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Next time I will try to get a pic. On the bottom side of the hill is a Horse Riding School...
My only regret in life is saying no to a ride with my kids.
My kids are moved out now.
Lost 20 or so rides by saying no…….
I do have tons of good memories.
Just want to warn others of my fate.
I too, have a few guilty memories that plague me from time to time. Do not dwell on it for long. You will get another opportunity when your kids present you with their kids. ie YOUR GRANDKIDS! Don't miss out this time.
I have been riding with my grandkids since they were two years old. The boy showed great interest and is still riding with me at almost 19. His younger sister joined in (fear of missing out), but showed zero aptitude. Despite that I persisted with her, ensuring she had the same type of bike as her elder brother, spending time riding with her and so forth. Eventually, when she was about 14, she told me that she had zero interest in another bike and would I dispose of the one she had. That was a sad day. But her elder brother made up for this.
I have so many happy memories of us riding together through the years as he progressed in size of bike and through the various types, balance bike, pedal bike single speed, 7-speed, disc brakes, 1x 10 speed, hardtail, his first dropper, 1x full suss.... He now rides my last emtb! We have maintained his bikes and even built one from scratch, including a colour change (from a dull blue/grey/brown to Audi Laser red!). His last clockwork bike was an Orange Five RS. He had a medium RS and outgrew it, so we bought a larger frame and shock, fork and a few new bits, but mainly transferred all his old stuff across to create what looked like a brand new 2018 Orange Five RS and the envy of his buddies! His skills development was awesome to watch and eventually I was unable to teach him anything else, so I paid for bike skills courses. I was so chuffed to be told that he was exceptional and that he should be coached (this was when he was 8). Then when he was 12, at Cannock when the instructor stayed over on his own time to take us both off-piste, just to see how he got on (unbelievable was the verdict). I took him to Bike Park Wales for his 13th birthday and it was me that was holding him back! His Mother's words to me were "don't break him! We did the whole experience, an overnight stay, curry at an Indian restaurant, lots of photos and so forth. We even did a scrapbook to take into school that chronicled the entire trip. The photos were good, but nobody at school was interested!
By now he had been doing MTB all his thinking life and two other things were competing for time on a bike. One was Rugby and the other was GIRLS. When he was about 13-14, he told me that girls were not interested in muddy and sweaty bikers, but were very much interested in muddy and sweaty rugby players. I could not compete with that, nor could I fault his logic. So I lost him for several years except for occasional rides in school holidays.
Then one of my mates was selling his Orange Five RS that had had built as a Covid lockdown project. Just as he finished it, no expense spared, he bought an emtb and only rode the Five once. He was having trouble selling it, so I bought it for my grandson. I had arranged with his Dad to be driving past just as I was out on the street outside my mate's house with the bike "Oh look, its your grandad, let's stop!" I asked him what he thought of it and he rode off on it. Within seconds he was doing wheelies, hopping on and off kerbs, riding over tree stumps etc. When he got back, he said that he thought it was a great bike. When I told him "happy birthday, it's yours!" He was like a dog with two dicks. It was great to see.
Several years later, he told me that he needed a larger size and could we start looking around. I took this as an opportunity to teach him how to use the internet to search for bikes (intelligently, not just doom scrolling). I added in "how are you going to pay for this?" (that stopped him in his tracks!). He started searching eBay for used bikes. Frequently I got the "what do you think to this........" I would ask a few questions like where is it? to find it was a five-hour car journey away. Or "how does that bike compare to other similar bikes on eBay?" Or, "What is the spec and how does that compare to what you now have?" I probably came across as a proper spoilsport, but I wanted him to THINK about this. Eventually we decided to buy a larger Orange Five frame and convert it. We worked together on that bike and it was great fun, although getting the dropper cable through the frame was not a favoured memory! We also refurbished the discarded parts from his old bike and sold them on eBay. We created a forecast cost of the conversion and tracked it as we spent money and sold the old items. I acted as the bank of grandad, just to provide cash flow. But he paid in full the conversion cost. I became exasperated a few times at his occasional lack of focus, but he learned an awful lot about all sorts of things (not just bikes) and we enjoyed the process. Valuable time spent with my grandson doing stuff we loved. Happy memories.
lolI too, have a few guilty memories that plague me from time to time. Do not dwell on it for long. You will get another opportunity when your kids present you with their kids. ie YOUR GRANDKIDS! Don't miss out this time.
