Friday 17/8 mate if that's ok ,got a family thing on the Sunday so can't do sat/sun ,few pints in the ragleeth then on upto the top of the mynd

7/7 on the run from the sun :-bd August was to on the Isle of Man but a new job is making that unlikely, need to think of an interesting alternative. Come up this way Steve ,meet you down little stretton if you want and a night on longmynd ,will see if Scott's playing too , did have a trip planned ...

I'll think about that one mate too many stories ,and the hangman's tree still there makes for a uncomfortable nights kip , just getting to work on your pedal , as long as no drivers come in with any defects should have it done tonight if not tomorrow mate

Not free till August mate or I'd join you

Mike wrote:Im just glad Stu didnt nick the girls thong too!

Don't think you need it mate it was a good look for a visit to miss d

July courtesy of rtts ,5 /7

bhoys it was a definite pleasure and will be back ,leg swelling has gone down so stu and scott theres really no need to cut it off and replace with a stump but thanks for the offer ,mike thanks for the route ,as it was only my 5th trip it was the hardest thing ive done on a bike but extremely pleasu...

Stan's here too , put it in last October ,when I checked none of it's gone solid ,maybe it's because the bikes used most days not sure but it does seem to last

So the old lady has just called me to confirm we r not sleeping in our cars overnight on the car park then at the end she said after the council meeting they asked if we were happy to make a donation to the church. So if everyone is happy to do that park there if not there's plenty of other parking...

And footwear Mike

Quick question is it pub on sat night or do I bring food as well as whisky

Bearbonesnorm wrote:You sir, are a true bodge merchant

Please sir you of all people should know the term is "temp repair "

As long as we aren't giving down in the cream mate , don't need to sleep in one of those till my numbers been plucked

I'll also bring the katadyn filters at around the same rate so if people want to leave their trail shots and sawyers at home your more than welcome to use that, coped well enough in the LHC in may

Can't change it on my 20 , I just zoom in to 300 m and it makes the line nice and big ,really I should wear my glasses but I've not quite hit the age in my head where it's time to put specs on

RIP wrote:Coolio! I just need a bit of room for the drinks cabinet at my age I guess..

The way we got through the whisky last night I think I may need one too

Lashed down in the lakes mate , as the boy had most of the tarp I was mainly out on the rain and yep its definitely waterproof just a bit of condensation as I had the clam shell closed fully , better with a tarp for cooking and keeping your kit under though in the rain

trip down to scotts last night ,left scotts place had a ride through the lanes and gravel tracks down to the tally ho ,midges were out in force and it felt like getting hailed on by the little black beasties,after a lovely burger and a few pints of cider it was time to get to the top . only done thi...

I know Stu probably doesn't want to go down this route but a subscription per year for the newsletter and reviews wouldn't be a miss I suppose it's similar to what bikepacking.com have launched but you're right, it wouldn't sit easy with me. Right or wrong, I'd feel that doing something along those...

A motorcycle forum I use has ad's and a limited PM functionality. Subscribe with a tenner a year, the ad's vanish and you get a decent amount of PM's allowed. You can see who's a subscriber by the "supporter" logo under their user name. As a subscriber the forum I see is very different to...

I know Stu probably doesn't want to go down this route but a subscription per year for the newsletter and reviews wouldn't be a miss , I know it's a labour of love but it must be one of the few "jobs" where the labour doesn't get charged , to be honest I've never clicked on the feed the be...

mi young fella Fionn looking very confused on his first trip ,thinking
A why did i let dad wake me at 530
B why am i sleeping under a sheet in a body bag,
c why am i on top of a hill
IMG_20180513_053934 by Stuart Dean, on Flickr

It's a cheery Tuesday , a pleasant meander up the cut to work ,find out I've only been left the equivalent of 3hrs work for a 12 HR shift , last shift of the week and looking forward to a night on brown clee Thursday ,all is well this week in my little world

Can't get down till about 9 mate so count me out of the food

Scattamah wrote:You'd have something to take your mind off that too. It's definetly grip-marks-on-porcelain territory. Seizure Tursday.

Greetz

S.

I hope the tursday is a spelling mistake or a play on turdsday and not a take on my ethnic origins