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Re: Just search for the threads that don't contain the words "nazzi", "Hitler" or "Brexit". :P

Re: I like that Sunn; something French to go with your English Oranges. :D Although I quite like the full suspension Marins from the early 2000s as well, no idea what they're like and I really don't need full suspension for the "pootling about" style of riding I do, but I like the look of...

Re: Kona used better quality and lighter frame tubes as you went up the modal range. Entry level models like the Fire Mountain would have plain guage cro-moly tubes, whereas the more expensive models would have double butted and the very top models like the Expolosiv and Hot would use Tange...

Re: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVay-RfNGv8 I couldn't find a more apropriate Beck song. :P

Re: Radio 4? Perfect for fettling. :D

Re: Weren't there some asymetric E-stays as well, with an elevated stay on the drive side and a normal one on the other.

Re: Something more relaxing and in loser clothing.

Re: Based purely on looks, the Nishiki Alien ACX, the one with the bolt on chromed steel rear triangle and the aluminium front triangle. I've no idea how they ride or whether they crack and fall to pieces, but they look great.

Re: A friend is looking at getting a new MTB and asked my advice; he was looking at that model Boardman so I'd be interested to hear what you think of it. The last MTB I bought had ye olde 26" wheels and I'm a bit out of touch.

Re: On the subject of pads, I replaced the original Shimano pads on both my bikes. The Shimano pads seem quite hard and feel a bit "wooden". I put some Koolstop inserts on one bike that already had the holder type shoes: https://www.wiggle.co.uk/kool-stop-v-br ... f-inserts/ I bought some...

Re: I have the previos version of the Deore brakes, M590 on two of my bikes and they're absolutely fine, dead easy to set up and the finish has lasted well; they still look pretty much new. I haven't tried the XT version, but there isn't much to a V-brake arm, so it's difficult to see how they...