Mountain Biking

Supercow · 17 Apr 2015 at 11:13

yea, apparently that and all the others there are mint. I don;t know all the track names - My cousin vinny being on of them i think

milko · 17 Apr 2015 at 11:24

Supercow said:
milko - coming to Surrey Hills on Sunday?

Would love to be but my shoulder's still not up to it, and I don't wanna set myself further back with BPW and FoD trips coming up! The way my physio is going I don't know if I'll even get a warmup ride in before the trip, feels like a long way to go and not much time.

Supercow · 17 Apr 2015 at 11:41

Did I miss something - when did you screw yourself again?

thewanted · 17 Apr 2015 at 11:49

Supercow said:
yea, apparently that and all the others there are mint. I don;t know all the track names - My cousin vinny being on of them i think

Cheers

Wish I could find the other ones! Summer Lightning is the only one we've sussed out so far.

Supercow · 17 Apr 2015 at 12:24

Join us on Sunday.... Im going with folk who know all of it like the back of their hands

thewanted · 17 Apr 2015 at 12:30

Supercow said:
Join us on Sunday.... Im going with folk who know all of it like the back of their hands

Very tempted, thanks! Just wondering if I'm up to your level of fitness

My new Aeris.RS:

postbox · 17 Apr 2015 at 13:06

Awesome

how you finding it thewanted?

thewanted · 17 Apr 2015 at 13:12

postbox said:
Awesome how you finding it thewanted?

Loving it! It's quite different to my Bird hardtail (not just because it's full sus) but rather because of the slacker head angle and 1x11 setup. Granny gear isn't as forgiving

Rode it twice at Swinley last weekend and it was so easy to get airborne. That Reverb is just awesome too.

Supercow · 17 Apr 2015 at 13:53

thewanted said:
Very tempted, thanks! Just wondering if I'm up to your level of fitness

I've been riding short DH / mess about for the last few months. You have not a single thing to be worried about when it comes to fitness. Besides, we’re going to be a relatively big group from the looks of things, with a big variety of skill / fitness in the mix, so it will without a doubt be a slow paced one. Heck, one of my mates just came of an injury to his leg, and will most likely be pushing a fair bit. That, and my mate Ben will be with me – Ben pushes up pretty much all hills

Honestly, there's no sandbagging there - none of us in this group is particularly fond of going fast up / along the straight flats.

Big group also means that if you find me to be a d!ckbag and you despise my face, you don’t need to be stuck with me all day

ps: we'll be doing the other side (my sense of direction is awful), where Evian / Northern Monkey etc trails are

Begbie · 17 Apr 2015 at 14:27

All these birds are making me want to buy a new bike. I really can't decide what I want! So hard to get a demo on most of them either!

Supercow · 17 Apr 2015 at 14:28

Bird frame is only 850... go on, you deserve it.

rhysduck · 17 Apr 2015 at 14:35

It's that cheap? Please don't tell me any more... I've just bought a car!!

Supercow · 17 Apr 2015 at 14:37

It is, just can;t quite figure out whether that includes a shock or not

http://shop.birdmtb.com/featured/aeris-pre-order-deposit.html

Krakkenbus · 17 Apr 2015 at 14:42

Supercow said:
It is, just can;t quite figure out whether that includes a shock or not

http://shop.birdmtb.com/featured/aeris-pre-order-deposit.html

If you go to the geometry tab you can pick a shock. You can get an xfusion 02 rcx included in the price, a monarch rt3 for £100 extra, DB inline for £250 extra or a DB air for £300 extra.

Begbie · 17 Apr 2015 at 14:53

Price isn't much of an issue, your right though! Swapping everything over wouldn't be a drama and them I could build the zero back up over time with new parts.

Probably best waiting till Cyprus now!

Supercow · 17 Apr 2015 at 14:56

No wait, buy now, be happy, you're worth it.

rhysduck · 17 Apr 2015 at 15:00

Seems like awfully good value for a frame.

If I could sell the SS2 that would be a serious contender and I could just bolt on more or less everything from the SS2 onto the Aeris...

Supercow · 17 Apr 2015 at 15:02

The SS2 will sell for the same price as the you can buy the aeris surely? (if not a smidge less to get rid quickly)

Begbie · 17 Apr 2015 at 15:05

You use the rt3 shock now right sc? Is the dbinline worth it over the RT3?

So tempted...

Supercow · 17 Apr 2015 at 15:16

The RT3 is a great little shock and I chose it over the CCDBinline for the reign - on another bike that decision may have been different.

the inline has issues with heavier riders and/or bikes with a slightly higher leverage ratio. On the Aeris I don;t see it being a concern, as the LR is very low for a bike of that travel.

If you really like fine tuning every aspect of your shock characteristics, the inline is a no brainer. If you like a set and forget shock that will perform no less, then the RT3 is a no brainer.

I know their team rider fairly well and spoke to him about this very topic a little while ago. He prefers the RT3 on that bike, as it's just easier to set up and performs no less. He came 4th in masters Cat at our local DH race on it last weekend too, so kinda speaks for itself tbh

https://www.rootsandrain.com/rider25035/tomas-kupstys/photos/