I just built a pipedream Sirius up as a 650b. A great compromise. Although I know many very short people who ride 29ers and cope extremely well. Including one female national champion.
Pay no attention to the haters and have what you want.

I think this thread contains more bo##ox than the average. I’ve never read such a bunch of crap.
If you want to climb better, man up and put in the effort. It’s retarded to think steel is better than alloy or alloy is better than carbon or Bala Bala Bala.
Quit your jibber jabber and “git some nuts”.

F-kin brilliant “scaled”

If there’s more than one person on the trail. It’s a race.

When you are racing CX.
When the trail allows or you’re good enough to cope with the battering.

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Cannondale is stepping up their game. Might be worth a look?

Most people who try it are surprised how doable ss is. It more of a mind set than anything.

That’s not much hardcore for 850 grand.

Off to the tea rooms in Wolverley in a while. Always welcome and staff are great. Good cakes too.

I think generally, the type of people who do leave the dogs crap where it drops are unapproachable on the subject. There’s never going to be a time when you could have a rational conversation and sway their opinion on the matter.
I tried once and was promptly told to. Quote: “fxxk off and mind your own business.” Like its not my business. Or rather their business and that’s the problem.
There are the ones who just don’t do it because they are filthy, and the ones who just won’t do it because someone else should pick it up. They are to good to do it themselves.
There’s no solution. People love dogs and dogs have to crap. People don’t like to handle crap. Crap will be left behind.
We will spread it around and make room for more crap.
It’s the great circle of crap.

If you all were as funny as you think you are, I could be laughing right now.

I took my little girl for a walk over Kinver this morning. As we left the car a guy was trekking off up the hill while his dog dropped a steamy load right near the entry point from the car park. He looked around sheepishly and I tried to catch the fellow up to offer a few choice words but he made a hasty disappearing act into the trees. Around the top and back down the steps toward the rock houses I noticed a neatly placed pile of about 5 small, identical black plastic bags against a tree. I can only guess the contents. Unbelievable!
In fact, everywhere you look over there are the remnants of such bags kicking about.
These places aren’t visited for the pleasure of the environment by this type of person. They see only a personal right to use public spaces as a convenient location for a hassle free shit drop.

I like mine the best
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Three on top and three inside. She’s so dirty.

Sounds like you need to start racing mountain bikes and you wouldn’t get any of this stupid girlie bullsxxt
Most likely the guys that can’t get entered will come and cheer you on as you wiz by.

No it can’t.

Yes

Any bike with wheels and brakes that isn’t from Argos or Tesco. Because, believe it or not, a bike is a completely inanimate object and it will only do what you make or inadvertently allow it to do.
If you’re looking within a similar price category and with similar components, they will all be more than capable with a capable rider.

DONK. You’ve got self image issues mate. Less thinkin, more riding.

You lot scare me. 🙂

Back to the dog subject.
Isn’t it great how they chase around and try to kill things? Boy they’re so much fun aren’t they?
And all the more fun when you’re out there in the great wide open traumatising livestock, wild animals and sometimes cyclists. I love it when people shout. “Oh, don’t worry he won’t hurt you. Just stop a minute.”
Errr. No! I’m not going to stop a minute and how the hell do you know what the dogs going to do. Are you Dr flipping Dolittle?. I’ll kin take my chances and keep going thanks.
I don’t have a big enough manly bit to own a dog like that, but there’s always a Chav to pick up the slack.

I thought that was for puking.

I’ve trained my chickens to kill dogs.
WTF has this got to do with cats.

Fascinating. Mine tend to fart though. Will it help that too?

Generally, and this applies to other situations to. You can’t help unless the other party wants it. Junkies are very manipulative so don’t let your guard down or you’ll get taken.

Broke the ball off my femur in 2007. Broke my back in August 2012. No problems here. You all must be a bunch of *edit*

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Agreed, trail had very little reward. I saw people breaking bits on practice laps.
Very competitive in all categories from what I could see.
Only complaint I’ve got is the fowl chips from the roach coach afterwards. Yuk!

Fun bolts

Must be an engineer!

Well it wasn’t rust that caused that Del. So I certainly wouldn’t worry.

You either want it or you don’t. If you didn’t win, you didn’t want it badly enough.

Why would you put anything other than a 29 tube in a 29 tyre? Unless you were stuck and a 26 will go in with a bit of work.
I’ve never seen a 28 tube.

Have you considered not crashing. After all, they are designed for riding, not crashing. Anything is bendable or breakable if you land hard enough on it.

People have their reasons. Don’t worry about it. 🙂

That’s odd! You went to see a merchant and he sold you on his product.:)
Most manufacturers like to have their own unique fitting and sealing instructions. If you have questions regarding any man made tile or remanufactured stone, you need to ask the manufacturer or look at fitting instructions. Also, any fitter worth a damn can fit whatever you choose. If the floor is not flat, you make it flat.

The fixie theory makes no sense to me. When you pull up to a stop you naturally come to halt at a point that’s good to start back up from especially if you’re going to track stand. This will subconsciously favour your leading foot unless you make a conscious effort to overcome that. Personally, I don’t see the point in over analysing it to that degree. “Get on bike, pedal!”

I think leading with either foot is essential. Particularly, it’s important for beginning a climb or hopping up something where you will have to change your rhythm if you need to switch to lead with a particular foot.
That said, I can’t always make it work in practice.
It’s perfectly natural to have a dominant foot, just as we have a dominant hand, ear, eye etc. the human body, including the brain, is asymmetrical. Otherwise we would all be completely ambidextrous.

Here you go CHVC.
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