Dammit’s adventures in mountain biking

Lefty Ocho <3

Seriously though just buy a Jeffsy.

Lefty

Hence the need for a good warranty

What you need @Dammit is a sweet gravel bike..... Let me sell you one. Dont go getting yourself involved with any of this silly MTB business.

I'll do you a good price on an Open UP, or a 3T Exlploro.

Or if you insist on getting a MTB, let me sell you one of these....

Is it shit? I don't know.

It's the end of that generation. Go check out a review of the new 2019 Stumpy.

£!

Money solves all problems.

Especially bike related ones.

True. I suspect I’d need around 8k to complete that Open though

just pick one of these. as I said none of them will disappoint and all are reasonably specced/priced and with a good warranty from what I've read:

Santa Cruz
Cotic
YT
Trek, the wildcard

£8k well spent.
It’s probably equivalent to two weeks of Porsche ownership....

The Porsche has cost me nothing since March 3rd, that’s going to change on Friday however.

If you order an Open through me tomorrow, the cost of it will surely help desnsitize your wallet from the inevitable pain that the Porsche invoice will cause on Friday.

Win/win.

120mm travel 29er with 67.5 degree head angle, then go for something not too far off that.

you want a XC full sus bike, 120mm travel.

I'd be curious about the Orange Stage 4 as some kind of do-it-all bike. Kit it out with Hope components and whatever 120mm fork you fancy in one of their banging colours and get feelz from giving a British company your money.

Nice and simple layout, from a company that you'd hope would look after you.

yeah, good shout, always liked an orange

Yeah I'd really like to try one. Doesn't look like you can mount a bottle to it though or am I being blind?

indeed, no bottle mounts, would be hose clamp time

Not a fan of that idea tbh.

Orange Stage 4

When did the budget double?

It’s quadrupled now.

There’s a budget?

Ah well. Time to break out the new Eagle Etap 12spd groupset.

Or there's this, for £10k

Bottle cage on a mountain bike are you mad ! or looking at serious XC racing.

Camel back and 3ltr bladder for serious mountain stuffs :)

The Jeffsy is still the best choice though... if you want to spend more money just buy a CF Race one...