Mountain Biking

Supercow · 22 May 2015 at 09:06

PinkFloyd said:
I've caved. One Dropper ordered

yay!

Juggy1985 said:
Just ordered 4 sets of kevlar pads from superstar, put in the code PKEV and saved £7.50

False economy, Superstar pads are dreadful... all the ones I've used in the past anyway. Hopefully they;re better now but I'll reserve judgement.

And apart from not having any power, this is what you've got to look forward to, pump up the volume and listen to the turkey

Granted this was 3 years ago, hopefully they've changed supplier since!

nick5466 · 22 May 2015 at 10:21

Supercow said:
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How did you get to Morzine? I was going to drive but that's 2 days wasted, so now looking at flying and sticking the bike in a box.

Juggy1985 · 22 May 2015 at 10:34

Only ever used superstar pads with no trouble for 4+ years. I see they are very hit and miss but been fine with me and 3 other riding buds.

Supercow · 22 May 2015 at 10:49

nick5466 said:
How did you get to Morzine? I was going to drive but that's 2 days wasted, so now looking at flying and sticking the bike in a box.

Which time?

Drove, Flew, Flew, Flew (to the wrong blinking country and had to emergency hire a car to dirve to morzine from there) and finally flew again

Juggy1985 said:
Only ever used superstar pads with no trouble for 4+ years. I see they are very hit and miss but been fine with me and 3 other riding buds.

Ah ok, see, I'm used to my brakes being good

nick5466 · 22 May 2015 at 10:54

Supercow said:
Which time?

Drove, Flew, Flew, Flew (to the wrong blinking country and had to emergency hire a car to dirve to morzine from there) and finally flew again

Ah ok, see, I'm used to my brakes being good

What bike bag/box did you use to fly with, I take it you prefer to fly then (when you go to the correct place)

Juggy1985 · 22 May 2015 at 10:59

Supercow said:
Which time?

Drove, Flew, Flew, Flew (to the wrong blinking country and had to emergency hire a car to dirve to morzine from there) and finally flew again

Ah ok, see, I'm used to my brakes being good

You had turdy formula brakes by the sounds of that vid ;-)

nick5466 · 22 May 2015 at 11:11

Juggy1985 said:
You had turdy formula brakes by the sounds of that vid

Dam, I have Formula brakes with superstar pads.... :eek:

Supercow · 22 May 2015 at 11:17

nick5466 said:
What bike bag/box did you use to fly with, I take it you prefer to fly then (when you go to the correct place)

Unless you're willing to buy an EVOC bag and risk the weight, then a carboard box is by far the best.

Juggy1985 said:
You had turdy formula brakes by the sounds of that vid

In their defence, so did the Avids I had (though, that really isn;t a good defence argument

)

nick5466 said:
Dam, I have Formula brakes with superstar pads....

Surprised you're able to stop

Juggy1985 · 22 May 2015 at 11:18

You sir are bound to fall off a cliff, maybe a mountain such as everest because of turdy formula brakes

I'm the small minority that actually gets on with avids. I know, shock horror avid brakes. Though i do prefer shimano.

nick5466 · 22 May 2015 at 11:24

Supercow said:
Unless you're willing to buy an EVOC bag and risk the weight, then a carboard box is by far the best.

In their defence, so did the Avids I had (though, that really isn;t a good defence argument )

Surprised you're able to stop

Well I have found places that I can rent boxes from, I think they do the EVOC pro version, just wanted opinions on the best one.

I don't need brakes to stop, I just use tree stumps like at BPW, ask MrKnifey

I understand what your saying though, my avid brakes on the old bike would literally stop dead if you pulled the front brake, where as if I do that now they don't - but they still work and I kinda like it better

Supercow · 22 May 2015 at 11:26

Renting will just add cost you don't need. If you're plush, then buy one. If not, just get a carboard box mate.

neil_g · 22 May 2015 at 11:43

and hope it doesnt rain (rain+cardboard=disintegrating mess)

Supercow · 22 May 2015 at 11:47

neil_g said:
and hope it doesnt rain (rain+cardboard=disintegrating mess)

They don't strap the box to the roof of the plane

On transfer it also gets put inside the combi.

If it does become a mess, get another one from a bikeshop in Morzine.

Jono · 22 May 2015 at 11:50

What kinda mount did you use for your hemlet in that gobble gobble vid?

Supercow · 22 May 2015 at 11:52

Same as any other GoSlow helmet footage - sicky mount, but not on top, on the side in stead.

Begbie · 22 May 2015 at 11:58

I was thinking about getting a bike bag for coming home with, but at £400 it seems rather steep when I presume a box is no issue for the airlines..

Supercow · 22 May 2015 at 13:28

Carboard box is less issues, because it weighs a lot less

nick5466 · 22 May 2015 at 13:37

Mate at work has a bag, sorted

Supercow · 22 May 2015 at 13:48

Trust me, if it's not an Evoc bag, or an Evoc copy, you're better off with a box.
Those older CRC / Dakine / wtfever ones are horrible to transport.

The bike's not "kept together" like the Evocs, meaning the bike in the bag contorts, and you have no grip on the blinking thing. I did that once (borrowed one) and nearly threw it away in Morzine.

Supercow · 22 May 2015 at 13:55

Err, dafaq:

https://instagram.com/p/2_AE_mOiRR/

I'm confused