WOW!
what a ride, just popped out to do the post, through my local woods first
It's like riding a trials bike, but slower
Glad I didn't have the size down, it would've been to cramped from the saddle to bars. The tyres sound like a bag of angry hornets on tarmac but great on mud. Love the way you can still move in thick mud, yes it's now filthy! SRAM type 2 isn't as good as shimanos shadow plus, it still slaps on really rough stuff. The bb7s have worked perfectly, even on loose gravel descents
Now the bad.
Returning home I heard a car slow behind me, it could easily pass, thought it was somebody just thinking wtf is he riding. It eventually passed me, a mile down the road it was parked. This is on dark country lanes. I passed it and there was two lads in it, they sat and watched me pass, gawping at the bike. Thought nothing more of it, then at the bottom of a long hill, again a car slowed behind me, turned to look and it was them. I turned off to the right, they followed. It's unusual for cars to turn here unless they live in the street. I then turned right again, it's a dead end, they followed but had to stop at the end. I carried on through a narrow pathway and headed for home.
Paranoid or thieving bastards seeing where I live?
I always go this way home and always have done for this very reason.
Still luv my new bike