Before anyone asks, No I wont be changing this one 🙂

And the hole it the TT is for…?

clearence for the piggy back on the shock

matt, the hole is for the boost chamber on the shock to fit into, supposedly. so it doesn’t hit the tube. or something.

Presumably not for the Rocco though which seems to have plenty of clearance…

EDIT – oh, just spotted the linkage, so yes, the hole is necessary…

Yes for the Rocco, the biggyback goes through the frame on compression, its 7″ travel. Clever job really as it means you can have a small chuckable frame with low tt. Takes a bit of getting used to, seeing your shock fly up between your legs 😕

This arrived yesterday. Not at all sure whether I’m going to be man enough for it though…

Oooooh I like that Commencal. Wouldn’t have minded one myself, but was a wee bit out of my budget to buy a new frame at the time.

Here’s my “man bike” so to speak…

Cranks have now been changed to Saint and rims changed from the cheese soft DT to Mavic. Will probably get one of those i900 adjustable seatposts in the future when I’ve got some money, and possibly a 50mm stem for when I’m doing just DH stuff.

a comemncal is not a mans bike pmsl

its made from melted down hair straightners

Here it is. All 38 lbs of waaaaagh! And no the chain is not too tight as it hasn’t snapped.

mboy- air shocks dont count.

When you say “man bikes”, are you referring to fat blokes going down hills on skill compensator’s or blokes pushing 500 watts on a TT bike for 20 mins?

either as far as im concered 🙂 🙂

“man bikes”, are you referring to fat blokes going down hills on skill compensator’s

thats what i took him to mean, hence the first reply

Jedi can do both MTT!

Edit: you beat me to it

scruff – Member

mboy- air shocks dont count.

To be changed for coil as soon as I have the money for it…

skill compensator. get a ss

i have a ss too!

its called bmx 🙂

ouch – sweeping statement MTT, most DH’rs I know are actually very fit (in a non gay way). As for skill compensator… no a bike built for a job, just as an XC bike is built for a job

If you consider a 20 mins on a TT to be a man thing fair enough… Guess you always need one black sheep of the family

Spankmonkey – a man with a bike that hue of blue should be very careful when bandying about the word “jey”. KnoworImean?

I said no Jay XC

Never Mentioned Jay DH 🙂

it’s more green in real life

Grrrrrreat photo hob nob
MMMMmmm 20 mins pushing hard staring at another man’s lycra clad arse….that’s REAL man’s work

green?? its spearmint as in rhino

Ok Im Colour blind… but it rides very nice. I do like Hob Nob’s photo… nice set up by the looks of it

You’re absolutely correct, bikes are built for a purpose, at what point does a ‘jey XC bike’ become a ‘man’ bike? Is it the addition of bigger brakes or a higher body fat percentage?

<tongue in cheek>

Keen eye for style with the white and red bits too – do you accessorise with a hankercheif in your back pocket?

MTT – <tongue in cheek>

So was Jay XC 🙂

Touche

No Strictly neckercheif only

Not really that manly I guess…

Some of us actually use our bikes rather than just taking stylised pictures of them 😉

What man, which man, who’s the man,
when’s a man a man,
what makes a man a man,
am i a man?
yes, technically i am

Mark – Long time no seem. Yes you do but you have a slightly jay style about you 🙂 I ride so dont have time to take photo’s on the fly

Ah seems like we all be men here… with bikes

guitarhero….. that is very nice

Some nice steeds on here!

Love that Sesssion!

Ah, good to see the word “steed” is not just limited to jey XC types then.

Saw a Session 88 such as guitarhero’s above yesterday whilst out riding. My jaw didn’t quite hit the floor, but it wasn’t far off!

I WANT ONE!!! 😛

mt – Member

skill compensator. get a ss

It’s next on the list ;>)

Great pics up there. Loving the Furious and the Solid 8)