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weescott said:
You are paying extra for the Carbon fibre hub and the Aerolite spokes which provide next to no performance gain over conventional spokes.
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The Aerolite spokes save over 100g over the standard ones. Given that people buy XTR cranksets at £280+ to save similar amounts of weight over a £90 SLX set then it's defo not next to no performance gain, especially on the wheels ;)


weescott said:
Edit: Hope Pro 2's are great for scaring walkers on the trail. :p
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And for giving the rider a major headache :p
 
SDK^ said:
The Aerolite spokes save over 100g over the standard ones. Given that people buy XTR cranksets at £280+ to save similar amounts of weight over a £90 SLX set then it's defo not next to no performance gain, especially on the wheels
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That's why I use DT Revolution Spokes ;). Only 5g heavier and considerably cheaper than the Aerolites.

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And for giving the rider a major headache
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You learn to love them.
monkeypants said:
DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA
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:D
 
Gave my bike a tune up at the weekend, rides so much better. Lesson learned though, don't ride in the sea. Also don't go so long without tuning it up again.

Still, i think it should get me a few months more until i can inherit my dad's bike.
 
From what I have read, last years Enduro is a better bike even with the poor Specialized shock < It's the only thing I would change out. One of my pals loves his Enduro even though the bearings in the rear hub have gone twice in a year and he had a nightmare with the brakes. I think he was maybe just a bit unlucky.
 
Supercow said:
Unfortunately there's no DH bikes in that budget range - and given that Stab is £2K ish new, you can get a helluva lot more bike for your money for £2k
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With the small budget I was looking at 3-4 year old Big Hit's and Stinky's etc, it was doable but finding a good one was a needle in a haystack.

The Stab's spec is quite reasonable for the cost, and I know that I could get a lot more bike for the price (Used Session etc), but if I go to that money it's going to have to be a finance jobby which rules out used bikes, and the Stab suits that budget really well.
 
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Treated myself to this yesterday:

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Will be giving it a test on Saturday morning ;)

Andy
 
How do you rate the Thule rack Andy?
My mate is buying one soon - but I just cant get my head around it solely relying on the tow bar clamp to hold bikes on it!

Saw an Enduro on the way to work just now - I wants :(
 
Rack seems good tbh, only tried it with mine on but will be taking a pair out on saturday.

My MPG will be sub 15 i reckon :(

On a plus side im about to order those Recon SL's woop woop

Will be getting the bike shop to fit them I think.

Andy
 


Thule towbar racks are excellent. Shouldn't effect your MPG at all hardly, especially on a car shaped like that.
 
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