To all you 29er's out there!

No... Buy the two9 already!

;-)

I'm glad you said that!

:0)

Im most likely going to buy cannondale trail sl 2013 ss with my next salary. Any other options to consider? Few places also have 2012 model a bit cheaper. What is changed on the current?

I don't think there's much in it, other than the colour? Just reading about it on here yesterday

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fao-2orangey4crows-cannondale-trail-ss-29er-new-bike

Seems like the brakes are the weakest part of the spec.

well, that is a tough choise then. I REALLY like the new color, but always a bit short on cash as I study at uni and cant work full time :-)

I REALLY like the new color

Do you like it £200 better though? £400 is probably what the frame & fork would cost if bought alone.

C'mon, Scoble & Dammit have let me down. Someone on this forum has to buy one!

I pick up my transition tomorrow........

I'll be plugging mud on it in the afternoon!

Pictures after :0)

Great news stedlocks! Where're you taking it for it's maiden voyage?

I'm going to give it a thrash round Epping forest......I can climb and drop to my hearts content!
I've got to take my mates owl into the per school first though......that will delay me a bit!

ah the joy of not working .... or not working very hard !

I don't think there's much in it, other than the colour? Just reading about it on here yesterday

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fao-2orangey4crows-cannondale-trail-ss-29er-new-bike

Seems like the brakes are the weakest part of the spec.

£400 sound fantastic for a reputable brand singlespeed 29ers, I already have old but decent Deores disc to replaced the apparenty crap brakes.

I think the £400 Cannondale is better in the long term as decent hydraulic brakes are pretty cheap nowadays.

£420?!

Locks credit card in draw

Add a couple of Shimano M596 disc brakes (pre-bleed) and you're sorted.

Or rather, just the one on the front which would bring it to the grand total of £475 give or take.

£399 in fact: http://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/m1b280s200p9863/CANNONDALE_Trail_SL_29er_3R_2012

However, I must not weaken.

No weakness.

I'm going to give it a thrash round Epping forest

Have fun. Mind those roots. They'll be lethal at the moment!

go tubeless, drop the pressure, pick your line (stick with it) and soften your grip

i am shit at muddy roots but the above helps me a lot

ah the joy of not working .... or not working very hard !

Oy!

I've just finished a 96 hour shift.......!

^^ This is good. Relax & float over em. Also never ever ever follow my line!

that goes for me too, never follow an idiot like me

However, I must not weaken.

I'm hoping to lead a couple of rides around Epping Forest next Spring. I'll put them in the relevant thread when I know a rough date.

Then I can show you how to ride like a muptard some of the better routes.

*if they still exist since I last rode there?

No weakness.

Don't you have a basket to fill?