ha the 5 is quick with the right rider regardless of what design, look , etc etc , blah , blah. end of thread .

soup – if you could build me one in your shed ill have 2 please

email it me please.nuke

now what colour , red or black :-) what's the standover height like theother?

can't find the top tube length for the 19 " any ideas

the whyte 19 steel is still looking good tho !

17.5 is perfect just tried them for size , 19 ".was to big

what size would I require ?

I'm 6ft 1 " 32" leg here not sure on what altitude size to get ?

I'm 6ft 1 " 32" leg here not sure on what altitude size to get ?

can't afford the soul to be fair looking more at the altitude

I've read that the soul and altitude are similar dimensions is this correct ?

that's what I couldn't understand from the review , odd. how stiff is the frame looking at the altitude 20 or Tue whyte 19 steel , needs to be able to tow a kiddy trailor too ?

frame weights are off on there website , cycle surgery weigh the bikes and the 905 is 26 pounds and the steel is 27 pounds

2002 me been off the forum for a few years tho

+1 houns, bring back the humor !

lavely ratnip , I'm liking it a lot., cheers for info messiah will check this out at lbs when I get mine :-)

I cancelled my deposit on the 905 think I'm gonna save a little more for the steel. nice 1 messiah for coming back with a review , will be interested how u get on with the bottom bracket too

so good so far messiah ?

let me know how I find it messiah , really stuck between the steel and the 905

beef burgers and chocolate, *drools over keyboard* :-)

great story ! we had a lamb called larry he was going to be killed by a farmer but my dad stopped him and we raised him by hand, we had a free hold at the time so kept him there once he was to big for the garden , I'm affraid he was eaten after that !

I love the sound of mine. hardly notice it , same goes for people saying Orange 5 are noisy but I never notice that either !

will do mounty :-)

I've been following this thread from the start , don't know the bloke but hope he turns up safe soon . fingers crossed. jamesy

fox forks, xtr mechanical , xt crank , mavic wheels , xt shifters, Hayes carbon discs , seems like good value to me. but I'm still swaying towards the whyte bikes. cheers flying fox but getting away at the moment with an 11 week old baby its near imposible at the mo I'm struggling to get enough time riding local trails as it is ! ha . hence a hardtail purchase is in order so I can ride to work and fit some trails in on the way home..:-)

wish your bike shop was local mate, struggling to get a test ride on a whyte

cheers guys thanks for the link bigsy

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not far from me mounty i live in kidderminster but work in brum so cycle surgery was the easiest to get to. peachos im with you on that one it looks very quick indeed

what about an rp2? chain reaction have some in at the moment not sure what size though

im kinda glad someone else is feeling my pain… ;)where are you from mounty? i went into cycle surgery in brum they will let me take it out for 30 mins but there is no decent singletrack in birmingham so its no use to me really, both bikes feel really nice. looked at the p7 also but a bit to heavy duty for me i have an orange 5 for that kind of thing

only around the shop floor which isnt ideal really, :)cant find many reviews on the 19 steel tho but it looks lovely and ive allways wanted a steel frame but then again the 905 look cool to, decisions, decisions !

i work in IT , dont drive an audi tho and i aint a fatty haha

sounds good ! any one tried the steel version ? its only 100 pounds more

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Cant fault the swampthings, excellent tires

cheers bud, how much sealant are you running in each tire?? and is there any disadvantages of running them with rubber strips?? or is it purely to make thing easier??

cheers

Cheers Carpe, 20oz T-Bone it is for me i think :)

carpe diem – would this cost a lot in a taxi to t-bones? im liking the sound of that one ! cheers for all replies. Oh and how does eveybody rate the food at the railway inn?? Bumhands was that at the railway?

congrats you've won an apple ;)