The E150 isnt a great fork IMO, I swapped mine out for a Van36 and the bike is now lovely, I rode my mates 575 and it felt very similar

http://bikescene.co.uk are a good source for frame only/+fork deals

Porc is up for sale and the quotes you made Gary are years old

I know many of these trails and the illegal builders, they wont read this as they don't bother with forums

But keep ranting :thumb:

I have one CK but have bought FSA thereafter, great value and quality

Get a LOCT

Ta

It was designed around a 36, if its too much for you, you have the wrong bike

I left mine at newlands corner near Guildord, it was recycled (stolen) within an hour or two

Mask it in tape and then use a fine toothd blade

http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/products/uncategorized/cutting-carbon-fibre-equipment/

Dango – admittedely the seat post is a w£$k but other than that surely the Zinn looks like the silouette of most XC/Train bikes currently available?

What 300mm long stems and a 26 in the front and a 29 in the rear

Its ALL XC

A mate has, its a sweet bike, I have 36's on my Enduro too, really transformed it 🙂

If you want to do stuff like that in the second picture, any bike would do, even an explosive Pitch

Hopefully

A pitch isnt a FR bike

Weird, for me DUC32's were the worst forks I've ever had/used

Pikes are great and very versatile and 36's rock if you can afford them

I did manage to dent the frame during that w/e on an airborne rock on another trail, but wheels held up fine

Been through a few rocky trails on my rovals, no problems

Check the rear:

A recent trip to Scotland

SX here too

Avid, nuff said

08/09 XT's, good here too, better than similar priced brakes I own

That is VERY nice

http://www.mountainbikecomponents.co.uk/result.asp?CategoryID=24&Name=SHOCK+BUSHES

Recently stuck some VanRC2's on my Enduro, major improvement to the standard forks (E150)

The pikes that come with the Pitch have basic internals, either would be good, but the Fox's better, had Lyriks before and they were OK

Actually I think I bought the 255WT, whoops

I've had Tomtom before but currently use http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001521ZXS/ref=nosim/coffeeuk48763-21 it has traffic info that re-diverts you with no extra cost or subscription and covers most of Europe

Surrey Hills have a lot of singletrack and you wont be far from Rogate or Hindhead

The sketchy/church one has not much of a run in and has been dragged by loads of riders and doesnt have a lip now, theres a great one on Leith (near caspers)

Glen, where on the hills do you practice these drops and jumps?

Just trying to imagine if this could be for me or not

Bruce YGM

Looks good IMO

I have a late SX and bought it as a do it all bike, I bought the large and its cockpit is a little small and isnt great for climbing (probably OK if riding in a group with similar bikes though), even with Ti spring (not pictured) and tubeless its around 35lb

I ended up buying another bike for trail duties

I used the rhyno lite kit together with high rollers on my 5.1’s, no probs at all

The cheapest denture cleaning tablets from the pharmacist or supermarket, removes bacteria and leaves no after taste, very cheap too

If I buy locally (within ten miles) I go to Freeborn in Horsham, good guys, plenty in stock, and helpful, have spent about £2.5K there in the last year, other local shops wont budge from RRP or are really grumpy, it’s their choice I guess