16 Questions to:

[Defiant]

I think it would be fun to start a Q&A chain

please answer these questions and when you did,..invite someone else (also by PM)

You have to be invited, do not complete the Q&A's because you think you should be next

1) Who are you ?

2) When did you start mountainbiking ?

3) What was your first mountainbike ?

4) What do you have in your pockets right now ?

5) What is your favorite mountainbike ?

6) What's your most hated chore on the household chore list ?

7) What bike would you buy if money was no object ?

8 ) Name one thing that not many people know about you ?

9) What is you favorite bikepart ?

10) Which bike (brand) is overrated according to your own humble opinion ?

11) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would that be ?

12) If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would you go ?

13) What is you next bike going to be ?

14) Which bike(part) do you regret selling

15) Do you think it is cruel that there is an "S" in the word lisp?

16) (make up your own question for the next person in line)

I would like to ask DrS to be the first (pm on it's way)

the list so far:
- DrS
- jez-4-bikes-max
- pete_mcc
- theboy
- tintin40
- MadCowKev
- andrewl
- orange71
- legrandefromage
- Pickle
- Wu-Tangled
- cannondale king
- jango
- neilll
- GoldenEraMTB
- GearlessinSeattle
- juiceboxx
- elite504
- kase1983
- Tallpaul
- Anthony
- Geoff
- kingroon
- gm1230126
- Zaskar Girl
- LTS Biker
- Mr. Zero
- sniperworks
- Martin
- tam_shadow
- mrkawasaki
- Lid
- ti-fat-man
- nobby the sheep
- Average Mark
- Grannygrinder
- jonnyboy666
- ameybrook
- haggis
- gil_m
- justbackdated
- icantthinkofausername
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[Dr S]

Re: 12 Questions to:

Bloomin' heck. Erm, here goes (good idea though!)

1) Who are you ?

Dr S

2) When did you start mountainbiking ?

1986

3) What was your first mountainbike ?

Some shonky old racer with fat tyres and cowhorns followed by a Cannondale SM600 in Jan 87. There might have been a Raleigh Mustang in there somewhere too, but its a long time ago.

4) What do you have in your pockets right now ?

Keys, some money, 14 Ciggerettes, fluff, a M6 bolt, 2 washers and a nasty letter from Inland Revenue

5) What is your favorite mountainbike ?

The next one

6) What's your most hated chore on the household chore list ?

None, I have OCD and like cleaning :?

7) What bike would you buy if money was no object ?

Money is no object- I'll just have to work harder for what I want, it will be a Cunningham Racer or your FAT Ti

8 ) Name one thing that not many people know about you ?

I'm not a real Doctor but don't tell the ladies in the waiting room!

9) What is you favorite bikepart ?

Frames, especially ones with FAT written somewhere on them

10) Which bike (brand) is overrated according to your own humble opinion ?

Klein, owned one for a week and sold it ASAP. Great paint but Cannondales are nicer to ride (runs and hides)

11) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would that be ?

Loire Valley, France or California

12) If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would you go ?

Steve McQueen on the Baja 1000

13) What is you next bike going to be ?

Your FAT Ti

14) Which bike(part) do you regret selling

My last Yo, but I have another now so I'm happy again

15) Do you think it is cruel that there is an "S" in the word lisp?

Not at all, Dyslexia is much more cruel a word

16) (make up your won question for the next person in line)

Whats your reason for not coming to the RetroBike Big Dirty Weekender in July?

I would like to ask Jez-9 bikes max to go next

Thats wasn't so bad. Thanks for the invite

Si

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

Great idea.

Thank you Dr S for the pleasure.... I think.

1) Who are you ?

Jezworld aka Jez-24314324-bikes-max (actually that needs updating...)

2) When did you start mountainbiking ?

1990ish

3) What was your first mountainbike ?

A 225 quid Townsend Country that had yellow paint and a 23.5" frame. Exage Country. Suprisingly relaxed riding position. I liked it. It rusted very badly...

4) What do you have in your pockets right now ?

