Had to wait until at least middle of August for a 5, so recontacted Wheelies had a moan and they agreed to let me have a Trek so went and tested the Fuel 9 loved it and got it

Good God that thing is a frickinnnnn monster

Nice, Only on holiday can you have a drink that big P.S. Get a haircut

Smile, That shot reminds me how boggy some of the sections were, had to stand on the pedals just to keep rolling. Are you entering the Afan Monster, I am considering it 75km possibly the biggy 100km

With the wheel build and the SLX it has shaved off loads of weight feels much easier on the climbs and the wheels are much stronger to take the hammering they get at Cwmcarn

Had it a year next month, and i love it. Should be upgrading to XT by the end of the summer, also have Superstar evo hubs with Mavic rims to shave a bit of weight, its a great bike. Make sure you put a chain guard on it as it bashes around a bit. also get some Copter tape ato protect the frame from cable rub, especially on near headset where the 2 cables pass the White lappiere sticker