so what does the Hilo come with then…if its just the handle on the seat then forget it…did you have to buy a seperate kit (cable and lever to fit handlebars)

so whats with the Reverb then…how come they dont make size 27.2mm..that just aint fair. !!!!!! whats the reason behind this..

christ isnt it available in 27.2……. why the hell not whats going on lo :wink:
whats available in the classifieds,DBW ??

what ? … doesnt it come with the necessary guides…

are you going to ‘rate’ this seatpost then mr Solo… :wink:

bike shops…

yep the 2012 version… apparently they are no good on meta five bikes,…i read somewhere for cable routing..saying that i own an orange five…just pondering wether to get one…cant afford the reverb seatpost so just looking at the fusion….obviously its new out just wondered if anyone has been able to get on…. i need 27.2 size and thats the size online bike ships were struggling to get…

my hubby was attacked on the canal today some rasta drunken sod, just linking up his bike route via a canal the druken fool swung his beer bottle at him and it bounced off the bike…. lets say the drunken fool will be having an afternoon nap in the sun.. :wink:

lol im short… :wink: im just 5ft small….ive had Honda cars all my life,,, just pull my seat forward and everythings fine…dont even need a cushion…lol…
bikes are the major problem for me…lol.. :wink:

thats darn right mean.. ‘puntos’ are far too small for ‘two waist height dogs’…crikey at the moment im having my house destroyed by a six month old cocker spaniel who is ripping stuff to shreds (my daughters dog she moved back home), and ive not kicked him out yet, but im at screaming point…lol),,,,, do the parents not want the dogs in the house at all ? have you spoke to the woman in question…
also in this heat the dogs will be suffering ,,,they need water too !!!! keep an extra eye out for the dogs and id be ringing the R.S.P.C.A …it sounds too cruel to me….

lol @ trimix….. yup ive swallowed a fly recently whilst out riding….not a nice feeling.at all….yuk…i wanted to vomit but it wouldnt come up….
:roll:…. noticed im starting to grow wings too…cool im gona have my first free flying lessons soon,,,,hahaha

Yea sent my fox forks off to loco once…quick turn around, and my son had a bigger job done on his forks…did a very good job…only one thing…he forgot to replace the o ring on my forks…doh…

on ‘wiggle’ website it says for size 27.2 order now for late ‘may’ expected deliveries……. all other sizes available…grrrrrr

reverb sooo expensive…but they work…..anyway im just looking for an alternative… :wink: hopefully that works….

northwind : would you like to elaborate on your comment…whats wrong with the owners of orange bikes ? lol
love my orange, altho it doesnt love me at the mo…it keeps butting me off over the handlebars lately..grrrr…lots of bruises.. :mrgreen:

so if most places dont have any stock then how come your local bike shop can get them….
what month did they actualy become available to buy anyway…must have been recent.

lol im too looking for one…i need 27.2 but im struggling ….

leisurelakes bikes..Bury also very good.. :wink:

bugger me their all out of stock everywhere i look…lol..i guess 27.2 size is uncommon…

lol yeah i know im just being me… :wink: :mrgreen:

thats helpful then if 27.2 none left lol :wink:

Yeah I was just looking at the x fusion Hilo on the Internet… Looks pretty good to be honest..it’s .179.99 at winstanleys bikes and wiggle also UK bike store.

last summer i was out 2-3 times a week…mountain bike and also training on the road bike…
since xmas, my riding has somewhat diminished due to family commitments and also had a bad spate of illness….hopefully on the mend now.
today was my first time out after 7 weeks no riding…all that sunny sunshine made it worthwhile.. thort i was gona be shit and not get up any hills but i did it….just went alittle slower and at my own pace and loved all the hills and downhills today…put a smile back on my face,,now im Buzzin….lol :mrgreen:

lol oh dear lets not go back to the gritting scenerio agin.please… :wink: :mrgreen:..
must get back there me sen soon…
havent ridden my bike in over a month..thats the longest time ever no riding… my muscles need lubing..lol

