I read a thread on another forum where the 29er fan who started the thread posted a pic of a world cup xc pro riding a piddling little drop on a 29er bike at champerey. He/she was quite excited that xc courses at world cup level had 'proper' drops like this and emphasised the fact that the rider was on a 29 inch wheeled bike. Why? if 29er's are any kind of improvement over 26 inch wheeled bike then surely they must make riding drops n jumps easier, no? I think a lot of people who are going to buy 29er's it'll suit them to have a bike that they can say "i didn't hit that gap/drop cos it's not really what this type of bike is for"

Wrong, for COG to be lower the BB would have to be lower, not just appear lower in relation to the hubs, even then, hubs, fork crown, head tube all put weight higher up on the bike.

Good taste for the replacement, sorry to hear that got nicked tho.

Great vid, really does that track justice, checked out your other stuff too, very nice

cheers, good film!

That crank is a white saint (old style) nothin wrong wi that tho, and pedal insert looks octagonal in profile so shouldn't rotate. Kings 1.125 in headset doesn't fit in a lot of new frames they're moving with the times. Do spank grips have a smell??