by Tom "smooth like butter, baby" Lovelock Right then here i go... eeerrr, what was it that dippy said to write about? Post, nah that can wait til i'm really desperate for things to moan about. Foot and Mouth, nope unoriginal. Music, don't think so i imagine theres enough stuff on this site about music for a bit. Ah yes what i like to think i'm best at... Mountain biking, cycling in general. As a beginner in mtbing especially you can get bombarded with how to's etc. telling you what to do. Well i would say that i was a relativily exprienced mtber and i say bollocks, by all means read them if u think they will help but the best way to learn is to get off ur arse and try it, find ur own way to do things, what works best for you. A perfect example of this is when people say to 'ride smooth' yeah smooth as my craggy arsecheeks. Ridin an mtb off-road for more than about 10metres and it sounds like a bag of spanners being shook about in a baked bean tin. Now i will admit to saying this to people who i ride with but its just a cover because i have no idea why they just fell off or nearly slid into a Discovery (ask dippy). Be prepared to fall off ur bike and get a little hurt (but remember kids the chicks dig scars!!) its all part of the experience and what doesn't kill yer, u learn from (mmm bad example). Right and if you are trying to get fit on an mtb think fun before fitness, as long as the fun comes first the fitness should come anyway if you like your riding enough.