Mountain Biking

DereksDontRun · 27 Aug 2019 at 20:55

did a loop around Jacob's Ladder yesterday - was utterly brutal in the heat. Flew down 1 section way quicker than I was intending, getting way more air than expected, ending the run with eyes like dinnerplates, only to hear air hissing away... Rock has obvioulsy hit the rear rim to splay it apart on both sides with sealant dribbling away doing nothing. Found some flat rocks and gently bounced/jumped on the rim to try and bend it back, got it better, but not enough to hold air, and a slight witness/crease running across the width of the rim. Fitted a tube, got back on the bike to see that I'd also burped the front tyre, so had to pump that up too... Finished the ride (quite a bit slower), but was a little worried what was going to happen next.

Took the wheel to the local trusted mtb bike mechanic who said that he's seen people ride on worse, but realistically the rim has lost a load of strength and he would replace if it was him. Now looking at Hope wheelsets...

DereksDontRun · 27 Aug 2019 at 20:57

Django x2 said:
Pic here of the latest Shan

****The Official Mountain Bicycle Gallery Thread****

That Shan looks amazing with the Martini livery.

I like the way you have enough "left over bits" (that look pristine) to build it up

Django x2 · 27 Aug 2019 at 21:19

DereksDontRun said:
That Shan looks amazing with the Martini livery.

I like the way you have enough "left over bits" (that look pristine) to build it up

Yep, like I said, a complete sucker for smart livery. I have the Porsche 917 livery frame too. The quality of frame finish has improved massively for PP even in those 3 short years.

I'm actually struggling a little with the BB on this Shan, it's PF86/92 (92mm wide) and that really limits you to Shimano.

I found a hope BB with GXP adapters, which I've fitted, my preference being Wheels MFG or UberBike. Uberbike don't make one and Wheels MFG only have their ABEC bearings in black, else it's a red anodised finish...meh.

I could have gone 30mm, but all the SRAM groupset options for that were DUB etap (AXS) and strangely, I'm not ready to ditch good old fashioned cables just yet.

I'll try the wheels MFG BB with ABEC and see how it compares to the Hope.

Beerbaron · 3 Sep 2019 at 11:13

My Whyte is out for delivery but DX give no times other than 7AM-6PM

rhysduck · 6 Sep 2019 at 19:26

Take it it eventually arrived @Beerbaron ?

Beerbaron · 6 Sep 2019 at 21:31

Yeah, the wife signed for it as i was working in Edinburgh. Will finally get out on it tomorrow.

iMacMart · 10 Sep 2019 at 14:08

Afternoon all

I live 10 mins away from Chicksands bike park and I've been there a few times with my teenage sons, got an old Specialized mountain bike with a RTW scheme about 8 years back and now fancy getting something with full suspension but the costs are way over my budget although I've seen some Bossnut bikes that might fit the bill, are these good bikes for the price?

Any advice would be gratefully received

rhysduck · 10 Sep 2019 at 14:13

You can't really go wrong for the price of the Bossnut Evo, even cheaper 2nd hand. Just add a dropper and you're done.

You'll get slightly more bike for your money if you want to go that route.

hardkore · 10 Sep 2019 at 15:39

I love my bossnut evo

iMacMart · 10 Sep 2019 at 15:46

Any decent full face helmets for adults? Probably one of the most important bits of biking kit

hardkore said:
I love my bossnut evo

I'm on the hunt now

Begbie · 10 Sep 2019 at 15:55

iMacMart said:
Any decent full face helmets for adults? Probably one of the most important bits of biking kit

I'm on the hunt now

Yes. Depends on your budget.

I want one of the new Fox Proframe.

bloodiedathame · 10 Sep 2019 at 16:01

I got a Thirty3 from here: https://www.jejamescycles.com/protection/helmets/full-face.html?dir=asc&order=special_price

Not crash tested it yet though.

iMacMart · 10 Sep 2019 at 18:38

bloodiedathame said:
I got a Thirty3 from here: https://www.jejamescycles.com/protection/helmets/full-face.html?dir=asc&order=special_price

Not crash tested it yet though.

Great I'll take a look

iMacMart · 11 Sep 2019 at 10:45

And glasses/goggles as ChickSands can be super dusty at times, don't want to be half blind going down the tracks

iMacMart · 11 Sep 2019 at 16:26

Chaps

can someone clarify if the Cabilbre & Evo are one or the same? Bossnut that is

TallPaul_S · 11 Sep 2019 at 18:43

iMacMart said:
Chaps

can someone clarify if the Cabilbre & Evo are one or the same? Bossnut that is

Calibre is the brand, bossnut is the model. There's different versions of it; the evo, the v2, and the brand new 2020 version.

Are you looking at a new or used bike?

iMacMart · 11 Sep 2019 at 19:55

TallPaul_S said:
Calibre is the brand, bossnut is the model. There's different versions of it; the evo, the v2, and the brand new 2020 version.

Are you looking at a new or used bike?

Used at the moment, when did the v2 get released

thanks

TallPaul_S · 11 Sep 2019 at 21:35

It went original bossnut, 2015 I think. Then the V2 in 2017. Then the Evo in 2018, and now the new version for 2020 which has a different colour scheme. The Evo has internal dropper routing, v1 and v2 don't - AFAIK, I've not spent time looking at the spec of these.

hardkore · 12 Sep 2019 at 08:24

Try and get the EVO, it has quite a few nice upgrades over the older models. One thing to consider though, the rotors are centre mounted so if you want to use floating rotors in the future you'll need an adaptor. They're pretty cheap though.

DereksDontRun · 12 Sep 2019 at 08:27

they also did a limited run of a Beastnut, that i think had improved parts. A mate has one and loves it.