Thank you….Thank you all….My…My!….I’m quite overcome with emotion and feel rather giddy and shaky…..or that may be due to the celebratory drink, a lovely 14yr old malt, and the forks are Talas so they can be adjusted for 140mm downhill stupidity or 110mm singletrack bimbling – perfect for both worlds.
I raise my glass in deference to your admiration of my work in creating such a hardtail as it is due in no small part to the wise words and advice from all you out there in singletrack world who pushed and encouraged me to continue with the build when so much was conspiring against me, Damn you headtube trouble….Damn you to hell and back to hell again!, If you followed the Hummer’s trials and tribulations on the original forum posts back in August then you know who you are, i salute you all, man….woman…child…..discarded kittens included – without your continuing encouragement the hummer build may have fallen by the wayside and i may have settled for an inferior frame.
And now….the speech……
I’d like to thank Ben @ Kinetics, Glasgow for preparing my frame ready for build,
Without Ben’s willingness to carry out much needed preparation then all that followed would be in vain,
Bens’ movements are a blur, from originally being unsuitable for use to primed and prepped for build and it ended up like this, a perfect blend of form & serious function.
So without further ado i’d like to end my speech by saying i have enjoyed…..
at the top of the board but it is time for this……..
and…….
to finally say to you all………
PS….The next beauty contest will be for Full Suspension MTB’s, I’ll start the ball rolling with an old favourite of mine…..