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    What are you doing this evening?

    Well interestingly, or not don't use too close a stitch else it end up like stamp perforations and you can tear it along the seam. Ouch.
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    Fingers on brakes

    Ok, so i hear what you are saying. I didn't know about trail braking. I have used brakes in the corner in a progressive way as the vanishing point comes towards you. Front brake mainly. Apply a bit of pressure to increase grip into corner. I did not learn it from anything online i have been...
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    Heated gloves help please.

    So thinks.... if i have to get a pair of oversize gloves to use the heated inner, would i be better just getting the heated gloves? I guess the advantage is getting the gloves you like......anything else?
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    Heated gloves help please.

    Interesting getting a larger glove. Do you have to put them on separately every time?
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    Heated gloves help please.

    I think i may have asked before buy i can't find anything. So, I need some heated gloves, the old heated grips leave the end of my fingers numb. So far keis g601 and gerbing xtreme xrl have come to the fore. I want the knuckle protection and powered from bike.And a reasonabley good glove in its...
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    National meet 2024 - Congleton

    :balloons::balloons::drinking10::drinking10::clapping::clapping::thumbsupanim::thumbsupanim:
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    Whiskey and cider

    Quite like a nice pear myself........ Boom boom... I thank you.
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    What are you doing this evening?

    I am making a footprint for my tent :D
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    My bike and a Red Arrow

    They must known you were there, only right to put on a display for you.
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    Whiskey and cider

    I was drinking the stuff at the time, speech was a bit slurred.
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    Fingers on brakes

    :thumbsupanim: :thumbsupanim::thumbsupanim::ride::ridebumps:
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    Alcohol cooking stoves

    Yeah, I saw the woolen ones, unbelievable.
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    Alcohol cooking stoves

    You have to laugh.........
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    Alcohol cooking stoves

    Woodtowater.co.uk
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    Alcohol cooking stoves

    75 Quid, the aluminium only is around 65, so seemed a good option.
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    Whiskey and cider

    Last trip to Kendal, got some herdwick lamb out of booths, reduced, bloody lovely.
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    Alcohol cooking stoves

    Toooo late. :D Trangia 27-23 Duossal (UL/D).
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    Fingers on brakes

    Re Austin I found, don't try to be fast because you will never be satisfied, so go faster and faster until...... I try to be correct, after bikesafe course, and reading the book, there is much to get right, and its fun doing it. Re Rubberchicken YOU DO WHAT......... I can't even get my head...
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    Fingers on brakes

    So, I keep the front brakes on into a corner, until the middle, the release and accelerate. All gentle progression. Used a bit more in ernest in down hill corners. Apparently thats called trail braking. But, as said already, i expect most do that any way. I have tried to stay away from the cafe...
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    Fingers on brakes

    Ok, so swatting up as usual for spring. Looking at various "riding better" videos. Lots of them advocate riding with 2 fingers constantly on the front brake, which I find is very uncomfortable. A couple say do what ever is comfortable, but not many. So not withstanding cold weather, unless you...
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