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WHAT'S HAPPENING NEAR YOU => Major Bocking Events => Capital Bocking => Topic started by: Locky on January 01, 2008, 08:06:17 PM
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A new site has gone up at www.capitalbocking.com
Presently it only has details about the uk event but I'll get details for the US and Australia events as soon as they are put in place and given to me. I know most people who are on PJF are uk based but this might still be relavent to some people abroad.
This year is undoubtably going to be massive for Capital Bocking and I think its great that we keep it commercial free with no sponsors etc :)
The site will be continuously updated over the months to come but I must stress that updated info may not get posted on individual forums etc. This is just so there is no confusion and all information is on one site.
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That looks like serious fun!! I want to go.
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Sorry ---its not 4 girls -------only joking ;D
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How many girls are there who are on this forum? Its seems to be (another) male dominated sport. Ho hum lol. Proberly due to the fact most girls would rather be shopping than breaking nails.
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The number of girls in the sport is always growing.
But as an example of last years Capital Bocking in London here are 2 pics. One is of all 70 of us and one is of all the female bockers that went.
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Male dominated but not too bad. I try to promote females taking part in some of my other sports but then the guys think I am sexist because I want a female only event or something. Ok it might be a little but but i'm hoping it will get some press coverage and make the sport more appealing to women.
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Absolutely. We only have 3 girls in the welsh bockers and whenever we're doing a tv or media thing I always make sure the girls are upfront and getting attention :)
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Theres a quite a few in the Essex Bockers but they don't really come on the forums, I'm sure Becky can give us some numbers :)
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How many girls are there who are on this forum? Its seems to be (another) male dominated sport. Ho hum lol. Proberly due to the fact most girls would rather be shopping than breaking nails.
You should tell girls that it can be a good aerobic workout and it's very good at tones the whole of the leg area ( I can't think of any bocker one with a fat ar~~ :o ;D ).
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That might just about work lol. ;D
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if Katie ( think that here name) turns up on sunday then the JJ's now have 4 ladee members.
OOO tho there may be more males dont mean we dominant. Hey lets face it guys if Becky said jump -----i think we would :o)
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if Katie ( think that here name) turns up on sunday then the JJ's now have 4 ladee members.
OOO tho there may be more males dont mean we dominant. Hey lets face it guys if Becky said jump -----i think we would :o)
If Becky said flip ....... I'd more than likely break my neck ;D
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lol. I know. I think its just what kinda things appeal to who. I love not bein to girly. I can fly, juggle and allsorts. I just wish more girls would join me. And young people too. Specially the flying!
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If Becky said flip ....... I'd more than likely break my neck ;D
But you'd give it a go 8)
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The number of girls in the sport is always growing.
But as an example of last years Capital Bocking in London here are 2 pics. One is of all 70 of us and one is of all the female bockers that went.
What's the name of the girl 4th from our left ? Not saying why, but I blame Becky she dared me ???
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Not tell you until you say why lol!
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I totally agree with you Spud, Im female, and when I was younger I was always regarded as a tomboy as I prefered the popular male sports rather than netball ;D & stuff like bungee jumping, paragliding, etc
My really "girly" mate just tried parasailing recently after I nagged her just to give it a go, she loved it so much she was like why didnt you nag me earlier lol
I think its just a matter of giving it a chance ;) ( thats the hard part getting women to change our minds hehe)
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I am more of a girly bloke, lol I am always doing something odd or just plain dangerous, I should be called the flammable bocker, as I am bound to set myself on fire one day, lol Just do not ask why I am a girly bloke!! lol
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Are you into juggling then? I set fire to a fire club the other day. Panicked and ran around my front garden like a loony not knowing what to do. too much parifin and it was windy.
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Are you into juggling then? I set fire to a fire club the other day. Panicked and ran around my front garden like a loony not knowing what to do. too much parifin and it was windy.
Fire Poi, Fire Staff, Fire diabolio and Fire breathing, I preffer fire staff as you can do burnoffs, and have 2 massive fire balls coming off the staff, lol, will have to meet you spud and go for a good burn, lol :angel:
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Well up for that. I like fire poi but I found that the diablo I used was a bit of a let down. Did not look as impressive as other fire things. Well want to fire breathe. Just not sure how to start lol.
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Well up for that. I like fire poi but I found that the diablo I used was a bit of a let down. Did not look as impressive as other fire things. Well want to fire breathe. Just not sure how to start lol.
I can teach you at the next meet, if you go along, bring a bottle to water, and I will bring a small bottle of parrafin and my fire wand, and do some fire breathing in a park!! Hear that magz I want to go to a park for some fire breathing!!!!
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That would be fantastic if you could! Hope to see you at the next meet!
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That would be fantastic if you could! Hope to see you at the next meet!
