853 is awesome and can be bought new with warranty from Sanderson ,Merlin or Genesis for 400 quid or less

You dont need headset tools .This can be done with a flat screwdriver to tap it out of the old frame and block of wood and a mallet to put it back in .You will need the right bb tool,chain tool ,and cable cutters ,or very good pliers will do

I am supporting the English police presence (sorry Howard Webb ) in the final ,let's hope he has a good game

38cm equates to 14"
No 14 X 2.54 = 35.56cm

I have a small family bike shop near me .It sells the usual hybrids and bmx bikes for kids .It does not stock much higher end stuff but without fail will always get anything I want within a few days and phone me to let me know.It's this reliability that keeps me going back ,other lbs's locally don't bother to order stuff quickly or moan about minimum orders

Free hubs are cheap and easy to replace though so I dont see a problem

If Spain win .I get to ask the trivia question which was the only unbeaten team in the 2010 world cup?

It's gonna bee a safe weekend.

Glad to hear there will be lots of security guards and police present 😆

yeah, but does she give you wood?

She may give you wood ,but she doesn't like meat 😆

my xt on alex rims were 100 quid with rotors tyres and tubes from my lbs
http://www.bikecity.biz/

http://www.silcapompe.it/pista_en.htm

Quality pumps had my Silca for over 20 years now

600 quid on a shagged frame ? why didn't you buy a planet x
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/FRPXNA/nanolight-carbon-fibre-frame-with-fork-and-headset

or similar new?

A SS will max out at 15-16 mph on the flat, gears will nearly double that if you have the legs, and I can cruise at 18-19mph!

How can you quote figures without knowing the ratio being used or the cadence the rider can sustain?

Get well soon Dan

They must be available somewhere I have some older Shitmano hubs with allen bolts but my new ones have torx

"Howl" by BRMC

Who are they ?
I know BMC made cars years ago

The response i'm good, when you have asked someone how are you?

Glasto

When that should be Pilton?

Original rear mech still on my 1993 Dawes Roughtrade

All Rapha is very overpriced I am sure there are very similar products around that are quite a bit cheaper

Evans had cheap tubes a month ago ,don't know about long valve though

importantly they dont have huge bloody great side pockets and flap around and make me look like a 14yr old

Having the bloody great side pockets is the most important bit to me as they carry the stuff that digs into your hip like keys wallet and phone.Also they are multi purpose because I wear them to work

Any old chain seems to work for me .It has less work to do than with gears so i'm not to bothered about quality

I want to know what part the cat played in all this?

Some nice Italian frames go for good money you could always sell it and upgrade

craghoppers are only about 33 inches long to short for me

I think I prefer the version of policing in which they try to arrest the mentally ill man without hurting him.

No shoot the ****t it's cheaper than 30 years in the nick and the country is skint

There's a youth hostel in Minehead .Handy for Exmoor and the Tocks

http://www.brompton.co.uk/

Expensive but very good

http://www.airnimal.eu/News/Home.php

Take your pick!!

I have followed the tour since the 70s and find it even better now more Brits are in it.I used to love the old channel 4 coverage.I have only been to see it once and that was the prologue in 2001 in Dunkirk .We all cycled from Calais up the coast and the whole tour experience is brilliant.One day I will get to an Alpine stage

100mm forks here and flipped 110mm stem otherwise the front pops up on steep climbs

or companies don't make frames big enough .All my 20 inch frames have 400 mm pins just over the limit line.Why don't many cater for big people who ride with their seat at the right height .They all seem to cater for those who ride with a really bent leg no matter what discipline they do

Wimp! there is an old bloke near me who used to build frames wearing shorts and sandles.Lots of hot silver and brass there!!

Maybe I do jump to conclusions but to me the point of mtb is to explore the hills and not be spoon fed .I prefer to get away from thecrowd if possible and head for the hills(when the missus lets me!)

You could always ride bridleways in the Brecons rather than mincing round trailcentres following the herd

What size frame is he on? I use that size on a 20inch frame but have very long legs

Thomson is your best bet

Much like out access battles there are even less rupps and boats for bikers and 4×4 drivers and I agree with their fight .Much like us there are those who are sensible and those who are not. The sensible ones will work with authority to improve stuff

Ask the bloke at Curtis who does his .I think he uses a local firm

Why post on here before possibly trying to blag warranty work you are not entitled to? As everyone reads this first it was not the wisest move!

can you afford it ? if you can get it before someone else does!!