Hora, hardly gonna try to sell it with dog eggs on it, am I??? 😀

Not sure if Hora is still interested, but check out the classifieds

Hora, you should have an email

no mate, it’s a 2011 frame

when brand new:-

I can get a current photo tomorrow but it’s in the box my 5 frame came in.

oh an ta for the link to the help… bit stupid me!

Cant remember how to post a piccy

Yup!

Running a 22/36 plus bash on the 5, no issues at all.

That’s a shame, I’ve got a 17″ black frame about to go for sale, I think it’s a 2011 frame.

yup, I agree, shorter the mech cage, the sharper the shifting, and the less metal to get caught. you’ll prob not notice the difference when new if you’ve changed from a med to a long cage, it’s more when they get old and “baggy”

Dont know where you are, but check out your local Metal Supermarket. They specialise in small offcuts. More likely to be imperial dimensions in this country, and in grade 6063T6 for such a small profile. 6082, uk equivalent of 6061 is a structural grade. Bigger firms like aalco, Blackburns, and rightons will want to flog youa 5mtr length minimum

A wee bump

the bloke I see most mornings pushing his singlespeed up Glasgow road heading towards East Kilbride, normally at the top of Greenlees road has to be a STWer

a smear of sudocreme on the knees keeps the kyle straits from chaffing on warm days… works a treat, zero faff

I’m joining, even though it was January, but my 5 frame is lovely, and I still consider it as brand new!

after looking at the old patriot frame, and seeing the carnage on the down tube, I cut and fitted a section of old tyre from the mech on the seat tube round and up the down tube to take the brunt of the damage on the new 5 frame. Might not look bling, but it does protect!

Is it really £6 to get in to ride the trails? You can tell how spoiled we are/ I am with our free mtb tracks that £6 seems quite steep!

I’ve got a triple on the roadie, it’s a 50/39/30, which since I very rarely use the granny, means I’m running a double with a “get me home if I’m broken” bail out option…

Sorry, upgraded to the ccdb coil from the outset…. it’s grrreeat!

Yes, the 17″ is just the same frame as the 18″, but with a lower top tube….. mine is a perfect fit.

My patriot in Alps set up…. 3 trips to Les Gets / PDS.

loving it, my 5 at Inners!

dude, just hug until you feel right to face the world again!

silly point, if you know where the cat lives, have you tried MTFU and go round to ask the owners if theres anything can be done…. reason I say this is I did MTFU after raging at mrs B about the “residue” on the grass, she “sent” me round, and they now keep the cat in….. oh, I was getting sloppy residue at least once a week and it was really interfering with my “new bike” photos!!!!

I was at the Glasgow velodrome this afternoon to watch the Thunderdrome, and Sir Chris was warming up, and they played that clip on the big screen… felt sorry for the big lad… he looked embarrassed!

Iainc, I wondered about them, I think I’ll pop to Dales tomorrow and pick up a pack.

ta

G

*** Highjack alert, sorry***

Iainc, what brand of sticky patches are you using, was looking at them tonight, and a lot of comments on not being good for roadie inners.

Have you had to use them, and did they work?

ta

I keep watching the weather forecasts, and praying that we don’t see the pish rain. Had forgotten about the tacks, just another thing to fret about!

oh, the wife keeps laughing at me with my “what will I wear on Sunday” whineing pish….. I’m aparently worse than a woman!

Cheers

Thanks Simon, wish they’d say that in the blub on the Shimano website!

Always went for the self mould ones, the gaps in my teeth seem to change so I have to re-mould it every 6 months or so…..

I like the fact that you can phone up the big man in the hope videos and ask him advice before taking something apart….

cheers chaps, old git, it was gc in tours I was referring to, Mrs B has just read Armstrongs book, and asked me about Lance sending Kevin Livingston up the road to sit on Zulle’s wheel whilst the Posties pulled Lance during the 99 tour. The book claimed that it made it harder for Zulle to pull up the road. I was just wondering if there was a physical disadvantage to having a rider sitting on the wheel, instead to a psychological one.

stevemtb, yeah, I get that, but if the rival buggers off on an attack, and is on his own, and the leader sends one of his guys off to sit on his wheel, is there any disadvantage to the rival having someone on his wheel, or is it just as a plan b in case the leader doesn’t catch back up?

run a KS on the Heckler, was wondering about that for the gondola at Nevis… I think it would feel more secure with a normal post!

a +1 for AK bearings… ordered Tuesday night, arrived today, £1.75 a bearing with no postage…. well happy!

yup, signed up for the 2nd year… really enjoyed last year, and want to get a faster time this year

so you can tell which are your and which are the wifes as you’re dragging them out of the clean wash basket…. it’s not good wearing the wifes… need I say chafing!

cheers stw’ers, as always, well helpfull!

Fergal, surely the most awkward trail centre feature is the Devil’s Chessboard at Laggan Black. The GT black shoot just involves not freaking out whilst semi-endo-ing the bike…