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Kielder Trail Reavers
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Chopwell gravel.
Replied Jun 17
evans cycle shop
Replied Mar 29
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disclaimer:
no i'm not the 'Reg Hollis'
i was just bored and thought it would be an amusing nick name.
and if i were to change it i would confuse people.
i was just bored and thought it would be an amusing nick name.
and if i were to change it i would confuse people.
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- What type of riding do you do?
- XC, Freeride
- At which of the following locations do you ride?
- Chopwell, Newcastleton, Northumberland
- When do you ride?
- Weekday Afternoon, Weekday Evening, Saturday Afternoon, Saturday Evening, Sunday Afternoon, Sunday Evening
- What intensity do you ride at?
- Good Pace with breaks, Slow and Steady, All Paces - Depends on the group
- What bike/s do you ride?
- ones with two wheels these days.
sometimes i find ones in rivers and ride them until they snap (usually within 5 mins)
Mongoose Amasa Elite 2008 (Elite?! lol) a nice little Hardtail bike.
looking to save up for a full susser for next summer. something all round nothing like some mad DH Monster!
- Tell us a bit about yourself
- just started riding properly these days. use it to get to work since the Busses are slow, overcrowded and expensive.
out of work riding i just go for explores round to see what i can find, or go up to Chopwell, if lucky i can get up to Kielder or similar a few times a year.
been going on "Bike Rides" for years up to Wylam, Corbridge, and places like that then started more of what im doing today.
- Where do you live?
- Tyne & Wear
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for me it is all about the root on the climb after the 'shore, gets me every time.
i have not been to chopwell for ages, mainly due to who i was riding with never ever going, can't justify going on my own.
jesus. thats mad!!!
i think that might be a lesson to all.
i got into the lid every trip thing however "gay" it made me.
if it was worn, washed and tagless that makes sense?
you cant buy a posh suit, get married then take it back for a refund.
used evans quite a bit and they ahve always been helpful, if its quiet they have a lot of time for you.
earthworm jim said:just put the money towards a full susser or the motorbike you want. Dont bother waisting £££ on a hybrid
yep, i guess.
in theory i can just burn it like hell on this, and maybe get some slicks for the summer when im bike ride bi…
just put the money towards a full susser or the motorbike you want. Dont bother waisting £££ on a hybrid
Chunky said:I used slicks on my boardman to commute to work 28 mile all in, but wasn't doing much off road, why not get a cheap set of wheels put slicks on and do that? saves changing tyres all the time...and a lot cheaper.
that was one idea, but…
I used slicks on my boardman to commute to work 28 mile all in, but wasn't doing much off road, why not get a cheap set of wheels put slicks on and do that? saves changing tyres all the time...
i use a hardtail for commuting put landcruiser tyres on and its preety good on road and off
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- At 11:24pm on February 23, 2009,
arron mcgregor said… - have you got any new tyres then?
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