I'd be happy enough- as long as the tyre doesn't touch the frame then it's problem sorted isn't it?Tyre choice is obviously going to be limited but if he's happy with the Nobby Nic then why return the bike,? there's not much else that competes for £899 is there?
I wouldn't go for a different tyre tbh, good to hear the nobby nic fits though, but I don't want to be limited to a tiny tyre forever.
Not long now til my updated one comes out hopefully. I cannae wait. Roll on summer.
Exactly. They specced the bike with a tyre that stops it working properly, or is it the shock, or the shock mounts, i have lost track of all their explanations.
But if it doesnt work properly with the parts they specced, then to me that is the definition of not fit for purpose. It should be able to get full travel.
As for the price, and other companies having issues, that makes no difference.
It wasn't 899 pound or whatever, advertised as not being able to get full travel and needing a different tyre was it.
It was 5k and had these problems people would be making excuses about 'character'.....
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Exactly. They specced the bike with a tyre that stops it working properly, or is it the shock, or the shock mounts, i have lost track of all their explanations.
But they have rectified the problem . I'm sure that they don't guarantee that the bike will take 2.5 tyres and if it had come fitted with the Nobby Nicks there would have been no problem so what is there to complain about . Not a lot of tyre clearance on most of the Whyte range but they seem to be flavour of the month with the mags for the last few years .
This is what I noticed mid week
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God knows what's up with this, whether it's the frame or the shock causing this. I rode it last weekend and didn't bottom it out (I'm running a bit more air in it than I'd like though until the clearance is sorted) I assume I'm not getting full travel though.
I do love it, would I miss the squish if I went back to a hardtail to remove the extra hassle from my life?
People have had the rubbing with the stock wtb beeline tyre. So that's the issue.
If you buy something new, as standard, it should work properly.
That's a build up of pressure in the negative chamber.
An easy fix?
Edit - makes sense actually, it wouldn't extend when there was no air in it. I'll have a google. Still fairly new to the full suss thing.
Have a look at my earlier post prawny. I had my rear shock go completly. When I took the shock off it wouldn't extend at all when all air was released. This also highlighted that the large frames also had an issue with tyre rub. Inverness store replaced bike with the new style paintwork on the spot. I kept my rims as they were converted to tubeless.
Looking forward to the better weather so I can get out on it!
Before I start another what bike thread, I'll ask on here.
There's 10% off the Sonder transmitters and the Boardman Team FS at the moment putting them at the same price as the Bossnut.
I'm really tempted to sack off the short full suss experiment and go half fat, after deciding against a fatty a few weeks ago. Any thoughts?
Part of me wants to keep the Bossnut but I'm concerned about the cost of any future shock/frame issues when the warranty is up, also is be able to use a water bottle again which would be nice.
Im selling my mint condition 2017 medium bossnut frame only ridden on road twice if anyones interested. Its a replacement frame with the correct bush/rear shock mounting. Im selling as bought a hard tail frame and put all components off bossnut on it.
Im also selling the 130mm (5.1in) travel RockShox Monarch R rear shock (190mm 51) also. Call me and make me a sensible offer if interested 07971329827
Bike and shocks sold now....
prawny - An easy fix?
As you pump the shock up, stop occasionally then compress and depress it to balance out the air chambers. Nothing to do with the bike, just user error* with the shock.
Rs Monarchs are pretty bombproof so I wouldn't worry about future problems
*although it's not obvious till you know 🙂
I have found an even worse problem on mine and that is both wheel rims are cracked right across the rim where they have been welded in manufacture.
I have only ridden the bike 6 times and I decided to go tubeless as the wheels were tubeless ready.I set about doing the front wheel first put Stans tape on it a new tubeless valve fluid sealant in pumped it up and the air came out almost as fast as it went in.on checking i found the rim to be cracked at a right angle across the rim and on checking the rear wheel that is cracked in exactly the same place as the front.
My main worry is that I would still be riding it if I hadn't taken the tube out and that the problem had not come to light.I am thinking should I have had some heavy impact, it is possible the wheel could collapse with catastrophic results.
After all this I still love the bike it is great value for money but the safety side of it now makes me a bit uneasy.
I think perhaps any 2016/2017 Bossnut owners to check their rims ( if you use your fingernail on the edge of the rim you will feel the crack which travels across to the other side.
Are you sure it's a weld that cracked many cheap rims are not welded on the join only pinned on the inside of the extrusion.
And on a double wall rim of the tapes on properly air should not find its way into the cavity anyway
i found the rim to be cracked at a right angle across the rim and on checking the rear wheel that is cracked in exactly the same place as the front.
Unless you can see daylight through this "crack", it's not an issue. All you've found is the joint on the rims.
If the tyres are slack on the rims, try another layer of tape. If they're already a tight fit, you might need more sealant, or to use a compressor or Airshot type device to get the tyres to pop on
They're i23 rims, I don't think they're welded whack some tape and sealant in and they should seal up with a bit of effort
What's the tune of the monarch that comes stock on the bike?
Also, do you think there's enough space for a 150mm dropper post on the 19.5in? (I'm about 6'1")
Thanks
Not sure on the shock tune, but it's fairly slow. All the reviews recommend running everything open, not sure about compression at the bottom end as I had to run it slightly harder than I'd like to keep the wheel off the frame.
495mm seat tube would put paid to a 150mm dropper I'd have thought. Unless you've got loooong legs, I'm 5'10.5 (.5 is important) and I don't know if I'd have been able to get 125mm on. Not too many options with external routing either are there?
