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Texting is so much better/ easier.

You'd get an averagely specced bike for that. Zoots, Because/ other Chinese shite, maybe an older Inspired, rear Pro2, probably seen some action and needing some attention to get it up to standard. Top-end stuff seems to be around the 600-700 mark.

I'm kinda rocking it now. I'm in Essex, she's in Brighton.

One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.

To be honest, some of us are starting to get into low bmx bar territory when it comes to height. I think it'd be pretty interesting to see how that'd work out! I'm currenyl running a 90x30* stem and some TT high rises on the Leeson, will probably be raising them by about 20mm when I get new forks with a longer steerer - the 190mm one i've got at the moment is a little short. But as said, short stems and lots of stackers tend to just feel better. Long high stems make it feel a bit like a big mod which is just gay. If stems came that ridiculously steep it may be viable, but like Ali said there really is just nothing around that's suitable.

YEAH JACK

Ride down a big hill dragging the brake all the way down, or just ride around with the brake half on for a fair while, chuck water on, repeat.

YAY

Just a bit confused as to why steel is apparently stronger than titanium?

Just watched Exit Through the Gift Shop for the first time, loved it. Got really frustrated not knowing where I could remember the french dude from 'til the Campbells spray cans bit. Met him down a tunnel in London spraying them as stencils a few years a go! Pretty random haha.

That's true! We can always send you both and see what you prefer haha. The Funn bars are a lot flatter and make the bike feel more like a dirt jumper (they did when i ran them anyway) but the azonics have a much nicer trialsy/ streety feel, but then they are quite narrow. Whatever you want mate, no probs to get them sent to you

Mr Sayshell - why do you seem to think that hollow steel is fine but hollow Titanium is "going to snap"?

Do you want me to send you a bar + stem set up that'll feel nice and actually fit? I've got a Thomson 90x15* and some 2.5" Azonics in the garage doing nothing.

Nothing but respect for you, that line is pretty f**king intense! Would've pulled it no problem if your bb held together. Nice one

Just go for the Hope. You'll waste time and money with anything else. From my own experiences, they really do just work. Agree completely with Sam, all the complaints about them are generally caused by the owner being a mong and not knowing how to set a brake up, or how to maintain it. Hope's customer service is epic too.

Spent the day getting my artfag on in Brick Lane today. Bought some cool shit and I just can't repress the need to go f**king ape with some paint on the nearest brick wall anymore

Get that front end up and it'll be a total winner

Agreed, switch the forks for something lighter and maybe think about a new bar and stem. It's the things like that which will make the most noticeable difference to how it rides.

If by next weekend you mean the one after this, you'll be rolling. Just let me enjoy being ill first, then i'll get to the post office

Got some Ray Ban's up in this bitch. Look for sweet deals, got a load of baller as f**k frames on some crazy deal that only cost me about £150 from boots.

Truly revolutionary.

I'm with you Dave, don't worry. Pointless bling all the way on top-end bikes

What problems? Just go with the Hope. Stick a lightweight 160mm rotor on there and your bike will put on little over two bags of crisps. Run it and look after it! I'll be amazed if you really can't cope with adding 100g or so to your front end. If it bothers you, get a lighter tyre, tube, cut knobbles off, sellotape as rim tape, drill bigger holes in the rim, go 28H and lace it radial one side. Just stop being a gayer and put a real brake up there All well and good having a light brake, but if it doesn't perform well enough you're gonna hate yourself.

Hope Mono Trial. 'Nuff said, really.

All you gotta do is stop being so immaturely defensive. Say sorry and that you're working on it instead of calling us all twats or whatever for getting fed up with your constantly shit attitude, people will leave you be. You should keep things on the forum as much as possible anyway, or at least update the thread so that we and the mods can know what's happening about it.