Mountain Biking

steve45 · 15 Mar 2015 at 18:05

Been a LONG time since i had one of these, just an ickle flesh wound but damn it hurt, many expletives were heard on that hill!

it was a lovely day though.

Guest2 · 15 Mar 2015 at 18:31

Nice wound, nice bike.
It actually looks similar to a scrambler motorbike. Just with pedals

Juggy1985 · 16 Mar 2015 at 09:13

Them fox 40's look damn huuuuugggggeeee

neil_g · 16 Mar 2015 at 09:25

did you pedal that to the top or carry it

steve45 · 16 Mar 2015 at 12:49

neil_g said:
did you pedal that to the top or carry it

Lets not be silly now!

pushed, still overtook some old geezer cranking his way slowly to the top, only to find i had pushed to the to of the wrong hill...

the top of the hill obscured by the trig point was the one i was supposed to be riding... :mad:

Begbie · 16 Mar 2015 at 14:31

What hyrdration packs are everyone using?

I've got a cheapo one from decathlon just now, which is fine with just water in but even though designed to carry stuff it's just awkward and doesn't fit comftorably.

Been looking at the Osprey stuff, or do I just go with camelbac?

neil_g · 16 Mar 2015 at 14:47

Begbie said:
What hyrdration packs are everyone using?

I've got a cheapo one from decathlon just now, which is fine with just water in but even though designed to carry stuff it's just awkward and doesn't fit comftorably.

Been looking at the Osprey stuff, or do I just go with camelbac?

osprey escapist 25. miles better than my previous camelbak. only drawback is slightly expensive and bladder not included. but its extremely well built, rain cover built in, magnetic hose tidy, loads of storage etc.

Supercow · 16 Mar 2015 at 14:57

I use an Evoc backpack - the hydration system on it is pretty bl**dy clever, and the pack looks darn cool as well.

Begbie · 16 Mar 2015 at 16:28

That's the one I've been looking at Neil - and at £60 it doesn't seem too expensive really. Acctually with another £20 for a bladder it does bring the price up.

The EVOC do look amazing, but at £120 for the FR Trail it's bloody expensive! But then it does have a back protector..

neil_g · 16 Mar 2015 at 16:47

i thought it cost me more than that, must've been thinking of something else..

ive got no complaints about it, its a good day pack.

Guest2 · 16 Mar 2015 at 17:27

I use one of these Dakine 11l packs. It has a nice system where the tube is inside the shoulder strap. Used for skiing but guess it will be fine for mountain biking too

http://www.snowandrock.com/pws/Uniq...gclid=CNKQkuqxrcQCFdPMtAod7B8Axg&gclsrc=aw.ds

Inside I put a camelbak stoaway 3l. Just take the bladder out and it hangs inside the bag (stoaway needed when skiing so it doesnt freeze)

Supercow · 16 Mar 2015 at 22:23

Begbie said:
That's the one I've been looking at Neil - and at £60 it doesn't seem too expensive really. Acctually with another £20 for a bladder it does bring the price up.

The EVOC do look amazing, but at £120 for the FR Trail it's bloody expensive! But then it does have a back protector..

The FR trail looks good, but mine's just for use while trail riding - so went with one of the less bulky / smaller packs

Chuk_Chuk · 16 Mar 2015 at 22:30

steve45 said:
As far as i'm aware the only real world difference is that the BB80 is availavble in 83mm, is gold and has longer thread on the driveside cup for BB fitment chainguides, seems like a pretty redundant feature in this day and age, but i guess there are still people using them.

Cant say i've had any long term experience of shimano BB's, got a set of the silver one in my bike tool kit but never needed to use it, but for that price what would it matter if the bearings only lasted a few months.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Guest2 · 16 Mar 2015 at 23:00

Instead of creating a new thread I'll post this in here.

Mountain biking helmets - Does anyone have any opinions of these three?

Fox Flux - £70
Bell Super - £60
Troy Lee Designs A1 Trail - £100

With helmets I suppose it depends on fit so ordered the 3 above to try on in store and pick one. Many good reviews of all 3 but each have their own negatives

kaotikuk · 17 Mar 2015 at 00:21

I got the A1 recently after a recommendation here, its awesome, fit, looks, protection. Cant fault it tbh so far. I got mine for £75 on JE James Cycles.

Juggy1985 · 17 Mar 2015 at 05:29

I've had a flux for 3 years and cant complain

Guest2 · 17 Mar 2015 at 07:48

Ta guys. No venting issues with the A1 so far? - that's the only downside I can see. The 2014 edition is £65 on JE at the moment but think I ordered the 2015 model from Evans.

The 2015 edition looks the same to me, except with a jazzy paint job (im sure worth the extra £35!!)

SDK^ · 17 Mar 2015 at 07:48

I'm riding up Snowdon on Saturday - 1200 meters up and awesome fun down

thewanted · 17 Mar 2015 at 07:54

SDK^ said:
I'm riding up Snowdon on Saturday - 1200 meters up and awesome fun down

Awesome

Do you have a link for the route?

SDK^ · 17 Mar 2015 at 08:04

thewanted said:
Awesome Do you have a link for the route?

Sure - I last did it in 2011 : https://connect.garmin.com/activity/77254190
The elevation loss data is skewed because the Garmin uses air pressure for the height measurement. Snowdon has it's own micro climate and so the air pressure changes vary quicker than at ground level.