Not sure it's much help but I'm 5'10 and running a 125 drop reverb with a couple of cm out of the large frame.
Large! I must have dwarf legs, I wouldn't have been able to get my 100mm drop KS eten on a medium.
I do wonder sometimes who uses these massive long posts. I could get a 150mm reverb on my new vitus, but I was between sizes on that, if it had been a full suss I'd have gone for the bigger one.
Thanks for the responses, I think I'll go with a 125mm and not chance it.
Was asking about the tune (mm, hl, ml, etc) cause I was considering throwing a monarch plus debonair on there and wanted to match up the tunes.
Plenty of options for external routing: reverb, ks, the new fox transfer, and I think 9point8 just came out with one or is about to.
This is surely a shocking indictment on the Benefits System that people can both buy a Calibre bike [i]AND[/i] pay for broadband.
Different issues but what looks like a crack where mini triangle meets top tube, bloke in the shop forwarded these pics to Mike Sanderson who suggests that its probably the putty surrounding the weld?? Or that I have been running too little seatpost... This sounds like a contradiction to me, putty crack or frame cracking due to seatpost set up.... Have emailed customer service and am waiting on feedback, hopefully get this sorted, it's a lovely bike to ride. [img] https://flic.kr/p/TgPPnd [/img] [img] https://flic.kr/p/SC5vRT [/img]
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Cheers Tillydog....
It looks like "it" is a result front/back flexing of the seat tube.
"It" could be cracks in the filler.
Is/was your seatpost long enough to go past the seat tube / top tube joint?
My £0.02, anyway 🙂
That doesn't look good!
How much seat post is past that brace would be my first question. That's usually the problem with these. Could just be a failure though.
Seatpost is probably 2/3 cm past the brace I'd guess...
First post on the forum and I wish I was say how good my calibre bike is but I can't. Purchase the new beastnut and within 5 mins the chain had come off and stuck behind the low gear. Fixed it went for a ride and again it came off. Freed the chain but the derailleur had gone slack. Had the bike less then two hours and road about 30 minutes before having to going back to gooutdoors and when I did the Wakefield store was so unhelpful. Looking into it I don't think the high/low adjustment screws hadn't been set....so much for a full PDI 🙁
Welcome to the forum mate!
Sorry to hear you've had some issues.
As you say, it's almost definitely a set up issue with the limit screws. Cable will no doubt need adjusting to some degree too.
Not the end of the world but I get your frustration.
I've had some expensive bikes give similar issues right out of the shop over the years.
It's one essential piece of fettling you need to know how to do yourself at some point. Even if set up perfectly once cables stretch and things bed in the shifting will go out of kilter at some point. That's forgetting mud and normal wear and tear.
Definitely not sticking up for shoddy PDI's but I've set up gears on a bike stand that shift to perfection only to find they behave totally different under load when being ridden.
That said,I will always tend to have the limit screws set in a little "pessimistically" initially to make double certain it doesn't throw the chain off. I then let the limit screws out a little at a time as necessary, adjusting indexing as needed till shifting is precise and reliable with the chain still behaving itself.
Plenty of guides and videos online about it. Everyone does the adjustments slightly differently but the fundamentals are the same.
Good luck with getting the bike sorted. I don't own one but it's a great bike for the money by all accounts!
Go Outdoors needs better training.... alarm bells should have rung when picking up the bike and during setting up the sag for the rear shock she had to call the technician who was off sick because sh didn't known what to do...she was really helpful but just didn't know. At the time I didn't have a clue but I've learnt a lot in the last 24 hours.
richmorr - MemberGo Outdoors needs better training.... alarm bells should have rung when picking up the bike and during setting up the sag for the rear shock she had to call the technician who was off sick because sh didn't known what to do...she was really helpful but just didn't know. At the time I didn't have a clue but I've learnt a lot in the last 24 hours.
Hmmm... not good or confidence inspiring.
What is the bike like now, gears sorted?
Well worth buying a shock pump if you don't have one. You will definitely want to tinker with air pressures. 🙂
It came back yesterday and it seems to be fixed the gears are not jumping...the store luckily had a technician from another store in to train and he fixed it. test is tomorrow as I'm off the sherwood pines 🙂
Great news bud!
The drive train will bed in a bit so don't be surprised if the crisp shifting deteriorates slightly.
Then either take back to the shop or decide whether to have a dabble yourself. I was lucky as I learnt to index gears from a pretty experienced guy back in the day.
That's the best way to learn, from example. These days YouTube might, might suffice... 😉
The beastnut lived up to its name today. Had so much fun and shaved 45mins of my time at sherwood pines compare to my 13 year old mtb with bust suspension . Not sure if it’s been set up right like you said it doesn’t feel as crisp but it has a 6 weeks service in August not sure if I fancy playing with the gears yet. First impression I like it.
Great mate!
Sound like you've got off to a great start.
You must post pics of bike and the ride though.
It's the "law" on here! 😀 😉
I'll get some pics taken n post them up
Nice looking bike bud, you must be chuffed!
You'll get a bit of flack from some for keeping the defectors on your pedals though. 😉 Not by me though. If you ride to your trails they can be useful!
Are they the pedals that came with it? If so you might be looking for better ones at some point anyway. One of the best and cheapest upgrades to a bike I think!
Again, great looking bike mate, need to get it muddy now. 😀
If possible in this great weather at the moment! Lol
Haha funny you should say that my mate who I ride with been taking the michael about the pedals. It's the first upgrade I'm doing....next payday. Proper chuffed with so much fun too.
