Yup

Yeah, shimano adaptors will work.

As far as i know, rebuild kits are not available for shimano brakes.

This ones not for cancer research but could be of interest if looking for a challenge.

http://trailbrakes.co.uk/output/charity_bike_rides.asp

Could be a crack. Marin's warranty is excellent, really helpful people at ATB. Know of bikes way out of warranty that have been replaced with a new model.

Been to both. Les arcs for me. if you want rugged, technical mounatin singletrack then it has to be les arcs. If you prefer man made DH tracks and play areas then Morzine/Les Gets is the place to go, thats not to say that Morzine doesn't have mounatin singletrack as it does, just not the same quality that is found in Les Arcs IMO. Le varda is a must trail in Les Arcs, 45 mins of rock infested, swithback laden, steep, technical mountain singletrack.

Les Arcs is much quieter as well, no crowded lifts and the trails mostly to yourself (at least thats how it feels). Morzine has a better nightlife though if thats what your after.

To get the best out of Les Arcs you'll probably need a guide though. Trail Addiction are very good.

Which ever you choose you'll have fun.

You can't go wrong with trailaddiction

John at the bike shop in Hexham did have a 5 spot demo, not sure if he's still got it though.

Would be up for something

Rest, lots of physio, lots of core stability exercises. Been off the bike since August with a similar problem, just getting ready to ride again now.

The blue at GT is loads of fun :-). Not seen Simon Ralli in ages!

I sold a pair of those with rotors and braided hose on fleabay, they fetched £160 Will. It was about a year ago though.

Yup your right rockthreegozy. For some reason i thought the new saints used the inline connectors but it seems they use the 90 degree hoses as well.

The saint kit will be fine. They are the hoses for the older style saint brakes which are exactly the same as your xt calipers just badged up differently.

Good price on Easton DH carbon bars,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Easton-MonkeyLite-DH-31-8mm-Carbon-Mtb-Riser-Bar-NEW_W0QQitemZ270523699010QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item3efc780f42

yup

Just re-newed our M&S policy. Our premium went right up so we cancelled the policy and re-newed on line to get a much better deal (talking hundreds cheaper!). Also if you re-new through quidco, you get £30 cash back 🙂

Another vote for intense, fantastic grips!

Not mine but heres 2. Both of themm belong to friends of mine.

Not another one! How many is that?

£200-£300

My PA with pikes. Got slightly different kit on it now but still running pikes, all be it coil ones instead of the air ones in this pic. A great all round HT. Could fancy giving an Alpine a go though.

We got a few sample cans of fork juice at work. Works very well.Think we'll probably start stocking it.

Another shop mechanic here as well. Get XT!!! Avids, Baaahhhh!

We've got a shop demo LT and LTC. Back to back riding of them is very similar although i would say the LTC has a bit more noticable zip about it, definitely climbs a wee bit quicker. Whether it's worth the extra cash is a tough call, personally i would get the LT over the LTC.

I own a Nomad, totally love it but it's a different bike to the blur's. It'll do the trail bike thing no problem but don't expect it to be any where near as quick on the climbs as the blur. The descents are a different matter though, the bike is awesome on the descents (kind of mini DH bike).

If your a trail rider only then the blur is the bike. If you like to visit the alps, ride the odd DH track as well as trail riding then the Nomad ticks all the boxes.

Not ridden the Mojo so cannot comment.

The girlfriends green inbred

Something in the pipeline Oxo?

The syncros AM saddle is really comfy, one of the best i've tried. Also a fan of the SDG bel air saddles. Didn't get on with the gobi fizik. The charge spoon is great for the money as well.

Anyone looking to buy a blue ray player for not a lot of money could do a lot worse than this sony bdps360 at richer sounds for £79.95.Was £240 upon release and a what hifi award winner for 2009.

http://www.richersounds.com/product/blu-ray/sony/bdps360/sony-bdps360-r2

No, but i did buy a 37 inch LCD tv and bluray player with my bonus.

2nd what he's just said. Absolutely love mine. Great for everything from xc to dh. The only full sus i've owned that i'm happy to do everything on.

Nice build Matthew. Not a fan of advatages (running mine with minion front and ardent rear at the moment) but each to thier own.

Thought mine was a great fork, shame i had to get it fixed 3 times before finally deciding to sell it on.

The Heckler, now the girlfriends bike with a different build to this pic

The Nomad, also has a different build to that shown in this pic

Would love to show you around but i'm out of action with a slipped disc 🙁

Try these couple of sites. Someone might be about on saturday.

http://mtbnortheast.ning.com/

http://www.midaircrisis.co.uk/phpBB3/index.php

Some good pics there Duane. The B&W doesn't really work for me though. Especially like the 2nd night shot.

Richer Sounds always worth a look.

Added jedi a little while ago (just in case you were wondering who the request was from)

Good stuff, nice vid 🙂

I'd love to say it was taken by me but sadly not. A group of friends were up there on saturday. Taken by a lass called Angela Coates, some might know her form the DH race scene.

Don't know about the Howgills but there was definitely snow on Skiddaw on saturday as can be seen here.