the charge, from an engineered and manufactured wrongly point of view

whats the difference between a Charge spoon and a Fizik Gobi?

one fits my arse the other rapes it

mine is pink, its tough to get nice kit thats pink

to hell with that!

cheers, simon that looks good and mastiles well thats exactly what i need 😀

Bikes are great aren't they?

that might be good cheers ill look it up

lots of good options, id say go try some on, budget and fit will dictate your winner to a certain extent

i think stolen to order sounds relatively logical, ok theyre very attention drawing but even if a rider in europe had one then it would be unlikely to be linked back to here? and for the prices that might change hands then further afield may be a possibility? sorry i hope im wrong 🙁

cheers sounds spot on!

friend swears by her latex bed, she was put off the memory foam as it seemed to sap all the energy when she tried out sex moves in the shop, the latex one did the opp.

ahem

carbon easton low risers with thomson 90mm 5 degree stem, had some jones bars which i loved but couldnt justify the money (now thinking about titec j bars…)

might as well try on here as much as anywhere, always folk wanting ss road bikes etc

in fact depending on size and price i might be interested!

hmm 6 3 and 5 10 both fit 56cm, im in derby if want to swing a leg over one btw

got a 56 (im 5 10) and i love it, first cross bike and its great not raced might try and get a race in before the end of the season but not fit at the mo (plus my local series seems full of raceheads)

EDIT: i bought the frame so cant comment on the stuff it normally comes with kit wise

gutted its used on the oc (it used to be good when it first started but seems pants now) orange sky

and this is classic stopwhatyouredoingitstimetothinkaboutwhatthingsmeantome

(this is the florence and the machine version)

EDIT: loving the deacon blue ton

yup its noice, think their mayor rides a bike too?

for what its worth i think the ebb is the way to go but a quick look at ifrider shows that a lot of folk like the sliders too

taiwan isnt a backcountry sweatshop affair by any stretch and as said youll have to swell the budget to go brit yank canuck or bavarian

ive got 42:16 on at the mo because its decent for commuting but i think 39:18 is the starting point for most folk on ss cross like 32:16 on little wheeled ss mtbs and 32:18 on proper wheeled mtbs

ti indy fab 29er ss
and if i had any change a steel indy fab cross bike 😀

easiest 4 and a half grand ive spent

sam is that a new model? something nice to replace my singlecross would give me something to aim for

EDIT: clicking on the photo reveals it is

i really rate gore stuff, not hung up on marketing, attention to fit and a sensible range plus the stuff lasts.

i think it depends what youve used and what you will be using, some steel frames are flexier (some too flexy) and some find a balance between stiffness for efficiency and flexy fr comfort/tracking. i found a difference going from my 29er alu to steel its not like switching to full suss but bb area was noticeably stiffer and stays notcieably flexier. like everything else, saying one material is better needs to qualified

ygm

cheers guys!

*sigh*

thats exactly what i was after…

talkphotography forum or try ffordes as they have a wide range of second hand stuff (or can sell on comission. let me know if fancy a swap for medium format bronica 😀

Have you been in a cave?

🙁 i only came back to the UK 5 or 6 weeks ago

is there a lot of evidence of his bike hating? knew of his car loving but not that he was a bike hater?

try online, i went to delivered2u or some such bolt supplier

theres a place off the royal mile i think its old town tattoo-if you go have a look youll know youve found it, tiny place and a quick look through their books and youll see max's work is awesome. he does it freehand and designs work himself-no flashes etc. not cheap but very very good, only of very few brit artists asked to go to japan expo

try some swobo j macs, theyre the bees knees

thats gutting ill keep my eyes peeled-not many jones spaceframes knocking about

ive had a couple rigs and loved em, the ferrous has always felt more 'active' at the front than the rig and have always felt its a degree or so away from being ideal. bike whisperer suggested adjusting a reba to 100mm and sticking that on, i think he may be onto something

74 deg head angle! what the smeg is that?

have been running 34:18 but bit steep last time went out and riding less now so prob dig out my 20t cog or find a 19 to make it closer to 32:18- which is a pretty ideal ratio tbh

400 a month would be fine for me but it all depends on what you normally spend your fun credits on-swanky bars with ladies of the night or running round a muddy field shouldering a cross bike?

edit:having just done a budget for my loan application, 400 would be tremendous – email in profile if fancying sending me some (gifts of hbars etc also gratefully received)

one of my coursemates lives in chesterfield….email in profile if want to drop me a line tomorrow