and dogs suffer from cyclist rage


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 8:54 pm
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Cycling to work in a skirt on a windy day is easy.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 8:55 pm
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"The horst link patent is valid [s]in Europe[/s]"
You're thinking along the right lines, TJ, but not nearly ambitious enough, hence FTFY.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:32 pm
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use grass if you split your tube to get you home

'Chain Stretch'


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 9:45 pm
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There are no hills in the fens.


 
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2002: Everyone will be riding 130mm bikes next year

2005: Everyone will be riding 150mm All Mountain bikes next year

2007: Everyone will be riding 160mm All Mountain bikes next year

2010: Everyone will be riding 120mm bikes next year

Rinse and repeat...add 10 speeds, flippy shifters and carbon frames.


 
Posted : 14/07/2011 10:22 pm
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Tioga DH 2.1s pumped up high are crap as road tyres due to their extreme tackiness on tarmac.


 
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