MAJs gay bikes [she’s in her fitness era]

Yeah let's do it

I'm heading to London on Tuesday if you need a cheap, but inflexible, courier. (Pick up 5-7 somewhere between Euston/Camden)

@maj have some scuffed klunkers too

Yooo I live just over from Camden - the klunkers would be ace??? Partner has wanted to try some and would be great to meet !!!

Will PM and sort something tomorrow

Fork serviced, rides great

Now becoming one of those people who ride their hard tail everywhere with the fork locked out

God it looks/ rides so good

Some baggies, a old supreme tee with the sleeves cut off, tnf backpack and sunnies? Perched on a 2000s esque hard tail with external everything?

All feels v Japanese streetwear mag, big vibe

becoming one of those people who ride their hard tail everywhere with the fork locked out

You'll be chatting about compression damping before you know it

Why bother riding off road without a hard tail

It fucking owns

Most fun I’ve had on a bike in soooo long

Went up to Epping with a friend, as they were under biked we took turns on the cotic doing the fun little down hill section from the tea hut

I’ve done this before on a single speed and the homer, every time I had to get off as I thought I couldn’t do it. On this? It felt… mundane?? Wanted to hit it faster and faster, riding the trail to the road was insane??? It’s SO MUCH FASTER and brings so much confidence.

We then road some light trail down the hill to the station (the route @BareNecessities used the other week funnily enough) night and day, I was flying down, all the features which I struggled with before I just brrrrrrpppppd over.

I love it

The dropper????!!?? Exceptional, could get so far back and really throw the bike into turns, so much confidence over step downs

I love it

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The disc brakes were shit though, right?

spent the whole time thinking about how they were going to start squeeling if some of that #EppingDust got into the pads

bonus #Gravelflannel pics, my staple arcteryx micro cord

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Yay!

Sounds like someone is teetering on the precipice of full sus insanity

hells yes!

The dropper????!!?? Exceptional

all hail our lord and saviour Dropper Post

looks like good times.

sorry but the no helmet thing does bother me...

Great bike but yep needs helmet and mtb bars.

I don't get the call for different bars

Surely ride what's comfortable?

To release the full mtb potential 😎

What makes bars ‘MTB’?

Surely ride what's comfortable

Her 5 Surely's are back at home, this is Cotic. Do try and keep up Pete

Sshhh, don't mention Surelys or you'll wake up @a**y

“What makes bars ‘MTB?”

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Looks like a fun day! Love hearing about people discovering mtb!

What makes bars ‘MTB’?

Google gave me this

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fwiw i didn't feel the risk justified a helmet, it was a quiet day out to the woods with friends at party pace, in which we rode some very mundane and placid single track cautiously - the fact were were on bikes is circumstance more than the main event - same way don't wear a helmet for a walk or pootle to the shops.

i will say the pictures and write up sensationalise what was esentially some rolling down a moderate incline . sure something unexpected could have happened which changed our lives forever, but it's not a fear i live with personally.

i guess it links into the bars, i just like building a bike which is comfortable to ride and plod about on. everything i rode on the day i've ridden on a 33c single speed, the sus and 2.25s are just there to make it all easier and leave more energy to enjoy the woods more so than smash my bike through them.

Moved house, now even further north, can’t wait till my partner moves north because 14 miles to their house over some of the most boring cycle lanes is enough for me to fall asleep at the bars

Also a friend swapped my outershell bag for this wizard works one, it’s nice, fits laptop and overnight stuff

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