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"When the beading fails and they blow off the rims... :) Not a good look actually. Happened to me the other day with an old set of slick 26" x 1.5 tyres that I've been pushing the limits on. Lucky I hurt neither myself nor the bike. Two…"

"Nice bike! How do you find those bar-end shifters? Never used them myself and feel they'd be a little difficult to get the hang of - I've been doing more MTB than anything of late, so I'm used to the bar-mounted shifter variety."

"Hi Tony, Thanks for the friend request. A couple of laps down in the park does sound nice. Do you commute? If so, where to? I saw your article in the North Shore Times a while back. Well done on that, and great looking LHT you have…"

"Like it, a lot. Possible congestion issues aside (which I agree could become problematic), it would shave a good bit of time off commutes from the North Shore. I reckon it would cut my current commute (Roseville to Paddington) by a good five to ten…"

"Great Sunday morning MTB ride in Lane Cove National Park with a mate - started up at Pennant Hills and rode down the firetrails as far as Ryde Rd before heading back up towards the Pymble. Fun trails, still a bit washed out in places after the big…"

"I keep mine in the bikelery..."

"Use it for my commute - it's great. Wonder how Sable and Black's business is going with the path out front nowadays."

"Cheers Cate."

"Better elaborate on the footpath riding there... Only ever undertaken when the traffic's banked up along Clanville and I know there's going to be a bit of lunacy getting through the lights. It's the only way to safely negotiate the…"

"I live near the scene of the crime. The back streets off Clanville are a real rat run in the morning these days and the lights at the highway where Steve was hit often have ridiculously short cycle for traffic coming onto the highway - causes me to…"

"Spent a bit of time there in 2009 - fantastic MTB trails and great riding around town. Sydney could do so much more..."