Mine 3 had a Kona Shred 24 , lightened it up with an old Marz air sprung fork. They rode it hard with plenty of technical stuff, handled well with no issues.

Youngest has nearly outgrown it so would consider selling.

Mallets?

These would look better.

In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions when we should be doing better.

Coca-cola.

We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, what is our policy? I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. 😉

Mrs hora is called Logic? 😆

Welcome aboard Hora, ignore the leg pulling. 😆 😆

monkeyfudger – Member

Eh?

For quick release screw your existing mount through the handy hole in the middle.

Actually Freeagents idea of the plastic spoon works better, would be less chance of getting impaled in the event of a high speed crash. Also angle of spoon makes good visibility.Better still this spoon came free with a mixed salad, further reducing outlay costs. Be sure and color coordinate your rubber bands and tape.

😉

Can we add KOM’s in this thread as well? Picked up another 2 yesterday

Definitely KOM’s are the ultimate willy waver! 😆 Post up your links.

In fact everyone get your KOM links posted here!!!

You would have a job filing it as it will be as had as a file. Use a flap disc in a grinder and as wisywig says if you have access to a lathe get it spinning at the same time.

crash_gav – Member

First of the this years jaunts undertaken last week. North West Coast, Scotland.

Beautiful Weather but mental freezing when the sun went down. Fat bikes here too.

My favorite bit of the country. Quiet at the busiest of times but i bet it was cracking this time of the year if solitude is what you like. 😉

Won’t catch me waving it about in the snow – think of the frost bite

Definitely don’t want it dropping off……..well i suppose it would put an end to the thread! 😆

freeagent – Member

Tape a wooden spoon to your stem.

Genius – why didn’t I think of that!
Ikea do black plastic kitchen spoons for less than a pound if you are on a budget/a weight weenie

Could even use carbon wrap effect tape if you really want to splash out! 😆

Tape a wooden spoon to your stem. 🙄

monkeyfudger – Member

[Prepares for round 7 of the willy waving!]

😆 😆 😆

It is Monday morning after all! 😉

cold out last night so I buried myself on my easier 20 mile loop from home that skirts the edge of the moors. 17.5mph average over 20 miles with 1500ft of climbing.

if I go out onto dartmoor proper it drops to more like 14-15 mph.

Cold indeed, dodging snow showers on my morning ride today, fair bit of wind too…..average only 16.5mph.

Cracking vid!

Matching car paint touch up pen. Dab it on then t-cut it to blend it in while it is still a bit soft-after an hour or so, should blend in pretty invisible.

Can’t beat a set of old Marz forks for reliability.

Having done some longer runs and round trips i would agree a true average of say 18mph is harder to maintain than 23mph over several miles with favorable conditions. 😉

Chasing cars is fun!

Over took a tractor the other day, got a big thumbs up from the driver. 😆

Bummer, at leas it died doing what it was made for!

amedias – Member

are all these comments still based on your 4mile almost flat commute griffiths1000?

Some nice flat bits but not this Burray Bends Rising

Do it 4 times a day and managed second to top time on wednesday,just the fastest lycra clad speed shoes wearing roadiie in the area ahead of me- a balding 40+ shirt, trousers & shoes wearing MTBer, KOM next time maby??? 😆

amedias you ever re-build that Kona A?

Back on the MTB today after a couple of weeks of road only. Amazing how quickly you adapt from one riding style to another, felt strange at first, different riding position, muscles and technique. Must say i would prefer log slow climb and a 25mph max decent down a piece of single-track any day to a sprint and 40mph on a bit of tarmac! Fine to try the dark side for a change though. 😉

Maybe it was the Lambo owner that took the vid? 🙄

At least he didn’t try and drive hid car over the bike stunt

My 2 cents is road fitness translates better to mtb than the other way around but good road descending/ bike handing means little for mtb. It takes time (& a certain mindset) to be comfortable with getting loose like mtb descending requires!

That’s the conclusion i was leaning towards.

But really, this is an utterly pointless thread with no definitive answer, so I’m not even going to post a comment…

….ahh my cover is blown 🙄 …..but isn’t being utterly pointless the key to a good thread?? 😆

*legitimate as in I can’t/won’t do the god knows how many hours of pilates is required for me to ride 5 hours without any discomfort from a herniated L5/S1 disc

T4/5 for me and one in the neck, the chin 2″ off the front tire and eyes on the road in front definitely the best position for dodgy backs. 🙄

as a part-time roadie from mtb roots, i’ve never had a speed wobble. Top recorded speed is 62mph so far, so my conclusion is mtbers are better at riding down hills.

My noodly Carbon Planet X road bike might have had something to do with it 😉

monkeyfudger – Member

Six and two threes innit, decent riders make decent riders. I never really had much of a problem riding in a tight group from the off, it felt rather natural and much more relaxing than riding down a techy trail in a big train like tends to happen on the DH bike. Saying that though I do sometimes struggle when the MPH’z get high and you start cornering at 30-40mph, some of the guys I ride with are insanely fast and smooth and I reckon given a bit of time would be as comfortable off-road. Never underestimate an old racer though, they can still throw down a huge amount of power that will def embarrass a lot of mountain bikers, at the same time don’t expect all roadies to be insanely fit, a lot of ’em aren’t, indeed on my first group ride they thought it’d be funny to stick me on the front and try and make me suffer…I wasn’t doing much of the suffering that day

Well said monkeyfudger 😉

fasthaggis – Member

Do MTB riders make better roadies?

Depends,it’s all about yir average speed init

Of course 😉

jam bo – Member

You must have a massive Penis.

do they cause speed wobbles?

No but excellent for willy waving 😆

ahwiles – Member

griffiths1000 – Member

i get the feeling all that pumping up twisty single track and fast gnarly descents give you a good kick start to the world of roadie……

if mountain biking was really like that, then maybe this would be an interesting idea.

but back here in reality, most mtb rides stop for a nice rest at the top of climbs; get the sandwiches out, take some photo’s, check facebook, faff with bike, talk shite for 15mins, etc.

(repeat at the bottom of the hill)

which is all great fun, and very sociable, but not a great fitness-foundation for road riding.

So your a roadie then? 😆

I bet you find you get your arse handed to you by proper roadies on descents. The speeds some of those guys hit (and maintain) are mad

Getting speed wobbles at 39mph the other day did give me the willies, did manage to pull out of it before disaster but admittedly a bit more wary of the fast decent since.

Spinning definitely easier on the knees but if you are after speed then grind away.

Rusty Spanner – Member

Spin with the left leg, grind with the right.

It’s a niche I feel I can confidently call my own.

Do you have a wooden leg or can anyone master the technique? 😆

mikewsmith – Member

ah… WE NEED A ROADIE FORUM!!!

Thought i was chancing it even mentioning i was testing the world of roadie….but with language like that you are going to get us banned!!! 😆 😆 😆

And that’s why it’s call the life saver look…….