I have been riding with my grandkids since they were two years old. The boy showed great interest and is still riding with me at almost 19. His younger sister joined in (fear of missing out), but showed zero aptitude. Despite that I persisted with her, ensuring she had the same type of bike as her elder brother, spending time riding with her and so forth. Eventually, when she was about 14, she told me that she had zero interest in another bike and would I dispose of the one she had. That was a sad day. But her elder brother made up for this.
I have so many happy memories of us riding together through the years as he progressed in size of bike and through the various types, balance bike, pedal bike single speed, 7-speed, disc brakes, 1x 10 speed, hardtail, his first dropper, 1x full suss.... He now rides my last emtb! We have maintained his bikes and even built one from scratch, including a colour change (from a dull blue/grey/brown to Audi Laser red!). His last clockwork bike was an Orange Five RS. He had a medium RS and outgrew it, so we bought a larger frame and shock, fork and a few new bits, but mainly transferred all his old stuff across to create what looked like a brand new 2018 Orange Five RS and the envy of his buddies! His skills development was awesome to watch and eventually I was unable to teach him anything else, so I paid for bike skills courses. I was so chuffed to be told that he was exceptional and that he should be coached (this was when he was 8). Then when he was 12, at Cannock when the instructor stayed over on his own time to take us both off-piste, just to see how he got on (unbelievable was the verdict). I took him to Bike Park Wales for his 13th birthday and it was me that was holding him back! His Mother's words to me were "don't break him! We did the whole experience, an overnight stay, curry at an Indian restaurant, lots of photos and so forth. We even did a scrapbook to take into school that chronicled the entire trip. The photos were good, but nobody at school was interested!
By now he had been doing MTB all his thinking life and two other things were competing for time on a bike. One was Rugby and the other was GIRLS. When he was about 13-14, he told me that girls were not interested in muddy and sweaty bikers, but were very much interested in muddy and sweaty rugby players. I could not compete with that, nor could I fault his logic. So I lost him for several years except for occasional rides in school holidays.
Then one of my mates was selling his Orange Five RS that had had built as a Covid lockdown project. Just as he finished it, no expense spared, he bought an emtb and only rode the Five once. He was having trouble selling it, so I bought it for my grandson. I had arranged with his Dad to be driving past just as I was out on the street outside my mate's house with the bike "Oh look, its your grandad, let's stop!" I asked him what he thought of it and he rode off on it. Within seconds he was doing wheelies, hopping on and off kerbs, riding over tree stumps etc. When he got back, he said that he thought it was a great bike. When I told him "happy birthday, it's yours!" He was like a dog with two dicks. It was great to see.
Several years later, he told me that he needed a larger size and could we start looking around. I took this as an opportunity to teach him how to use the internet to search for bikes (intelligently, not just doom scrolling). I added in "how are you going to pay for this?" (that stopped him in his tracks!). He started searching eBay for used bikes. Frequently I got the "what do you think to this........" I would ask a few questions like where is it? to find it was a five-hour car journey away. Or "how does that bike compare to other similar bikes on eBay?" Or, "What is the spec and how does that compare to what you now have?" I probably came across as a proper spoilsport, but I wanted him to THINK about this. Eventually we decided to buy a larger Orange Five frame and convert it. We worked together on that bike and it was great fun, although getting the dropper cable through the frame was not a favoured memory! We also refurbished the discarded parts from his old bike and sold them on eBay. We created a forecast cost of the conversion and tracked it as we spent money and sold the old items. I acted as the bank of grandad, just to provide cash flow. But he paid in full the conversion cost. I became exasperated a few times at his occasional lack of focus, but he learned an awful lot about all sorts of things (not just bikes) and we enjoyed the process. Valuable time spent with my grandson doing stuff we loved. Happy memories.
