Cyclists Society

Yea, there is a market, one that I think shouldnt exist, but you can't expect halfords not to take advantage of it.

The dirtier the better! (dont quote me out of context on that )

Riding in snow is amazing as well. Or frosty winters mornings with blue skies before everyone else is awake.

EDIT: Also its the viking challenge soon
http://www.vikingchallenge.org.uk/

Never ridden in snow before, i'm gonna have to try that out if it ever snows round here

Never heard of the viking challenge either, sounds interesting

Yeah wish I knew about some of the stuff around where I live

Its great, over 1000 cyclist took part last year. Its an amazing atmosphere. You can do 50k or 30k but I reccomend the 50k as its a much more fun route. There are always a couple of really serious riders at the very front but everyone else is doing it for fun. There are regular cake stops (made by the local villagers, including some of the most fantastic flapjack.) I think I raised about £70 last year + my entrance fee. This year I'm just paying the entrance fee and buying the tshirt because I don't like having to collect sponsership.

I ride it each year with a friend. But my chain snapped last year and I didnt have a chain tool, but a south african guy lent me his but I had to take 2 links out of my chain so I only had about 3 gears for the rest of it.

Sounds good, wish I could go but I need to cycle for a lot longer before I go

Oh I'm in Merseyside btw but at the eastern end nearer to manchester but only slightly

I don't really know that area of the country, but I have been cycling at Lever Park near Rivington in Lancs. Its a great place for mountain biking because they have loads of different trail/path types for learning/practising different techniques on and they held the xc races there in the commonwealth games. I went on a course there just over year or so ago run by these people:
http://www.mountainbikeinstruction.co.uk/

And I learnt so much, it really gave me the skills/confidence to ride things I wouldn't before.
I did the beginners course on 1 day then intermediate on the other.
They do an advanced course in the Lake district.

What county are you in?

And Olyy, is Burton over staffordshire direction? Do you go to Cannock chase at all?

I ride it each year with a friend. But my chain snapped last year and I didnt have a chain tool, but a south african guy lent me his but I had to take 2 links out of my chain so I only had about 3 gears for the rest of it.

looking at fitting low riders to my bike.. my bike does have the fork fittings for these though the threaded hole at the base of the fork is currently taken by the mudguard, would i need to remove the mudguard to fit the rack?


after my nottingham to kent ride im keen to travel the UK alot more frequently with just my bike and a tent.

New world record for Team GB