Complete opposite here. Mine stop and function as sold.

Perhaps changing pads would help? Or drop them in at a shop if you don’t manage to get the best from them?

i successfully managed to make a claud butler frame look pretty crap for a commuter.

The more raggily you cut the 3m tape the better.

And it looked like tron in the dark.

Fiat Dino… as used in The Italian job by the Mafia.

whatever is currently broken or clapped out…

I.e. buxom gilf weekly and a pack of 8 Ace.

When my old man learnt to ride a motorbike his instructor suggested you treat everyone else on the road as if they are a dust bin that is about to roll into your path.

Trust no one.

Oh and anyone who does’nt understand how to give way on a sliproad joining a motorway deserves a hot poker up the ass..

Sheesh, no matter how hard i try the fashion police are along to pee on my parade within seconds.

Canny build..
might find dropping the nose of the saddle aids comfort a bit (but you’ve probably sorted that by now)

My bike at Glentress…

Edinburgh Bike Coop.

Bought a new lock in the newcastle store, sadly it came without the required keys.

Emailed a day or so ago.

Back in touch next day gave me a number to call, now they’re gonna just post a new lock out to me.

Pretty darn good.

Thanks.. those beamshots have helped me choose.

Ordered.!

Its simple, like those interlocking tyre levers.

A blender and duster have both passed through this house and i have to say neither were inspiring at any paticular style of riding, just jack of all trades which is ok if thats what you require.

Is everything insured?

And do you make a big song and dance when you leave the house with your shiny bikes or do you keep things low profile?
Reason i ask is because a pal of mine lives on a main road and stands polishing his bike in the front garden.

The scum are like magpies.

Some super responses and thanks for the beam shots.

It takes a special kind of knob head to wear a silly jersey.
I have several.

a Claud Butler frame i reinvigorated for commuting duties a year or so ago.

Local firm did it for 50 notes.

Bargain pomp ebay build.

Bouncy bike

Generic steel hardtail.

More than likely you saw a bike with a vinyl carbon effect wrap.

I am probably alone on this one, but, two and a half years of riding is a whole lot of riding.
Surely, when its a mountain bike thats pretty good going?

take the 50/50.

Probably a good job the tosser did’nt stop. you might have lamped him and gained an assualt charge

Heal fast.

Just have fun.
That is all it’s about.

Good luck.
The pacers up’t north that i use sometimes echo those mentioned about with little room for two inbreds..

Singlespeed is what i run.

1x whatever number of gears could be less faf..

Ed cycles sell a bike called the courier i think and has 1×8 to keep costs down.

I’ve ended up only using two on Tyneside due to the rest offering naff service.

Whiptail offers a friendly service and M Steel of gosforth are a spesh concept store staffed by good people.

Acera and Altus will become the choice of groupset for the average trail riding schmuck.

I.e. we’ll be priced out of the market.

People who are stressed about everyone else on a bike.
Chill out, smile and look up or you’ll crash.

Oh and gobshite glentress syndrome.. shaddup… your twisting my melon man

32mm is 32mm surely?

what forks are going on it?

just spotted the canecreek shock.
Thats gonna be brill!

they’ve finally sorted the crownrace so they don’t kill steerers i believe?

be glad that was all it was.

The solution would be checking your bolts every few days and you’d save a packet.

Its a single 8mm allen head.
Takes seconds.

Sorry if thats arsy.

Turn the children into bio fuel and run the fire engines on the result..

extreme? Perhaps. I’ll get my coat.

i realise i secretly don’t hate my job when i worry about my place of work.
Damn you rioters.

Some poor bastard is working night security in that debenhams in london..

not stitch and patchable to bodge till payday?

I never gelled with mine completely

Sometimes you plain don’t get on with something and that is that.

You may of course test ride one and love it.
As for fork travel mine seemed happiest with 110mm zochis on the front.

One paticular dropoff at Mabie coming on the return loop usually has me quivering.. christ knows why.

Clearly you out-rad me rocketman.

I’ll sell my bikes now.

I’ve got a black inbred because looking through this thread we’re all individuals :P

My pals less than discrete 456.