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  1. Plymouth 19Th October

    in Member Organised Rides

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    I'd have been well up for this, but don't get out of uni till 5 tomorrow evening - I'm in Penryn, so it's a fairly long train ride up. Let me know if you're riding a weekend though, and I'll come join you. Haven't ridden properly for a good few months, so looking forward to getting back into it.

  4. New Mist 26" Frame

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    Posted · Edited by Rumplestiltskin

    What's going on with the fork steerer tube though? Is that a carbon fibre midsection bonded to alu upper and lower parts, or is it just surface sheathing to make it look pretty through the cut out headtube? How would that stand up strengthwise if it is a carbon midsection?

  11. Anyone Applying To Uni?

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    Really want to go now. Will be applying when im in Yr13. Really dont know where to go, want to study geology.

    I know nick on here went to plymouth to study, and the benifit is i could still live at home. But has anyone been to cambourne school of mines (falmouth- exeter uni)?

    max

    I'll be going to Camborne this October to do the MSc Mining Geology. I've only been down for an interview, but I did have the chance to look round the facilities in the mining school itself, and the campus facilities like the library etc.

    Having already been to two uni's and completed my first degree, I can safely say that Camborne is well above par in terms of the quality of the facilities available at most other uni's, and from chatting to the lecturers and current students, the quality of teaching is excellent. Most of the equipment in their analytical labs is the only stuff of it's kind in Europe as well.

    I stayed in student halls over the few days I was there, and compared to halls I've been in before (including the ones I stayed in in my first year, my girlfriend's, and friends halls), they were much better. They were only built a few years ago, so haven't had a chance to get grotty yet. I'm not sure what the prices would be like for full terms though.

    I'd highly recommend Geology. I don't regret a single thing about doing it - I got to travel to lots of new places, do some incredible things, and meet lots of new people whilst doing fieldwork. Socially you tend to get to know the people on your course better than other courses like law/chemistry etc because you're always away on trips, staying together in hostels and drinking together all the time.

    One thing I would say is choose your course very carefully. I went to Edinburgh, which is excellent, but very research based. The result was that my degree was very theoretical - I got an excellent general grounding in all types of geology, but no career specific skills. This means that most Edinburgh graduates need to go on to masters study to learn industrially applicable skills you can actually get a job with - me and a few others are going to Camborne for Mining Geology, others are going on to do engineering or hydrogeology masters. So if possible, get on a geology degree with a strong vocational bias.

    The one advantage of you going to Camborne for your degree would be that you'd learn vocational geology from day one, which would prepare you for a job in the mining industry from start to finish. The downside to that is you would have to be certain a career in the mining industry was for you - you'll graduate Camborne with a bias in knowledge toward mining, and so it'll be harder to break into other parts of geology. I had the four years of my first degree to really figure out where I wanted my career to go, and then specialise for it at masters.

    Lastly, Penryn and Falmouth are fairly small places. From what I saw, there are a small amount of excellent pubs/bars and a few clubs that the students tend to converge on, but generally there isn't the variation you'd get in a larger city. The pace of life there is much quieter and chilled out. Drinking, going out and visiting new places are all part of the undergrad experience, so if you like going out partying all week, a city based uni might be a better choice.

  12. Cornwall Riders And Spots?

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    Hey buddy, good choice on coming down to study in Cornwall, you won't regret it :)

    As a few people have said I've been down here for a few years now living in Penryn (although I am considering making the move to Falmouth fairly soon). I could write enormous amounts about the riding down here, but put simply; if you drive and have a car, you won't get bored. If you don't, there is still plenty to ride if you know where to look. There isn't a massive amount of riders down this way, but myself and Dan still try and get out 2-3 times a week either around falmouth or a bit further afield, and there are other riders around like Kieran and Matt. In terms of the riding itself ->

    Apart from the stuff on cotton reels and skips, and maybe 2/3 shots of Bristol, all of that video was shot within 15-20miles of where I live in Penryn :) And theres a lot more around.

