A bit left field but how about a Knolly Chilcoten (160mm) or Endorphin (140mm)

had bike 2 years still not touched them

I have ordered an on one doofer tentioner.

The saddle “feels” quite flat to sit on, to me anyway.

No didn’t measure the chain line but it is as close to straight as I could get with the spacers in the kit.

Just noticed I need to remove the reflector off the front wheel

Norco sight / sight killer B

May need a tentioner but otherwise finished!

BB still putting up a fight. Snapped 4 teeth on the tool now!
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Having trouble getting the main part of the bb out of the frame. Got the lock ring out after a fight but the main bb won’t budge. Covered it in wd40 inside and out and going to leave it overnight to see if that helps.

Had the seat tube ground down and fitted a non qr coller, grips, seatpost and saddle. Tyres fitted to rims (shwalbe CX Comp) so just waiting for the ss conversion and to get the bb changed over

A no smoking sign on your cigarette break

Lincoln, lyneham, Swindon, Brize Norton, Lincoln and moving back to Brize in may!

Got a SDG bel air (originaly from the crush)
A pair of DMR V8s
A 16T SS conversion
A 32T chainring
SS half link chain on the way
And probably going for some maxxis big apple tyres

Yup, magura hydro rim brakes. Need a little tidy up.

hi tracker, BB is seized. Also need to sort the cracked seatube out

Found it like this

Went from j15A – 21 with no probs about 3 hours ago.

It’s alloy so will order a 34.9

What about a fatbike for 2k? surly moonlander?

or maybe a norco Sight 3SE as a 140mm FS trail bike.

I will be interested in helping at some point. i am moving to Brize Norton in May.

yes. i have 12 days off work after today!!

1 + 1/2

Hardtail 26
Marin Palisades Trail SS comuter in construction

Kimi an outside bet for the championship?

might be worth a punt!

I Will keep an eye on this thread as I am about to do my first SS convention on a old Marin Palisades Trail

Binners,

thats exactly the type of thing i need!

For 3-4 miles each way there’s no point going for a decent bike as any bike will do that distance pretty comfortably with very little time difference between good and crappy bikes.

I quite agree, this is why i dont want to use the crush.

i would be happy with a old steel / ali frame, even an . . . . . . Apollo 😡 that i can just pop a max of £50 into for a single speed conversion maybe and consumables.

my dad has a Marin Palisades Trail behind the shed in his garden. might sling him a few quid and use it as a daily hack.

another for Superstar Kevlar. think they do a deal of 4 packs for circa £20~£22.

just started a email game with someone across the ofice!

haha, this happend to me whilst cutting my own hair with clippers 😳

bodge tape!

forgive my lack of knowlage but what is the differance between a Giro and a 5 29er?

one of the guys at work had a saracen frame painted yellow that he built up with all nukeproof parts and stuck a NP head badge on it.

i give him shit every day 😀

i run Maxxis HighRoller II 2.4 EXO front and rear on my Crush, real confidence inspiring and lovely and grippy! run them all year round all conditions. Did fantastic in the snow a few weeks back paddled through the mud of last year and go well in the dry (when there is some!)

Kimi + lotus for wildcard bet!

whatever is lying around at work, usualy RED stuff!

sports direct do a bright orange muddy fox one for around a tenner if you dont mind cheep and cheerful