The Boss

Just had email from on one about a shoe sale.
Worth a squint.

You started out as a w&nk, ’til your mammy walked in!

One day
One day I’ll give a sh!t…
But that day is not today

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Went HT two years ago. Started by building HT to go with FS. Ended up using FS for pootles with the girlfriend, so brought another HT frame and swaped all the parts across from FS.
Living in the Brecon Beacons most of my rides are longish XC, with occasional trail center.
Th group I ride with are on average 15 years younger than me. They reacon I’m quicker on the HT, up and down.
But main thing is I’m a lot happier and it just feels right for me.

“And I’ve got a Granny in the paras excused knickers”
“Kiss the darkest part of my lilly white *ss”

@klunk
Don’t have one, why overrated please?

I swing the other way.
I threw out the full sus. Well brought a new hard tail frame. Now have 150mm hardtail for trails and 120mm for xc work.
Don’t miss full sus at all.

Had one of my own hairs in grow across the top of my big toe, the relief when it’s pulled out is just amazing.

Doofs cap

Yes there is ..or maybe not

10 paces turn and fire :?

If it feels right then it is right for you.

Exactly the same here. The inbred is designed for 80mm- 120 mm forks.
I have rebas on mine too, came supplied as 100mm. Took the spacer out of the air spring to give 120mm and put extra 10 psi so as not to sag into travel as much. Being duel air can play a bit to get best balance.

As said not a big job to remove travel spacer.
On duel air its between negative air spring and base, on solo air its just below top out bump stop IIRC

+1 for Dr
Also you got to post WTF caused that!

Yep been advisory for four years now

If you can get iplayer BBC3’s bluestone 42 **** awesome

Sat in one in a little gully duting an air raid warning red, felt very vulnerable. Preferred scouts, now there’s a plane they chuck about

Lime pickle with curry. Torque bit heavy on the stomach for me

Looks like a paint run to me

I got a spare stone you can have :oops:

Well done though

+1 PayPal

Edit. Double post

+1 PayPal

@EURO
You tube cabon v steel frames.
Got carbon beechcaster been using for 8 years. Been blown over many times in gales, bends almost in half casting 6oz weight +bait no issues at all.
Had my c456 just over a year and still happy. Done all the S. Wales trail centers + CYB and Beacons would recommend without reservation.

I hve the c456 as my main bike, and love it.
Also have inbred as second/hack bike ( £99 sale frame, who wouldn’t)
If you want the 456/BFE geo. How bout 456 evo,non-cabon worries and V.F.M

C456 poorly, shifters sent back under warranty. Hurry up on one send ‘um back

Inbred just serviced and reba changed from 100mm – 120mm, running a dream.

Trail rat… you got it 8)

Even worse are the insurance ads. Your covered for everything and one call to a smiling call center worker and your paid out…yeah right!

The first 100m on the Breacon side may be bit dodgey as it doesn’t get much sun this time of year, and feeling sub zero for a few weeks with the wind, but well do able

Are you on about the 16mm hex cap or the actual 8mm hex bolt?

If head is off, then no reason you can’t remove axle.
Gives you two options, I can think of
1. Place in vice, with two blocks of wood with “V” notch cut in each side. To protect and hold securely. Drill pilot hole in bolt and use stud extractor, from Halfords/B&Q etc.
2. Take to local engineering firm and get it done by them.

Edit bolt is hollow so option one no pilot hole needed

Try and demo a c456 and giant trance, both good middle of the road bikes.
Then measure your grin and decide

Is any thread showing, when crank arm removed?

TBH, if you upgrade the fork and maybe look at a wheelset upgrade, then I think the bike you’ll have would be more than good enough for your needs

My back yard

Might find it drives better due to less load on engine trying to charge failing battery.

Ear plugs FTFY

What dangerousbeans said

Probably not made of steel as it needs to be softer than the frame material, as it’s a sacrificial item.
£20 as opposed to £xxx for frame.

Heat it up, will make it more maliable and less likely to fracture