Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

ROFL. You and me both wear pink sparkly magenta helmets, bro... Plus, I've ridden my Geeeee Teeee all the way up to the top of DH1, in full kit. I doubt many of the weight weenies out there would be able to do the same. OH - and I may be soft in places, but it hits just as hard...

Lifts for Tokai? run/duck/roll...

Dude, I saw a guy on an XC 29er riding up the berm yesterday. And I was on my XCAMHT with my (pienk) pottie helmet on my head. I had to stop just next to the first beeg jump (the stumpie - kicks a bit) to wait for my mate who is getting back to grips with Singletrack. What time were you riding?

good man. And yes, I do know why everyone likes the down-has-right-of-way side of things. Heck, I like it too. But if the rules say up is the ROW holder, then so it must be. But not to the point where he doesn't give over because Might is Right...

Yeah, bro - but would that mean that you refuse to get off the trail if someone else is coming up? These are international rules, remember - and the PROPER thing to do is to accommodate all, and be courteous to all...

Exactly... My main point was that we should all employ some common sense and decency. None of this "outta my way i have ROW and I am bigger/better/smaller/faster than you" but rather a common goal of enjoying the trail... When I'm SHUTTLING down I call out if there's anyone coming up - essentially saying "COMING THROUGH!" if it's a portion where it would be impossible for me to stop. If not, I do generally slow down and go off-trail so that I effectively bypass the problem.

The correct approach is to give way to those coming up, unless the trail itself has a different set of rules for that specific destination. However, the PROPER thing to do is to treat all others with respect and if you come to another rider, slow down and make enough room so that you can both go. Don't just expect the other guy to pull off the trail. Furthermore - you should not be riding UP DOWNHILL trails. Again, the clue is in the name. DOWNHILL trails are mono-directional, and nobody cming down is expecting to see somebody trudguing up a mono-directional trail. By the same token, nobody should be going DOWN and UPHILL trail. Same reasoning. EDIT: Case in point - Vasbyt / DH 3 (upper section) is a DOWNHILL ONLY trail. So is DH1 / DH 2 and a few others. Yesterday, I caught a lightie riding up the berm, and told him in no way to ride up there again. Signposted as well, and he just chose to ignore it...

YAY! Let us know how it goes...

hmmmm... the MX shops should be able to help you, Peter... Otherwise, it's the big LBS in the sky...

Yeah, I know dude... Try the MX / motorbike places. They're generally better with that sorta thing. I bought my THOR goggles from one, but they generally all have Oakley, or can get hold of them

It counts as buying it in the country if you use your compooter, PW...

Nope, sorry bro - it descended into a whinge very quickly.

And it looks as if Lucky Luke has just nominated himself as the first one to pay for a whinge.

Ditto Perfect.

Glass half full, but with a mirror next to it?

WHat the hell?

What the....!?

Joh - student night flashback...

Johan, a bit more than just "no" would be highly appreciated when you weigh in on these technical topics...

Hahaha! It was a stab in the dark. Literally. Figuratively, too, for that matter...

A frontal lobotomy?

I can imagine that. Look, it's a fantastic bit of engineering. And a lekker car. And I wouldn't say no... If I did, you have full license to give me a pk. In the face. With a chair. And then shoot me in the kneecap. Another one on the list is a VW bus - the California splittie. Ooooooh, I love that car. Just reminds me of that awesome song from the Beach Boys - California Dreamin...

Hmmm... the Stradale is an okay car, but if I were to choose a ferrari it'd be either the F40 or the GTO. The stradale just doesn't hit that spot. And I rate the Atom above the GTO for all out, visceral driving enjoyment. The others would be the Lancia, an old school mini Cooper S (with an Arden 8 port head and 2 x 40DCOE's), an Ultima GTR, Cobra (with the 472) and an RS2 for the daily driver. TONS more that I wouldn't say no to... Oh - and a 996 to complete. The duc, not the porsche.

that car makes it into my dream garage, right inbetween the Atom v8 and the Delta Integrale...

I took my mini's engine apart and was left with 4 nuts... had to strip it again to see where they went.