medium cage just about covers all bases? short cage for a single/double

getting stolen bikes back from police RULES. fact.

so it’s get the old stock while you can time?

I’ve noticed the drivetrain components are up most – brakes still seem to be the same price as they were last week, is this temporary until cheap stock dries up?

i know its been talked about before but its one of those things – until it happens you dont really think it’ll be that bad. by the way grumm if youre bored why dont you answer the question of if and when prices will go back down

holy carp! i knew i should’ve bought the xt cassette when it was 39 quid as this week it is £62.99 !”!!!!!

yeah i agree get a life and chill out, leave the guy some positive feedback is it worth soiling his rep just because you couldn’t play out? you’re riding a bike for fun he might be running a business in order to feed his kids

I asked my lbs to true a wheel and it came back in bits AND they charged me a tenner for the “work”. another lbs told me that they’d taken some links out for me…. well thanks guys! when my chain snaps on the trail and i have to remove a few more i’ll know who to thank when i granny ring it home!

another lbs informed me “you can’t get Co2 pumps with pressure gauges” I just replied “really? oh, ok then….. i think i’ll leave it…”

You have to know how to play ’em. They don’t know you’re a geek and it’s better that way. If they find out you’re undercutting them by buying off the net and installing yourself they hold you in contempt.

barrrrfg!

consumer in ‘bending over and taking it’ shocker

yeah. bend over and take that 10% discount, b1tch

it shouldn’t be loose with a slightly odd crown race so i can’t see you ovalising your head tube or anything bad like that. take it to your lbs and let them have a look – tell them you’d rather not buy a new headset

that chris king pewter is lovely. wonder how long they stay that shiny for when you’re wading through hub-high mud and sludge? I can see this is going to be a tough decision!

i would…

naa blue is too blue

see here for colours

so is it gun metal i’m on about then?

fuok me stoney are you serious?

You can tell when the hacksaw blade is just touching the top of the threads in the frame.

OH MY GOD!
i would never EVER put a hacksaw anywhere near the threads on my BB shell. ever.

i believe what you have there PK, is a grey hope hub. gunsmoke is a slight blue-grey

chris king do pewter

i thought gunsmoke was more of a blueish colour

look very much like grey

what stoney said. remember turning the shifter barrel adjuster anti clockwise will tighten the cable.

Fear and loathing in Las Vegas

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

It’s about a sheperd boy who sells his flock to go travelling. it’s really clever and all about things like omens and fulfilling your destiny. translated into 60 languages, sold 30 million copies worldwide and read by the likes of bill clinton and madonna. best book i’ve ever read. That and A Clockwork Orange.

a fiver from waterstones

Top Utility Dog 2003

does that mean he can do the washing?

just had some beeeowtiful creamy lancashire. but favourites are danish blue and Dolcelatte

You’ve had a few though havent you? tell me you didn’t name them all

anyone else got gunsmoke? pics would be great :)

aye what they said. specially if you’ve had new cables recently or haven’t fettled it for a while

will it shift into big ring or is that as far as it’ll go? sounds like high/low screws need adjusting.

mamadirt, i used to respect you for having so many bikes but now i realise you’re just a bit strange

naming bikes is highly gay. so is referring to them as a “steed”, and the place where you keep them as “stable”. It’s a bike, not a horse! dummy.

well thats 2 votes for gunsmoke and 2 for black so far

so i’ll put you down as a vote for gunsmoke then soda?

it’s nice if you can get someone to show you how to set the gears up properly but if you need any pointers feel free to get in touch – it’s easy once you know how but it can be a bit tricky

i would love it if hope did a matt grey instead of silver. i’d be well up for that.

haha. sorry i misread it. i think you should change it to sodafarts

why thankyou sodafarts. thats exactly what i was thinking.

my guess is they thought they were going around the bend? probably thought they could get away with it – being an off-roader

are you getting more power with the juicys?

thats nice what is it a fuel?