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always4lora said:
Yup! tend to order the majority of stuff from them. Kinda of like scan computers in bolton really, tiny shop with massive wharehouse.
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Before they moved from their old location in Leyland they had a bigger shop front. But now they have a much larger warehouse and are targetting the online market in a bigger way.
 
Supercow said:
Merlin is a good shop, though somewhat scorned in the UK (by distributors) for selling OEM/Grey market goods.
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My forks RS Sektor TK Solo air were OEM, don't think i've seen the exact model sold as retail but other models of Sektor were a bit more expensive. My brakes i assume were also oem as they came in just a clear bag, no fancy shimano packaging.

Doesn't bother me as a customer as it's cheaper, can imagine it does annoy other shops selling retail items.

Suprised they're allowed to sell oem.
 
Planning on going to Lee Quarry on Sunday, any idea if it's pretty weatherproof or would it be better going to Gisburn which i'm presuming is going to be sheltered?
 
Got my Cube LTD yesterday, however I've not been able to go out for long due to the snow.

However, my Lockout doesn't seem to be working on my RS Recon's. It's a turnkey and still acts the same when it's in the lock position, is this normal? as I thought it's meant to stop any suspension from working.
 
always4lora said:
Planning on going to Lee Quarry on Sunday, any idea if it's pretty weatherproof or would it be better going to Gisburn which i'm presuming is going to be sheltered?
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I've heard it's pretty exposed up by Lee Quarry, never been though so can't comment much more!

I might be at Gisburn on Sunday, come say hello if you see me (tall fella on a black/gold Canyon)
 
Andelusion said:
Lee isn't sheltered and the last time it snowed there were plenty of snow drifts in the berms - not fun.
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That sucks, fancy getting in all the good trail centres this year, i'm in cumbria and done whinlatter, grizedale, cannock chase so looking for others 'up north' Gisburn and Delamere are around 2 hours away as is Lee Quarry so will see if my brother wants to do one of the others.
Any other recommendations for riding in the poor weather?
 
According to the Gisburn forrest face yack page, the bottom half of the eight is fairly ok, the top half is do-able with caution. The best road in is from the Clitheroe side.
 
1st proper test run on the Lyrik's last night. Very impressed!

Anyone else rolling on a set? I managed to get a feel for how the mission control works, and have the settings pretty much bang on for my local riding spots. Never used the floodgate for the climbs either, so I might just remove it altogether.
They feel pretty much bomb proof, and track much better than the Revelations (which were great forks)
Glad the upgrade seems to have been worthwhile
 
RobotXander said:
1st proper test run on the Lyrik's last night. Very impressed!

Anyone else rolling on a set? I managed to get a feel for how the mission control works, and have the settings pretty much bang on for my local riding spots. Never used the floodgate for the climbs either, so I might just remove it altogether.
They feel pretty much bomb proof, and track much better than the Revelations (which were great forks)
Glad the upgrade seems to have been worthwhile
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Got this years model and the RC2DH damper. Love them, half the weight of the 66 RC3 they replaced, more controlled, and use all there travel.
 
I'm just messing :)
I would love a Bos fork up front, just too £££. The three year service interval alone is reason enough to get some.
I hear they now have a uk service centre?
 
robj20 said:
But for how long, i give them a year or two at most.
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Not really an opinion based on facts is it?

Did you deal with R53 before surf sales? Roger Estrada himself (owner) is a wang of epic proportions ( I mean the guy shouted at my wife ffs!) with seriously demanding business model (amount of stock he expected dealer to buy and so forth) Coming from motorsport, he's used to dealerships having more cash than MTB dealers. That relationship is a two way street.

BOS is admittedly not the most communicative bunch, but the doom and gloom of "we give them x amount of time before they crack" is unfounded.
 
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Supercow said:
Not really an opinion based on facts is it?

Did you deal with R53 before surf sales? Roger Estrada himself (owner) is a wang of epic proportions ( I mean the guy shouted at my wife ffs!) with seriously demanding business model (amount of stock he expected dealer to buy and so forth) Coming from motorsport, he's used to dealerships having more cash than MTB dealers. That relationship is a two way street.

BOS is admittedly not the most communicative bunch, but the doom and gloom of "we give them x amount of time before they crack" is unfounded.
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Just going off the past two service centres both ditching Boss. If they didnt then i guess my facts are wrong.
 
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