Well I’m a big fan of formula since the heady days of the ora’s, still got a set now had them 6 years and still work fine about due a bleed though :D.
Now run R0/Rx and and an Oem variant off a cube bike I picked up cheep I believe these are based on the T serious.
All are nice brakes work great, great modulation, great power etc if bed in right pads last for ages and if you look about you can get some killer deals like these.
http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/mtb-parts/brakes/disc-brakes/formula-disc-brakes-1/formula-t1s-disc-brakes-front-rear-set.html
Good luck

Strength in numbers
Where the trail ends
Life cycles
From the Inside out
All available on iTunes and of cause DVD.

Santa Cruz heckler if you can find one. Low maintained very capable and a good all round trail bike.

As above Easton haven, hope and Thomson all good and some are even shiny 😀

Hi mate not had to remove one yet to be fair only fitted which was a pretty smooth operation.

At a guess this one.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-bb71-mtb-press-fit-bottom-bracket/rp-prod61801
If it comes out ok with a punch or the tool you have they should go in ok mine did on my whippet my be a genial tap with a small plastic/rubber mallet etc.

What are the wheels you’ve got?

Hay vondally here you go mate I’d say you where an 18 inch frame for your height.
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/CBOOFATX5/on_one_fatty_fat_bike

OO oo oo I know this there Carver O’ Beast Carbon fork 🙂

If it was me I’d go hardtail only , and look at the cube bikes you get a lot of bike for your doller.
Give it 4/6 weeks and the new 2014 will be out and by the sounds of it from my local shop there going to be something special..

Yep sorry MTFU mine are communal and are used as toilets by the night shifts and on some mornings smell worse than a public loo in 30deg of heat 🙁

Perhaps the on one rolling chassis for £499 would be better for her to swallow if you’ve got bits lying about that is.

I had this on an on one I had and the 9speed Chain they surplyed didn’t mesh with the cogs! Totally fine in the stand etc but under load up hill it slip’t on the rear cog. We had to fit a half inch bmx chain in the end and it all meshed together fine and worked with out fail. Worth looking in to.
Bats.

Unsure regards crc but I would have thought it best to send straight back to fishers with a copy of your receipt etc. buddy of mine did this and it was back within a week but that was in feb so quiter time of year.
Good luck.

Yep would second the Dawes duchess’s my local store does them nice looking bikes and he’s sold quit a few now for younger girls.
Bats.

Buy the cube great spec for the price then 6 months you’ll know if you like/dislike 29er
Go buy the highball frame and swap it all over and sell of your cube frame.
That would have be my choice if I hadn’t already got a 29er and found It not my cup of tea.
Bats

Hi Scott pm sent to your email in profile.
Thanks in advance.
Bats.

Has anyone ever managed to get excepted to the masons-esk… based fatbikeuk foram as I’ve been waiting since march for mine.
And I’ve had no issues todate with my fatty Q/R but am now off to degrease them just in case 😀

Might be of interest.
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-lrg-santa-cruz-heckler-frame-19inorange-r8-frame-and-hope-headset
Bats.
And it’s based in near littlehampton so not a crazy distance to travel.

Hi buddy I’ve got a lrg frame,2.2 conti xking tyres and Its coming in about 32/33 inchs where I would stand when stood over the bike at the toptube.
If your a lrg I’m thinking of selling mine as a rolling chassis, its done about 400miles mostly road to work and back if that might be of interest.
Bats.

Cotic do a complete bfe build for £2000 and will supply to most bike shops my be do a deal with your lbs if you use them a lot you will need a we bit more money to add to it but I’m sure your shop won’t mind that I know mine is ok with it etc.
there a great bike and a good spec at that price.
To be fair to other comments on one are great value but there spec options are at best limited and a bit poor SRAM gears are ok more at cost to replace than shimano mechs etc and I’ve never got a good set of avid brakes from them on the two bikes I’ve had always needed bleeding multiple times till they got anywhere near working and I’ve always ended up splicing them with in months to.
Other option is to buy a frame you like with cash, and if your local store is willing use the 1000/1500 to buy the comports you want and the frame number is there for the vouchers use.
I did this last time I got a vocher myself. but as I said I get on well with my local shop and we used the frame number the way I said.

You k ow what they say. Once you go
fatty you never look bacci…

Hi buddy just got one of these not tried it yet but there is thread on here some where about it/them ok.
http://www.workscomponents.co.uk/works-components-104bcd-chainring-alternating-thickness-extended-tooth-design-270-p.asp

Bats.

I’ve got loads of original ones spare (run10 speed now) if you want a set or 2.
Pm in profile.
Bats.

Mr muscle window cleaner here to left for 18/24 hours all good.

Give 2pure a ring they brought them in might have a spare.
http://www.2pure.co.uk/our-brands/crankbrothers/

Bats.

So how much is to much? You asked for pictures of my mates with a new style rear swing arm and year old paint job by argos and a Chris king headset!! You didn’t even come back or make an offer he could consider???
Which from dealing with you before is about the norm!

Hi bud I’ve got 2 of them a 70mm and 85mm love them nice finish, never noticed any flex. Other than that they do what it says on the tin.
Enjoy
Bats.

There,s this little gizmo in the fresh goods friday! Monkii Clip
you could check it oyut.

Yep kmc do a twin pack and connex a single link pack, bothdo the same main difference is kmc you do need the reverse pliers to get it apart and the connex you can do with your fingers as I did last Sunday when I snapped my mech hanger off and had to walk back 😀 both are about £8 only thing of not is the connex has a slight curve which does have to follow the cog curver or it tends to jump gear on the small cogs ok.

I’m hering good things about these guys and I believe there coming in at £400 a rim with full AM abilitys

Hand Built Wheels

Welcome house mines just about pinned together now so should have an all in weight by tonight it’s a pretty normal build so far with only wheels being on the weightier side so will be interesting to see what my ultimate scales say.
Bats.

Hi house no comparison regards frames but I’ve put some weights in this thread a large frame I’ve just got came in at 4.4ibs if this helps any.
Bats.

Bare in mind Santa Cruz always come up a bit smaller than the average frame for there given sizing due to taking there measurements from a different place mention spesh regards top tube as they measure outside to outside (head tube/seat tube) not the usual middle to middle this means they come up about half an inch shorter if this makes any sense.
Up shot is I recon you’ll be fine with the medium

Best bet might be to email,Santa Cruz direct and see if they will A send a touch up paint out or B give you the paint code for the red. Every paint has a specific code so a good automotive paint surpler will be able to make something up.
Good luck.
Bats.

Well a little weigh in for those who might be interested to start with.
Lrg frame 4.4 lb that’s bare no bolts or seat clamp.
Xfusion slider forks taper’d 120 mm air rebound only 4.4 lb uncut steerer.
Wheels budget set I’m afraid, superstar set with stans flow rims, 4.8lb bare no adaptors
That’s all for now waiting for tyres to arrive next week still so it’s gonna be week end before I get close to a ride on it 🙁
Owell 😥

I can beat that 8 odd weeks now and waiting for my acceptance 😆
Might be interested though will have to check the shift patterns for then.
Bats.

Hi cream egg measure like a hundred times with spacers/stem fitted etc scribe it come down the tube about 2/4 mm from your mark. pipe cutter then just file it inside the tube (round file)and flat file on the out side till it has a rounded edge
Only problem then is fitting the star nut if your using one.
Bats.

Hi rover just gone and done the same! frame, fork wheels all here! Gonna be stripping down the drive train on my other bike and building it up over the weekend ber the race/event side of it! I’m pretty much the same as you very interested in how its going to ride 😀

I think coss has hit the nail on the head 😯