The MTB thread

[northwind]

Ouch!

I think I just bought a car so I guess I need to find out if that's going to have any bills associated before I buy another fancy seatpost! Though of course it didn't cost as much as either of the bikes it's going to have in the boot Priorities...

Northy, If you just bought a car m8, then welcome to sky high road tax, and high insurance (if you've just started a car insurance NCB...).

Car engines are easy to maintain if you already know what you're doing on bikes. it's just a big bike with 4 wheels, and you get stuck in traffic jams with

My own car hasn't been used now for a month. Went to look at it last night, and it's covered in an inch of sawdust where the old man has been cutting up logs.... nothing a steam jenny won't get rid of

[yorkie_chris]

Cars lean the wrong way in corners, don't be too worried by it, this is normal.

[northwind]

Originally Posted by jimmy4237

Northy, If you just bought a car m8, then welcome to sky high road tax, and high insurance (if you've just started a car insurance NCB...).

Not too bad actually, it's a diesel focus estate so lowish emissions and an old man car so not bad to insure. Plus it's more fuel efficient than the bike It's the motoring equivalent of slippers, basically, but these slippers can carry bikes around in the back

My damned frame isn`t arriving til Friday , it`s fuggin scorching hot out there and I just know it will wazz it down with rain the second I finish the build . Not the happiest of Rabbits at that news .

Doh man, oh well, at least you have something to look forward to

I know you probably already said but what forks you putting on it?

Marzocchi Z1 Freeride 1 with ETA

THE HEMLOCK HAS LANDED <----- Doing "Yippee" backflips (in my head)

Wooo hooo! Those forks seem to get nice reviews from what I managed to find!

Went out on the scott yesterday, just round langset, there are some nice fast lose downhill sections around it. According to the tracker we (me and brother) got upto 30mph, considering how bumpy it is that is amazing! The Scott just takes it, im still having to get used to it, I keep slowing down to hit things when I really dont need to anymore! Utter madness, Propper DH bikes must be just unreal.

On my Orange "Patriot" I could achieve 30 mph flat out on most downhill sections on the Marin Trail . I couldn`t go any quicker as gearing was maxed out and things got very weird .... the feeling in the msucles from all the shaking made your body feel disconnected . I can see how downhillers get their buzz from a 2 minute assault on a course , flat out , Danger everywhere and on bikes that exceed our spec . I`d love to be 18 again and riding the bikes these kids have now , when I were a lad (cue famous bread commercial music) I had a Dawes Ranger , one of the first MTB bikes out there , it was more like a Road Bike with wider rims and different gearing , how the hell I ever rode it on Mountains (before any of the Welsh trail Centres arrived) I will never know .