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I don't watch commercial television, I don't really watch any TV series or movies. I just don't feel like it. Little thing I hate is I can tell I'm being judged in some social circles for not having watched X, or Y. I don't care...but apparently I'm meant to?

Feeds into the notion that we are consumers. If something breaks don't fix it...throw it in the bin and buy a new one. Finding a decent bike mechanic is a challenge. I have a mate who's running his own repair shop and he's flat out, and also can't find anyone to work for him.

Cheers for the feedback that's awesome! I really want to make sure my ambition doesn't outweigh my talent and that completely makes sense re. Cardrona...might need to review that closely! I've only had a short stint in Skyline on a family holiday - loved it, so happy to spend more time in there...

Looking into a gravity based riding trip in Queenstown for a few days, thinking:- - Skyline Bike Park (Gondola) - Coronet Peak/Rude Rock (Shuttle/Chairlift) - Cardrona (Chairlift) Does anyone have any specific recommendations? Am I missing something obvious?

I’d just like to point out this is a MTB forum, so they were giving you kind advice

I nicknamed my shoes “the faggots”, but as my friend pointed out maybe the shoes are wearing the faggot 🤣

I started going to the gym regularly which is a few minutes walk away from my house, and partly along one of Sydney’s major arterial roads. My wife bought me a pair of gym shoes to wear, a very white pair of Nikes. One night walking to the gym a car drives past and someone yells at me “nice...

I’m with Dozer - I’m not necessarily against making the World Cups strictly professional but I hope it’s made clear what the feeder/2nd tier series is and what is the pathway up! I get the feeling there’ll be a whole bunch of riders that will drop off World Cup, but will be committed to...

I know a guy who owns and operates a small bike repair business, what you said reminds me of what he told me last week. Customer comes in with a bike in pieces and components in boxes, said it's "almost built" and "won't take much work to complete", who should be the judge of that? He quoted...

Finding a reliable mechanic is tough! I had a good one but was let down by some sloppy workmanship - split pins were left out of brake pads and they fell out! Front and rear! 🤦🏻‍♂️

Whilst I have massive respect for the riders, and what they do, they really have backed themselves into a corner. The options would be:- 1. Live with what you have, or 2. Breakaway and start their own series. The peak of slope style is crankworx whistler, how could you replicate that? I can’t...

I feel like the riders don’t have a good read of the room, have a look at the bike industry as a whole - it’s in real trouble. But steep calling out for cash when there isn’t cash around.

Moo lives. Haven’t ridden it recently but I’ve heard it’s in good shape and riding well. Jubes has been rejigged and reshaped into a mini-jump park. Think mini Bare Creek. Can’t comment of Castle Hill.

That was tongue in cheek - I wasn’t serious about the weight loss! I was so dehydrated I was dreaming about drinking cold water haha!

Had a full week off the beers and am still going - actually went out to a few things (dinner at the pub and bday parties) and it actually didn’t bother me not drinking. I have dropped managed to drop a couple of KG’s but not as planned. My daughter brought home a gastro bug from daycare - boom...

Off the back of xmas/new year I have failed to stop the indulged eating and drinking - to the point I feel bloated. Also went riding with some fitter mates last week and got flogged. I did weigh myself on January 3rd and I was 78kg. The game plan is the following starting today:- - No more...

Whilst I would've preferred to go the home made route I found this on ebay and purchased:- CURT Anti-Rattle Hitch Pin & Shim | eBay Works well. Pretty happy with it. Maybe I'm being really petty with eliminating bike rack movement but I've been following some cars down the freeway and the...

Heading to Melbourne for the GP and have been blown away by the unavailability of tickets - thanks alot drive to survive!!! I have secured GA tickets to Friday and was hoping to get to Saturday as well but no dice - this is a long shot but does anyone have any GA tickets they want to offload...

Hard to compare Gwin vs. Rennie/Kovarik. All notable riders but about 10-15 years apart in their professional careers and the sport has certainly come a long way professionally. Also Gwin benefits from living in a large population basin which would certainly help his marketability compared to...

I’d be surprised if there were actually a salary as part of a sponsorship in MTB apart from a select few. I thought it would be gear and all expenses paid to go race and that’s about it. I was talking to a mate over a beer and he had a roadie acquaintance try go professional in Europe and he got...