Great vid, thanks for sharing.

Great manual at 0:50

…..The one I have not yet got.

Although when I do, one day, it’ll have to have a Brooks B17 Select. A beautiful piece of craftsmenship.

Old Speckled Hen for me tonight, the first beer since Boxing Day.

Thought it might have been a Cotic Soul from the title….

Just tried mine on and very pleased. Thanks for the heads up!

Talas is ajustable so you could just leave it at 140 then change it if you do some DH or AM.

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The Canyon is actually not that great. The frame just doesn’t work.

Looks like Joe Barnes is going to be in for a rough time then….

I’ve just stuck my order in for some Mediums.

It’ll be interesting to see if they can fulfill all the orders….

I’ve just seen that.

I’ll be getting a Soul eventually. Was going to go for either Black or Orange but see they have now discontinued the Black.

They’re also doing the Soul in Green…

You need either one of these two bikes:

FS
Orange 5 Pro £3k
http://orangebikes.co.uk/bikes/five_pro/

or

HT
Cotic Soul with XT groupset (plus components of your choice) £2k
http://www.cotic.co.uk/product/soul

£2k for the Soul will build you a great bike of your choice and are they highly rated. No doubt someone will completely disagree with me in the next few posts about both bikes……

I like both equally. I do alot of solo riding as I work un-social hours.

Its great at times during the week when everyone else is at work and you have the local trails all to yourself.

I found riding solo last year really beneficial for my endurance training as I could go at my own pace and just enjoy the time / countryside on the bike.

You’d have thought Cannondale would have given him a bike for free – considering they’re a sponsor of his page…..

I posted this topic last week.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/which-workstand-1

I ordered my PCS-10 2 hours later as recommended for £90 on Amazon.

I’d be on my arse very quickly without my rear brake!

And what coffee machine do you own?

Are they going to be used to carry an Orange Five?

PCS10 on its way….

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Park-Tool-Mechanic-Repair-Stand/dp/B000OZFJS4/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

I only started looking 4 hours ago!

Thanks all, very helpful.

I think i’ll be going for the PCS10 from Amazon as suggested.

I’m there!

Lovely build! Hopefully I’ll get round to getting one myself at some point.

I’ll be getting a set of the kevlar lock-ons. I had the standard Kevlar grips but they would slide up the bar on each ride even with the Renthal glue applied.

I’ll also be getting a Fatbar Lite!

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Rightmove
CRC
Pistonheads
YouTube
Vimeo
Strava
IPlayer
MCN
Banking

Here we go!

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_762389_langId_-1_categoryId_165499

You could pick up a rigid apollo for less than £300 I reckon!

Its got to be a Cotic Soul. Ive ridden an Orange Crush for the last 3 years and a ’12 Five this year. I’ll be buying a Soul at some point and building it up over a period of time. I’ve got other priorities right now so it’ll probably take a while, but its ging to happen.

Nice one on the new frame, Tony! Just out of interest, have you noticed much difference from the old one at all?

Cool, I did here Cy on a YouTube clip speaking fondly of the steel used in the Soul.

This, plus a Cotic Soul Frame, plus Hope Hoops, then sell the Crush frame and wheels, would be a good start to a half decent build on the cheap I reckon!

I fancy doing a Cotic build myself. I’ve worked out it should cost around £2K with all my chosen components.

I’m looking forward to seeing the finished article!

Simply hideous.

I’m 5’10, bought a 17″. Absolutely perfect.

I’ve ridden it singletrack most weekends and done 100 miles in a day over 17 hours and 20 minutes over the South Downs Way. Anything trail orientated, it’ll do it!

Awesome bike, get one!

Thanks for the helpful feedback guys, it’s certainly made things very clear on what to expect.

My trip would all depend on whether or not the other guys in my riding group were able to make it but Bear Back Biking sounds like the way to go.

I’m determined to make it out there one of these days but for now, I’m going to start planning and saving!

Just to add to my original post – I have now achieved the SDW in a day and what a day it was!

The five of us went from Winchester to Eastbourne with great conditions in 17 hours and 20 minutes. It would have no doubt been quicker if we didn’t have 5 punctures and a chain break. Also, riding in the dark for at least 3-4 hours can really slow the progress as its quite hairy only having a limited vision!

I made a blog of the ride and it can be viewed here if anyone is interested:

Cheers.

I just tried the link.

It should be working ok. :-)

I was thinking the same thing, SCB. A long ride on a new perch could be a bad move….

Definitely more helpful than the latter comment, yeah. ;-) on a serious note, I am happy to spend around £60-£70 on a saddle but I will agree, the more expensive the saddle does not necessarily mean it will be better.

Orange will do a “Raw” frame or “Raw Laquered” if requested, they just prefer not to as they recommend that a spray of paint will be more beneficial to preserve longevity.

Bikeactive have sold loads of Raw 5’s over the last year. Just have a look on their FB page. If the customer wants, the customer gets…..

Why is there always a funnyguy on here? Not quite the Orange Five/White Audi thread you might expect the odd silly comment from……

45mph earlier this week on a back road from Queen Elizabeth Country Park.
It felt extremely quick for a bicycle, wouldn’t want to go much quicker than that!