Oh mate Feel for you. still miss my fella, He went in a simlar way brightened up at the vets but he was getting so poorly it was unfair to keep him like that problems with his kindeys weeing all the time isside and out. Still miss him now but have a great Pic of him that always makes me simle. All the best mate.

I in the always wear a lid camp if I am honest only take it off when walking with the bike if at all. Had some issue with feeling too hot in the summer but got a more vented lid for the proper xc stuff ie meridas etc. Other wise I have a Xen.

I have seen my mate stack and snap his lid clean through on the bit above his ears and some of the vents after a drop went wrong, lid must have done something there.

Agree with the risk thing though I dont think that wearing a lid or pads makes you safe from everything but it helps in most cases I think. I know a chap who rolled his car as a teen ager and got thrown out of the open window as the car rolled and burned if he had worn a seat belt he more than likly would have died now he never wears a seat belt I just cant see that this is a good thing.

For me the pros of a lid out weight the cons and I have looked at this a lot look at journals etc on the web. so I choose to wear one, if you dont well I think your daft, but its your choice if some one stacks I'll always ask if they are ok, help if I can. The I wont help as you didnt wear a lid is shocking mate. By that thinking if you were wearing spd didnt clip out in time and fell and hurt yourself could I ride past thinking well cant use them properly so F88k em??

Either way hope we never need to use our lid or skulls in a crash related incdent!

iDave, no advice mate but as a dad with two little ones I really hope you get this sorted out asap. Makes me sick with worry the though of this happening to my two.

All the best mate.

Thanks for the info!!

mate one of the best things in the tool box well worth a tenner IMHO!!

HI mate got a new drafter 2.75ltr res and all the pockets you'll need opens right ou and has zipped mesh pocket on the inside really good, in fact I prefer it to my mule (which it replaced)

Ah legend didint read the text I am afetr the u truns for sure as my old Pike 454's ( should never have sold those) were u turn and excellent. Brill will give merlin a shout 2moror I reckon! Thansk for the head up mate!

These mate like yours I think?

HAving seen my Ibis mojo sailover my head and bounce down a trail a fair few times I have no issues with CF in a bike frame mate!! PLus that has now been cut open and looked at By ibis (unrelated issue with the paintlike the long termer on stw)and n issues found add I'm 120kgs and I think CF is ok mate!!

Legend Been a fox buyer on the last two bikes but my mate has these revs and they have been good so I'll take the jump tomorrow! :lol: Thanks for the info mate!!

my tactic is to try( please note try)to time a manual so that I popo the front of just as it rolls off the edge usually works….. ;)

As for shins got some 661 vegge shin gaurds just brilliant as I had got all SPD in my riding, and the terror pins were leaving me lookinng like a shark attack victim! Not issue with long ride s in them but all day stuff 50k+ meridas I stick with SPD's

Thanks Chucky did think about some talas 36's but the revs are 150 now so I'll go with those not enough Gnarl for 36's bt they would be good for the alps on the five…… 8)

After fork for a Bfe build but was thinking of some revs maybe not sure about the 36's for a trail bike 160 is big, will it not handle like a battle hovercraft on the tight stuff?

HI mate got some stans Flows amazing wheels really good also got two pairs of pro II with 719's and 819's respectivly both very good next set will be more flows on pro II's though, really good set on wheels mate.

HI mate looks very nice I love my mojo wicked bike and tougher than I'll ever need!! One tip get some heli tape on it stat as the cable rub is mental on those"!!! Enjoy mate!

My mate has been riding the spooky horror taxi 650b that was reviewed in STW a while back loves it was a weapon on the downs and did seem to climb better may be the wheels or placebo effect on me! Either way was a lush bike mate.

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Try shouting 'Ungowa' at it…………..

Oh dear I have just done my self harm laughing at that!!!

Its the only bike I would buy again including my ibis mojo, I just love it and have never flet it let me down. I have delt with orange and they were brilliant so I am one happy customer mate cant speak highly enough of the bike or the company.

