??

I can’t believe the amount of Rapha in the top 50. How on earth can their Stowaway jkt – a windproof at £170!!!!!! – be a good buy!

fantastic – just ordered one :D

Where: Street to Bridgwater, Somerset
What: Cotic Roadrat 1×9

cheers – will investigate

anyone other suggestions?

thanks – anyone used the Maxxis (can you tell I’m trying to save ££ :-) )

Bonty ACX
Swinnertons or your LBS!

SJS cycles own brand ones or Surly

Faff to set up. needs cables readjusting every week or so, need to be set up from scratch every month or so – a total pain

what are you doing??? OK sometimes the initial setup is a bit faffy, but on my commuter (Road BB7s) I reckon I adjust the pads 2 or 3 times a year and thats it!

Works for me on the Mendips. I can get up most stuff with that.

…but you don’t seem to have an e-mail :-) mines in profile

also interested

I miss my Sunn……

did you use shorter cranks?
I’m in the process of building oldest daughter a 14″ Inbred (its ss but adding gear hanger) – just got it back from powdercoaters…

Isn’t Bristol Bike Fest the same weekend as well?

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Where abouts? My b-in-law lives near Monmouth and have only ever ridden locally from their house – fancy tackling something different when I’m next over.

28 and 30 – if anything would have had them earlier – did lots when I was younger but also relish of doing stuff with them as they grow.

Here we go – I still miss her…
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2006/apr/MattClinkard.htm

I miss my Paul Milnes – it was my first build. :cry:
Has popped up on here a couple of times – had it painted an olive green colour. Love to know where it is now…

cheers folks – booking done :D

You’ve convinced me!

Just phoned them – looks really nice! What are the facilities like? The guy was very helpful but made it sound a bit ‘back to nature’ (not that thats a bad thing!).

I loved my 456 – but found it worked best with an adjustable fork ( I has Revs) to wind down for the climbs. Down hill was a real blast.

btw 14″ Inbred is with powder-coaters at the moment – I’ll send you a pic when its done

VW’s are lovely – but you pay a premium.

What’s the fit inside?

Standard crew van Mark – drivers and double bench up front, 3 seats behind. Big bulkhead then room in back for lots of biking/camping/kids kit!

family clink’s new transport has arrived :D

29er here – it gives others something to take the p*** out of other than my riding :D

haldon?

Too much money. Thats over £7.5k all in. I’ve just sold a 56 plate new shape, new engine renault trafic with FSH, 1 years warranty left, just serviced and full tax, 28k on the clock for 6500 inc vat.

from what I’ve researched over last few weeks it is a good deal – I’ve looked at vivaro/traffic/primastar and its £1000 cheaper than anything similar I’ve seen

anyone else?

do a search on mtbr……

i gave up and run a 185 rear which works fine

no bongos here please!

you want a VW

yes I know :(

i knew we would get another van at some point! Would love a T5 but too much of a premium.

bonty acx all round for me.. seem to cope with everything

Or if your reasonably PC building savvy do a search re OEM SLIP’d BIOS’s for the motherboard of your choice. Which is effectively telling the OS that your new kit is an OEM Dell, Asus, HP or whatever build and use the same OS OEM licence key

Apparently one site will do the SLIP insertion to the bios of your choice with the OEM of your choice for you……but that’s just what I’ve heard.

and all this means???? :(

Cheers folks. i would love to build my own but wouldn’t know where to start!
I’ll look at the cheap Dell/Mesh stuff.