Thanks everyone. Minds made up and goods ordered from actionsports. Bargain.

Merlin have the full transmission set, chainset, front & rear mech, shifters, chain & block for £270. From what everyones saying this is the way to go. Is it possible to take the big ring off and replace it with a bash guard with the same front mech.? Can it just be adjusted?

The Goodies

Roast chicken, Yorkshire puds, roasties etc.,oh yes

Oil can leak from around the gate area because its a dodgy assembly. Have you had the bike upside down at all? If so there are several fixes on’t net.

No. Can’t do it.

I like Gisburn. Nothing too serious but a good blast.

Snowdonia is good. Tryfan, Crib Goch and that. The Lakes too. But the Highlands are amazing. Anywhere in the Highlands for me.

Thanks CG. Brilliant.

Are you an artist?

Boots? You were lucky.

When i was a lad, we used to ave to r’ave bark, tied to us feet with barbed wire.

All i know is the goat is funnier than the cat.

Oak laminate?!

Led Zep

Nothing like a real book for me, although readers are convenient like an ipod.

I’m in that area. I will keep an eye out. Last week someone tried to nick my bike. Dirty.

i’ve got a 203mm on the front. A 180 would have been good enough easily.

Wasn’t someone saying the other day that Peaty uses 140’s?

Nuts are good whilst riding providing you don’t choke. Everybody does their own thing but i would say carb up the day before. No point in having a fry up unless at least 2 to 3 hour before riding. Fat can really bung you up making anything else you eat afterward a waste of time, it can even stop you absorbing water. Having said that, it is nice to have a pie for lunch amongst the bananas and that.

Especially this time of year. Nobody has much energy. Kids take a lot of time and energy not to mention the lack of sleep, thats the worst for me.
That said, i wouldn’t change a thing.

Flamenco. Very tricky to play and understand.

Again the Welsh are overlooked

The only lifestyle reference i can see applied too it is the “I-can’t-be-arsed-replacing-all-the-bearings-on-my-expensive-pampered-full-suss-as-they-get-ground-to-pieces-by-peak-district-mud-so-i-built-this-for-the-winter”

Yes. that’s me. Also suits the shorter distances i ride in winter.

this afternoon i crashed my bike. i don’t need a hug, but my bike does.

less than i want

Commercial property is too expensive in this country.

Big loss. RIP

Naim naca5. I think it needs to be copper as well.

Pro 2 on stans flow. Good weight and tough. + tubeless if you want and good hub options.

Tea, then water, then beer, then beer, then beer……

who is sticking up for mountain bikers? Is it the ctc?

Geronimo

Downloading might be convenient but it gives far too much power to apple. Also i like to have a cd or vinyl record with a sleeve and info and that. Music an art form in lots of ways. It’s a shame to see it reduced to dots and dashes.

I like the tent. Is it yours and where did you get it?

Heard a lot of good stuff about this place recently. So thats where my rp3 going in the next few weeks.

Rear only for me. The 2.1 has a light side wall that rips easily. The 2.25 is tougher. I defo prefer a bit more grip upfront.

I’m ashamed to say i did 70mph hanging onto the side of a friends car on the Rainford bypass in the mid 80’s. I couldn’t really see but it felt fast and i’m glad I didn’t fall off.

I took my 3 and 5 year old for a few hours last year. They weren’t too interested and i spent most of my time trying to keep control of them. Mostly people looked at me like i was some kind of knob head and i didn’t pull either.
I may just take 1 this year as they do tend to gang up on me. Girls eh.

I’ve got an mmmbop. The ride is quite harsh but the geometry is ace. I think the blue pig has the same geometry. And cheep as chips too.