Mountain Biking
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I went for my first ride of the year last night, nothing serious. 25 miles of wheelies, stair sets, massive bunny hops and lots of boggy mud!
I can't be bothered to clean it, i'll get my other mechanic to strip it and clean it tomorrow for me
I can't be bothered to clean it, i'll get my other mechanic to strip it and clean it tomorrow for me
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Go to norms bike shop in town, it's in smithfield market. It'll save you pay for postage to get them sorted.
Sorry I didn't reply. Wasn't in forums. Was out with a friend pounding KMs. Am slaughtered now.
How was your day?
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Nice trip up the Mither Tap @ Bennachie, carrying the bikes the majority of the way to the top followed by 3 minutes downhill before a nice snake bite =P
Aww crap, sorryNot serious I hope?
Landed on elbow and knee, got some serious road rash and a knee which i can barely walk on.. Ill still be riding today!
A full blue and red loop is ~23km. Which bit did you miss?
The red trail has a diversion at present. We just followed the signs; we end up missing out the part that has the black bit on it.
Ok, so its a rather tame leisurely ride but I managed to find some single track at Whinfell Forest Centre Parcs. Some of it was quite challenging due to the mud as well! Made a change from bimbling around on the Parc roads all week with the family. 
Hey no worries - was pretty good, I did two laps and that was enough for me. I just wanted to go back to bed for a few more hours as soon as I sat on the bike
Nice little place, some fun sections (26, is it?) wish that bit was longer.
I haven't. I've asked for some prices for a handful of build options.
It's now between the Aeris and Meta AM V4, but the Meta is always going to be an unknown quantity, since I've only been able to pootle around a car park on one, and if I'm honest the width at the back (chainstay vs heels) is a bit of a concern...that said, I never experienced anything like that round the car park, but admittedly that's a different thing altogether.
The meta does seem to have slightly nicer bits on it, for arguably cheaper. (Except I want the most expensive one), but having met both Ben and Dave I'd be happy to buy a bike from them; they were both lovely people.
I did love it, though, except for the brake levers - I'd go for Guide RS... or maybe the Shimano Zee ones, but no idea what they're like... but that'd give me 4 clamps on my bars instead of 3 if I stuck with Sram. Does that matter? Probably not.
I couldn't complain about the stopping power of the Guides, though... and the modulation is mmmmm. Way better than I'm used to, either. It just took too much lever movement to get them to do anything, and that's about all I didn't like.
Anyone used Zee ?
It's now between the Aeris and Meta AM V4, but the Meta is always going to be an unknown quantity, since I've only been able to pootle around a car park on one, and if I'm honest the width at the back (chainstay vs heels) is a bit of a concern...that said, I never experienced anything like that round the car park, but admittedly that's a different thing altogether.
The meta does seem to have slightly nicer bits on it, for arguably cheaper. (Except I want the most expensive one), but having met both Ben and Dave I'd be happy to buy a bike from them; they were both lovely people.
I did love it, though, except for the brake levers - I'd go for Guide RS... or maybe the Shimano Zee ones, but no idea what they're like... but that'd give me 4 clamps on my bars instead of 3 if I stuck with Sram. Does that matter? Probably not.
I couldn't complain about the stopping power of the Guides, though... and the modulation is mmmmm. Way better than I'm used to, either. It just took too much lever movement to get them to do anything, and that's about all I didn't like.
Anyone used Zee ?
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That's one of my local areas. Loads of trails round there. Maidens causeway and Millstone Hill are great.
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Zee is the downhill Deore. The rear mech has the same spring and clutch as the Deore mech. If you're going to do it, go Saint.
But that's just me, I love saint. And the brakes are amazing! Much better than my old Elixir R Carbons i had..
Zee brakes are great, better modulation than my SLXs.
Also the most expensive Meta is £2800. The Aeris at that price range seems similar kit, arguably better considering it has a better wheelset. Better shock (or at least more expensive) with raceface finishing kit.
There isn't much in it, but from what I can see £ for £ the Aeris is better kitted.
Also the most expensive Meta is £2800. The Aeris at that price range seems similar kit, arguably better considering it has a better wheelset. Better shock (or at least more expensive) with raceface finishing kit.
There isn't much in it, but from what I can see £ for £ the Aeris is better kitted.
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