Well, somewhere in between. 50-100k, maybe the odd 150k days. I want to be on the bike for several hours at a time. Maybe stop for a bit of MTB too?

what about a tall bike for a balanced 3 yo?

Around where I live you wouldn’t get much riding in if you don’t enjoy hills a bit. You’ve got hills that take 45 minutes to get up and then you’re down in 5!

Bicycle themed material from my parents…
Possibly worst present I’ve ever received.

I got about 12 months out of mine before the nds bearing went… 2500 ish kilometres, plent of wet rides, no servicing.

@pirahna
I’m not sure if it’s ok to ride a gia bike, but I do it anyway. I love my 15″fate!

I understood that they used to be able to run 10 or 11 speed. The shifter only told the mech to shift up or down. However, shimano ‘updated’ the firmware or software so that 10 speed shifters wouldn’t talk to 11 speed mechs.
🙁

Thanks for that. Won’t be able to drop around though, as I live in tasmania :p
Wonder why it’s soo much slower, maybe the wheels? Or all down to geometry? That’s a fair bit slower. Not sure I want to lose that much speed, I’m coming from a specialized tarmac.
Maybe better to try for a cx bike then.

It’s a bit sweary, but very funny 😛

5’3″ 15.5 trek fuel ex8 26″ wheels, can’t quite get it to fit and feel as nice as my 15″ specialized fate 29″ hardtail.

Also what do you peeps do for shorts?
I can’t seem to find them small enough anymore:(

Charge plug at wiggle?

Hilarious!

5’3″ totally love my specialized fate.

^that would send me over, thank goodness they don’t have my FB details!

I hate how if you put something in the basket you get emails every 8 hrs saying that you forgot to buy it, or you load the basket up with stuff, then log in and the basket is empty. Totally annoying 🙁

Some one said Spartacus down?

5’3″ loving my 15″ specialized fate!
http://instagram.com/p/nfIbcmy0xn/

Some cx bikes are coming with thru axles now, giant I think. Also I heard the new trek domain will have a thru axle

I wasn’t riding anything but a 5 wheel variable hight gas shock office chair. I did have it slammed!
Only started riding in 2011.

I’m doing a big stack right now!!!

My wife 4’11” and I 5’3″ really love our specialized fate 15″. No toe overlap, plenty of standover. It does have very short headtube and only 80mm forks, and 52mm fork offset.
Its a sweet climber and very capable descender. I’m only faster on the trek fuel ex8 on very long downhills.

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I just went from 600mm to 720mm CB flatbars. Was horrible for first 2 rides. Moved brakes and shifters in further than I thought necessary, discovered I had the bars under rotated too much and now they’re totally fine. Maybe more adjustment?

I’ve a few friends that went to blue dragon, I didn’t make it. I’m down in Hobart.

Nice, I really need to get over there. Is that part of the blue dragon trail?

where is this?

Everyone knows the more suspension you have, the smaller your ‘bar’ is. That being said I didn’t know people weighed them…

my wife – 4’11” loves riding this
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although it has been accused of having 32″ wheels…

Any thanks for answers above, any idea on internal rim width?

are these quick release on both ends?
when they say tubeless, do you need rim tape?
thanks

Camelbak is your problem. Source bladder has much better valve and magnetic clip.
I’ve used this bladder 2-3 times a week for 2 years, never cleaned, don’t empty it or stick it in the freezer. I’ve only used water, but it still tastes perfectly fine.

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Was that the penguin race?

Distance. 3612m
Time. 202:12
Elevation. 75,508m
Rides. 337

That shand is now covered in drool 😛

My wife 4’11” rides a 15″ specialized fate. I’m 5’4″ and fit their medium fate or small stumpjumper HT. No toe overlap.

Giant trance 29er, was a boat, a concrete boat. Also, it kept wanting to fold in half around the headtube.

You should definitely get into road riding, there’s heaps more gear to buy!!!

I’m not really into this stuff, but I noticed new specialized AWOL also split rear seat stay for belt drive…
http://www.bikerumor.com/2013/07/17/2014-specialized-goes-awol-for-adventure-disc-for-cx/
Probably not out till september

Ack, you know it’s bad when he has to check a few times that its all still in his shorts!!!