New xc race bike

I'm 76

I'm Spartacus

I think you need to cut the bars down more!!!!

I'm 44
I wish I had a bike like that at 16
Enjoy 🙂

Dirtynap, i'm putting bar ends on.

If this was for sale on t'bay I'm sure somebody would have started a thread along the lines of 'Is this bike made up from bits from stolen bikes?'

Come on hes only 16 if I owned a bike like that at 16 I'd be pretty pleased with it.

Obviously needs a new saddle, but a bit of extra weight will just make him fitter at that age.

Haha dont worry scu98rkr, i've been riding a 39 lbs bike for 2 years until this.
Thats enough weight to haul around 😉

Why oh why oh why do some of you feel the need to be such tw*ts?

That bike is 95% great and he's 16 – at that age I had some three tonne steel heap of junk with 15 gears.

Yes a few upgrades will help (not major ones either) but it's generally a decent steed – not that it matters.

I don't think that anyone is being a tw*t Mat, most people are picking up on the thing he knows is grim (the saddle) and minor flaws. I read it as "it's a really nice bike, I'll take the mick about this minor bit for the sake of humour because I Can't find any other faults". I'm sure the guy wasn't taking them seriously and is aware he has a lovely bike. Keep your hair on.

agree with coffeeking, brownix seems pretty chilled about the banter. But if I have a spare saddle at home then he's gonna get it sent to him!

time for your suppository mat? 😉

Possibly this comment for starters!

jim the saint – Member

If this was for sale on t'bay I'm sure somebody would have started a thread along the lines of 'Is this bike made up from bits from stolen bikes?'
Don't think i'd be too happy for someone to suggest my bike was made up of stolen bits.

he didn't, he suggested it looks like it's made of stolen parts due to the slightly odd mixture not quite suited to the bike. My god some people read too far between the lines and get a whole new book.

It's got nice pedals. Wanna sell them?

Tempted to buy the poor guy a Charge Spoon just to quell the crowds a bit…

That bike has loads of potential, (carbon frame? -my eyes are dim I cannot see…mmmm!)

I would use the parts that came with it to train on and while you save and get fit for racing if thats your goal and then upgrade bits 2 months before a race.

If people hate the saddle (which he is changing), anyone want to donate one to him???

Or setup a paypal account for the OP and 20 of us donate a quid… 8)

Brownix, drop me a mail – might have something for you.

Some parts of my bikes would be derided on here, if I post up pics will I get replacements FOC?

Nah, cos you act like a c**k 😉

if I post up pics will I get replacements FOC?

Only one way to find out. 😆

I have got a saddle for you…..Bontrager Race Lite, superlight hollow cromoly rails. If you want and you pay for postage you can have…I use the gobi xm and the bonty came with my last bike! It is brand new.

Haha thanks you guys, clubber ygm and david wazz how much postage??

Just been at dalby for a few days, it was brill, super fast up the hills and rails the berms with ease, not too bad at jumping too. only thing i'm missing is the barging through all the roots like on my old full suss. But i'll get used to that.

And to the person that thought that comment was about it being stolen, i didnt read it like that, so i didnt care. tbh