The Weekly Catchup*

* disclaimer - may not be weekly.....

2011 ATBA-UK Series Dates Announced!!

Round 1 - 21st and 22nd May.
Hales Superbole, Harthill nr Tattenhall, Cheshire, CH3 9LQ .

Round 21 - 8th and 19th June.
The Edge Mountainboard Centre, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6PP

Round 3 - 16th and 17th July.
Out To Grass Mountainboard Centre, Malvern, Herefordshire, WR13 5JW.

Round 4 - 20th and 21st August.
IRONSIDES Court Farm Mountainboard Centre, Tillington Herefordshire HR4 8LG

No official word yet on the 2011 downhill course, but a first look has been reported at Remolition here.

New Gear!

Turned 26 for the 7th time last week.  Got a lovely new Protec helmet from the wife (moss green, yum, yum), (little bit tight but hoping it's going to ease in a bit), and some new Hillbilly gloves from Mum and Dad.  One of the issues with the old pair was that towards the end of their life, the palm splint would occasionally fall out.  Hillybilly have addressed this issue with a large rivet that appears to attach splint to glove.

More New Gear!

Like the Hillbillies but don't like the colour?
http://www.mbs.com/productcart/pc/vi...?idProduct=384
http://www.mbs.com/productcart/pc/vi...?idProduct=383
You can purchase them in all black via the MBS website.

New Routes!

I've not shown labels on this map due to wishing to keep it on the hush hush as practically the entire route is private land.  Scouted it out on foot last week, will ride it this week and report back.  Biggest worries are a couple of flat sections mid route, but if the momentum can be kept up, I've got a 1300m single track route literally 15 minutes from my front door.

Weekly Quiz!

To work on most building sites in the UK these days, you need to produce a CSCS card which is gained from passing a test every 5 years or so.  Fortunately, the test is multiple choice and the level of difficulty is similar to those viewers quizzes found at the end of most TV programmes these days.
I'll give you a sample question from the revision book provided....

3.2    Look at these statements about illegal drugs in the workplace.  Which one is true?

A: Users of illegal drugs are a danger to everyone on site.
B: People who take illeal drugs work better and faster.
C: People who take illegal drugs take fewer days off work.
D: Taking illegal drugs is a personal choice so other people shouldn't worry about it.

The test doesn't get much harder than this.

Be safe folks.  More next week! (no guarantee of this)