Nick Manning

just quit, i had holiday booked for today, so i could go to the hampshire bike trial fun day. came to this week, when i found out that they hadn't put it on the system and so therefore i had to work. i didn't turn up at work today, so im probably gonna get sacked, so im quitting first. HALFORDS rip staff off just as much as they do customer's. it's the worst company in the world! poor pay. poor products. too many high expectations by managers. no training given. Fletch leave before you get stiched by them. oh yeah, see you all in sot'on. :(

cheers mate, il have to come up again soon.

fletch prob wont come once he reads this thread, but oh well, his loss. weather permitting, count me in (Y)

i'd love to come, leeds was amazinglast time i went, but im riding in the final of hop idol so i can't come. shame, im sure it'll be a phat day.

riding coventry this afternoon, with jon shrewsbury, tom chilvers, pauly and some other's.

i've used tsp water before, but i did it in the winter a few yrs back, and so it froze over night cos, my bike goes in my shed, if u do it in the summer it'llbe all good, the lever return is much better and the brake is more responsive. i use LHM plus (citreon mineral fluid), they sell it in halfords bout £6.50 for 1l where as magura blood for 1l is about £20 there both the same thickness.

im coming, il be in at 10:46 john will be in after me pauly, see you then! :o

Fishwog - I'm "about" 6ft tall, the frame is 1080 in length. The frame rides soo well, I've found it easier to gap and side hop, and I'm still getting used to doing front taps on it. FAT~DAN - Yes I'm running an EX721 on the rear, the piston's are fully extended, but the brake works fine, I'm currently using standard sized pads. Here's another pic of my bike. Thanks for your reply's, Nick.

Sorry for not posting in the new bikes section, I dont think anyone looks in there? I just built my Echo up tonight at work, just thought I would show you it before I go out riding. Sorry about the picture quality i'll try to get a better one soon. p.s. notice the saint disk brake on the bike in the back ground. ILLNESS! (Y) Catch you later,

i got the day off now, so im definatly coming. see you all there :blink:

yep, im definatly there. if anyone's coming, can they bring some black electrical tape witht them, if they have any? Jon is desperate for some. cheers Nick (Y)

is it any better than bristol, or anywhere near as good as? i think im gonna stick with bristol, i wanna get a few things done that have tormented me for the last month or so. might ride cardiff soon though, maybe after the bike show. (Y)

.............of any places that are god to ride on a saturday. i would like to ride somewhere new but not to far. any one got anysuggestions, cheers (Y)

can't go sunday cos i gotta work, thats why im going saturday, cos dan jones can cover me. he works sunday and he's the only person i can get to cover me, sorry mate (Y)

im planning on riding bristol on the 5th. i wanna try big lloyds again, and ride all the other places aswell. anyone wanna come, ur more than welcome (Y)

what time is after college, cos i might be up for that if it aint too late.

i'd come with but im coming from the south and am probably a hell of a lot closer to it than you are. sorry. PS: im defo coming this yr.

i'd be well up for what your planning, u know i only live up the road so il help as much as i can. id definately be up for speed trials. if this all goes ahead then i might be able to persuade my parents to let one or two people crash round mine, so they might help anyone thats coming from a far distance.

k. il pm him and leave my mob no, cos i doubt il be on till i get to notts tomorrow nite (Y) which one is carl? :">

trains either arrive just before 11 or just before 12.

if i come to leeds on sat would anyone be able to meet me at the station, as ive never bee that far north before. (Y)

is huddersfield anygood? i was hoping to ride leeds this half term, but i dont think i can make sat, im staying at a mates in notts, but im not going up till tomorrow night. so it depends on what im up to sat, but if huddersfield is any good then im up for coming.

don't wanna burst your ballon, but it looks like its gonna rain, which is annoying cos i really wanna go :ermm:

count me in. :)

il have to get the day off work, but il be there! :)