got some nice Tech V2’s from portugal quicker than hora! in fact in 9 days. I quit

Hora – Post received today

Not from you

Hora – You said you would post it via recorded delivery but you have still not given me the tracking detials. We agreed to the deal 3 weeks ago and you seem very laxed about when you posted it. I would have expected it within 3-10 days not 21. If I buy something I normally pay within 1 min to 2 days max! I know royal mail are bad at times but not 3 weeks. In this time I have had payment for 13 items all posted out, done and dusted. If your going to buy something it is polite to pay for it asap. Im not a shop holding stock waiting for customers!!!

vrepami – You have friends in the media…. do you think they are going to publish about a small time crook… lol

Hora – still no reply and still no payment. Had enough, cancel the cheque, the imaginary one you never sent!

So Lee Anderson is from the SW?? where..

Thanks all, that’s given me a heap of confidence :)

Jamie – Im nackered so not getting your meaning

Mr Agreeable – I had heard of Hora before but thought as I was selling it wasa safe position to be in… nothing lost!

no not naughty, just not paid for an item after almost 3 weeks! I dont think someone went to the post office when they said they did :roll:

Hora – you in work? emailed you again, still no post after almost 3 weeks of agreement. You said it went by RM signed if so can I pls have the tracking… if you have in fact not posted after this time then it’s off to a mate! wb

PCS10 – Park, fantastic. Holds 40-50lb bikes happily. best buy I made

Broken wrist in 7, yes 7 places, damaged tendon from thumb (3 operations in total)

Broken toe

Broken ribs

concusion & blackout

Im happy :)

Best mud solution

PUB

Second the Jane Powertrack, We have done 20 mile hikes over hill and dale, its lasted 4 years and just about to be abused by a 2nd child. Very robust, call it the all mountain of buggys but they are not cheap!!

the_lecht_rocks – sorry to invade your thread but do you still have the V2’s for sale?? if so can you email me, ta

A nice spicy in raw… very tempting, every review gives them 10/10.

A small villa in spain

Why dont you drop the argument, I started back in 87 ish and sadly remember this, injury stopped him being recognised for the great rider he was and he never topped the tables, he was a deamon rider who would have been THE great one. Slanging over why people dont know him is rather pathetic, if you dont know him fair enough, if you get flamed dont bite back. Sadly I lost my old MBUK bike mags with him in…. gutted

Nope, patchway is a very dodgy area they moved you on for your own safety!

I agree you need to decipher from DH and FR but there is a bad and constant thing with STW and DH questions. He asked what DH / FR bike and gets the replies of what you want that for, an oil rig… very surprised we have not yet had any rad gnar riders from BC on saying you only need 3″ travel. It was a simple question, which DH or FR bike, not which HT or AM. Not which 18lb SS Ti you can huck in lycra with no padding. And if you had 2k for a bike would you buy a stinky or a Big i instead of an Intense, Commencal, Foes etc? no

cheers blue, on the other hand you get a lot of DH FR bikes hardly ridden as they are brought in error, ridden like an XC bike etc etc so you can pick up an A1 bargain! I saw a mint Demo 8 sell on ebay for £680 not long ago, 223 for £800, 2k in this market is a lot of bargaining power. But 100% agree if your not sure take someone who knows with you to check it all out. Be careful on Pinkbike there are a lot of scammers, just do cash in hand! There are a lot of very nice bikes on Southerndownhill at the moment

Frame it and keep it, the bloke is a legend. Or auction it and ask a bike mag to get you some publicity with a link to the auction, I know MBUK did an article on him a month or so back! I would want to make sure it went to a good home though!

Ignore comments on weight and the usuall “you can use your 2mm travel HT” or the “I use my 1 inch travel HT in Gnarr British Colombia” if someone else can huck 30ft on zero travel, good luck to them… ride what YOU want and feel comfortable on!

If you already have another xc / am bike then get what you want for the job. If you want a DH or FR bike then shop about, you can easily get something very nice for 2k, it depends if your buying new or if you would go 2nd hand, either way it is a buyers market.

