if you cant get it in, dont force it… shimano have good qc and im sure nothing is wrong with the cranks… i would get it done by a bike shop if you are not confident…

they are grippy, but soft and overpriced imo

I have gone back to cinders, they are serving me well so far this winter…

ok guys, chill out, its about the stolen bikes and the scallies, not the caps…
I will keep an eye out for you man, should get those pics out there asap…

I have run quite a few non ust tyres tubeless, just got to use one of the liquids and when you are inflating the tyre, ,make sure you have it seated correctly on the rim and pump like hell…
Hills, sounds like you are using too much rear brake??
I have just gone back to usiing panaracers and think they are really good…

me mate tom in the lakes says the freezing level is back at 400m at the moment… so there will be ice and snow on the medium sized hills and mountains…

i have checked all the reviews and they seem so misleading… meta 5 were meant to be the best thing since sliced bread, but this year have probably had a higher failure rate than any other bike… people go on about 130-160 travel, but seem to forget that 80% of the time you are climbing… :roll:

what a silly answer…

buy 2nd hnd and you would get more for your money, maybe post in the classfied field wtd bike for £400… otherwise…spend £500 on a malt1

I just want to see how many people can give the same advise, so here goes…
Have you checked the cassette?

cardboard box from bike shop…free, although you should give them a box of biscuits in return

what is it…apart from a frame of course…

The best of cross and bikes…

buy a new fork, it will be cheaper in the long run

+2 for saint… the most power and feel you can get… and the reliability of the big S

came from chorley way tonight and it was sort of sleet

I was there on t' weekend…
it was quality in the snow, but if its melting it will be a mud bath…

who knows what you could catch if you dont use protection?

pay your staff more than the industry standard of £5 an hour, this way you will attract mature staff who are cool and know what they are talking about.

ton, do you sell on your old bikes or just stockpile??

cmon, who was it?…
and I would not take business else where just cos of that… if the bike shop were not busy, people would complain that they are stood around doing nothing, and that why do they have so many staff??? for a bike shop to be profitable, the staff have to be busy. There could also be a genuine reason, especially in this weather??? I would also mark them on the quality of their work, not just the admin and sales…
I also find when you get to know staff and shops and become a regular, the service improves

IMO these are the beez neez for the money…
They have a sale on at the mo, and the build quality is better than the on1…
http://www.dialledbikes.com/products/mtb/prince-albert.php

love the way that nobody looks at the bike, but at the house and the socks on the radiator…ahahahahahah….
nice bike, but whats it going to be like in a lake district winter on the rocks and mud???

superstar pads are ok, they dont have the quality of some others, but they are wqay cheaper, just keep an aye on them and make sure your brakes are set up well and both pads strike at the same time… if your pads are rubbing in the winter, they will only last a few rides.

Key and jond have got the right idea… for less then 5 miles each way you really dont have to bother about changing tyres and wheels, the extra cost of this is years worth of tyres… i commute this distance nd sometimes swap tyres, otherwise just ride my off road tyres and enjoy the extra grip and try and find off road sections… or just run cheaper tyres like some steel bead, you can get these for about a tenner…

The best thing is wool or merino wool socks as they let your feet breath… sounds silly, but the man made polyester socks make you sweat , and then the sweat freezes and you get cold. Overshoes are also a must for this time of year with spd shoes…

Great light for the helmet, but the mounts do break… I have snapped a couple..

I think that al the remote lockouts are pretty naff to be honest…

The malt1 and malt2 bikes are really good value and seem to get pretty good reviews…
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/mountain/product/malt-1-09-33656

Apparently this one is an absolute beast… Racers riding over corrugated roads can suffer from internal bleeding and stuff…+ aussies are harder than anyone, fact
http://www.crocodile-trophy.com/trophy/the_race.html

what like this??

I raise 1 snowman…

pop yourself in the tumble dryer for a while and shrink up a bit… the bike will then feel quite a bit bigger…

edit 10 mins

It really does only take 100 mins to change a bb… if the bearings are fine, then you should carry on using it and just pull the crank off and change it when needed…

Hello Si,
Although I would love to agree that XTR and Pimped builds are the way to go… I think that the bulk of any bike builders and sellers will sell the standard specs much more, and this will be the bread and butter of any business.
As you have pointed out, you have built some bikes, but mostly small items. I think to appeal to more people, there has to be value builds available, especially with the quality shown in the deore, slx and XT levels of kit. To make the brand exotix, there can still be the pimped builds available, but for people on a budget, they will be happy with the quality frame and possibly wheels, with quite standard spec, especially if you bulk buy the groups and offer good value builds… This kit can then be upgraded and customisedwith time…

Just me ranting on of course!

i can only assume that you have are not aware of sarah palins policies!

admiring someone for being successful is fair enough, but she really is a pretty aweful person…

this horrible lady, and bush and pauline hanson ( she is the aussie sarah palin, but ginger)