oh yep btw my peak flow was 190 i did this twice then got 200…they said it was low…now as im new to this…and some of you on this thread mite be able to answer this one.. :wink:
does a peak flow measurement go by your ‘height’…
when i did the peak flow at local doctors she said for my height (roughly 5ft 0 inches (lol)… i should be blowing 400…
so i was only on half my oxygen at the time….
i do have a follow up appointment at the end of this month so see what my peak flow measures then…
i slept abit better last nite… today just ahem ahem ahem coughing and trying to clear my throat…just had a small bout of coughing agin tonite, stopped after ten mins…. fingers crossed for the steroids to kick in..
thanks for all your posts its good to get some great feed back now and agin aint it… :wink:

Yeah I read about the pollen from trees and there’s,a load of them a few hundred yards,away from my house.grrrr. maybe I shud chop a Few down at midnite. Lol….feel exhausted with the coughing side of it…pretty glad of the steroids cos the inhaler wasn’t workin…

I’m stripping the attic… My daughter and boyfriend and dog moving back homeland after being In a flat for months. So the piece n quiet will be shatterd. Lol. Especially with the three month old puppy. Lol mad house again.

Hora you must hav seem me n my son, we were all round hebden and its steep ruggedness today. Green orange five and purple orange alpine.

Lots of technical riding around the calderdale valley today. I’m tired now.lol

if you feel you need to get a road bike…go ahead and get it… i got a road bike this time last year…i wanted to do some extra training sessions and benefitted drom it in the long run…. i was training for a 47 mile off road challenge so i bought the roadie bike for that extra training…lol it paid off..lol …. i do like road riding tho..just gotta watch out for the traffic alot more.. :wink: :mrgreen:

Through winter I had fat alberts on my five …I admit the climbing was a lot harder. But great for downhill mud n roots. Now I’ve just put mountain kings back on for summer …better and a lot lighter for climbi.g those steep climbs around the calder valley…

Erm sorry but the five does not suffer wen it gets steep… That’s down to the rider…. My five is just fine..

hmmm not tried the blue pig myself lol but nice looking bikes, but i think theres a big difference…. dont think you can compare the two really..both different bikes altogether ..i guess…. i luv my orange five it does everything and more…. :wink:

hi yup my son ~ he has a purple alpine… :wink:
yeah my frame is a short’ frame as im only 5ft in height..ahhaha… im running ‘fox float R’forks forks on my Diva..140 travel.. the orange Diva was the only ‘full sus’ bike that fit me..lol…i have short legs body ….goddam ‘god’ didnt provide me with long legs… :mrgreen:
yeah i luv my Diva…..its an apple green colour… i chose that colour first in my area :wink: since then ive seen a few apple greens around… disco black people seems to like too but at the moment i see alot of the sky blue colour around..

I own a five diva pro took it to Stainburn forest today. It’s, a 2009diva tho…..my son has a ccdb on his orange alpine..loves it. Duno bout the five tho…. But I’m sure I’ve read somewhere that orange are trying the ccdb on the five. Drop them an email..

Dont get it anywhere your brake pads. They will be defunked.lol.

i got 2 boxes of chocolates and a bottle of pink Zinfandel wine…and 2 beautiful cards… :wink:

god i wish they would change the format back,,.. the size of the pages is very long….i feel like im about to drop of the page ? ahaha…. it was more stretched width ways i think b4… does it look too flat and long to you lot…

ah yes sutty i know where you mean ( only selected people new where these trails were (Top Secret) :wink:…. me n my son rode the red route through there a few times and my son rode one of those big jumps (yikes)…. errm yes a few weeks back there had been complaints about the safety aspect of it all…or something very similar…i think walkers had complained…
so everything had to be pulled down. but watch this space it could appear agin in the future with new regulations i guess…lol

Whats the kona bike doing in the forest..