Riding mostly woods, up and down. natural type terrain with trips to lakes occasional trail centres.
Running 22/32 11-26. its all I need.
If Ineed a higher gear I free wheel (if i want to go faster on the road, I ride a road bike)
I can get up any thing ridable with my lowest gear.
Bash guard good for for getting over logs
A nice short chain is another benefit
To me its not weight sving/ style, its what works

Good luck pmr!
Know a few DH’rs from back in the day and they are all awesome bike handlers who make it look easy!
Enjoy it, be safe and learn from the riders around you

Actually……………….
when you look again at the pic- the purple top sort of mergers in with the fells, and the green frame with the grass!

Tis nice, tho’ I agree with the purple/green combo.
Rudeboys comments has inspired me to dig out some pics of my old Dave Yates-and learn how to post the pics

Ventile?

10/10 for presentation!

Interesting reading guys, GnarGnar its only through people like yourself with a bit more info and background than the rest of us, that we can hopefully understand what realy happens in NI.

Phew! I just saw the poor thing flippers up in a bucket!
Hora-not alot gets past you! 😉

Me too for the Integrale, maybe a bit too practical tho’?

As above, or stand for a bit every so often to relieve the pressure

No, it all depends on the wheel pcd and offset so as above you need to check.

Normally takes afew rides for your arse to get used to a new “perch” (avoiding saddle/seat argument!)

They’re all jealous Joe! 😉

If its a skip it suggests will be getting rid, a pickup/trailer if he was keeping it?

Sunny/rain showers F’ing freezing up here in the NE

I use the thin end of a teaspoon to scrape any gunk out of the bite valve, and clean whole bladder every month-six weeks with milton stuff. Leave over night and I put the bite valve in the bladder.
I like johnners answer tho!

P.C. done for my dad, a very nasty last few months 😥
Being a single guy I regularly “check” myself 😉
And well worth a bump 🙂

I had a kitten who was killed in an rta, luckily a local cat fan picked him up and took him to safety, to prevent him beeing “splattered”
And to who ever was complaning about millionns dying wordwide for lack of cleanwater- here’s a plan… cancell your internet and give the money to wateraid/oxfam?i

A helmet has saved me from injury both off road at relatively low speed, and on road at fairley high speed, both accidents would have been worse without. But I wouldtnt maake anyone wear a helmet. But all the argument that its worse to wear one- thats just bollocks-same as the pikey/chav I cant wear a seatbelt argument

Nice work roper!
I used to work near alongside a disused rail line, a guy would come along with two harris hawks- they would catch assorted furries, was fascinating to watch

In Germany an “engineer” is like being a “doctor”, you have to do xnumber of years at uni

mountain bike- ’bout level
x-bike- ’bout 3 inches higher

Its a bit much, Im with Ziggy maybe a silver swingarm would balence it out a bit, and maybe a silver/grey saddle

If I could afford it £7-8k max, I think most of the super-expensive stuff is just tacky and over the top

MrNutt that is quite disgusting, my local MP is actually pretty good with local issues (very rare i would imagine!)
Im sure they wont be “counting on your vote” at the next election!

Royston, now you know your bike is safe, enjoy your riding! 🙂

I saw this programme and thought the guy was a bit out of order, and apart from being built too high-its a eye-sore! Good luck NITW
Rudeboy dont upset the thatcher lovers, they get all defensive of their idol and start calling you names!
MrNutt we dont vote for the PM in this country, just for the government.
Thats enough politics for one night

I must apologise for the spelling on my post!
I resorted to singing to my-self on descents just to relax and not get the “death grip”
As crazy-legs/rocketdog say if you bike checks out ok you probably need to look to yourself

As far as I know, and in my experience all the avid pads are the same. (prepares to be shot down by “experts”)

Are you sure its your forks?
I had a spell of haveing really bad shaking on the rode bike a couple of years ago while descending- as if something was loose/broken.
It was just me though, as I’d had 3 crashes in two weeks, and it was nerves making me grip too tigtht/tense up

Evans were selling 08 Spec Tarmac for £999, might still have some

Dont leave your sausage sarnies in front of the tv while you go for more tea, if you have a hungry greyhound in the house 😳

Running out of teabags when you really need a cuppa at 2a.m….
Wait for it…
No teabags, and no alcohol either 😥

Easy, buy the tools

I would just use the carpark, pop in and explain why-sure they wouldnt lock you in

I heard a rumour… they were actually going to serve you in the shop, no wait that would be going too far

Guys I wasn’t taking the pee, enjoy your hobby!

Loved the reply about” its not a proper RC helicopter”, mate its not a proper helicopter! Scalectrix isnt proper F1, subbuteo isnt the premeier league, its just toys-for having fun!

why spend all that money on glazing and not have a proper bog!
Quite like it otherwise, (too many bad memories of early mtb events with portable bogs)

I only read pro cycling, for all other information I rely on STW (seriously!)