Erm...40p and the stagnant smell of unwashed stale jeans.

5) What is your favorite mountainbike ?

Usually one I havent got. Erm...I love my Trimble. Actually scratch that... My Yo...no...the Dogs Bolx, SW Pace..no... erm....er..

6) What's your most hated chore on the household chore list ?

I like cleaning. Emptying bins perhaps...

7) What bike would you buy if money was no object ?

Probably a custom steel frameset with an AMAZING CUSTOM paintjob.

8 ) Name one thing that not many people know about you ?

I'm good in bed.

9) What is you favorite bikepart ?

Frameset. I can hang one up and stare at it. I have no idea why!

10) Which bike (brand) is overrated according to your own humble opinion ?

Klein (why who would anyone design a WHOLE front end entirely from super rigid aluminium?)

11) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would that be ?

Hawaii

12) If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would you go ?

Kate Beckinsale so I can put my hand on her leg for the whole duration.

13) What is you next bike going to be ?

I have no idea. Im really at my limit and have owned everything!

14) Which bike(part) do you regret selling

I dont really...I tried to sell them. I got as far as keeping 3 and then suddenly they grew again.

15) Do you think it is cruel that there is an "S" in the word lisp?

Random. Erm. Not particularly. The mass production of meat is more cruel but dont get me started...

16a) Whats your reason for not coming to the RetroBike Big Dirty Weekender in August?

erm.. I honestly didnt know there was one...Ill have a look. I can only organise myself a few weeks in advance. hence why I need women to sort me out and organise me...

*) (make up your own question for the next person in line)

"Is it ok to wash ashtrays and cat food bowls with all the other dishes?"


Ok Im done.


I want Pete Mc to go next please! HIT ME

 

[pete_mcc]

You have to be invited, do not complete the Q&A's becuase you think you should be next Wink

1) Who are you ?
Pete_McC, Pete McCarthy

2) When did you start mountainbiking ?
1986

3) What was your first mountainbike ?
First off road bike was a Vindec Trekker, first ATB was a Raleigh Magnum, first proper mountain bike was a Cinelli

4) What do you have in your pockets right now ?
A Topic Wrapper, lighter, 1gb memory stick with company files on, 2 cat wiskers

5) What is your favorite mountainbike ?
Mantis X frame or a Jones Space Frame, of my bikes it has to be the Fat Ti

6) What's your most hated chore on the household chore list ?
Cat Litter tray, at 8am, on a Saturday morning

7) What bike would you buy if money was no object ?
Series 1 Breezer everytime!

8 ) Name one thing that not many people know about you ?
I have killed and I will kill again, jesus send me bright lights as a reward......

9) What is you favorite bikepart ?
Cooks Cranks, shiny and touchy feelie

10) Which bike (brand) is overrated according to your own humble opinion ?
No bike is overrated, some are over-hyped and over-priced. All bikes are cool

11) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would that be ?
Cornwall, in a big old house on the coast

12) If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would you go ?
Peter Cook and Peter o Toole, we would all go back in time and do a 1960s Soho pub crawl

13) What is you next bike going to be ?
Pace RC100, almost there!

14) Which bike(part) do you regret selling
My Bonty or my one off, flip flop Hope SS wheels (at least they're in good hands

15) Do you think it is cruel that there is an "S" in the word lisp?
Schadenfreude is a greatly misunderstood joy, we need more s's in lisp, and more lispers and the world would be a happier place (for a few of us at least)

16) Is it ok to wash ashtrays and cat food bowls with all the other dishes?
ashtrays? As Peter o Toole once said, 'Who needs ashtrays, make the world your ashtray, darling'. But as with most things in life the answer is actually 'Yes, as long as the Girlfriend doesn't see you'.


Now over to Roly 'theboy' Seaton I feel!
His extra question shall be:

'A year oop North with No Bikes, or a life down in that there London with only MTBs? '

 

[theboy]

1) Who are you ?

Im still not sure.

