How many hours I have spent looking a new build Let the poor guy enjoy it like myself any component puchace is weeks of thinking and agonising. Sad yes but very happy in my ways.

Ok then mountain bikes only? So starting in 1989 to to present day.
Orange Clockwork
Orange Alumium Elite
Merlin XLM (not the sort from Lancashire)
Orange Sub 5
Orange 5
Orange E8
Gary Fisher Xcaliber 29er
Gary Fisher Rosscoe
The realy sad fact is that with exeption of 1 or 2 bikes i still own all these bikes.

Nice cake selection! Must get myself reacquainted with that model again.

Salon 1990 simply amazing.

Fast indeed !

Yup thats about it really.

There are some loons out there, got screamed at today as I got to the 50m mark by the twin dressed orange jacket and walking pole couple pointed out to me I should not be there. She was correct ! cheeky trail but so cheeky the hating pair should not have been here ether not to happy when that was pointed out.Started raging about how I was wearing a helmet and if had crashed into them i would have been fine. Let the hate flow. Total nutters they are everywhere.

Just got to have this, now were can i get £20,000 from?

http://www.mod-sales.com/direct/vehicle/related/28632/Foden.htm

This person was doing this 15 years ago when I used to ride there . Can’t belive that its still going on , how I enjoyed myself clearing it every time I went out. Pure Joy.

I had a pair of AMP forks on a Merlin ti XLM they were not to good I remember reading the instuctions and thinking this is so wrong ” if you get a squeaking sound from the bushes just spray your bidon over them” !!!!! 8O Thats after nearly 20 years and I still can’t get that out of my head. I sold them on soon after getting them.

Its a a days work normaly having had a few fitted over the years in different houses i might add.

33 seconds here mildly misserable up here in Cumbria

SKS on my Uncle John fitted with a little bending and attachment onto the disk mount had no problem with them they also can be removed quickly if I am racing it

Nice I want no sorry need!

I have riden my uncle john in the lakes for years (disc) its is now my default bike for everything done a some big lakes epics on its a real swiss army knife i going to be well upset if it ever dies.
Carbon crosser anyone? Got this for sale in 52 flavour if anyone is interested ? £360 it’s new never ridden long story etc.
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Don’t do it every one is pale!

Penrith, Cumbria Ride out the door off road in to Lakes or up into the Pennines. If you have to drive 20mins to keswick 1h38 mins to Manchester 1hr 45 to Edinburgh 7 stains not far + for the darkside the UK highest bit of tarmac and v quiet roads its perfectley possible to do 60miles and only have 2-3 cars go past I am not moving!

One one dirty disco it puts all the big players to shame unless you need – have to have a big brand on the down tube

The chippy in the main square then more the a few pints in the dog and gun. Nothing else to do in Keswick.

No :( again I only ever got in the once after applying over 6 times now A fantastic day out enjoy all

Ceramic with a home made underfloor heating system not the best for dropping yer glass of Macon

He going to be a gear masher thinking of getting a Tomac 62 t fitted?

OMG

How will they benefit the pros ? reduced rotational mass on the rim ,better aerodynamics have you noticed how rims are getting fatter? If the breaking surface is removed the designer if free to play with all that extra space You could pull the fork legs intowards the tyre and reduce profile no worrying about mounting the calliper at the top of the fork no heating up rims we can all remember Lance doing a bit of CX to avoid Beloki whose rim had over heated and melted the tub glue dumping him on the tarmac and again better consistent breaking in the wet and that just for the road boys.

Been on discs for the past 5 years now on my crosser after a 6 months ownership of canti crosser I would never go back. I was using a full set of pads every ride and a wheel rebuild every three months due to worn out rims.
Sure if I was trundling round a bit of parkland for 60 mins canties are fine but here in the real with big hills,kids to feed and bill to pay it makes more sense oh and wanting to stop consistently every lap ect ect discs are the only way.
Just wait they will appear in the pro peloton before long when the weight is sorted.

Ok I do have problem but I don’t have problem with it, sat round the house:-
Orange Clockwork one of 50 done in a mat floro orange
Orange Alu Elite
Orange steel road bike
Orange 29er
Gary Fisher Rosscoe
Planet X Uncle John
Dave Yates Steel road bike
Colnago Dream
Arriving soon Planet X Dirty Disco

Maxxis Raze rolls well and was v good in the snow and ice last year 35mm only though us them on the cross bike for everything including racing.

The best looking ti frame i have seen for a long time. Enjoy

Done

I always give fruit you should see their litte faces lite up !

stoemper.com

Um would have recomended my local untill last week, over heard whilst paying for new bike ” Hope he does not ****ing going to hang round all day” I will not be returning and yes I know I am a c**k but you make sure when someone is handing money over they don’t hear it!

403 4th go at it here and its not shaping up well due to man flu.

Do you want to sell the jocky wheels you now have got spare?

You need Ciclo Montana! been 2 twice now and no differance in the super guiding and hosting dispite leaving a long time between vists. book them now!

It a common problem I noticed it about to happen when putting an extra bottle cage on for kielder and it made me use a different cage.
keep you eyes open out there had it happen on a Kona and a Fisher.

Its all fab I would buy whole lot if the loto came up this week,apart from the guns and that Kona shut & cut what going on there? yuk.

Clashes with The Three Peaks shame would love to do this as well.

1 Set superstar reds till Newcaslton and changed to aztec sintered they lasted till kielder with loads of life left in them.