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Supercow said:
A mate of mine has those, swears by them (though he's the slowest rider of the group and on our local hill - read into that what you wish). They aren't as grippy as 5.10s but they are grippy enough. Have you considered 5.10 freeriders or 5.10 Barons?
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Well at least that's something of a recommendation - I'm not always the fastest of riders, but I'm usually not at the back. Can't see shoe choice making a great deal of difference as to whether I have the balls to ride something or not tho! :D

Had a look at those five ten's, they look fine but they're at least another £25 more for what looks to be a very similar bit of kit.

Probably going to go for the Shimano's and hope I get the right size first time - anyone had any experience with how their 'fit' is - are they usually spot on, or slightly small or large for a given size?
 
matt_fsr said:
Well at least that's something of a recommendation - I'm not always the fastest of riders, but I'm usually not at the back. Can't see shoe choice making a great deal of difference as to whether I have the balls to ride something or not tho! :D

Had a look at those five ten's, they look fine but they're at least another £25 more for what looks to be a very similar bit of kit.

Probably going to go for the Shimano's and hope I get the right size first time - anyone had any experience with how their 'fit' is - are they usually spot on, or slightly small or large for a given size?
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Found their sizes to be slightly small but not too bad, best having a try on in your local bike shop.
 
Berger said:
best having a try on in your local bike shop.
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Good joke there ;)

I live in the ass-end of nowhere, my local bike shops are tiny and manned by complete tools, and the ones that have any stock are at least an hour's drive away. The petrol would cost more than posting back the wrong size shoes :(
 
Andelusion said:
BOS Void (Stoy air) www.velovert.com/information/4869/bos-de-l-air-pour-la-descente can anyone translate? :D
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The company from Toulouse is about to release the Void air DH. Here are images and details:

The Vip'R enduro is no longer the only air shock made by BOS. We now know that the Toulouse company will release the Void (that's it's name) in the coming weeks. They have not yet released full details of the final version, which they have been testing for months.
(cant read any more of that - i guess it's more technical detail?)
The Void is comparable to the Stoy RaRe which has the same principal features. Here is the Void in detail:

-519g, 365g less than a Stoy RaRe
-Specific settings for your bike
 
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matt_fsr said:
Well at least that's something of a recommendation - I'm not always the fastest of riders, but I'm usually not at the back. Can't see shoe choice making a great deal of difference as to whether I have the balls to ride something or not tho! :D

Had a look at those five ten's, they look fine but they're at least another £25 more for what looks to be a very similar bit of kit.

Probably going to go for the Shimano's and hope I get the right size first time - anyone had any experience with how their 'fit' is - are they usually spot on, or slightly small or large for a given size?
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I've got the Shimano AM41 flats and I got size 10 which feel a tiny bit tight but as I'm usually 10 - 10.5 it's understandable. I'm sure they'll stretch a little over time.
 
Andelusion said:
BOS Void (Stoy air) www.velovert.com/information/4869/bos-de-l-air-pour-la-descente can anyone translate? :D
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Google says:

Toulouse brand is about to release his Void, the air spring shock absorber for the DH. Here are the images and details

The Vip'R enduro is no longer the only air shock range Bos. It was long known as a model of Toulouse planchaient down but this time, we learn that the Void (that's his name) released in a few weeks. Bos is therefore to reveal all the details of the final, field-tested for many months. If Bos has always defended the use of spring buffers for the descent, the brand still had admitted that the day or pneumatic springs may offer performance as good as steel coil springs, it would reconsider its position. It's done. To recap, the behavior of an air spring is usually more gradual than in spring. Ie its stiffness increases with the intake of travel, unlike a mechanical spring whose stiffness is constant. Bos has worked to provide his Void consistency of a steel spring. Note that the stop (anti tailgating in the limit) is also managed by an air spring.

The Void is a very comparable to the Stoy shock RaRe, which incorporates the main features. Here is the Void in detail:

- 519 g (announced to center distance of 240 mm) either less than a 356 gr Stoy Rare spring in the same pitch

- Setting specific for each bike

- 3-way hydraulic adjustments (low speed, high speed and relaxation)

- 2-way pneumatic settings (preload and escalation)

- Aluminium Rod

- Mounting kit bearings

- The diameter of the air chamber is identical to that of a spring steel (the overall size is identical to Stoy.)

- Available in three lengths oc: 222, 240 and 267 mm.

- Mounting on needle bearings

- The valve is adjustable forwardly and rearwardly. It is positioned anywhere in rotation (except in front of the cylinder). It is easy to access any type of bike used.
 
matt_fsr said:
Well at least that's something of a recommendation - I'm not always the fastest of riders, but I'm usually not at the back. Can't see shoe choice making a great deal of difference as to whether I have the balls to ride something or not tho! :D

Had a look at those five ten's, they look fine but they're at least another £25 more for what looks to be a very similar bit of kit.

Probably going to go for the Shimano's and hope I get the right size first time - anyone had any experience with how their 'fit' is - are they usually spot on, or slightly small or large for a given size?
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Indeed - just thought I'd mention it because said rider doesn't push as much as the rest of us, therefore less likely to lose grip.

See it more as the 5.10's are £25 worth of more grip. Whether you need that or not is another question. Again, for what it's worth, I've gone from 5.10 Karvers to 5.10 freeriders, because the Karvers were just TOO grippy. I wanted to be able to move my feet a little more and the freeriders provided that. It also is good because the Karvers weighed a tonne and made the XC days and push ups more of a slog.

I noticed the Void last night funnily enough on my Morewood supplier's site!
Such a shame I can't buy BOS stuff from them standalone :(
 
kola said:
hi guys , what would you offer for this bike
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250999584927&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:GB:1123 or is £200 fair ;) thanks in advance again
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petriodet said:
the info that he has put on his listing isn't very helpful, doesn't say how old the bike is, for me £200 sounds a little to high i'd only offer £150
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If the owner has put as much care and effort into maintaining his bike as his eBay advert then run a mile :D

It is really easy to do a good eBay add and embed some photos into the listing for free and at a decent res using imgur as host.

That bike could be a total dog and you wouldn't be able to tell from those photos. Or the advert is delibrately obscure to hide the fact it is a nackered bike.
 
Scrutinize said:
If the owner has put as much care and effort into maintaining his bike as his eBay advert then run a mile :D

It is really easy to do a good eBay add and embed some photos into the listing for free and at a decent res using imgur as host.

That bike could be a total dog and you wouldn't be able to tell from those photos. Or the advert is delibrately obscure to hide the fact it is a nackered bike.
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This was my thinking.
my advice would be don't buy a bike until you've gone to see it, have a test ride and if it's all good offer cash you'll be able to knock him down a bit.
 
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