Picked up the Bossnut-3 today
Recommend any beginner trails around the Shropshire area?
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Picked up the Bossnut-3 today
Recommend any beginner trails around the Shropshire area?
Picked up the Bossnut-3 today
Recommend any beginner trails around the Shropshire area?
Lovely! Cannock Chase!!
Picked up the Bossnut-3 today
Recommend any beginner trails around the Shropshire area?
Yep Cannock Chase. It's very tame.But as a beginner, it's really good.
Don't be scared of Stile Cop either, the red trail on the left after the walk to the top is actually quite tame and also the one on the right. But normally less traffic on the left one as the right splits into some harder stuff.
There is loads of trails in Shropshire though, most not really advertised. But Cannock is the most tame, easiest.
Yeah it seems quite good up there. Some steep stuff! Only done that route from the top that's quite obvious.
Bit sad to see my old Rockhopper go, lots of memories, my most fond trying to keep up with full suspension people on inappropriate trails. And in with the new Fuse:
Traction is incredible on the Fuse. It has boost spacing, 34mm stanchions and a through axle which do make a noticeable difference to the stiffness and confidence in the front end. Over all it definitely gives confidence to take on gnarly stuff over the Rockhopper.
Downside are it feels slower to accelerate, and I've not found the sweet spot to reduce the bounce from the rear end. I would also prefer a more progressive spring, I seem to be blowing through travel too easily and it's diving under braking more than the old bike. Not sure if the slacker head angle would be contributing to that?
Traction is incredible on the Fuse. It has boost spacing, 34mm stanchions and a through axle which do make a noticeable difference to the stiffness and confidence in the front end. Over all it definitely gives confidence to take on gnarly stuff over the Rockhopper.
Downside are it feels slower to accelerate, and I've not found the sweet spot to reduce the bounce from the rear end. I would also prefer a more progressive spring, I seem to be blowing through travel too easily and it's diving under braking more than the old bike. Not sure if the slacker head angle would be contributing to that?
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Probably the mass of the wheel with the large tyre on. I assume the wheel builds are alu and hub is steel?
I remember switching to titanium and hope Ti hubs, the mass difference made it accelerate far faster.
Old one was a Rockshox Recon SL, sprung not air. It was quite progressive stock, I liked it. The new one is a Manitou Magnum Comp. I think you can put tokens in the Pro one but I'm not sure about the Comp. It's my first air fork so only just learning about tokens etc.
ALPE D’HUEZ MOUNTAIN BIKING – HAS THIS RESORT BEEN OVERLOOKED BY MANY?
Finding the ‘Spirit Of Alpe D’Huez’
Alpe D’Huez, what can I say? We fell in love with this place after just the first day. Sadly we were not able to make it last year due to an injury which saw my MCL ligament torn, We did however keep in touch with the tourist office and arranged to visit again when we next headed down that way. We had planned to visit this resort as we had been told there was some good riding to be had, and we were certainly not disappointed.
Our plans meant that we would be arriving during the Triathlon. However this caused us no issues, other than the fact there were many roadies on the famous 21 bends that head up into resort from the valley floor. You immediately get the feeling that this place is road bike heaven for a lot of people, but look past that and there’s more to Alp D’Huez than meets the eye. Compared to Les Gets for example that we rode earlier in the holiday, there seemed to be a quieter atmosphere out on the trails which we enjoyed and meant for some awesome rides...
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Finding the ‘Spirit Of Alpe D’Huez’
Alpe D’Huez, what can I say? We fell in love with this place after just the first day. Sadly we were not able to make it last year due to an injury which saw my MCL ligament torn, We did however keep in touch with the tourist office and arranged to visit again when we next headed down that way. We had planned to visit this resort as we had been told there was some good riding to be had, and we were certainly not disappointed.
Our plans meant that we would be arriving during the Triathlon. However this caused us no issues, other than the fact there were many roadies on the famous 21 bends that head up into resort from the valley floor. You immediately get the feeling that this place is road bike heaven for a lot of people, but look past that and there’s more to Alp D’Huez than meets the eye. Compared to Les Gets for example that we rode earlier in the holiday, there seemed to be a quieter atmosphere out on the trails which we enjoyed and meant for some awesome rides...
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https://mtbvanlife.co.uk/alpe-dhuez-mountain-biking-has-this-resort-been-overlooked-by-many/Recently replaced my Canyon Strive with a Giant Trance 1.
I'm now looking to add another HT. My On-one Inbred has seen better days so going to use this mainly through winter.
Been looking at Whyte 905 v2 - https://whyte.bike/collections/trail-enduro-900-series/products/905v2
I'm now looking to add another HT. My On-one Inbred has seen better days so going to use this mainly through winter.
Been looking at Whyte 905 v2 - https://whyte.bike/collections/trail-enduro-900-series/products/905v2
You need two bikes for when one is broken, in for a service or something else infuriating that means you can't ride. Also you halve the wear and tear.
I'm full of excuses for N+1.
It's a great spec that and I am a fan of Whyte but their bearings are **** and will probably fail quite quickly - so if you're hand with the tools you can sort it for not much effort.
I'm full of excuses for N+1.
It's a great spec that and I am a fan of Whyte but their bearings are **** and will probably fail quite quickly - so if you're hand with the tools you can sort it for not much effort.
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I've been looking at that Whyte since it came out a month or 2 back. I already have a YT Jeffsy and wouldn't mind a HT for bad weather/winter, backup, and an occasional change. The spec looks ace, but I'm torn about the 2.8" tyres... When I tried 2.6" tyres on my Jeffsy it started sliding around on mud more so (which is understandable, as you kinda want thinner tyres with mud), so 2.8" for a winter bike almost seems counter-intuative. Hell, I can feel the side-walls roll on the 2.4" tyres I use, so I'm a little concerned that 2.8" could be quite wobbly unless they're pumped to a high psi, which kinda defeats their purpose?
After seeing GMBN Blake do the Mega on the Nukeproof Scout Comp, I'm almost in a toss-up between that and the Whyte. But, I think it will Oct by the time the 2020 Nukeproof is available to see the spec-list on that. I used to have a T-130, so feel some loyalty to Whyte, but I kinda feel it's worth waiting to see what the new Scout Comp is offering before pulling the trigger...
I also saw Commencal have their new 27.5 HT available: https://www.commencal-store.co.uk/meta-ht-am-essential-c2x29150736
But 2.8" tyres and 160mm travel fork, seems crazy?!? I know that aggressive HT's are a thing, but 160 fork is going some, especially with the additional give of the 2.8/+ tyres.
The tyre size was a concern for me. My mate has the Nukeproof Scout and that has 2.6.
My current HT is 26x2.25 so the Whyte would give me something different.
I meant i couldn't justify buying the next model up not another bike
Bird?
I have a Production Privee Shan Kremer. It's an "agressive" hardtail with 160mm forks. 'Normal' size tyres with 2.35 width i think, maybe 2.4. I can only imagine that 160mm forks with 2.8" tyres is even better. My Shan handles amazingly.
I have a 905 from 2018 and it's a great bike! Just watch the sizing, as the reach on them is pretty long, so I find if you were a large a medium might fit as well.