+1 orange blood

it makes no sense (more bearings, less travel, chopper angles) but is so much fun. a bit of a go-er if you know what i mean

+1 sainsburys, just got cover, up to £1k out of the home for a good price

It’s a 29er five that’s not sounding popular round here.

You couldn’t make it up….

only drink coke, and not draught. i know someone who swears by it as not much can live in coke

just keep an eye on your teeth…

Can’t seem to find any that will cover bikes over1500. All the companies I speak to think I am insane. (can’t get m&s as i apparently in a flood area,(on the fourth floor). Anyone had any sensible quotes?

Are there any companies that do standalone insurance?

10%cut three years ago, no increase since, private sector , no pension yada yada

What bike is that? It looks xcish to my poor eyes?

I sneaked around spooky wood last week and it was gubbed. If they keep going with the felling the entire nature of the run will have changed. It’s that old tourism versus timber argument again….

I have been waiting since the 12th…

Getting a bit p’d off at the moment, can’t see a way of chasing them either

mine did the same, very very very gradually, i got mojo to switch the uppers when they went in for a service (they needed a service more than new uppers)

just make a heading for everything obvious, waffle a bit on each subject and the jobs done. they are box ticking of the worst kind if you are doing your job in any way properly.

it is a dalek conspiracy i tell you…

First Look! Santa Cruz Superlight 29er & Highball Alloy 29er Mountain Bikes

Santa cruz have 2 new 29ers, they are soon going to be impossible to ignore

the new santa cruz nomad 9 / tallboy lt will be the game changer and may set the tone for the next few years trends….

Just YouTube the solutions, easy peasy

jeans are a nightmare at the moment, just don’t get me started on those ginger skinny troose with nappy bottoms…

+1 for the tkmax freakshow rummage

It wasn’t shut today, you only miss the spooky wood climb(you get routed up the push up path) The ice on the top third of spooky was interesting first thing this morning so for me it would have been better closed….

I do, I went from 175 to 170. 170 feels to me to be more ‘lower power and spin’ than the 175. Didn’t think I would notice and got a good deal on the 170’s, but I do notice. Very slight though and it wouldn’t put me off

04 shimano dx pedals, 8 years of abuse and they are still my main pedals..

Wash your hands more and do not touch your eyes or stick a finger up your nose unless you know your hands are clean. I read that the cold can get in through the thin membranes of your eyes and nose. Might be BS but I have found it really works.

Same set up as you although 2011 rp23. you need to experiment a lot to get it right. To be honest I still haven’t got it sorted but ‘it’ll do’, not the best from a supposedly high end product. Overall I think you expect everything to be perfect because of the price tag, but as is much in life it is not.

That bottlerocket is very classy. What does it weigh? 7.5?

My os lion upgrade was a huge mistake. It now takes 45s longer to boot up (took 30s on snow leopard) and it crashes on start up every second start up……

Could you buy it, snap it, and get a replacement carbon frame under warranty? :-)

Thanks for coming out and saying it

It’s is great to see investment and we should be thankful. But

Car parking is way way too small, how did that happen?

The cafe is in the wrong location, how did that happen?

The shower/wcs are really badly planned- 1 cubicle for the blokes, and hippy no flush urinals, and lights whose sensors go out if you are in said single cubicle

Laughable thing is that the buildings are up for design awards

So overall, thanks but it is really badly thought through. All they really needed was a good new toilet block and ‘red run2’
Rather than some souless business plan, architect ego trip led pile of Eco led bobbins. Went on a bit there but really a complaint is a gift and all that…..

Same, waiting to hear if it’s worth it. If you get a nw one fine, but if it’s someone else’s with a new battery and back then no, I will take they risk

500 to about 2k, engineer should be 300-500 ish (depends if you know one), price will depend on planning, warrant and construction issues. There is a lot of out of work architects who will bite your hand off for a bit of cash in hand. Just watch out because most will only provide non professional advice as an indemnity insurance dodge…

Got black, 3 winter rides, now a smeary silver…..

+1 olive oil all the way

Mabie completely clear today (a few icy puddles), the trail works take a fair slice of distance off, but it looks like the only rideable centre at the moment so can’t complain

Thanks, looks snowy around there on the traffic Scotland road cams, but local knowledge is always best. What about Dalbeattie?

Getting one may be an issue, I don’t think spesh uk are bringing them in.

That jones boy from dirt did the trans alps (?) on one so there has been a bit of feedback kicking around in the magazine

The new nose didnt hold her back. Vanity and culture pillage ahoy

Its a bit like painting the forth rail bridge

Er wait a minute

Anyone been today? What’s it like

Trek have a prototype kicking around too

To be honest the smal bump response from both is pretty poor – talas forks? I am not a good enough rider to notice any difference (if there even is one)

got both

2012’s are darker with a logo
2011’s lighter with no logo

both second hand and until this thread i was thinking i might have been ripped off (remember those gold marker pens?)

Otb Raleigh grifter, surprised by how little it hurt, never looked back.

Hurts like hell now mind

Ok while we are on it where is brown trout, Secret and lies, Ho chi minh etc

Everyone online seems to want to keep them secret….

Six

Superlight, blood, 2nomads 8O, 224, bmx

All of varying ages, locations, and workability….