not ridden the evil yet so cant put it away! Maybe next time my work is running c2w… 120s would prob be good with a higher rise bar.

does it have a maxle back end and iscg tabs? be sweet if it did

i like kirroughtree best, though found the slab and the evil twins fun at dalbeattie. great for lesser mortals to stand by and massage my ego lol!

lol sambob, bad luck im a large

bummer! ah well!

what others have said, stick with what you know and love with a few changes such as dual plys, bigger rotors, chain guide

good plan hora, though you will make me jealous- i still miss mine!

undecided myself; heart says take the new sovereign out for a spin, but my head says take the 5 cos it will be gentler with my post-op wimpiness!

ill give them a bash then…might get lucky lol

thats a great price for forks as good as those! the black crown works well the other black stuff too.

bet you could get away with an inline post couldnt you?

oh to be loved by the stw massive :D

only just posted this in another thread. ah well..

nice bike!

they look like 09 revs though; cant see the 'power bulge', different shape lower leg arch. do they have post or is mounts?

not that it matters, same damping system after all. the 2010 ones are a lump lighter though.

im 6ft. was torn between the medium and large but went for the large so i could run the short stem and inline post, theres only half an inch in the top tube between sizes.

the seat is pretty low there, not sure if that accounts for some of the big look?

great for the alps:

much better for the peaks:

well done, nice build there

not sure if i know the 'steady climb' way, is that the one with all the loose rocks with the quick down then up before the downhill proper?

oooh it goes down jacobs? going to try extra hard to be fit then!

i dont know that one, is it any good? give us a general idea of where it goes please?

has si had a sex change or developed a split personality?

hi, havent had chance to read through this whole thread yet but might be up for a ride if thats ok?
couple of questions though, what route are you doing? and, will i be able to keep up? not ridden since i had my appendix out a few weeks back and wouldnt want to slow you all down.

im going to try a bit of pedalling and stuff down the gym this week so if that goes well ill prob join in.

turned up this week and after dissing your chice of pink stickers, thats the only colour mine came with. crc are chasing it up for me but for now im eating humble pie…

this is my favourite thread for some time, some great hardtails here.

just waiting for a rear mech then ill post mine up.

i followed what the park website said in the end rather than the shimano one and it worked no probs. bikewhisperers thing worked temporarily but it turned out there was still a bit of air in the system, the park way of doing it seemed to get rid of the bubbles better.

cheers all.

+1 intense. skinny but cushy with extra grip under the fingers. and indeed, the semi flange!

mine was worse the less i did, once i got warmed up and moving it was alright.

thats reet nice

snice!

sit on the floor with your legs out straight in front of you. put your right foot over your left leg and place it next to your left knee, so that your right knee is almost fully bent.

hook your left arm around your right knee so your knee sits inside your left elbow. grab yhour left hand with your right.

keeping your right foot on the floor, pull your right knee towards your left shoulder and hold it for 60 seconds. then, dont release the pressure but tighten it as much as you can and hold it for 30. tighten again and hold for 30.

do this several times a day as its a thick old tendon you are trying to stretch.

this isnt specifically for sciatica as such, its more commonly used for certain types of knee pain but it helped a lot with my sciatica.

id be surprised, barand new brakes

druidh, rockthreegozy, those were a couple of things id considered, ill give them a bash.

bikewhisperer id not thought of that, ill give it a try.

lg1 wii work fine with your cranks, none of the tabs stick out far enough to interfere. and wot they said about bolts

ok, ill give it a bash. thanks all

cheers all, so ill need some mineral oil to top the system up then? just checking cos ive always used hopes and you can do it without losing any

anyone?

they arent heavy considering what they can tolerate compared to lighter, more xc biased stuff. looking at similar products of lesser quality the price isnt much different either.

purple…

update!

having sat down with mine last night i really enjoyed what i read; first half dozen articles, most of the tests and the long termer bit. think it was just me being a bit cheesed off about not riding lately.

it was white originally, i had it stripped, polished and lacquered.

white grips and saddle? maybe there is more stashed in the seatbag? :P

get 'er polished