Drac, I genuinely laughed at loud, it took me a second though

All of the marks on that raw finish frame look fine except that one on the rocker link, I don’t think I’d be too happy with that on a brand new frame.

I find 35t with 11-34 is spot on. On the very rare occasion as I feel asthough I need an easier gear, I change into a harder gear and stand up, and im no pro.

Yeah I saw the readers rides, all raw though, not that it doesn’t look great.

What tyres for riding in the woods?

Has anyone phoned the police yet?

After that clear out all of the dust on your graphics card heatsink, that usually causes similar problems after a long time.

meh, not really a fan, frame looks too bulky

Atleast whoever sits on the front seat will be comfortable

My Gobi creaked regularly, I found lube in to.the rail entry points worked best.

Ive almost clicked buy a good few times over the past week. I want that raw guapo desperately.

Try taking your bikes off of your house insurance policy and use a bike specific insurer for your bikes.

35 hour week, +5 hours commuting

Go around the rim with a tyre lever coaxing it into the bead, 60% of the time it works every time.

Above +1

I work for a bank and have had multiple credit cards utilisiing the introductory offers you are talking about.

If you manage it well, definately go for it, cheapest form of finance you can get after the bank of mum and dad.

The problems only occur if your silly with your money and dont budget to pay it off, but even then alot of cards nowadays are only marginally more interest than a small volume loan, and you have the ability to do minimum payments for a month if your skint.

Is it just me or does it not actually say they are tubeless?

Yes the tyres are the EVO TL ready version, ie only marginally more expensive than folding crossmarks, but where does it say you were due to get a full tubeless set-up?

One out of one, although its making an annoying creaking noise at the moment :(

Having worked in banking for a number of years, id say that if anyone loses a penny from their balances held at Santander or any other bank operating in the UK, I will eat my hat. Systemic risk means the government will supplement any bank that needs refunds to repay in full the banks liabilities to its customers.

The FSCS is more of a political tool in creating confidence within the sector, when Bradford and Bingley went pop, I think the FSCS had about £2bn in it and the amount paid out of £14bn (i cant remember the figures off the top of my head, they are ballpark).

Although shares, id be concerned, unless you are going short.

Nah its just used as an aid to help the bead slip into its position. Once both sides are on do the usual shaking around and get it to seal on all sides and your pretty much sorted.

Put soapy water on the bead and as above inflate with inndertube then release one side and pull the tube out. The other side remains seated, now with the un-seated side go round with a tyre lever at an angle and let the tyre slip just inside of the rim and onto the bead. Go all the way around and then inflate, works every time.

I converted 6 months ago, inflating is easy when you get the hang of it. I use non-ust tyres on crests, definate weight saving.

“I think your plans to ride this weekend are ambitious, you’ve got some researching to be getting on with.”

I lol’d

Atleast we can all agree, 26ers or 29ers, aslong as its not fatbikes its ok.

+1 ebuyer

Looks to me like they’ve built a nice big berm for you there on that next corner, you just need to get yourself up to 40mph or so to get the most out of it.

I laughed

I really like the carbon forks, look nice compared to all the boring ones out at the minute, only ones that can compare are the niner they look great.

Id say no problem, small commencals are like extra small in other brands.

Im fairly new to tubeless, I found it very easy to set up with Crests.

Step 1: Get it on and inflate with tube
Step 2: Pull oneside from groove and remove tube
Step 3: Youtube Tyre Lever Tubeless Trick
ie; slowly work your way around the rim with a tyre lever slotting that side into its groove (bubbles do help with getting it on/off)
Step 4: Put sealant in the last remaining unseated bit of tyre
Step 5: Inflate with track pump, will pop into place within 15 seconds

Easy

I believe there to be only two slots, so the 8gb would have to replace the 4gb. Again with the ram though, the difference between 4 and 8gb is negligable.

At the same time, its £35quid and takes two minutes and 8 screws.

The refreshes are minor at best, normally just a small bump in processor which is totally unnoticable by 99% of end users. Although the refresh will probably have a new graphics card which might come in handy if he wants to play games.

Im about to sell my 2011 15″, theres good resale value on them even years down the line.

So billyboy can’t afford a dropper so tries to slate everyone than can. Good work.

sweet rider

Loco hurry up and put the DSP on your website so I can buy one please, before I come to my senses and use my money to pay bills.

close the thread, lsd has already won.

fat bikes, epic fail

370z if you can afford it.

TVR’s are the ugliest cars ever made.

Im a fan, looks smart

Id say employers pension scheme is the way to go if possible. Mine match any contributions by me and add another 3-15% dependant on age. This is also self-managed and you can choose a range of services from 100% equity investments to 100% cash based.