Yes! Exactly what i need

If its the leap of faith im riding round it. Chicken of faith for me

Good luck pal. Hope the weather holds for you. Im in gisburn for the enduro. Looking forward to swapping stories next week

Yay ! Me. See you there. Been all twitchy since hamsterley. Cant wait to have another day racing

I just need 4 seats total. I looked at caravelles, and also looked at new transit custom 9 seat kombi, and also an i800.

What puts me off is that the 3rd row of seats would practically never be in the van, most of its job would be getting me, kids and bikes to local tracks and I would need the 3rd row out to do that. I dont really have anywhere to store them so I would be faced with buying the vehicle and then selling or chucking the 3rd row of seats which would probably make it difficult to sell the van on again.

tempting to convert something but I’m a bit put off by the insurance implications. Also tempted by buying a 5 seat kombi something with fixed 2+1 seats and binning the single seat so I can sleep in the gap left. Also tempted by getting a monster LWB something that has 6 foot behind the seats and I wouldn’t have to worry about it. I think Mrs Nosedive envisages something vaguely nice looking though, not 6 metres of ex-police Vivaro blocking the street up.

I’ve been been watching this with interest having finally got permission to buy a van from Mrs Nosedive. Unfortunately she made the stipulation that it has to seat the whole family so I need a kombi. I also want something I can sleep in during race weekends so I either need a massive long wheel based something, or something I can easily take the seats out of.

Transporters seem very expensive.
Vitos seem to be rusty after about 2 years so I dont fancy one of those.
nv200 are too small (I annoyed a salesmen by moving all the seats and lying down in one at the weekend)

are there any other good kombi options with removable seats?

No. Mad as a box of frogs. I ran a 9000 turbo before the silly tax regime. It made me laugh like a madman when it wasnt in the garage

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I found some of the hamsterley downhill trails challenging on a trail bike with my limited skills. There are plently of ways down the hill though and they arent all mad so it is well worth a visit. Folks on the bus will give you advice as well. Friendly bunch in my experience

But will it work with a raceface narrow wide ring stuck on my old xt chainset. And can we buy just the rear shifter. If so. Sold. To me

The saint are a bargain. I bought a set for someone. Build quality is amazing

Yep. In vets. First race of the season. Cant wait

Shimano mw80 boots! Except they weigh a ton. And look silly. Not great grip either

There was a guy on the classifieds selling a spesh enduro frame. Large. £500. If i was richer i would have bought it as a spare

That change in brake lever position helped my riding a lot

nice one. at 80kg and 6 foot I probably need an XL then. decision now is whether its worth waiting to see if wiggle get more stock in ….

looks ideal for me. my gore has finally given up and diead and im not in the mood to spend £150 on a replacement.

I’m a large in Altura, xl in endura and gore. Sounds like I should go for a large if they are a more relaxed fit?

any idea how long they keep the rain out for ?

There are plenty of entry level jobs going at the moment. Many are tough going though. A year or two as a clinical research associate visiting hospitals doing trials can be a good way in

nukeproof do a cheap lightish flat 780. avoid the ones painted yellow though. nasty looking

another here: CRCB413DWDT

2 ground anchors. 2 padlocks. 1 massive length of chain running through all of the bike frames?

you would be better off trying to find a cheapish second hand downhill bike and keeping that one as it is

http://www.my-tool-shed.co.uk/p1000872/DeWalt_DT7605QZ_8_Pilot_Bit_%26_4_Cutter_Countersink/product_info.html?utm_source=googleversafeed&vfsku=1000872&gpla=pla&gclid=CJ6N-oCx27sCFUmWtAodbGwAWQ

those drillbits that drill a pilot hole for a screw but also leave a perfect conical countersink hole as well

its not just smoother, there are more turns in that section now. more fun i think

deal of the century! wish I could convince myself that an 18 inch would be big enough

i miss my pitch. got a 2010 enduro now which is a better bike in every way but i still regret selling the pitch

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/roughleggedbuzzard/

i thought that the rough legged buzzard could hover, but the common buzzard couldnt. happy to be proved wrong though

i would’t touch that. too many short journeys probably. you are asking for DPF trouble. much better to get one with 60k on it that someone has used properly

yet despite losing so many jobs they can find 250,000 to flatten long causeway. shame on them

derbyshire county council are swimming in cash. they have enough to pave the peak district

i did ladybower last thursday. wharnecliffe last sunday. both were in decent nick for the time of year. wharnecliffe xc track was boggy but then most people dont really go to wharnecliffe for xc

sounds like a bit like a problem with my audi which turned out to be an intercooler leak

i like your idea. i have a 26 spesh enduro. i run 2 different sets of wheels. flow with downhill tyres. arch with a lighter tyre. currently using a 180 fox van. its fine on most descents and uplift days. i would love to have a fox 34 float to drop in and really lighten the bike for more natural stuff.

never tried any of the other bikes you mention but my point is i think your idea can work.

and non-tubeless maxxis seat ok then explode dramatically on the smallest drop. UST maxxis work well though

OP – ive been using the older style stans arch and flow for a while. the easiest tyres i have set up tubeless are spesh butcher control. a steal at £60 a pair from freeborn

looks right nice. never wanted one if those but i do now

sheffield. commute in 40 minutes from crosspool way. at least then you are right side o’t pennines

just seen thor with my boy. top fun. definitely the best of the marvel stuff. gravity pencilled in for next week. cant wait!