Got the bike back at the weekend. A couple of links on the rear end had dried up. I may need to ease off on the jet washing...
The chap reckonened the stem was slightly loose too.
Took it for a spin this morning and all appears correct. Thankfully.
The rear brake is still a bit spongy so I'll give that a bleed when I get a min.
To celebrate, I treated her to a pair of these:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/spe ... e-ec001847Hopefully, they will prevent me from being so bloody punture prone. I have a pair of road Armadillos on my Rockhopper and I must say they are damn fine.
Cheers for all your help / advice.