Night mare mate glad all were ok, had something simlar in the super market car park luckily I ws doing about 5 mph and a little one ran out didnt tough him but gave me a righ start. however I reckon you'll make the daily mail in the morning…….lycra lout… 8)

Honestly mate have a mojo and a five would choose the five everytime!

remembered!!!!!

Hang on…….I can remember how to this honest……

I liked it up to 3.25 after that you went all arty! :wink:

I mean this in a good way it was nice and chilled mate!! what was the music…all very collective!! I look forward to your next one!!

skills course mate? somethimes you need someone to actually show you how to do somthing point out what you're doing wrong……well I do!! :lol:

No No its ok the sun is splitting the trees here as I cant go out this weekend (wife on nights so I have the tribe!) so I am saving you all planning to get out monday pm though so forecast heavy rain!

Just amazing!

I'd like to be able to ride to the limits of my bike!! otherwise those big wave surfers you see on the huges swells is just amazing!

now I'll be honest most of my riding is singletrack twisty stuff little jumps and drops 3ft max!! therefore I fail to get the g of Gnarl (note is a small g) so is may be classed as simply narl….now that was a jeep track with no technical features except a bit of speed….doubt it gets the G or N making it ral maybe?? now put in that "The frame offers 220mm (8.6in) of rear wheel travel" and I am either massively under biked and have the skill of Mr Peat crossed with andrew shandro… and should give up my day job and move the wife and kids to the world cup Dh rounds where I will rule for many years or that guy needs to find an actual trail! :lol:

more pics please mate!!!!

orange five please!

2nd hora, I got the five for a whole weekend from my lbs orange have a load of demos did local trails more twisty single track stuff and then afan more wide open faster stuff! so I really had a chance to ride the bike properly.

Hi mate I have a five and a mojo, so got a dw link bike. Firstly the service from orange for me was really really good havent got a bad word to say about them.

As for riding, the mojo is a great bike they 5 and mojo both are set up with the same forks etc the new fives 2010 are a lot slacker now 67.5 I think but are a blast to ride down hill I have no issues with brake jack or bob i do use the pro pedal on the climbs and tight stuff but thats how like the bike to feel as I ride for big down drops etc I switch it off.

Dw is very good too like the supplness of the sus seems good on the squarer stuff the back end is more skittish I find though.

To be honest and this is a refection of me maybe, I would keep the five over the mojo any day its a very confident sharp bike and is the best I've ridden, incuding mojo lapeirre heckler spesh, i just love that bike. The low BB just takes some getting used to I found my thrid rid out and i didnt get this issue.

So in short no I'm no help!

Looks lush mate love the look of foes bikes plus you have to have the curnut (sp?) shock on one of those otherwise it loses it soul! I hope you have a wicked time riding it like you stole it mate!

Thanks for the answers Chipps!

Legend thats brill news read the post before but didnt post as I didnt have info or know the chap but glad he's safe and well!!

Hi mate the alpine has 160 front and rear the 5 has 140! Love my five it’s got the slacker head angle this year and its super fast mate!! with hind sight I'd go for the maxel end now but I'm a big chap240lbs and the back is still really tight so not a big issue would love a 160 but my riding terrain doesn’t need 160mm I'm afraid either way your wont be disappointed amazing bikes.

I have those grips awesome so good I chanced it and put the fr ones on my 5 love them too!!

Oh and Ill give ya £400 for the on one only worth 200 but I feel kind…. :lol:

Is the butcher the end of the heckler? Is there a new 4x coming? can the nickle run with 140mm forks? Is the nomad C a direct competitor with the mojo hd or built tougher?

Edit eh Please!!

Oh dear keep lusting after a new HT bfe with slx I reckon will do nicely! Come on Cy when do we see the black bfe's mate!!!!

Oh and lush mate I like that!!!!

ALways wear my Helmet, wont ride with out it.