pace RC129 comes in small size also. Got one and love it.

The giant is a really nice ride I demo’d one a year ago. no shame in a nice tensioner.

yes purely for future proofness

Yes it will be fine, good quality bike for a blast out on.

If the badger is genuine roadkill there should be a dead car next to it. (in most circumstances)

I’ve know a pheasant to set of an air bag in a car before.

How things have changed on here in 3 years

thats a lovely looking dog walleater

anyone else got the bike hound ad on the right? lol

The usual dog owner STWer attitude to anyone who doesn’t agree with their POV

that’s better,

Also its often the same people who don’t like dogs on trails that think its funny to chase sheep on the moors. 🙄

The more you ride it and use your upper body more, the less bulk you will end up having.

I don’t ride a bike with suspension anymore, just got used to it.

I’ve seen your dog and he’s faster than 99%of the people on here.

Any dog is faster than 99% of the people on here.

well trained dog = fine.
badly trained dog = not good.

I’ve been a few times and enjoyed it,

but if i’m riding my bike i’m having fun regardless.

I pity those who get bored on a bike.

if you don’t already have a fork, buy a shorter one.

Right i’m off onto the moors with a tent, cheese,biscuits beer and meself instead.

A cycling magazine would be just as biased.

As someone who has worked in shops for years and now has their own (albeit in it’s infancy) I would dread the thought of targeted sales for my staff (who currently don’t exist) I know how much I need to do to cover my costs (our workshop pays for everything at this time of year) but I would never want my customers to feel that a staff member is pressured into selling because however much you try and suppress it, that pressure becomes pressure on the customer to buy

It doesn’t have to be pressure, that’s down to you as employer, but they should know what’s needed each week to make the business viable.

For example telling them it takes £xxx a week to make the business viable.

I really want to ride it!

yeah really good frame, had one for a while before going back to big wheels,

surly 1×1 is also a fantastic choice.

white chocolate buttons.

Does the rear hub have disc mounts?

If yes you can fit a fixed cog to it, but would need to get chain setup just right. as you don’t want to run a tensioner with fixed.

Ride there quiet a bit, really enjoy it.

mix up old with new if I need too,

107mm bb with chainring on the inside has put the chainline slightly out so have had a few chain offs.

Is your chain tight enough?

No pack for me just water bottle and saddlebag

Get back under your bridge!!!

I’m another one who a while back round late evening it was fantastic, set off down well after 7 (mid july) was stunning and enjoyed my pint after with very sore wrists!!

Oh so probably not as much of a problem as I thought

What about geo?

It probaly will hold you back from a top ten in the Vuelta, but apart from that I wouldn’t worry.

I would rather email for pics, clink through links etc if its with a decent forum user than deal with a “trader” who ticks all of the above. More problems with scammers/traders etc than the content of the advert.

If I’m going to buy it I’ll send an email. I’m not to bothered wither I see the pics in an email or the advert.

but each to their own I suppose.

this may help,

York then Ryedale area:

Real Ale Pubs

where about’s are you going to be? or are you working around the pubs?

A lot of Real Ale up here,

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The Star at harome nr helmsley
Golden Lion at Osmotherley

Are tow of my favorites and both at opposite ends of one of my favourite rides. (Cleveland Way)

No Dyffers wasn’t me I’m afraid.

Some more rigids from me:

Half Fat Pace

Kona that didn’t fit

Monster cross

Regular Swift

Or on the other hand what do you enjoy the most watching? The olympics XC or Danny Hart run at champery?

XC in Person
DH on TV

Riding around a muddy field for one and half hour of doing 7 times the same boring loop?

Apparently loads of people do this for 24hr

How is it like that? You think an enduro is ‘easy’? Go win one then. More lame sniping, as is this:

No need to change your post grum after I have commented to argue your point.

I have never said enduro is easy nor have I said XC is easy. I’m quite happy say I fit more into the weekend warrior box (sorry if that touches a nerve) I don;t have the skills to race XC or Enduro, I just ride for riding’s sake and have my opinions and like to argue them on the tinternet like so many others.

Your saying i’m demeaning but your the one in an arse with my opinion. What about all the others criticising XC??

maybe not but it needs to change to become accessible, friendly, and the natural starting point for people/ kids with an urge to compete off road on a bike

Yes I think that’s down to event organisation more than the course. A couple of tough sections with Hard, moderate and easy runs, with a risk/reward set-up.

but do you have to be an arse about it?

Not being an arse about it, just my opinion sorry.

How is it like that? More lame sniping, as is this

Not lame sniping, just picking up on comments like:

A short (5km) course built a bit like a UK trail centre ‘black’ or harder – similar to Hadleigh Farm but with more tech sections including proper DH/4X style jumps and drops. Needs to be tough enough to make FS and dropper posts a reasonable weight-to-speed gamble.

Which IMHO is an Enduro event. Which would be great to have top level televised events like this, but don’t think XC should be changed into this, just push enduro more.

Seems people just want an enduro event then?? Its like saying the road race should have a cafe stop half way so we can all relate.

I’ve seen a lot of races and think XC is more exciting to watch than DH.

A few tough spots on the course, race is long enough for you to catch a couple of vantage points. The Dalby world cup was great for this. (i rarely see 6″ dropper post bikes doing worry gill or medusas drop.)

I really don’t think there is a need for XC to change just to please Weekend Trail centre warriors.

Pace 29er

It’s a shame they didn’t ask STW forum for their expert opinion on bike setup, maybe then we would’ve won some medals in the mtb.

The Stw expert opinion was that the course was crap and grannies could ride it. so this bike would have recomended:

(The saddlebag is to hide the beer your not aloud at the course)

Wouldn’t any banefit in stiffness be offset by a long post and stem?

In terms of ride yes. but power transfer no.

At a show I asked one of Pinarello guys about it. He said you could afford to put more strength into the chain stays and around the BB by going to the compact frame design. The weight would be the same if not slightly less than a traditional frame.

up hill battle with bearings on warranty,

worth speaking to them though,

I’d prefered the raw looking one,

Still think i’ll buy one, but depends on how much the bearclaw is.