Give the Bells as a Chrissy pressie and get yourself a good malt, can’t stand that blended stuff.

Go for it spent 5 years as an aircraft mechanic in the Navy on a commando squadron, got pensioned out after a climbing accident. Got to say best 5 years of my life, made great mates, saw a lot of the world and experiences too many to recall. You’ll get the bullshit with all the forces just remember…. Basic training – just get through it any way you can (lots of bullshit) – trade training (a little less bullshit) – doing the job a great laugh and hard work, long hours but lots of laughs and a great life.

Go for it

Si you must be a person with class shopping at sainsburys for bread – love the frame how about a renthal stem

My old GT Arrowhead

+1 to work and family life getting in the way, i don’t get out half as much as I’d like then with the crap weather it’s impossible – don’t get me wrong I don’t mind going out in dodgy looking weather and if it rains when I’m out fair enough but, i’m not going out when it’s lashing down I’d need a few less marbles than I already have to do that.

Have you thought about an Elka Stage 5 ???

They’ve got Joplin 3’s on crc for either £98 or £112 depending on the seatpost size, then with that generous 10% they are worth a look.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=25015

As said before get rid of the 2 and get 1 descent FS and a rigid SS. Then you can argue they are for different types of riding.. then you’ll need a 29er for the same reason and then a geared hard tail then what else could we use the same reason for????

Just put it this way the last frame I bought she thought I’d won in a raffle…….
Charlie you haven’t met my wife…………………

All I’ll say is thank god she doesn’t know how much I really spend – I’d seriously be in the dog house.

In the lovely city of Swansea

Isn’t it interesting that there has only been 1 F/S bike in this object of lust gallery??

That will do it..

Adapt the bracket

My affair continues and my wife just gives up on me, how can she compete with my Lapierre Spicy.

Vikingboy love to but too much wonga

Kamina do you think the shock would be suitable to set up on a Lapierre Spicy??

Anyone with any experience with the Elka stage 5???

Anyone with experience of the Elka????

Ahhhhhh OK

Loco do you have a dueler or something????

Looking at a 216×63 i think – saying that Si the deals from the states on e-bay are pretty fantastic (as long as I don’t get stung for tax)

That’s what I heard just want to make sure that I’m making the right choice before blowing a load of cash

Now gone

I put a 750 fatboy on my spicy and I absolutely love it wouldn’t go back to 685 now.

+1 for the spoon got them on my FS and SS

What can I say apart from Just love them

Slightly p….d off went in today only to be told that some bloke had been in 15 min earlier and bought 5. It’s not cricket!

Slowrider my spicy 316 puts a smile on my face every time I ride it – even though there's not much std kit left on it, you'll enjoy it…..

I use a renthal it looks great and no probs with it.

just go to aldi

What about the RockShox Vivid 5.1 Coil??? anyone

Here's mine too

Just finished it.

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac328/ash_addy/On%20One%20Summer%20Season/IMG_3530.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5Dnull

Sorry but I'd agree 2 months = too long
I've been sold stuff on the forums which I've had to be trued, serviced and repaired. It's one of the things to be weary of, check as soon as they arrive if their not perfect tough sh.. their second hand after all – I just suck it up and put it down to experience – unless there is a major fault. Then you should notice as soon as the item arrives and do something about it.

don't even consider it….

They are great bikes love mine to bits….

I love my Spicy 316 and wouldn't change it. I have though changed a lot on it except the slx f & R mech and the forks/shock. It's running beautifully up and down trails. I'd recommend it to anyone.