Merlins been great! They built my wheelset and got it sent to me within 5 days. Also had the most options, cheapest price and (from experience) great wheel builders.

(Sounds like tweekcycles. Took my money and took them three weeks just to let me know that the distributor has runout. Long time to reply to emails and refund the money)

Front wheel build between my EX500 rim and ArchEX was 100g with the same spokes, hubs and nipples so that should mean that the arch is 400g and the ex500 500g. Haven’t weighed the rear yet.

Ps: Lovely wheelset.

Front wheel build between my EX500 rim and ArchEX was 100g with the same spokes, hubs and nipples so that should mean that the arch is 400g and the ex500 500g. Haven’t weighed the rear yet.

Ps: Lovely wheelset.

I managed to get six punctures on two bikes within half a days riding at Gawton. Ended up going back to the car after almost every run :( ! Tried all sorts of tyre pressures. Needless to say I know run tubeless.

I had the same problem. He didnt have a bike box so I had to wait just over two weeks. Communication was slow (one email every 4/5 days) but he did fit the headset for free and gave me free postage.

Just pop the bearings out of the chain device and type the code into ebay/bearing supplier website.

Cant wait for it to arrive. 1 week to go!

Rocky Mountain Oxygen 50 ’11.

Drink more water ?
Currently cutting so eating 1850 calories.
Will go back up to 3000 soon though.

Kingdom Foia v2 and just sold a custom built descendence FS.

You should try Uni! I keep getting told that if you remember what went on the night before you clearly didn’t have a great time.. :?
My social groups are diverse but that seems to be a reoccurring theme. They go out to get drunk (which automatically makes you happy?). Ive studied in the US and Germany and they are very different to the UK. We are pretty much the only students who PRE-DRINK before going out, to make sure that we are drunk enough (and apparently spend less) to have a ‘good time’ when we go out. The UK has also got the most grim drinking games. I have several mining mates (yes, still a degree) who have liver damage as a result. Seems to make you macho that you can down a £3.90 drink in 2 seconds, yet are fat and general twits. I hate the student drinking culture but this seems to be the same across a lot of the young population (18-30 ish). I do love going for a couple pints with friends in a pub or in the sun and just chat where I can still remember the conversation and wake up for an early morning ride. What do the public link with student and night life ? Drunks, drugs, messy, fighting, chundering animals and recklessness. How people get kicks from spending £50 on a juice they’ll throw up, give them hideous headaches and wont allow them to remember the previous night is beyond me. As they say, everything in moderation. Hopefully student culture in the UK will catch on someday :roll: .

She’s ugly but such fun to ride.

If its a pub/commuter bike i’d go 29”
You can get around faster and more comfortably.

Rich, that is an http://ass-savers.com/

X0 cranks, MRP lopes SL and 36t Renthal.

Dont think I’ve ever typed it all out..

Mongoose BMX
DMR droid
Kona Cowan
Trek 1000
Onza trials bike
Marin Trail
Revell 250r
Cove Sanchez
Charge blender
Charge Duster
Charge Iron
Charge blender Ti
Charge blender (yes, had 3 of these)
On-one 456SS
Meta 4x
Giant trance
Giant Reign
Specialized Enduro
GT distortion
DMR trailstar
Orange 5*
Specialized Epic*
Transition Covert*
GT chucker
Descendence Vox
Chumba HX2 29er
Kona Major One
Rocky Mountain Oxygen

*Cant really say I owned them but they were in the stable for a bit.

Few bike that I have forgotton, im sure. That makes me feel awful though! How the hell have I done that ? Ive been ridding ‘seriously/competitively’ since I was 12 and im only just about to graduate. So thats 28 bikes in 9 years…

You’ve still got a front brake :lol:

I’d just buy a spare set. Can always use them in the future.

Sambob, as wrecker said $2800 dollars which is £1672 (today) then add a bit of haggling and your down to £1500. Tried and tested.

US price: £1500.
Im glad my Dad lives over there.

None of my close friends ride so I go out by myself most of the time. Then once every so often I meet up with a riding buddy. Push myself more (as I can make all sorts of odd sounds on the climbs) and dont feel embarrassed when I catch my wide bars on both sides and go over the bars.

The Evo can handle big hits and rough stuff. Its slacker and has more travel than the normal sj. By your description I would have thought that you’d want the normal sj over the evo. Ive ridden the Evo and SJ and for all round ability i’d go for the normal sj. The evo was something special on the downs but a bit wandery on the climbs. Cant comment on the yeti.

Trolling newspaper article?

Hopes are so easy to work on and have great customer service. Kings require a special tool to service them and aren’t as friendly to work with.

(Ive just got ProIIs on Arch EXs’ too).

Im running a X-fusion Hilo. Its been fantastic and not skipped a beat despite some hard riding and plenty of use. Buy new and it has good back up/warranty. Looks good in full black too.

On my cycle I often see a space that someone has put 4 bags of gravel in to reserve for themselves. Its public parking, no markings. Really tempted to take them for good (they cant be disabled if they have to move them everyday).

YGM.

Hmm.. check out Merlin.
http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/wheels/mountain-bike-wheels/custom-wheels-disc/rear-handbuilt-hope-wheels-disc.html

Can chose rims, spokes and hub colours. Very reasonable priced too!
From what ive been told they are good builders as well.

These would be on my short list: TRc, Yeti Arc5c, Bandit, Dixon, Dexter, & Camber. Ive tested most of them. They can all take a hammering and are built well.

Would of thought Canyon, YT, Rose or some bargains from last years (Pauls, etc). Otherwise I would just hunt around and build up my own spec.

You wont beat that for value unless you look second hand.
Looks like a fun bike at a great price.

Feels like im back in SA reading all of this!
Luckily I spend half my time in Germany.
Better cycling culture and your bike dosent get stolen at every given moment. Back in the UK its a different story.

Genius product! Very simple, cheap and effective.
Ordering a few tonight.

Currently running 50mm easton havoc with a 745mm sunline v1 bar.
Very nice setup. Stiff and light!

Stanton slackline? Cotic BFe ?

Great brakes! Love mine.
Interested to see what you think in comparison to the hopes.

The POC Trabec feels like it offers more protection on the lower part of the head (dont know the scientific word for that part). Comfy too! Its just a bit expensive..

Fiver added. Good luck!

I have always read horror stories about Tunes reliability. While very light and high performing they dont last long.

When my sister was younger we put them on her bike. She never got run over (but then neither did I)..

I think it might work to be fair! Not sure the aero crew or the hipsters will like it. I see them a lot in Germany.

I’ll do it for £500 posted with a XT 10speed mech :wink:

How about this? Frame only. http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1051532/