::jumps up and down clapping hands in glee!::

I feel like a 9 year old because I’ve just ordered me a new mountain bicycle!
I’ve not had a complete new bike (off the shelf as it were) since, ohhhhh, 1991…..

Pitch Pro, £998 delivered, since you asked.

Yeah they are STW flavour of the month, but at that price, so what?

😀 😀

I’m going to try and keep it bog standard for as long as humanly possible,
How long will that last d’you reckon?
🙂

About 30 seconds after you take it out of the box???

very nice
i like ford mondeos too

Enjoy 🙂 I said i would keep mine standard, think i have done a good job, only changed bars, and rear hub since bought mine 1 year ago.

pitch? thats not a mondeo. my trek ex9 now that’s a mondeo. most boring bike ever. does everything sort of ok but nothing really well. just waiting for my orange p7s. never thought the day would come when i would be more exited about a hard-tail than a full sus…… the pitch seems to get top marks from everyone at the moment, hope you enjoy.

Mondeos are bloody good cars. That’s why they sell so well….
😉

Sorry to see the 575 go?

Looks very nice!

Great my new bike turns up on Friday! Nothing like that new bike feeling.

I am even taking the day off work to play 🙂

shame you didnt get the full price for the Yeti 🙁

i got my new riding gloves today – can i get excited about them? 😆

Having met you in the flesh, the image of you jumping up and down clapping your hands in glee like a 9 year old is a worrying one. 😆

LOL @ Vdubber!
🙂

Dez – In a way, yes, but mostly no….
If I’m honest with myself it was never as much fun as my 04 Stumpy FSR. It always felt like it was better than I was and it was laughing at me for being a crap rider, and when I did push it a bit, the carbon chainstays were too flexy and it all went to pieces. I regretted opting for those after a few months. Should have had the alloy ones and saved £50.
Then just after I bought the Yeti, Spesh launced the Pitch, which was just the bike I’d been looking for…..
::Slaps forehead!::

Still, I’ve had my £1000-worth of depreciation/use out of it and it was superb on the Trans Wales
🙂

Rich – I was happy with the £1370. It’s a fair price I think – More than half of what I paid for it. Bloke drove over from Kent to pick it up, and paid cash, so I’ve avoided a huge Paypal fee anyway… 🙂
Was it a Coiler that you’re getting?

Mine was going to be delivered this Thursday but, due to circumstances, had to cancel…and I got the Dales deal. Must be going mad 🙁

Still think it might have been overkill for the Surrey Hills though.

Enjoy yours

Going to go and re-build my 853

Look what Mr Postman brought me yesterday!

mm two tyres, head tube and stem 😉

a yellow pages which despite being packed protected by a bike still managed to get damaged ;-(

oh god, the parked cars of england have a new enemy!! 😀

show us it then!

Rich – are those components nesting, and come spring you’ll have a new bike chirping around your house??

Also, once I’ve failed my exams end of Jan, do you wanna come down Dorset way and we can really wake the coiler up?? Maybe even a Wales trip in the near future??

MrsNutt (snigger), you around end of Jan time??

Interestingly, when I google ‘Mrs Nutt’, this beauty is the first image…

Striking resembelance no….??

DrP

DrP

Definitely coming down to Dorch weather you want me or not!

I am trying to get a few people to Afan for Early Feb.

I will send you a mail.

More photos imminent

Another one jumping on the bandwagon – enjoy it – i love mine 😀

Pitch sounds great – enjoy!!

Rich, what’s that Kona? Something OB by the looks of the decals. Looks very like my old Cowan DS headtube, minus the gyro mounts. Those tyres look massive.

mama look for my other thread I think I have hi-jaked Petes already 🙂
<http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/coilers-seem-to-be-great-fun-new-bike-content&gt;

where did you get the pitch for that price, my mate is after buying one?
cheers

easygirl try here – medium only though http://www.cyclestore.co.uk/productDetails.asp?productID=17373&catID=674

Yup, mine’s coming from Cyclestore too. My LBS had one in for £900 but they sold it before I had the money ready 🙁

Rich – looks nice mate!
🙂

I’ve got a resprayed frame coming does that count looking forward to building it up and “that” first ride 🙂

If you want a Pitch you’d better be quick. I just got the last medium one from cyclestore.co.uk and the Concept Centre in Chester say they are not making any more and Spesh UK have none left.

Me and my brother will have the same bike.

<hangs head in despair> Another reason why we are similar </hangs head in despair>

😉

Peter’s got a brother? On the forum??

But has Peter got a Pitch? I thought it was ordered…

You seem confused…….
🙂

Too right

"how very dare you!"

and

"why yes! of course!"

The wife’s looking fine mate

That Cyclestore link now says it will be back in stock on 03/09/09.

You could almost have a new baby in that time, let alone a bike!

Glad I bought a Reign rather than climbing on the overloaded Pitch bandwagon (not criticising, looks like a great bike).