I built my first a few months back and it saved me next to nothing as said but it did make me feel very proud :-D bri-72 I bet your wheel lasts you for years!

I would rather be on a beach that has dogs on it than spend one minute with people who dislike dogs.

I agree with his original point though they shouldn’t be allowed to defecate on a city centre pathway , countryside fair enough.

Couldn’t agree more! JR that is, not the wife ;)

Its got to be better surely?? Your getting bike bits from THEM !!!

HI Jeffus email me with a price if you could? Thanks. Sorry Wozza yours will be out of my price range for now, am actually in the middle of a house move so pretty stretched !!

Thanks for all your help it seems to be a gamble which I can’t afford to take, ( I’ve even been looking into aluminium welding just in case) but maybe I will save a bit for a later frame.

Its either the external gasket letting water in or maybe even a weld on the frame. How old are they?

I haven’t got the money for a 2010 so I will have to take a chance on an earlier one as I really want to try one.

good luck mate just remember to take it slow and protect your frame :)

last resort is cut the bb axle with the grinder…………….

The one big thing for me is not being tied to iTunes and its poor support for codecs. I need folder support which will never happen either.

Not cool calling some guys gf an idiot !

Who wants to invalidate their warranty on a £500 piece of kit and risk bricking it?

I got an advent Vega , piece of rubbish till you re rom it with honeycomb 3.2 then its excellent, all for £200 so less than half price of the rest!

I use eBay and paypal quite a bit and have had some bad experiences with them, in your case I can really see you winning and making this guy look a total t**t.

I love to ride, but also love to buy, build and see the finished bike in my version of how it should be, I guess we all do. I guess sometimes the lines get crossed and when the bike looks like new and faultless its hard to spoil it :-)

Ha ha makes me laugh to know I’m not alone, being into bikes probably isn’t our only similar trait!

The whole point of not going apple is for people who want to do more with their machine, personalise, new roms, etc. Not to be governed by a very restrictive os. This comes from an apple fan, but tablet of choice is definitely android. Most things Sony are as cool as apple I reckon after having both. :-)

I have to admit doing it once when I got my dream frame a few years back, a yeti 303. I put so much time and effort, not to mention money, into it I couldn’t bear to see it wrecked, ended up selling it in mint condition :(

Thats what i thought !! im always looking at prices around and gauging the market but this guy seems to be out to rip someone off i think.

cant you get this frame brand new for around the £1800 mark? Or is there something special about this one ive missed?

Dark Cycles Supernova, love the clear coat version and all seems cheapish until you factor in shipping and the dreaded vat on delivery? http://www.darkcycles.com/

grand prix legends, most realistic and difficult driving sim, somehow the word game doesn’t give it justice!

yes I have seen what you mean, while pushing the new fluid in the stuff coming out was a very odd colour and extremely cloudy.

thanks I never thought of that, will do on Monday.

I’ve tried to get to my diaphragm but mine seems to be held in place by two crushed metal inserts where the replacement kit shows Allen bolts so I cannot see a way to remove my old one, so if anyone has an old m/c or sale ;-)

thanks for your help guys I now have to either take them apart or get another m/c, thanks again :-)

You should be able to get hold of a second hand Chromag for that kind of money, i have one and it’s the best in my humble opinion.

sorry about spelling am on a tiny phone !

i have had staffies for ten years and without a doubt are the lovelist dogs ever! They are also one if only two breeds recommended to be with children but if they worry you then obviously not for you. I have also had a bichon and they are extremely stubborn and have to be properly trained, much harder work than a staff.

I’ve got an advent Vega running honeycomb and I think its amazing for £200. its starting to replace my macbook pro which I’m going to sell now!

Its always good to see how these threads go in whatever direction !! But getting back to the original point why are bikes so expensive? I dont think one person has answered this yet and i suspect we all agree they are!!