I also like the advantages..

£500, that is a bit of a rip off.. no?

hmmm, just another hardtail for me, would a 456 not do the job for much cheaper? (If only you could get one without those graphics..)

Salsa also do a selection of wierd sized and shaped bars too that should match you somehow..

How about these at 685mm wide..

6'4'', large.. I like my bikes a little on the small size.

This one's just a bit of fun really compared to all the murdering and mutilation.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6612529.stm

errr, worst album cover is Virgin Killer by the Scorpions, seriously dodgy.. In fact, I'm no way posting it..

Good work..

There's a very small but quite sweet trail at Glen Branter…

Me too, just built this up in the last couple of weeks, it's a bit cumbersome with the long WB but getting used to it..

I think so too, we usually go a little later in the day so there's less people on the hill..

These ones

Kyle Strait knee pads are really comfy but a little fragile, I find they come to pieces a bit, anyone tried the Troy Lee ones that are similar looking? Are they any more rhobust?

Try a LUST highroller you can get a LUST ignitor too which is pretty good too in dryish conditions..

I know how you feel, been guiding 5-6 days a week all spring, just been ill and still physically low, can’t be bothered riding..

The “in my herbal antidepressants” excuse seems like sympathy seeking BS to me, backed up by the fact he appears to be a serial drugs cheat..

I’ve got a nice olive green one, if I was to respray I’d go for yellow or/and brown though..

I have never got into an altercation with anyone weak and defenceless enough that violence appeared to be a safe way of resolving the situation.

class!

You pays your money, you makes your choice.
Bet you’re a King, Thomson, XTR etc hater too..

At least Thomson parts are going to be in pretty good nick in a couple of years, pedals get smashed off loads of rocks, pins ripped out etc. Bling is lovely but there are loads of cheaper pedal out there that’ll do the job pretty much as well.

FWIW the guy I know who has straitlines (he loves them) had the hylon washer wear out on his after 6 months or so, they did send him a new one free, but still…

Eh? I have had a shot on them actually.. Lovely things, but anyone spending that much on pedals must be an MP claiming them as a transport expense or something.

The shimanos are nice pedals but the pins are a bit weedy, so I’ve heard..

Straitlines are a rip off, if you want to spend £90-100 on a pedal then fair enough but it is completely unnecessary, ditto bergtechs. DMR’s are ok but a bit small. I quite like my Tioga Surefoot MX’s which are still a bit pricey at £50… [edit] I’ve got size 12’s myself and V8’s on one bike and Tiogas on the other [/edit]

We had them as hired bikes at my old place, I’m 6’4” and I preferred the Medium, the large is very long. I do like smaller bikes though..

I think the bolt circle is the same size (between Shimano and Raceface) but the step the ring sits on is smaller, so you’ll need to file that down to fit shimano rings, which are a fair bit cheaper.

How about just buying deore cranks for £60 which will get you a full set of rings?

Trek VRX200, that is totally minging.

We went through this a couple of months back and the response was a bit more reasoned.. We seem to have regressed..

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/is-it-ok-to-use-the-word-gay-to-mean-something-rubbish

Here is my highlight from that thread..

As someone with a bit of experience in this area – i.e. being gay myself:

Yes words change. In the gay ‘world’ (for want of a better phrase) terms like poof, queer, gay etc. all mean slightly different things. Queer is usually someone quite political (e.g. Tatchell), poof is more of a knockabout term meaning quite camp and ‘gay’ is a generic noun for people of my sexuality.

Now to start getting peoples hackles up. My partner (unfortunately now redundant) used to work in an office where *every*day* X would be ‘gay’, Y would be ‘gay’, Z would be ‘gay’. CONSTANTLY. He was scared *SH!TLESS* to come out as he thought he would lose his job. Yes I know it is now illegal but we know if a company wants you out, they’ll kick you out somehow. This is right for stupid people is it? “We can use the 19th century version of this if we like hahaha, it doesn’t matter.’ Grow up, you’re acting like Alf Garnett.

Secondly if you want to know if a word is offensive to anyone, choose another word in its place. Anything, for example, christian, muslim, black, indian, londoner, welsh, scots, irish, whatever. If you think that someone might get pissed off you comparing them to being rubbish all the while and would therefore consider you to have something against them perhaps they have a point.

But then again, people who say things like this wouldn’t like it to be used against them, would they?

Yes it is minor, yes Chris Moyles acted soft (but then again he is a complete idiot and totally unfunny) and I can’t be asked about that slip-up but if someone says “Hold on a sec, please don’t do that, it ain’t nice” and all someone can do is continue and use any old jaded arguments about what words used to mean then you’re not really a thoughtful decent person then, aren’t you?

And yes, if people start on the forums shouting that something is ‘so gay’ meaning rubbish, I’ll be around to challenge. I’m not rubbish. I’m <stereotypical> fabulous </stereotypical>

I’ve heard it’s illegal not to provide free tap water in a reataurant in Scotland but not in England..

Much sexier than a Stinky for the Lady ripper..

Women’s specific freerider, almost worth gettting a sex change for..

On a tangent, the Benalmadena cablecar isn’t all that.. It’s 10E a go but I think you can get a year long pass, the run down is more suited to all mountain type bikes, there is some more downhilly stuff in the Montes de Malaga and near Mijas.. A couple of days with Switchbacks Downhill will get you up to speed!

Really, only 12 sections of trail! Blimey, will investigate..

eh?

helo guy

Thanks for the advice guys, looking into a workers pass at the moment, fingers crossed.. So Keep my 06 heckler with pikes and DH Minnions or beg my mate to sell me his SX trail and put the 66sl’s from my old bike on it?

Hi keyses, y.g.m!

I really like the Bling bling lopes 2.35 tyre..

I think new XT mechs are a bit weak, I’d go for SLX, which are good n’ sturdy..

Did they do these things because they were members of the Catholic church.

Kind of, it’s what happens when you tell people to not have sex then put them in charge of children?

I agree with the XT rear ProII front combo..

I agree with Crag, go for Shimano rear and if you really want a hope, chuck it on the front..

So these DT hubs will be no good, being normal size, sorry for not reading proper,,,, my bad.

I know you’ve picked out your rims already, and Stan’s rims are lovely..

But I think I’ll do the singletrack classic of answering a different question, why not eh?

How about DT240’s on 4.2 rims? £380 form Merlin?

DT’s freehub mechanism is much better than Hope’s (I own ProII’s and DT440).. just a thought.