sorry about the random plug for wheelbase guys i apologise for that one.
njee20: the lightest is 16.8lbs, the frame is a lighterwieght wigher-mod of carbon to this one, this bike is the highest spec without it going into the high-mod frames and yes the price tag is £7000 for one of those bad boys, comes equipped with XX throughout, Cannondale SI chainset which is pretty much the lightest thing known to man and is well and truely scary once its out the frame!
Dale: thanks for the advice on the hose routing, im still trying to figure out the best way to route it up the fork but the bike is getting a full strip down this weds as the new roll of frame protector is going on there so i'll play around with it then.
the model is the flash carbon 3 - elixirs, xtr, afterburner cranks, carbon lefty etc etc.
zaskar: im thinking of doing a few races this year yes, starting off with the whinlatter challenge and all the ones like that and see how i do and see how long i keep the bike, ive not raced since i was a wee whipper (im still kind of there) and hopefully i'll do alright (i hope my 2 hours on a bike a day provide me with something) however i ride alot of all mountain/downhill through the summer so i'll see how long i keep the 'dale for.
hora: nice work dude, ive stripped down my gf's 456 and building her back upto to be my little play bike/4x/glentress/pump track beast while she's busy at work for the next few months.
dano: lake district winter is beauty, the racing ralfs are pretty loose in the snow and sheet ice is a massive no-no as i found out on the way home, but rocks and mud are ok, ive got enough frame-protector to sink a ship and it gets 2 washes a day!
sorry about the long-winded replies,
peace
matt
