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David Attenborough: As the bicycle strays to it's natural habitat, it is spotted and mounted by the dominant male, what we will soon witness has been described as the el-stemo-penetray movement. Said to cause great pain to the pouncing male but rest assured, the bicycle is apprehended, and at the male's command . . .

The reason he's able to do that is because of the higher bottom bracket level, making it a long wheelbase bike but ride like a shorter wheelbase bike. Plus TRA is a monster so could probably bunny hop a low-rider bike. Gears wise, it depends on a few things: Competitions. If you compete you're required to have 6 working gears, though I'm pretty sure that rule is slowly fading away as Competition organisers are becoming less strict, as this means more riders can enter. When it gets to National or International Level, you'll definatly have to use gears. Advantages, regardless of street or natural you can get around a whole lot quicker and have specific gears for specific moves, allowing you to get more power or more acceleration etc. Disadvantages, it's heavier than single speed and there's generally more things to go wrong/wear out. Single speed's lighter and allows you to use a bigger (which usually means stronger) chain, though these days KMC make good S/S and 8 Speed chains, so you're pretty sorted on that front. You can also run a shorter chain, again losing that extra bit of weight. You (obviously) won't need to run a shifter, again losing more weight. From the way I've worded it, the main thing about S/S is losing weight, but in general I feel it's the security of knowing your drive train is going to work harmoniously. Making you feel that little bit more at ease when doing large gaps or drops. Bars wise, the bulge bars will tend to be stronger than MTB style 'trials' bars, but a pair of Eastern EA70 bars will be plenty strong enough. Bulge bars come in 'Flat' which isn't strictly flat, it'll be more a \_/ shape. You can also get bulge Riser bars, so you'll have to specify what kind of bulge bar in order to get a responce as to how each bar feels. I'm running the Koxx Try-All's at the moment, they do me fine, and the Koxx Team seems to get along ok with them too, though I am considering going back to my Megamo bulge bars . . .

Ouch.

Haha, I was wondering how long it'd take for people to step up :P The Circus, any weiner can win on that setting it takes no skill, just a certain amount of a + b'age and planting mines on items, even easier with the radar*. Stack with automatics or pistols, radar and auto-aim off - you will die. *How do I remember this shite . . .

Doesn't look real in the slightest :P

I still got one, got the usual games. I challenge anyone to play me on Goldeneye - you will lose (Y)

Bottom of the screen: :)

Thanks for the enlightening repsonce monkey :)

The bash isn't attached to the frame at the mo Jamie. You'll have to put it on delicatly as the mount has been hit a few times (I didn't use it with the bash). It is possible to put it on the frame though - hence the pictures with it on despite the knackered underside bit! T-Raptors are not 7lbs, more like 4lbs. Angle grinding stuff is a piece of piss, just have to watch out for the metal bits flying off in all directions! And be very careful when you get close the bottom bracket/frame tubing around that area.

Too. Chuffing. True. Question: Who here thinks they would still have 'fallen in love' had they never heard of it?

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I've replied to your e-mail :)

Very true, but it does still seem to use that wording. I'm sure most people don't give a shit, and I'm sure Sameer doesn't either, I think he's just trying to stir . . .

Could be in the Recycle Bin?

It happens, every freakin' year, yet they still don't try to make any adjustments to their buildings or town layout. So they get f**ked every year, insurance companies get screwed etc. Japan, granted they prepare for earthquakes not hurricanes, have prepared their buildings to take an earthquake, minimalising damage and allowing the place to keep on working the way it should. Meh, it's only the pooey states that got affected anyways :) Edit: Yeah it's not strictly related to the topic but it's been bugging me. Andyroo, the point Sameer made was that "everyone's the same thanks to Katrina", they are all victims, they are all equal, yet the black dude's looting and the white peeps are "finding". Don't you think it's a tad silly to use those words? Meh

They don't actually type your address in, it just gets taken from MSN lists or address books. I must have recieved about 5 invitations from Dan Ko alone ;) But yeah, you're not alone.

Urgh, I don't think he was saying that more Tensiles have been sold than Middleburns.

Yeah, I met you ages ago in Chelmsford when you had your old Jumpin Jack and I was riding the Megamo. Can't beat me and the Bear ;)

No tips about injuries from me, but: I can't see you needing that DH tube, save some weight and just use a normal tube, the Maxxis are plenty strong enough (Y)

That was a seriously well made video, you should get to a London ride one day, the results could be amazing! How long did it take you to produce that?

Happy Birthday Adam! Have a good one :huh:

Fooking mint.

It sucks. It really, really sucks. I'm just about to come out of a 3 month break and it gets really annoying not being able to ride, especially with all the beasty videos being released recently. Good luck with the heal, I hope the extra riding hasn't done any permanent damgage, that'd be a darn shame (Y)

The first pigeon photo is awesome, where you're preloading. Props to the camera man (Y)