Yeah I should be but looking after my 2 year old today! Whats your excuse? Ha HA 😆

Grantway YGM

TURNER now there's a plan, what did you go for ? 5 spot I assume?

great suggestions but I'd be only selling the frame I reckon as I'm happy with the I've accumulated on the 575….

Not entirely sure, just fancy a change and weighing up my options. Bit paranoid about the carbon rear end (not that i need to be particularly) The mud clearnce ain't great either (not really putting forward a great case if I'm looking to sell it am I!)

Yeti 7 looks fooking horrible IMO! Wanna get away from a carbon rear end, has the ASR 5 got a carbon rear end?

Still the best live act out there!

Still got a scar on my hand where they tore straight through after a minor off so I wouldn't recommend them!

Mick_r pics and spec to mathew.simsATbtinternet.com again thanks all for the advice

Not entirely sure which route to go down, called halfords cycle scheme regards a tandem and the girl said that there's not anything preventing getting one but need to really work at the same place and suggested calling the local tax office and ask whether they'd be happy to let some one have a tandem tax free if they can prove they worked near one another (bit of bullshit should cover that 😉 not that I'd encourage this kind of behaviour :D) Let you know what happens

Gonna check rules today, worth a punt hey1

Cheers Hairychested I'm on it!

Thankyou STW massive again some great advice, I'm based near Reading so a little too far I'm afraid Rob. Should just clarify I'm after a basic tandem as there'll be no gnarly sick radness from Mrs Amos that's for sure and I was planning on strapping Baby Amos to it. My wife has a cycle to work scheme, think we may and try to take this piss and maybe use that! Not that the scheme will allow tandem purchase will be interesting trying though.

Cheers Mat

I run 09 Fox 36 floats R's spaced to 150mm on my 08 does everything well as I set them quite soft and it "looks right" too

Yeti 575 mate! I've stopped looking at other bikes because mine is so good! Float 36 wound down to 140mm on the front and it's ready for anything IMO!

Regent street but as I'm making a day of it i happy to travel where ever!

Sad I know but could i get a pic please, see if it's the type of thing he had in mind

Cheers Mat

2nd Colin-T you need to do jetlag!

Jay, thank f@0k that's what I thought it was needed confirmation! Now to find a chain guard!

Where are you? I'll happily give you hand if you're near Reading/Oxford

Oh and mountain kings unless black chilli compound are shocking at swinley on the very occasional rooty bit

Who's that bloke in the second picture?

Can't beat a bit of character assisination at its finest

I use normal brake fluid (the stuff we use to build F1 cars) and that works fine, as long as it's new fluid as an open bottle will have absorbed water.

I know it says you have to have the same helmet does any one know whether that's up for discussion? It's just that I'd want a Athlon as a replacement? I guess I could sell the Zen when I received it…

Total C@ck IMHO of course

Thanks searched high and low for that info!

Cheers Mat

Well thanks everyone for some really useful feed back, I'll put it to the rest of the group and be in touch with some of you guys soon I'm sure!

Yeah that's the one! Yeah saw that been keeping an eye on ebay and only frames seem to be selling not complete bikes, thanks for the info. though

Cheers Drac, Sierre Nevada? Bit of a trek to the beach there Steve

I would say around the £150-£200 mark

I'm 32 so art school is probably a little late for me, now where did i put those rizlas?

That's right, you don't need to wear a lid if know the trails…… 😉

Ok girls back in your corners 😉 just looking for some tips on where to start out tomorrow

Ok gonna ride the Pents tomorrow any suggestions on where to start or how/where to get to the good bits? Got an O.S map of the area and a guide book, any info much appreciated! Oh and Glentress thursday if any body is around and fancies a chilled spin round the red route…..

Travelled with Williams on the race team for a couple of years and we have a varying amount of european workers at the factory (my boss is french and in his case all french stereotypes applicable!) Having spent time in alot of places we are all very very similar when you get out with the locals from anywhere in humour I mean, except the rest of the world is decidedly more racist than the UK IMO!! The Spanish and Chinese are terrible! I found it highly amusing that we are so sensored with our opinions yet most cultures don't give a rats ass and just tell it how it is. My mother in law is Chinese Malay and her rants about "bloody imagrants" are brilliant (she clearly isn't a imigrant in her opinion)

And can you direct me to some helpful websites? Google doesn't bring up anything terribly exciting!

This is great cheers STW massive. I'm probably going to look for a Chalet in Alp d'heuz think I'll need the comfort after throwing myself down a fookin huge mountain!

I'm running an 2008 575 with a carbon rear end and fox float 36's up front is this a suitable bike? I'm thinking it should be cock on! Keep the tips and experiences coming makes great raeding.

Thanks Mat

I run a high roller up front with a larsen TT on the rear seems just about perfect in most condiions, was spot on for Afan the other (very wet) weekend.

I bought a Yeti 575 this year, whilst waiting delivery I borrowed one for a day in Cwmcarn, it was terrible!! Hated the thing wouldn't grip up hill felt crap down hill, i spent more time pushing (and swearing). Too late to cancel my order I built mine up admittedly with a fox 36 wound down to 140mm instead of revs and all my other bits and I can truly say it's the best bike I ever ridden (and my god I've had a few!) So IMO just faff with setup it's amazing even the smallest adjustments really make a difference every aspect of riding! Just carry a trail tool with the relevant allen keys.

I heard that leaving coke (Cola!) in it over night works a treat