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  • Been away….. What's new?
  • stompy
    Full Member

    So I used to frequent the forum many moons ago, 5 years worth of moons in fact…..

    I escaped the UK to live in Croatia, got married, had two kids, started a business and a rather over ambitious renovation project and 5 years have flown by without a single ride on my once beloved bikes.

    I’ve not kept up with any bike stuff at all so what’s new?

    What is all this change in wheel size?

    Is my Dialled Alpine still cool?

    Will it still pedal up hill?

    Do I need a new bike to keep up with the kids?

    nickhit3
    Free Member

    oh boy. how long you got? its still fun riding bikes- that’s the main one.

    lobby_dosser
    Free Member

    everyone is a baldy legged roady around here nowadays, Dialled bikes don’t make a Gravelduro bike anymore so they’re no longer cool. unless of course it’s a kobe or a morning glory 8)

    jekkyl
    Full Member

    5 years without a single bike ride!!? what makes you think you’re welcome back? (you are by the way, Hi 🙂 )

    ads678
    Full Member

    Your wheels are too small and you’ve got too many gears!
    Get out and ride the bloody thing though, stick it to the man…

    uselesshippy
    Free Member

    You haven’t ridden for five years, you’ll fit right in here…

    stompy
    Full Member

    So 26″ wheels and 18 gears just simply will not work anymore?

    alanl
    Free Member

    26″ and 27 gears is the new fad. We’ve had 4 different wheel size standards, bar ends are back in, along with a tight rake on the frame, as the long length frames of last year are so, well, last year.

    bruneep
    Full Member

    mojo had a sale on fox stuff

    oldnpastit
    Full Member

    So 26″ wheels and 18 gears just simply will not work anymore?

    People will laugh and point at you with that many gears. Get rid of 7 or 8 of them.

    daern
    Free Member

    Ride your bike. Nothing else matters.

    If you decide you’re enjoying it, you might want to consider a new bike (obviously, as a true cycling enthusiast you should always be considering a new bike!) but don’t let this put you off the important stuff – ride your bike!

    legend
    Free Member

    Buying stuff you can’t afford then backing out of the deal is the new cool….. but you’re now also open to the vendor coming onto the forum to rip you a new one

    sharkattack
    Full Member

    Whatever you do, don’t go to a trail centre in a VW Transporter.

    stompy
    Full Member

    Why?…..

    lotto
    Free Member

    If you decide that a Transporter is required, consider Ling. She will sort you out.

    slowoldman
    Full Member

    No one rides MTBs anymore. It’s all gravel unicycles now.

    superleggero
    Free Member

    52″ wheels, one gear, ultra short stem.

    Industry roadmap is taking us to the Penny Farthing.

    PhilC
    Free Member

    You’ll probably keep up with the kids for now, but start saving for that ebike, because very soon they won’t even look back to see if you’re still there!

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