My dad ran over a nun on a bike a few years ago in Germany.
Recently he got run over by a cop in the states!
Karma..

RANT START:

My Dads a CEO and I can say its been pretty horrendous for the family. Im 22 now but hes held the position for a fairly long time. Constantly travelling and moving between countries. Ive lived in SA, Germany, US and now UK. As I grow up I realise how little hes actually been around. He’s a nice enough guy but completely work driven and I dont really know him.

It comes to the point that he comes home for a weekend between 3-5 months and still manages to spend half the time on the phone/laptop. We havent had him for any family event for more than 2 whole days in the last 10 years.

Once in a while we go with him to wherever hes going next but then its more of an excuse to travel. He wont be back till 1/2am and then be out the door in the morning before we are awake.

My sisters 15 and has virtually grown up without a dad. He cant even tell me what GCSEs shes doing (3 choices). As he gets older I can tell hes starting to regret it. Seems to try to keep us sweet and is calling more often now, etc. Works his life but I think he really enjoys it.

Ive done a few work work placements at the company and the impression I get is that they all really like him. Hes always got time for people in the business.

He’s probably a workaholic and I cant seem him slowing down yet. He’s amazing at his job and has an addictive personality. He gives plenty to the family but its not a substitute for loosing a father figure.

I think that whilst these people seem like they can manage everything perfectly at an impossible rate then your right. They’ll be sacrificing something along the way. They’re only human.

Lesson I’ve learnt? I will never put my self/family in this position. I would prefer to take a step down if that means spending more time with the family.

RANT FINISHED!

Ah, I drive past that whenever we go to the beach. Will have to stop in there on the way back.

Santa cruz superlight 29er. Looks really nice. Good price and simple.
Reviews suggest it isnt just an XC machine.

Some funny answers there.. reminds me of the yahoo Q&A.
Not the same site but check this out for a stupid advert (on the right)-

Headed to Swinley at the weekend on the recommendation from STWers. Was a great day and really enjoyed it! Drained really well considering the rain. Really cold, rainy, windy but wouldnt want to be anywhere else. Few go-pro stills.

Took the 29er rigid. Was really at home there!

I bet your a **** student type aren’t ya??

This made me laugh. Why does education have any bearing on this? Do you live in a cave?

I’d only be worried about getting nailed by one of them on a blind corner or so. Could have been a childs face?!

I havent had any issues with my new shape XTs and have been my favourite brakes to date.

Not had issues with juicy 7, Hayes 9 either but have had a nightmare with Elixiers and hopes.

Has to be the Yelli Screamy!

Looks like a fun ride. Needs some scense shortening though.

Heres something I filmed on my old sony w800i. Took about 10 mins to film and 5 mins sitting in the park to edit. Not proud of it at all but made me laugh finding it again.

I ordered a renthal ring and it took them 3 emails and a call to tell me it wasnt going to be in stock. Will never use again.

Whats wrong with an angle grinder? Takes 2 seconds.

My iphone in the otter commuter is pretty damn tough. Im rough on my phones and wasnt sure about going touch but happy I did. Covers all the ports and is semi ‘waterpoof’, as in I spilt a pint on it (what a waste) and its fine.

I’d want a 29er with 100/120mm rear and 120/140mm front.
Not an option though so i’ll get my coat…

Emailed the person. Found out that they live in Shepards Bush, SW12. They said they are happy for people to collect. Good luck!

What frame have you got in mind and what type of riding are looking at doing? Pipedreams is just taking ordered on their new 29ers. Looks very nice and at a good price.

Ive got a canfiel yelli screamy. Fantastic frames! They are so much fun but also surprisingly good at climbing.

Im also running Reba RL 100mm fork on it with 15QR. Good fork. Light and stiff. Looking at getting more travel for the yelli though.

For wheels the only choice is really hope hoops. Great price and weight but if costs an issue then SSC will be fine. I know many people running them without issues. My flows are very nice.

You’ll be fine transfering 1×9 across. Ive done it on a different bike and theres no issues with the gearing. Yes 1×10 is great but not worth it if you have a fully functioning 9 groupset.

If you run riser bars on the 26” i’d look at getting low rise/flat bar on the 29er but thats personal preference.

Hope that helps a bit?

Im running XTR shifter and mech on a 1×10 setup. The shifter feels lovely and mech shifts fine. I also have a SLX shifter and mech setup 1×10 and I can honestly say that the mech change feels the same. The difference is in the shifter. Still like my XTR for bling and weight factor though!

But what If I own both?

Ive been riding this setup for a while with no problem.
I used to run a upper & lower guide (MRP SL and Gamut p30) but didnt like the lower roller so I switched. Not had any issues despite some dh runs and park stuff.

