Black Mountains Sunday

I was particularly referring to Spesh and Trek, after all, Specialized were the first to introduce the $10,000 DH bike and when you charge for a bicycle, more that what some people pay for a brand new car, I consider that milking it

There's always someone somewhere trying something different. Bigger, longer, lower, fatter, whatever. Sometimes in falls on it's arse and sometimes captures the imagination of others and grows from there. I wouldn't call fat bikes mainstream just yet, far too many people who have never ridden one, d...

Cheers Boxelder, will attempt to plot those on the map

I became fat curious a few months back and with OO Fatty's at £800 (at that time) decided to give it a go and was prepared to lose a couple of hundred notes if it didn't suit me. Since November have been having an absolute blast and the Fatty is my first choice bike for my local patch rides. Before ...

Yes Mart, you've shortened your name but the avatar gave it away. Rookie mistake

I've flown a couple of times. Evoc bike bag, tyres slightly deflated, seat down, bars removed, rotors removed, pads removed and transit blocks holding pistons apart or leave pads in and use an old, filed down and clean pad as a spacer, rear mech unbolted and in a bubble wrap bag zip tied to the rear...

Thanks for the feedback ianfitz, you've got mail.

Hi, Just registered (been lurking on and off for a month or so) so thought I'd better pipe up. I ride regularly with a couple of bearbones guys, main stomping ground is off piste on Cannock Chase but we've had several trips to North Wales and the Lakes though only single days, I haven't been on one ...