Not sure about Winchester but the YMCA at Truleigh Hill, above Steyning, is actually on the SDW and is cheep!

26er or 29er?

Thanks guys.

What are the turnaround times?

The James Cracknell documentary when he does the Alaskan bike race is excellent.

Road to Paris – Lance Armstrong documentary.

+1 for Sunday in Hell.

Right turn Clyde

So nobody on STW owns one or has ridden one. It must be NICHE! Better get one quick.

I just got some Fox Sergeant Shorts and they are ace. On sale at Evans.

Top 5 regrets of the dying:

1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me
2. I wish I didn’t work so hard
3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings
4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends
5. I wish that I had let myself be happier

Find out more here

Evans has a handy article on its blog about this stuff[/url]

This thread takes me back. Skating was my life from about 12 to 18 in the mid to late 80’s / early 90’s.

I’m a Brighton boy so for me it was The Level and the various mini ramps on the seafront at Saltden and Rottingdean plus going to Romford and Southsea.

Tried to get back into it a few years ago but it hurt like hell!

Evans has a useful article about the changes on their blog[/url]

Welcome to the club! Do a search on the forum as many others have had similar issues and you will be able to see best way to fit tyres.

You’re welcome. Have a nice day.

Perfect riding conditions. Warm and sunny with recent average temps of 25c and dusty dry trails.

I’m 6 2″ so i’m certain size large will be ok but test ride will tell me for sure.

EDIT – on the Spesh website it says the Pro comes with Motion Control so i guess i need to see one in the flesh to be sure.

Thanks for all the comments guys. Sounds like this could be the bike for me. Just need to get my leg over a large to find out for sure.

By the way the Pro comes with the Turn Key damper. Full spec here

So what is the issue with Turn Key exactly?

And your thoughts on the bike itself?

Spoon – easy tiger, just personal choice that’s all.

I thought it was great. It was super cold the first couple of laps but that’s hardly a surprise is it. Excellent course, not many places i got bored and on a singlespeed i certainly didn’t get much time to recover either.

My only gripe is that there could have been more loos. Queuing for nearly 15 mins was not the best way to warm up before a race.

Nice teets

Brass Monkeys here too. I’ve hedged my bets and swapped to summer tyres hoping it stays dry and hard.

Have a read of this article about the changes[/url]

Its not the death of the scheme, its just changed.

Before the changes it was pretty much one size fits all but now its a case of having to look at the options more carefully for employers and employees in terms of both how much to spend – above or below £500, which is how HMRC split the fair market value – and also in terms of how schemes are administered.

The main options for employers:

1. Extend hire agreements
2. Run a P11d
3. Reduce the % of salary sacrifice – eg, you pay back 80% of the bike’s value in year one and then the cost of transferring ownership helps employer recover their outstanding costs without too much pain to the employee after one year or possibly longer
4. Stick to one year transfer of ownership

Evans has a handy article on its website explaining the changes[/url]

check out http://www.thecyclingexperts.co.uk[/url%5D and also keep an eye on jobs at Evans

Thanks Jason, hadn’t spotted the link.

Bonty Mud-X on the back and Ignitor up front until it gets silly and switch to Mud-X.

Leeds City Centre

There’s a saying in the bike trade:

Cheap
Strong
Light

Pick two.

Nobody has mentioned the new funny man of cycling: Jens Voigt.

I thought it was generally good with excellent production. The stuff in the car and team talks – love “Panzatank” and “Prince Harry” – was probably best bits.

Make contact with BrightonMTB. Probably keep it low key. Remember that when one person “discovers” a trail they then usually introduce a few mates and it starts snowballing.

Riding at Stanmer has really improved in recent years however it is a small site and i can see things getting complicated as the number of trails, riders and other users continues to grow.

Fisher Ferrous 29er – 32:17

It was biblical. So glad i ran SS. By my third lap the entire course was an absolute mud-fest. Glad i rode the course before the rain so i got to enjoy it as its meant to be.

Really like the new venue. Feels all proper and professional now, although it has lost some of the smaller community feel it had a few years back but i guess that’s bound to happen as it gets popular.

Loved the Exposure guys providing chargers for us Exposure lights owners to keep things easy.

I’m running 32:16 on my 29er currently but probably going to 32:17 shortly.

Second for the DHB

My Fisher Ferrous. Love it!

I was recommended silver on my new 29er wheel build. Typically black spokes are more brittle (due to the anodising process) and on a bigger wheel more likely to break.

(awaiting the backlash)

Go for the new Exposure Joystick. Bit more than £100 but well worth it IMHO.