definitely, I honestly think I’d have struggled to get £4-500 pre-corona.
Still a decent looking thing though imo #26ain’tdead
definitely, I honestly think I’d have struggled to get £4-500 pre-corona.
I have an older Trek 4300 and I just can’t get rid of it, my wheels are knackered, forks kaput and it needs a new chain set but it’s so comfortable to ride long distances on.mik wrote: ↑Thu Jun 25, 2020 10:29 am I took my 2003 Trek 4300 for an off-road spin a couple of weeks back. The bike we were going to give away, but after replacing the headset and sorting the gears, my eldest decided he wanted to keep it.
Stuck my SPD pedals on and all was good. Feels weird after 6yrs only using the road bike. Everything still works on it, but it was a £300 bike back in the day, and the front (elastomeric) forks were very much budget at the time. Now they feel even more awful - not much better than a fixed fork in terms of shock absorption.
God bless the fens, hills are the devils work on a bike.
Same here, although I don’t live in a valley it’s undulating hills and nothing is flat, apart from the canal, but even then there’s a big flight of locks a few miles from me. Great on the way back down though
Bummer.Rich B wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:05 pm I may have picked the wrong time to sell my spare bike after all...!
I’ve just sent my forks and rear shock from my Capra to be serviced and I got a call to quickly chat about what I want done with the rear shock.
I then asked about the forks, which the guys sounded puzzled on, turns out that my forks (which were sent in the same box as the shock) didn’t arrive with them! They are trying to get to the bottom of it (and assured me that I would not be left forkless!) but it would appear that someone at UPS has been a little naughty....!
Big box just to send out a rear shock Hope it gets found in good condition and you're not left forking* out for a new oneRich B wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:05 pm I may have picked the wrong time to sell my spare bike after all...!
I’ve just sent my forks and rear shock from my Capra to be serviced and I got a call to quickly chat about what I want done with the rear shock.
I then asked about the forks, which the guys sounded puzzled on, turns out that my forks (which were sent in the same box as the shock) didn’t arrive with them! They are trying to get to the bottom of it (and assured me that I would not be left forkless!) but it would appear that someone at UPS has been a little naughty....!
yeah, It has Sam’s bike seat on it though! but I’ve not got any rides for the next week anyway. One of my mates got a new Pace hardtail last week and we had a go on it at Rogate. Taking it down a smaller jump run it just confirmed that I don’t know how to hardtail anymore!Carlos wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 2:03 pmBummer.Rich B wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:05 pm I may have picked the wrong time to sell my spare bike after all...!
I’ve just sent my forks and rear shock from my Capra to be serviced and I got a call to quickly chat about what I want done with the rear shock.
I then asked about the forks, which the guys sounded puzzled on, turns out that my forks (which were sent in the same box as the shock) didn’t arrive with them! They are trying to get to the bottom of it (and assured me that I would not be left forkless!) but it would appear that someone at UPS has been a little naughty....!
Have you still got the old hardtail with the crazy long travel fork ?
27.5 in 2:30 tonight, so not quite but i was on target! Dead legs now though - can't sleep!Orange Cola wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:38 pm Tonight I managed 31.5 miles in just under 3 hours, if you lot can do better I don’t care * I once rode further than that, circa 34 miles if my memory serves me correctly, but that was on completely flat ground whereas tonight had lots of hills
* I do really, top darts folk
Good effort! How flat was it?Gwaredd wrote: ↑Thu Jul 23, 2020 10:27 pm27.5 in 2:30 tonight, so not quite but i was on target! Dead legs now though - can't sleep!Orange Cola wrote: ↑Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:38 pm Tonight I managed 31.5 miles in just under 3 hours, if you lot can do better I don’t care * I once rode further than that, circa 34 miles if my memory serves me correctly, but that was on completely flat ground whereas tonight had lots of hills
* I do really, top darts folk