I have had one for 4 years the adventure one great but can cut in if you over fill……….and i have done

davey, yes fabia she is waiting for a leather trim one coming in p/x, so hopefully new year.

magura marta sl…….really really good and light

any others

what about wtb weirwolfs?

Hello ton when i was riding i used those on the rear, 2.25 great on trails bit sketchy elsewhere.

santander to san vincent de barque, great beaches then onto Potes really really good.
Pryennes through Basque country then to Luchon via all the big Col climbs

Blur LT mk 2
Turner 5 spot
Tracer
Reign
Cannondale prophet/rise

sorry out of the list
heckler
or spicy

Mike is right the old maz Z1 was a long fork great but very long. Any other owners out there with opinions?

Had an MK1 PA first batch I think, ran a Magura 125mm fork and then a maz Z1….does that help

swift I did sell the titus……thanks for asking.

sparking……sorry steel only!

Mike what would be best size in PA or alpine for him, I thought med?

OLLY…plenty of crap cars out there!

Thanks to other suggestions off to have a look at skoda vrs

thanks folks, corrado is the best car we have ever owned and would consider as 'keeper' I agree about the build quality of VW had a new GT TDI for a few weeks this summer, sad drive no involvement at all, anyone any experience with the mistbusi colt czt? I will ask her to have a look at the skodas, has to be a hot hatch sorry but she finds them more practical………….polo gti?

Nothing to do with doug above, but from our experience it is true that it is one area where local knowledge is a must, Luchon and Prades we had great riding using teh map but around the basque counrty much harder.

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/where-to-go-in-france-or-spain-for-more-xc-orientated-trails

try that link as a starter

recommend Luchon and aqr, tremendous area and the top class riding
loved prades area fab to be honest the best for me
basque region okay but new guiding company there
Foix and ax le thermes recommended by friends

bioshock

indeed thats why I wondered about owners views

to one and all I thank you

second hand turbo, second hand lights or one of them torches and some weights about or less than £185 total :D

herniated disc c6/c7 neck and additional herniated discs in lower back L1 and L3 and damage from hematmoa in left leg jan 09 which has damaged muscle tissue and IT nerve.

Grinding up the hill……well see Mark Weir big bike lots of travel and so on, keep riding and get fitter, look at your technique and save money! :D

or

get lighter wheels as stated.

Personally i have had big bikes sadly now sold my titus supermoto, 150 /170travel 36lbs 2.4 tryes over a timed course 10 miles with one long climb road and off road bits was less than 1 minute slower than my yeti asr 25lb bike, the titus made loads of time on the downs and stuck in the climbs nearly killed me mind you.I have always liked the comfort of big long travel bikes but I think 6 inch travel is too much for UK around 100 to 140 is about right, longish fork and you are away.

Cool, really smart bike :D

Brill Simon, I have enjoyed the frequent posts and pics over the last few weeks, it has cheered me up no end with the honesty, humility and enthusistic nature of the posts. truley captured what the sport and the community of mtb is about. Well done sir, bravo and good luck :D

whats the weight?

lol……………..especially given the swingers thread :?

I was bought USA Dirtrag, great pics in there again look like riders pics not necessarily professionals. I have always liked the Orange adverts with peoples bikes, possibly STW could look at a themed page? Alps trips/Mud rides/Race pics including before and after and so on. TBH one of the best articles was Chipps Go Fargo brill and then the blog on big mountains. Photo wise I think MR Barnes of Bogtrooters are excellent on the whole and Mr Simon Rallis on his recent advetures, they have made me smile no end! The Keilder 100s pics as well. They all have a sense of reality and a 'commmunity' element, I can relate to these pics more than some of the freeride gods one….outstanding as they are….not as immediate to me.
Go on STW………readers pics….

tbh better pics that the photo essay in this months mag, possibly something liek this in the future????

Had an older trance with pikes, great bike apparently Giant say okay upto 140mm see MTBR….daughters trance with pace 130mm currently. but see Blur 4x

Inspirational indeed,

second tk maxx, just got SO a patagonia soft shell for 60.00,loads of goretex jackets in there Merrell Paclight for 60.00, Craghopper own brand £39.00

I had a asr this may to go to the pryenees
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good bike but never really liked it, for me forks at 115 ish worked best, weight wise 24lbs ish climbing was okay nothing special and descending was just okay. Before my enforced rest i used a Maverick ML7.5 far better climber and descender at 27/28lbs with Pikes, other choices for 140mm fork Turner/Chumba/Trance especially the older ones.For a very light build look at the chumba vf2

Yes Prades, look for prades vtt on google and try the search on here.

http://biking66.com/les.circuits.vtt-140.php
local link above
Great riding especially around EUS and Canigiou, the Prades club seems to run loads of events and i remember a post of someone riding with them.When we went the local bod asked if we would like to enter the race on the sunday but that was the day we wnet home
The durban corbieres is a great region, hot when we rode through and we were on the road,
perpigan down to spain could be nice and the TET valley

I rode the trails in june and I enjoyed them prior to doctors orders preventing riding, brillant trails but as with most trail centres they are becoming all a bit 'samey', recently went with a group of young people to Keilder and 7 stanes, I was not riding but acting as a backup but walked some of the trails, I really liked the climb at keilder not the drag of death to deadwater fell but the up and over rocky bits they looked great and in all honesty the young men found those harder than the woodwork. Any chance of incorporating some of those at Gisburn. Personally having ridden Gisburn lots I love the singletrack bit from, i will try and expalin, leave martin laithe barn and turn right pass the uphill junction on left carry on and turn right, singletrack leading to the bridge and up and over. For me that is brilliant slightly up and down twisty and flicky, rocky and rootsy and quick. For me it not always about the height gain but about the singletrack, for those locals some of the longridge fell stuff is brill (some is 'cheeky') twisty and smiley, could that be replicated?. For me woodwork is okay but not a fan. On the new Gisburn trail really like the red section after the woodwork with the rocks, storming.
My respect goes to the trail builders for a fine and wonderful effort, many thanks!
ps great pics Mr Barnes

gangberg sorry but can you define being a chunk? Plenty of big heavy riders out there on non dh bikes…..

wingnut, 3ltr water, enough food for all day in the pryenees on col climbs and enough space for all my gear. Speak directly to them as I got mine about 4 yrs ago direct really really helpful.

that road footstomper sees lots of rallies and bikers, can be a nightmare! Locally the steam bus nearly ran me off the road 2 years ago.

very very sad news. as a northern yokel I find tractors usually very respectful, what I hate are 4×4 drivers so often driving too fast and without care, earlier in the year a spate of drivers with horse boxes were the worst culprits for misjudging things, the final complication for me is carvans, blinking mare.

Personally AQR were brilliant, Luchon top but
try Prades area in france there is a company there not used them but the area is tremendous.
Friends have used riveria bikes highly recommended