Me and Wife came up with ‘Moon pig’ while at Uni, but we figured no one would actually buy a greeting card on line so didn’t pursue it…

🙄

Also, on the pain scale say an ‘8’. If its really a 9 or 10 they won’t need to ask, and if they do ask and you say 9 or 10, they won’t believe you. So I was told by a nurse in the family.

Only been in once recently for a heart related condition (young fit 29 year old not an old biffer) so was whisked through so dam fast I was on a ward before I could even say drunk… The 3 months of PVT afterwards were fun too, that was a good year :-/

Isn’t a Remedy more comparable with a 5?

This.

Yup, great wide footed option. Can find yourself running out of strap/ratchet if you’ve got narrow feet though.

its official freedom of speech is dead

Might want to have a bit of a think about what you’re saying there, being a racist **** in the public domain is not something I’d put under freedom of speech personally…

I do think prison is too severe though, someone recently pointed out that you often get less for death by dangerous driving…

Whyte is for tall guys only, even the Medium which is the smallest they do has a 630ETT, also availability is scant, sold out at ATB so shop stock only at the moment.

Couldn’t comment on the handling too strongly as it was way too big, but backend seems to blend insane amounts of comfort with very stiff power delivery.

Last week called, they want their old news back…

Fool’s Gold by Orange (ignore the steerer, I’d only just fitted the fork)

No, he has a bum on his chin

Actually…

Bit of a wild card, Marzocchi Corsa Super Leggera? 3 Year no service warranty, a few grams shy SIDs/F100s

Shingles last year was bad enough, you have my sympathies!

Loco

There is light, and then there is ‘not fit for purpose’.

Similarly, there is good light-weight and bad light-weight.

You can lose a ton of weight by running CX tyres (on your 29er anyway) but honestly, would you?

Light-weight carbon rigid fork will only make you faster on fireroads, but a SID XX is going to be both lighter and better performing than a Tora.

So to back up what br said, it’s only too light when it’s not longer fit for purpose.

Go to FOD or Cwmcarn on the Saturday, ride AC and LW Friday night with lights if you’ve got them, it’ll be empty then.

I’ve seen the difference between iPhone 3 and 4 screens and it’s not as big as everyone is making out I don’t think.

Specsavers?

I had a few hours 1-to-1 with Clive Forth, fantastic and very worthwhile.

Rob: Whiteladies Health Centre. If you turn up 15 minutes before the session opens (open sessions in morning and afternoon of a good few hours each) you’re normally 1st or 2nd on the list and the GPs are mostly very good.

Frameonly, Tallboy (Carbon or Alloy) with 120mm fork would do it for me I think. Rode one a size up but with big bars, short stem and it was really impressive. Not light in alloy though but then none of the Alloy 29er FS bikes are that light, unless you start looking at Anthems and Superflys which aren’t as big hitting.

Open clinic, see whoever you like, just turn up and be seen within anything from 15 to 45 minutes.

Frankly amazing tbh! (Bristol btw)

>X< here…

Sounds good, and if you guys are down in the mean time, bring the bike and we’ll hit Bristol trails.

Wasn’t the Summerseason straight guage single-butted i.e. different to the 456?

Possibly, still means I bought the wrong one, but given the pocket money pricing, I was swayed by colour, not ‘need’ 😳

GaryLake – i think it may be time ‘the family’ headed down your way, and i can save pennies for a couple of months to make space in your garage!
ps are you coming to the wedding…lots of riding up there!

Hello Mark! Yes we are coming to the wedding, sounds like the best wedding ever actually! (I was officially joking to Sarah, but seriously, do I need to bring a bike now?! 8))

I think the Summer Season might be a bit small for you, 16″, unless you want something a bit ‘braap’ and jumpy I guess 🙂

Oh, hiya! Just spotted this in the old Google Analytics vanity search!

Yes, I’m riding a Superfly for my Wales Coast to Coast ride this summer. I’m currently training on the top AL version, doing the actual ride on the Carbon XX jobbie.

I gave my initial thoughts here so won’t go into too much detail: http://www.garyrides.co.uk/2011/12/trek-superfly-100-al-pro-first-thoughts/

In short I’m a big fan, I genuinely just enjoy riding it on all terrain and could easily be a candidate for my ‘one’ bike. I find it lively, not overly 29er ish in feel when you consider the negatives (thanks to the G2 geometry I guess) but very much a 29er in feel on the usual positives – read: still steamrolls everything but fun and whippetty too. Very slack (68 deg) for a 100mm 29er FS but handling and wheelbase is very much on par with a 68 degree 26er FS. So even in twisty singletrack I’ve found it to be very responsive.

