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That looks realy nice, where is it?
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Thats aa great view, I love it when you go out for a ride and find some great views. Nothing as special as that though around here 
Hopefully at the weekend I will be out riding, I'l get some pictures of the local country side and wildlife
Hopefully at the weekend I will be out riding, I'l get some pictures of the local country side and wildlife
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Which one?
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I really do like the looks of that Malt 4. How much you pay for that?
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Same place as your sig
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Just got a new bicycle, road bicycle, its a Carrera Vanquish 2004 version, 18 speed, those tiagra gears, well easy to pick up too.
To me it still feels abit hard into the wind, certainly faster than my saracen and out of the wind its pretty fast!. Now guy in shop said £250 then he looked on the pc and said oh well the RRP is still £349 for this so he said make me an offer, should have said £150 and worked my way up but I said 270 quid but got it for £255 in the end.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/thehub/DSC00763.jpg
I know compared to some of you guys its probs not much but I think its not bad tbh. The frame is S for small I guess, I'm 5ft 10 I think, I'm wondering if I should raise the handlebars abit.
To me it still feels abit hard into the wind, certainly faster than my saracen and out of the wind its pretty fast!. Now guy in shop said £250 then he looked on the pc and said oh well the RRP is still £349 for this so he said make me an offer, should have said £150 and worked my way up but I said 270 quid but got it for £255 in the end.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v319/thehub/DSC00763.jpg
I know compared to some of you guys its probs not much but I think its not bad tbh. The frame is S for small I guess, I'm 5ft 10 I think, I'm wondering if I should raise the handlebars abit.
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Use washing up liquid to get tight tyres on. Doddle.
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Taken at the blue dot in the middle of the GPS track for that ride, top of Mt Tamalpais in the Marin headlands, CA. Looking down towards San Francisco on the right with the skyscrapers which is where we started at the Golden Gate Bridge. Basically where mountain biking is considered to have started.
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I'm becoming obsessed with mountainbiking!
Why oh why didn't I properly discover this sport earlier in life! I guess it's not "too late"at 28 years old, but would have been awesome being at a higher skill level by now
Already saving for my next bike next year- thinking about the Kona Coilair
Bikes are well expensive in the UK though, might have to fly over to the states with an old bike as luggage, buy a new one there, and dump the old one and voila - no tax on my return
ps: Swinley forest is awesome!
Why oh why didn't I properly discover this sport earlier in life! I guess it's not "too late"at 28 years old, but would have been awesome being at a higher skill level by now
Already saving for my next bike next year- thinking about the Kona Coilair
Bikes are well expensive in the UK though, might have to fly over to the states with an old bike as luggage, buy a new one there, and dump the old one and voila - no tax on my return
ps: Swinley forest is awesome!
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Yeap, next year when I buy this one, it will be "last year's model"
Need a wedding to save for too so it won't happen this year
Nice one, I have a Malt 1 kitted up with slicks for my daily transport. It's my second Merlin and if I had the money, I would get a Malt 4.one from todays ride, woohoo no rain!
Anyone else going to http://www.bikedemodays.com and try out some bikes come august?
I'm going to the one close to Aston hill
I'm going to the one close to Aston hill
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One of my mates works there so will be going to the Coed Y Brenin one on the 24th, but will also be going there to help set up, so hoping there might be a few bikes that I can take out before the general public get a chance
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last march at £997. you can get them this year for cheaper they're about £800 now or with full xt kit £900, with quite a long build time on the malt, worth the wait
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