I'm cheating as this isn't my injury but here we go anyway... This is my brothers' arm after the surgeon at Addenbrookes reconstructed his elbow, which he managed to disintegrate on a Welsh hillside about half an hours ride out from the trail centre at Nant-yr-Arian. Such an innocuous accident afte...

Ok here you are by popular request ;) Being airlifted out Nant yr Arian http://farm1.staticflickr.com/48/140418732_abe8eeabbc_z.jpg?zz=1 IMG_1241 by Brother Smith , on Flickr The before photo - The top of the femur has sheered as pushing up and behind the neck of femour. No one in A&E could beli...

*One that associates my height in ft and inches, but measures stuff in mm, and does my bike rides in miles, but elevation in metres.... That's exactly the mix I go for! I also weigh individual bike parts in g but overall bike weight in lbs. The 70s were a confusing time to grow up. Thank god I am n...

Cheeky Monkey wrote:I refuse to join in for fear of heart failure

I refuse to join in for fear the wife might read it :D

I ride in the peak quite a bit and never found the switch to rigid a problem. It did coincide with me going to 29" wheels though and I found they more than compensated by rolling over ruts and rocks that would catch me out on my 26" wheeled Soda. I also found that the stuff where they star...

I am still trying to find my ideal setup. This is the latest, trying to go with out a pack. Not sure I am really feeing the love for the anything cages and I missed the pockets on my wingnut.


The finish by Brother Smith, on Flickr

Hmmm, bikepaking on a balance bike - better keep that plan quite from his mum

Bum, that's the same wkd as the Alpkit Big Shake Out and I had promised my lad I would take him this year :(

I'm a newbie here but good to know others are weird about tents too. Terra Nova Ultra Quasar - Heavy but bombproof TN Trisar. Knackered. TN Explorer. Not as good as trisar. TN Hooped bivvy. Heavy but wonderful. Mountain Hardware Solitude. Nice window. Saunders Three pole ridge - my first lightish w...

In the how many bikes you got thread FLV said he got more shelters than bikes. I initially thought this was a lot but then I got thinking and guess what I have more shelters than bikes too! :lol: So how many you got and what are they? In my loft I curently have; Vango 6berth family tent - Recent pur...

Now that I'm down to 2 bikes, for some reason I want another. Surly Krampus to be specific. I'm sure I'll resist for now Ditto the Krumps but I really think Mrs brothersmith would kill me if another bike turned up in the garage! I also worry that I might look like a child on one, I am short and put...

No problems Gairy

It is indeed an Alp Kit bicycle 7 (280 x 240 cm). Its 613g on my scales but I have loads of dyneema cord on it which you could probably whittle down (I am still learning so like security of lots of guying points). They are out of stock of the Kelp at the moment but I would be willing to part with mi...

2012 not been a bad year for me given I have a non-biking family and I am also doing a part-time course on-top of my full time job. I seemed to strike upon a few days at start of week were I could escape without causing to much trauma to family life. Unfortunately this year the little fella has star...

Like the idea of WRT lite. Can never earn enough browny points for 3 nights away from Mrs Brothersmith and the little one at half-term. But if I start banking them know I might just get enough for 2 nights away :D

You think Mountain Biking is bad, just look at the road biking scene. £500 on a set of wheels is considered by some to be bargain basement and you can easly spend a couple of grand on a frame : :?

They may be expensive but at least you can see where the money goes on a set of sus forks :D

Ray, I am in a similar position. Having a 4 yr old and a non-biking partner makes it difficult to get out for overnighters so every other month sounds like a realistic challenge for me too.

Hi Stu, I will have it if you will take £60 posted? I will drop you an email

It will be the fourth Christmas in the past five years that he's spent in Antarctica. This time, he's given himself a pretty small window—about a month and a half—to get things done. "One of the reasons that I'm on a pretty tight timeline is that I've got a five-week-old baby boy that needs my...

Hi Chew, you saw my set up for my fargo with Jones bars. I started off with drops on it but found if I set them up right for off road riding they were uncomfortable on the hoods and tops, so it didn't give me a lot more hand positions over flats. I did really like the position they put your hands in...

Its the standered size in black and only used for 3 nights so like new. £20 posted

email if interested at; brothersmith101 AT gmail DOT com

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Malc

Intresting you found same issues with Silnylon version as I have with the Cuban one Stu. I thought it was down to the Cuban meaning I couldn't get a taught pitch. Running a shorter pole has helped a lot and I find 120cm works well (John from BPWD suggests 130) and takes most the flap out the door wh...

£10 off Bar Mitts at Future Reaction

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Just recieved a neoair small curtasey of outdoors magic classifieds. Figured I could live with short length as I'm not very tall. Test lye on it shows only my ankles hang off, which Is fine, but going to a pillow!

Got the bigger brother 22g stove from Stu today, its still teeny weeny and I can live with the 14g difference for the flexibility :D . Last time I used meths though was in boy scouts so going to be fun getting to grips with cooking with it again :lol: Also picked up new wheels from bike shop. Hope h...