I can’t imagine what stupid purchase I’ll make, when a present day assumed to be future grandkid looks up and asks for a MTB or EMTB.
Ok kid let’s see what’s in stock
Todays tour de art at Kistfos where among many other pieces "The Twist" is twisting through the forest.
Sorry being an art geek it's one of my mental health issues.
OK I'll try to level up with a couple of bike pics.
Sorry being an art geek it's one of my mental health issues.
OK I'll try to level up with a couple of bike pics.
xsurfy
Member
Local stuff again today..Kielder.
1× SkyDive..Lonesome Pine Trail
1× Twist & Shout .Deadwater Trail.
Full Osprey Trail inc 2× the Section after Fams Bridge / Take 5 climb ..which is the best " blue" singletrack section Ive ridden anywhere ..very skinny / very fast .
The top of Hill 361 on the Osprey Trail & the start of Rikkies Run .
Looking over Fams Bridge
The route
Edit : Just noticed on the bottom right of the map ..that Ordnance Survey ..the country's premium map maker has spelt Kielder wrong ..as in Keilder Waterside Park ..unforgiveable
1× SkyDive..Lonesome Pine Trail
1× Twist & Shout .Deadwater Trail.
Full Osprey Trail inc 2× the Section after Fams Bridge / Take 5 climb ..which is the best " blue" singletrack section Ive ridden anywhere ..very skinny / very fast .
The top of Hill 361 on the Osprey Trail & the start of Rikkies Run .
Looking over Fams Bridge
The route
Edit : Just noticed on the bottom right of the map ..that Ordnance Survey ..the country's premium map maker has spelt Kielder wrong ..as in Keilder Waterside Park ..unforgiveable
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Quick round, surprisingly lots of fallen tree
Gila Man
Active member
You can take my fork but you’ll never take my FREEDOOOOOMMMMM!
Mr. Wallace got his first lower fork service via my medieval bike rack. It went almost perfectly.
Wife - Are you done?
Me - Yup.
Wife - That took a while.
Me - It was my first time.
Wife - What’s this (holds up sag o-ring)
Me - ….. I didn’t install that because I wanted to minimize stiction and to help reduce weight.
Wife - So you forgot it?
Me - …….. STICTION AND WEIGHT!
Wife - Okay. I’ll bet you don’t forget it next time. Your Welcome.
Me - Thank you.
Also, am I the only one that didn’t know there was a spare chain split-link stored in the base of the Swat unit bottom “t” bracket?
Mr. Wallace got his first lower fork service via my medieval bike rack. It went almost perfectly.
Wife - Are you done?
Me - Yup.
Wife - That took a while.
Me - It was my first time.
Wife - What’s this (holds up sag o-ring)
Me - ….. I didn’t install that because I wanted to minimize stiction and to help reduce weight.
Wife - So you forgot it?
Me - …….. STICTION AND WEIGHT!
Wife - Okay. I’ll bet you don’t forget it next time. Your Welcome.
Me - Thank you.
Also, am I the only one that didn’t know there was a spare chain split-link stored in the base of the Swat unit bottom “t” bracket?
Bad-Latitude
Active member
I’ve never ridden on the moon before but I imagine this is what it would look like. A wild fire burned the hills around my town a few weeks back and this is how my trails all look now. The dirt was weird. It was hard packed and crunchy on top but soft and silty underneath.
There’s a chain tool too
Gila Man
Active member
Holy crap, you’re right!
I wonder what else is hidden in that bike. Maybe there’s a complete bike stand that will render my “Spanish Inquisition” rack unnecessary.
Gila Man
Active member
That’s a bummer my friend. I remember that see quite well in the forests in Eastern Washington. It’ll come back but, it takes much longer in the drier climates. Stay away from the burned tree branches when riding, they won’t have any flex to them and will easily tear through shirts and skin.
Don't wait until they ask, control the timing! Get in there early!lol
I can’t imagine what stupid purchase I’ll make, when a present day assumed to be future grandkid looks up and asks for a MTB or EMTB.
