Simce its been mentioned, I’m going to have a bargain Banshee Spitfire mk1.5 frame from 2012 for sale very soon. Just waiting for distributors to have bushing kits back in stock mid October, then it will come with a complete new set of bushings installed. Cane creek headset (tapered with one ride old new lower bearing). Fox rp23 Kashima shock. I’m after £250 for it when ive done the bushings.

Ah just seen the difference yeas you are right, no dishing required on your kit.

The wolftooth one has a new one side longer end cap for specific hubs and a disc spacer. That way you end up with proper boost chain line but you do need to dish the wheel over 3mm to compensate

I’ve just ordered a wolftooth boostinator, same thing in principle as above looking at it. Yes you need to re-dish the wheel over by about 5mm.

Thanks guys. Especially the troy carbon link. Need to do some reading.

Keep them coming

That’s really useful folks thanks. Current post is a reverb (first generation) and had been no bother.. prob stick with a reverb then. Find the lever a bit stiff (ooh errr missus) which is one reason I started lookING.

If you decide it’s too late to do it fast and just want to get round get yourself a heartrate monitor and keep it low zone 3 or high zone 2. You’ll be able to go a long way of you stick at that level.

I haven’t decided which one I want, looking for good deals on last year’s frames.

That’s brilliant matey thanks. You’re definitely 5ft10 right? In which case I’m definitely leaning towards a large.

Does anyone know how much.longer the 2016 large is compared to the 2015?

Anyone know when the 2017 ones will be available?

Dingleberry.. any pics of you on a large? Again a 5ft10 visual comparison would be handy.

Righto so they no longer carry Banshee bikes. Back to a 5 hour round trip to try one then.

Any more 2016 owners out there who can advise?

Ah cheers Adam. Yeh that’d be good.

I’ll give then a ring

Thanks for the offer but I’m based in the Midlands.

Cheers anyway

Thanks for the responses so far. Teethgrinder, do you have any pics of you on a medium? (That sounds weird but at a similar height it would allow me to see how someone our height fits on them).

Nearest dealer is a 5 hour round trip, that’s not happening for me at the minute so I have to try and gauge this right using the net. EDIT, need to look up creation cycles. Cheers… possibly just means they have an account with Ison Distribution though right?

Loverofminkeys… who are you?

Scruff, what year is yours?

Thanks again everyone so far

Cheers guys. Any more recommendations? Would really like a top end jacket that’s waterproof and breathable but reflective and hi vis

Where sells the steel axle? I’ve found this one (see below) but it looks aluminium to me like the one I’ve already got.

http://www.roteccycles.co.uk/hope-pro-2-old-rear-x12-142mm-12mm-thru-axle-conversion-kit-8969-p.asp

I’ve just found two axles in my spare parts box. God knows how long they’ve been in there.. one is wafer thin and hollow all the way through. The other is chunkier and narrows right down with enough space to get a qr skewer through. Can I fit the wafer thin one and buy the 142 end caps? I’ve taken a photo but realised I’ve got no way of publically sharing it with you all.

Can I put an evo free hub on it then to accomodate a larger set of bearings plus an evo axle to make it stronger?

Short and sweet. Stw wins again.

Thanks

Thanks folks appreciate that. Opens up new frame options

Thanks guys so we are 100% I can swap it to 142 regardless of if it is an evo… just might need an axle and bearings to do it.

100% ?

Thanks for that. What year did the sb66 go 650b? Did they do a carbon one in 26″ variety?

Enduro is a good shout. Not a fan of the prophet, will have a read about the nomad.

Thanks guys. Keep the suggestions coming of anyone has any

Yep, Turner 5 spot a few years back, went for a medium, it was too small. I realised the large would have been too big.

Recently done this with a Trek Emonda SL
I’ve gone for a large, it’s too long but I can’t get the seat high enough.

Sod it I’m going to claim, I think you guys are right.. I didn’t have the points when I took out the policy so should be fine. I’ve got protected no claims too.

Wrightyson, are you sure?

Drac.. is that supposed to be helpful?

Yeh pretty sure on £1500, had a few rear end repairs done in the past.

Probably a month ago

After, it was only a few weeks ago and I’be just been slow at getting on the phone. Really annoyed with myself!

I’m a head of Maths (I’m off today as I’m booked into hospital tomorrow and have had some nasty prep medications to take today).

It gets easier after 4-5 years, I’m in my 7th year now…but the one thing that is so draining compared with other jobs is the lack of downtime.

I get in at 7:30am and by 8:05am it’s started.. you then literally rarely get a second to breath until 3:15pm. I often have my lunch then and then start again working until about 6pm

It’s not so long hours in that sense for me, but barely getting a minute to take a break during the day is really tiring mentally and physically.

That said, I’d not change it. Pays well when you’ve been going a while and have extra responsibility, plus 13 weeks off is nothing to sniff at (yes we work in the holidays, but you can still have a lot more time away than 99% of other folk).

And the best bit for me is the upside of the intensity.. you are never watching the clock… Quite the opposite, you are constantly looking at it thinking “crap I’ve got 5 minutes to get this done before whatever else starts”. The day flies by every day!.

Its not all doom and gloom, and for me the second year of being qualified was by far the hardest. You get used to it and also more efficient the longer you do the job.

Being in different schools can be very different, I’d advise any teacher having a tough time to experience different management teams above them as they all have very different approaches.

Yeh it define had one and a Jack and tool kit etc. I’m thinking the car wash people must have a thief!

Thanks for all the info earlier folks. I test drive an x5 3.0d earlier… Flipping awesome, really didn’t want to like it as I’m not a big fan of the image that they portray, however I’m pretty sure if I can find a good one in silver with black leather and full history I’ll be purchasing straight away.

X5 is a potential, I’m not a big fan of how they look, but I am going to test drive one.

Cayenne isn’t a bad shout… Although aren’t they worse than disco 3’s for reliability?

Q7 is out of budget. I’ve got 8k for this toy 9 at a push for the right one

No Terry, been after another car for 6 months or so. We’ve got a crv and a civic at the minute but the speed bumps and pot holes around here have literally killed the civic. So maddy is getting the crv and I’m after something comfy and a bit flashy. Had a few promotions over the last few years now and am in a position to not worry too much about fuel tax insurance and tyre costs… Still trying to avoid something that can spank me for 4 figure sums regularly though. Just want a really comfy high seated vehicle that is a nice place to be and has a bit of status with it. Being able to swallow bikes and go anywhere is a bonus.

Thanks for the suggestions, Mitsubishi and Volvo don’t quite have the kudos I want from my next car though. I know that’s cliche… but I’ve not had a really nice car in years and I’m after something that’s slightly special.

Anyone know how the l322 range rover stacks up in comparison?

Planet accountants probably…

Thanks for the input so far folks. Seems like you are adding to the horror stories I’ve heard.

I was going to go for a touareg but having driven a couple didn’t really like them. Sat in a disco 4 yesterday and fell in love with the thing… Realised that was a dream and convinced myself a disco 3 would be nearly there and in budget.

Seems like nearly all 4x4s have iffy reliability when you start reading hence trying to get some real world views and experiences.

I take it the £1500 clutch is on manuals not a part of the auto box?

Same bike as me.I think, 2015 green one? Maybe I should ditch the saddle asap then.