Big Bike Thread

robj20 · 21 Jun 2011 at 15:18

3 feet is a massive amount of excess hose, i only needed to chop mine down by a couple of inchs and reused all the compretion fittings.

Supercow · 21 Jun 2011 at 15:39

zootfloot said:
Any tips or advice regarding Cannock?

Nah, there's nothing hard there and if perhaps there is something you are not comfortable on, there's always a way around it (i.e: another route around said obstacle etc).

I mean, when I was there on Sunday, there was a kid riding it on a ROADBIKE!

zootfloot · 21 Jun 2011 at 15:48

Supercow said:
Nah, there's nothing hard there and if perhaps there is something you are not comfortable on, there's always a way around it (i.e: another route around said obstacle etc).

I mean, when I was there on Sunday, there was a kid riding it on a ROADBIKE!

Great, just didnt fancy killing myself on the family holidays.

really looking forward to it now, rode Dalby red route 2 weeks ago and enjoyed that so this is something different.

touch · 21 Jun 2011 at 16:08

robj20 said:
reused all the compretion fittings.

Best to get new compression fittings. Only costs a couple of pounds which is well worth it considering how bad things can get if a seal suddenly breaks.

robj20 · 21 Jun 2011 at 16:18

Hope says you can re-use them so i did. If it had been a few times using the same ones i would use new but they will be fine for a few uses.

TripleT · 21 Jun 2011 at 17:29

What's dalby red like? I'm going camping with the girlfriend in a few weeks and don't know if its too much for her. She likes it rough

but struggles with rough technical climbs.

She was fine at Llandgen for example as most of the climbing is on forest road.

Also is there two short reds which can be joined? The map looks a mess

Cheers

weescott · 21 Jun 2011 at 18:43

robj20 said:
Hope says you can re-use them so i did. If it had been a few times using the same ones i would use new but they will be fine for a few uses.

I have re-used them in the past too.

PS....I love you.

touch · 21 Jun 2011 at 18:53

weescott said:
I have re-used them in the past too.

Oh yeah :O i didnt realise hope had reuseable fittings.
I'v only ever had hayes/shimano/avid which all have compression olives which deform into shape and cant (shouldnt

) be reused.

On the topic of brakes: do 29ers need bigger rotors? (and gear ratios as well?)

robj20 · 21 Jun 2011 at 18:59

Gear ratios would be different, brakes would be the same though.

weescott · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:00

touch said:
On the topic of brakes: do 29ers need bigger rotors? (and gear ratios as well?)

In a word. No.

SDK^ · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:06

Supercow said:
I mean, when I was there on Sunday, there was a kid riding it on a ROADBIKE!

You do get a crazy mix of people at Cannock; kids on princess bikes, Shockwave bikes, bikes with baskets and even muppets riding around on Intense bikes

ichabod crane · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:14

SDK^ said:
even muppets riding around on Intense bikes

them crazy fools!

R0B75 · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:16

zootfloot said:
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Any tips or advice regarding Cannock?

Start at the beginning....

My only real advice is take it easy if you're on your own because some parts can **** you up if you don't get them right. Specifically the black sections of the Monkey Trail.

gettothechopper · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:21

new patriot looks nice

the complete bike for £3k has terrible spec for the money though
such bad value

Cuchulain · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:21

robj20 said:
Hope says you can re-use them so i did. If it had been a few times using the same ones i would use new but they will be fine for a few uses.

How did you get the olives off the hose?

R0B75 · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:21

http://www.imbikemag.com/issue12

Jonny ///M · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:27

Cuchulain said:
What is it with me and disc brakes? The rear caliper on my first set exploded, then the reservoir on the front lever started pishing dot4 all over the place so I ordered some Formula Oro Puros direct from Formula which never turned up, needed a set quickly so ordered some XT M775's which turned up this morning, took me hours trying to prize the grips off because Shimano are too stupid to use 2 bolt clamps! Then when I do get it fitted the hoses are about 3 feet too long, which would be fine on most brakes but not on these, now I have to order new bloody olives, barbs and a bleeding kit.

Shimano brakes should come with new fittings. The one's I've fitted did and never even had to bleed them after refitting either.

If it was CRC chances are it's grey market so that might explain it....sure my saints came with them when I bought from CRC years ago.

On another note. It's all fun and games when you're trying to bleed a front juicy 3 using the syringe on the right(rear) brake level.....felt like a fanny but it was 5.15 and was rushing to get ready to finish

WHY WONT IT MOVE :S:S:S:S Ah....................

Edit two: I hate juicy 3/5s!

ichabod crane · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:39

weescott said:
PS....I love you.

eXist · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:45

so a couple of pages back i said i got a last years cape wrath 4 for £399,

well it came yesterday except i got sent the 2011 model for an extra tenner!

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/claud-butler-cape-item169471.html

only difference is the upgraded fork from a tora to a recon

will give it a quick blast up Carron Valley on thursday

Supercow · 21 Jun 2011 at 19:50

R0B75 said:
Start at the beginning....

My only real advice is take it easy if you're on your own because some parts can **** you up if you don't get them right. Specifically the black sections of the Monkey Trail.

The people who do not want to do this bit, do not have to, they can just go straight past it on the red run.