Hey I am not new here, but new to posting...

Today I finally upgraded my actual bike instead of just repairing the old one. I have gone from a GT Palomar (199x) to a 2010 Scott Aspect 10..
These bikes feel worlds apart, the better shocks, gears and disc brakes!!

I normally ride the Terry hills/duck holes and Centre trail most afternoons and today's ride was so much easier and quicker than on the GT its not funny.

I've done it, i listened and took the advice of fellow 'Mob'ers and bought some clipless pedals and shoes.
Also took the advise and went to Terry Hills for my first ride with my new pedals in toe.
Sure feels funny being so connected, but somehow feels good too.
Then decided to practice going quickly around some corners for practice, .....aaaaah the fun began...!!!
What an emotional rollercoaster, first i feel good, then i feel ridiculously inept, confidence soars, then plumetts when technical stuff arises.

I have an issue with my gears. They regularly slip into higher gears, especially if they are under load. When I ride on a nice, flat area and change gears, I can change up and down nicely as expected but when under a bit of load, nasty slippage which also sounds terrible.

Obviously something needs adjusting and I would appreciate some tips about what I need to look at. Do I need to adjust the cable tension or something else? It is a reasonably new bike so I am thinking that it is unlikely to need anything replaced although I am open to being told otherwise!

I've got a three week old Scott Genius - awsome bike but-
Went out Red Hill yesterday and riding along heard a not so good noise (like snap) stopped to investigate - thinking the worst after reading about some of the issues with Spark frames snapping.
What had happened is the rear shock bolt had come away - at first it looked like it had sheared but on closer inspection this was not the case. This could be really dangerous thinking you have six inches of plush suspension to find as you land you have none!