I glanced quickly at the above thought it read bruised your cock…

Cheapest option would be electric. If you’ve got decent water pressure a 10kw should be getting on for power shower shower power.

A few weeks ago there was a place knocking out Spesh Pitch Pro’s at £970.
Two complete bikes, & decent ones at that, for the cost of a single Santa Cruz frame.
Crazy.
Not a fan of SC. If I had that much to lash out it’d go on a Mojo.

AFAIK there’s two types of adjuster. "Poploc" & "Poploc Adjust". (The adjust has a small blue dial.)
Push lever to lock, press the little button to release (spring loaded)

Jammy bugger.
Stuck in a car because the Mrs says its too cold to be towing the kids to nursery in the trailer.

Might have to ask her if I can put my foot down over this matter.

Its a bit like the Escrow system used in the US. Payment is held by a third party until both parties are satisfied, then its released.
Sounds ok to me.

Hope Single LED is nowhere near enough light as a single light source. Beam is too narrow.
There was somewhere knocking out Hope HID’s for about £125…

You want the 5 mode SKU12060. The lower setting on the 2 mode is too low.
Mid setting on the 5 mode is plenty of light for climbing / fire-roads etc.
50/50 mid-hi switching gets nearly 2hrs on mine.

Oh god, don’t mention riding with a baby carrier on.
I did once.
Big mistake.

Ibis Mojo SL.
There is no other.

Registered for 2 weeks & he’d got £1500 worth of “desirable” stuff to sell…
Dodgy as hell.

Hope all those he scammed get their dosh back though, as its a crap thing to do.

Inline on the roof is probably not that bad.
Stick my high level mount & bike on the back of my Rover 25 diesel & on a steady run it goes down from about 55mpg to 35mpg. It will go in the car next time, muddy or not.
Dont buy a high level rear carrier.

£170…!!!
I had a car done for less than that once.

Yellow pages > find local powder coater’s > ask for info on stripping prior to them powdering > post ad on here for scrap headset cups & bb cups > strip bike > take to affore mentioned powderers > strip > insert cups > powder.

Also ask them about borrowing some hi-temp masking tape so you can mask off pivots yourself.

£170 is a bit steep. IMO of course but I’m tight/skint etc.

Insure it.
Then book a years worth of MOT’s at various garages all over the country.
Job done.

Like this one…

Its my mates but he like(d) it. Gone back to RC41’s now though. (Cos’ he’s old). I ran 440mm On-Ones on my steel SS & they were excellent. Did have the Pace ones but they flexed too much for me.

an interesting tactic Gary, why not add fail to stop to your rap sheet

A tricky one that, but I can see where he is coming from. But what are you suppose to do ? If I had any doubt I’d not stop, probably go to a safe (public) place & call the plod myself. I doubt the fail to stop thing would stand up in court if you did that.

We bought our old car from a chap who had it on a lease. Paid £7k when the dealer screen price would be £10.5k. Bargain…!!!

Last Winter. One frosty morning on Cannock Chase…

We have a timed thermostat so technically the heating is “on” all the time, its just set at a different temp according to the stat. Overnight is set at 18c, during the day 17c. Living hours set at 19c / 20c.

In my experience the timed stat is cheaper than heating from cold whenever the heating comes on.

1.5 yr old & a 3.2 yr old.
Getting out about twice a week, Wed night & Friday PM.
Usually commute by bike also, towing the kids trailer to nursery on the way.
So not too bad.

Oh, & days out to Llandegla etc every couple of months.

Jammy buggers. Sounds like you all had a right laugh.
If anyone ever fancies organising a Cannock Chase meet I’ll be glad to help loop some of the off-the-beaten-track stuff in. Plenty enough for a 3+hr ride with shorter options.
PT

Was a keen BMX’er back in the early eighties. Many a Saturday spent at Birmingham Wheels, then bikes on the train up to Stetchford to drool at Hutch Beartrap Pedals & Pro-Neck stems etc. Always had a bike ever since I was a kid. Got in to MTB in about 1990 when I bought a pair of Raleigh Dakota MTB’s from Halfords for me & my GF. Brother bought a pair for him & his missus also, & we had a few outings. The girls soon gave up but after a ride over Cannock Chase me & bro were hooked. Soon roped our brother-in-law in & we did a few trips out. Family commitments took their toll eventually & I was the only one to continue.
Hooked up with a chap at work who was very keen, & bloody fit, & we rode together for a while. He then left & I continued solo, & rode solo for a good few years after that. Did a good many all-day epics, indeed today’s 2hr family commitment-dictated outings seem pretty tame by comparison.!!!
Then a chap started work in my office & I noticed him on the net one day looking at MTB’s. We soon organised an office outing & had about 8 on the first run. A year later we were down to a core of about 4 & we’ve continued ever since. We still get together about once or twice a year, but we’ve either moved, retired, & moved on into other sub-groups. Funny how it works really, each of us has branched out & have regular smaller groups.
I called in a rep from a company we buy stuff from at work. Turns out he’s a keen MTB’er & we’ve had a few runs now.
I love MTB. Its always been there however low life gets.

