What I found was thats it's a balancing act between warmth and protection. My warmest gloves wouldn't do much to help if I fell off and good protection doesn't give warmth. My best compromise for many years has been a pair of gentlemans leather gloves (You know I am) that have a fleecy lining (Marks...

paulie_amoose wrote:I think the spam is quite useful. I have just taken delivery of a Russian bride, 200 cock enlargement pills & a stack of vigara to keep the beast up.

She was Greek wasn't she, you're so bust nobbing her you don't even talk.

And I thought you were such a nice boy from Bristol.

If you're choosing mountain bike gloves just to keep your finger warm you've never been over the bars or even fell off sideways. You can do a lot of damage to your hands during what appears to be a fun-fall-off. As you increase the glove protection you decrease the flexibility of your hands/fingers....

Mike B wrote: When I hear people rubbish bridles now, it makes me chuckle… Old schooler's trying to tell us that power steering ruined the modern car ;-)

Perfect, well done Mike.

Knowing I've taken a number of steps to stay safe gives me confidence on the water. Top man, dead guys leave heart-broken mums-and-dads, girl-friends, wives and children. Not to mention a hole in the lives of their pals. You're out there in the sea to enjoy yourself, if you want to look like an inv...

I possibly look 'cooler' wearing a helmet, than without. Even though i'm seen without one i'm a firm believer in wearing a helmet. I had to go back to my old Gath after I nearly had my head ripped-off after a face-plant then being dragged through the water. It's problem with a lot of the conventiona...

I'm fairly sure that the only reason I never jumped onto the dry-suit bandwagon is that I used to pee in my suit without fail. I don't pee in my suit any more though I get so few opportunities during winter that it hardly seems worth the investment.

I'm an anorak.

The wind-top I wear is a conventional dinghy top with neoprene cuffs and neck complete with neck zip. It makes a huge difference in warmth without adding bulk and means I manage with a 4/3 though i'm not robust enough to ride through the winter like I used to. More to do with big seas than dealing w...

Good idea and thanks.

What about a tip for getting boots off, I really struggle to get good boots off. Cheap boots are easy. Worst-case are the best boots I ever had, Xcel. I can't remember what thickness they are but they are so well tailored that they glue themselves to my feet even though I use a shoehorn to release t...

I'll add my approval to those two comments, I have always bought top of range surf suits and prefer top entry. I wouldn't say i'm stick thin and getting in-and-out of a suit has always been a yoga session for me. My Billabong 3/2 summer suit is very easy to get into compared to the 5/4/3 Xcel but is...

Just one windsurfer out at Newgale, whatever happened to the 40 knots plus brigade. It wasn't even 30 knots but a massive and dangerous looking sea.

The Pembroke Buoy which is three miles offshore is showing 15 foot, the anemometer looks as if it's shagged. Aberporth which is on the north side of the West Wales peninsular is showing 35 knots and 12 foot.

I'm going to the beach for high water, U2 and coffee.

I have a 2009 Airush Hammer, McCulloch designed. I also had two twin tips from him, always good boards and always with a very wide stance.

I never met Colin, what a legend.