Mountain Biking

hornetstinger · 3 Jan 2017 at 12:37

Skillmister said:
Same price I got mine, £480. Except I bought the display model so got £40 accessories thrown in too

I'm loving it, although I want a stickier front tyre as it seems extremely slippy on wet rock/roots.

nah getting it way way lower than £480

robj20 · 4 Jan 2017 at 12:24

Its been so long since ive been on my bike, maybe 10 months. Gave it a once over the other night nothing much wrong other than flat tyres. Not looking forward to the first ride out this week.

neil_g · 5 Jan 2017 at 11:51

Rat stepping away from WC.. (maybe enduro?)

https://youtu.be/NhSZX64nkSM

(skip to 16:30)

steve45 · 5 Jan 2017 at 12:08

Just seen that, disappointing, however got to respect his decision, I had the feeling that his heart wasn't in it last year.
I do however look forward to seeing edits and such.

Skiddley · 5 Jan 2017 at 12:44

Replacing my existing XC bike with a 2017 Scott Scale. Should turn up next week. First carbon frame for me, anything I need to be aware of?

6thElement · 5 Jan 2017 at 13:43

Don't drop it on rocks or leave it in the sun.

dhill · 6 Jan 2017 at 14:41

Decided to spoil myself for my 40th with a 2017 Whyte 905, as my old GT Chucker XS1 has seen far better days

{SAS}TB · 7 Jan 2017 at 09:20

Nice bike mate

Shouldn't the stand be holding the seat post?

rhysduck · 7 Jan 2017 at 10:28

Why?

I always clamp my Aeris there because there's not enough seat post showing for the jaws to clamp on.

hornetstinger · 7 Jan 2017 at 10:30

rhysduck said:
Why?

I always clamp my Aeris there because there's not enough seat post showing for the jaws to clamp on.

you can squash and damage the top tube.

Proper method is to clamp on the seat post. If your seatpost isn't long enough, use a long seatpost.

{SAS}TB · 7 Jan 2017 at 10:32

hornetstinger said:
you can squash and damage the top tube.

Proper method is to clamp on the seat post. If your seatpost isn't long enough, use a long seatpost.

Pretty much after doing the same and being told ^^^ this ^^^ by quite a few people

Top tube is too big on my Bronson now anyways but seatpost all the way for me

hornetstinger · 7 Jan 2017 at 10:34

{SAS}TB said:
Pretty much after doing the same and being told ^^^ this ^^^ by quite a few people

Top tube is too big on my Bronson now anyways but seatpost all the way for me

What do I know, I work at Halfords.

I must be wrong. lol

{SAS}TB · 7 Jan 2017 at 10:35

hornetstinger said:
What do I know, I work at Halfords.

I must be wrong. lol

I couldn't possibly comment

rhysduck · 7 Jan 2017 at 10:42

hornetstinger said:
you can squash and damage the top tube.

Proper method is to clamp on the seat post. If your seatpost isn't long enough, use a long seatpost.

Whoever does that must be hamfisted dwarf.

So I should take my stealth reverb out, replace with a longer seatpost everytime I need to clamp the bike :confused:

hornetstinger · 7 Jan 2017 at 10:45

rhysduck said:
Whoever does that must be hamfisted dwarf.

So I should take my stealth reverb out, replace with a longer seatpost everytime I need to clamp the bike

I'm just informing you of SOP.

{SAS}TB · 7 Jan 2017 at 13:20

Arrived today to compliment my crank All In Multitool

Irish_Tom · 7 Jan 2017 at 17:27

Where's the like button in this place?

neil_g · 7 Jan 2017 at 17:33

rhysduck said:
Whoever does that must be hamfisted dwarf.

So I should take my stealth reverb out, replace with a longer seatpost everytime I need to clamp the bike

i just clamp the reverb.

again not hamfistedly and always with a clean shaft (giggidy).

Begbie · 7 Jan 2017 at 20:33

neil_g said:
i just clamp the reverb.

again not hamfistedly and always with a clean shaft (giggidy).

I have enough post length, even with a stealth reverb.

{SAS}TB · 7 Jan 2017 at 20:46

Irish_Tom said:
Where's the like button in this place?

+1

neil_g said:
i just clamp the reverb.

again not hamfistedly and always with a clean shaft (giggidy).

Indeed

Begbie said:
I have enough post length, even with a stealth reverb.

Again, indeed

My reverb shaft

DSC02567 by Jon Parry, on Flickr

And the ninja tools

Start off like so

Little twist of the shaft :matron: and you get a bulbous end :matron: :matron: to wedge in the hollow of the bars ala

New grips fitted flush (needed a bit of teaking when the ninja was inserted)

Kept the SC clamp at one end and the SRAM at the other

Bit of tweaking with the collar to keep the Ninja in place but still extractable

And all is good

There is a chain pin store and all in all very nice piece of kit, but take some time tweaking during the install

I may also but a small elastic band around the "third hand" as the fixing to the tool isn't the best, but that's my only gripe