Tom Booth

Game changer! Soo so awesome. Had to cut my shred around pines short as I snapped my chain, shit gets sour when you have the legs of Zeus. Managed to hit all the sections I wanted too thou to get the full idea behind a dropper post and it's a brilliant piece of kit. There's some good climbs in pines that suddenly drop off to nicely laid berms and a few drops, getting used to the feel of the seat being around your knees on the downs instead of between the thighs is weird but opens up a lot more manoeuvrability around the cockpit. I know it's a lot of money for a seat post but anybody considering one it's a must. Think the bikes about finished now, I'm gonna drop the granny ring and front shifter to make some more room on the bars in time but that's a future plan, maybe some slightly higher Renthal bars but I'm enjoying these Raceface Chesters for now.

I really really really can't stress enough how much you should get SLX's. My orange came with them as standard and they are emense. Soo powerful and responsive, the adjuster on the lever is fantastic too. Despite the plastic levers they feel very nice and solid when used in anger.

Just cooked her folks a biiiiitchin chicken and chickpea chilli, ironically listening to silent alarm.

Shameful isn't it

Even if they did another song similar to this modern love I'd grin like a Cheshire Cat. Realised recently that I've not really paid much attention to Jenny or mates and sorta done my own thing for a while just through music. When we got together we went shopping and I bought Jack Penate's album and that sorta became ours, along with silent alarm. I put it on from time to time and it reminds me of all the stuff we have done together but I can't think of a single thing ive done recently for her. Bit disappointed in myself for letting it slip.

Is it only me that thinks it's wrank?

I had noticed it was different to the images I'd seen, but just assumed it was due to using the matchmaker setup. Email to say it's been dispatched so I'll hopefully be able to play tomorow!

I still can't see how the right hand lever is for the right, it looks so awkward when mounted correctly.

It's easy to look back at stuff now thou, with my ex there was plenty of stuff that was wrong but seemed normal at the time. My ex went on holiday to Zante with her mates for 10days, 4days in she paid £750 to fly home because a lad lifted her skirt in a club. I know from small acorns and stuff but it's hardly rape, she was so messed up its unreal.

Yeah, I'm gonna drop the double ring in time so it'll free up space on the left for the inverted lever.

Nah, that bike pops up really nice when your confident with it.

Thats f**ked up. If she had total trust in you and belief that you where ok as a couple that wouldn't ever have been an issue. I've been with Jenny for years now that's never once crossed my mind, it'd never cross hers as I'm punching WELL above my weight (without blowing my horn too much). When Jenny goes to the pub or down town with mates my only concern is the twats around her, not her acting a fool. I'm sorry to say it but it sounds your better off without her man, sticking with her would have crushed you for years till you lacked any sort of life outside the relationship.

Peer pressure you twat, although for £180 I weren't gonna hang about.

Stoop it There's about £200 difference between the van r and a ccdb but its more then likely worth the extra, I'll see how the funds go for the next few months. Plus coil shocks look bad ass .

I've been looking at coil shocks recently as I've noticed I can bottom the float pretty easy (I drift between 16-16.5st so I'm fairly hefty, another reason I went for the scaffold built five) so running it at 300psi. It copes brilliantly but it's in the upper limit and I'm not a fan of running stuff close to the limits. I read fantastic reviews of the TF tuned fox van r with a custom tune and they seem sensible money too. The NUkeproof is fast downhill, it does womp over most stuff the few times I've ridden it but I think it's more how I felt on the alpine. It's fast and rolls over soo much easy but it didn't feel as responsive as the five, didn't feel as 'tight' so to speak. Uphill it's grand thou, but it's probably because I suck uphill. Shaving that time off the trail was such a surprise to me, it's given me a lot more confidence to hammer through the turns and chuck myself down the rock sections. I've just been looking at reverbs, my new credit card came through the other day, must-resist-even-though-there-silly-cheap-at-the-minute. Best of luck in the Scottish enduros man, a mate of mine invited me to race at hardwood last weekend but racings not my bag, I'd rather just hack pushing myself abit but I see why people race. One of my mates won the midlands XC under 23 championship a few years ago and he's unbelievably fast, abit painful to ride with thou as he has to hit every section perfect or he gets stroppy.

Ross and Rachael or whaaaaaaaat

Listening to Bloc Party - Silent Alarm today. I'd give my left bollock for another album as good from them.

Times new Putin

Get that bike manualing! Good stuff Adam, glad your happy with it.

A mate of mines been after a bike to tag along with recently. He's been borrowing his brothers old Kona Big Kahuna from about 1957 to come riding with for a couple of years, and it sucks balls. I directed him to this topic and he's gone and bought that Nukeproof. What a great bit of kit it is! I'd contest it's abilities downhill thou compared to the five, it certainly climbs well but downhill I still think the fives abit more lively (could just be he's a massive pussy thou). He's very very happy with it thou so another happy customer there Matt. I can't believe how much my ridings changed on the five in a few weeks. I'm barely braking on the downs, berms are ALOT more fun and it jumps beautifully. Time around pines has gone from 1h10mins to 45minutes! Got my eye on a reverb dropper thou soon, the boys in the barracks can't carry on getting this much of a beating.

I stand corrected..

That is exactly the reason you shouldn't give advice out...

Good going that, I'm definatly game for next time. Was it busy?

I don't think it'd cope with day in day out use, but as a diy tool it's great for the monies.

For low torque stuff I've got a Halford's pro wrench that's been great. I've had it 6/7 years and had it recalibrated last year, it was within 2/3nm of the gauge so I was chuffed with that. Think they're around £65-£75 with a lifetime warranty.