got a mark 1 BP. fantastic.

im running a rubber queen 2.4 on a superstar dh rim, 25mm internal, on the back of my hardtail, tis sweet :-)

I used to have a 719 on the back, but i got a few pinch punctures even at >30 psi. maybe have a look at the mavic 521?

the padding is about 10/12mm thick you would need to be using some pretty long pins to reach your skin

i was thinking more about the pins punching holes in the padding…?

how would they cope against pedal pins?

It might be mostly harmless, but in grown ups I don’t think it is a good thing

so, how many people on here have a collection of bikes…?

came up short and smashed his gonads into the top tube

Tj, ive not had much of a problem with your views on other articles, hell, ive even come close to agreeing with you :-) but this close minded and childlike ‘im right and im not listening to anyone else’ attitude is frankly, stupid.

just because you cant see the point in them doesnt means no-one else can. having guns is fun for those who are sensible with them. guns will always be used by criminals to kill people no matter how restrictive you make the laws for legitimate owners.

laws only effect the lawful…

I don’t like black forks and this is why I am asking for advice as this is the only bike that I like ATM

…lol

maybe something to do with the short road derailluer having a different mech pull ratio thing compared to mtb ders, and the fact that the cables arent going to get so gummed up with mud…?

i’d like to see a few short-travel (100mm) am/trail bikes

you could check out those full sus ragleys that are supposed to be coming out (or are out already, i cant rememeber) they can take a big fork but have relatively little travel at the rear.

im going to call the rain on the south coast ‘english rain’. not particularly heavy, but heavy enough to keep you indoors, and it has the ability to keep raining for hours on end :(

or for that matter ride XC on a super long travel full suspension bike in the first place.

not everyone can afford (or wants) more than one bike…

whats wrong with having a bike that’s jack of all trades?

So… what if was £29 – 30% with “free” delivery?

good point. its more the fact that i was just going to be spending money on something i didnt need. the delivery charge just made me realise i didnt need it.

£5 delivery…hmm

not sure if rhetorical question…

(you can get the fire road back up)

the black trail is sweet, but instead of going down the fire road to do the final black section, turn onto the last bit of the blue at the bench on the right. proceed down the final blue decent at full speed. youre welcome :wink:

such as the two helmets & a nice set of pedals (all will be purchased in this same store)

if youre going to buy helmets/pedals with the spare £900 see if they can add those in with the bike, rather than just asking for the money off then buying the bits afterwards.

also, i agree with zulu.

I’d love to have the money to buy stuff in bike shops…

…if its got the right adapter it should be fine.

literally a day or two depending on what time you order. i was very impressed.

dont forget the ones from carbon cycles. same as the superstar nanos, and you can have any colour you want, as long as its black :wink:

but serioously, theyre dead good, i bought some three days before christmas and they arrived chrimbo eve. very impressed.

The oh so wacky lets bully May is very old now

this. seemed as though he himself was a bit tired of it as well…

They were a pain to put on, not just a bit of a pain, but lots of faffing around getting my toes into the individual slots.

yup i was there for about five minutes trying to fit my toes into the sockets :lol:

i think im going to go for the KSOs. although i tried on the lace up five fingers in the shop, i think the fit with the KSOs will be the same, and i liked it. plus its got the little strap that goes round the heal so hopefully it will stay in place.

ill update when i get them, cheers guys :D

what was wrong with the five fingers?

on the point about the foot spreading, that was a reason i liked the vibrams, it felt as if my toes werent being restricted from spreading whereas the merrells seemed to keep them a little more confined.

ah, emsz, yes i am. i had a go at running actual barefoot on the road, but after about 30 metres the soles of my feet were too painful to walk on. i figured these kind of shoes would let me go a bit further.

from these guys. I presume they wouldnt sell fakes from their shops would they…?

rorschach is that a nyquist r24!! im very very interested if so….

probably a cheaper hobby than cycling

jesus, this old chestnut…

just decide for yourself if you should wear a helmet or not, and dont force your opinion on anyone else. can we please stop having these threads now please…?

check out the canon ixus 220 hs as well.

some cycling overshoes, southern comfort and spending money so far. still a few presents to open as well :-)

erm… :wink:

just realised theyre the 140mm ones. might be useful for someone though.

Tescos were selling beans for about 4p a tin

8O :lol:

tesco value beens are now around 26p i think, but as ive found, it varies from place to place. i usually splash out and get morrisons value beens as they taste a bit nicer, but are relatively expensive at 31p (they were 25p about a month ago :x). i dont buy the bread so cant get the price on that but value bran flakes are 77p, bagels are 90p odd, ketchup is 14p etc.

i keep meaning to start a blog reviewing all the tesco value stuff, its surprisingly not that bad. its funny how the packaging successfully puts people off buying it…

im a student managing to live off £30 a week, and i manage to go out to town with that (just about anyway).

pork her

+1 for the roadbike. the fact you can get down on the drops when the wind is in your face is a lifesaver.

maybe a bit of a price war going on disguised as christmas sales…?

denser air innit

How did they get somewhere they could snag? User error.

well, for me it would be doing a tuck no-hander of course :wink:

if your shorts snag on your shifter causing you to crash it’s not the shifter or the shorts fault it’s 100% user error!!

lol, not really. how is it user error if your shorts snag? i wouldnt have made them get tangled up in the shifter…