2) When did you start mountainbiking ?

probably about 1992, but that was just riding a British Eagle off road, I first bought a mag and recognised it as such in 1993 ish

3) What was your first mountainbike ?

Raleigh Maverick/Kona Hahanna (I guess the latter was the first 'proper' mountain bike)

4) What do you have in your pockets right now ?

A receipt from a suit hired for a wedding on Saturday, fluff.

5) What is your favorite mountainbike ?

Merlin Newsboy, or Retrotec.

6) What's your most hated chore on the household chore list ?

Washing up, without a doubt.

7) What bike would you buy if money was no object ?

JMC's Specialized S Works HT (if it still exists)

8 ) Name one thing that not many people know about you ?

I am more 'retro bike' than most, I was riding a 1900's SS aged 12 and had a penny farthing at 14

9) What is you favorite bikepart ?

Machine Tech brake levers, Race Face cranks

10) Which bike (brand) is overrated according to your own humble opinion ?

Fat Chance (booo!)

11) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would that be ?

Um, not too sure, either Staithes, or NYC

12) If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would you go ?

Hemingway, Paris pub crawl

13) What is you next bike going to be ?

trouble, Im at capacity!

14) Which bike(part) do you regret selling ?

Oddly enough, the exact same Bonty with one-off Hope wheels that Pete stated above!

15) Do you think it is cruel that there is an "S" in the word lisp?

Yesh.

16) A year oop North with No Bikes, or a life down in that there London with only MTBs?

Oop North please (dont tell the Mrs!)

I would like to nominate Al, and his special question would be:

"Live or let die?"

 

[tintin40]

al asked me

1) Who are you ?

I really am Tintin

2) When did you start mountainbiking ?

When I was 21, so 1855

3) What was your first mountainbike ?

Muddy Fox

4) What do you have in your pockets right now ?

my front door keys

5) What is your favorite mountainbike ?

Trimble

6) What's your most hated chore on the household chore list ?

I like cleaning my living space. I'm a clean person

7) What bike would you buy if money was no object ?

Every Trimble in the world

8 ) Name one thing that not many people know about you ?

couldn't possibly say

9) What is you favorite bikepart ?

Frame

10) Which bike (brand) is overrated according to your own humble opinion ?

Fat Chance

11) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would that be ?

Japan

12) If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would you go ?

My GF (wife to be)

13) What is you next bike going to be ?

Trimble

14) Which bike(part) do you regret selling

A Trimble frame

15) Do you think it is cruel that there is an "S" in the word lisp?

no. But I don't have a lisp

16) (make up your own question for the next person in line)

Do you enjoy lycra?

Next is Madcowkev

 

[JustKev]

1) Who are you ?

My father’s son. Allegedly.

2) When did you start mountainbiking ?

1988. I was 14. Happy days.

3) What was your first mountainbike ?

A Specialized Rockhopper – 1988 model with Shimano Exage and a U-brake under the chainstays. I blinged it up of course.

4) What do you have in your pockets right now ?

My other hand

5) What is your favorite mountainbike ?

Everyone knows me as a Yeti fan. I have a few. I love my titanium ARC. That said I have some weakness for a few other brands too.

6) What's your most hated chore on the household chore list ?

Picking up dog sh*t!

7) What bike would you buy if money was no object ?

A Kent Eriksen custom titanium ASR.

8 ) Name one thing that not many people know about you ?

I was a member of a National Championship winning Dragon Boat team

9) What is you favorite bikepart ?

Pedals. Absolutely essential IMO.

10) Which bike (brand) is overrated according to your own humble opinion ?

Kona. I never understood why there are so many konafanboys

11) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would that be ?

I’m lucky to have had a few jobs that required travel. Of the places that I’ve been to, Camps Bay, South Africa.

12) If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would you go ?

With Wu. To Blackpool. And I'd make him drive. He knows teh way there

13) What is you next bike going to be ?

A Trek 930.

14) Which bike(part) do you regret selling

My BoTM winning Roberts DOGS BOLX.

