what mountain bike??

[hillhead]

Joe your bike looks like its brand new ,how do you keep it in such nice condition?

Gary, that bike was bought by a lad in 2008 for £999, He took it apart and spent just over 1k upgrading it.
He has 4 mountain bikes and i believe is the top uk sales man for a well known tractor company(well for some,lol). civil bloke.
He advertised it in 2010 on the NI MTB forum and i snapped it up real quick,a bargain at £500 i kid you not.
It was really well looked after so i have to keep it like that.
My last outing was near 8 weeks ago after dark with 7 other bikers in the local forest, mud bath all round and 12 miles of heaven with lights on helmets,lol.
When home i pull it from back of van and take the hose to it, i keep it indoors so dries quick then i rub it down and oil the main parts, a beauty to ride and i think i'll meet up with Ed for a spin some day maybe up in scotland or North Wales,lol.

 

[DHTiling]

pics are 3264 x 2448 ...is that the problem?
what size is best

the forum limit is set to 2400x1200

 

[Aston]

marin b17 2010 model - can throw this bike off things lol

giant talon 2 (womens) 2010 model...... it'll do the wife ;0)

sorry about the delay and the quality of these pics... the camera phone and its owner are useless!!

got a new camera today, so there'll be no stopping me now!!

just a quick one for anybody who is thinking of buying a mountain bike....go for a 2010 model because for some reason, they are not only considerably cheaper than the 2011 models, they are mostly better spec'd!! I saved £300 on the marin and over £150 on the giant...

cheers for all the advice.
ed

 

[DHTiling]

Nice bikes.. yours is really nice.

 

[Stewart]

Quality bikes, but far too clean.......

 

[Aston]

cheers dave
i might wear the alpro knee pads for a bit of extra protection along with my hard hat. start a new trend in tiling/bike gear lol....if i break a leg next week, you will know how its happened!! :smilewinkgrin:

 

[hillhead]

Great buys Ed and advice to anyone. I love that marin !
Happy days ahead for you and the mrs.

 

[Aston]

Quality bikes, but far too clean.......

i'm hoping to get them dirty at the weekend!
no doubt i'll be left with the job of cleaning mine, the wifes and the 2 boys. i have a little 2 yr old too, so i need a trailer for the wife to pull him along :smilewinkgrin: