they look quite narrow too.

my wife text me to say my new build has been delivered today. i dont get home from work till 2pm tomorrow. arg!

im not sure if its me having had a bit of time off the bike so not so inspired or the mag itself, but im normally dead keen to read it but this issue isnt really grabbing my attention. probably me!

its not that good anyway

I have just fitted one on an on one

say that fast fifty times

thats a nice bike fella. now you have ridden it you can go back and sort those cables out properly! i would have gone for black kit myself, would look proper stealth, possibly with a little bit of silver too.

that be oirish maths t'beshore!

i couldnt decide either. went for something else in the end!

something like a meta, 'dale rush, orange 5, that kind of thing would make a good fun fs. hardtails are too numerous to mention these days, just go for one with the right tt length at the right price id say

that it does bonesetter lol

good for a hardtail bonesetter but a bash is worth it on fs

set of revelation 2010's would be good for you, prob wont weigh much more than your current forks if at all (3.85lbs i think) and will definitely be stiffer. you can space the 150mm ones down to 140 if needs be, maybe even shorter (though im not sure). i went without a travel adjust on my latest fork and dont miss it.

id say look at other second hand stuff in similar condition and price it the same as that, maybe a teeny bit more. its not like its better because its team and whilst many people probably think it looks good on team bikes they probably dont care enough to pay more for it. depends how keen you are to get rid of it i guess, you dont want to be stuck with green team kit if they change to a different colour next year do you? :P

maxxis ardent isnt too shabby

ivan, the evil is also quite long in the top tube, 23.75 ish for a large if i remember rightly. not going to get a good deal on a 2010 one for a while i wouldnt have thought. of the two.

for a slack, solid ht id go for the bfe, especially with the dh sessions in mind. im sure the p7 would be better for all round xc but from what i know of the previous version its no lightweight so the bfe probably wouldnt disadvantage you any in those stakes, especially if you had a u-turn fork on it.

so yeah, bfe!

class!

run 'er 1×9 with a e13 lg1+, that will drop nearly a pound and suit that bike down to the ground.

you are definitely going to pinch flat that rear tire on a bike like that! i ran one for a bit, it was great for acceleration and dry drifty corners but didnt like the rocky stuff too much.

i would be if id bought an inbred :P

jokes, white bar will look good on that. what you gonna use to keep the chain on at the front?

high five, hang ten, shakey stevens sh1t streak creak, chocolate fudge, the nadge,the log run, string him up, north lawn, cowpat hill, dog sh1t alley…theres loads more but cant think of any right now.

i ride my local stuff 1×9 but thats nothing too steep, and where it is steep its just a quick 30 second grunt.

i also use it round the peak weekly and its fine, never had to get off due to gearing. im not in amazing shape but im not a fatty bum bum either. always pushed a gear rather than spun though,

realman thats a great chameleon, always like to see a pic of it.

saint
formula the one

slx?

you shouldnt do them up so tight that it damages the frame bit fair point

true epicsteve, the bfe is hard to beat. i reckon id probably choose a bfe over an alpine too. ive gone for a sovereign over both though :D

dont know why they havent put iscg mounts on.

agree on the seatstay/ seat tube thing, i really like black bikes but that one doesnt od much for me. not too keen on the red around the decals either.

nice bike, what travel forks are you using there? i thought they ran something shorter…

there was a guy on here a couple of years ago who had a pretty pimp nomad. he put up one of those 'my new bike' threads and said something along the lines of 'this is my new rig, she is called Black Justice.' with caps and everything. it made me snigger and think of the comic book store guy from the simpsons. funnily enough it cured me of my hankering for a nomad!

is that a rumble? they seem good value, look like a nice little frame too.

lol sorry just trolling!

give the BNP a ring im sure they could help you out.

is it for regular riding or the odd mucking about razz? if its going to be your new firat choice id say rz, if its for hooning then the spesh

eep

whats the £/$ rate now?

i worked out an all day up and down route around that area last year but never got round to doing it, think it had 9 decent downhils in it. ill see if i can find it.

lol twang, i know :oops:

would love to help but have never heard of it, sorry! it sounds like one of those frames that would appeal to someone but it might take a while to sell. im sure someone who knows their litespeeds will be along soon.

sorry , just realised this is in the wrong forum! please close mods, ill put it in the right one.

lol alpin, what do i know? i know your stem is gopping! it reminds me of the adjustable stem on my sons trailer bike.

the rest of it nice though, loving the 70's pimp purple/gold combo.

im in nottingham monkiman

its 17" centre of bb to top of seat tube, 23.25" effective top tube.