I ordered:

.....a crappy Shimano Acera rear derailleur for the daily hybrid workhorse @ £14.24

They sent:

.....a Shimano XT mega 9 shadow @ £44.99

charged me for the cheap one

Do nicely for the MTB thanks Wiggle

Just thought I'd share that

 

You jammy get, ive just ordered the xtr shadow mech as i couldn't say no to a bit of carbon fibre.

 

Hux

Is that not £99.99 (£89.99 wiggle price?)



Nice (but you are a nutter)

 

That's a lot of money down the pan when it gets ripped off by a rock

 

That's just what I was thinking, although the shadow is located in a 'bit' of a safer location

 

It's designed to sit right under the chainstay, shimano already thought of that one, ive never heard of anyone smacking one yet.

This is what it looks like on a similar bike.

Photo of Me! at None

 

Very nice but far too clean

7 weeks to go Chris, do I need to pack a bungee cord?

 

Nah, I'll be stomping along as I won't have any brakes...

 

Just order your new pads from Wiggle Chris






They'll probably send you a new bike and charge you just for the pads

 

Strewth mate!

You need to let go and not fight gravity!

Plenty time for more map analysis, and ditching the sodding canoe!

 

That was only after two rides - Clywds mud-fest and a Peaks hail/snow/grit/mud/water special

 

as some of you lot seem to be in the know regarding MTBs, does anyone have any suggestions for what I should get for £300ish and also, is it worth spending a little more to get a bike with disc brakes? I have been looking at some specialized hardrocks but just need some help in the right direction

I'd be using the bike for commuting to work during the week and then light trekking through local woodland at the weekend