Big Bike Thread

[weescott]

Yay, another bike for me to look at and not be able to ride!

Excuse the camera phone pic.

Riding buddy's 09 Enduro SL Expert - 1 of 10 in the UK in this lovely Illuminous yellow.

Ex Demo that had only been hired out about 5 times. Not bad for 1100.

 

[Andelusion]

Wayhey always good to see an Enduro That's a nice price, not sure on the colour though..

 

[MrKnifey]

Sweet! Loving the colour!

 

[ichabod crane]

Thats an awesome colour!!

 

[SDK^]

There are more than 10 knocking around in that colour - as you mentioned; all of the Enduro SL demo bikes were that shade of yellow.

 

[weescott]

Just going on what the LBS told us. Unlikely to see any on the trail that's for sure.

 

[Bennah]

I love the colour

 

[Inquisitor]

Can't stand it

 

[adamau5]

puncture yesterday so bad that i had to throw the tyre (gatorskin). bought a bontrger hardcase.....puncture today!!!

I wanted to kill my bike in the face. because i had used the spare tube yesterday and hadnt got to the bike shop i faced a lovely 45mins walk.... in the pouring rain.

GGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRR

 

[Inquisitor]

Ouch. You weren't carrying a puncture kit, or was the tube a lost cause?

 

[Rich]

puncture yesterday so bad that i had to throw the tyre (gatorskin). bought a bontrger hardcase.....puncture today!!!

I wanted to kill my bike in the face. because i had used the spare tube yesterday and hadnt got to the bike shop i faced a lovely 45mins walk.... in the pouring rain.

GGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRR

How the hell did you kill a hardcase? I was getting rear pinch flats on EVERY ride till I put those on my old bike. Never got another flat again. Already had one on the new bike though o_O
Going CaffeLatex tubeless in the not too distant future.

 

[monkeypants]

How do you guys get so many flats? Are you riding up kerbs?

 

[weescott]

I started to carry 2 tubes every ride because of running the Conti MK SS. Never had so many punctures with those tires. I have never carried a puncture repair kit on rides.

Adam W, I take it you checked the tire for thorns etc? I managed to miss a small nail when inspecting a tire a few weeks ago.

 

[SDK^]

I've not had a single puncture since I bought my Enduro SL in May 2008.
That's 950 miles at nearly every trail center in the UK, running the front at 25psi and rear at 30psi. I stopped carrying spare tubes etc over a year ago.

I run Specialized 2.3 Eskar tyres in the summer which are wide but have thin rubber side walls and Clutch SX tyres in muddy and winter conditions.

 

[6thElement]

I don't use tubes on my XC bikes

 

[Bennah]

Ive been using Maxxis Larsen TT's for over a year now without any punctures. I did replace the rear when it got 'worn' with another one, within the week after I must have had around 4 punctures. Very strange. I ended up putting the 'worn' one back on and never had one since. Must be a faulty tyre or I must have been very unlucky for that week

 

[Rich]

I don't use tubes on my XC bikes

Which system do you use? Thinking of going Caffe latex just for the ease. Stans looks a bit of a faff.

 

[6thElement]

Stans on Stans rims.

 

[[DOD]Asprilla]

Any of the roadies got recommendations for waterproof jackets?

I'm after something effective that's not 'boil in the bag'.

 

[janesssssy]

Ive been using Maxxis Larsen TT's for over a year now without any punctures. I did replace the rear when it got 'worn' with another one, within the week after I must have had around 4 punctures. Very strange. I ended up putting the 'worn' one back on and never had one since. Must be a faulty tyre or I must have been very unlucky for that week

Same here, running TT's and havnt had a puncture for atleast 6 months.