ahhhh NOOOO!!!

~The Langster is a fixed wheel track/cross bike.~

True, also good for commuting, strength and fitness training, no maintenance etc...

Errrmm I work downstairs in the back room, I'd commute if I could but them stairs and the bends at the top and bottom are to technical for me :)

:-)

Wasn't aimed at you, someone else mentioned em'

I used to commute to work on a knackered 20year old steel racer that weighed 40lbs+, 17years+ ago and it was 20years old then. 17miles each way, used to claim for bus then train then bus fare as it was YTS lock the bike 1/2mile away, got away with it aswell :)

The Langster is a fixed wheel track/cross bike

Cross? Er, no ;-)

Oops yeah you're right.

I've been looking at so many lately, I want the Surly Cross-check, which does all of those things but its £950 :-(

The Langster is a fixed wheel track/cross bike

Cross? Er, no ;-)

Oops,sorry,kept getting a mention on on-one as a comparable bike,the pompi is more versatile.

Apparently

Can't find the Pompi anywhere ??? got a Link / clue pls Roger.

dylan, on-one il pompino, should be gettable on their website

Try this - http://www.on-one.co.uk/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=131

ahhhh one of them Crazy Fixed racer bikes, Dylan Hayes as got one.


I want a 29er for XC duties, I don't do road!!

What not ever??


Not even down to the shops??

Wouldn't leave my big, even with a huge lock on it, outside my shops.

I'll be doing 1/4 of a mile of road shortly, then canal, then river bank, then forest then sadly road ( well path ) for 5miles to get home.

I hate road SO MUCH!!

Would suite you Flap as a winter training bike.

Just lose the Fixe, you forget and try to stop peddling you'll be sent right over the bars.

Dylan I think the Fork's you used were MX comps? But the 2004 MX Comp 29ers.(Oem only i think..)

95mm of Travel apprently

Just thought I'd share,even though it was a while ago this was discussed.

Thanks Lemon, thought they looked like Stretched MX Comp's, the bloke said 80mm which is fairly standard travel on a 29er.

Taking the HT for a 30miler+, need time away from PC.

They were early model comps with two piece lower legs that hold together with the brake boss bolts. I didn't think my 29er had much more tham 60 mmm travel. I tested my full suss Whyte JW2, my Jamis 100mmm hardtail and my 29er round Cwm Carn and they all handled it fine, The 29er went through some of the rocks noticeably easier, however it wasn't very good out on natural terrain ripple bumps as there wasn't enough front suspnsion so I sold it intending some time in the future to get a 100mm version. It was much much much better through boggy welsh tracks. I remember leaving Danny Milner and Andy MaCandlish for dead on one bogtrot. I had to wait minutes for them.
If I had to buy again from scratch I'd buy a 29er, no question. It's so much quicker in the winter, I also got up tracks that I either spun out on or had the front end lift with 26'' wheels. I'm 5' 8'' with 32'' legs and it fitted me fine

So the traction is aided aswell then, nice for winter duties :)

Might trade my HT in for 1 soonish, shouldn't cost me too much difference wise, then see if a 29er with thudbuster is enough for me for all I ride.

Guess I should pay the extra and get the steel frame for more comfort though.


Or might say sod it and order a FS version in, really liked the lads in the forest.