Thanks all.
After finishing work this afternoon I took Fatty for a short walk & spruced him up with a good brushing.
I then took him down to the vets. She gave him a good check over & we had a long chat about his condition. With her advice it was decided that Fatty’s quality of life was of paramount importance, & the decision was made to end his suffering. I gave him a good old cuddle & shed more than a few tears as he slipped away in my arms. I think I had probably played down his problems to you somewhat, & hearing the vet explain how he was unlikely to be enjoying life upset me.

It was without a doubt the most difficult thing I have ever done. The wife understood completely & we shed a few tears together. The eldest has asked where he is, but 3yr old’s are easily distracted; although we will explain as best as we can when he asks again. The house seems completely empty without him & I’d give anything to have him here right now. We miss the little guy.

Thanks STW, for the kind words & wishes.
PT

Thanks all.
I’ve booked him in to see the Vet this afternoon.
I mentioned that I’m prepared to let him to go if that’s the advice, so they have booked a double slot just in case.
He actually seemed a bit sprightly this morning. It’s going to be hard but I’m going to go with the advice of the vet.
A work colleague pointed out that he is effectively trapped in his own little world, he cant hear us, he cant see too far & is it really fair to keep him if that’s his reality…
On the other hand, he isn’t obviously in any pain, albeit for the odd yelp when he scratches his ears.
I’ll see what the vet has to say.
Thanks again.
PT

That green Ibis Mojo is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

Straight swap for my folding jobbie……

(Ok ok, cash adjustment my way. £500 should secure it)

I’d get a RoadRat instead.
But out of those 2 the 08 is far better looking. Really dont like the white graphic on the seat tube. Spoils it.

Cheers chaps.

Has a stand also.
I ride with it out all the time.
Means I don’t have to unclip from my spuds when I stop.
Impressive eh…

Mine.
Did the Passport du Solei & Megavalanche last year. No problem.

And it folds up to go in the car / airing cupboard.

Had a Vaio a few years ago, very good but you pay for the name, & if you want the latest spec chips etc they’re bloody expensive.
Replaced it with a Dell about 2yrs ago. Hasn’t skipped a beat reliability wise but it took some damage when our 3yr old decided to push it off the dining room table. It mangled the DVD drive & broke one of the hinges. Being a Dell its fairly common & a new DVD drive & lid assembly cost a whopping £41 from Ebay.

Handy thread this as I’m about to attempt the same tonight, albeit with some Michellin All-Mountain’s on XC719’s. And to further complicate matters I’m too skint to use posh rim strips so I’m going down the cut-in-half BMX tube route…

Just canceled my sub to MBR after 5yrs. No reason other than I fancy a change. Going to try WhatMTB see if that’s any good. A mate has an STW sub so we pass mags between us. I bought a copy Xmas though, just to get the calendar.

Anyone remember MTB Pro…now that was class!!!

I ran my 303 with coil Pikes at 140mm & it was superb. It would go downhill as quick as my Enduro, no problem. My skill (& balls) being the limiting factors. Not at all the bone-jarring ride of the older alloy hard-tails I’ve owned. (Zaskarrrgh!!!)
It actually improved the harder it was ridden. On the flip side, if tootling along was the order of the day then it was a bit harsh. Hence why I kept the Enduro. Loved owning it though.
I’d love to try a 456 or even better a Ti456 they sound spot on.

What about the latex used in tubeless…doesn’t that do the same job…?

I tow the kids trailer with my road bike. The 105 calipers work well enough if its dry, but discs would be nice. If I can persuade the Mrs to get me a Roadrat on her BTW scheme I’ll spec that with disks.

A long shot but my bank give an extra years warranty on anything I buy with my debit card. I’m not offering to buy you a TV, but maybe check the bumf on your bank / CC acc’s…
PT

A pic of the dent would be useful.
Good that you enjoyed the sublime world of night-riding.

News on BBC1.
And the Mrs on the phone to her sister.

One of these in a large would fit the bill…

Dont know about a head 2 head, but I’m sure WhatMTB tested a Ti456. I’ll see if I’ve got it…