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Yeah I'm interested why this is too. Is it because they interact with the rider's reflexes? like the first stage is taking impact of bike and rider before the rider responds, then a big pause while the rider soaks up the hit, finally suspension again for whatever is left?

I think you're not comparing like with like, though - there is high risk and low risk mountaineering. 8000m peaks are clearly the high risk end of the sport. I prefer my 3-4000ers climbed mostly on rock and afaik airsports are riskier (I've done both, and checked out the stats to inform my decisions). When it comes to avalanche risk I'm far more worried about off piste skiing as we tend to seek out fresh powder rather than avoid it (yes there are also slab avalanches but there's no reason to actively seek out those conditions in either activity).

the x shazam? they were great winter riding shoes loved them

@JustAnotherRiderHere: To be fair my riding buddy has made it clear to me that if he dies an epic death on camera he wants the footage on youtube... let's hope it doesn't come to that !

I kinda assume that people sending in friday fails didn't have life changing injuries or die. If that was a possibility I wouldn't want to watch them.

i like to install an angle headset sideways to achieve this

@tremeer023: I thought business rates were per square metre of each usage type e.g. Retail, office, storage etc. How would this affect them?

It's a shame about calibre but for most kit (and especially climbing) I found GO rarely had what I wanted. A bit like the middle aisle of Lidl, I do love a bargain but when I actually needed a specific thing, not so good.

IANAL though as far as I understand it comes down to whether a bike is considered "reasonable accompaniment" to pedestrian activity MTB is not specifically prohibited from footpaths, but on the other hand bikes don't have a right to be there that is protected by law. So if the landowner makes it known that they don't want bikes there, then legally it could be trespass (a civil offence only punishable if damage is caused - though the tories are trying to change that which should be strongly resisted). Weirdly this puts bikes in the same category as dogs, or picnics: the defence for dogs and picnics being that these things are "reasonable" and hence permitted even if the landowner doesn't want them. It's a grey area whether "reasonable" applies to bikes - the intent of the legislation when it was created was arguably not to prohibit bikes, but obviously not everyone agrees they are as reasonable. Fortunately it's a moot point as many landowners (apart from some notable exceptions like the NT) don't object to MTB anyway. All this should be reformed - Scotland already did it, Wales is doing it and England is lagging behind. All that said the golden rule applies of "don't be a d*ck" and I'd say publicity videos of places with sensitive and legally uncertain access are on slightly iffy ground there. Nice riding mind :) I love the Lakes though if I lived there again I'd probably be trying to justify an ebike given the number of steep climbs needed to reach the best riding!

Yes, the only way this will really change is if culprits are caught and an example made. Traps could kill so attempted murder seems an appropriate charge.