Strange. I know its an unfashionable thing to say on here, but mine made it through the post in pristene condition and seems quite a good catalogue (if a little over priced).

But anything that replaced the D300 would be significantly more money. There was a whopping difference between the price of the D200 and 300 in November 2007 when the 300 was released.

Trust me, you’ll be so busy trying to read through the instruction manual, you won’t notice any new releases for at least 6 months (make that 18 months if you were to go for the D700).

Also, even if it was to be replaced soon (which I doubt) was the D200 suddenly a shit camera when the D300 arrived?

I’m also slightly loathe to buy something as expensive as the D300 when it is at least halfway through its product cycle and may well get replaced in the next few months

No its not/won’t.

Get the D300.

This thread is just too depressing!! Has anyone actually been murdered whilst mountain biking in the woods?

A fella got murdered while biking in Richmond Park a few years ago.

I would rather ride around on the decaying carcass of my dead mother than on that monstrosity.

Seriously.

ok, you can all laugh at me. i support chelsea and portsmouth.

Anyone that “supports” 2 teams deserves to have both managers sacked in a day.

Brand new, virgin PA (only piked up last night)

singlespeed:

My new bike’s not finished and my ss has no pedals on it. Really gutted, badly wanted to ride in the snow today.

I actually have tears running down my face. So funny.

You sick, sick f**kers.

I heard that there was actually no crash. Camera angle makes him look much further forward than he actually was and he landed perfectly.

Whether that is true or not, I have no idea.

As said above, the reviews point to it being a considerable amount stronger than LX, which was to the most part, as strong as chocolate (brakes being the exception in my opinion). 6 months after I bought my LX kitted bike, many parts had worn out/broken, whereas I know plenty of riders who have been running SLX for a similar amount of time and riding much harder than I was back then and the kit is still going strong.

I have specc’ed SLX where possible on my current build.

If you rarely use your big ring, why bother with it? I fully intended to go double and bash with my build (but unfortunately the shop had a triple in stock and a double would have been £40 more with the price rise), and I’m not planning to do any serious DH stuff on it. 18 gears are all I find I need for off road and there’s less to go wrong, and more protection for what you do need.

In fact I had no idea that double and bash setup was the sole domain of the Downhiller.

Bloody hell. My little boy’s bike needs a new chain. I was going to buy one, but having seen that cindercone, can I just have the spare section out of yours instead?

Freehub is **** and I’ve spunked all my money on a new bike so can’t get a new one.

I’m stealing the rear wheel off the other half’s bike tomorrow and going out.

Broke mine in 2005 and have some a metal screw holding it together now. I get the odd twinge in winter but find that a swig of the hip flask sorts it.

Ordered the purple one last night. Can’t bloody wait.

I was looking at a purple alpine on sunday at a demo day. The finish is bloody lovely.

I think I’m definitely going to order the PA in purple.

I thought a purple prince albert may raise a few sniggers.

The orange ones I see alwasy look a little dull after a while. I actually do like the purple alpine as well.

With a manager conducting all his transfer business through his mates in the media and tapping up players left right and centre I think most of the football supporting world hope that you go down.

One thing that you can bet your bottom dollar on is that if you do go, it won’t be ‘Arry’s fault. His missus will have been able to bury the miss that will have cost you that premiership place.

Old inner tube. Does the job, cleaner, lasts lomnger and apart from the fact it has no poncey writing, looks a lot better in my opinion.

Failing that, road bike bar tape.

Shorts with knee warmers are all I ever need.

They only need to prove that they sent the NIP rather than prove that you received it.

Give them a call, write recorded delivery etc etc, and offer to take the original fixed penalty. It should be fine.

My son’s one!:

Trans AM.

£440. Large is 19.5″