Boiled brakes ,loose headset ,creaking on BB/pedals forks not plush ,ive ridden for 25 years and i ride hard ,i told the shop that when i bought ,go hard or go home ,if it rains i still ride hard ,the wife loves washkng the mud off my clothes ,normal wear and tear me thinks? any ways ,i wash and lube i check tyres and pressures but im a chef not a chuffin mechanic

The wife ? enough said !

97’dale beast of east ,ridden 5 times this week to work and back its my guilty pleasure,JPS scheme and rubbish J3 (swop bomber) its 1 mile a day extra ?

Thailand, on a fold up shopper with a worn out crank arm and no front brake being chased by crazy dogs whilst dreaming of my cannondales. I do it every year when i visit the inlaws ,they never repair the bikes and i love riding them .If i took the Dales i would miss the realness of it. But saying that ,next time i wanna hit a mountains and the trails ,but seriously on a fold up shopper copy ,i love the land of smiles

I just had my first ride on my Crank Brothers Iodine 11,its comfy,flexy and looks the nuts on a black and gold bike. The last bit aint important? I was worried about Crank Brothers after all the negatives on many forums but then read Singletracks review of the cheaper Iodine 3 and was relieved as i had already ordered the 11 . Anyway nice saddle but there are one or two others out there to choose from, have fun trying them out, as im sure a LBS will let you trial a few designs?

Crank bros iodene 11 for me ,lovely fit ,good wear protection and light ,dont turn the bike upside down thought im scared to scuff it .

i think its brilliant im gonna order one ,i cannot work out how it swops from clock to compass though and back again is it a lcd type thingy this is a technology breakthrough

Im in for the next if is midweek as i work weekends on the beach ,ive done the start /end at Eastbourne a couple of middle bits and used to live at QECP end im in Hastings now so im up for a east to west ,im also heavy and slow

I’m biased but ive got an Trail SL4 and a ’97 Beast of the East ,i love the brand ,the RST forks are fine ,for XC? the brakes awesome ive boiled them but then who hasn’t .Im 5’9″ and 110k and the bike can handle me ,a lot was said when cannondale joined the corparation and (sold out ) but the brand is still trading ,admitetdly with a diffferent ethos ,my 97 is a lot lighter than my 2012 sl4 ,but then a lot of high end bikes from the mid 90’s are ,i reckon if you spend a few weeks going to cycle shops and playing dumb ,playing one model aginst the other and the same with brands ,ask the shop staff what they would buy and why ,also why is x better than y and your knowledge will be fantastic, so you get an informed opinion of a lot of cyclists ,then reasearch on the net you will get an amazing bike for your money (ive even raced my 2012 sl4 for 8 hours )good luck and spend wisely, i love da dale i even named mine?

Ice cream sneakers,dice flavour ,Pharrel Williams clothing line skate shoes ,they have a very sticky sole and very hard wearing ,my Beartrap pedals just love them .

Justice = community service if no records,or suspended sentence ,break his hands,one in the spokes and the other in the chainring (he fell right)then go to work with hex keys ect(use imagagination)dont call cops dont call ambulance oh and i forgot ,thats why you should have internally powdred latex gloves in you pack .

Go for a second ride, ride that berm higher ,land that jump straighter ,miss that rock ,jump those roots ,take the hill in a higher gear or tap out a faster climb ,but most important enjoy the post session cake /beer and plan the next onslaught “you need to ride harder my friend “or change to a more responsive bike ?

Sheperds bush

97 beast of the east ,bomber z1 forks upgrade to Hs33 brakes ,retro fit a dropper post and crank bros iodine 11 saddle ,you wanna ride ? its light, tight and not skitty ,if only i could get some rim brake specific hard core jump wheels ,we nearly there brothers