anyone on here cycle/mountainbike?
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anyone on here cycle/mountainbike?

i've just been out & done 14.5 miles in just less than 40 minutes, i feel quite happy with that & i'm not knackered!

pheeew i need a cuppa-tea though ;OP

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Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

Blooming heck that's good going, what kind of terrain was that over?

On the road or mountain biking?
If off-road that's legendary - you should be in the Olympics (off road event in that famously mountainous county of Essex )

I average 20mph over 25 miles road riding and have hit over 35mph racing down hill mountain bike.

Fastest I have been on a moutain bike was 60.4mph then got hit by a car that turned right in front of me cue 2 weeks laid up and one poperly trashed bike

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just on the road & where the traffic was bumper to bumperi annoyed ppl on the paths, to be honest, it may aswell be offroad as the roads & paths are shocking!

i reckon i was working myself on about 85-90% effort, i had more push in me if i needed it, hopefully i'll sleep tonight

i'm only a short-arse but i have always cycled alot, my knees are shot & have torn cartlidge in both but i dont have any pain cycling aslong as i keep my arse on the saddle, which is apparently the technique!

i have those semi slick tyres on my Road Mountain bike so that makes me a bit quicker

unless i have to carry stuff i dont use my car or van i jum on my bike with a rucksack, fresh air

Edited by clubminiflip on 20th Jan, 2010.

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

thats good, used to do about that on my bmx when i used to ride to the pub. 6 miles in 20-25 mins etc...

however i'm out of training now lol.

what bike do you have i'd love a cannondale or yeti (i think its them)

lol moutainous essex!

funnily enough i have just put my bike back together...

circa 1990 kirk revolution now customised.

also post accident I got a letter from the CPS informing me they were considering charging me with the offence of "furious pedaling", I kid you not

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my two bikes are my current winter bike which is an old carrera LOL no suspension! its good though

my normal bike is a giant, i used to be really into my mountain bikes & had a GT that i bought for £750 then i ig got a mini & it all changed haha

oh i do have a old rally wildcat bmx too P

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

i did run in th back of a car once on my bike, down hill at about 20mph, fckin hurt!!!! & smashed my new at the time rockshock judys booohooo
that did'nt help my knees either

i'm a good cyclist but i could'nt run 100 yds

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

at 60.4mph in Bristol city centre I wasnt! Nailed it down White ladies road around the triangle and leaned on the pedals down Park street, spun out 21st gear. Was riding a GT Zascar

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Thats pretty good speed! 14 miles would take me about 55 minutes nowadays! 7 miles in 19 minutes is my quickest......10 years ago!

Ahh, good old park street. I lived on the triangle last year, 5am I managed 40 something down there on my mountain bike.

Edited by minimole23 on 20th Jan, 2010.

this thread is inspiring me to go build up my pashley lol

Fastest ever was 49mph at Caswell Bay on The Gower. Nervy as I was on my Zaskar with V brakes!



Getting too old for a hardtail alu bike so Zaskar's singlespeed now, and the off roading's done on a Cannondale Scalpel.

Go on you know you want to

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Pottsy I did the devils down hill at Chedar gorge on my Zascar with gravety research rim crushers lol I know where your coming from

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I work in a bike shop in manchester, riding in everyday on my road bike usually takes 30-35min for just over 10 miles all in busy rush hour traffic, pain in the ass. I have a nice MTB to witch i much prefer riding. loveing the zascar they were and still are the stiffest frames out there so unforgiving yet so fast!

I do a bit with my brother in an attempt to keep fit.

Pitfitchie (sp?) last summer.


Golspie 'Lactic Ladder'


8port chris at Golspie


Chris at Abriachan


Turbo Phil does downhill.

Rich

Here for the craic..

Supercharged Arden powered

that looks a good venue! i've been around the area of kielder water! the big resovour, i dont like the midges though, lil-fckers

anyone go up cannock chase? its good up there

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

Tom Fenton says: I have it all, make me an offer

I rode for the irish moterbike trials team as a young chap, also was a decent domestique as a roadie in europe for a bit.
My mates have now gotten me into the mountain bike lark now. great fun, considering the traffic on modern roads, its nice to see the unbeaten track that i saw as a trial rider.
Its a nice getaway from dublin life, in wicklow the trails are world class i must say. However, as a local im biased

ahh i keep to the downhill go out to france and switzerland and ride the off peak stuff out their great stuff i have to say fastest ive every been on the cycle is 44.7mph down a rocky fire road off the top of a ski lift got a video of it somewhere but it doesnt really look as steep or as quick as it was still pretty damn scary i more prefer the steep as you like off the beaten track where your going about 10-15mph and having to navigate stuff you wouldnt normally want to :) or flat out good downhill courses