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  • Fresh Goods Friday 653 – The Fast & Bulbous Edition
  • stwhannah
    Full Member

    That’s right, The Mascara Snake, fast and bulbous. Bulbous also tapered? That’s right. Certainly when it comes to carbon enduro bikes at least.

    By stwhannah

    Get the full story here:

    Fresh Goods Friday 653 – The Fast & Bulbous Edition

    chrismac
    Full Member

    It’s a shame the boa on the clip version of the shoes is not on the top like the flat version as that looks like a really sensible place to put it

    v7fmp
    Full Member

    are the long zips on the front of the Leatt jack for ventilation? Or are they mahooooooosive pockets?! 😛

    nickc
    Full Member

    Two things:

    Thing one: Some mountain bikes! Excellent

    Thing two: Please stop (underlined twice for effect) telling me how great AXS is OK, just stop. You’re not helping. At all.

    doomanic
    Full Member

    AXS really is rather good though.

    mashr
    Full Member

    Thing two: Please stop (underlined twice for effect) telling me how great AXS is OK, just stop. You’re not helping. At all.

    I find the “singlespeed versus dropper” thread refreshing when I start having such thoughts

    matt_outandabout
    Full Member

    That Cotic does indeed look purdy… This is the bike I would like to find £5k to buy. And then ride the heck out of it.

    Leatt Shoe 6.0 Clip

    Yes, I like this. A simple and understated trail shoe. But at £159….ouch.

    Yorkshire conurbation camouflage

    Needs more recognition.

    weeksy
    Full Member

    Is that really a £175 knife ? fooooook me…

    matt_outandabout
    Full Member

    fooooook me…

    Fillet you?

    tall_martin
    Full Member

    Is that really a £175 knife ? fooooook me…

    Got to pay for them to take all the stuff they sell to the post office by ebike somehow :⁠-⁠)

    I had a look at some of their jeans the other day. £165. Wtf!

    That’s more than I’ve spent on trousers in many a year!

    landslide
    Full Member

    Excellent nutrition updates this week.

    brant
    Free Member

    Is that really a £175 knife ? fooooook me…

    It’s a bit special. (I mean, it’d better be eh?)
    https://hebtro.co/product/sheffield-chef-knife/

    I had a look at some of their jeans the other day. £165. Wtf!

    That’s more than I’ve spent on trousers in many a year!

    Must have been a while ago. We have some £225 ones now.

    925 Regenagri Selvedge Denim Jeans / Indigo

    hooli
    Full Member

    Yes, I like this. A simple and understated trail shoe. But at £159….ouch

    Agreed, the good news is if you give Leatt stuff 2 or 3 months it will be on sale and a reasonable price.

    That said, I wouldn’t buy another set of Leatt shoes, I had one of the older models and they were so rigid and uncomfortable that I binned them after a few months.

    tthew
    Full Member

    Great colour choice on the helmet Teddy. I’d wear that!

    onewheelgood
    Full Member

    Yes, I like this. A simple and understated trail shoe. But at £159….ouch

    £112 at Wiggle/CRC. And even at £159 they aren’t particularly pricey for a BOA/BOA equivalent equipped shoe.

    johncoventry
    Full Member

    £175 knife and you stick into soil (lots of small bits of stone)!!

    brant
    Free Member

    £175 knife and you stick into soil (lots of small bits of stone)!!

    Looks like Gav will be needed sooner than we expected.
    https://www.communitycutlery.co.uk
    (great shop)

    rickon
    Free Member

    £175 knife and you stick into soil (lots of small bits of stone)!!

    I came to the comments to find this post. Someone spent ages sharpening that knife, and then it’s poked into soil😬😬😬😬

    Should have gone to Aldi. 😁😁😁😁😁

    willard
    Full Member

    I’m not sure I like that Yeti. The frame around the BB just looks far too complicated and weird. I mean, yeah, it tucks the shock out of the way, but UK mud gets everywhere.

    stwhannah
    Full Member

    Can I just say: it wasn’t me!
    Also, I don’t think it’s done it any harm. It is still very sharp. It is currently being put to use in my house where almost everything is cooked from scratch, so there is a lot of chopping. And not onto a glass chopping board, I might add. I am not one of those people.

    dangeourbrain
    Free Member

    It’s a shame the boa on the clip version of the shoes is not on the top like the flat version as that looks like a really sensible place to put it

    Why does it look sensible?

    I’m not sure it’s less sensible than the side but it looks like once tightened it would bloody uncomfortable to me, like too big a knot in tight laces.

    chrismac
    Full Member

    Because its much more out of the way and less likely to clip something. I don’t think I’ve ever hit the top of my foot but I’ve certainly hit the sides.

    malv173
    Free Member

    £165. Wtf!

    Economies of scale, and paying for a higher quality/independent brand’s product. Not that I own any, but given those mtb trousers are 200 quid, I don’t think they are ludicrously priced. I would imagine they age much, much, better than generic jeans.

    I do regret not trying some on a few years back when I briefly met Brant in a bar in Hebden Bridge.

    gavalar
    Free Member

    Hydradri 5.0 pants are the best lightweight waterproof pants I have ever worn, but the price quoted is ridiculous, I paid £141 at Wiggle.

    Northwind
    Full Member

    weeksy
    Full Member

    Is that really a £175 knife ? fooooook me…

    You could buy an On One for that!

    dangeourbrain
    Free Member

    Because its much more out of the way and less likely to clip something. I don’t think I’ve ever hit the top of my foot but I’ve certainly hit the sides.

    Maybe I should rephrase – are you worried they’re delicate?

    Having belted my foot whilst wearing boa shoes on plenty of occasions I can categorically say I’ve broken infinitely greater multiples of bones in my foot than boas attached to my shoes.
    I’ve read plenty of “oh but it might catch” but never once heard of anyone who has actually had the problem, even with the crappy northwave not-a-boa.
    I’d wager if anyone hit a shoe hard enough to break the boa they’re not riding off the hill regardless.

    pisco
    Full Member

    Is that really a £175 knife ? fooooook me…

    That’s kind of midrange when it comes to good knives

    reeksy
    Full Member

    Fettle in your shed, restore that old car or sweep out your barn in the 925 Jeans. Or just wear them for their looks.

    Yes, that’s what I’d do with 225 quid jeans!

    The jeans of choice for the discerning middle-class hipster socialist.

    brant
    Free Member

    The jeans of choice for the discerning middle-class hipster socialist.

    Love it. Better content generation than ChatGPT here.

    noeffsgiven
    Free Member

    Leatt nicey but pricey, look forward to the flatty shoes reviews. Cotic brake mount is a bit of an odd one.

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