Let's offroad / mountain bike / mtb / ride dirt

10.47 - Yeah that's fine.

Stop bashing my fatty - 2.2" goes in fine - not sure I'd want anything bigger on an XC bike.

@dancing james @umop3pisdn - nice ride chaps, really enjoyed that. Good to see @AdsH too.

Agreed. Nice to ride the Crowthorne side instead of the usual.

Was great to revisit some of the old trails.

Today it felt like I was battling trying to steer an oil tanker, big tyres were floating me on the mud and never getting purchase on the ground below. When I stopped fighting the bike it was fine, and it would look after itself. Too often I was trying to direct it and it just slid all over the place, washing out from under me.

Howard led us around his Crowthorne loop very well, though the second time he got his race head on and went off into the distance. Poor Andy was stuck behind me as I swore, grappled and slipped all over the place.

Adam's new bike looked awesome in the flesh, the damage neatly covered by a decal.

Sorry! I needed to feel like I'd tamed that course, having had it inflict so much pain on me before.

Here's the loop in case anyone else wants to ride it. http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/637111494

@umop3pisdn @Howard Also I should not have trusted either of you. "You only have a little mud on your face" was an utter lie. I got home and realised I looked like Arnie in Predator when he smears mud all over himself. No wonder people were fucking staring at me in Tesco.

Yeah, you know, you did get a spot of it on your face. Just a spot. Srsly.

Good to see you all again - sorry I had to dip out early.

There's a new section on the red on the way back which is pretty cool. Witches something - bermed, flowing and sand not stones.

Yeah - had a spin on that last time. Was nice.

Very jumps?
So air?

Berm

multi berm?

Anyone up for a funemployment ride this week?

Possibly Thursday

Ace - I can do Thursday.

@Howard @umop3pisdn

Tomorrow?

Working I'm afraid.

For sale on Singular FB page ..

Very pretty! Could do with a black crank though.

For anyone looking a dropper post, Canyon are punting Reverbs out for £108 delivered which is a steal:

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Was fun out there today. Post rain bufoonery. Got a stem to the chest and sand in the teeth. Bike ran beautifully. I suck.

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80mm travel forks, what do people recommend?

this guy is pretty good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8_PaGPieg0

Reba or Sid

Buy a 120mm and reduce the travel tho - that way when you shift it on someone else might want it.