Accurate is a word I’d use, rider inputs translate into the trail as you intend (might sound weird but not sure how else to say it). I’d always felt Treks were very good but maybe not as fun as they could be. I find the Superfly very fun and cheeky even. I ran a dropper post for a bit and descending with the saddle right down it felt more like a fun trail bike than a race bike. Obviously I’m assuming the lighter carbon ones will feel naturally more racy too (this one is 28lb w/pedals).

Sure I’ve been loaned it and have to say nice things, but would I buy one tomorrow? Absolutely.

Oh and I’m a bordering on Hobbit-like 5’8″ and riding a 17.5″, so I don’t know how the sizing is effecting the handling and whether that reflects in flatfishy’s experience? But it definitely rides well in smaller sizes at least.

456 Summer Season, wooden and rode like it was drunk even with 100s on it. Not a fan of slack, long travel hardtails but thought I’d get one anyway. Still own it mind, keep thinking about replacing with a regular 456 or an inbred, but I really wanted a Lemon Meringue coloured one! 😳

Really wanted a BFe or a Soul but didn’t have the funds at the time.

Again, not worth travelling for but Ashton court makes for an amazing race course (bike feast and Oktoberfest), and AC and Leigh woods are amazing considering they’re < 1mile from the city centre…

Amazing intermediate to dry conditions race tyre, light and fast, but no to rocks. Used to run them round the Bristol Bike Fest course pre the rebuild, and they were amazing on dusty earthy wooded trails.

Honest question: How can a hardtail be soft under power but stiff on descents?

A bike could be pretty solid in the stays but quite wobbly in the BB area which could potentially give you a harsh ride but crap power delivery?

This should go to 100 no sweat…

9 days

November 2009 El Salvador mudslides.
April 2010 Eyjafjallajökull erupts.
August 2010 Gansu mudslide.
March 2011 Tohoku tsunami.

*claps*

Well played!

That’s J. voigt, not T. rex

2009 TDF says otherwise…

In, GaryF1, currently 5th and the highest I’ll be all year!

T.rex is so badass that when he falls over, the earth continues to fall with him, so he never actually falls over.

And those arms are for piano playing while biting the heads off of things at the same time.

Seriously guys…

5’s are awesome Gary, but I’m still waiting for someone (anyone!)to tell me why 29″ wheels are better than 26″ for an all round rider like me (who’s just a shade under 5’5″ BTW)

Personally, I actually find them more fun and I seem to be going faster too, but then I have been training a lot of the winter for a WC2C attempt – so who knows!

But definitely more fun on all trails IMO but that could just be me

Well I ride an Orange 5 so obviously don’t care in the least what my bike & I look like, so, does a 29er ride better than a 26er? Cos thats all I’m bothered about.

Don’t deviate what I’m saying, it wasn’t even to you, someone gave the old adage that they’re for tall people only.

I have an Orange Five too, I also think it’s the best 140mm 26er on the market, so you can deduce what you will from that as to where I lie on form vs function. That said, I don’t think 29ers are all hype and love them to the point where I can imagine not riding 26ers and I’m even eying up a Five 29er, a Niner WFO or a Trek Roscoe (if it ever comes out) as I’ve got a feeling they’ll be good in longer travel too.

I can’t tell if I’ve bitten or not now.

Aren’t Fives great too 8)

Can’t see the point of 29ers for shorter riders either as all the frame stuff has to be squashed in and can limit clearance. I like to be able to drop the seat post too. I’m happy to use bigger tyres to create my 27er!

Define shorter? 5’8″ with a 17.5″ FS 29er here, takes a dropper post and 2.2 tyres with tons of clearance, could probably squeeze a 2.35 in there. My 5’6″ wife can ride it if I put a 60mm stem on it as well and it doesn’t look forced or silly either, quite normal in fact.

That was a few moons ago! so how has it taken this long to get round to it then if theyr’e so groundbraking?

Well I think they were all too busy selling shed loads of this faddish new thing called a mountain bike to worry about whether they picked the right wheel size at the time. To be fair, didn’t Gary Fisher revisit them and bring them to the masses like a decade ago now?

Loco and several others who buy their own bikes ride Anthems and are beating everyone at the moment.

Huw was one of the BM Loco lads riding an anthem and is the Rookie champ at national 12 hour. He’s actually riding for Niner Stans Ergon on an RDO now – prefers it.

just can’t understand why no-one thought of putting big wheels on MTB’s years ago, especially as theyr’e so much better.

Didn’t Gary Fisher and co actually want to run with 29ers to begin with but settled on 26ers because of something as simple as tyre availability at the time?