15) Do you think it is cruel that there is an "S" in the word lisp?

No. I’ve read Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection.

16) Do you enjoy lycra? (from TinTin40)

Yes but only my own. I’m wearing a skinsuit under my work clothes right now.

Next up: AndrewL

Q16) Just how is the DOGS BOLX, did you finish building it yet?

 

[andrewl]

Next up: AndrewL

Sorry for the delay the time difference caught me out a bit

1) Who are you ?

Who me? I'm Andrew Ling, 34, Electrical Engineer, owner of far too many bikes and relatively new father.

2) When did you start mountainbiking ?

Well I've been riding off road since I started riding at 3 or 4 but I'd say I started mountain biking around 1986.

3) What was your first mountainbike ?

My first mountain bike wasn't a mountain bike as such... My dad in his wisdom said BMX was a fad and bought me a 2nd hand road touring bike in 1983 which basically became my first mountain bike in 1986 when my mates got their first mountain bikes. Its seen some massive abuse over the years but it still goes to this day!!

First real mountain bike didn't come until after Uni and getting a job etc and was a 98 Peugeot Excess. Still have it too although only the frame is the original bike...

4) What do you have in your pockets right now ?

Two tisses, House/shed keys, WRX keys, $6AUD in loose change

5) What is your favorite mountainbike ?

Anyone who's ever been on an all day epic would with me (which is no one here) knows I love my Turner frames. I also like light XC race bikes so I'd have to say its my 2005 Turner Flux in custom yellow. Sorry the retro bikes are great fun but this bike just eats the bumps and begs you to ride as fast as you can.

6) What's your most hated chore on the household chore list ?

Cleaning up fur balls

7) What bike would you buy if money was no object ?

I'd actually like a Colnago carbon cross bike to do the 20km ride to and from work on at the moment.

8 ) Name one thing that not many people know about you ?

I used to be able to run the 100m consistantly around the 10.5 seconds in my late teens

9) What is you favorite bikepart ?

I like Marzocchi Bombers made between 96 and 99. I also have a thing for Ringle skewers and have a few sets on my desk

10) Which bike (brand) is overrated according to your own humble opinion ?

For me its GTs with the triple triangles and groove tubes etc, never been a fan.

11) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would that be ?

I'm not a big city person so places like NZ would suit me pretty well as the riding is hard to beat. That said my home town of Penguin (NW Tasmania) is also pretty high on the list as I've spent so much time on the single track in the Dial Range and its one of the few places you can go on an all day ride with your mates and not see another person. Actually a lot of Tasmania's best trails are well kept secrets...

12) If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would you go ?

Though question... There'd have to be good driving roads and great riding....

NZ is great fun but a known quantity. So maybe South America from top to bottom and back again, two blokes a few bikes and lets see what the riding is like along the way - along with all the other cultural experiences...

13) What is you next bike going to be ?

I'd love a Pace, but who wouldn't. Considering I have about 10 projects on the go at the moment my next bike is likely to be for my little boy who currently only 13 weeks old...

14) Which bike(part) do you regret selling

1978 sparkly green banana saddle when I was 10 years old

15) Do you think it is cruel that there is an "S" in the word lisp?

Cruel but fair

16) Just how is the DOGS BOLX, did you finish building it yet?

It took a while but the DOGS BOLX has got a new set of wheels built up on the Bullseye hubs, red Salsa skewers and a NOS red anno Kore bar, so yes its finished for now.

That said I do want to change the brakes and have a set of red Critical Racing cantis which will be put on this weekend before I take it to a night race on Sunday night.

I've also considered building up another red of wheels for it using some red Hope Ti hubs which I've had sitting in a box for many years.

Who's next...

I'll have a look through the forum members and make a decision.

Update: Have selected Mr Orange71, and his question is...

16) Your desire for street cred in the cycling community has led you to the decision to get a cycling tattoo for your left leg. What design are you going to choose?

 

[orange71]

1) Who are you ?

I'm Ed, I’m 37 (38 on Sunday ) and I work for the NHS.

