Man of Honour
I run a 2.4 up front and a 2.2 at the rear I don't know of any particular benefit to running different sizes but as a rule, most people prefer more grip on front as they'd rather have the back sliding out.
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I run a 2.4 up front and a 2.2 at the rear I don't know of any particular benefit to running different sizes but as a rule, most people prefer more grip on front as they'd rather have the back sliding out.
Soldato
Am I reading you lot right? You want your weight over the front fork of the bike on descents and NOT over the rear wheel? Surely that's a recipe for the rear lifting or you going over the bars should you hit something? 
Can someone explain this a bit more if poss
Can someone explain this a bit more if poss
Soldato
Bigger tyre at the front as you need the most grip here. If the front washes out then it's one tattie over the side. If the rear washes out then it's easier to get back in control.
Richie, I think the lower front end/weight over the front is more a DH thing, some people like it, some don't. That's why you see flat bars on DH bikes more than a few years ago.
Richie, I think the lower front end/weight over the front is more a DH thing, some people like it, some don't. That's why you see flat bars on DH bikes more than a few years ago.
Man of Honour
Am I reading you lot right? You want your weight over the front fork of the bike on descents and NOT over the rear wheel? Surely that's a recipe for the rear lifting or you going over the bars should you hit something?
Can someone explain this a bit more if poss
I find myself more steady and controlled on the descents with my centre of gravity to the front, being over the rear makes the front end light and skittish. I don't mean you should be sat on the front bars though
Am I reading you lot right? You want your weight over the front fork of the bike on descents and NOT over the rear wheel? Surely that's a recipe for the rear lifting or you going over the bars should you hit something?
Can someone explain this a bit more if poss
If you have more weight over the front then it means you can stamp out rough terrain at higher speeds on longer travel bikes without losing control, factors like slacker headtube angles help to counter the back end lifting when it hits obstacles.
Soldato
Meh, I only have a poxy 80mm so I shall not be attempting this
I can kind of understand your reasoning though. More weight on the tyre means it should cut through the crap at the top and hit some solid ground underneath making it less liable to slide away from you compared to it "sitting" on the loose crap on the top....
I can kind of understand your reasoning though. More weight on the tyre means it should cut through the crap at the top and hit some solid ground underneath making it less liable to slide away from you compared to it "sitting" on the loose crap on the top....
Man of Honour
Yes this is not to be taken as a general rule of riding it could end in disaster!
Meh, I only have a poxy 80mm so I shall not be attempting this
I can kind of understand your reasoning though. More weight on the tyre means it should cut through the crap at the top and hit some solid ground underneath making it less liable to slide away from you compared to it "sitting" on the loose crap on the top....
80mm I'd be careful. I'm not an amazing rider but I can keep up with the more experianced, and i have 150mm travel. There have been some landings where I needed all of the travel, otherwise I'd have been over the bars.
Man of Honour
Where do you normally ride?
Soldato
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Man of Honour
Hamsterly Forest, its about 20mins out of durham. When im away from uni me and a couple of mates like to go the the lake district. Also been upto Glentress a couple of times, love it there!
How about you?
Soldato
Currently the bike (Hardrock) can probably do more than I have the balls to do myself (just started this MTB malarkey)
I just couldn't justify spending loads more money on a bike ATM so went for the best I could afford
Point taken tho
Man of Honour
Local haunt is Dalby but I get about a bit. Thought yours might be Hamsterly its on my list of places I need to go.
And speaking of Glentress you should all look out for another OcUK trip this coming spring!
OcUK has an MTB trip???
Hamsterly is quite nice, it has a great black. Probrably one of my favorites as the climbs are also fun. It also has good downhill and a 4X track.
Ive been trying to get my friends to go down to Dalby for a while now. Is it worth driving down and camping for the weekend?
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hoping to make the next OcUK trip if my new build is finished in time 
got the wheels put on today so its now a rolling frameset, just need crankset / rotors / rear & front mech and some odds n sods to finish it off
posting pics up tomorrow
got the wheels put on today so its now a rolling frameset, just need crankset / rotors / rear & front mech and some odds n sods to finish it off
posting pics up tomorrow
Man of Honour
Last year we had a Glentress trip and a wales trip but I missed that one due to a car accident
I would say Dalby is worth a weekend trip, plenty there to do with the red, black, world cup XC route and jump park.
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could do m8, can get about 3 bikes plus passengers in the trusty estate
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