I assume it's more than doable on a hardtail though?
Not book the uplift? I really, really need to get up soon!
Sale of Tues DH imminent to fund Blur wheel upgrade / rebuild.
How much is your upgrade costing?!
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I assume it's more than doable on a hardtail though?
Not book the uplift? I really, really need to get up soon!
How much is your upgrade costing?!
It's definitely doable (as my ~37km stint today can confirm
), however my hands were completely knackered by the end. I don't know if it was the cold wind or the rough descent but they really hurt.The uplift is booked weeks in advance
It's a great place but quite different to a normal trail centre. Whilst I hate climbing, it is usually part of the experience and at BPW it's just a long fire road slog with some killer hills.
Well...I would like carbon rims...but the sale of the Tues won't cover that...so, could go Stans Alpine and upgrades for the T2...or make up the difference. Problem is I keep trashing the wheels on the Blur and I'm too Anal to buy something stronger and put weight on the Blur! 
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Have you considered some Chinese carbon bling? 
light bicycles get good reviews.
light bicycles get good reviews.Plenty of companies rebrand those light-bicycle rims and slap a premium on them.
http://www.madelkcycles.com/5/364-mad-elk-carbon-mec-275-enduro-wheels.html
http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/am-carbon-wheelset.htm
Bird cycles are also testing them at the mo, with their own branding on it too.
http://www.madelkcycles.com/5/364-mad-elk-carbon-mec-275-enduro-wheels.html
http://www.superstarcomponents.com/en/am-carbon-wheelset.htm
Bird cycles are also testing them at the mo, with their own branding on it too.
Yes and no - they're not copies of anything and they're not cheap nasty stuff either. Just well priced carbon rims, mnufactured by the little people of China
Super, cheers.
ENDUROOOOOO
http://enduro-mtb.com/en/team-tested-the-2015-marzocchi-350-ncr-fork/
It's doable on a hardtail and full sus. Plenty of the local MTB group boys ride up. I wouldn't want to though
How many runs did you manage pushing up?
It's doable on a hardtail and full sus. Plenty of the local MTB group boys ride up. I wouldn't want to though
How many runs did you manage pushing up?
Only 4, but in fairness that was 37km total and I was knackered by the end. We worked it out to be over 1000m of elevation.
We spoke to a guy who had managed 7 uplifts before lunch so it's well worth the extra cash.
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What timing! I'm just sitting down with my lunch too, bazinga.
Had my bike stolen last night/this morning
The scumbags broke into one of the garden sheds where all the tools are but can't have fancied anything from there but they also broke into the bike shed and took my bike and my dads bike... My gf's bike was in the middle but they can't have liked the look of that one as they left it behind.
Apparently there has been a lot of break-ins nearby recently
The scumbags broke into one of the garden sheds where all the tools are but can't have fancied anything from there but they also broke into the bike shed and took my bike and my dads bike
... My gf's bike was in the middle but they can't have liked the look of that one as they left it behind.Apparently there has been a lot of break-ins nearby recently
Had my bike stolen last night/this morning
The scumbags broke into one of the garden sheds where all the tools are but can't have fancied anything from there but they also broke into the bike shed and took my bike and my dads bike
Apparently there has been a lot of break-ins nearby recently
gutted - hope your covered for insurance etc.
Yea it should be covered on the insurance, which is something I guess... Looks like a new bike for Christmas.
Nah it's my fault man. I should've called or texted you instead.
It's probably a good thing you didn't come with if you can do the climb in 22 min
You don't cycle up that stupidly steep hill at the start, do you?Ahh! You'll have to show me at some point.
It's really good. I'm not surprised that there were so many guys wearing full-face helmets, even on the blue runs. Sixtapod into Willy Waver is really fast and we hit 40km/h down there.
The only bit that made me say "nope" was the twisty descent on Bonneyville (30 seconds into this video). I think if it had been drier I would have attempted it.
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