2) When did you start mountainbiking ?

I first got on a mountain bike in 1982 in New Zealand of all places, but really got into it in 1990 at University.

3) What was your first mountainbike ?

A Diamond Back Topanga. I was at Uni and my mate sold it to me for £150 with Campag Bullet Shifters and Campag rear mech, but nothing else much of note! It was sprayed a garish neon pink

4) What do you have in your pockets right now ?

Wallet, coins, NHS smartcard, radiator key

5) What is your favorite mountainbike ?

I've always loved the Merlin soft tail. Don't suppose I'll ever own one though

6) What's your most hated chore on the household chore list ?

Decorating. Our house feels like the Forth Bridge, no sooner you think you've finished, the bit you did first needs doing again :roll:

7) What bike would you buy if money was no object ?

Possibly the Merlin above or a Groovy

8 ) Name one thing that not many people know about you ?

I can speak 5 languages (to varying degrees )

9) What is you favorite bikepart ?

SPDs - would always be my first upgrade to a stock bike

10) Which bike (brand) is overrated according to your own humble opinion ?

Don't want to jump on the bandwagon, but Kleins.

11) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would that be ?

Norway, though in reality I'd probably get fed up with the long cold winter nights. Scotland maybe. Mabie maybe :roll:

12) If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would you go ?

Tricky because I’d probably end up pissing them off and vice versa – so they’d have to be chilled out, flexible, I like a bit of erudition, a good story. Off the top of my head I can’t think who’d fit the bill… I’d go back to New Zealand and drive top to toe or maybe Norway (see above).

13) What is you next bike going to be ?

Looks like a Nishiki (if Mr K swings by )

14) Which bike(part) do you regret selling

I thought I would regret selling some parts but on reflection there aren’t any that I think about. Fortunately I have a selective memory and can’t remember what I’ve sold anyway

15) Do you think it is cruel that there is an "S" in the word lisp?

Classic case of onomatopoeia.

16) Your desire for street cred in the cycling community has led you to the decision to get a cycling tattoo for your left leg. What design are you going to choose?

how did you know?! I would have a replica of a custom built steel frame MTB – like a Groovy or similar

Next up is LGF

His question:

16) Skips or tips?

 

[legrandefromage]

1) Who are you ?

I am the Cheese, the skip diver, Ming of the Skip Skonkeys - or 'Mark' (the sound of a dog barking ith no lips), 35 and loving it.

2) When did you start mountainbiking ?

1986 - not really 'mountain biking' but riding as far as I dared as 13 year old

3) What was your first mountainbike ?

Metorlite Greyhound City 5 - mudguards, rack and panniers

4) What do you have in your pockets right now ?

car keys, wallet (empty) and fluff

5) What is your favorite mountainbike ?

Hard to pin any one bike down but my own Zaskar has kept me company for nearly 15 years

6) What's your most hated chore on the household chore list ?

I didnt mind washing up but when we got the dishwasher *&^&^%% ing emptying that sucka!

7) What bike would you buy if money was no object ?

Colnago Master with full C. Record

8 ) Name one thing that not many people know about you ?

I never went to University but have a GNVQ in Art & design and Art history (I'm still on my GAP year...)

9) What is you favorite bikepart ?

The rear dera.. derre... mech - engineering art

10) Which bike (brand) is overrated according to your own humble opinion ?
Cannondale

11) If you could live anywhere in the world, where would that be ?

North Norfolk coast

12) If you could go on a road trip with any person (dead or alive), who would you choose and where would you go ?

My mate Phil, sunny day, Camel trail in Cornwall

13) What is you next bike going to be ?

Whatever turns up at the tip

14) Which bike(part) do you regret selling

Specialized Stumphopper to Pickle

15) Do you think it is cruel that there is an "S" in the word lisp?

Thhhhey, thonny! You taking the pith??

16) Orange71's question: 'skips or tips?'

Tips or 'recycling centres' as they're supposed to be called

Next up, Pickle. His question: 'how many bikes do you actually need?'