Ok kid let’s see what’s in stock
I took my grandson to Rutland Cycles bike shop at Whitwell, upstairs where all the bikes were at that time. He was two years old and I was looking to get him a bike for Xmas. He'd been obsessed with bikes ever since he was a baby. He was still wearing nappies when he would sit on my knee paging through the Argos catalogue (his favourite book). He would page through until he got to the bike section and at each page he would touch all the bike pics and say "bike!" So I just HAD to get him a bike. Back to the bike shop.
He walked along a row of bikes all at an angle with the front wheels all turned out just so. As he passed them, he ran his fingers across each front wheel, saying "bike!" each time. He was very enthusiastic and I had to stop him as there was a real prospect of a bike domino moment! Eventually we got to the area for kiddies bikes. I let him have a good look around. He sat on a few and he rode a few around the shop. Eventually he made his choice. Oh Dear! It was a pink and white tricycle with a "My Little Pony" motif in glitter. It even had a white basket on the front! It also had pink and white tassels hanging out of the bar ends! What HAVE I raised!!
The sales guy thought this was extremely funny! Two year olds are good negotiators, they know what they want and they will stop at nothing to get it. Fortunately I'd had practice with his aunts (my daughters). As gently as I could, I steered him towards the black & red bike with yellow lightning flashes on it and absolutely no basket or tassels!
By the time he was ready for another bike, he had grown out of his preference for girly stuff.
I will of course be reminding him of this when he gets to 21.
In retrospect I could have done the same for my younger kids. (3). Let them choose.Don't wait until they ask, control the timing! Get in there early!
I took my grandson to Rutland Cycles bike shop at Whitwell, upstairs where all the bikes were at that time. He was two years old and I was looking to get him a bike for Xmas. He'd been obsessed with bikes ever since he was a baby. He was still wearing nappies when he would sit on my knee paging through the Argos catalogue (his favourite book). He would page through until he got to the bike section and at each page he would touch all the bike pics and say "bike!" So I just HAD to get him a bike. Back to the bike shop.
He walked along a row of bikes all at an angle with the front wheels all turned out just so. As he passed them, he ran his fingers across each front wheel, saying "bike!" each time. He was very enthusiastic and I had to stop him as there was a real prospect of a bike domino moment! Eventually we got to the area for kiddies bikes. I let him have a good look around. He sat on a few and he rode a few around the shop. Eventually he made his choice. Oh Dear! It was a pink and white tricycle with a "My Little Pony" motif in glitter. It even had a white basket on the front! It also had pink and white tassels hanging out of the bar ends! What HAVE I raised!!
The sales guy thought this was extremely funny! Two year olds are good negotiators, they know what they want and they will stop at nothing to get it. Fortunately I'd had practice with his aunts (my daughters). As gently as I could, I steered him towards the black & red bike with yellow lightning flashes on it and absolutely no basket or tassels!
By the time he was ready for another bike, he had grown out of his preference for girly stuff.
I will of course be reminding him of this when he gets to 21.
My oldest grandson may have the bug though.
I’m trying not too freak him out too much.
Tubby G
❤️🔥 Hot Stuff ❤️🔥
Wheeeeee 
Must've had a DJI motor.
Tubby G
❤️🔥 Hot Stuff ❤️🔥
A 2000+ ft jump is really going for it!
And for the frame to hold up OK on a 99ft height jump is impressive, too!
pagheca
Active member
Fun fact: the person that caused the major damage to UK economy is now considered... the saviour, the alternative, the hero.
Why are you screaming at me daddy?
I'm telling you in a calm way it's 8 floors down so STOP!
Are you sure?
OK daddy you are always right, I'm coming back in for lots of cuddles
I need a triple espresso
I'm telling you in a calm way it's 8 floors down so STOP!
Are you sure?
OK daddy you are always right, I'm coming back in for lots of cuddles
I need a triple espresso
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Edit : Just noticed on the bottom right of the map ..that Ordnance Survey ..the country's premium map maker has spelt Kielder wrong ..as in Keilder Waterside Park ..unforgiveable
One of my nieces works for Ordnance Survey, apparently they do introduce deliberate minor errors into maps so that they can tell if they’ve been copied and distributed in an unauthorised way.
Not sure that extends to getting the name of a place wrong though!
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