dont forget good heavy wheels also.

when the going gets ultra sketchy I prefer hefty wheels with superior rotational stability or feather weights any day.

the bonty mud X clears superbly and the 2.0 works fine on the rear of full sus

lets see it then

endura laser gillet

http://www.endura.co.uk/Product.aspx?dept_id=111&prod_id=125

tbas sell em

http://www.thebigadventurestore.com/cycling-152-c.asp

Dont ride around WSM you are likely to get bike jacked by a brummy on holiday who forgot his methodone.

That sounds like a right faff and seeing as you havent got the mondeo yet, have you considered one of these?

my 08 is only £9K with 22K miles on it!

and with the 3rd row removed bikes slide in with the seat posts up!

and road bikes fit in side ways!

Nah… I have got a massage booked

50 miles later I can report that the steel tank is quite a pleaseant surprise.

The suspension actually works and the frame isnt cracked yet.

The gearing ratio is a bit naf and in big ring little cog it spins out at 15MPH!

The rear end is a bit flexy but no more so that my Heckler

The wheels/tires are so heavy that when cornering I can feel the huge rotational forces trying to straigten the bike up.

Considering what I paid for a Kona Explosive in 1988 this is superb!

The forks feel like my old Indy sl’s

Not sure I will be using it on any SPAM events coming up though!

Frameset
Sizes 17.5, 19, 21″
Frame Custom-butted Platinum Series chromoly steel, 29er, G2 Geometry, split dropout
Front Suspension Chromoly steel w/custom geometry, 51mm offset, suspension correct axle to crown, disc brake mount
Wheels
Wheels Shimano M475 hubs; Bontrager Duster 29 Disc 32-hole rims
Tires Bontrager 29-3, 29×2.25″
Drivetrain
Shifters SRAM X.5, 9 speed
Front Derailleur Shimano Deore
Rear Derailleur SRAM X.7
Crank Truvativ Firex 2.0G GXP, 32/22 w/ring guard
Cassette Shimano HG61 12-36, 9 speed
Pedals Wellgo ATB, boron axle, steel cage
Components
Saddle Bontrager Evoke 2, chromoly rails
Seat Post Bontrager Rhythm Elite, 27.2mm, zero offset
Handlebars Bontrager Crivitz, 25 degree sweep
Stem Bontrager Race Lite
Headset FSA NO.18, 1-1/8″ forged steel, cartridge bearings
Brakeset Avid Juicy 3 hydraulic disc brakes, 6-bolt; G3 Cleansweep 160mm rotors

those gates for £1250??? whats the name of the shop?

I was looking forward to the roof going on, and then they put a rabbit hutch cover on it WTF!!

or was it a caravan roof!!!!

with no roof and the upstairs made of wood, sounds like a temporary structure to me, 20 years max..

ftd reminds me of a bmx track, better to get an OS map and make your own fun

I prefer rapid/reverse rise too

HR software consultant self employed £750 a day at the moment

to go to cannock chase and ride the man made course is to completely miss out on what the chase has to offer.

I have been mtbing the chase since 1988 and think the best fun can be had doing a big loop R Ranges/North to Shugburgh > across to milford, back up sherbrook valley> check out the view from the glacial boulder and round back to the ranges.

whats going on with the right angle bend on the rear hose on the chain stay?

I am sure about the yellow, ebay the wheels and bin the grips, also needs a black seat post and stem

Most if not all carbon ht are race frames with head and seat angles too steep for trail riding.

no its not my neighours, its a business

my workshop/bike store is crammed full right now, got the builder coming in next week to widen all my internal and external doors to 900mm apertures, so that I can ride right through my house to the back garden.

will have to post a vid when its done!

this is what the magistrates are up against:

http://www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk/docs/overarching_principles_sentencing_youths.pdf

and if someone wants to nick your bike, let them, its nots worth a knife in the guts…….

get with winter and take up Ice skating, makes loads of new friends and all in a swich air conditioned environment

yes you can

I carried a 45lb Demo on mine, you just need the thule bike mount that clamps the front forks, the rack comes with adapters for 20mm bolt through, and goes rock solid.

I changed plans as it was just soaking wet in Wiltshire, went for a 5K jog instead

Did anyone mention the rule of Reciprocity?

hammer and wood work chisel to remove and scaffold pipe to seat

no ventiliation seconded

the bikes to work scheme works on 10% rule, ie after 12 months the bike is worth 10% of its retail value, but by this time you have already paid 30-40% of the RPP so I would say 50% RRP after a few months, down to 35% after a year.

i dont think its worth selling bikes to buy the next one, I guess thats why I dont know how many bikes I have got!

you should get 600-750 for it

SPAM races have enough for a fast and furious single track endorphin junky

was it marked up with UV pen and selecta dna?

not exactly XC but is used in XC races, some times the head is too slack to get round extremely tight turns!

I work in an abattoir, knife goes in, guts come out, Wed to Fridays. Monday and Tuesday I work the bolt gun.

I did 2000 miles on this one commutting mostly off road over 18 months

the only problems I had were nothing to do cannondale:

External bb only lasted 400 miles
chain broke after 700miles
brake pads only lasted 900 miles
front hub, large bearing went all scratchy and itchy at 1800 miles

also I had to swap the leftys spring from red to black with the first few weeks as red was way too soft for my 12 stone!

Also th rear wheel is so far back that a normal crud guard is too short so I had to extend it, also fitting a front guard was a bit of a fiddle

I think its a brilliant original idea, taking it as inspiration perhaps we could arrange a mass overdose whilst cycling, and see if anyone crashes!

If the company had ground to sack her or to suspend her then it would have done so.

It wants her to resign and tried to make it look attractive as thats the easiest and cheapest option for them

if the company gets it wrong then she would have to go to an employment tribunal, but ET awards are not very generous, eg they will only award on the basis of current salary. UNLESS she can get sexual discrimination as SD ET awards are unlimited.

Probably the best option is for a compromise agreement for say £5000.00 plus holiday pay and 3 months pay in lieu of notice. plus get them to agree to pay a local employment solicitor.

Tin of fruit salad for breakfast (1), bag strawberry doughnuts for lunch (2), box of lidl sondey "jaffas" for tea (1) and a terrys choc orange for supper (1)

can anyone improve on that for a five a day plan.

Please rip up that ticket to Aokigahara forest. Jobs do not define us, after all who ever asks "so what do you do" to measure as person up. No we are more than that, just need to remind the other 70 million in this class less blair project.

FFS your not supposed to go cold turkey when your on benzodiazepines, just get a repeat prescription, that'll settle you down again.

hell yeah, power stations rock…..coal powered rings my ding-a-ling

super pic

yep..well on REV 426 air q/r's, mine came with the poploc inc from Merlin cycles

does yours have the outer cable stop above the motion control sticker?

nice one,

Now spare a thought for the gays and lesbos, who will never know the joy felt in the epiphany of discovering the "meaning of life"