Sean and Paul.

Paul sent me these pics from Winter Hill the other day so I though I'd post them. A particularly rare shot of Sean actually going uphill clipped in I see........

Well, it has stopped raining quite so much, except down south where its been doing it more, very strange.

We had a mostly dry day at Llandegla on Saturday and did two laps of the black route. Sean, the lovesick puppy, was spent after one and took Mcloud home with him along with all the toys out of his pram. Adi and myself went for a second lap and managed it 1.5 hrs. I'm bored of it there now though, so probably off to the lakes soon for a more old school proper ride soon.

Roger T, you called me the today, but the idiot who took the call wrote the number down wrong, so please get in touch.

IS IT EVER GOING TO STOP RAINING!!!!!

WELL, IS IT?! THIS SUMMER IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE WORST OF MY 39 ONES ON THIS PLANET. DOES IT REALLY HAVE TO TORRENTIALLY POUR DOWN AT SOME POINT SEVERAL TIMES EVERY DAY?!!!

IS THE EMPORER MING SENDING CATACLYSMIC STORMS TO WEAKEN OUR FEEBLE PLANET OR IS IT JUST BROKEN DUE TO OUR SCANT RESPECT FOR IT OVER THE LAST FEW HUNDRED YEARS?

MY LAST DRY BIKE RIDE WAS PROBABLY IN APRIL, THIS IS REALLY BEGINNING TO ANNOY ME NOW. PLEASE SOMEONE, MAKE IT STOP RAINING.

How fit am I?

My stag do last weekend, though luckily I managed to not wear this delightful ensemble the whole night, just for a walk into town and a curry. I managed to escape Andy's zip tie and Kryptonite chain scheming as well.

Anyway, off to Llandegla this Saturday for a ride which should be fun and also not muddy as it drains really well. The black routes good fun and a good workout if you do two laps. http://www.coedllandegla.com/

Andy and Paul got back from 5 days in Morzine in one piece last Monday. Some cuts and bruises though not as bad as expected.

Workwise, we've got a 10% sale on all orders over £100, offer excludes Merlin and Rock Lobster bikes and our handbuilt wheels, but includes everything else including groupsets and Disc kits with wheels.

Plus, we're now a member of the Cyclescheme! So cheap bikes ahoy! Just make sure you actually use them for cycling to work. I've ridden in every day for the last three weeks and got soaked twice virtually every day. Oh to be in England in the summer time. Just seeing the pictures from Mountain Mayhem and the 24/12 makes me so relieved I don't race any more, it looked horrible. Lets hope it stops raining soon.

New bike!

Yup, its a new bike for yours truly, is'nt it pretty? Though perhaps a bit XC for some tastes. Very cool Commencal Nuts 5 disc frame, XTR and XT bits and a Reba fork.

Please ignore the state of my yard, its still knackered after the builder finished with it.

Other news; Sean, Paul and Andy Freeman are off to Innerleithen for some Freeride/DH madness and camping fun. Lets hope they are still all in one piece on Monday.

We also have a new Ebay shop: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Merlin-Cycles-Ltd so be sure to check out some crazy bargains that the wizard has conjoured up for you

Peej!

Paul came over on Sunday and we did a cool local loop with me and McLoed. A most enoyable time was had by all apart from two punctures. Paul completed the infamous Stacey dropoff with aplomb and style. I may post a video if I can work out how to do it.

Bike Show Part 2

Well, we had some great feedback and comments from customers and the stand was our best ever, but the general consensus was that the show was not all it should have been.

A big thanks to everyone who took the time to come and see us!