Kaiser, change my steed to Trek 8500, hardrock to heavey and flexi for racing.
Treks getting a flex stem to reduce the bone jarring effects of old school aluminum and as the forks i did have fitted are the stumpies i've now verbally sold to Gaz, it now sports either a fork I rescue from bike recyclers or the custard yellow ones off the Falcon. Typical of me to still be doing major refits right up until zero hour.
Daves told me about the XC race course at Dalby he's seen on youtube, i'm now officially scared :shock: