Well I finally got my Sonder Broken Road with the Prong fork and I'm very happy, its light (11.5kg) and goes like the clappers. I went to the Long Mynd and the Stiper Stones at the weekend to give it a test, did a couple of green lanes too, it was quite damp underfoot to say the least but the bike j...

You will forget about it with time , I dropped a metal pole on my carbon full suspension bike when it was 3 days old and too a big lump of paint off the top tube , I almost cried.
In other news I got my new bike, pictures to follow when I work out he to do it !

I have a b17 and its the comfiest saddle ive ever had , it gets wet and muddle and the shine is rubbed of so I lube it and carry on, I was concerned about the weight but the comfort out ways that easily.

Well I have purchased the bike today, I went for the GX spec, confusious bars and I am supplying the forks (prong) and the brakes ( Sram rsc) and my trusty Brookes saddle with carbon seatpost. Alpkit are doing 15% if you subscribe to there newsletter until next monday so I got it for £1595 with the ...

Great another state knocked off.

I remember that being a hard pass , how was the diversion?

Well I tested the broken road today from Hathersage and I had both sets of wheels, I tried the 650b plus first and was amazed how well they climbed but they had tubes in TUBES! so I had to run they hard but only after I got a punture. The bike fitted me spot on , then i put the 29s on and they where...

Well I've booked a test ride next weekend in hathersage and they have both wheel sets I can try and do the same route back to back so that should help me decide and I'm 99 % set on the prong fork , it will be a blast.

yes I have considered buying it with the bouncer on but I already have a hardtail so I think the prong sounds like the winner .

Well I spoke to Mr Prong today and the new batch of forks with bosses will be about a month and he was very helpful with his advice , he has done rolling resistance test and a 650b plus works best which I was surprised at as I thought 29 would be best so that has confused me even more , sometimes I ...

Thanks all , I was looking at the prong and I agree I think it's a better bet too also it has bosses on for just in case.
I have asked alpkit for a price anyway with the kenesis fork and xo1 cranks but I could supply my own fork , so much to think about !

Hello sorry if this comes up twice but i hit sumbit and it disapeared? Anyway kit looks great but you will need more water capacity as you get to Wyoming and new mexico , I rode it this year and 2 liters or so is enough to start with as there is plenty to filter but as it got drier i carried between...

Thanks for the replies , well I not sure about rigid as I've never had one but they seem lighter and faster ? so I thought I would give it a try then I would have the full set , full sus , hardtail and rigid and who doesnt want another bike. The fork that alpkit would put on is a kenesis maxlight bu...

Hello All Just like to say hello and this is my first post and I am looking for some advice I am thinking about getting a new bike , I have a smithyframeworks hartail enduro bike which is brilliant for hammering down hills and the like but I have started the obsession that is bikepacking and racing ...