2026 Bikes, rides and pictures.

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What's an inner tube?

Yep, just ordered my tubless valves

[MingtheMerciless]

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Nice ride into Friston Forest that turned into an absolute beasting on every climb by Mrs M on the Levo of Doom.

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Falling behind here

Went to Fetham, went for a ride, with the 1st 2 km I got a puncture….. didn’t have the equipment to sort so mate had to ride to Denbie’s to get some spare tubes,
Turned out to be a great ride, loads of cool single track around there and box hill. Still smashed out 42km,

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Then today I did 44km on the road bike, nice ride out in the sun, not silly hot,

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The post you have all been waiting for

We have another pump track 10 minutes from us.

Took the kids and his mate after school.

Great little track, got the hang of pumping quite quick, what got me was jumping…… bloody hell that was tough.
After an hour some 11 year old rocked up, cleared it on battered trek, then asked to have a go on my BMX and cleared it 2nd jump, my lad laughed.
Not the best at jumping but wow, it’s terrifying

[weeksy]

Jumping is REALLY hard for oldies.... jumping on a stupid bike is insanely hard... WEll done for even trying

[MingtheMerciless]

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Bloody rubbish!

Picked this drill screw up about 1.5 miles from home. Tyre instantly flat as it punctured the rim tape as well. Slow walk home, tyre now patched with leyzyne mushroom patch and rim tape removed. Wheel now drying in the conservatory after I washed tubeless gunk out of the spoke bed hollow. Rim tape tonight if I’ve got enough otherwise it’s a trip to the LBS tomorrow.

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Sod that, worse than mine

[weeksy]

That's hardcore !

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Jumping is REALLY hard for oldies.... jumping on a stupid bike is insanely hard... WEll done for even trying

I am not old

I blame the tyres, new ones arrived today.

Got loads to do and no time

Amflow - fit the tubless valves and fill

BMX - new tyres and new chain

[MingtheMerciless]

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Tubeless roulette on the commute this morning. An old repair (which was a nasty puncture) let go twice on the way to work. Tyre only dropped 10ish psi though. Just very messy.

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How do you go about cleaning that? Looks fun

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Back at the pump track this morning, proper hard work.
New tyres are sooooo much better, they roll faster and just fell better.
I need more speed coming into the jump









Got a busy week coming up for riding

Out Tuesday exploring Ranmore and Boxhill alone on the e-MTB and then Wednesday out on the road bike, either Richmond park or head out to Surrey again

[MingtheMerciless]

6 mile walk/roll home in 30C temps after the split link decided to escape on the road bike. Got home desperate for a shower and the bloody water was off due to another SE Water fuck up.