try the smaller vilages on the south side of kendal like levens, sedgwick, or natland. handy for the m6, and cheaper than places like staveley,, (where i lived all my life tiil 4 years ago). these little places dont get the tourists like all the others mentioned.

bought a frame just before xmas. so far so good.
been using it for hammering the lakes trails, and its taken all i've thrown at it.
if your buying a full build, have a look at a shorter stem. very personal i know, but i put a 50mm on mine and feels so much better than standard.
one other thing, watch out for the low bb. been over the bars a couple of times after clipping my pedal on rocks.
also get ready to corner faster than you have before, its so quick through the berms.
hope you enjoy it.

cheers for all the advice. looked at the saris bones in wheelbase today and think i would have trouble getting my small 224 on there. and my ironhorse mk3 would really struggle. gonna give a mechanic i know a ring and price up a tow bar. not sure ill feel safe with the bikes on the roof!

+1 for grums ride, thats a quality ride out.

walna scar. longsledale over style end to kentmere over garburn pass to troutbeck and back to staveley. high street, anything round langdale. all excellent rides.

got the car off my wife so dont think she would be happy if i haggled for a tow bar!

think ill look in to the cost of fitting a tow bar. sounds like a better choice than either racks.
or i could always trade the car in for a van!

blimey didnt even think about a max roof load limit!

we just bought a citroen xara piccaso. pig ugly, but cheap. 5 proper seats, 7000 miles £7695 on a 1.6 hdi. loads of boot space, about 50 to mpg. got to be worth a look.

think the rain/floods before xmas washed alot of these tracks away, so unfortunately they had to get the machines in so the farmers could get up the fell. they'll be rough as **** in no time though. (hopefully)

we got our 2 year old an isla bikes scoot type bike and he loves it.
only thing is, its not pink and 30 quid more than the one you are looking at. but it is so well built, its worth the extra cash. hold there money too. http://www.islabikes.co.uk

thanks all, think ill have a look at a zafira, and the galaxy.

my sister has just got a picasso, so gonna see how they get on with theres.
cheers tom.

my sister has just got a picasso, so gonna see how they get on with theres.
chers tom.

cheers gary, my only concern was the size. great for the school run, but could struggle with anything else.

quite fancy a range rover, but a little beyond our budget i think.
i know a bloke who works at a vauxhal garage, so a zafira might be worth a look.

have a look at the angel inn, in bowness. not seen a room, but the bar and restaurant are really nice, and good food and beer.

oh dear! :roll:

the new scratch perverts album, beatdown is worth a look.
good dubstep mix with a little d+b thrown in.

im glad the d3000 rates highly, thats the one i have been looking at on amazon this morning.
is the d5000 worth the extra cash over the d3000?

have a look at islabikes, think they might have something like that.
got one of there scoot bikes for my 2 year old, and its real quality. puts my bike to shame!

when i rang them about waranty, i was told there was no spares, and i would have to buy a new hub. think i need to ring em up again!
the **** gimps! just had a look on crc, they wernt there last week!!
just spent 140 quid on a new wheel when i didnt even need to. balls!
my wifes gonna kill me!

just had a rear generator fail on me. 18 months old, and the threads on the axle, have all stripped off, so cant tighten the wheel up. no warenty, and they dont sell spare axles. oh and had to replace the freehub body in that time too. should have bought a hope in the first place but was being tight! got one now though.

staveley is 15 mins from j36 of the m6. park outside wheelbase, and do garburn from there, about 1 1/2 to 3 hours depending which route you take. the lads at wheelbase will point you in the right direction. been doing that ride for 20 years and still love it!

i had two best men and bought them an ipod shuffle each, quite cheep, and something they'll use. went down quite well with them.

cheers tom, handy link that. heard sikkens mentioned elewhere too.

just got mine today, but already read most of it in the petrol station last friday. never been that good at being on time.

finish line you say mister t, ill give it a go. have you tried ronseal on your chain, works a treat!
cheers stoner ill take a look at the oils.

one word for gisburn. FUN!
just had a grin on my face all the way round, really enjoyed the multi lines up near the slab, and the tight burmed section near the start. cant wait to go back, and its only an just over an hours drive from my house. :-)

cheers ed-o, looking forward to riding, after all ive heard about the place.

heading to gisburn tomorow. wheres the best place to park?

moyles is alright, but i am finding him more annoying as the years go on.
think ill try chris evans when he starts on 2.
as for ferne cotton, who on earth let this feeble excuse for a presnter anywhere near a radio station? she killed top of the pops, and is gonna kill radio 1 too! bring back mark and lard, or put adam and joe on radio 1 or 2 in the week.

only had a couple of hours on it so far, but feels like its gonna be a great bike. perfect for lakes riding.
bars are answer pro taper.

mark and lard! radio's never been the same

frame is 17, im 5ft9 and it fits perfect.
evens will get you a 19 to try, thats how i got mine.

reeves and mortimer

had these bars on 5 differant bikes now, and love em! not used anything else as comfy.

hmmm, thats what most people say! cant feel the seatpost bolts in my ass yet, so plenty of life left in it! :lol: also skint due to buying frame!

retro bike is my next port of call. only selling to fund a new frame, since i got married and had kids, icant just buy stuff like i used to. gotta sell something first! :wink:

emails with pics have been sent out
cheers