Mountain Biking

Malevolence · 13 Jan 2021 at 18:37

ichabod crane said:
Some wheels arrived today but still a long way off a complete bike

What a starnge coincidence. I was just reading https://www.reddit.com/r/Hardtailgang/comments/kw2fnz/these_are_going_to_be_hot/ in another tab.

ichabod crane · 13 Jan 2021 at 19:48

Malevolence said:
What a starnge coincidence. I was just reading https://www.reddit.com/r/Hardtailgang/comments/kw2fnz/these_are_going_to_be_hot/ in another tab.

Those are the exact same wheelset the i9 enduro 305 v3, apart from mine are 29" front and 27.5" rear.

Pants · 13 Jan 2021 at 22:14

I've gone a bit mad and bought my boy this: https://earlyrider.com/products/belter-16-trail-v6

I think I'm as excited as he is.

Roadrunner_668 · 13 Jan 2021 at 22:29

Are there any hybrid road / off road tyres which lean more towards off road but arent horrible on road like a full on mountain bike tyre is ?

i havent ridden my bike on the road for months due to lockdown but would like to ride it offroad for my "daily exercise"

Invertigo · 14 Jan 2021 at 11:34

Well, I got a bit impatient so I've thrown in an order for a Vitus Nucleus 27, looks to be a pretty solid first bike with plenty of good features from my reading i.e. 120mm air sprung fork, good frame, 1x8 setup etc. and actually in stock in the right size!

Bit more than I'd initially planned to spend but hey ho. Now I just need to sort out my other gear, cleaning and maintenance stuff primarily.

neil_g · 14 Jan 2021 at 12:46

Debating whether it's time to move the Patrol on, it's too much bike for riding around here and not getting out to any bike parks any more.

Thinking about the Bird Zero AM frame so I can use all my existing parts (have to convert my rear pro4 from 142x12 to Boost 148), which is coming in at £590 with headset. I think I can cover most of the cost by selling the patrol frameset.

Anyone know how the Bird sizing compares to Transition, looks like maybe a Med? I'm a large on the patrol (5'10" roughly).

Or any other options to the Zero AM? Not looking to replace any/many parts so 27.5, works with my 160mm Pikes, 31.6mm rev stealth etc.

rhysduck · 14 Jan 2021 at 14:10

neil_g said:
Debating whether it's time to move the Patrol on, it's too much bike for riding around here and not getting out to any bike parks any more.

Thinking about the Bird Zero AM frame so I can use all my existing parts (have to convert my rear pro4 from 142x12 to Boost 148), which is coming in at £590 with headset. I think I can cover most of the cost by selling the patrol frameset.

Anyone know how the Bird sizing compares to Transition, looks like maybe a Med? I'm a large on the patrol (5'10" roughly).

Or any other options to the Zero AM? Not looking to replace any/many parts so 27.5, works with my 160mm Pikes, 31.6mm rev stealth etc.

Zero AM Datasheet here: https://www.bird.bike/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Zero-AM-Boost-2018-Technical-Data-Sheet.svg
https://www.bird.bike/frame-data-geometry/

Have you looked at the PP Shan Hardtail frames? NonBoost so wouldn't have to convert your wheels.
Why not just buy a new pair of Hunt wheels? Will cost you less than £590!!

Begbie · 14 Jan 2021 at 14:15

neil_g said:
Debating whether it's time to move the Patrol on, it's too much bike for riding around here and not getting out to any bike parks any more.

Thinking about the Bird Zero AM frame so I can use all my existing parts (have to convert my rear pro4 from 142x12 to Boost 148), which is coming in at £590 with headset. I think I can cover most of the cost by selling the patrol frameset.

Anyone know how the Bird sizing compares to Transition, looks like maybe a Med? I'm a large on the patrol (5'10" roughly).

Or any other options to the Zero AM? Not looking to replace any/many parts so 27.5, works with my 160mm Pikes, 31.6mm rev stealth etc.

Bird have a steel hard tail coming soon.

But also Cotic? So many nice hardtails about., I'd consider selling the Patrol as one, 2nd hand bikes are up again.

MoRT489 · 14 Jan 2021 at 14:21

Hi all, I’m looking to get my 7yo son a new mountain bike as he’s rapidly outgrown his old one. He’s right inbetween sizes 20” and 24” so will go for the larger one I think. I’m hoping to find something at circa £300, what brands should I be considering? He loves riding and am hoping this’ll last him a few years.

Begbie · 14 Jan 2021 at 14:29

MoRT489 said:
Hi all, I’m looking to get my 7yo son a new mountain bike as he’s rapidly outgrown his old one. He’s right inbetween sizes 20” and 24” so will go for the larger one I think. I’m hoping to find something at circa £300, what brands should I be considering? He loves riding and am hoping this’ll last him a few years.