If you know you like DH or FR then get the best you can 1st, if your not sure then get something more budget.. but I guess either way you can sell it if you don’t like it. Up-Market DH I would look at Demo 8, Giant Glory, Intense socom, Iron Horse Sunday (Older one with DW Link).

Freeride a demo 7, Intense Uzzi, Commencal Furious, Transition Bottlerocket, Foes etc

Stinkys and big hits will do the job but they are heavy and may quickly want something a bit nicer (nout wrongwith them but most of us on here are bike tarts!)! Have a look on http://www.southerndownhill.com for some good advice.

You may find a full DH bike fun but many people change them pretty quick as they are a bit specialist, unless your racing DH I personally dont see the need for a full DH! I moved from a Demo 8 to a Commencal Furious, my riding mate has moved to a Bottlerocket, 5-7” seems spot on to me for DH and FR mix. My furious has 7″ travel but single crown forks so it can cope with tight tech terrain (the best of both worlds imho)

Anyhow, if you would go 2nd hand you can easily get a Demo 8 around 1k, 224 for about £1400, Mini DH (Commencal)under 1k, you could pretty much get anything for your budget.

Patchway bmx track at the tumps, I live about 35 meters from it, it is huge now as they have had diggers there for the last 2 years! I last about 10 mins before being knackered, it is big enough to throw a mtb round. There may be a lot of kids there at lunch though! and I mean a lot

Yep custom build… I now people who have had Hope Vision 4’s on the scheme… they were Custom build apparantly

see the specialist :)

Sounds like your leg needs to be loped off

I have used them, easy to install and very very good!

totally forgot.. Gawton the new track with uplift service. Worth the drive I hear with quite a few tracks

Roeberrow, Still woods etc have a look on Bristolfreeride.com they list a lot of locations (not just DH)you are of course just 30 mins from Wales…… I live in Bristol but always pop over the border

The getting back on is the best feeling, I have had 3 operations to my wrist, shattered it 7 places…. I had the biggest smile riding when I got back on but just broke my ribs so another few weeks off…. not being on the bike makes me realise how I love the sport and cannot wait to ge back on again! but I must learn to not keep falling off, 3 years with almost 2 off the bike…

no problem I have emailed you a photo anyway in case :)

http://p1.pinkbike.com/photo/3223/pbpic3223292.jpg

Comes with shock, Hope Headset, Hope Seat Clamp and seatpost

Bars.. are they too narrow? and what rise are they? I went from a 70 to a 50mm stem and changed from 620mm wide high rise bars to 680 low rise and it seems far more stable

Tins – I would not class those as XC or jay at all….

Filthy – Nice frame and I rather like your dale :)

Your a Man, you posted your Mid to long travel bike….. that’s what I asked for :)

Some very nice bikes coming out here…. perfect end to a boring day in the office.

Commencal Mini DH, shock, Post and headset for £400?

Mark – Long time no seem. Yes you do but you have a slightly jay style about you :) I ride so dont have time to take photo’s on the fly

Ah seems like we all be men here… with bikes

guitarhero….. that is very nice

MTT – <tongue in cheek>

So was Jay XC :)

Touche

No Strictly neckercheif only

Ok Im Colour blind… but it rides very nice. I do like Hob Nob’s photo… nice set up by the looks of it

I said no Jay XC

Never Mentioned Jay DH :)

it’s more green in real life

ouch – sweeping statement MTT, most DH’rs I know are actually very fit (in a non gay way). As for skill compensator… no a bike built for a job, just as an XC bike is built for a job

If you consider a 20 mins on a TT to be a man thing fair enough… Guess you always need one black sheep of the family

Yes for the Rocco, the biggyback goes through the frame on compression, its 7″ travel. Clever job really as it means you can have a small chuckable frame with low tt. Takes a bit of getting used to, seeing your shock fly up between your legs :?

As a DH’er and no I am not rad I am 34, I can honestly say you can ride any course as long as you do it at your pace, and the statements about more speed = more difficult…. no, actually riding a course fast and smooth is easier as you “skip” over the terrain, the best lesson I have learnt is get off the brakes and jump the small bit, as said it equals less fatigue and the chance of hitting another bump while your suspension is still rebounding. You alswaus see people on DH courses struggling as they are going so slow!