I finally got out for a ride on it last night. Went to the local DH track on Kilvey Hill in Swansea, met up with Julian the trail builder. Had a great time and the bike rides superbly. All was well until the last run down the hill where after my front wheel dug in and threw me over the bars, no damage to me but this is my wheel

do you think I can true it? 🙄

Doh!

'core! that's well and truly done for, you did well there my lad!

Harry Potter rides DH? Awesome!

😉

aarrrrggghhhh , 40 years old and I still get Harry Potter comparisons 🙁

I was riding with the Welsh Masters DH Champion and he said "you were really going for it right up to the point where the tyre dug in and the wheel folded, good though" which cheered me up 🙂

Nah, it'll buff out.

What headset did you fit?

I fancy an mmmBop but all the headsets seem pricey compared to what I normally use

You're 40 😯

aarrrrggghhhh , 40 years old and I still get Harry Potter comparisons

You're 40 years old? Your having a laugh, you look about 25 at most.

I fancy an mmmBop but all the headsets seem pricey compared to what I normally use

Because you need a reducer there is not much choice. Hope ones are about £60….. 😯

aarrrrggghhhh , 40 years old and I still get Harry Potter comparisons

Are wizard years like dog years? As you look about 20.

spev – I know this has been said before on this thread but, YOU ARE 40!?!?! What do you sleep in, Formaldehyde?

Anyhow, if you are 40 fair play to you fella, you must doing something right as you're wearing well.

On the other hand if you are 40 stop dressing like a kid.

headset is an Element reducer from CRC 63 quid but has 2 lower cups for head angle adjustment.

as for the looks and age, well I'm flattered thank you all 🙂 I don't smoke, stopped drinking about 15 years ago (apart from the about 3-4 pints of stout a year)and plenty of cycling, surfing and just being outdoors seems to have helped.
I figure one day i'll wake up and look about 90 🙂

stop dressing like a kid.

Should he be wearing tweed on his bike then?

jim the saint – Member

if you are 40 stop dressing like a kid.

er, he's wearing riding gear, what else would you suggest for riding bikes?

jim the saint – Member

On the other hand if you are 40 stop dressing like a kid.

Is here an upper age limit on riding gear?

i'm not worried about what people think I'm dressed like, went past caring a good few years ago, Mrs Spev seems to think I look ok and thats all that matters to me 🙂

What you're wearing looks normal to me….makes a change from the bloody awful lycra some prefer!

from pictures of me in the 80's and 90's I appear to be wearing some peculiar gear, and I confess to wearing lycra back then on more than one occasion (sorry to anybody who may have seen a stick insect in multi coloured lycra)

That's just a puncture, put some more air in!

i did say to give it a caning, but not to that degree! 😀

well I got excited to be finally out riding 🙂
I've built another wheel to replace that one so off out for another go on sunday 😯

ace aren't they? love mine.

it is indeed ace, even after on short ride it makes me want to get out and ride even more. Afan tomorow methinks