Yes private, and £1100 for a conversion with Genuine VW parts, could be done cheaper with non VW bits or less seats. I now have 3 in the front and a triple folding bench in the back.

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Next step.. chequer plate flooring, insulation and a bed that folds out over the folded bench seat

Paid less than that for my T5, took a few months of hunting to find the right one, aircon, mileage, windows seats etc. Actually couldn't find a kombi with aircon for the right money so I ended up converting a panel van.

Keep looking, something will come up… commercial vehicle auctions might be worth a look

I'm 6ft 1" and that post wasn't long enough, could probably have got away with a 400mm thomson but I like dont like that much post showing if that makes sense.

Not mine… Orange demo bike that I rode last year, great machine if only they made a 19" I might have bought one.

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How about one of theseMatt?

Sorry if link doesn't work, facebook video :-s

or I'm selling a 42" plasma if thats any use, still got 3 years warranty left bit more than 250 though

Death in Vegas

As its almost haloween…

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Since you've already mentioned the legend that is Mr Neil Peart I'm now stuggling to think of some other faves

err…

Buddy Rich
Stewart Copeland

poor mans vw t5

I prefer option F..

Look really hard so they dont want to have a go in the first place, obviously helps if you are over 6ft tall with a menacing expression. However if it happened to me I'd probably take option A only to avoid a criminal record.

Just what we need more cheap far eastern junk frames…

My suggestion learn how to build frames yourself, although unless your going to back it up with a lifetime warranty and give me the geometry I want than my money will still probably go into curtis' pocket.

But it would appear plenty of people seem to buy these cheap frames with questionable warranties, just look at the amount of cotics and on-ones about. Wether or not that business model is sustainable in the long term only time will tell.

Blair and Bush

This… yours for £250

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after seeing those yeti feet I'm thinking a garlic crusher might work if your not in a hurry

do it the old fashioned way… bathtub and tread on them, dont forget to wash your feet first

Old school… my rat bike

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rubbish… well the black route is but as already mentioned there is some good riding to be had if you know where to look

these are local woods for local people

2hr 35mins inlcluding a crash 6 miles in, sitting on the deck for 15mins and finishing the ride with a broken finger, that was my last ride out.

Anything under 2 hours is very quick, thats what I was aiming to beat, might have to have another go once the fingers healed

Another blizzard just for good measure, since sold and later destroyed.

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1982 lazer custom racer, I was about 8 or 9 and could ride everywhere no handed

68mm on the 08, might be the same

2nd week off the bike for me… broken finger, back to see the specialist next week, hopefully it wont need surgery.

I’ve got the reba bolt thru’s and I’m over 14 stone… no problems here, they are plenty stiff.

woah, woah, woah, don’t go slagging the Boro
unless you’re from there

OK its a shithole, the town is rubbish but there is plenty of riding nearby as already mentioned.

Eston Nab, on a schoolday while the kids are out of the way…
And where you’ll probably be working in the distance.

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Plenty of local riders on here if your looking for someone to ride with

1991 Rush at Sheffield

A giant rabbit came out of a top hat, that was quite unexpected.

manual… seconded or thirded

I can manual over stuff along the trail but haven’t mastered how to hold it. Oh and I’d like to stop falling off but I guess thats all part of pushing my skills to the limit.

Yes skate parks and bmx tracks are good too, its amazing how quickly they pick thinks up, and like gavtheoldskater said the most important thing is not to push them. Let them have fun, if he enjoys it he will more inclined to stick at it.

A full face might be worth thinking about, we got one after he face planted at the local dirt jumps. Still it doesn’t seem to have put him off.

Skate park on the jump bike…

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BMX Track

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He also road races on the local race track, which is run by the cleveland wheelers for under 18’s, in fact sometimes its quite difficult to get him to go anywhere without a bike.

3 bikes is normal for a 7 year old isn’t it? Actually thats one more than me, I shall have to redress the balance.

My Cannondale Rush fits the bill perfectly and didn’t cost me anywhere near 3k. If I was spending that kind of mony I’d get another one and build it even lighter and faster for racing, at the moment is a bit more hardcore weighing in at 28lb on 2.4 tyres.

I suppose the deciding factor would be how bumpy is the course, a Ti hardtail could well be quicker on smooth stuff but I’d still be riding full sus.

I’ve found the best way is not to ride with them but go for a walk instead. Let the little fella ride at his own pace and if he’s struggling up the hills you can give him a helping hand. My little lad is 7 and we ride together sometimes but mainly on flat stuff.

Managed about 10 miles yesterday, me walking (cant ride at the moment anyway, broken finger) and him zipping about on his bike. It gave me chance to help him with the steepish up and down bits.

We were on a cake mission and found some nice singletrack along the way…

singletrack

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cake stop

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Ride it… watch out for the cheeky trails in Afghanistan on the way back.

or… on a more serious note,

can you not just get it sent to a mate/family member who will look after it for you

Nice little collection Hadge, I particularly like the 5 spot.

My 661 evo’s have saved my knees twice now and I forget I am wearing them after a couple of minutes. Very good and keep your knees warm too, although I’m not sure how hot they will be in the summer.

No idea about the poc’s sorry.

Perhaps he’s a closet mountain biker… you know rides a road bike but secretly has a desire to get back on to the muddy trails.

Are you in denial LardLover ❓ 😆

Jim the saint

which NSBikes frame is that in your top pic?

Here’s some of my old creations… now departed.

Crunchie on the outside

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Also had gears at one point, the blizzard

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6 pack, regretted selling this one

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preston

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pair of chameleons

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comical

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and the recently deceased zaskar

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Blimey Matt… you still riding that old thing 😉

ah go on… show us yer gate 😆

Which model did you go for?

Foxychick’s IndyFab is my favourite so far, nice pic too. Oh and Craig’s Intense, I do like Intenseses.

Keep em coming.

She sounds perfect apart from the liking football thing

Oh Cock

Just got back from the fracture clininc, its worse than I initially thought, a lump of bone has come away at the knuckle. There was talk of surgery but thankfully the consultant changed his mind. I’ve got to wear a mallet splint for at least the next 3 weeks then go back for another look. He’s re-set the bone and x-rayed it in the splint, hopefully it will mend quickly.

I might try some spinning classes or set the turbo trainer up in order to keep my legs in shape, he was very clear about no mountain biking until he sees me next time, didn’t mention anything about trekking down fireroads on the singlespeed though 🙂