I've yet to (touch wood haha) but I'm still not sure whether I prefer them, definitely do for trail riding etc though

 Nah hell no.. I was thinking about the grey Mavic Crossmax SX wheels from last year but even they're iffy

 Cheers man, I'm very happy with it and its only going to get nicer in time..

 Nah, won't be believable enough.

 Feel free to stay, its ok to be impressed.

 Hahah go flaunt your femininity elsewhere on the site! tsk.

 Quiet you.

 Haha you know it Thanks by the way!!

 Cheers man, I f-ing love it! Its 7 inch at the back and the front because I like my bikes balanced but you can put anything from 160-200mm on the front according to orange, seen one with boxxers in fact

 Haha thats my old one! Check out my 2012 patriot on my page, this ones from 2002

 Do it man, shimano spd pedals are best, crank bro's mallets are pretty good too. Other than that 5.10 shoes, 661 or shimanos are best for downhill etc

 Yeah worth a go. I've actually gone with 5.10 Minnaars because I needed new riding shoes anyway and they have a panel in the sole if you want to run them with flats like all 5.10 SPD shoes. My friend went with some 661's and was very impressed.

 Its alright, noticed that having learnt to ride on a hardtail on flats, when you ride a full susser on clips it feels unbelievably smooth, and the way you can get on the pedals in comparison is mental. Yeah that was and still is my worry.. I've got the shimano M647 clips and have wound the tension down on them so they're quite easy to unclip. Still keeping my flats to have fun on though

 I've actually switched to clips, they're REALLY grippy hahah

 http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/Jared-Graves-and-Jill-Kintner-win-2012-Sea-Otter-Downhill,3603/Prototype-Yeti-Ridden-by-Jared-Graves-at-2012-Sea-Otter-Classic,33319/sspomer,2 look like 831s to me..

 Its cos needles is the man

 Cheers buddy, its alright in fairness for a 7" travel bike..! Considering I've only got a 36 tooth ring on the front and a mid cassette I'm well impressed, trail centers and the like certainly aren't out of question

 Yeah? Fair play, think thats why I should probably weigh it! haha your Alpine looks sick btw

 Tyres are here, got a big betty on the front and a fat albert rear. Sick!

 Ah good shout! Cheers

 Haha yeah, climbs admirably though! Need to weigh it, pretty sure its only around the 33lbs mark

 Cool! Might check them out for my commencal, want to paint it haha

 Aren't Ti springs usually less tightly wound than steel springs? this one looks like its already under compression..

 because I've got new tyres coming in the post, they were originally for lightness and because they were half price haha. I've got fed up with them though, really not up to task at all

 I have to ask though.. are they on the right way round..? Or am I being stupid..

 Cheers pal, so happy with it!

 Cheers buddy, you won't be disappointed if you do. Im 6'1" tall, the frame is a medium and with a decent length seat post it feels perfect when I'm pedalling but I can drop it down well out of the way for having fun

 the rear wheel braking or the tyre giving up isn't the bikes fault.