Comments on: When the tables are turned… http://www.uksmbgirl.co.uk/blog/archives/177 Comments on and within the UK SMB Community (Formerly 'UK SMB Girl') Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:30:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Tim Long http://www.uksmbgirl.co.uk/blog/archives/177#comment-12656 Tim Long Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:44:21 +0000 http://www.uksmbgirl.co.uk/blog/archives/177#comment-12656 I'm not sure how I missed this post, particularly as it links back to my blog, Very interesting. FWIW, I paid about £600 for my bike back in the late '90s before suspension and hydraulic brakes were invented. What I got for my money was an extremely lightweight but durable frame and a bunch of maintenance-free components, which is why it is still rideable after 4 years out in the garden exposed to the elements. Like you I went to a specialist and got good advice and I paid a premium to get top quality gear. You should have seen me slipstreaming the busses around Farnborough in my Dayglo yellow Ron Hills ;-) They used to call me the streak of lightning! The guys on their road bikes really didn't like me overtaking them on my mountain bike. Ah, those were the days ;-) See you on the Taff Trail then. Look out for the bit around Pontygwaith bridge, the signposts are a bit thin on the ground. --Tim I’m not sure how I missed this post, particularly as it links back to my blog, Very interesting. FWIW, I paid about £600 for my bike back in the late ’90s before suspension and hydraulic brakes were invented. What I got for my money was an extremely lightweight but durable frame and a bunch of maintenance-free components, which is why it is still rideable after 4 years out in the garden exposed to the elements. Like you I went to a specialist and got good advice and I paid a premium to get top quality gear. You should have seen me slipstreaming the busses around Farnborough in my Dayglo yellow Ron Hills ;-) They used to call me the streak of lightning! The guys on their road bikes really didn’t like me overtaking them on my mountain bike. Ah, those were the days ;-)

See you on the Taff Trail then. Look out for the bit around Pontygwaith bridge, the signposts are a bit thin on the ground.

–Tim

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