I would say yes in my opinion £180 is definately worth it for a plusher fork and greater stopping power

Its a question of travelling time flying is better. for peace of mind about bike safety and taking spares driving is more beneficial thats why I thought coach would be an option but cant find any that go to morzine in summer. Untapped business potential there

Well im 6 2″ and like a short cockpit so should be good

MBUK scored it 4 and a half stars and its cheaper brother the 5.0 scored 9/10 in mbr so must be doing something right and the 9.0 won trail bike of the year in wmb

im the soul driver so considered it for the time it takes to drive otherwise going to have to stop off somewhere.

Never really thought about a lift share good idea

Kong Dawg should really sell it havent ridden it for over a year

Snowcard is one of the most common people use I have never had any problems with them. Sorted my brothers claim last year very quickly

100mm rear 120mm front is the norm. 130mm would maybes make it feel a bit unbalanced

Glad someone else asked for these gave me the kick i needed to get booked up going with riders retreat 23rd july cant wait after seeing all these

Lower pressures cause more pinch flats because the tube gets between the rim and tyre more easily.
I changed to a tubeless setup in the summer and I now wouldnt go back to tubes. Yes initially it had me tearing my hair out trying to get them inflated but once you get the technique right its a doddle. Its the lower pressures that really swing it though your tyres just feel like they are sticking to the trail and gives you the little extra confidence to push yourself that bit faster.

Met parachute has saved my face on numerous occasions

Just look at it as though you bought them as present to your father. As long as you can prove the bikes exist there shouldnt be any problems. They dont know who actually owns them. Ringing them would potentially cause a problem as it would alert them to the situation

Moab nice weather and meant to mtbing paradise

The difference is a carbon seatstay by reading the descriptions check sizing out if your going to order one because they are slightly different to regular uk sizes. They have a proper size guide thing that you enter your various measurements into arm length, torso length, inside leg, height and weight and they tell you what frame size is most suitable. If you do get one could you give us a review 😀

Well the money your saving on bike over a more commercial brand is a good start to paying for disneyland everyones a winner new bike for you and mickey mouse for the rest of the family 😀

Personnally I would go for the canyon strive for the sort of riding you describe because the torques weight 38lb pedalling uphill isnt going to be very pleasant. I have to agree with value for money I am finding it hard for reasons not to buy one myself. I would get the strive sell the talas fork and get a fox 36 van.

I use the wellgo v8 copies £10 a set at crc and perform ok for me in all forms of riding and cheap to replace when knackered

I got a nob on the front racing ralph on back

i think if they got a small amount of publicity over here they would sell like hotcakes the whole range looks good a full downhill rig is only £1719

The dales biking centre has trek demo bikes if you want to try a remedy and its probably only about an hour from leeds
http://www.dalesbikecentre.co.uk/trek-demo.html

I have been looking at this brand lately but there are no reviews in this country. I think its a case of its not a frontline brand so the magazines dont touch them. They look unbeatable for value.

Canyon nerve. For that sort of money you can buy unbelievable spec
http://www.canyon.com/_en/mountainbikes/series/nerve-xc.html

yip snakeskin nobby nic here too and at only £23 each from on one they are much better value than the fire xc pro

think I might treat myself to one it just seems to be an awful lot of bike for the money

I think your account should be removed your poisonning our delicate eyes with weird looking things that are trying to look like bikes 😛

I dont think that is too bad really you pay £30 for competition entries normally without any food ,accomodation and your gear getting transported

I would say its all down to the track your riding and the conditions look at Gee Atherton he rides both and he isnt doing too bad 😛

Just use the bontrager strips they work fine. I have a spare set of the asymmetric ones if you need them. I bought the wrong ones so these are just sitting around doing nothing all you need to pay is postage and packing costs.

Toombsy would of been interested but im up in northumberland. It wouldnt effect warranty because you just swop the old ones back in before you send it away

I wouldn’t want to run the 36’s in uk cos I like the talas adjustment for climbing. I only thought about buying a set of 36’s for the alps for the added stiffness and extra travel. I plan on only using the 36’s fir when I go overseas alps this year and whistler next. Just wanted to know if it was worth changing to coils for the more downhill bias riding overseas

I want to keep mine for back in uk. Plus I think I saw your ad the other day and yours aren’t tapered.

Mine got delivered today a nobby nic evo snakeskin which are tubeless ready just need to add the sealant. the snakeskin reinforces the outer wall

Ribble are normally pretty cheap for components

chain reactions own brand £48 worked fine for myself and 3 of my mates when flying to cyprus.

xtr chain at very cheap price

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/shimano-cn-7701-dura-ace-or-xtr-chain-9-speed-id4912.html

Northumberland has some really good riding that everybody just seems to bypass but not complaining keeps traffic low

Thanks

Trail conditions can be found here kirroughtree probably best bet

http://www.7stanes.gov.uk/website/forestry.nsf/byunique/infd-69afrj

Bushpiloting looks awesome if you don’t mind me asking how much did your trip cost minus the heli drop because that looks a very serious option now