Few friends have went for the vitus, it's what I wanted to get the nephew. Seems perfect at your price range. If they're any in stock...

Malevolence · 14 Jan 2021 at 14:42

Finally got around to getting a new bottle and cage.

neil_g · 14 Jan 2021 at 15:04

rhysduck said:
Zero AM Datasheet here: https://www.bird.bike/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Zero-AM-Boost-2018-Technical-Data-Sheet.svg
https://www.bird.bike/frame-data-geometry/

Have you looked at the PP Shan Hardtail frames? NonBoost so wouldn't have to convert your wheels.
Why not just buy a new pair of Hunt wheels? Will cost you less than £590!!

yeah compares roughly to a medium i think.

forgot about the shaun, all look out of stock though.

ha, 590 for the frame (and headset) not to rebuild the wheels

adapter for the pro4 is about 20 quid if you can find stock.

Begbie said:
Bird have a steel hard tail coming soon.

But also Cotic? So many nice hardtails about., I'd consider selling the Patrol as one, 2nd hand bikes are up again.

will take a look at the cotic, thanks

DereksDontRun · 14 Jan 2021 at 19:43

neil_g said:
Debating whether it's time to move the Patrol on, it's too much bike for riding around here and not getting out to any bike parks any more.

Thinking about the Bird Zero AM frame so I can use all my existing parts (have to convert my rear pro4 from 142x12 to Boost 148), which is coming in at £590 with headset. I think I can cover most of the cost by selling the patrol frameset.

Anyone know how the Bird sizing compares to Transition, looks like maybe a Med? I'm a large on the patrol (5'10" roughly).

Or any other options to the Zero AM? Not looking to replace any/many parts so 27.5, works with my 160mm Pikes, 31.6mm rev stealth etc.

I was wanting to build a steel hardtail ~18months ago. I loved the look of the PP Shan, but with availability and price I went for a Ragley Blue Pig, and not regretted it. Ace bike and a very nice alternative to my Jeffsy. Originally ran it with 160mm Yari forks, but then upgraded the internals to match a Lyrik and put them on my Jeffsy, moving that 150mm Fox Elite to the Ragley. But, yeah, as above have said, it's going to be down to stock atm...

Pole has their Taival HT frame in stock for some sizes/colours: https://polebicycles.com/polestore/product/taival/

mrk · 15 Jan 2021 at 19:26

Installed a slightly shorter stem today, the stock stem was nice and lightweight at only 135g (funnily enough it's the exact same stem my mate's NORCO Fluid HT3 has so I guess they source them from the same OEM). I chose the Nukeproof Horizon along with some spacers as they were cheap and didn't know if my spacers were going to be the right size in combo. Length is 35mm vs the stock 45.8mm - The difference on paper doesn't seem like much but in practice I notice I can control the bike a bit better thanks to the shorter reach and I can pull off wheelies easier than before.

Looks cooler too :cool:

MoRT489 · 15 Jan 2021 at 19:51

MoRT489 said:
Hi all, I’m looking to get my 7yo son a new mountain bike as he’s rapidly outgrown his old one. He’s right inbetween sizes 20” and 24” so will go for the larger one I think. I’m hoping to find something at circa £300, what brands should I be considering? He loves riding and am hoping this’ll last him a few years.

Seems to be very little available at the moment but the local bike shop is getting a delivery of Giant Arx 24 next week, does anyone have experience of these?

Roadrunner_668 · 15 Jan 2021 at 23:20

nice pics !

ichabod crane · 16 Jan 2021 at 17:52

neil_g said:
yeah compares roughly to a medium i think.

forgot about the shaun, all look out of stock though.

ha, 590 for the frame (and headset) not to rebuild the wheels adapter for the pro4 is about 20 quid if you can find stock.

will take a look at the cotic, thanks

There are so many nice steel hardtails on the market now, these look interesting - https://nordestcycles.com/en/product/bardino-2-frame

neil_g · 17 Jan 2021 at 11:36

ichabod crane said:
There are so many nice steel hardtails on the market now, these look interesting - https://nordestcycles.com/en/product/bardino-2-frame

Looks nice, added to the list

Invertigo · 17 Jan 2021 at 16:25

Hoping to be out on the new bike next weekend (ordered on Wednesday, they say 3-5 working days usually as they build and set up). Looking forward to getting muddy again

meh? · 18 Jan 2021 at 13:18

First day back on the bike yesterday and wow my legs are burning today lol. I’m on beta blockers for my anxiety so I don’t normally ride far 8-10miles normally. Yesterday I decided to ride to my local spot with a mate instead of going in the car. We ended up doing 25 miles and having loads of fun.