New toys
For me, nothing quite beats the buzz of riding my bicycle along leafy singletrack trails, enjoying all that the great outdoors has to offer.

So earlier on this year I treated myself to a new mountain bike, which duly turned up on my doorstep one cold and snowy morning. Despite the inclement weather, I couldn't resist taking it for a little spin.


(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:29, 20 replies)

*clicks*
From one singletrack fan to another

EDIT: is that a Cove STD?
(Psymon_Spark Jesus Saves! The rest of you take 4d6 damage, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:43, closed)

Nope...
...it's a Marin Quad 140.

And it's bloody great!
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:58, closed)

hard tails for singletrack, you great flouncing mary ;)

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 11:59, closed)

I'm loving my Inbred
for SS at the moment - simplicity itself. Pedal = go, brake = stop. That's it :D
( LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 12:21, closed)

And he's got pads and a helmet on..
what a mincer!

I don't do biking, just wanted to join in.
(Galahad is out of his gourd on yellow bentines, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 12:29, closed)

I am in the market for a hardtail...
...I've already bought chickenlady a Merlin, a very impressive piece indeed (the Merlin. And I suppose chickenlady too come to think of it).

Singlespeeding looks ideal for the winter, but singlespeeders have a reputation for indulging in frightening amounts of debauchery when they get together that often results in people getting tattooed.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 18 Sep 2009, 12:35, closed)

Hardtail
Can recommend the GT Avalanche Expert...nice, well balanced XC bike. Oh, and clicky for snow wheelies!
(Kitcar memeless in a meme filled world, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 16:33, closed)

Just put
some 09 Rock Shoc Tora's on my Kona, I love her more than ever now.
(Psymon_Spark Jesus Saves! The rest of you take 4d6 damage, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 13:41, closed)

Can't go wrong with those...
...I do have a spare set of Pike coils at home that will find their way onto a project hardtail soon.

Rockshox FTW
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 18 Sep 2009, 13:49, closed)

Not childish at all
Real children don't were cogouls
Real children don't wear helmets
Real children don't wear knee pads
and evey child rides on the pavement
(TwinkleFuckingToes Has a ingrown toe nail, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 12:51, closed)

I'm not...
...a real child.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Thu 24 Sep 2009, 11:05, closed)

It's not
an accord though is it?
(Is this it like eggs but better, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 14:50, closed)

robot legs
cool!
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Fri 18 Sep 2009, 18:18, closed)

This is the funniest response to a post I've ever had
Both myself and la poulet are spitting coffee, thanks Spimf!
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 18 Sep 2009, 21:40, closed)

so... they're not robot legs?








:(
( spimf ™ is whoever you want him to be, Sat 19 Sep 2009, 1:28, closed)

Hardtails for single track!
I was looking at that same cycle in a store recently and when I mentioned I ride single track and XC mostly the sales guy looked me right in the eye and asked how long I've had haemorrhoids. Dick.
(The Sausage Tree "Snort...Huh?...Shit", Mon 21 Sep 2009, 15:17, closed)

Best to let your wallet do the replying for you...
...by taking it elsewhere.

Yep, I too love to ride singletrack, but I want a bike that'll handle rocky descents and flatter my modest abilities. The Marin succeeds at all these in spades.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 22 Sep 2009, 13:22, closed)

Wish I could've...
But the same guy did me an outrageously good deal on a Specialized Epic Expert. He might've had the last laugh but I got a grand off a new bike so I'm claiming the win (in my mind)
(The Sausage Tree "Snort...Huh?...Shit", Tue 22 Sep 2009, 13:57, closed)

Nope, that's a win
A grand off isn't to be sneezed at!
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Wed 23 Sep 2009, 9:43, closed)

Your bike is much less gay than Al's.

(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Wed 23 Sep 2009, 10:27, closed)