Lookie what I just bought :D

[seb]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3663827398&category=7297

Had to get my housemate to bid on it for me since I was called out of the office - and what a bargain!!

Back into the world of DH I come :)

[symbol]

:eek: :eek: How much! Is it a top spec bike for DH ?


:wack: :D :notworthy

[seb]

Retail on that bike would be about £3500 as it is I'd guess. My last DH bike (http://www.raceshoot.com/222/side_on2.jpg) retailed at over £5k, but I had a friend in the industry so "only" paid about £4k :p

I sold that one for £1800 on ebay, am well chuffed with this bargain I've just picked up.

[Chavbo]

congrats mate, looks like a proper beast :D

i guess u race then?

[SM]

Been Racing long?
I used to Race XC "Back in the Day" but know quite a few of the Top DH Riders.

[seb]

Yeah I race quite a bit - still not very good though!

Highest ever result was a 6th at an Aston Hill race (out of 45) but I'm most proud of the NPS in 2002 at Garway where I finished within a pretty respectable percentage of the fastest rider - I was fookin on it that day :D

[kyle cook]

I hade one of those GTs and snaped the rear swing arm and couldnt get a replacement because GT had gone bust at the time.I sold the rest on a year later for £300.I now ride a Specialized which is awsome.:thumbs:

[Chavbo]

nice 1 :thumbs: which class is it u ride in? is it senior or Elite?

never got round to the racing thing myself altho 1 of me female mates got really good at it, was riding for scottish development team thing last year. was quite embarrassing to get beaten by a girl :wack:

[seb]

I race in senior, like I say I'm quite average :)

KC: this one has already had a warrantied rear end so maybe it has a strengthened one? Can but hope ;)

[seb]

Originally posted by sambo
never got round to the racing thing myself altho 1 of me female mates got really good at it, was riding for scottish development team thing last year. was quite embarrassing to get beaten by a girl :wack:

That'd be the delectable Lucy Loftus then ;)

[kyle cook]

I wasnt doing everyday riding with it which didnt help I was actually atempting a bus shelter roof drop off and the rear end bottomed out and snapped whoops.:cry:

[Chavbo]

Originally posted by seb
That'd be the delectable Lucy Loftus then ;)

ahahaha yeah thats the 1. now sssshhhhh u'll give her a big head :wack:

didn't realise she was that famous lol

[seb]

Originally posted by sambo
ahahaha yeah thats the 1. now sssshhhhh u'll give her a big head :wack:

didn't realise she was that famous lol

Well I doubt she reads the SX site - that would be a freakishly small world if she did ;)

Thing is there's only about 10 girls who race DH in the country, so you tend to get to know them all. That said I've not spoken to Lucy much, not seen her at many races.

[Chavbo]

yeah i haven't seen her in ages, she's kinda disappeared off the face of the earth, not sure if she's given up racing or not tho. shame, coz she was good for a girl. :( and broke enough of my bits in the process :smash: