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:cry: Cheers..gonna wait awile to see if it's taken as is..otherwise get back to you re. Sid's by monday...thanx for looking :)

:cry: As the joyful new year brings not only rain and wind, but redundancy also.. :evil: ..my dilemma as to use or not use the Axis is resolved...it has to go to a loving home. 18" Diamond Back Axis-r TT....1996/97 8-spd XT pods, v-brakes, rear mech LX chainset and f-mech Titec Enduro...

:wink: Totally...put a new alongside the retro, and check out frame angles, triangles etc...sod all difference...this was one design that hit the floor running; Single pivot always the way to go...and built like a truck, but lightweight with it...mine is 27.5 lb's at the minute but i'm happy...

:wink: I would go the other way and ask what is the correct amount of seatpin to have sticking IN the frame!! If the top tube reach is correct for your size and riding requirements, then the saddle height ( and therefore seatpost length...) will be dictated by your inside leg...

8) I think this is one i will never part with, as IMO it is THE best all-rounder i've ridden, and an absolute classic. It just looks RIGHT...i havnt come across another that does that for me yet; Loads i look at and go, yeah..great looking bike, but this is the one i looked at and said...

:mrgreen: :lol: Just couldnt leave well alone...local post office window, Gents mtb, £20....got to be worth a look, esp. as only a few hundred yards away! Anyway, never heard of it...but it is all solid and v. tidy, if a bit basic! ........and knocked him down to £15. At the end of the...

:wink: This was at 2005 mountain mayhem....not quite 1yr old 'izzy flicking through singletrack whilst dad races solo on ( now corduroyboy's) '99 GT Psyclone. Good to start 'em young on the retro stuff...mum carts her round now on her '96 GT Timberline...so ther's no getting away from it...

:?: :idea: :?: What exactly does hhhhhmmmm mean? A genuine question as i do not see a SOLD anywhere??

:wink: Is this still for sale....????

8) Want THE cool place for all those bike tools? Fantastic condition..couple of small marks...spent the past four years in the spare room( aka bicycle repair room!!!)....very red! No postage..collection / delivery bristol area..@ 225.00?? Bargain! [/img] [/img]

:D Used this twice on MTB trips to morocco...and in the scottish highlands!! Brilliant piece of kit but now not likely to do much similair sort of trips with a toddler. Only used in anger a handful of times...it's amazing tho' , the price new now is exactly the same as when i bought it 8...

:shock: Wow...clearing out a 'important stuff' folder and came across this.... [/img] I can remember it vividly...race up and down the same course...but an hour wait , freezing, before racing back down! Had a cool ex. telecom bedford van, and was riding a RIGID Gitane- bright orange with XT...

:o :o Retro...Joy Division...Leonard Cohen...single malt...al inextricabbly linked i'm afraid .. 8) 8) 8)

:D :D Merry xmas.....just going to assemble my new ...and first!!...bike work stand...yahoooo!!! :lol:

:D Hi...your frame is all ready to go...but no address to send it too!!! :roll:

:lol: Xmas offer.....£50 posted...lovely!!! :D

:D They are real sweet...i love the sus. up the top tube ...elastomers yeah?...such neat geometry 8)

:D In' for sale.'..Manitou SX TI...yellow..open to offers..200mm steerer

:wink: isnt that going to rely on some form of fuel?

:shock: It's now 2020...and car ownership is a thing of the past for the majority of the population, and housing is a major issue with many communities taking to the wilder areas and establishing smallholdings. :shock: Money is scarse or meaningless and banks no longer cater to the masses.... ...