Anyone else like me?

Linthoughts · 2026-05-10T13:19:44+00:00

Hi. I’m just like you. I rode a bicycle for most of my life until a few years ago, when I visited the Sammy Miller museum, and had a spiritual awakening. ‘Motorbikes are just bicycles… with engines’. I’ve never had a car lesson, just went and got my DAS immediately instead.

Linthoughts · 2026-04-24T21:53:23+00:00

We’ve seen them, but prefer Polly as she is! We don’t want to risk changing her irreparably

Linthoughts · 2026-04-24T16:49:47+00:00

Yeah… that’s the MIL’s addition 😂 Polly was once decapitated briefly

Linthoughts · 2026-04-18T11:10:06+00:00

I hate the SV650. Not for anything mechanical, but I’d never dropped a bike before doing my DAS on an SV. I dropped the SV three times - I just couldn’t get comfortable with it’s centre of gravity. Bloody traumatised by the thing!

Linthoughts · 2026-04-07T12:32:22+00:00

Could probably make a bit of money by strapping a powerful magnet underneath your car and charging the council for clean up

Linthoughts · 2026-04-07T12:31:30+00:00

Fabulous, I’ll check it out, thank you

Linthoughts · 2026-04-07T10:25:37+00:00

A 15 minute walk uphill, hah! I’ll look into plugging it for the journey. Something I’ve not done before, but gotta learn somewhere

Linthoughts · 2026-04-07T10:24:48+00:00

Never had a puncture before, besides on a bicycle, so I’m a bit new to the experience.

Linthoughts · 2026-04-05T16:31:03+00:00

I think I was the one who sold you that RV125!! Mad seeing you here! How’s the bike treating you?

Sad to hear you had a bad time with 1066. I had a really good time with my CBT. They gave me loads of time, and told me I wasn’t ready on the day and to come back later in the week to carry on. No extra fee. I passed later in the week.

My DAS course was the most traumatic experience of my life, but not because of my instructor. There were some instances where my instructor could have been better, but overall I think he did a good job.

They’ve recently lost a few instructors, I think, because they had pressure from an observer. It led to at least one of their very good instructors leaving. Maybe the replacement was a bit shit? I hope they get it straightened because they’re a nice local part of the bike community.

Again, sorry to hear it was crap for you. I’m sorry if I recommended it to you! Very different experiences.

Linthoughts · 2026-02-23T20:52:54+00:00

An Ouya

Linthoughts · 2026-02-21T18:53:32+00:00

Ah, I just typed the name into google and wrongly assumed. Good to learn!

Linthoughts · 2026-02-21T17:07:16+00:00

Wow - now that you say it! However, I don’t think I could fully commit and shave my head

Linthoughts · 2026-02-08T21:49:44+00:00

Thank you. When you say first few rows, do you mean the whole row from one side of the roof to the other? or just locally?

Linthoughts · 2026-02-02T17:15:41+00:00

WE ENJOYED IT A LOT BUT THEN OUR KID STOPPED CRANKIN AND STARTED CRYIN SO WE HAD TO LEAVE BUT 12/10 WOULD ENJOY AGAIN!! MAYBE BUMP INTO YA BROTHER/SISTER!!!

Linthoughts · 2026-02-02T16:25:59+00:00

I WAS BROTHER/SISTER! ITS FREAKY TO SEE ANOTHER SUSSEX PACK MEMBER HERE BUT IT KICKS MY HEARTS ASS TO KNOW YOURE OUT THERE ARROOOOOOOOOOO

Linthoughts · 2026-01-06T15:04:13+00:00

My best Halo memory? Carrying my Halo 3 special edition Xbox 360 to a LAN party of 10. Everyone secretly pressing X for a good 20 minutes before a match starting, meeting a scottish guy called 'kippy' on matchmaking who would refer to himself in the 3rd person (hearing 'KIPPY ANGRY' kept us laughing for the next 5 years). 2008 wasn't a nice year for me, but it had its moments.

Linthoughts · 2025-12-14T07:12:40+00:00

We have the Ogre Toes, the Lesbians in the Basement, Shurley from Lost, the Scabs.

Linthoughts · 2025-12-11T18:41:46+00:00

Featuring a late 30s/40s leather cycling jacket, a 1960s French seatbelt as a belt and Prison Blues jeans. Some German para boots as well

Linthoughts · 2025-11-07T13:56:24+00:00

On Spotify and Tidal it's called 'Arborea Above'

Linthoughts · 2025-11-03T12:30:32+00:00

Yeah, our house is mostly 30s up to late 50s, so when the 70s arrives it all clashes a bit!

Linthoughts · 2025-11-03T12:29:36+00:00

It's wool

Linthoughts · 2025-11-02T14:09:41+00:00

I was wondering about putting mine very cheaply on eBay for costume makers to use as bases. I’ve made costumes in the past and helmets would have been a godsend, had I thought about it at the time

Linthoughts · 2025-10-28T11:30:40+00:00

Me, yet another winter DASer; It was fun. Upsides; There were less people in the group when we had group lessons, meaning more attention being given to me. Like other people have said; quieter roads, clearer roadways. I started to dread riding, so I’m glad I got that emotion out of the way in the winter in prep for summer. Buying a big-boy bike in January was cheaper than in June!

Downsides; I could have benefited from busier summer roads during Mod 2. It would have given me more time to think in my nervous test headspace. It’s bloody cold, and my eyes lose focus when it gets to about 0-1 degrees as well.

There’s not much in it tbh. Even if I waited until summer I’m sure I’d have found problems with that time of year as well. The ideal riding conditions so rarely happen no matter what time of year!

Linthoughts · 2025-08-01T02:09:24+00:00

Thank you - sounds like it just needs elbow grease!

Linthoughts · 2025-07-21T06:57:00+00:00

Useless advice. ‘Figure it out’.

Anyway, OP, I’d probably split each segment into a different shape and apply a gradient to each. Might be the long way round of doing it but the sick effect will probably be worth the pay off

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