how much is it worth?

I must have a conveniently shaped forehead then… 🙂

I race with a giro atmos… nice and comfy, never tried the spesh.

as of yesterday, there is no snow!

to start the trails at strathpeffer, you might be better to head to contin, by continuing through strathpeffer and down the other side of the hill, until you get to torrachilty forest (the strathpuffer base) and then start your ride with a long haul up the firetrack (but ending with a nice downhill.)

@Conor be very surprised… heidfeld isnt racing… rosberg is though.

In, didnt spend much time filling out the form though!

thanks, no more info needed then!

still got snow…

right- 1) they are all good frames.
2) giant are great for warranties if you ever need them to, but i dont know what spesh are like. i do know lots of yeti carbon things crack though, in comparison to giant and spesh.
3) the i have only ridden the giant and specialized frames but the giant (i felt) rides more nicely than the spesh.

If it were my money id get the giant, but if i were you i would head to demo days and try the bikes.

Giant Giant Giant Giant Giant….

it'll just make her relieved and she'll tell you about her affair(s) 😯

the reign X is almost as fast uphill as the trance X. guy that comes out riding with us rides his almost as fast as his carbon hardtail!

@NZCol "efatigued" isnt that when you spend to much time on the "internet" 8)

If i were you i would try and eat more vitamin C as well, its the one that helps the immune system IIRC? might be Vitamin D… or B…. screw it, eat more vitamins.

that is a really nice fence 😀

swiss- you've seen mine (bike! 😯 ). get the newer version of it and you wont be disappointed!

I like them- two people who know what they are talking about – your comment about graham bell being a failed downhill racer, is very unfair. He did better than the current crop of british Downhillers are doing.

Mobi V17's are great.

being an F1 geek is great, but when im trying to find news in winter, sometimes its difficult to find.

I've got snow….

PML @West Kipper

I heard I am not a Robot a while ago and really liked it. wouldnt buy the album though.

as a fetiliser from a farm shop? I know NO3 is used as a fertiliser. actually… we made ammonia in school just the other day!

this is good to hear, i've started using hope race wheels.. and they are awesome so far, heres hoping i dont need to get them fixed…

Me: 58-60kg
Bike: 10kg

It's been a pain up north of inverness when the heavy snow was here… trying to get training done when the roads were impossible on bike and the trails were under 18" of snow….

hmmm… 42 BPM… im 15 years old and train lots. 🙂

wow, perfect.

the trance x aluminium frame is the same, but they all have different shocks…

freecaster.com sell one!

Just keep the receipt from the MSC- other than MSC's snapping a lot, that is a Lovely bike

You can't really build a wheel without them though… 😆

nah, were winning it this year… 😯

Not. 😆

Squarewheels still do all levels of giant and cube…

It's a fantastic place to work! 🙂

i couldnt afford a lighter than 1500g set of wheels this year njee! hah.

and nonk- I aint saying nought…. how did you know, and who are you?

tootin- I was quite lucky to get a job in my LBS aged 14… a month after i started I bought that XTC carbon frame for 300… built it up over time, this is its second year racing 😀

Do you get a guarantee with the e-bay frame?

If not, it may be worth buying a cube/giant over the e-bay frame, even if the frame is the same (or better)!

If so then go for the e-bay one… built with Stans 355 on pro3 hubs built with XTR kit… simples..

tootin- im 15, and built my bike up through my wages!!

yeah, upgrading the wheels to something lighter would be an advantage- but the flip side is that the stock bike comes with Shimano XT, Rockshox SID race forks and a Carbon frame… wheels are 1800grams and should be the first place to upgrade if you can…