Last year was bad for me,( and the year before was all roadie stuff)… had a hip injury which kept me off most of the summer then the wife had our second child in October and to be honest I found other things to do, I even bought myself a Vespa but it wasn’t for me.

I think or hope I’ve got my mojo back, built up a 5spot and I’m just gathering bits for a singlespeed aswell as 2 road bikes so I’ve plenty to go at.

I count in blocks of four when climbing

I also start pretty low sitting down when that gets too hard I stand up, when that gets too hard I change gear and repeat, I never usually climb the complete block

Literally made for the job

Specialized suspension is pretty much spot on but if you haven’t ridden 5 spot I suggest you do

I’d say the pearl Izumi toe covers I wear when on my road bike, they just take that nip off your toes.

Congratulations to the lot of you…..I already have 2 little girls so it was snip time for me earlier this month

Btw I’m 5-8 and ride a small with 50mm stem, give me that sharp snappy feel I like

Not want you all an action shot, I had the old Horst link which I had for nearly 4 years….but this is better

Just got in after about 7 pints of kingstone cider and will have about 4 hours if I’m lucky before being pestered to death

Intersting this as I find my old gore goretex jacket more waterproof and breathable than my new dhb event

The 15mm isn’t nearly as stiff as the 20mm IMHO, but I wouldn’t say they flex…..try zochies they were always mega stiff

Can’t believe you can compare Volkswagen with fords

Get the golf

My mate cooked a set of m4s on the first ride..

Buy them without the pad so you don’t need to wash them as often

Jeez that celotex must of cost more than my garage

Ribble will sell you anything

Get over to Paul Hewitt cycles and see Paul himself, he’ll put you on the jig and find the correct size for you, he’ll even work you out a good deal

Great how he was overweight most of his cricketing career and when sky offer him big money to become a boxer he loses it all

Get some built up by your local wheel builder or roadie shop they’ll last you forever and you can get them repaired easily, you’ll never buy factory built wheels again

Looks awesome

Oh you can’t beat a good handjob

Bang on if needs to be tilted that far forward it’s the wrong saddle for you

Call of the mockingbird

Eh?…. Proper crown race tool?…is that a piece of waste pipe?

Is it possible to build a turner and not break the bank?

Anything goretex or event will do the job

Crc £12

Jeez….how long has Stuart Hall been on here?

Don’t understand it, not a clue what the hype is about…..but will soon be joining

Lusso work for me

The honour and the shame by John Keannelly VC is excellent

oh dear just really fancy yourself to even consider going on that

Flat pedals kill my bad knee, there’s just too much movement there

Result!

Good to see the police have hopefully upped their over the past couple of years with this sort of stuff

Yes we used to ride over a can with the front wheel and hope it stuck on the underside of your fork and make a noise…or stuff lolly stick in between the brake calliper

It was so annoying and i had so many blazing rows the the police it was making me ill, and it was wife that told me to just forget it

I got ripped off on pinkbike a couple of years ago, I had the blokes email address, ip addresses, last log in, even bank details.

Rang the police countless times, even made an appointment and saw them, sat in an interview room and they swore blind there was nothin they could do about it as because the lad lived in Shrewsbury the crime was commited in Shrewsbury and I live in Wigan…rang West Mercia police and they said it was down to Greater Manchester police.

This went to and fro for a while and I just gave up, they just weren’t interested in the slightest

Just a waste of space

Had I been driving at 35mph in a 30mph zone they would be more than interested…..cheques in the post sir

It’s a waste of time ringing the police, either do something about it yourself if possible or just forget it

Contacting the police will just waste your time and theirs, they are a complete waste of space

Not seen Flame and Citron mensioned on here, English subtitles but it’s a fantastic film and a tue story

Assembly is pretty good, days of Glory and Winter in Wartime.

Don’t buy a megane unless you want windows that open themselves at night in the rain, it’s a real fault on them and its around £300-400 a pop