I did post something to that effect on there before realising the futility of it!

I guess the majority on there don't even begin to understand the magnitude of what he's setting out to do...

Dave Barter wrote:

jameso wrote:Dave, if you're daveb on stw I just mailed you re Stevens challenge and hosting.
edit, saw your reply, ta.

You mean the davidb who has now lost the will to live. Thanks James, and all the others from here who can see through the bollocks and understand just what this bloke is about to put himself through and just how pragmatic you have to be.

I looked it up and read all 4 or 5 pages.

It's STW and the internet. It's all bollocks. STW not worth the effort between the sanctimony and histrionics.

"Don't let the bastards get to you" as one (politician?) once said, or in Mr Major's words "they're all c*nts"

Dave Barter wrote:Consider this then http://oneyeartimetrial.org.uk/ I've been working with this guy as part of some research into a long term book writing project of mine. He has finally committed to a complete year of riding.

Oh just by chance i was reading about this last night - cant get my head around just how big a challenge that is

No idea but where do I sign up to try it out?

Dave Barter wrote:For me it is all about contrast. I would be out for as long as my biking was not normality, as soon as it was I'd escape back to something else

This.

Although for me, it probably would be only a few nights before I missed my family