I recomissioned my old (circa 2006) rigid OO Inbred 29er singlespeed during the week (in an attempt to fill the void left from a recent bike sale), and had an absolute blast on it. All steep geometry and aged parts but went around a regular trail quicker than I have on any ther bike since I stopped riding it. Suffering for it today though ;-)

Id post a pic but dunno how to on here.

Thanks very much people.

Don’t need to factor in the portable features so original it is.

Cheers.

I’m the least ‘rad’ rider out there & a proper old giffer locked in an xc bubble, but I couldn’t ride a bike without a dropper now.

@martinwilly – looks great, especially for the money.

Thanks for posting.

I have a blue MK4 frame & forks in mint condition that I have (just these last couple of days) been considering moving on as I fancy a Ti.

I’m working at the moment so I’ll get back to you tonight (and in the meantime have a deep heart to heart with myself in case I regret responding to this post)

Bonz

Cheers gents

The pricing over on Alpkit is curious.

EG. Signal ST frame: £449. Signal ST Deore build: £1,499
Signal Ti frame: £1,249. Signal Ti Deore build: £1,999.

My maths aint great, but that looks like a £300 difference to me.

Midsommar is still on NF.

That’s more of a psychological thriller than a horror movie.

Very good. Not the thing if you wanted action scenes though

Never heard of it, so thought I’d give it a try.

Just finished it. I’m 57. Possibly the most disturbing film I’ve ever seen. I’ll be thinking about it for days. Wicker Man on acid.

Next day and I’m still thinking about that film. Wanted to add last night, despite the unsettling nature of it, it is beautifully filmed and looks wonderful on a big screen in 4K.

Love my Sonder Signal ST, could be tempted by the Ti version next year

Would have to ride one first to see if the extra cost is worth the 1kg in reduced weight and what the Ti one feels like to ride compared to the steel version

Was wondering how the steel one rode and whether its worth £800 odd more for the Ti.

That a medium?

Ooh that looks nice.

I so wish I hadn’t looked at this post.

Midsommar is still on NF.

That’s more of a psychological thriller than a horror movie.

Very good. Not the thing if you wanted action scenes though

Never heard of it, so thought I’d give it a try.

Just finished it. I’m 57. Possibly the most disturbing film I’ve ever seen. I’ll be thinking about it for days. Wicker Man on acid.

Blimey. I’m knackered just watching that!

Both the Vandal and the Rocky Road will be available as a frame only option soon. (Just enquired with OO)

Well, I’ve decided I’m gonna buy the kids one each cos I’m a fantastic dad :-)

Also, I’m sure they’ll take it in turns to lend me it every now & again as I’m a fantastic dad and that way mine wont be gathering dust after the novelty wears off.

Loved my C456, it was a cracking bike for hammering

Loved my Ti29er, it was a cracking bike. Constantly.

The Kask Caipi looks a litle too enduro style for my taste.

Thanks for the comments folks – though not washing your pads is just minging.

Unbelievably my nagging suspicion that I had a spare pack of new pads proved fruitful after rumaging through a bits box – so I’m ok (at least for a couple of washes).

Will check out a Kask Mojito.

I’m crap at descending and prefer climbing (though I only prefer it when I’ve got to the top).

Spec prevail

Hmm. looks good. Are the pads a better design (longer lasting)?

Tasted like bonfire water it was minging

Bonfire water? That’s 1970’s cassette tapes I’ll have you know! ;-)

Take a deep breath, relax and give it a go. It’ll be sound and you’ll feel great that you’ve learnt a new maintenance skill that will save you ££’s down the line.

To give it some balance though, sadly, you will certainly die – just probably not from this.

I have a bottle of this. It’s alright, tastes like a Caol Ila.

That’ll do me then. I’m a Caol Ila fan.

I just put the YouTube linky in cos I was just looking at it and wanted to share the love.

I’ve been binge watching Fargo series 4 on more 4.

Being a fan of the previous series (less so the film) I found ep 1 very slow. Thought about knocking it on the head but persevered. Ep 2 got better and then boom! I’m drawn in and hooked.

The best series yet IMO. Just incredible.

No Donald Fagen? Tsskk.

Geometry? Particularly CS length.

I watched Stowaway on Netflix last night.

Oh dear.

Saw an Ardbeg 10yo in Tesco yesterday for £37.

Has Prince Philip died or something? I hadn’t heard.

Excellent PSA – cheers.

Tempted by the £299 Basil Brush too.

Good luck to you too mate.

have this exact same scenario
Any update

Sort of @GSI-MAN

Had a chat to Shiela Mae on chat and she said she’d update the details with the tracking number/carrier details I gave here. To my inexperienced eyes I cant see them on the screen, but I’ll sit tight and if I dont se a refund next week I’ll intervene.

The ‘help(?)’ page tells me to ‘select another carrier of your choice’ from the drop down menu, but I cant see a drop down menu, let alone an option.

Why should it be so difficult?

3 1/2 years ago I was eating a sirloin steak pretty much every weekend, and loving it.

One weekend there was a sale thing on so I basically got a massive steak dead cheap. I looked forward to it all day and when I finally cooked it, I yammed the lot (when half of it wouldve been enough).

The whole house smelled of dead cow for days and my body seemed to ‘fart’ dead cow into the atmosphere through the pores in my skin for weeks after. It broke me and I never went back. Just thinking back about it to type this makes me feel like I’m gonna barf.

oooh, got someone from ebay on live chat. We may be looking at a result here lads.

Cheers guys, I’ll check out those suggestions.

Circa 1990 BMW E30.

This is the Netflix series I alluded to earlier. Great thread Kaiser..

There’s a really good series of short mindfulness meditation classes on Netflix (I think, but might be Amazon – I’ll check later).

Really calming. You can watch the gentle images on the screen or just close your eyes and listen. English too.

I took a course in TM in 1988 and to this day reckon that I was the happiest I have ever been – like wherever I was, I always felt like I was at home.

I ‘try’ TM every morning for 20 mins these days and have for years, but havent found any benefit, or certainly nowhere near my previous experience..

Pig me! That film was as brutal as it was harrowing!

Hardly slept last night thinking about it.

I also realise that I visited that that derelict castle/house/folly in the peaks many years ago (probably very early 2000’s) and there was a small bird sanctuary type thing in the grounds.

Cheers. Looking forward to it :-)