looks awesome! I just built a spicy up and its one hell of a ride. Enjoy – perhaps see you at Aston sometime.

Outside of the Zesty conversation.
I ride a Motolite at circa 22lbs and a Spicy at 30lbs.
Yes, the motlite is rapid on pretty much everything and is a great bike but its definitely XC orientated in terms of geometry, even after I AM'd it with a few choice component upgrades it still felt like a XC bike, because that what it is.
The Spicy is an unbelievable bike which does everything well, but with a bias to downward pointing stuff. The slacker geometry really gives you confidence to keep if flat out where the motlite gets a bit twitchy due to the steeper HA and the lighter build.
How does this relate to the Zesty – the Zesty offers a pretty slack HA (67 or 68 depending on which year and which data you believe) but can be built up incredibly lightly. I would imagine this would give a great blend of XC speed, ability to climb and still rip downhill.

Theres a review of the Spicy vs Zesty over at the Lapierre owners forums from the UK distributor which I think hits it on the head.
I think Steve @ Dirt is right when he states in the Dirt 100, there are only two oustanding trail bikes, the Zesty and the Orange5 – with the Zesty being a touch better….plus it looks a million times better IMHO!

Some pics of my rides

Sorry about the crap picture, its all I have right now….

plenty of speed increase- buy the intel G2…..job done.
one of the biggest improvements to my desktop and laptop

Sarah @ Flow posts on here and it would be good to hear from her on changes that will be made this year.

goodridge hose is avalable per metre from CRC too if you want to stick to what you know. Not sure if theres much diff but just FYI

linky

Im running two Yumeya's – very happy with them. Lighter than XTR, cheapish (£35) and look pretty with gold 🙂

Sorry for the crap piccy…..

Any reason you wouldnt consider Formula R1s or The Ones? best brakes out there IMHO.

+1 for jawbones – I got the photocromic lenses which rock too, very happy with em

I read 2010 x9 is the same as last years x0 somewhere…..at x9 prices would be worth looking at vs a 2007 x0 if its true.

I had a similar thing with yahoo and a not-simple password. One day I noticed spam to my contact list within yahoo. I logged in changed password and it stopped. A few months later I got bored of the new password and changed it back to what it was before (thought it would be safe) and the spam immediately restarted so I presume that ive entered my password into a keylogger somewhere which has kept record of my old password.
I think so long as you change your password and associated details you will be ok.

agree though – it doesnt look very tidy!

the bollock hanging down is only on the 27.2 post, its because the reservoir doesnt fit in the actual post like it does on the larger ones. I think Pure Racing have a patent on that so maybe they will be the only choice for 27.2 suspension posts?

Titus Motolite & frozen River Thames near Bray, Berkshire. Pic taken on Iphone.

you try and help some people improve themselves and that's the response you get…..LOL

wear it closer to your body?
Is it the bladder or the water in the pipe to your mouth thats freezing?

You could fill it with either salt or alcohol

I dont know which I would use. 😉

Ive got a copy of Mac office 2008 professional here I could do you a good price on…..dont need it anymore cos I stuck with a PC. Its unopened/unregistered etc

I happened on the Ardent 2.25 up front and a Kenda Nevegal on the rear. Works really well as a pair and it might indicate a all maxxis pairing that would work well too. Ive got a Larssen to go on the rear when it dries up a bit.

my 09 516 frame weighs 3368g
with headset cups (no bearings), bottom bracket installed and no seat post clamp.

ive got a 09 frame hung in the garage I need to weigh at some point so if no one else posts, Ill be able to get this once I find my scales LOL!

running for 13-14 months on king hubs – been great but one nasty tyre blow clean off the front rim episode resulting in me eating dirt. May have been a result of too low a pressure, dont know. Never happened again though. Overall happy with them.

i ordered some forks which they said they had in stock on the 16th….they were sent the 18th – still no sign of them yet…Id wish they just gave me the choice to pay another £15 and have the damn things couriered. They were much cheaper than anywhere else (£600 vs £800) so probably worth it – if they ever turn up.

dtfu – never have four letters been so funny 🙂

park tools website has a good break down for you….

linky

'08 Titus Motolite

Coast kid – thanks for that! I innocently stumble into a thread on wrist straps and noted your arse wiping comment. TBH, I hadnt thought of the consequences of this particular injury before. Now having considered it for a split second the idea of needing someone to wipe my arse for me really has made me question whether I want to ride a bike off road again. The wife wont even use the bathroom for an hour after Ive been in there so theres no way shes going to get up close! 😀
Maybe I should get some wrist straps as preventive care and wear them all the time just reduce risk?

id be interested to know where to get the quality Ti bolts that are a bit more hardy than they cheaper ones. For example my stem bolts even though I look after them and use a torque wrench etc are starting to look a bit worn, whilst my rotor bolts are still spot on after many changes.

All from memory a few years ago when i did mine….usually a few inches of screed on top if memory serves me right….it can vary…prob no less than 1.5" though

sure google would pull up some data for you

get registered on livestrong.com and buy a set of scales to weigh your food before you eat it. Do this for one month and see how much you are eating and where the majority of your calories are coming from.
i did this and have since lost 2 stone….just trimmed the amounts I was eating. I eat well, just portions were too big…Im quite shocked how many calories are in certain foods which you would think were healthy and also just how little food of the right type you need to be to be healthy.

As it looks like Ill be attempting this in the next few days – any advice as to how to remove the existing bearings and press in new ones safely without spending mega-££££ on the proper tools?

Hey Grimy, having read up on the lapierres BB90 it sounds pretty cool actually – some definite advantages over the standard BB, however, like all new things there are limited choices for bearings right now.
Shimano or Enduro are the only options Ive found so far.

I think my bearings are now toast too hence why Im looking for a replacement set – giving the crank arms a push it only spins half a turn with no chain attached! <groan>

I'll be interested to see if they apply it to my order when I phone to cancel a £400 order as I'll have my flat mate order them for me otherwise!

Create another email address. I thought it was all orders not one per customer too.

I just tried to use christmas10 on CRC to get a couple of bits I needed and it told me Id already used the code before! WTF! I thought it was for any orders before the 27th?
Anyone else had this?

bugger – i take 44 in mp66s and ordered am40s in 43 as I wanted a bit tighter fit…guess they'll be going back too then – sigh

the spicy frame looks the same as this one here BTW…

LINKY

Ive got a 09 Lapierre Spicy here in white in great condition (few little paint chips on the bottom bracket) with headset, bottom bracket, seat post clamp fitted I would let go for £850 (plus delivery)…..

Informed by Wiggle my order placed on Friday evening was ready and packed awaiting collection on Monday at 1.13pm in the afternoon.
It still hasn't turned up. It wasn't marked free delivery either.

An order placed on CRC on Monday at 4.55pm turned up this morning.

Forks ordered from Active Sport Wednesday 16th still haven't arrived

Deliveries definitely running slow probably due to weather and volume of packages.

did your new BB fix the issue with the lack of free turning? Im just putting together a spciy build now and have noticed the crank doesnt spin freely, maybe 3/4 turn if you give it a shove (no chain attached).

thx

2.4 ardent up front, 2.2 ardent rear

the goodridge hoses do fit, I recall its the same kit as the ine used for formulas "the one" brakes.

Ivejust moved my R1s to another bike and need to replace the front hose – its a tad too short now 🙁