Mountain Bike advice

[General Mannerheim]

Whinlatter is terrific, the highest manmade trails in the England. bit of a long, arduous climb out of the carpark (easy for a roadie) the views from the top here are amazing, looking down over Bassenthwaite Lake. but then its pretty much full throttle descent back to the carpark, then you can go up the other side. its very rocky tho, which = very slippy in wet conditions, which tbf is 90% of the time. Grisdale is another. Grisdale you can tie in with some more natural 'off piste' trails, which is what the lakes are all about, if you know where your going!

[jimbo]

Yeah I've cycled over the pass a few times and the views are awesome. Good descent into Braithwaite as well. Will have to give the MTB a go there as well. Need to try and get a bit more explosive in my climbing rather than setting a steady tempo which I'm currently more comfortable at

[General Mannerheim]

good thing about Whinlatter (llandegla too) you can hire bikes, big decent full sussers. which is great if you wanna see what its like before shelling out a load of dosh.

[Il Pirate]

For any top end stuff, get your frame made at Demonframeworks.com in Southampton. Total bike porn.
Alternatively, a bit cheaper is Burls, but still quality stuff.
Anyone on a budget should check out planet x bikes website, some good 29'rs on there (amongst other stuff); and they run the cycle to work scheme.

[IggyTheDawgster]

I'm selling my Mountain Bike if anyone's interested, Just over 12 months old, Only been used on a couple of trips to Llandegla and Gisburn. Want at least £500 for it. I've put a link to Ebay in the General Sales thread. Thanks.

[General Mannerheim]

12 bids with 6 days to go! somebody's been getting their mates involved....

[IggyTheDawgster]

12 bids with 6 days to go! somebody's been getting their mates involved....

Ha, I wish, It's the 4th time I've put it on eBay, Always seems to get a bucketload of interest but no one wants to take the plunge and actually buy it. This is my last crack at eBay, hopefully someone will be interested, It's a fantastic bike and i'll be quite sad to see it go. (If it ever does)

[General Mannerheim]

i just sold one too, sold it twice on ebay and both buyers backed out. then i got an email of a losing bidder offering full asking price in cash! happy days.

[Bruce Rioja]

i just sold one too, sold it twice on ebay and both buyers backed out. then i got an email of a losing bidder offering full asking price in cash! happy days.

Can folk do that? Aren't they entered into a contract?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

i just sold one too, sold it twice on ebay and both buyers backed out. then i got an email of a losing bidder offering full asking price in cash! happy days.

Can folk do that? Aren't they entered into a contract?

I thought they'd got you by the balls on ebay too!

(Anyway, on a much more pertinent note: Mountain Bike advice - mine would be don't. It's lethal. )

[General Mannerheim]

you are bound by some sort of agreement, but i CBA with the hassle and i wasnt in a particular rush to sell it. the worst outcome a telling off and some negative feedback.

the guy who bought it drove up from South Wales to collect!!!

[Bruce Rioja]

the guy who bought it drove up from South Wales to collect!!!

The lazy c*nt.

[boltonboris]

He would've cycled, but ya know...