So..... cycling

[Haly]

Ouch! Glad you're mostly ok.

[Peige]

Oouuch !

Lucky for you. I must admit, i've only just started wearing one due to more road cycling

I did a 50k ride for the nspcc yesterday, really enjoyed it

[Rusty Shackleford]

Originally Posted by Goose

Remember kids, always wear a helmet.

Yesteryday I (apparently) came off my bike whilst I was doing 30 down a hill. My helmet took muct of the impact, but it was about 20 minutes before I came to.

My head hurts today...

So how did you come off?

Fairly new to cycling and don't have a helmet but, short of going over the bars (pretty unlikely?) I find it hard to imagine receiving an impact to my head when coming off.

[LeperousDust]

Originally Posted by Goose

Remember kids, always wear a helmet.

Yesteryday I (apparently) came off my bike whilst I was doing 30 down a hill. My helmet took muct of the impact, but it was about 20 minutes before I came to.

My head hurts today...

I've done the same Although i came to almost instantly i'd forgotten what day and month it was, why the hell i was out in the first place and my mate was very very worried at the time since we were more than a fair few mile away from how. Walked it off thankfully and rode sensibly home, but yeah waking up to bent handlebars and a broken helmet was a little scary at the time!

[Goose]

Originally Posted by Rusty Shackleford

So how did you come off?

Fairly new to cycling and don't have a helmet but, short of going over the bars (pretty unlikely?) I find it hard to imagine receiving an impact to my head when coming off.

No idea, it's all a blank. From what the chaps tell me, it was a freshly-done road, in heavy rain, in a dusty area. I guess I touched my brakes and the back wheel slid away, but I don't know for sure. I didn't go over the handlebars though.

I caught my head on a flat end of a curb stone (we know this as a flake of the plastic from my helmet was wedged against it). I don't think it's that hard to imagine it, if you are going at any fast pace. If I wasn't wearing my helmet, I hate to think what would have happened. At best I'd be sat in hospital dribbling.

[Treefrog]

Just got some new forks for my GT - Rock Shox Judy J3s. And unlike the ones it came with these actually work! Chucking it into a corner and being confident that it will go where I want it to even at insane angles of lean is fun
They also have a useful little feature called 'lock-out' which turns them into (almost) rigid forks for on-road use and climbing steep hills.
I'm not a serious mountain biker or road rider but the more enjoyable it is to ride the more I ride it. Roads, cycle paths, towpaths, well-walked footpaths through fields and along old railway lines are all on my regular routes. And I've got a couple of gallons of elderberry wine brewing as we speak - foraged from alongside one of my regular runs

[Goose]

Good work! The Specialized I use for going to work (and touring) has lockable forks, they are very handy (if heavy), glad you are happy with them! Just make sure you maintain the forks properly, grit gets in and damages the moverment of the fork.

I'm not the most experienced with this kind of fork (I ride road in my spare time), but I hear the Rock Shox Judy J3 are universally loved.

[Garp]

One of my work colleagues participated in an event called "24 Hours of Hell in Paradise" this weekend.

Originally Posted by work internal blog

The previous race I did a couple of weeks ago was a 6 hour format and it was fun to do (we finished 4th by the way), but this one is on a 24 hour format… That’s right, this is a cross country (XC) race that starts at 9 am on saturday and finishes at 9 am on sunday, the team with more laps wins. If 2 teams end up with the same number of laps they check the time it took them to finish and that is how they determine the winner. It will be painful and if the weather remains the same as this week most likely it will be raining back in the valley, which translates on a very soar Alex for next monday. For those of you that haven’t been to the Kualoa Ranch this is your chance. The gate is across from what they call the ’surf spot’ a bit after the main entrance (past the burnt church), once you are on that dirt road hang to the right and you will see all the racers/tents/trucks. We have a very good team and this time our chances to poduim are very high.

His team ended up 2nd, his first podium win in Hawaii. Some photos here: http://808.instaproofs.com/category....0774&id=402966

Kualoa Ranch, where the event took place, is where they filmed lots of Jurrasic Park.

[Treefrog]

Originally Posted by Goose

I'm not the most experienced with this kind of fork (I ride road in my spare time), but I hear the Rock Shox Judy J3 are universally loved.

I know the Judys have a long pedigree and I can easily believe that others are as impressed with them as I am.
They were a bargain at £69 from Paddyland who had them in for about a week before selling out of them
And speaking of Paddyland, these are the tyres that I'm currently using in 1.5" size. Pump 'em up hard and they stick like poo to a blanket!

[Wryel]

Originally Posted by Garp

One of my work colleagues participated in an event called "24 Hours of Hell in Paradise" this weekend.

I've done a few of these but never finished higher than about 60th! Teams of four (or two or one if you are insane) taking it in turns to do laps. Mountain Mayhem is the biggest one, great fun.