This is what I do, Damn good at it too.

Of course, there’s no ****ing bicycles in China, is there?

I like this song. 🙂

Its for a kickstand, Seen one outside the Harrogate concept store, pretty neat set up.

Clicky

What a coincidence its almost a year to the day since I bitch slapped an Audi A3 onto the pavement in Leeds.

I’ve had a few pairs over the years, still got one set with square taper on one of my bikes. I do like them, you can fit and forget them and they look good. I much preferred them to Shimano XT HT2 but I don’t think they are the best cranks in the world.

But recently I switched to Raceface atlas. Using a ht2 ceramic bb these are the best cranks I’ve used.

I think he should, celebrities have been getting knighted for ages now. Its part of the modern culture.

He brought a big part of the nation together. Which is a good thing.

Had a hog roast at mine, was a brilliant.

We got caterers to sort salads etc, Us (being farmers) provided pig. Fed all the guests (140)for the main meal and plenty for the night do also. All as a get it yourself buffet. Then we got an ice cream truck to turn up for desserts.

Our whole wedding was laid back though so fitted in. I can’t stand all the waiting and sitting around.

Buy a bike not a wheel size.

I’ve had a couple of kona units, been really pleased with them.

My comment was in relation to service not the bike, Boardman aren’t for me but if someone I knew wanted a bike where they do a model i’d recommend it.

you mentioned:

you pay crap money on staff training ,you and up with crap staff

This isn’t entirely true, you get some excellent staff in shops on minimum wage who love what they do.

The same goes with buying a bike. sorry but for £600 your less likely to get red carpet treatment than you would a £2k one. Harsh but its true. I don’t think its right but its the same as what you say about money going into staff.

im not that shallow a person to be worried what people think of me or what names on my bike, i dont have any need for xt,xtr everything,or niner stamped on my frame, my bike rides just as good as any £1600 bike ive owned or ridden

With most of the larger brands its not just the “bike” your paying for, you get the extra service. Scott and specialized for example have tech reps who visit stores, take staff out on rides and train them.

Pretty sure the photographer is outside the tape, or at least under it. But it wasn’t the best place to position to be in.

So 50/50 in blame. No compensation to be awarded 🙂

You buy cheap bike, you get crap service.

Sportspursuit had some deals on Giro recently

So I tend to put the bike in the back of the car and park half way making it around a 30 mile total cycle commute.

I do fancy this, but I can’t seem to bring myself to drive through the North Yorkshire moors then ride through Middlesbrough. 🙁

Ignore most of the rubbish above. Not all shops are the same. Its all about you and this particular shop.

Just work out what gear you need etc, or look at the best online price for the bike and ask them to match.

But most importantly just don’t be a tool, feel like your entitled to it, your doing them a favour etc.

You want a bike, they want to sell bikes.

Worth noting that you fell into the ‘exceptional circumstances’ category too, and were specifically permitted to do so.

Why can’t it just be done?

No one permitted me, nothing stopping me setting up with a new sub, Thought i’d be honest and ask so there’s a history on both the forum and financially with my sub account.

Yeah remember now, I gave all new details when i signed up at the mtb world cup in dalby.

Block it if you want no idea what password is.

So you’re not iron_maiden_man then?

Didn’t think i was, when was it last active? Prob years ago

It was with address change etc as well, which was annoying.

Not massively bothered now, as it goes to the inlaws. but an email would have been nice. My subscription is up soon.

I just want a reply to my email asking if i can change my name 🙁

It’s seams you have to provoke a response.

FTR I have one login.

I tried to get mine changed as i don’t really ride that many singlespeeds anymore.

Never got a reply to any of my emails, 🙁

But when I inadvertently brake a rule i get an email in seconds.

I just set up a second account. I often find myself trolling myself in the middle of the night after a few beers. 😯

Have you thought of taking them to trading standards under SOG act?

Something like these:

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Don’t have any pictures but I glued some cork inside some cane creek ones for the wife a while ago.

About 2-3mm on the inside plastic bit of the hood.

You can also buy little sticky backed rubber thingies for under tv’s lamps etc to stop them scratching tables that would probally do the same thing

Does it need gears?

The SE lager that is half price at triton cycles looks a steal.

My wives wedding ring is insured and I can’t find a serial number on it.

I just keep receipts, I also have frame numbers and photos as a back up.

+1 for M&S only had to use them once (Touch wood) and they have been excellent.

In all the bikes i’ve bought, i don’t think one shop has written down the frame number. I’ve also insured all of them and never been asked for the numbers.

Can you scratch the paint out?

I’ll stick my neck out into the breeze here and say that silly stickers and excessive logos are part of what I have ALWAYS loved about MTBing

+1

I loved the all the old Kona decals and colour schemes.

This is, to the point.

I’d also heard bad rumours about the hope hub. So I went for the JD tandems own brand on the Alex Dh19 rim (40 hole) Comes with brake adaptor.

Its been faultless really, I looked up the bearings and they are the same as the hope’s so only £5 from a bearing supplier near me. Done a fair few miles on it, On and Off road and pleased with it.

Went with a standard pro2 on the front on a mavic rim.

Look out for Kona coilers they come up cheap every now and again on the likes of CRC and a few other spots.

I’ve run forks with damage like that for ages, but I did the damage.

Get your money back if you can.

Decent baselayers, soak up the sweat, dry yourself off/chill outside, deodorant then off you go.

Easy ride in, Do you “training” on the way home.

Check with the store.

Its likely this is a spin round the block test on a showroom bike, Which needs to be in a sell able condition after.

If its a proper demo bike then a long ride/day is normal.

I’m running raceface atlas cranks currently,

They often come up cheap every now and again. Really pleased with them, Light enough and pretty stiff.

The last few rides at dalby I’ve found, tyre levers, multi-tools, 2 pumps a co2 pump head.

There are even inner tubes growing on trees there too 🙁

Brother in law has just got some of these. He’s never been able to fit in any. Says they are fantastic, but they are his first pair.

Clicky

Shep, may I ask if he young lad (who yes was a very good guy) actually said what I did to cause the crash? All I know is that it totalled my front wheel and bars, and also forced the suspension to bottom out as the o ring indicator was tight against the top.

He didn’t i’m afraid.

We stopped him just before you got back to the visitors centre, purely because he was riding a bike and pushing another, Which was a bit odd. He just said you’d had a bad crash and the bike wasn’t repairable, and you where heading back. So we carried on.

I stayed to the far right route of the bikepark so don’t know the area where I could see you all where, and if there where any major jumps/drops etc there.

Again I’m sorry I didn’t ride across, I saw you a few bikers and a lady with a dog so assumed you had all stop for a chat.

I was in Sherwood yesterday. i saw the young lad a couple of times on the trail, really nice polite lad.

I also saw you and the family, from the other bike park trail as i rode down, wish i’d come across to see, but from where i was it just looked like you where all having a break.

Later on I saw the lad again riding with two bikes and he explained what had happened and that you where ok,

hope all is well.

Cracking time,

Really enjoyed following it.

its Cowleys in Northallerton,

they have some stock, but should be able to order a demo off ison

Mines an XL/21″ if you want to sit on it for size. (Thirsk)