doh! the disadvantage of not buying through a LBS i guess.

Will see what they say, so far they have been excellent in every respect so here’s hoping it carries on.

cheers for the information. wasnt bought from a local bike shop as its quite a new bike, so have emailed the company i got it from.

I have video’d the lever action, although its more in the feel than the look, but the rear brake (right in the video as watching) is stiff to compress as returns slowly, compared to the left brake which is really reactive and easy to compress.

http://youtu.be/rp7dQ9Q5pwE

will see what the bike shop says but might need to then take it somewhere local. bit annoying after spending £6k but fingers crossed its nothing that cant be sorted easily.

rubbish picture but just unpacked it.

Just ordered a yeti sb6c, should be here in a week or so and will upload some pics!

I have the 1x carbon xo cranks and like them.

£260 so didn’t think they were bad

Anyone seen the carpark racing on the dirt magazine website?

I just helitaped my new frame yesterday, don’t think I’ll go as extreme as carbon fibre sheets

Nothing wrong with blue and white, mine before the frame swap

It’s not a waste of time. My mate is a policeman and only last week went round to someone’s house as someone bought stuff on eBay that was stolen from them, got address, went to police station and police went round to sellers house. Bike was postcoded and original owner had serial number etc. they took it all back for him

Bid on whatever ends first then go round with thirty people off here and just take back all the stuff!

Thieving scum bags

And because I like that people do sometimes confirm to stereo types, here’s me building my new one:

I have never seen a five that isn’t sparking clean and shiney)
It’s a bike! Get some mud on it!

here you go, this is mine, now you can say you’ve seen one

35t renthal on Mrp mini g2

Daveyboy you have mail but yeah 18″ will be up for sale. It’s the blue one in the background.

And slight top tube difference

I’m 5ft 10 and am in the process f swapping from 18″ to 17″. Just felt the 18″ was a little too big

Should be finished for the weekend

They definitely go to 120mm but god knows how

Cheers, and yeah that’s what I’m thinking. The lower race certainly seems more noticeable than the cane creek one, the cane creek one was just a metal ring whereas the hope one has a rubber part and a metal part so reckon its just that.

Just wanted to check though before carrying on.

I asked about lowering a set to 100mm and got told it couldn’t be done and that r53 etc wouldn’t lower them at all, but I know jared graves had a set of 120mm devilles on a 4x bike.

Ps I thought devilles were 150 to start?

Hmm I know this isn’t quite the right instructions but more than the none mine came with.

I think I’ve done everything in the right order except I didn’t get any 28mm o rings?

I’m doing a frame swap on my orange five which should be a good way to learn. Already done crank swaps etc but all off then all back on again should teach me quite a bit while also being relatively easy as I’ll know where all the bits came from.

I have Kyle straits but with my new pedals (point ones) will be going for some poc bone pads!

cool thanks

People trying to stop cyclists using footpaths I imagine. I’ve heard of people putting barbed wire across footpaths before

I have the jersey too from intrepid its also great! Details are amazing. Thumb holes, zipped back pocket, zipped sleeve pocket. Very well made.

I can’t recommend my intrepid apparel shorts enough! They are amazing!

I know of three bike shops that all lost a bike over £3k in value because someone came in, left car keys and bank card and never came back. Turned out car keys were fakes/stolen / as were the bank cards.

If I owned a bike shop I think I’d follow anyone that took a bike out!

I don’t blame them one bit, you can’t even borrow a DVD without photo ID, why should someone let you take a £3k bike with less?

And no, qr isn’t an option now

I can’t believe you are finding so many faults and still bothering. Just buy a different bike, please!

No changes on the five for 2013

Definately using xtr matchmakers? They do two types of matchmaker,
I have them on my slx shifters and they are fine :s

Yeah it’s more stand over than reach.

But what geometry changes are made when head angle and seat angle are the same.

I’m 5ft 10.

When you see the adapter you’ll understand, it’s just two little metal bits for non drive side. It enables you to torque against the bb without damaging anything.

I pressed them in using a big socket and a rubber mallet, as they are a very tight fit

The Gxp part only goes on the driveside too so you will be fine.

Crap picture but hope bb, Gxp adapter fitted to non drive side, my chain device is on the iscg guides, but I have one spacer fitted.

Yeah mines on an orange five so 73mm shell.

My hope bb with Gxp adapter has one drive side spacer if that helps?

Yeah they are point ones. They are amazing! Very very grippy and I personally like that they rotate quite slowly. Also very light.

I wear five-tens to cycle and the only downside is they are so grippy you cannot move your foot without lifting it off the pedals. Expensive but I like them.