[Closed] Just saying hello, new staff member here!

Hello

Hello Lauren...and welcome!!!

Hello 🙂

Wotcha.

Where do you stand on Conti Vert Pro's?

It would be great to hear more about what you’re all interested in and want to see more of?

Regular updates on new industry standards. Also, any sightings of Louise.

Hi Lauren. I would have thought the tyrants you work for would give you 'full member' status 😉

Welcome Lauren.

Hi Lauren - welcome 🙂 I'd imagine that availability of places to ride that were previously closed (now that the world is opening up) would be the most useful thing atm

most important following the discussion at MNPR last night was pubs open late enough for us to have a beer after the riding 🙂

Welcome to the asylum

Hello & Welcome

Hello Lauren. Welcome!

News? Well pinkbike cover all the world-cup and some uk stuff. But how about some coverage to the smaller UK races and events? We have just had the Dales Divide - record times and mega epics for some. That sort of thing. Inspiring folk as we start to return to normal.

Cheers!

Welcome!

Welcome to the asylum

+1

NB You can earn time off for good behaviour.

Hello.
Lots of stuff about trail dogs please (I've nosed at the insta stuff). It upsets all the right people 😀

Hi Lauren.

Binners found his missing thru axle. Is that the kind of content you were after?

Binners found his missing thru axle. Is that the kind of content you were after?

I'm not sure how content binners can be with finding his thru axle but I'm pretty sure I don't want to read about it either way.

I'm also keeping a running tally of how much my thru-axle stupidity has cost me so far this week

£69.98 so far

Definitely newsworthy

And more importantly... hello Lauren. Welcome aboard

I’m not sure how content binners can be with finding his thru axle but I’m pretty sure I don’t want to read about it either way.

Well, you say that, but this is the most excitement theres been on the MNPR WhatApp group since DazH bought a can of IPA that cost the same as the GDP of Portugal

Binners found his missing thru axle

Phew, I've been wondering about that 😀

If there isn't going to be a news article on the front page, I can update you all on the rolling farce of thru-axle-gate

Hi Lauren.
British 4x racing series gets very little coverage is alive and well. Doesn’t get much coverage. I have only dabbled with it. Not truly my bag, but never many more friendly folk having fun on bikes on hillsides in uk .

A hoy hoy.

You don't need to do the odd two post thing, fancy!

Hope your less of a sociopath than Cougar.How's your dress sense?
Welcome

I’m also keeping a running tally of how much my thru-axle stupidity has cost me so far this week

£69.98 so far

So when you say "found", do you really mean "bought a new one"?

Hi Lauren and welcome. Are you planning to use the forum? It would be good to see more of a connect with the news on the main site and chat on here. We sometimes talk about some news story with a link to pinkbike or bikeradar and the like even though there is a story here on the home page. Might mean we actually talk about bikes a bit more.

Hello 🙂

How about how UK riders are doing round the world in DH, XCO, Cyclocross, EWS etc. Inside news on stuff we wont get from a press release.

So when you say “found”, do you really mean “bought a new one”?

No. I bought two new ones.

Obviously, firstly I (wrongly) made the assumption that all 142 x 12 thru axles are the same, so I ordered a Shimano one that arrived and is a completely different thread pitch. So I then ordered another (Syntace X12) one, which does fit (I think). At this point the landlady of the pub we stayed in last weekend got in touch to say she'd found my thru axle sat on the wall outside the pub and she'd post it to me.

So now I've got 3 thru axles, only two of which fit

See.... Its all exciting stuff this, isn't it? Definitely newsworthy.

Lauren... do you want me to take some pictures of all the thru axles for the big splash on the news page? Maybe we could do it tabloid style with me holding all three while looking forlorn?

 It would be good to see more of a connect with the news on the main site and chat on here.

There was a front page article the other week where the comments were a forum thread - it worked really well! Can we have that functionality back please.

NB You can earn time off for good behaviour.

Dont tell Cougar...

Hi Lauren.

Oh Lauren. Did no-one warn you? Posting here is the equivalent of sending the new starter for a long stand and ten metres of fallopian tubing.

Welcome aboard. The coffee's good.

Hope your less of a sociopath than Cougar.

Hey, I'll have you know I'm a higher-functioning sociopath.

Welcome.

Could you cover the availability of spares please ?  Knowing when a SRAM NX cassette lands in the UK would be newsworthy.

Hello.
Lots of stuff about trail dogs please (I’ve nosed at the insta stuff). It upsets all the right people 😀

I would be a fan of this also. Training and education (for both people and dogs) I know they aren't everyone's favourite but more on the topic can't be a bad thing (from a variety of perspectives).

