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Welcome to London.

I have lived here for 14 years and still love it. London's what you make it – get out there and talk to people.
Its great to live in a cultural melting pot, you can make friends all over the world from living here.

A good way to meet up for some rides is through the aforementioned http://www.thetrax.co.uk

BH

That Nicolai needs some 100mm forks.

MK is a town built for cars not people.

Good advice to live in a surrounding village as you can easily drive in on the grid.

Debz had no idea you were a brand man.

Explain what's wrong with it?

Death grip.

Another one for you.

CK's

They may be overpriced but they make me happy.

Hi Pinches :hand:

A good place to start:

http://www.thetrax.co.uk/

JohnClimber

Is that massive front tyre really hard work on a ride?
I'm guessing you run it at a very low pressure to soak up the bumps.

You mentioned 'dometic tension' further up the thread.
Out of interest how do you justify all these bikes to your other half?

I'm struggling with 3 bikes!

Pike 454
Thomson post
Thomson 4x stem
Chris King ISO hubs on Mavic 321
Chris King Headset
Saint brakes & levers
Saint shifter
XT Rear mech
MRP Slalom 3
Bel Air saddle
Goodridge hoses

What colour you going for?
Clear lacquer looks the nuts but is not as hard wearing as paint.

Sorry Hobo – it was out of character for me call people names on here, and apologies for not quoting in full.

I just felt it wouldn't do much in the way of cheering up the celibate thread!

"Thankfully i have a wife who i met when i was 15, is sexier 20yrs later than she has ever been, has given me two kids and woke me up for sex this morning before i went to work." TheLittlestHobo.

Nob!

20"
24"
26"
29" Odd numbers are the work of the devil.

; )

I'd go for the original Joe Murray Cinder Cone with project 2 forks.
The first Mtb with the right geometry that lured me from my BMX.

My original had flecked paint graphics.

You serious about a Demo Jedi?

Complicated and over engineered I reckon.

According Pantone the 2010 colour is turquoise. Looks like Yeti are back then.

PANTONE 15-5519
C/M/Y/K 61 / 0 / 32 / 0
GOE 104-2-3C

I like the Charge brand and its bikes.

Evan's stock Charge – I wonder if that has made them not in vogue with the STW massive?

On a bike that gets ridden on street everyday it makes sense.
If it was purely for pointing down hill I'd agree.

To be fair I would have had it built around the XC frame but I wanted
the stronger tubes because I like to jump and ride off stuff.

Its all XC anyway.

Hi GlennG

Both the head angles are 71' which works for me, good for up and down.
I also had it built around a 130mm fork.

G

Curtis bikes are a dirty habit, one is never enough:

My favorite thing about them is their frame renewal service – I'm always thinking
about what colour to go for next.

I don't think you will have a good business model using the STW type as your target customer.

People that are really into there bikes and gear tend to know what they want, where to get it
cheaply, quickly, and fit it themselves. Its impossible to stock all things for all people.

I think you would do better looking to the growing commuter crowds who would take a new
rech mech, wheel or tyre at a good price and not care to much about the brand.

All depends on the stickers – I prefer stuff thats not bike related.
Quite like running long a thin stickers down the inside of the fork stantion like the aka one below.

Adam Buxton summed it up nicely on a recent show:

Its a search engine for opinion.

I had a first gen DJ a few years ago – beautifully made and well thought out frame.

On Yeti DJ's L is long and S is short – not small and large.

If you liked your friends L then go with it. At 5'7 I would have said a shorter top tube
would be better for you though.

Stick to well draining trail centres like Afan. Its fun all year.

I have a couple of Curtis's but I get in trouble when I post them 🙂

T45 is quite unique – don't think anyone else uses it.

Amongst these:

Aphex Twin, Ambient Works Vol 1.
John Coltrane, A Love Supreme.
Radiohead, In Rainbows.
Bill Withers, Still Bill.
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Deja Vu
Public Enemy, Nation of Millions.
Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders.
Jeru the Damaja, Sun rises in the East
Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers.
Michael Jackson, Off the wall.
Beatles, Revolver.

5'11 and 16.2 inch frame. 22.5" TT

I don't run my post as high as most.
The bigger the frame the less fun for me.

I'd say this one just because of the column inches and speculation:

The revolution will not not be televised.

The revolution will be live.

I used to go out with Chewbacca's* niece.

*Peter Mayhew

I been think about the Talas as a replacement for my Pikes.

Isn't Maxle a fatter dimension than the Fox – ie do you need a new front hub?

Speaking of Dialled Bikes (this may be old news) but the new site looks great.

http://www.dialledbikes.com/

You should still have the power to easily lock the back wheel with 160 discs.

Try some new pads.

kenneththecurtain,

On your Nicolai do find that with that double TT you end up banging/catching your knees?

.

If its any consolation it gets used everyday and
is now complete with scuffs and scratches!

I think 130mm is the magic number.