He’s a very slow character to deal with.

Bought a chumba hx2 frame which took 2 weeks to get to me because he didnt have a box? Still had to pay postage.

Recently bought a set of hope hoops- flows because he was cheapest. Wheels arrived but were crests not flows. He said they’d do the same thing as the flows but I insisted on flows. Funnily enough he didnt have any flows in stock so I had to wait a further week for the flows. When they arrived it had the trade price info in the box straight from hope. They make a fair amount on those wheels!

I’ve used the 2bliss version tubeless on some arch EX rims. They’ve been fantastic! Loads of grip. Admittedly I haven’t yet run them this winter but they were great over our ‘summer’. No issues with sidewalls despite some rocky riding and landing at funny angles. They are wearing at a sensible rate too.

Im considering a fat bike for a bit of fun/winter riding.
Just wondering how much some of the alu builds are coming in at?

Yup! No such thing in the EU.
I had a bike deliver to Germany from the US as the charges are lower and then had it sent here. Never got charge when it arrived in Germany. Saved a HUGE amount of money. 1/3 of the price compared to UK.

There’s Bristol in there too!

Oh, its happened again. With a nicer bike too!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2012-CUBE-LTD-PRO-20INCH-BRAND-NEW-UNMARKED-/150913287898?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item23232206da#ht_1724wt_1271

Is the ST as big/ or bigger than the DT?
Looking forward to this though..

The slackline isnt just a DH frame either. The video was just riding singletrack bits and a few steps with a full face. He picked the bike up to get it to the top! Why not have a short segment of climbing? Its an AM frame after all. Dosent really reflect what its for that well.

Love the idea of a Ti version. The Steel version is a rather good frame.
Video was a disappointment though. Not sure why hes got a full face on for that.

Ive ridden the camber 29er. It was deffinitley a neutral feeling bike. Nothing bad about it but also nothing too special either. It just got on and did things.

I find that speed dosent play the main part in the accident so I ride quick whatever I do really.

I had an off on the road bike doing about 5mph on a greasy road and really hurt myself but I had a big off on a trail, bounced off a few things and hit a tree and came out laughing.

I also rode down a stepdown and low speed and broke my arm. Really shouldn’t have happened. Compare that to going flat out down a track coming off and stopping pretty abruptly and only breaking a few fingers.

My Yelli Screamy is easier to manual and flick the back out on that a lot of 26” bikes ive ridden. I think you just need to find the right bike for your application. I can 180 on flat as easily on a 26” as a 29” HT.

Its course dependant I believe but most courses will take you if you have real life experience and have had a career. If you’ve been working you are probably more suited to the course because you now what hard work and long hours are.

They dont want to let people in that have dropped out at GCSE level then travelled a bit then been on benefits because the chance of you sticking Uni out is low which reflect badly on the uni.

On my course there are a lot of ex-oil and gas drillers who want to go into management. Many aren’t suited to the course but a couple interviews and an english and maths test seems to work.

Nice review! I think 29ers are a personal thing really.
I feel more comfortable on the 29er. Ive been down all the DH runs that I’ve done on the 26” bike(from the Alps to Scotland) and for me I’ve improved as a rider as a result. I’ve had no issues with aggresive riding or XC loops. Personally I wont be going back to 26”. (I’ll buy your 29er if you dont like it :P )

Hope hoops; ProII on stans crest/arch ex/flow (depends on intended application).

I always ride gloveless using my ESI grips. Ive not had any issues in the rain.

Not at all. They stay dry as a bone and dont move either. The grip is still superb (unlike conventional rubber grips). They are also light if that helps.

Im using ESI race grips and they are very comfy. I imagine the chunky version would soak up the chatter nicely. Its part of their marketing BS.

http://www.biketart.com/17985/products/ESI-Chunky-Grips.aspx?utm_source=Froogle&utm_medium=PriceComp&utm_term=Froogle&utm_content=None&utm_campaign=PriceComp1

Opposite to my experience! I absolutely love mine.

I find that it has fantastic playful geo. When running it with 50mm stem I can happily do everything I could do on my foia. It manuals nicely and the rear end is very ‘flicky’. Ive had no problems on tech stuff either. I can happily 180 it and whip it. I think you may have had the wrong size for what the frame is intended for weeksy.

Recently put a 75mm stem on it and it climbs nicely too. I used to have a chumba hx2 but this frame blows it out the water. The chumba was a pig to be play with in comparison.

Not had any issues at all with rear flex on a medium running stans flow hope hoops- not after 180s or landing tables etc. Im a smooth rider but I have in the past felt flex on bikes- none of that here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpFWiwPn_io (Nothing impressive- just showing how agile it can be )

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