May try 18. Cheers

Arch ex what I meant. Merkin no stock in black 29″ sadly…

Shameless plug but two good friends from perth days run kalamunda cycles in the hills.

Well worth dropping in if ever you’re that way and in need of anything – Tim is a very good mtber and Jo can hold her own too…

James

Interested too but n can’t help. Wondered about going rigid in winter to save sus fork trashing…

A&E. Really. Or walk in. Today. James (doc)

Just got rid of a full sus and got a Solaris with the build you describe.

No regrets at all. On most stuff doesn’t seem much (if any) slower down and faster up. Also means mixed road and offroad rides from the door seem a lot more fun.

If you pass through south yorks feel free to have a ride…!

Great effort, donation made.

Solaris is a great long distance mile muncher and fast. Went from a fuel ex and solaris seems just as fast if not faster…

Impressive – very impressive!

As per all the others if infection under nail then needs draining – hot paper clip and make a hole in the nail. If you don’t want to do it yourself go to minor injuries or a/e.

Needs draining though

Solaris,,, absolutely great ride both up and down, Think stem needs dropping down lower though

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Nice one cheers guys. Will fiddle tonight and resurrect the wheel…

Calling solarider….

Cotic Solaris 29r. They are bloody fantastic. Both uphill and down

Got 2 x 10 XT on my solaris – so far it is bloody fantastic. Very positive shifting with definite clunk – if you lie that kind of thing.

Very impressed with the xt discs too.

See above!

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Replacing a 10 year old fuel ex so bit of a change. Love it so far – not been on a proper ride but on a quick blast very fast. Impressed.

The shifting on the 2012 XT is impressive too – very direct.

Cheers Dan…

Failed! If anyone can post the pic…

Cheers by the way – well impressed with it. First big wheeler and very pleased with it

Rest peacefully. I hope wherever you have gone the singletrackworld flows forever.

May those left behind find their peace.

Some of them a bit ‘acquired taste’ but pergoretti has to be the winner…

Look up the ‘sport’ trial…. (spinal study)

ACL surgery is not just about ibstability. Also about managing long term risk of artgritis.

If it needs doing nhs is fine.

There are plenty of good surgeons about.

Worth having a chat with someone who does them. Like many things in orthopaedics it is not one size fits all and is based on the patient as well as the injury.

Working. Arse. If there’s a summer one i’m in

Be up for it after June 14th! Work coming out of my ears till then. Bloody nhs.

Penistone way, south yorks, although mainly ride road until the new clown bike arrives…

Got some spd’s going spare – well used but bearings fine.

Yours for a fiver…

Slight hijack but Peter is there any decent roadbiking and/or easy stuff mtb wise? (mrs just had a bad wrist injury and is going to be only riding very easy stuff for few months yet…)

Actually anyone know if there is decent snorkelling anywhere in Sardinia?

James

Decide on model/colour/spec etc

Once in a position to buy phone nearest four garages and speak to sales manager. Say you will go I that day/week and buy cash and ask them to call you back with best price they can do.

That technique has produced some very good prices in the past – they will try hardto get you there – easier to negotiate when you’re not there…

Jury still out on fixing clavicle fractures. Some patients and fracture patterns do well with surgery but many people are best left alone.

It is not one size fits all and you operate on patients not x-rays – i.e. the exact same injury in different people can be managed in different ways.

Best bit of advice – take your time – you have a lifetime to ride your bike and a few weeks off to let things get sorted first time round is neither here nor there. Physio wise some people need it but many get back to normal quickly with no physio whatsoever.

jet
(i spend many hours of my life seeing fracture patients)

Can’t wait, first new mtb in 12 years (excluding 150 quid on second hand io singlespeed)

Will post some pics when collected…

brilliant. truly brilliant. is it anywhere near tamworth? be great if it was as I live nowhere near there

adstick it was in tamwroth 1 minute before, has it been moved?

Hmm. Went blue in the end after a trip to 18 bikes to look at both.

Just got to wait for the build now and go collect it.

Thanks Si and 18.

Going hooPs/xt/haven carbon so mainly black stuff.

Orange prob nudging ahead in preference.

As above, guess the rides more important than colour!!!

Green not an option. Again! Toss a coin? What made you go blue scienceofficer?

Do like the orange ones above belonging to Bol and metalheart

Do like that orange one metalheart

Hmm just tried that too, looks like it might be blue and white. Will check.

Will post some pics once I get it via those nice folk at 18 bikes!