The 36" posted earlier claims to weigh 22.3kg on their site.. that's around 49 pounds.. I think it would be a rather different kind of riding to conventional mountain biking. I think this is a great image of it, shows off how huge it really is next to a normal bike

Both of my bikes are specialized, There is a specialized concept store near me, they have by far the most professional, nice, and helpful staff of any store I've been in, they're honest, and very good at staying in contact. The langsters look extremely good to me for that reason, they had one...

Finally got a chance to ride a fixie today, a belt driven one too. Felt really strange, and it was really fun, I think I'd have to spend a lot of time in a flat, fairly car free environment to play around and really get used to riding like that, but I did really enjoy it. I was rubbish at...

28:16!? with slicks like that you must be riding on roads... I can't imagine even bothering riding with a gear ratio like that... I crank a 53:17 on my singlespeed, on anything that isn't uphill I always feel like it needs to be a little higher still, but uphills it's a bitch, I do have to...

Yoga pants come under the class of tights, leggings and jeggings around here. If it's skin tight, stretchy probably sweaty, then it counts as one of the things they have listed on their door. I actually had to look up what yoga pants were.. we would call those leggings here I think.

I worked in a supermarket, and now work in a fast food restaurant, serving customers. When people walk in the door wearing nothing but an ill-fitting, tight vest and tights, You appreciate why the cafe has that rule. The cyclists in lycra and jeggings and tights not to be worn as pants is a...

    I own a pair, Which while they do improve riding comfort, I will still feel some discomfort when I ride for an hour or so. but post ride I'll feel fine. That being said, I rode 50km is jeans the other day. That was a very bad idea. I hate lycra though, so I always wear running...

I I would love to ride a velodrome one day, my nearest is about 30km away, I would have to cycle there, and I need some sort of license to ride there, I have no idea when it's available for casual use, although it is free which is nice, it's also just an outdoor concrete track, 42degree bank...

I know email isn't the ideal form of contact. But I'm a student, living in New Zealand. For me to call America and have even a 10minute conversation would cost me more than I earn in 3 hours of work. $400 to me is 3 weeks worth of rent and bills. To me, it's rather a big deal. I didn't mind the...

I do agree with the riding what feels right, and and being in the right position, I don't agree with the cookie cutter science. The science behind it, is getting your body set up so your legs are sitting in the right position for spinning, with the right extension, they do that, then they set...

After receiving faulty JH5's from JH-audio, emailing JH-audio about the problem, receiving pre-written computer determined response, and then going through the repair process, sending them back at my expense, waiting for weeks, receiving my 'repaired' iems back, only to find the problem not...

I'm also 5'11, I ride Large frames o.0 I've been professionally fitted twice, both times they looked at me, put me on a medium. On both occasions the medium felt cramped and didn't sit well, On a large frame I fit very well, I never feel over stretched or bunched up, on my road and mountain...

I Have to agree that there is something very appealing about straight frames, that bike almost looks fantastic, for me though I hate to see stems and bars that point up slightly like that, it takes away an aggressive edge to the bike as a whole. but then it is important to have a bike that...

In regards to the speed thing, I clocked in at 40mph (65.5kmph) on my fathers old raleigh record ace, with 27mm tires that were pumped up to about 60psi... That was terrifying, the tires were way under inflated and started getting horrible wobble, not helped by the bike being too large for me...

Ugh, I currently have 3 bikes (ss, road, and hardtail 29er) My parents thought that was getting execissve right before I moved out, I'm in a tiny flat now where I can only sensibly store one bike, so I have the road with me, but I miss the ss for kicking about the city in, and the mountain for...

Quote: My Father used to cycle a lot, and if cars cut him off, especially at intersections he would bang the roof of their cars (partly in anger, partly to tell them they'd done something wrong) Anyway. one day my Mother was having coffee with a friend. and the friend mentioned that my...

So I've been off the bike for about 3 weeks, basically I got sick pretty bad so that knocked me off it for 2 weeks, and during that time Uni started up again, and my Girlfriend has moved to the city, so I've had to spend a lot helping her get her feet on the ground, making sure she doesn't get...

So I picked a copy of Karnivools new Asymmetry. I'd tell you how it sounds, but I couldn't resist the deluxe edition, so I'm watching the DVD right now. I'll tell you how the album is later :p

Quote: September 18... a little while yet, bought my ticket the day they came out... I also have a Volumes show to go to on August 30, but they're very much just hardcore, but the tickets are cheap as chips and I figured I may as well go.

Quote: I looked at what stores were around me, and went to check out bikes, The specialized store near me do professional set ups and have a great workshop in store, they give you a fitting and advice, and a years free labour on the bike you buy, they were professional, and ordered me a...

Just bought a ticket to See Lamb Of God... the ticket website was a little light on details, but it seems that they are going to be playing the show with Meshuggah.. I think this is going to be a great show.

Quote: ok that's a lot. The guys in the mtb club at uni rock ss niners with rigid forks, they make it look easy..

Quote: haha I remember buying a carbon bottle cage over an aluminium one, I pointed out that the few grams didn't worry me, as me, the bottle cage and the bike weighed less than the salesman did... I'm only 140pounds, so I'm not too concerned at small weight differences in components really

CF is still too new to know how it really fairs with age, there are people riding around on ancient steel frames, and very old aluminium frames, s we know those can last, we simply don't with CF. we'll find out though. I have too many bikes already, if I were to upgrade, I'm not sure if CF is...

been offline for a week or so... well no camera at the moment, I'll take a pic of the ss when I can, it's done maybe 150km in the last week, chain has loosened a little, did 32km on it yesterday, made me realise how weak my legs are right now. I'll soon fix that, I have to ride a 15km round...