So how much do magazines pay to have test bikes then, or do they get paid to test them ,or would that be unethical,eh.

Im guessing it would normally be the manufacturer providing the bikes for magazines not hire centres. It’s completelly different. The manufacturers provide new kit to magazines so they can get good reviews and free publicity. Do you expect the manufacture to give you a bike to pootle around for free?

If you think they’re making a fortune why dont you set up your own hire centre?

@reedspeed… well worth the money if you can afford it. I didn’t get on with the RP23 at all. Just didt feel right.

take the astra out on the trail then. doubt you’ll get your deposit back

It’s probably my aspergic side coming to the fore, but how can you buy a bike with “orange” written on the side in any other colour? Just wrong!

thats why my choice of pedals, stem, bars and seat clamp had to be orange!

Im lucky my accommodation is just accross the road from my office and i regularly go back for a lie down maybe 2 or 3 times a day weather its friday or not. its already home time now tho 😀

probably. have a look at http://www.overclockers.co.uk

exactly

difference to what? If you took it off theres a greater chance your chain will come off

I wouldn’t be doing anything that would make a copper want to pull me over.
simples.

could be for a brake light that stopped working that you hadn’t noticed?

Mine have stayed on for over 18 months and counting

do you how much (cost) roughly?

Loco. Do you have a 190 x 50 Ti spring to fit a CCDB as i know CC dont do that size. Thanks

have a look at their face book page

something like this?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=60913

I bet it wasn’t the second one!

edit: dont know why the pics are so small?

I’m trying to imagine the smash that’d result in your right lever going through the back of your left palm

Correct me if im wrong but that could be either left or right lever as Hope do the flip flop design. Still, must have been hell of a crash!

and this programme came on afterwards

yeah right 😀

I didn’t want to over egg the pudding with the orange bits to be fair

yeah there is a danger of that I guess. does look nice though!

Dont get me wrong, im not against your post. Was a mere reminder to a fellow forum user that promised us something.

A link would be useful tho

yeah i do like that. nearly as nice as mine! 😆

need some orange pedals though to match the orange bits! and a seatpost clamp

We haven’t been rewarded for keeping our end of the bargain the last time this happened yet. We haven’t forgotten Barney_McGrew! 😆

Oral B (cant remember which model), you feel the difference compared to manual brushing and it makes sure you brush for full 2 mins!

thought so, im in BSN and dont see any F-16’s or Tornados

KAF?

why dont you do the same as the locals and snuggle up with the sheep?

I suspect the reverb hose is left long as Orange don’t know how much seat post youll have showing and possibly because you may change the bar to a wider one. Easy enough job to shorten though. nice bike, now get some mud on it its way to clean

took my 12 yr old nephew out to Brechfa (green and blue) for his first outing a few weeks ago. He was loving it and getting some air off everything he could! He cant wait to do the red now.

I try and take the minimum and sometimes take nothing (depending on where I ride), if I do take something it will contain:

Multitool
Spare tube
Patches
Pump
Tyre lever
Snickers bar
Water (in bladder)

On long rides I may have additional snacks and in winter an extra layer

ive paid by direct debit several times over last 6 months. no issues here

@twotonpredator.

ok, as a comparison my Five is a shade under 34lbs but is built quite burly with CCDB, Hope V2’s 203 front and back, Reverb, fox 140 forks, straitline pedals and gamut aluminium chain device

+1

you need to ride both and decide which is best for you! thats the only way. you may decide you dont like either and get something completely different

Possibly at some point. You should be able to cut length of hose and re-attach remote without needing to bleed so you should be good to go for a while. Im assuming your buying the 2011 as the 2012 comes with a bleed kit.

It could be any blue pallet.

@twotonpredator …

which have you got? the Five or mega?

No need to use a blade at all to remove barb. Just unscrew!

matt24k has got a point! If you dont know from personal experience why try and influance somebody’s opinion when you dont know jack?

is it worth the extra for the ‘active’ maps?

I’m showing amazing and supportive loyalty to my LBS (and I ride/drink ale with him).

will he be giving you and ‘amazing’ discount then? I’d expect around 15% off anyway but seeing as your mates you’d get a lot more would’t you which could have an effect on things? Ok you’d have even more money left over for bits if you went for the mega but with a decent discount you’ll have enough money for a maxle and possibly CCDB (if you wanted one) for the Five. Don’t forget though that if you want a custom frame colour for the Five it could cost up to £100!

I can’t comment on the mega as ive never ridden one but i love my five, although for the same price I do like the look of those transition Coverts!