I've been mentioned in this as having Juicy 3s for sale at a higher price than Merlin – I appreciated the member who pointed it out. I put them on at a price that I thought was fair, if somebody disagrees then either have a word or let me know. I think its funny that some people are so anygry about it – not all of us have the google gift to find the best deal in the world 😀 and I usually get it right… Dont like? Don't buy!

with pinches (Hi Pinches!) – try Edinburgh Cycles. I work there part time (when my leg isn't broken) and if they ain't looking for staff now its still worth putting yourself up as students come and go a lot. If you have good bike knowledge across the board you're in with a good chance.

My motivation to go out alone relies upon setting a goal, like average speed. Saying that… after struggling to organise off-road group rides to new places I started going out alone in summer… and had a MAJOR accident in the 2nd last week. I'm lucky to be alive – I couldn't get mobile signal and had to ride with a badly broken leg for almost an hour before I found help. I won't be going out on my own again unless its a familiar trail…

I'll have give them a call tomorrow; looks like they have tried to cover a mark using permenant marker… the rear is perfect though!

I'm glad to hear they have a good reputation, I had a bit of trouble with them years ago and havn't used them until now!

thanks

Make sure the seal around the pisyon is OK, fit and bleed – should work as before. Oh and make sure no crap gets inside!

Definatly stick with it – I've always had positive experiences and quick replies.

Whether this guy is serious or not, the attitude of looking down and judging that shop assistant as stupid, or implying that a job in a shop is somehow a bad thing ('you can ONLY get a job in a shop') is aweful. I have spent 4 years working in a bar and a cycle shop being judged and talked to like dirt, usually coming from professionals, because they have this attitude.

Now I'm a professional, and the way these idiots refer to these apparantly lesser people really gets my back up. I wonder if they have ever had to work for minimum wage…

I'm a fan of the 2008/2009 Stumpjumper FSRs, I rode an '08 Expert everywhere in the alps and the UK – including the Pleny DH run, and it was awesome. Obviously bigger bikes do the bigger things a little easier, but they are stupid weight and their suspension feels perfect to me – possibly the best trial bike for the UK when value, backup (lifetime guarentee on frame, unlike Santa Cruz…) and performance are considered. Test ride one – their only negative is their abundance 🙂

As above – get a cheap Revolution Courier from Edinburgh Bikes 🙂

I think the current 5″ bikes are probably up your street – Trance, Stumpjumpers etc. My 4″ Stumpy has the same geometry as the current 5″ model and the 5″ is much lighter…

Yeah I thought there would be some trust in the forum, thanks for the reply 🙂