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Seems fair enough for a well spec’d carbon XC bike.

Yeah, it’s as light as a feather. Probably overkill for what she’s going to use it for right now but we’ll be doing more trails in the future.

Comparison between her old bike on the right and new one:

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And with mine - she's gone for a smaller frame size due to her height (otherwise I’d have tried to pinch hers :D)

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Yeah, it’s as light as a feather. Probably overkill for what she’s going to use it for right now but we’ll be doing more trails in the future.

Comparison between her old bike on the right and new one:

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And with mine - she's gone for a smaller frame size due to her height (otherwise I’d have tried to pinch hers :D)

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Level her saddle, looks a bit high at the front.

It's a fucking lovely bike, utterly ludicrous for a beginner, but lovely. Hope she enjoys it.
 
Level her saddle, looks a bit high at the front.

It's a fucking lovely bike, utterly ludicrous for a beginner, but lovely. Hope she enjoys it.

We’ve just been out for a blast around the country park and she kept up way better than on her old bike.

She even got up a very steep hill for the first time that you’ve got to get out the saddle and move your weight over the handle bars.

Got home and it had a few specks of mud on it so she’s washed it all down :gal:
 
That reminds me actually... Does anyone have bike-specific insurance? Seems to be not overly expensive, and 'sod, I rode it into a tree' cover quite a good idea.
 
That reminds me actually... Does anyone have bike-specific insurance? Seems to be not overly expensive, and 'sod, I rode it into a tree' cover quite a good idea.

Last time I did it the cost was 10% of the bike’s value per year. Had my current bike added to the household insurance which the following year went up by 10% of the cost of my bike :hmm:
 
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That reminds me actually... Does anyone have bike-specific insurance? Seems to be not overly expensive, and 'sod, I rode it into a tree' cover quite a good idea.
Yellow Jersey. Like all insurance it depends on what you think is the risk of it happening.
 
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Yellow Jersey. Like all insurance it depends on what you think is the risk of it happening.

High enough I think... Well, maybe not a tree. But a lot of trails where I ride (Peaks) feature loose, sandy dirt with rocks of all sizes. Be less inclined to get it for hard pack soil type trails, but yeah, I think even a minor off could cause significant damage.
 
This is white knuckle stuff - weaving in and out of New York traffic.



Fantastic handling skills but constantly microseconds away from permadeath. (And to be boring, not exactly helping to promote the cause of city cyclists)

Wonder if he is still alive ?

Ditto the camera person trailing him
 
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