I should be there going back to leicester in a weeks time!! :laugh:
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No hurry lol. And if you do I will replace the wick stuff aswell. They sell it at a shop in the city so snota problem
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sx dnt go offering your services around you still aint taught me how to yet lol :police:
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It's a good job this thread was started by Locky on here, if someone else had started it on another forum, lets say. It would have had almost all the posts deleted by now..... ;)
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It's a good job this thread was started by Locky on here, if someone else had started it on another forum, lets say. It would have had almost all the posts deleted by now..... ;)
Obvious dig... Grow up
-Carma (The Bocking Rocker)
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Hehe Locky! :P
Essex Power Bockers has 19 females, 58 males living in Essex :)
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how many sheep though REBECCA!
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but can you get sheep on bocks? ;D
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im like 95% their as long as i can get transport booked it off work etc allready.
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It's a good job this thread was started by Locky on here, if someone else had started it on another forum, lets say. It would have had almost all the posts deleted by now..... ;)
Obvious dig... Grow up
-Carma (The Bocking Rocker)
Now,now Carma.....where is your sense of humour, it was obviously a playful dig. No need to get touchy over it
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It's a good job this thread was started by Locky on here, if someone else had started it on another forum, lets say. It would have had almost all the posts deleted by now..... ;)
Obvious dig... Grow up
-Carma (The Bocking Rocker)
Now,now Carma.....where is your sense of humour, it was obviously a playful dig. No need to get touchy over it
Sorry ET, didnt realise your jest in it, didnt feel very well at all yesterday... :P I must say it didnt seem like you. Internet doesnt portray tone of voice very well!
-Carma (The Bocking Rocker)
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I think the JJ will arrange our lifts and relays etc on oursite --avoid clutter ( tho a link back to us on the CB08 site would be handy).
OO the JJ's have also started training for the Sports day. There is some video of 'three legged' training lerking about! Yep it can be done. Use scarfs to tie legs ( wide and comfy). 1 round calves other round feet. Wear the stilts on 'wrong' feet to avoid damage to bindings.
Does any1 have access to a camoflage net? If so could they check if it is practicle to crawl under 1, without the stilts getting caught?
Anyone else training yet? If so what are you doing, can you post vids? Maybe coordinate. So we all work on 2 or 3 ideas/events a month. So we then get a series of comparable videos. Will keep interest and publicity up for the event at one and the same time.
Anyone else planning to make more than just a weekend of this?
My boss seems to have lost my application for a few day before hand ( and gone on hols himself at mo). So Id like a few days down on the Gower, but not too sure if thats happening now. But more food for peeps to think about.
Oh and I trust you have all been 'scoping the place out --by watching 'Torchwood'. Been some nice arial shots of our venue on it . Tho I keep thinkin 'Jack get ya ass out of the way --I want to see if that thing behind you is jumpable /
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1. hello
2. that guy off torchwood really looks like he whitens his teeth
3. running backwards should be a event!
4.no i havnt been watching torchwood
5.bring on august
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Hey how about that game where you spin round holding the broom over your head until you can't stand
Now that would be fun on Bocks (might need a few crash mats ) :haha:
Jason :Hoofies2:
Only joking it might get dangerous :biggrin:
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How about piggyback racing. :o
Imagine the view they'd get :D
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as for events, how about highjump, egg and spoon race, long jump perhaps, limbo?
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continous amount of tricks in a row, most tricks wins
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How about standing still :o
Now I know that sounds hard and eveyone would last about the same time ( a second LOL ) but I mean has is a small circle :)
I'd say one rule must be one hoof must be on the ground at all times ( on boncing ). :)
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i like that one sx
continuous tricking isnt easy at all
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its just a massive wear on you, lol
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yeah, but some of us find it hard to stay balanced as well as fit enough ;D
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There is a Capital Bocking facebook group too, just do a search for it on FB...........
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Ok since my announcement about the UK Association doesnt seem to have ruffled anyones feathers I'll go ahead and tell you the capital bocking website has a clean new look and shed loads of more information on it.
Today I had a meeting with Cardiff Council who have finally come around to showing some love to our great sport. They are going to meet with the events team and discuss but it looks like the council are on board with us in some way. This probably means safety barriers and so forth but I really have no idea. They are certainly not simply leaving us to it, which would raise some serious health and safety issues.
What I do need to start doing is knowing realistically how many are coming. It could be anywhere between 100 and 300 but I need a good estimate so please please please if your name is not listed on the capital bocking forum topic (http://www.capitalbocking.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,6.0.html) then contact me in some way.
For those who are camping, I will have details about it posted on the site shortly. For those in hotels, info is on there. I have 20 rooms at the Holiday Inn express at a reduced rate and including parking and breakfast. First come, first serve.
