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Out again today for a couple of hours in about -6C. Awesome conditions, couple of inches of frozen snow so the traction was perfect.
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Yeh, it's great when it's frozen, wet snow's a ****ing nightmare 
(Unless you have snow tires, mud tires just slide).
(Unless you have snow tires, mud tires just slide).
SDK^ said:The FSR XC is a nice Bike
I have the FSR XC Comp and it's a good ride
Have you thought about getting SPD pedals ? It really does improve pedal efficiency and therefore speed
Yes mate, will be getting a set when they come in at my mates shop in three weeks
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Depends what pedals you're after but I'd personally recommend Shimano M-647s (or 969/970, depending what you're after).
some moving pictures of bikes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A35s37R5zBg&mode=related&search=
My local DH course last year. You can't tell how muddy the track was in the vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A35s37R5zBg&mode=related&search=
My local DH course last year. You can't tell how muddy the track was in the vid.
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The third and last guys made meals of it, the rest weren't bad and there were some quite good riders there .
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Phnom_Penh said:
540's, half the price and only very slightly heavier than the 970s. Not important unless you're racing expert class.
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Yeh, if you go for 969/970s, not the same as 647's though. I've never really used 540s, just the 900s, although I gather they're pretty much the same, but was going on experience6thElement said:
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Just bought myself a Specialized Globe Sport hybrid bike after 15 years of not owning a bike.
Was going to get a road bike but the cycle tracks where I live (Milton Keynes) are pretty rubbish. Also not doing any XC so decided on some road friendly tyres and rims !
Am loving it though.
Was going to get a road bike but the cycle tracks where I live (Milton Keynes) are pretty rubbish. Also not doing any XC so decided on some road friendly tyres and rims !
Am loving it though.
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We'll definitely have to get out on bikes should I ever mve back over there.Giddy said:
Bennah said:
300 quid.
I'd suggest trying out a few though as they're all different. For me was a choice between this, The Trek 7200 or the Scott Sub 30.
In the end I decided on Specialized because they'd always done great road bikes and also the tyres were a bit more suited to mud/gravel than the others which were more road oriented.
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My trusty old mountain bike:
Note the family of Swans!
Here's a slightly better shot.
"The flight deck..."
"The engine..."
Be it for the over-cast weather or my camera in need of adjustment; the yellow has come out looking a little like sickly custard! In real life, its a vibrant but non-overpowering yellow.
Please excuse the odd angles in the last two.
N.B. if any one lives near me and wants to hook up for some cycling (I also have a road bike), email me at ghoststalkeruk /AT/ hotmail /DOT/ com.
Note the family of Swans!
Here's a slightly better shot.
"The flight deck..."
"The engine..."
Be it for the over-cast weather or my camera in need of adjustment; the yellow has come out looking a little like sickly custard! In real life, its a vibrant but non-overpowering yellow.
Please excuse the odd angles in the last two.
N.B. if any one lives near me and wants to hook up for some cycling (I also have a road bike), email me at ghoststalkeruk /AT/ hotmail /DOT/ com.
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I've just odered one of the new limited edition 853 tubing on-one's, wetting myself in excitement for it to be delivered
Will post pic's when it's hear and built up
Will post pic's when it's hear and built up
Drazic said:
If anyones interested, this is pete wright. Resident trials-forum.co.uk bull****er. The list of things he's come out with is near on endless and he's always the first to have and done everything. Aparantly he had the fastest computer in the uk a while back, and does top secret testing of comonents for every computer manfacturer, as well as advising msn about their servers everytime there's a slight hint of them having failed.
A couple of weeks ago he was "emailed about helping design the rocket ship for top gear" with all his supposed email information being a simple copy and paste from the top gear website. Not to mention the footage for the show had been filmed months before he got his email
Aparantly he's a nice guy in real life. And seems normal on msn. He just has an obsessive compulsive bull****ing disorder when he's on a forum.
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