Gandalf the Yellow

i have my eyes on mod leeson and this bad boy..defo the nicest by far. steve

just 1 thing i'd comment on the bike.. the hose are so long you can probably barspin TWICE its not a bad looking bike i must say steve

probaby some chinese super-nuclear-powered drug. and that CNC...i think it means china national communication or something... it was a good 1 though steve

that looks pretty bad... whats with the yellow backpack anyways..? steve

thats in hong kong, and not all riders in hong kong rides zhi's. zhi doesn't even make that frame so i don't know what all of you are talkin about. its not a monty, READ the side of the frame. its a fuji, but i hope you realise there's a lot of asian sponsored riders who have prototypes, and they never release much info on them.. steve

haha, some good pics there, loving that last 1...its....good..lol. steve

sounds like a good idea if there are some decent shots in the calender. i'd buy 2...1 for home...1 for my uni flat.. hehe steve

lol unfortunately not tim, i should have started taking pics all day really.. next time...next time.. steve

here it is, should have started taking pics during the day really, such a good day for pics! ah well... mr nick mr fred mr adam finally decided to flash them.... sorry my camera is crap and my skillz are crap too :$ please try enjoying it though stevee

nice bike, but the colours are shite. steve

NO RAIN WOOOOOOOOOO well its sunny intervals so its ok.. looking forward to it...bed time...see you all in 10 hours time.. steve

yea im going to try get 1 of them SKF's. looks rather simple yet reliable... i heard they make the best bearings on the market... i just purchased an echo, well fair enough it doesn't come with instructions, but i think its quite a rubbish piece of bb for £64 inc tool. (the tool doesn't actually fit onto the cups properly) (and i have no idea how much i have to tighten the crank bolts before i crush them bearings..) its pretty crap for £64 steve

whats the big deal? there's loads of pads out there that are equally as good. especially when you're using it with tar on a smooth rim steve

cheers, i picked the frame up from hong kong for about £85, so i thought i could do with a change really... they're both middleburns?...so..do you like them or you hate them? thanks for the comments anyway, keep them coming! steve

ok its been more than a week since A level results day, and i have a firm place at bournemouth uni which i will be starting 2nd oct this year... basically i just want to know is there anything big down there?...( like crew-wise ) anyone actually at the university and know what the bike storage is like at the halls? (do they allow bikes in the room etc) looking forward for replies steve

w...t....f.... steve

like this sexay beast? steve

i believe the stock frame is just under 2kg (like 1.9kg), lighter than the ashton, though im not too sure whether it'll be as strong/weaker than the ashton... i do love mine though steve

agreed. why change when you have a perfectly good frame anyway?...if anything...pure is a downgrade..surely i ride the stock though steve

almost like my aorta, infact...i considered getting the pure instead of the aorta....but i like to be a little different! *staying away from them echos* nice bike dude. steve

think a couple of us from MK are heading down via the train..... i think i've taken the day off work! seeyall mofos there steve

nice and short i like it, good choice of music too.... and the bike is looking uber nice matt steve

ooo... sounds like the tryall is out of the window. echo has a good idea, and weigh less than the kobikes bb....i think i'll go for the echo, unless people have had problems with them before?.. steve

i need a new bb for my aorta, as i have a 118mm fsa platinum pro in it and its nowhere near wide enough. i've been lookin at tryall, ko-bikes/echo external bb and the viz bb... it has to be 122mm or more...which one you think its the best?...(weight doesn;t matter too much, i want some reliable bearings no shitty flexy axle) cheers steve

rides really nice, although it was a pretty big switch from my giant to this...short to long. but im liking it more and more! its meant to be a +35mm bb rise, but im not sure what it is now with KOT forks, still rides really nice though.. and it weighs nothing! love it.