Big Bike Thread

rhysduck · 22 Oct 2012 at 15:13

BaJ said:
a trip to A&E later and I've a broken collarbone

http://db.tt/hMokdVyb

Anyone else done a similar injury? The pain is unreal at the minute.

I feel for you

It's the worst pain I've ever had when I broke mine, broke it in two places luckily didn't need an op. Could hardly walk for weeks afterwards without grimacing at the pain.

gettothechopper · 22 Oct 2012 at 15:24

ordered 32t hope chainring and a superstar chainguide

goodbye front mech and shifter you have failed me for the last time :mad:

divuk83 · 22 Oct 2012 at 15:38

Quick question for those who know what they are talking about..... I have recetly bought some kevlar pads from superstar components and I noticed the standard disks I have say "Resin pads only" on them. Does this really matter? Is this an excuse to get a new front disc too?

Cheers

Dave

BaJ · 22 Oct 2012 at 15:44

rhysduck said:
I feel for you

It's the worst pain I've ever had when I broke mine, broke it in two places luckily didn't need an op. Could hardly walk for weeks afterwards without grimacing at the pain.

That sounds about right, I'm dosed up to my eyeballs but its still the worst pain I've ever experienced.

Hopefully don't need an op either, further X-ray a week today to check its aligned still. I really hope it is.

rhysduck · 22 Oct 2012 at 16:24

Fingers crossed for you Baj

Anyone have any CRC vouchers I can use?

booyaka · 22 Oct 2012 at 17:50

All the best with recovery for fingers and collarbones!

cookiem0nster · 22 Oct 2012 at 21:04

BaJ said:
Sunday we went to Penmachno, first time there and I was pretty impressed. Miles of narrow, rocky singletrack, we were all having a blast ... Until I came a cropper and landed badly off a jump. Knew straight away something was wrong, a trip to A&E later and I've a broken collarbone

http://db.tt/hMokdVyb

Anyone else done a similar injury? The pain is unreal at the minute.

Currently housebound having broken both my collarbones two weeks ago following a trip over the handlebars whilst in Sardinia.

Thank god for Sky+

Pain should subside after a week or so.

BuckOff · 23 Oct 2012 at 00:10

Supercow said:
I got a Devinci Wilson for sale for a banging £2 000 inc postage if that's any good to you? Frame/Fork are 15 rides old - It's a Boxxer R2C2

http://gp1.pinkbike.org/p6pb8789972/p5pb8789972.jpg

Nice Bike

is this still for sale and if so what size

Supercow · 23 Oct 2012 at 08:29

It's gone mate, sorry.
There is another size L 2012 version that might be of interest to you? How tall are you?

The spec on the other one is a lot higher though, so let me know your budget and we can work something out.

This is my mate's / business partner's bike which is about 6 months old if that.

CraigN · 23 Oct 2012 at 11:32

After CRC messed up an order for my new brakes and took over a week to tell me i canceled it an ordered with Merlin cycles instead. Next day they arrived i love the billet crc machined look.

Really hope they make the difference i expect them too.

Supercow · 23 Oct 2012 at 11:40

Got bigger rotors too ?

CraigN · 23 Oct 2012 at 11:43

Yup went for 203 on front and 183 on rear

Caseh · 23 Oct 2012 at 12:11

Done a lot of messing about with my bikes over the weekend, so now my Distortion has everything from the Blue Pig. Cranks, shifters, derailleurs, forks.. It's like a brand new bike! Some of the stock components were stupidly heavy! Can't wait to get out to Greno Woods on it Friday, I think swapping from the Marzochhi fork over for the Revelation is going to make a crazy difference.

Andelusion · 23 Oct 2012 at 12:15

CraigN said:
After CRC messed up an order for my new brakes and took over a week to tell me i canceled it an ordered with Merlin cycles instead. Next day they arrived i love the billet crc machined look.

Really hope they make the difference i expect them too.

Same brakes and rotors here

I'm 15 stone and I've never wished they had more power!

booyaka · 23 Oct 2012 at 13:27

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rhysduck · 23 Oct 2012 at 13:56

good price on the giant frame with is now down to 670!

Can someone advise on my K18 lever body trouble please?

The lever was not returning to its "outboard" position and pressing the brake. So I bled it and it was a little better... Bled it again but no improvement.
So stripped the lever body last night and give it a good clean, applied a very fine layer of grease to the rubber parts (all were fine and no degradation, splits), assembled it all back and bled the brake, same thing

I'm going to strip it again tonight but lubricate with Dot fluid and fill the reservoir before reassembling...

Any ideas please guys?

robj20 · 23 Oct 2012 at 15:47

petriodet said:
these http://four4th.co.uk/products/lights/ look like a good alternative to the ay ups uk designed and manufactured , i not used them but have heard good things about them, anybody used them?
i also like the the array of battery options.

They look perfect, well made decent price and good output.

thecremeegg · 23 Oct 2012 at 19:19

Can anyone recommend a tool/technique for replacing the rear shock bearings on a Specialized Enduro 2004? LBS wants £60 to do it so if I can get a tool or something for less then I'll do that!

Juggy1985 · 23 Oct 2012 at 19:51

thecremeegg said:
Can anyone recommend a tool/technique for replacing the rear shock bearings on a Specialized Enduro 2004? LBS wants £60 to do it so if I can get a tool or something for less then I'll do that!

Just wack the old bearing's out any how as long as you dont damage the frame, go to a bearing specialist and get all the right bearings then wack em back in with a socket that fits on the outer ring of the bearing being careful not to damage it. You can make yourself a press using a bolt, nut, socket and washers/spacers if you dont want to hammer them in.

thecremeegg · 23 Oct 2012 at 19:59

Well I've got the replacement bearings so that's one step done. Knocking them in with a socket is fine, but what do you use to get the old ones out, hammer and chisel or something?