Bi – Polar XC ? :-)

I really havent done any work at all since that picture of konnie went up there.Tags are gone I see..

I have bought 2 copies of Pearl Jam “Ten” in the last 18 months & replaced my copy of the Pixies “Surfer Rosa” which are all now missing again.They are on the I Pod but,theres just something nice about having the cd,reading the sleeve notes,looking at the photos,like the band intended.

[list=1]@ flamejob – fair do’s for “getting air” :wink: with those bar ends on !!! wouldnt have fancied landing on those bad boys if it all went a bit wrong !

micro XC ? ..when you have ordered the wrong size hardtail frame ? :D

Its all just mountain biking right ?…..in which case,I actually think the term “all mountain” isn’t actually that bad in that it could describe everything……………..

***hides***

A few weeks ago (at Llandegla) I actually heard one rider shouting to his buddy infront of him “Ride it like you stole it”..I nearly made myself fall off to convince myself I wasn’t dreaming.

I have one of these…Fender Concord.Never seen another

no not a load of bull…..you can access the internet from other locations than your own home you know.

wors – yes they are.I decided today that I was going to keep them,mainly as I cannot find a replacement with a long enough steerer for my trance.I was going to e mail you tonight but couldnt find your message.My apologies.

why the hell do they have such a big headtube ? its mental.Just got wind that I can actually remove an internal spacer in my tora 302 solo air forks to bring them out to 130mm.Anyone done this & how hard is it /easy is it to **** ????

Stourport Specialist Cycles in (ahem) Stourport might have a large in stock as I cancelled my order 2 weeks ago… :oops:

The one in the pic i’d guess is an 08 like mine.Biggest headtubes the world has ever seen…..as i said,which is why I am having an issue finding a 2nd hand fork with a 260mm steerer !!!!!

cheers atlaz… :roll:

theotherjonv – havent still got the marz’s have you pal ????? :D

olly – tells me about it – I want to pick some up 2nd hand off here ,like recons or something adjustable but who else (apart from Trance owners) has forks with 260mm of steerer ????? I swapped my spacers around & still need one that long…its bloody mental.

I think this thread should be renamed “The January David Bellamy lookalikes competition”

I think I win..I look just like him….

Is this thread a wind up ? :P

@charlie the bikemonger :
bagpuss survived the great big tie & bagpuss riots …..but was never the cat he used to be after all this sticker malarky….

The other guy on the ground appears to be wearing the worlds biggest tie.

The news didnt go down to well in Shropshire

irish_al – sorry for the hijack – I am in Northampton tomorrow PM on a meeting & would take those rims off you for £10 mate :-)
maybe you could e mail me rollason73@hotmail.com & I can gives you my phone number.Thanks.

If thats the Teocali from the classifieds it looks a great buy,the forks alone would be nearly the asking price !

I just got a 2008 Giant Trance from E bay…£450 – ok,so it has a Tora 302 solo air fork that I will upgrade & I have already changed the bars,stem,grips,saddle & pedals but all in all,i think a bloody bargain.Same frame as on all the Trance models,theres some on e bay now.Others on here have had good buys with the Trance aswell.Recommended.

Nice bra.

Some pedals might be an idea too…… :lol:
I quite like it though !

wtfu !!! :lol:

If its 15 girls then you can all stay at mine near Bridgnorth !!!! :lol:

Lots more fire road climbing on the Marin.Penmachno much more interesting IMO.

Llandegla today….nice.Rode with a lad i went to school with & hadnt seen for 18 years – reconnected due to the joys of facebook & mountainbiking.Good vibes =)

matt – i recognise those grips & that bottle cage for that matter !! lol….
got them today by the way so many thanks…

skirting boards need glossing………… :wink:
Seriously,super nice bike,my little girl would be over the moon with that,i however,would be embarrased as some of the bits are better than my bike ! :lol:
excellent work !!

I’ll let you know,hopefully when its sorted I will be taking it to Llandegla Sunday,just to try it.Ridden there loads on my hardtail so really interested to see the difference.We all love boutique bikes but the way things are at the minute you cant sniff at a bike like this for £450 I dont think !

**** hell H ! I have seen that photo on the old forum but its still a shocker ! everyones worst nightmare that.Riding buddies SC Superlight made a bid for freedom on the way back from Coed y Brenin a few weeks back,held on by the tyre strap on the back wheel !!! suffered a smashed brake lever & buckled rear wheel but was lucky ,nice replacement though mate,thats the main thing eh !

Cheers chapaking – £450 must be the magic number ,thats what i paid for mine !!!! First things to go will be the stem,saddle (wtb’s dont love my bum so old sdg will be going on) & then the forks after that.I will get some u turns for adjustability – recons probably would do for cheapness.
So you find the rear shock (i assume its the stock one) ok ????? doesnt bob too much when pedalling ??

I think Giant bottom brackets are v low as a rule – i rode a friends XTC1 at Cannock over Xmas & caught the pedals 5 or 6 times in a short blast around Follow the dog,something i never did on my GT.
I will probably change the stem as I had a 50mm on my hardtail which was a large frame,which was just about right.This one is mahoosive.Depends on if someone replies to my add on the classifieds ! Will also think about some recons or maybe pikes to upgrade the tora airs that are on it right now.That said,had toras on my old bike & although not exactly bling they always performed very well for the money.How do you think the Trance pedals with the fox shock ?

whats everyones opinion on how they ride ?

nice – very infact – pikes were what I was thinking as one of the first upgrades.I got the Trance 3 for the frame mainly,it was too cheap not too buy !!!

Terra – that full breakfast in a roll for £2.50 sounds good !