Do we know when are the frame onlys going to be available?

Great stuff.

Large frame, no a porker running 2.4 Ardent on the back with no noticeable problems, don’t run the shock super plush though.

Hi Alpha, you ride locally then?
Looks like the diggers are heading in to clear Newgale road in the next day or 2.

I feel for you. This is why I’ve never bothered with strava.
Maybe just go out + set up loads of random segments all over the area, so the sensitive trails that won’t cope with increased use by people that don’t understand access/sustainable use e.t.c. get “hidden”.

Out of interest, why don’t you like the Gyro?

Strictly makes the sofa come alive under my arse.

Best line on STW for a while.

I hear you.

Job has got allot crappier.
Patients get shorter appointments, with more junior staff, all numbers rather than quality driven. Incidents of bullying have increased. Goodwill is heavily relied on + staff do lots extra because they care, burning themselves out in the process. Litigation is a constant threat hanging over you whilst you are forced into more + more extended roles. I’ve not seem morale this low for 20 years.

If you take into account increased pension contributions for a worse pension, contracts being redrawn so that we can be expected to work anywhere in 3 (Big rural) counties with no travel costs e.t.c. covered, we’ve effectively had a significant pay cut.

LOL @ Troutie.

Just try one, might open your eyes to what = fun riding on your doorstep.
Depends on your doorstep like

Stress / depression / anxiety are intimately linked. Lots of research on this. There was a big prospective study in the states that looked at a whole load of risk factors (Disc bulges, OA in the facet joints e.t.c. observable on scans) and the only thing that showed a good correlation with ongoing pain was depression.

Managing this side of things and how stress e.t.c manifests itself physically as well as its cognitive and emotional impacts can have a really positive impact.

Conti vert pros always need changing. You will run out of fun on a 180 travel bob meister.

I can get an ardent 2.4 in the back end of my Gyro if thats any help. Also a bike that always seems to end up going very fast.

They are great for exploring, opening up new technical challenges + getting places you’d struggle on a normal MTB. Also make riding with your kids a hoot. Great for winter training, riding crazy off camber rocky techy as well as the sandy snowy stuff. I don’t really like the attention, but you learn to cope with it + if you’re riding cheek the reaction is generally amusement rather than hostility. Lots of fun, different, nowt to get too upset about.

Take your pick.
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Not necesarily. Heard good things about omnisphere. Thanks will look into that.

Yep. Depending on price :-)

Satmaps are great for navigation, big screen, reasonably tough, decent battery life.

18″ feels bob on for us just shy of 6’ers.

Take the fatty ride the coastal path then hop on to my board for free ride home.

Beach + fatty = win

Get well soon fella.

Thanks for posting. Looks ace. Need to get back up there.

I rode a 29er today. It was ace. Might do it again tomorrow.

Had some wheels off him as well. Dead helpful, delivered when he said. Would definitely go back. I guess its not a big operation so he maybe gets swamped at times.

Aye sounds like the spacer didm’t get put back. Should be a cheap easy fix. Give Hope a or your LBS a bell tomorrow.

May as well add Gyro to this list. Fast, fun + versatile.

Cotic have committed to keeping 26″ wheels rolling.

What DaveR said. 2nd hand Gyro frame, so far coped well with bikepacking, epic rides and trail centre dad- rad. Very fun fast feeling bike.

Pretty much what Lifer + Junkyard said. Use a bit of common sense, respect + ride sustainably. Scotland shows that it can work fine.

Got a barely used Spec Henge 130 that i mistakenly bought before realizing I needed the wider version. Yours for £20 posted.

Just back from a multiday bikepacking trek up north wearing their 3/4 bibs. They were 100% ace, warm enough, cool enough, dead comfy for days on end. Similar positive experiences with jerseys + gillet.

Gill of the bikeshed had some singlespeed/disc + IIRC geared disc drop outs made which worked well. I’m not sure if any are still in existence.

The crags above Duncraig + surrounding woods used to have some decent trails, but its years since I’ve been up.

Agree about the bibs, dead comfy.

Aye nice write up.

Anti-clockwise. I’m looking at it as 6 days of bikepacking in country I don’t get to se much these days.

Good luck Matt. Dyfi as a warm up then?

What Dave said.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/yeti-big-top-29er-1

Raced a horrifically muddy 24 + then 12 on it, ridden trail centers without dying, done Transcambrian on it, about to do a big highland bike packing tour on it. As a good adaptable fast riding HT it works very well.
Had some creaking issues which were eventually sorted by regreasing everything and using a torque wrench on the drop out bolts.

Can you get a decent sized rear tyre in there?