Big Bike Thread

[Juggy1985]

Is it not just like the hollow tech 2 where you unscrew the cap on the non drive side with what ever fits then undo the 2 allen key bots holding the crank arm to the spline from the crank?

 

[mistercrabb]

Good news about the fod uplift eh supercow?

[/stalking]

 

[touch]

they only showing the very beginning and end of the runs?

The first lot of riders are set off at 1 min intervals and they are doing runs of just over 5 mins. So there can be up 5 riders on the track at a time. They cant show you a full run live.

 

[Supercow]

Good news about the fod uplift eh supercow?

[/stalking]

Haha, indeed!
Whenever I look to book, it's bloody filled up. Will be able to go on uplifts a helluva lot more often now.

 

[booyaka]

Five Ten Danny Macaskill Freerider shoes - £57.

http://www.freeflowbikes.com/Full-S...REERIDER-PRO-DANNY-MACASKILL-SPECIAL-EDITION/

£85 elsewhere.

 

[Jonny ///M]

Is it not just like the hollow tech 2 where you unscrew the cap on the non drive side with what ever fits then undo the 2 allen key bots holding the crank arm to the spline from the crank?

Nope, Sram/truvativ are usually just a self extracting 8/10mm allen key. Usually torqued up to about 40nm so they are tight to get off.

 

[weescott]

A few pics from a wet Fort Bill:

 

[gettothechopper]

Hart was the only person who rode those jumps properly!

Also lol at the bloke with the auto goggles

 

[Andelusion]

Wow the video does not do fort bill justice at all, huge rocks !

Edit:

Pinkbike RSS warning! Some nice action here /jacob billing

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/261054/

The slo-mo whip at 1.21 gave me a bit of a fizz.

 

[Berger]

I need to order a new chain for my bike.

Big ring on the front is 44T, biggest on the back is 32T.

16.5" centre to centre on the chainstays.

9 Speed Sram.

Will any Sram 9 speed chain be suitable and just require sizing to length? The interweb seems to suggest that 54"/54 links would be the correct length. I don't have the old chain to compare it to.

Is there any benefit to forking out a bit more for a more expensive chain?

 

[The Red Dojo]

I'd recommend you go ahead and get a new cassette as well if your previous setup was aged, to avoid skipping...

I'm currently running XT Cassette with SRAM PC 971 chain on my XC setup. Don't know what kind of bike you're running, so can't really comment on exactly what chain/cassette would be best, but can't see you needing much more than a PC 971 :\

 

[touch]

Will any Sram 9 speed chain be suitable and just require sizing to length?

Yes, any shimano 9speed chain will also fit.
I wouldnt bother with getting an expensive one but stick to SRAM/shimano.

Use the park tools guide to get the right chain length.

 

[rhysduck]

54 links seems awfully shorts, you sure thats not the half length?
Chain's are usually 100+ links...

 

[Reality|Bites]

quick Q

Can i use this tube

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=1470

with this tyre?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=19166

thanks

 

[touch]

The tyre comes in 1.8, 2.1 and 2.25 inches wide.
The tube will fit anything from 1.6 - 2.1

It depends which tyre size you are buying. (The 2.25 need a bigger tube).

 

[Reality|Bites]

Yeah that's what i thought, but going by that Schwalbe tyres are usually narrower than advertised I thought i would check

 

[weescott]

That tube will be fine even if the Nobby Nic does measure a proper 2.25". I have used 2.1" tubes for bigger tyres for years with no problems.

 

[Reality|Bites]

thanks i'll give them a go then

 

[gettothechopper]

good swinners sesh on sunday morning (before the rain woop)

not really sure about the man made mega windy bit (with the extra bit if you fancy it) its pretty much flat and just goes for miles of berm after berm with no momentum or speed, if they had built that on a down slope it would have been amazing but just seems odd on flat ground?

the Santa Cruz Nickel is much better on the jumps now though, previous frame flexed like mad when you pumped before the take off,
cleared the longer jump on the second trail along (at the top of the fast dh bit before the labyrinth)

first trail along from the left getting a bit rough again, braking bumps in the berms seem to be back after they all got fixed up (last year?) but still love that bit - pumping berms into jumps woooo

 

[Juggy1985]

the Santa Cruz Nickel is much better on the jumps now though, previous frame flexed like mad when you pumped before the take off,
cleared the longer jump on the second trail along (at the top of the fast dh bit before the labyrinth)

What was your previous flexy frame?