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Of everything you've ever spent money on MTB wise what was your absolute best purchase?
Mine is trips to the Alps worth every penny - what's yours?
sealskinz socks
My first Giro Exodus helmet. Took the impact so I didn't have to.
Every single race entry
my p7 - but technically it wasn't my money -
so i'll have to say ciclo montana holidays.
2 months in Whistler. Hopefully going back for a bit again next year. If I have to pick a bit of gear then probably 661 Kyle Straits, they've saved my knees from getting messed up quite a few times.
sorry,but a rigid singlepeed!
My GT Avalanche 2.0 that I bought nearly 5 years ago, it got me into the world of Mountain biking 😀
apart from an actual bike, probably flat pedals.
Apart from a bike, a day with Jedi.
going clipless, bar ends and recently a remote dropper seatpost
if I had to choose one though it would be the pedels
Possibly my satmap
Z1's
Magicshine light.
Hydraulic Disc Brakes
spd's i reckon.
Prescription Oakleys.
[i]proper[/i] downhill bike (222)
Anything with 'Royce' written on it.
uk bike skills
winter boots.
can't decide. sorry tony 😉
my bike! Dekferf Generation, bought in 1999, most bits replaced, but frame still going and still puts a grin on my face.
Woolie Boolie socks. Pretty essential in a Lake District winter.
a bike that fitted properly...priceless
Probably SPDs.
I can do without gears & suspension, but clipless pedals transformed my riding and I'd never be without them.
Twentyfour12 solo entry.
It was the perfect excuse to get a lot of riding in.
Steelsreal - Member
a bike that fitted properly...priceless
+1 finally admitting a small was better and getting an uppy downy seat post as well.
and Lights so I have more time in winter to ride.
My lights, without them i would hardly ever touch the bike!
Yeah think I'm going to have to say SPDs (with winter boots)
Mud-Xs are a close second at the moment.
No it has to be lights, since the thread says 'single' thing, it's a the one bit I wouldn't be without now.
D0NK! Just been to recheck, sure enough there you are right up there on the STW uncool list..
Tubeless tyres.
Portable pressure washer
Clean bike = less faff and problems = better riding experience
Some cheap rigid steel forks and the following return to simplicity. They reminded me what riding was like when I started and I'm having more fun than I did before.
More recently, some proper wide rims - P35s. ~18psi in an Ardent 2.4 29er front tyre on that rim is a very different ride to a normal 19mm inner width rim and the 30+ psi you need to stop it rolling.
idly wonders what I've done to make it onto [i]your[/i] list. Was it a mudguard comment?sure enough there you are right up there on the [s]STW[/s] my uncool list..
D0NK - Member
sure enough there you are right up there on the STW my uncool list..
idly wonders what I've done to make it onto your list. Was it a mudguard comment?
You made it from day one by buying stuff to ride from Aldi 😉
It's quite a long list
Er just re-read what you wrote, sounds like Darwin might come into play, SPD's in winter boots for night riding?
And I missed that Franki, not to worry he's on it now..
Proper weight spring in my forks! OTB fear had stunted my riding.
OL24 White Peak OS Map. Found so many cheeky trails thanks to this...
Ah yes [url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/sorry-i-just-have-to-ask-who-are-you#post-3014419 ]derekslist[/url]...can someone remind me of the killfile info?
I never mentioned nightriding.Darwin might come into play, SPD's in winter boots for night riding?
Darwin might come into play, SPD's in winter boots for night riding?
Darwin night rides madness
bet his lights were rubbish and battery life non-existant. How did you not end up on the list anyway? you own more aldi stuff than me!
My Carrera Kraken. It wasn't very good but it got me mountain biking, then it was a parts mule for the next bike, then some of the parts went off to mates' bikes, and now I built a rigid XC bike around the frame. Never had such mileage from any other £200 spend.
'95 Kona Cindercone, 1st proper Off-Road bike, had a British Eagle which was good at the time but the Kona knocked spots off it.
Going singlespeed
D0NK - Member
bet his lights were rubbish and battery life non-existant. How did you not end up on the list anyway? you own more aldi stuff than me!
He's on it under another category, my lights rock, you're lucky I let you see them. If you keep on I'll put up a boring video of them which you won't be able to help yourself, will watch and waste more valuable minutes of your life....
I retract Z1s. I'm not sure I can put it into monetary terms, but getting properly fit has transformed my ridding.
'93 GT Pantera, got me into riding.
'97 Niterider Pro 6, got me into night riding.
'98 Kranked II video, first time I'd seen north shore or freeriding, totally inspired me to develop my riding.
'00 Red Bull 24hr entry. First endurance race, our fun team got all serious when we discovered we were in the top 10 at some point, ended up finishing something like 13th.
'03 Sleepless in the Saddle. Met my better half there (everybody now, awwwwww......)
mountain bikes that don't weigh a ton, are reliable, not expensive, and fairly light
widely available since the mid/late 90s, not so much before that
thepurist - Member
Apart from a bike, a day with Jedi.
thepurist and thomthumb that blows me away 🙂
I had my Jedi training free as an early guinea pig, so that doesn't count. 😉
So...
About eight grand moving to BC and riding for 8 months straight.
Trips are better than Stuff.
My first disc brakes, I couldn't believe how much better than cantis they were in the wet
wa, those were the days eh 🙂
Tubeless tyres - one puncture in 5 years as opposed to 5 in one ride.
The right sized/ Shaped frame: It seems you cant always make a bike fit by swapping stems and moving the seat.
My Orange 5, then my Troutie Lumen Liberator, Welgo flats and the recent purchase a pair of 5:10's
29 inch wheels
After designing and riding full Suspension bikes since late 90's
A couple of years ago I got a ragley td 1
It was a revelation
This, in 2007:
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Now looking slightly different:
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