Theyre designed for a 29er to put your wrists/hands in just the right spot, and to my mind do the job brilliantly.

Wouldnt fancy bar ends tho :roll:

Hope Pro 2 here too, and changed back to QR.

Bostin!

My mate the ballbag this morning.

oldfart, I dont know you, but I think its ace that youve took the time to say your thanks.

Where's she from / what did she do? Actress?

Genuine question, she looks familiar.

I used to like them old round tube Marins.

On-One all the way here.

Splitlink.

Horlicks. Loads of the stuff.

Right folks, an apology.

I wouldnt normally recommend anything without a link or at least a name, but it was sooo late last night when I got round to posting and I was a tad excited that I could actually still use my fingers to type.

As oddjob syas, theyre the Pearl Izumi Barriers. I got em about 2 weeks ago from Wiggle. Ive just looked and it seems like theyve stopped making 'em :( What a pi$$er!

Theres a few pairs on ebay USA but they work out at around £57 delivered 8O

Though theyre still on the Pearl Izumi site.

Hardly the end of the world.

Ideally your Merlin Malt 1 needs to be handbuilt by a bloke in a yak in the foothills of the Himalayas.

JOhn, you seem to spunking huge wads of cash on bikes of late. Have you won the lottery or sumat??

Round these parts (and most parts) its 32 x 16 on a 26er & 32 x 18 – 29er.

Im loving the feel of my XT's, and changing the pads is a peice of pi$$.

£200 from Merlin so a little over budget :-(

£525 sounds a good buy. A nice round £500 sounds nicer though :D

"You look like the kind of girl that needs licking before penetration".

Eamonn Holmes is a useless fat ****.

If youre watching Eamonn, nothing personal.

I know. Pulling the brake levers slows the bike down. Mad.

Its a fantastic hub, I just didnt get on with the bolts.

I had them on my SS Inbred 29er and thought they were dead simple to pop the rear wheel out. My SS Ti 29er with slot dropouts is much more of a faff (imo).

Slideys everytime.

This is my Las Cruces (in road tyre guise)

I was using the bolt in method on my SS with the pro 2 trial/singlespeed hubs. I cant say they ever loosened on me though.

The reason I changed back to a QR system (popped in some Hope inserts) was cos the bolt heads started to round off too easily when I removed the rear wheel.

That doesnt really help you much, but Im a sociable geezer so I thought Id chime in :-)

"so, you've already got a shedfull of skinny twangy 29'ers, and want to know if you should buy another skinny twangy 29'er?

no, you're an idiot with too many bikes"

ahwiles – normally that sort of provoking response could offend but in fact its just what I want to hear :D

Blimey Charlie, theres some nice bikes there tho.

Futureboy77. Sent you a mail.

Thanks everyone for talking me out of getting one :roll:

Yeah, cynic-al youre right. Bugger me I cant even be arsed to change pedals from one bike to another to save buying another set.

Two things are certain whatever I do. Its gonna keep its steel fork, and its never gonna have gears.

Neither pair have a pad – is that right?

Aah, thanks SDB.

As the weather is lashing it down & cold I think the Stealths (not lites) maybe the way to go.

Yup, nice landscape pic.

Good Customer Service from PX/OO there Id say.

What an entertaining thread :-)

Ive had a UN54 in mine for nearly a year and its just like new. I cant beleive how well its held up.

£12.75 from Parkers

Highly recommended here.

It bloody is too.

Anyone know what the diff is between the stealth & the stealth lites?

That is one **** ugly jacket. No offence.

A couple of new UN72's on ebay. Over in the US (but they may ship em over)

UN72

Def Yamaha.

Got a FG 730S recently and its just ace. Also got an old FG-180 which sounds bostin.

lofl @ deadlydarcy