Big Bike Thread

TheDean · 14 Apr 2009 at 14:38

schnipps said:
Agreed get rid of the tyres....

Any tyres in particular you would recommend? I have read a few people don't like the tyres for offroad, so I may well invest in some different ones.

I have already instructed the shop to put on some road tyres initially so I can test out the comuting times.

Also - what gear should you be taking with you on a ride? Multi tool, inner tube, energy bar, CamelBak etc etc?

Fusion · 14 Apr 2009 at 14:48

Try Kenda Nevegal tyres for off roading, they're about £20 each. Come highly recommended, I have them on my ride.

Burned_Alive · 14 Apr 2009 at 14:49

Popular tyre choices are Maxxis High Rollers and Kenda Tomac Nevegal DTC (I went for these). Latest MBUK suggests that the Intense System 4 C3 if the best all round tyre to go for. You probably wont be dissapointed with any of them.

schnipps · 14 Apr 2009 at 15:57

Use the XC Pro's for road and off road, there aint no way im chopping and changing tyres so just went for off road for all ocassions

Bennah · 14 Apr 2009 at 17:52

Using some Maxxis Larsen TT's here. Cant fault them for road and off road use.

willhub · 14 Apr 2009 at 17:59

CSGAS said:
Horray! Another Clifton Member

You're a long way from york aint ya?

You ever been on any of the sunday runs? Perhaps I've seen you before?

I'll have some more pics up soon hopefully, I'm hoping to be buying a Cannondale CAAD9 Frame for £500 as my current one has cracked at the BB area

weescott · 14 Apr 2009 at 19:56

I picked up some bits for the Heckler today. Sram Attack shifters are getting replaced by these:

Blackspire Maggy's have been replaced by some Crankbrothers Candy SLs:

SDK^ · 14 Apr 2009 at 20:36

Those look like Eggbeaters

I've been running SL's on my AM bike for a year and they are superb - light weight, very easy clip in and still going strong.

weescott · 14 Apr 2009 at 20:49

Woops yeah Eggbeater SL's. First attempt at clipless and I fell off, at least it was in the comfort of my own home where no-one could see me!

CSGAS · 14 Apr 2009 at 21:10

willhub said:
You're a long way from york aint ya?

I am

I'm back at uni at the moment but i'll be back all summer for some proper biking

You just a roadie or do you have balls? oh, I mean do you mtb as well?

(just mtb for me...)

willhub · 14 Apr 2009 at 21:21

I'm just a roadie, I cant afford a MTB atm.

Bennah · 14 Apr 2009 at 22:06

Ive managed to get a new X7 rear shifter cheap enough.

So its onto getting a new front mech now.

Not too sure what to get. There are top and bottom pull versions. Also different sized flavours. Sram or Shimano, doesn't matter. Aslong as it works with a X7 shifter.

Evancycles do have a Sram X9's for £19.99 which seem to be bargin.

Can anyone help?

6thElement · 14 Apr 2009 at 22:29

Sorry, wasn't able to do the photo of my X.9 shifter.

What front deraileur do you have now any reason for changing it?

Bennah · 14 Apr 2009 at 22:43

Its a Shamino of some sorts. Not really sure what model.

Its jammed or the spring has gone. No movement what so ever in it. Tbh I never use it. It was over the winter months when we had really bad / cold weather when it stopped working.

Northwind · 14 Apr 2009 at 23:01

Bennah said:
Not too sure what to get. There are top and bottom pull versions. Also different sized flavours. Sram or Shimano, doesn't matter. Aslong as it works with a X7 shifter.

Shimano! I like SRAM, there's something much more solid about their shifting, but they've never made a front mech that's as good as the cheap Shimano ones. They're well priced mind but Shimano is the thinking man's front mech.

Bennah · 15 Apr 2009 at 10:12

Which one would you recommend?

weescott · 15 Apr 2009 at 10:54

Bennah said:
Its jammed or the spring has gone. No movement what so ever in it.

Give it a good spray of WD40 and some elbow grease to unjam it. For a replacement if required I would personnaly go for SLX or XT.

Northwind · 15 Apr 2009 at 18:34

Even the cheap ones will do the job... I went with XT since they're not too expensive, and they don't often break so no reason not to spend a few more pennies, but LX is really not significantly worse.

Sparky · 15 Apr 2009 at 22:41

Ordered my Rockhopper, i will be the bloke sat 1/4 of the way up the nearest hill puffing on a Marlboro Light

KnightStalker · 15 Apr 2009 at 22:54

CS||nuTs said:
Ordered my Rockhopper, i will be the bloke sat 1/4 of the way up the nearest hill puffing on a Marlboro Light

ill join ya lol, infact smoking doesnt impede my riding as much as people think, i surprise a fair few people when i tell them i smoke lol