    On a side note; I hope you like to drink. The CSM boys are f**king nuts for it :lol:

    Add me on facebook or summat and give us a shout when you're down and we'll go for a ride/pint

    Rich

    Hey man,

    really looking forward to coming down to Cornwall - was there in January for an interview and from what I saw it's certainly a beautiful part of the country. I'll definitely hit you up on Facebook when I arrive and you can show me round. I'm slowly building up my alcohol tolerance in preparation for the CSM experience. I've a couple of mates on the course this year, and I've heard some pretty mad stories about what they get up to. Most of them involve the police at some point in the night :lol:

    Plymouth and Looe are good places to ride (Y) There is a new skatepark in Truro which is really good and Truro itself is good aswell.

    Sprog(Y)

    Sweet, I'll try and take a look (Y)

  13. Cornwall Riders And Spots?

    in Member Organised Rides

    Posted · Edited by Rumplestiltskin

    mate i love you! Get yo ass to plymouth some time :) im studying geology at a-level and seriously planning on going to cambourne school of mines. Will be nice to meet you soon for a ride and a chin wag :) max

    I'm Scottish, so A levels don't mean much to me! I take it that means you'll be starting around September/October 2010 for the 3 year undergrad course? Is it mining geology you're going for, or one of the mining/mineral engineering courses? I'm coming down for the mining geology masters. Keen to get stuck in - the facilities at Camborne were amazing when I saw them in January, but a bit apprahensive about getting thrown straight in at the deep end. I've done nothing mining or geotechnically related so far!

    Don't know if I'll be down Plymouth way before October, but I'll prob get to Camborne and move in around late September, so let me know if you do go and we can get a ride and some pints in!

    :cough:Are you sure??:cough:

    Rich does know alot of the spots, mainly the in town ones, There is lots of natural around, some if it is a little further to drive, maybe 45mins, but it is worth it. Penryn and falmouth are lacking in the street side of things, Penzance and truro has some ok street. As for natural, lamorna cove, carn brea, swanpool (only small but good fun), our secret quarry, porthtowan, cligga head (perranporth), St Agnes. There is loads more down west, but it has been a long time since i have ridden down there so i would struggle with directions etc......

    Adam

    Cool, had a wee browse round some of those areas on the internet and they look like great fun. Not doing much natural where I am at the moment, so a change from street'll be nice. Thanks for the reply (Y)

    come ride with the plymouth lot :)

    Yeh, sure will. I'm looking forward to travelling round the south in general. Haven't really been able to make many trips down from Scotland because it's such a mission!

    Well i live in cornwall and there are loadsplaces to ride, just need to know the place.

    Rider wise, there are quite few of us and often all meeting for rides from plymouth all the way down to st ives!

    Good stuff man, I'll probably bump into you at some point over the next year then!

    Thanks for all the information so far guys (Y)

  15. Cornwall Riders And Spots?

    in Member Organised Rides

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    I'm coming down to Cornwall to study for a year at the Camborne School of Mines just outside of Penryn, and was wondering what the local riding scene is like? Was down for an interview in January and had a scout round Penryn and Falmouth (where I'll most likely be renting a flat for the year), but didn't see much in the way of riding (although we were concentrating more on pubs at the time!). Does anyone live in either of the two, or know of any decent spots around them? I'd imagine there'll be a fair amount of natural along the coastline, but how about street? Also, how is the wider cornwall riding scene? I've noticed a few Plymouth rides posted up here, but what about Exeter etc?

    Cheers,

    Strath.

  18. Atomz Mod Disc Forks.

    in Trials Chat

    Posted

    Recently bought a second hand Atomz ATK2 mod with the bolt through axle system, where both dropouts on the forks are enclosed, and one is threaded for the axle to bolt directly into. I'm looking for the disc versions of these - had a browse round Tarty, but can't find any on there. Do these exist, are they still produced, or can someone point me in the direction of some second hand ones?

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