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- Member since Jul 10, 2008
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Hampshire , United Kingdom - 72 Followers
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Getting loose in the woods
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robdbank mikekazimer's article
Sep 24, 2026 at 2:39
Sep 24, 2026
Please Don't Dumb Down the Trails
Growth in popularity, e-bikes, access issues, cost of trail up keep all contributing toward the sanitisation of bike trails. Personally I find the trend in the uk to ride 5-6k trail / enduro bikes as jump bikes (gears removed / rear brake only) bizarre. Why not ride a bmx or jump bikes?
Keep your off piste trails of the internet would be my advice. And heckle the fools who dig up tech lines for jumps.
Selling
Feb 17, 2026 at 1:27
Feb 17, 2026Dartmoor Sling low bar
£35 GBPDartmoor swing low cut to 760mm. 25.4mm clamp.
Dartmoor funky stem
Postage 6.00
Selling
Jan 20, 2025 at 7:59
Jan 20, 2025
Kona Process 153 CR DL
£1,800 GBPKona Process 153 CR DL
Size Medium 450 reach
Well-loved and used, priced to sell.
Non Original parts:
Cascade Components rocker increasing progression & upping rear travel from 153 to160.
Rear Wheel DT swiss 350 hub / DT Swiss EX511 rim.
I removed the original sram 12 speed drivetrain for Sram X1 11 speed.
GX 170mm crankset.
175mm Rock Shox Reverb.
Burgtec Bars.
Decals removed from both fork & Shock. Rock shox super duluxe & Rock Shox lyrik ultimate.
Drivetrain is very worn but still shifts fine. I have factored this into price.
I have original carbon cranks & kona bars.
Both rear shock & forks serviced last year by TF tuned.
Frame bearings changed last year. I have some spare that weren’t required.
Consider swaps / cash deal for classic vw project.
robdbank sarahmoore's article
May 8, 2024 at 2:38
May 8, 2024
Frameworks DH Bikes Stolen in Milton Keynes, UK
Stealing bikes is big business and easy money. Don’t be fooled these people know exactly who to target & are more advanced in there operation than a most realise. There probably reading on pinkbike just as much as you.
Selling
Oct 24, 2023 at 2:08
Oct 24, 2023
Kona Honzo AL DR
£1,000 GBPKona Honzo AL DR. Bought as a complete bike in late 2019, almost all parts changed over the years.
Rockshox Revelation (35mm stantion) upgraded air shaft & travel increase to 130.
Works components 2 degree angleset. Approx 65 degree head angle.
Stans Flow wheel set.
GX NX drivetrain. Truvativ carbon crankset. Nukeproof BB. Unite components chainring.
G2 RSC brakes / sram centreline 180 rotors.
Renthal fatbar V2.
Brand X 150 dropper post.
Built to be a no nonsense tough trail bike. Goes well :p.
robdbank henryquinney's article
Oct 17, 2023 at 9:40
Oct 17, 2023
Field Test Review: 2024 Commencal Meta 5 SX - Supercross for a Reason
Owned 3 different versions of the meta all had poor alignment. Trashed bearing and pivot hardware quickly and that stiction at the beginning of travel sounds like the symptoms of mis aligned bearings and side loading to me.
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