Could you cover the availability of spares please ?

Actually, this would be interesting... Who's buying all our, I mean, the stuff? and why are the shops not replenishing stocks? I'm confused.

Hi Lauren, may i suggest that you approach your new role as a "care in the community" type job.

I am sure there must be Government funding for looking after this lot.

@binners

It's been a rollercoaster of emotions let me tell you.

Not even steves plumbing woes have come close

Can we do a What cheese for enduro please, maybe match a type with an event so...

Caws Teifi for the Dyfi?

I just had a cornetto. Newsworthy?

Also, hej från Sverige!

Local race coverage is actually a good idea. ie Bike Park Kernow is hosting the Cornish Downhill Championship on 4th July.

Welcome!

Binners thru-axle story sounds similar to the reason I have 4 cassette tool, although nowhere near as exciting obvs.

Could you cover the availability of spares please ? Knowing when a SRAM NX cassette lands in the UK would be newsworthy.

Yeah the great bike part drought of 2021 could do with a bit of journalistic rigor.

If there is a way to blame Brexit then even better 😉

it’s been a while ...
...if you’re talking about it (and it’s relevant/bike-related)

It has been while hasn't it? I'll save you a bit of time...

Actually, this would be interesting… Who’s buying all our, I mean, the stuff? and why are the shops not replenishing stocks? I’m confused.

Many different reasons, manufacturing delays and backlogs due to the pandemic, import costs and changes, low stock availability. Coming from a cycling retailer prior to this, everyone is in the same position and everyone is working as hard as possible to get stock as and when it becomes available. It's been a strange time, for a lot of industries.

I will see if there's anything we can do on this, would be interesting to talk to 'the industry' about it.

I’m thinking Wensleydale for t’Boltby Bash...

If anyone needs a 142 x 12 Shimano Thru Axle I may be able to help

@identizombie

Hello and welcome 🙂

Important on the chat forum are, when is the new version of the forum coming?
What car threads.
Petty arguments.
Coffee.

Bike industry news, that'd probably rely on us realising there was a site connected to the forum and knowing what it's about and really, we're all clueless!

@binman you might find the latter part of this podcast of interest - I talked to Mike Sanderson about supply chain stuff. https://singletrackmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/singletrack-podcast-cairn-cycles-and-the-adventure-1-0-egravel-bike/

News you say....26 aint dead
Do people still get "Owned with Bombers??"
Does my bum look big in lycra?
Tyres...its always about tyres.

More interviews I'd love one with John Stamsted. For example

Looking at how to minimize your environmental impact. Not just in climate way but how to ride and how to pick routes that wont degrade with weather. How not to be a Dick personally

I also miss the short through the grinder reviews. So can we have a mini review on some of the Fresh goods Friday stuff. So a slightly muddy Monday round up of bits. Obviously not everything.

Hi Lauren and welcome to the mad house.

I don't suppose anyone knows f somewhere I could get hold of a Syntace X12 142/12 rear axle as I appear to have stripped the threads on mine 🙁

Hello!

Re. daily news - can we have the RSS feed back please?

I don’t suppose anyone knows f somewhere I could get hold of a Syntace X12 142/12 rear axle as I appear to have stripped the threads on mine

Well, hello...

Could I interest you in a DT Swiss one? One idiotic male owner...

At this point the landlady of the pub we stayed in last weekend got in touch to say she’d found my thru axle sat on the wall outside the pub and she’d post it to me.

This reminds me of the time I left my jacket in a pub a group of us stayed in for a biking weekend. Eight of us took all four of their rooms for two nights, drank (a lot) in the pub both nights and ate (a lot) in the pub both nights. I realised I'd left my jacket when I got home, rang the place, and the landlady said she'd found it and would post it. But only if I sent her the £3.50 for the postage...

Thank you @stwHannah, will give it a listen.

@timbog160

Good call... we going boggo wenslydale or something a touch more exciting like apricot and ginger?

I’m thinking Wensleydale for t’Boltby Bash…

@timbog160

Good call… we going boggo wenslydale or something a touch more exciting like apricot and ginger?

Firstly, it's Shepherds purse country, not Wensleydale, I'd recommend the bluemin white.

Secondly, cheese with bits in it is about the most terrible thing you could do to cheese except not making it from milk, even then it only ranks above that particular sin as salt crystals count as bits.

Hello!

Not really news, but I'd like to see more stuff about the nature surrounding mtb. The changing of the seasons, the stuff that's beyond the trail.

can we have the RSS feed back please?

Sorry. But it's not coming back.