Check it out: www.capitalbocking.co.uk
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love the new look site, it's clean, simple, informative and easy to navigate. Thanks for the link as well
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Yeah, love the new design, brilliant as usual ;D
C'mon everyone, put your name on the list so we have a rough idea of how many bockers we will have. I rekon we should aim to break the 300 mark :banana:
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yeh awesome site erm i have the weekend booked off work so im their with maybe jonny as well =)
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100 days to go and we only have 51 people coming so far!
Whats going on? Don't you guys realise Capital Bocking is the biggest meet up in the world, ever?
So come on, pull your finger out and get your plans sorted.
PM me and let me know you're coming
Grab me on msn
or just register on the capital bocking website forum.
If you're unsure then take a look at some of the vids and pics from last year (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=capital+bocking&search=Search).
You dont want to be one of the people who wished you'd came but didnt bother do you!
Even Naz* is coming
*this is false information!
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You'll kick yourself if you miss this meet a chance for the person behind the forum name.
Last year I went I'd been on that much on my Bocks and thought I'd be left out of things not knowing anyone that well. How wrong could I have been :)
We Bockers are a friendly lot and I was part of the group and chatted to people I never meet before. We that stopped traffic when we bock through London and people where amazed by the number there.
I know there's a lot of young bockers out there but Wales is a nice place to go for a long weekend get your Mum and Dad to take a holiday are buy a pair and join you :thumbs:
If you can't or not allowed to travel alone them maybe get a group together, is could even workout cheaper.
With more than 50 coming this look set to be the big one of the year, don't miss out or come the Monday after this will be your :banghead:
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*secretly i'm hoping she will actually come and do a triple backflip half twist salco into the bay...hehe
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*secretly i'm hoping she will actually come and do a triple backflip half twist salco into the bay...hehe
i agree with the first part tim, but the second part is a bit nasty, lol
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*secretly i'm hoping she will actually come and do a triple backflip half twist salco into the bay...hehe
i agree with the first part tim, but the second part is a bit nasty, lol
??? wasn't sposed to be, just amusing, i was only joking!
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i know tim, just playing with ya today, lol
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on the capital bocking website, down the side there is no EA bocking group-why?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
i supposed it is just the whole of the east of england though
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on the capital bocking website, down the side there is no EA bocking group-why?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
i supposed it is just the whole of the east of england though
we dont have one because we are quite happy here but i will be working on one soon but we will keep this our forum
Carl
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exactly, if you had a website it would be there. I asked about this in a thread while re-designing the CB site.
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Yea..the best we have is a facebook I think..
My name is in your sig :D right at the end :biggrin: :biggrin:
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on the capital bocking website, down the side there is no EA bocking group-why?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
i supposed it is just the whole of the east of england though
We dont have one because we are quite happy here but i will be working on one soon but we will keep this our forum
Lol OWNED.
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on the capital bocking website, down the side there is no EA bocking group-why?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
i supposed it is just the whole of the east of england though
We dont have one because we are quite happy here but i will be working on one soon but we will keep this our forum
Lol OWNED.
what i mean is the EA site would be for people who dont know what we are about and just a place where we can show what we do
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I should be coming!! Well if spud manages to get there i'll be able to get there :P Can't wait!! Been Years since i've been to Cardiff!!
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excellent news, spud says she's going so :)
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If your coming and your name isn't on this list:
Locky
Bobman
Jono
Lewis
Lloyd
Metro
Sprog
Athoul
Dawesome
Ricky35
Dark Knight
The Smiler +1
Becky
Toddy and Kelly
stescarr +1
Flyinmonkey
Wobbles
Becky
Gymo
Elton
Lukey
Rachel
SXNutta
Loki
Jackweedon
DangerMike
Billy
Nicolaa
Amy H
Lee
TundraH
Kiola
Jeezbo
Sammy
Jodz
Trip Master
Anoubis +1
Jelly
Muncher
Gerbil Boy
X_Rave_Dave_X
Dori
George
JordanCad
JordanJ
Nathan
Jeeves
TraXeH
Spud
Hoddsy
jazzyfizzel
Then you need to sign up on the Capital Bocking forum and post that you are coming in this thread:
http://www.capitalbocking.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,6.0.html
Lets try and reach 75 people confirmed by the end of today :)
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slapped the confirmed sky high members on there, ill let you know about the rest when they let me know
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Can I just say, you dont have to register on the CB forum.
You can PM me on any forum or grab me on msn but I need to be able to start confirming numbers are the whole event will just fall on its arse.
DO NOT SIMPLY SAY IN A FORUM POST - I NEED A PM, MSN or CB Forum.
This event already has the potential to creating the first national bocking festival but it could also get totally called off by the council and police.
