i may go to wells on friday.the sprint finish should be interesting :-)

thats one ugly mother!

both look great really.the ragley piglet in green does look good as well.must be the in colour.

my most hated colour is probably green so a bike in that colour is a no go! my latest bike is a salsa spearfish in green but they only do green so green it was go figure! it looks grand though and possibly the best colour! still not helping much eh!

i must admit mosey if i rang and the orange was out of stock id be pissed :cry: so orange it is :-)

oh i like the orange.very sparkly in the sunlight but then i think the green would be as well :wink: ive not helped at all :?

my spearfish :-)

sexy lookin bike wagenwheel :-)

i love that skinny fluoro charge!

going in two weeks myself cant wait! hopefully will get some pics to post up if i remember with all the excitement! :-)

you could build something nice for a grand with abit of secondhand scouring in the ads.

charlie the bikemonger has stans no tubes in stock.light and pretty strong for decent money.

its my 40th next year and a fargo is on my list as well! great minds n all that! charlie would be my port of call :wink:

that looks fab.may have to stop here on my hols in a few weeks.that looks quite waymarked from your pics.

mamadirt sounds like an addiction! :-)

is it wildcat?

nice cotic haze 8)

two hardtails after our first bivi adventure

thanks for all your replys.everything has been noted. :-)

quite scarce i think the anthem 29er is.

anyone available on that weekend for a ride?its the weekend of the 19th 20th and 21st of august.

im using racing ralphs in 29er on my spearfish which is similar.good allrounders.

thanks guys.the holiday park is at inveruglas.so at the top end of the loch looking at the map TJ put up.

how long are these routes monk?

looks great bazz.are those tyres mud x

it should fit george.ive got one on the front of my spearfish.its not a great deal bigger than the 2.25.

hi jer.we,re staying at the loch lomond holiday park.its at the left side of the loch about halfway up.

<img src=”http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6137/6004431959_28067f1ebc.jpg&#8221; width=”500″ height=”375″ alt=”bike 019″> my spearfish.you wont regret it its lovely! i need to play with the cockpit height as its very tall as are all 29ers.

if your happy ross good on ya.nice bike btw. :wink:

that looks great 4ndy B!

i still think there is space for both sizes.it very much depends on what your main stomping ground is and whether you like the look of them or not.

thanks guys.she is doing the D of E in september so not really cold but losing summer ish.im willing to spend the money as long as it does the job.

thanks guys.rusty trowel that looks dandy mate.i bought my frame secondhand off the bay and gotta say its the best 100 quid ive spent period.just need some better forks to carry it now.

hi stumpy.nice bike mate.the reason to keep it to 100ish as a single is the bobbing of lots of suspension when muscling the bike uphill.your riding a singlespeed out of the saddle alot more than a geared bike so the front end needs to be low and as little bob as possible.with the u turns then switched back in long travel mode for the downhill go faster bits.i like singlespeed in the winter for low ish maintainance.come to think of it ive singlespad for the past god knows how many years year in year out.

hi fraser thanks for your reply.it rides great with 100mm forks but if i run longer then will need adjustable u turn forks or similar.120 sounds about right to be honest.i may keep as is with new 100mm forks and build a dialled alpine or cotic soul for a burly bike.

thanks jp.i did think it was a santa cruz.like the rest of the guys on this thread have said i would try and keep your frame.resale value isnt great and also nothing is getting cheaper to buy so its nearly 500 for a new one.obviously you may need the money so its not always viable.do the right thing :-)

sorry for my ignorance but what is a nickel?

nice vid there stu.where is that trail?

this is a really popular bike!thanks for all your replys.i would of tried a ragley in the size 16 so will go for a alpine 16.the type of riding i do is on the quantocks or mendips with steep rocky/rooty downs and steep ish ups so would be perfect.also they look fab slightly smaller with big forks! it pretty much ticks all the boxes for me!

@ grimupnorth the mk1s came in a 21 and a 22 length toptube.mk2s then went to 22.5 and 23.5.