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ChrisHigs

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Hello everyone
« on: November 16, 2015, 09:03:36 AM »
Hi.
I'm new to this place, and definitely a mountain biking newbie too, not sure my off roading 20 years ago counts. Got my first bike a couple of weeks ago and only been out on my own so far. Went down the Clyne trail yesterday and had lots of fun so definitely hoping to do more of this.
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Jon

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Re: Hello everyone
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2015, 12:27:29 PM »
Welcome to the forum, Chris. The trails in Clyne are fun aren't they.
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ChrisHigs

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Re: Hello everyone
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2015, 12:59:39 PM »
Thanks.

Been up and down the cycle path on my old bike but never realised the mountain biking trails were there. Pretty hard work on the way up and quite slippery on Sunday, but had lots of fun on the way back down :)
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« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2015, 02:07:09 PM »
Welcome Chris - so the "off roading" 20 years ago - was that MTB, motocross or 4x4? There's quite a few of us were mountain bikers as kids or young adults, then packed it in only to return many years later for a bit of a mid-life-crisis-esque renaissance. Welcome to the forum. Hope to catch up with you on a trail somewhere. :)

 

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ChrisHigs

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« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2015, 03:54:03 PM »
Thanks and hi.

Well I won't call it mountain biking after riding the Clyne tail, but yeah, racing around on my old Raleigh MTB on the paths around Loughor as a kid.

I'd go alone with the mid life crisis, if 34 ain't too young for that :)

Definitely will shown my face some time. Looking forward to meeting some people and having a ride.
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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2015, 04:12:58 PM »
34 is the perfect age for a mid life crisis in my book - young enough to ignore creaking knees, old enough to have a credit card for bike bits  :)

see you on the trails at some point
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« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2015, 07:35:17 PM »
Then a mid life crisis it definitely is ;)

See you all around some time :)
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Re: Hello everyone
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2015, 09:06:27 PM »
Welcome Chris

See you on the trails soon
Keep an eye on on th "other rides" section as there's always so,done riding somewhere :)
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« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2015, 07:35:03 AM »
Hi, thanks. I will keep an eye on the rides section to see when anything is going on. Can I come along on a Thursday night ride? Sounds like fun :)
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« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2015, 09:32:52 AM »
Anyone's welcome on the Thursday night ride. Have you got decent lights? Other than that you don't need much except low expectations for how much actual riding takes place.  ;D
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Re: Hello everyone
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2015, 02:36:57 PM »
Quote from: Jon on November 17, 2015, 09:32:52 AM
Anyone's welcome on the Thursday night ride. Have you got decent lights? Other than that you don't need much except low expectations for how much actual riding takes place.  ;D

and the ability to tolerate Jon's continual grumbling...
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« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2015, 02:48:04 PM »
Well I'll definitely be along some time then. Got a couple Cree LED torches strapped to my bars, only used then on the road so far though.
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« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2015, 02:48:45 PM »
And I have to put up with my wife's continual grumbling so I'm sure I'll be fine ;)
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« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2015, 11:51:02 PM »
Quote from: ChrisHigs on November 17, 2015, 02:48:45 PM
And I have to put up with my wife's continual grumbling so I'm sure I'll be fine ;)
You're about to have your eyes opened! It'll do wonders for your marriage! ;)
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« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2015, 07:44:46 AM »
Don't want to hear me moaning? Ride faster! Lazy gits.  ;D
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