I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING.
If your name is not on that list, you aint coming!
as of now we're at 69. My favourite number!
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as of now we're at 69. My favourite number!
Is that 69 ? You've got Becky twice ..... ( say's nothing :P ) ;D
Transport maybe putting poeple of ?
What about starting a car pool topic on the CB forum?
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I dont *think* the becky being twice thing is a mistake.
I think maybe its another becky or the one who spells it different and I typed it wrong.
I dont mind if people dont come or cant make it. What I dont want is people saying days and weeks afterwards that they wish they had come.
We talked about CB last year for months afterwards. This is going to be 10 times bigger.
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I dont mind if people dont come or cant make it. What I dont want is people saying days and weeks afterwards that they wish they had come.
I remember someone did say that ?
This meet is going to be the one you'll be talking about until next years !
With so many coming there's going to be something for everyone .
We are a real friendly lot and doesn't matter how good/bad you are YOUR A BOCKER and you should come :thumbs:
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Absolutely. If its your first day on bocks please come to Capital Bocking. You will learn so much and make some truly awesome friends.
We just hit an official figure of 76 which means we're well on track for 150+ and just under 3 months to go.
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I dont mind if people dont come or cant make it. What I dont want is people saying days and weeks afterwards that they wish they had come.
I remember someone did say that ?
This meet is going to be the one you'll be talking about until next years !
With so many coming there's going to be something for everyone .
We are a real friendly lot and doesn't matter how good/bad you are YOUR A BOCKER and you should come :thumbs:
Last year there were several people that were very disappointed they didn't/couldn't make it. If you dont want to be kicking yourself this year, make the effort and go. Locky has done a superb job of organising this years event and I am sure that everyone is gonna have an awesome time.
Absolutely. If its your first day on bocks please come to Capital Bocking. You will learn so much and make some truly awesome friends.
We just hit an official figure of 76 which means we're well on track for 150+ and just under 3 months to go.
Fantastic!!!, thats already more than last year.
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I dont mind if people dont come or cant make it. What I dont want is people saying days and weeks afterwards that they wish they had come.
I remember someone did say that ?
This meet is going to be the one you'll be talking about until next years !
With so many coming there's going to be something for everyone .
We are a real friendly lot and doesn't matter how good/bad you are YOUR A BOCKER and you should come :thumbs:
Last year there were several people that were very disappointed they didn't/couldn't make it. If you dont want to be kicking yourself this year, make the effort and go. Locky has done a superb job of organising this years event and I am sure that everyone is gonna have an awesome time.
Myself for one, I had already booked a week rock climbing in Snowdonia and was sooo gutted I couldn't make the meet
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I dont mind if people dont come or cant make it. What I dont want is people saying days and weeks afterwards that they wish they had come.
I remember someone did say that ?
This meet is going to be the one you'll be talking about until next years !
With so many coming there's going to be something for everyone .
We are a real friendly lot and doesn't matter how good/bad you are YOUR A BOCKER and you should come :thumbs:
Last year there were several people that were very disappointed they didn't/couldn't make it. If you dont want to be kicking yourself this year, make the effort and go. Locky has done a superb job of organising this years event and I am sure that everyone is gonna have an awesome time.
Myself for one, I had already booked a week rock climbing in Snowdonia and was sooo gutted I couldn't make the meet
The rocks been there for 1000's of year I think they'll still be there for a couple more years !
Come to CB it's not there the week before or after :biggrin:
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DK, I'm refering to last years CB in London.
Just you try and stop me coming to this one ;D
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DK, I'm refering to last years CB in London.
Just you try and stop me coming to this one ;D
But I'm right about the rocks !?
Their still there ! :biggrin:
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DK suggested we have a car pool thread on the Capital Bocking forum.
This is to basically to save people money on transport costs so if everyone who is planning on driving to cardiff can post on the thread then we can start to get organised.
If you're driving please state where you are coming from and on what day you are travelling (and back).
The CB CARPOOL thread is here (http://www.capitalbocking.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,12.0.html).
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and this is the video i made where I have tried to show you the many different areas of cardiff bay that are simply awesome for bocking.
[youtube=425,350]oBIsoZgir7c[/youtube]
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*Giggles*, Bockers look so darn funny speed up
-Carma
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*Giggles*, Bockers look so darn funny speed up
-Carma
Reminds me of "THE MONKEES" ;D
( That's showing my age ! )
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Hmmm it might just be meseeing things, but at 1:35 in that video...
was he wearing his bocks backwards ???
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he was indeed :)
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Well i'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation...
Care to share it? :D
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cos they are welshies! :)
looks fun, think id end up broken if i tried it tho!
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haha, i think i might have to try it sometime :D
With extra padding of course... ;D
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its george. All will become clear.