Giant reign 2 is worth demoing if you can.I bought mine two weeks ago from je James for 2500 also they have a 15 percent of purchase offer to spend in store at the minute which gave me 375 quid to do up my old bike for selling so that offer worked for me.
Took the reign out today for first time to cut gate in Peak District handled great and climbed well too so couldn’t fault my purchase.

What’s your local lbs called as I am a medium so could take a look online if the have a web page.
Cheers

Thanks for the info,much appreciated.The main thing putting me off the giant is the spec as I only had a quick check against the Norco and there was 600 pounds difference on forks,shock,and drive train.
The frame on the giant does seem better made though.

Yep I do mean borrowdale,for some reason it won’t let me edit the post on my phone,but yeah borrowdale.Cheers

Hi – I’m waiting for the manager to contact me and I also asked this morning for Cube’s contact info. I will let you know how I get on but some more good ideas here so cheers again

I feel more informed now so will go back to them tomorrow and see what their position is on some of the comments expressed here – cheers Helen

Hi – when I went in Saturday I asked who had serviced it and was told as their system had changed it was almost impossible to check. I got an email off the assistant manager today who said ‘…all your fixtures and fittings would have been torqued to the correct tensions. This would have been in the region of around 40 Nm – a significant amount of torque to ensure the pedal would remain firmly in place’. I’m not clear from this whether the assistant manager has seen the mechanics report sheet or whether he means what he expects was done – either way I can’t imagine the mechanic would’ve left the box unticked even in the event that he didn’t tighten the pedal. I didn’t get any feedback or report after the service.

Hi it’s my bike and yes the shop that sold me the bike also completed the service. It was a free service that you’re entitled to as part of the cycle to work scheme. I don’t know what chain set they’re offering, not knowing what one was I felt too silly to ask. Since having the bike I didn’t even think to check all the bolts were tight. I will from now on but I definitely stopped riding it as soon as I felt the pedal wobble. It’s just a bit confusing as the shop seem so sure that they couldn’t be at fault and suggested that Cube agreed that the mechanic’s action to use loctite was appropriate. I can contact trading standards and get some more advice but I’ve lost confidence in using it – I realise bikes will fail when you’re riding them for all sorts of reasons but the mechanic told me that using loctite only ‘might’ work as some of the threads are busted.

I appreciate the posts and realise that the shop may not be at fault – it’s tricky when you know so little about mechanics

Big thanks for all replies.For those asking the pedals were supplied and fitted by the lbs.it also had a six week service in July. They say that Cube have refused to replace the crank under warranty as it is the owners responsibility to check things aren’t loose. It sounds as though a lot of people think a pedal shouldn’t come loose and as the bike is very new and hasn’t been ridden much/hard and was recently serviced that the lbs could take responsibility. But they seem very sure that it’s not their responsibility – their offer as a good will gesture is to replace the chain set for a much reduced fee of £140 with no labour charge. Thanks again for everyone’s feedback

Most rides i do are at the weekend and are 2-4 hr peak district rides(not many areas to refill a water bottle) and i normally drink at least two thirds of water in my 2 litre pack.Do many people do these kind of rides with just a water bottle?

The standard migraleve,lay in bed,close curtains turn lights off and wet cold cloth on forehead till the dreaded hard to explain vision problems have ebated is what i do.

Thanks for input steve.Would you say the frame can take a bit of a hammering compared to other bike frames without cracking as i do fall off time to time.

First of all well done for taking care of your family.Buy yourself one of those one month european train tickets and go as many countries as you can in a month i think they can cost either side of a grand.Eastern europe is fantastic for hookers and coke too. :wink:

blood sport was a classic for me :-)

The dark peak book is worth a look too,loads of classic 2hr to 4hr routes all around edale and hope valley.

Toilet humour at its best in this thread :lol:

Platoon,the willem dafoe death scene.

People with plenty more money than me. :wink:

Great place with a beach and lots of attractions like the nou camp and the cathederal(forgotten the name of it),just avoid la ramblas strip at night time as it is a hooker and pick pocket haven,but is fine in the daytime.

Top Gun,aliens,blood sport,midnight run,die hard,

Im annoyed with my grammer and spellings mistakes :wink:

Thanks i’ll try that.

oh yeh and ulysses 31. :-)

crime story was ace :-),can just remember it from when i was a kid.

Id say £10ph-£12ph cash is about right any less for a decent worker would be unfair IMO. :wink:

ignore this for some reason i cannot put a pic up of the nova(chavs in a group) of chavs i saw on my way to work. :?

Apollo something then i also had a raleigh activator 2 which i thought was mint at the time.The rear suspension from what i can remember was just 2 rubber rings that were meant to squeeze together when on rough ground.Probably had about 5mm of rear travel tops.Loved it anyway,good times. :D

As a skills park it probably is pretty decent,but as it claims to have a 7km red route its not much good when there is no signs so was annoyed mainly at that.Better than stopping in i suppose and i do appreciate the work that went in to build the place. :wink:

If riding solo i have music on all the time mainly somthing a bit up beat like Hed Kandi,and it actually improves my times and gets me a lot more motivated.

45 bpm,you should be in the next olympics i think thats pro athlete level. :-)

They are not all different,there is just a lot of different types and i was hoping to find the right one.Cheers anyway. :-)

1.People who appear on Embarrassing Bodies!
2.A chav
3.Majority of american sitcoms

Technics set(the yellow jcb one)

Hi cinnamon,do you feel any better self medicating and what meds is it you are buying?I have thought many times about self medicating also paying for a independant specialist but for one reason or another did’nt go through with it.

I too have a underactive thyroid,was diagnosed around 10 years ago and been on thyroxine since im now 32.I too am unfortunately in the low percentage that do not feel any better on medication(synthetic thyroid hormone).I would’nt worry too much as it seems the vast majority(according to NHS)respond well to the meds and have no problems.Has anyone tried Armour thyroid?just wondered if that actually works.

Think ill keep it for xc riding if thats all it’ll fetch.Cheers anyway :-)

sir alex fergusons autobiography.

ill take the sigma thanks,how do you want to be paid.

I finish work at around 2pm friday,i might have bitten off more than i can chew on this one but gonna give it a go anyhow. :-)

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