Modern FS advice

[cherrybomb]

I have to say that a 5 is next one my list after the Clockwork is finished.

 

[andrewl]

to be fair the turners are the only bikes that have decent bushings, so as a generall rule i'd always recommend bearings over bushings. wet areas? yeh surface water to 3in deep & more 5months of the year, i'd say i live in a wet area. 4years on the same set of bearings & havent had need to touch them...

Locally a lot of people have quite a few issues with the sealed bearing in VPP/DW-Link bikes which don't survive the winter. This could just be a poorly specced factory bearing though.