Staff members free loading 🙄 whatever next?

'Waves' Mumbles hello in a non creepy way*.
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*This lot don't get out much, they start posting at 5am.

Lauren… do you want me to take some pictures of all the thru axles for the big splash on the news page? Maybe we could do it tabloid style with me holding all three while looking forlorn?

The article would also need a good photo of "compo face Binners, pointing at a wall"

Welcome to the jungle

Can we use the magazine address to post spare through axles in to, then they can all be forwarded onto @binners and he could end up with hundreds?

26" tyres, when are they coming back in fashion? I have a whole shed full I'm hoping to make a killing on.

Not really news, but I’d like to see more stuff about the nature surrounding mtb. The changing of the seasons, the stuff that’s beyond the trail.

@apedoctor I'm in the middle of trying to make something like this happen, glad someone else is interested apart from me!

Yes, agree UK racing content would be ace. Exposure TwentyFour/12 in the summer would be good one as the UK 12/24h national champs!

Also, what about Megavalanche? I’m thinking Reblochon, or maybe a fondue of some sort...

Hello, welcome and good luck in your new job.

HellOooo! How do you do 😁

Welcome!

Has the ST Towers buscuit fund been commensurately boosted to cope with your arrival or is it now, more than ever, a case of first come, first served?? 🙂

news wise, i'd like to see news items on how the MTB community is reaching out to other trail / country side users post lockdown, to make sure we all are represented out their fairly

I did the Julbo Enduro Jura once. Comte were one of the sponsors - the feed stations were amazing!

(Sorry Lauren. Have your realised yet that this is actually just a cheese and pie appreciation meme generator, not a mtb site?)

>goes off to create new staff induction glossary: Louise, Lawn Sausages, Baby Robins...<

You do realise that whilst many of us ride mountain bikes we are far more interested in other stuff, especially if there's a bike link. Your journo colleague Mike Davies got more interest in his bike-friendly camper van build than any straight MTB article he ever wrote. Assuming this is you:

http://www.lauren-jenkins.co.uk/

Bike-friendly flat renovation
Bike-friendly cafes
Heritage MTB rides

Something that means I spend more than 40 seconds on the home page before clicking on 'forum' to find something interesting.

Your first article needs to be covering Molgrip's first triathlon and test riding/driving his MTB/Passat. I'm surprised no-one has suggested driving to the 'Ring' in a Caterham 500 with an MTB in the passenger seat, beating Sabrina's time in the Transit and riding the local trails with YouTubes.

More axles, more cheese, more nature, more UK racing. Editorial have noted all requests!

Thanks for the warm welcome, all! I will be lurking around the forum, but if there's anything you think needs to go up, please drop me a message.

Look forward to getting to know everyone a bit better (am I going to regret that?).

Hello 👋
The topic “has MTB lost its green sheen” or whatever it was the other day seems worthy of a bit of journalistic rigour. So any short news items around health/ well-being/ the environment.

Sup Loz 👊

Hello and hope you enjoy your new job Lauren. I think the idea of a follow up on the FGF items is a good one. Everything looks good when it's nice and shiny but it's better knowing what it's like a few months down the line. Even if just a few things get a recommended and some even get a 'buy this instead' or 'I put this part back on instead of...' (I understand if you slate something the brand might not hand out more goodies so you don't want to say anythings bad as such). I always like the yearly staff recommendations and think a bit more of this would be good

Welcome identitizombie/Lauren! Good to see even the STW staff can find some time to waste reading all of the drivel/crap/insightfulness that gets posted on here. Hopefully you'll have some brilliant tune choices for when you get lumbered with Fresh Goods Friday if your pictures on Instagram are any indication.

Not really news, but I’d like to see more stuff about the nature surrounding mtb. The changing of the seasons, the stuff that’s beyond the trail.

@apedoctor I’m in the middle of trying to make something like this happen, glad someone else is interested apart from me!

I've always wondered what us riders look like from the perspective of an animal. Something like a cow sat under a tree in the rain looking at us riding by thinking we're all idiots or a badger wondering why we like to ride these strange contraptions through their toilet/wash pool. May be sheep place bets between each other about who can lay the most, 'Poo Mines' on a fast descent and get the most 'Hits' on a group of us! Or (to keep it forum-centric) maybe an interview with all of the baby bluebells vying to get their photo in the Annual Bluebell Thread! So many possibilities.

Hello, good evening and welcome.

I think the idea of a follow up on the FGF items is a good one.

Thirded.

What the **** is a mtb and why does it keep getting mentioned on this coffee forum?

Used Goods Friday?

Hi 👋🏻