i had my 5 stripped, polished and sprayed. All in cost around 150quid. Cant post pic now cos drugged up in hosp but search my threads for 'its not a new bike' or something. Sorry, morphine is really kicking in now!

same here, no response whatsoever though im not too surprised; its probably a one mzn band and no doubt theres plenty of people santing his work.

Wellhung what can you do? Ill dtop uou a mail

lol, bashringgate.

whats happpened to your cranks?

red looks alrigh wih green if you use some whie too. green and whie without the red looks better IMO, think CG.

wellgos are good, i got a pair with ti axles of ebay for fifty quid, the standard ones are half that.

i dont get cold feet, my mates who ride spd's do. i wonder if its the cleat and the subsequent holes? they said the coldness sometimes starts there.

i reckon as you are a reasonably big fella you ought to consider ditching some stem spacers and running a wider bar; it would balance your position on the bike better, letting you put some weight on the front wheel when you need to. slack angled, long forked, high handlebar-ed bikes are all well and good down fast, straight stuff but try carving a turn over loose or bumpy ground and you will will see why Dhers try and get the front end as low as they can (within reason).

nice bike, i run my brakes like yours too. those e13's are twice the weight of most other bash rings though. flatboys are brillant pedals but you can get some almost as good at half the weight. you could save a pound just changing those two parts! its your build though…

(say you have your e13 for bashing through rock gardens, it sounds more 'core)

i tried running 36's on my 4x a while back. its fun on fast open rough stuff but i found the pike suited the bike so much better, it just felt a bit too high at the front, slightly clumsy and wandery in steeper, trickier stuff. i tried it primarily to to raise the bb a little rather than add travel or slacken the already slack angles out and it really didnt make that much difference, it just didnt feel as balanced as before. id see if you cant try some out before you splurge any cash.

i like the colour

sorry, caps lock, yes please. im not that desperate lol.

YES!

hi,

id be up for joining some stw peaky people for a ride sometime, but so far the rides have been on my weekend at work. i work every other so maybe next time?

they arent bad, especially at that money. I used to have two pairs, the pair with big rotors were great initially, didnt fade even in the alps, aftet a year they did die a bit of a death, the pistons broke in to small pieces, maybe cooked? The other pair were fine, the adjusters kept winding out but a touch of loctite sorted that. The pads can rattle a bit and i ripped a pair out once but at that price id take a punt.

silver looks nice with white, could get a silver thomson post and stem too. not too 'flashy' then…

if i can distract you from your colour debate, how does the head angle thing work on a 29er? i mean, the trail orientated ones seem to run @71, where a normal wheel bike would have say 67/68. do they feel at all steep at speed compared to a trail bike with normal wheels?

lol dancake, its just a wide bar with my brake moved in for 1 finger braking, wish i was that considerate!

thats great, hope it doesnt thaw ovenight!

i was looking at them james, they worth a punt then?

heres mine:

s'alright that. i do think those kind of colour schemes suit dj/bmx bikes better though.

a route that would normally take you an hour will be plenty for a newbie at this time of year. as tempting as it might be to show them the best bits, keep it easy to the point of slightly boring, only include technical stuff that has a chicken route.

i took my daughters bf out recently and he was dead game but had very little experience. its easy to under estimate how hard and scary stuff looks for newbies. he had a great time just riding forest trails and flowy singlerack; stuff like roots, drops and switchbacks were real obstacles to him.

me neither, i meant the rotors tbh

stainless steel can still rust if not looked after. it just stains less.

use the automotive nitromors, not the household one, cant remember the exact names of either but one is definitely stronger. as said before, lay it on thick, then tape it in an airtight bag and put it somewhere warm. hope that helps.

a visit from santas naughty helper who likes it up the wrong 'un

i was looking at one of those XX cassettes now i run a single ring up front, 36t top cog would definitely mean id never need a granny ring again. saw the price of 270 justfor the cassette and didnt even bother looking at the shifter price!

your bike looks nice and fast fella, enjoy!

ah i didnt realise there were issues with adding to it, my friendly lbs has always sorted it for me and hinted that they probably shouldnt but i was too busy drooling over new bikes to pay attention.

dont middleburn do those cable oiler things that you can attach a gt85 nozzle to? sure i saw some on crc when i was looking for stocking fillers a while back…

why stick to the limit? just see it as £400 quid off a new bike/frame, i got an orange 5 frame and my wife got a rocky ridge. she uses it lots (ahem)

funnily enough they are a lot like their socks in terms of how they work. they are obviously chunkier than noermal mitts but not as massive as full on winter gloves. since ive had mine i havent used my proper winter gloves and that includes some peaks rides in the snow and ice last year. i do tend to 'run hot' (ooeer) though so dont necessarily rely on me to say they will be warm enough. i hate riding in anything thicker than normal gloves but these arent so bad.

im listening to robert johnson. im ashamed to say this is my first listen, everyone has heard robert johnson except me!

oh and ive had goods arrive from crc before i got the confirmation email during busy periods. bless em!

ive had paypal payments take 24hrs cos its charged to the credit card rather than the bank account. echeques also take @ 4-5 days IME.

thanks very much!

oh! how do i find out if it can be unlocked or not?

does it make a difference? a samsung thingy, its one my wife is thinking of buying. all she has told me is that its pink.

really? wicked!

using the same wheels just with adaptors ive tried qr15 and maxle/ 20mm fox. there is a definite difference when giving them a beasting but i suspect its not just the axles but the whole fork that is built for more heavy duty purposes.

cheers all, think it will be graeme obree or robert millar having googled them both

isnt he a bit of a one trick pony? though with a bit of practice he might make a wicked 4x rider

thats the 2009 revs rob, the 2010 140mm ones are the same as the 150mm ones