Nope not 2Pac, just bell ringing at the local church it was alright, not religious at all...   Read the rest of the entry...

Was ace best presents in ages, a hand knitted hat that rawks and a first edition I think of the Railway Navvies by Terry Coleman, oh and I think I'll treat myself to some Nathan Fake from Amazon next week...   Read the rest of the entry...

So it starts, the IF is ordered, the parts are paid for Mr Sideways will be building it, I jut have to decide on tyres now, think I know what I want. I think it'll be done after Christmas which is ace it'll be a special treat in the darknes of January, I won't be using it until the trails are dry though, although if next year is like this year that'll be mid February. Rigid forks to start with I want to get my floaty finesse on, and save for some bounce for summer. Of course the next decision is what next, I'm quite fancying either a nice cross bike or a singlespeed, either of the IF, Spot or possibly Hunter Marque, I really do love bikes.....   Read the rest of the entry...

Well since I've last written I've ridden in the Chilterms and Northumberland with friends, and now I've got a horrid cold thing.... Chilterns was a good days riding with Nicky I've now fitted Trailrakers to the Kona after riding in Chiltern mud. The Chilterns are lovely I suspect that in the summer a road ride out that way could be just the ticket. Last weekend was Noirthumberfest up in Rothbury, so beer friends and riding about ace, I came back feeling quite fit and relaxed, last week was going well till Friday afternoon when I started feeling that sore throat tired thing, so I rested yesterday although I felt a bit rough I thought it would pass. Todays ride proved I was ill when I just died, nothing at all, well that's not entirely true, legs great, lungs broken... I'm hoping it goes as quickly as it came......   Read the rest of the entry...