Don’t go near the place. I went there nearly 3 weeks ago and haven’t ridden since.

Love these bikes.

Used to have a few track records on the east coast.

If you don’t need to sell it, keep it. Obvious really.

Had two adults on the back of the xtracycle. Big hookworm tyre and big discs let the three of us get away with dropping from the top of Brighton to the beach like that.

Moved house with an xtracycle. Twice.

Would buy another in a heartbeat but a Harry vs Larry would definitely be on the cards

Karate monkey built up as a monstercross bike

Most of the off piste is old stream- beds ;)

I’ve offered to show you round yunki! Any weekend.

DO it! I know where there’s a karate monkey that’d be a good frame…

Cheers Del. Week sun am?

Though I can barely move this morning I think I might have got away with only the ribs. Dare not cough or sneeze this morning but nothing else has stopped working. Reading the above puts it into perspective too, there’s some serious crashes here – good luck and healing wishes to all.

Karate monkey, rigid singlespeed.
Kona honzo, long travel, singlespeed.

Singlespeed is for life, not just for being trendy.

Is this the equivalent of “will you just do me a logo, it’ll enhance your portfolio”

Hmm, too slow it seems.

‘Ow much then Ramsey Neil?

Maltloaf

If only someone, somewhere could have predicted this!

Manchego

Montane make good shorts

Shand?

Yep.

yes please! got some new toys to try out on the way too…

Been running the same stuff for about 2 years or so. Never an issue

Lcd soundsystem at the Brixton academy, followed by after party next door. Those guys can go another night, alright..

E – polenta with mushroom ragu
D – Portuguese white from holiday destination
L – Bit of Courtney Barnett

Rode one but come up between sizes.

Some great suggestions, ta!

Waiting for mine to be delivered…

I know the guys at ice a little. They’re awesome people.

Honzo,

Hmm, some in the cleave are worse (up from the bridge to water for example). I think the climb from the farm up to the old fort is on par. But it has been a good few months since I went to quantocks.

Yes. Alfine geared karate monkey. Not done it on the singlespeed, last time I got a long way up it before exploding and having to have a sit down :oops:

7 staines

bloody hours (7)

27.2

Have a look at the new Shand Stooshie, pretty much exactly what you’re describing.

Indeed!

seems pretty clear-cut though – thanks all.

What’s the bike?

It always changes but for me;

Brompton ~1k
Rohloff shand stoater ~3.5k
Orange 5 ~3k
Stooge ~2k

Yes, but not for an extended period.

Edit: Sorry, grumpy this eve. Don’t think it matters so long as you enjoy riding it. Long live diversity

Nothing Jones strikes me as groundbreaking or special in any other way than the visual, but yes it’s a different style to the mbr “norm”. Can you have the geometry on other bikes. Yes. Will it be expensive? Not really.
Jones seems to benefit from a reputation far and above other, arguably more innovative folks, like Rick Hunter of Hunter cycles. It all stinks of a “this looks good and I can flog it under this bumph” design rather than any real utilitarianism.

If you want vertical compliance with lateral stiffness Curtlo or Hunter have linkage and flex designs that don’t introduce so much lateral wobble and a soft tail design would work even more effectively. The truss fork is a neat idea but with the thin curves would need reworking to actually get the fore-aft and torsional stiffness claimed, check out the old merlin project e for example.

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I suppose that he seems to be earning a decent wage doing something he likes, for that, good on him.