Big Bike Thread

Andelusion · 27 Jun 2011 at 11:45

Well, yeah it's steep, but it's not that steep

Deleted User 234324 · 27 Jun 2011 at 12:00

rhysduck said:
What tyres are they Mossy?
35 seems fine for them, I rarely run any more than 35ish in my 2.35's.
I assume you thoroughly checked the tyre after each puncture, and the rims? Any rim tape on the rims? What rims?

Standard trek remedy 8 tyres, bontrager xr4 tlr rims are bontrager duster.

Richie · 27 Jun 2011 at 12:14

Andelusion said:
Well, yeah it's steep, but it's not that steep

Agreed. There's a section near me that's just as steep but its on loose soil/grass and nowhere near as smooth as that rock looks. That guy should just MTFU and get on with it

SDK^ · 27 Jun 2011 at 12:48

It's easy to say it doesn't look steep from the comfort of your keyboard but it sure looks steep when you're on top of it.

Andelusion · 27 Jun 2011 at 13:05

I'd sled down that thing on my keyboard, like a true keyboard warrior!

Trololol.

rhysduck · 27 Jun 2011 at 13:06

That's flat compared to Welsh hills. Grow a pair you lot

I'm thinking about this: http://www.discountcyclesdirect.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=9864

Andelusion · 27 Jun 2011 at 13:14

If you like the colour then go for it

In other news; I found a second hand Rock Shox Monarch Plush RC3 shock the other day, in the right size for my Covert (unusual) and for a really good price, so I jumped on it:

The RP23 was working great and I'm probably going to switch them back and forth a little bit to see which I like. No ride report yet as I'm still waiting for a new front wheel

rhysduck · 27 Jun 2011 at 13:17

Nice Transition that!
I'm thinking maybe this is better - Yes it more expensive (L - £105) but the colour is better and it's carbon so should be a little lighter. No colour coding as far as the two bikes go but I dnt give a shnizzle

If only they did this in a Carbon: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Images/Models/Original/57595-3.jpg

Andelusion · 27 Jun 2011 at 13:18

I'd be worried about continuing to use a carbon helmet after crashing it, maybe something to think about?

And yeah a splash of colour would be nice

Can't you still get the yellow/blue stripey 2010 one? That'd look cool with your SS2.

rhysduck · 27 Jun 2011 at 13:26

Do you mean this Yellow/Blue stripey: http://www.welovelapierre.com/Produ...&utm_medium=Base&utm_campaign=MTB Accessories
They're fast running out of stock everywhere of the one's I like.
I know what you're saying about crashing a C/F Helmet, I have read that the Carbon comes away in some cases. Maybe Composite is the way to go....Thanks

Glyndwr · 27 Jun 2011 at 13:47

Andelusion said:
If you like the colour then go for it

In other news; I found a second hand Rock Shox Monarch Plush RC3 shock the other day, in the right size for my Covert (unusual) and for a really good price, so I jumped on it:

SNIP

The RP23 was working great and I'm probably going to switch them back and forth a little bit to see which I like. No ride report yet as I'm still waiting for a new front wheel

Such a good looking beast!

Got my new frame and forks yesterday. Devinci Hectik and Fox Talas 36 RC2. Waiting for a few more bits to arrive to build it up. LBS wouldn't budge much on the price of Covert frame.

Question for anyone that has heli-taped their frame and forks, how much did you use? I have ordered 1m but got a feeling this will only be enough for the forks.

weescott · 27 Jun 2011 at 13:49

matt_fsr said:
McMoab is awesome!!!!!

..........
.....would take me months of practice, and a squishy 140mm travel full sus is NOT the weapon of choice for this!

When Purplehead and I rode it the other year we both sucked at that part. 150/160mm travel bikes are not the weopon of choice here either.

It's a lot harder than it looks in the videos/pictures.

We managed the narlier parts of the black ok...well I did. Purplehead had a few comedy moments.

Andelusion · 27 Jun 2011 at 14:02

Glyndwr said:
Such a good looking beast!

Got my new frame and forks yesterday. Devinci Hectik and Fox Talas 36 RC2. Waiting for a few more bits to arrive to build it up. LBS wouldn't budge much on the price of Covert frame.

Question for anyone that has heli-taped their frame and forks, how much did you use? I have ordered 1m but got a feeling this will only be enough for the forks.

Cheers

It depends how much of the frame you want to tape up. I probably used about a metre of 10cm width for the forks, then about 2metres of 7.5 for the frame, but it's taped everywhere apart from the toptube.

Richie · 27 Jun 2011 at 14:29

I taped up the top tube of mine after seeing someone catching a cleat from their shoes on it as he took a tumble. Nice big gouge out the paintwork.

6thElement · 27 Jun 2011 at 15:15

That McMoab looks like fun, I love rock crawling sections. There are small sections in some of the areas I ride, but nothing quite like the real deal.

Richie · 27 Jun 2011 at 16:40

I love that Yank phrase "Dept of the Interior"

Supercow · 27 Jun 2011 at 17:11

rhysduck said:
That's flat compared to Welsh hills. Grow a pair you lot

You've not been upside down in France - you know nothing!

VaderDSL · 27 Jun 2011 at 17:27

How dangerous to a frame is shot blasting? I've heard that it can be a bit iffy on thin walled frames due to the effect of the shot removing the paint/laquer and the top layer of metal.

janesssssy · 27 Jun 2011 at 18:19

Finaly got my SIDs back from the service from TFtuned. They had to replace the whole air spring system due to a fault.

Went for a quick 3 hour juant at my local trails and are super nice!

SDK^ · 27 Jun 2011 at 21:57

Looks like the guys behind Morewood have split.

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Morewood-Bikes-press-2011.html