From DIY carbon rims through to Grogu in a Perspex box, there's something for everyone here
Miss Grape stuff may be expensive but I have one of those Il Coso bar bags mounts and it works great!
Oooh that colour on the Genesis is lovely!
The Aztec pads & rotors look interesting.
Do the rotors only come in centre-lock?
I want a combination of those carbon rims and single speed hubs to build a Gucci pump track/DJ bike.
I'm guessing the rims don't come in 26".
Pete Tompkins is legend. To find a need, to fill it so perfectly that your product still sells, and still meets its basic function without requiring any sort of iterative process to improve it. Is a rare and beautiful thing. Got it right first time.
The Aztec pads & rotors look interesting
Has anyone ever actually chose to put Aztec stuff on their bike? It’s always seemed like the brand you go to when there’s no other choice (eg you’ve just broken something pre/mid-ride and that’s all the shop has)
Bet the pads are cheaper than the ones Absolute Black do though
Can I ask if rear Crudguards are still suffering with an annoying rattle when the clip that connects to the mudguard wears loose ? The originals used to be held with a nut and bolt then I guess to cut costs that was changed to a plastic clip . I seem to remember contacting Pete when 29ers first came out , I think he sent me a new version to try . Still wore and rattled, you can drill holes and zip tie in place but the old version never needed that .
Can I ask if rear Crudguards are still suffering with an annoying rattle when the clip that connects to the mudguard wears loose ? The originals used to be held with a nut and bolt then I guess to cut costs that was changed to a plastic clip .
I bought a new one recently and was pleased to see they've gone back to a bolted connection.
Can I ask if rear Crudguards are still suffering with an annoying rattle when the clip that connects to the mudguard wears loose ? The originals used to be held with a nut and bolt then I guess to cut costs that was changed to a plastic clip . I seem to remember contacting Pete when 29ers first came out , I think he sent me a new version to try . Still wore and rattled, you can drill holes and zip tie in place but the old version never needed that .
I hate mine for that too.
I tried lots of pads and rotors for when the customer wanted cheaper than original. Aztec were consistently excellent quality, well made and performed well.
Some brands had to be filed to fit, paint cleaned off or too small so they rattled!
Aztec rotors are consistent quality too and the floating ones (available in six bolt too) are excellent.
Do the Aztec pads have 3rd party data/testing protocols to back up their claims on heat dissipation?, otherwise it’s just more marketing bullshit
I have a love hate relationship with my Crud Fender XL. On one hand it provides more coverage than any other equivalent mudguard but it buzzes the tyre during big compressions which is really annoying. It feels like a few tweaks and it could be perfect.
and there was me thinking that the meeting of the grumpy northern contingent of me, Al and Hannah would have been your highlight of the show!
That Miss Grape Ilcoso bag cage/extender thing is an interesting design, probably would have bought that instead of the Tailfin Bar Cage if I'd known it existed!
Bidons without a cap cover are useless for MTB'ing, who wants to drink from a nozzle covered in mud or worse still various farm animal poo.
Are cooling fins on brake pads worth it, don't brake pads work better when they are hot? F1 drivers seem to spend a lot effort getting their brakes hot (ok they are made of ceramic and some other exotic material) so that they work better. Also those Aztec fins are huge and surely would be easy to break?
I want to find out what magic Pete T uses to not age a blimmin' day.
About 25 years ago he and his son came along to a race series in Metabief, heard the race organiser (who had put blood, sweat and tears into setting the whole thing up) had been stung with an extra bill that pushed the event from a tiny profit into a chunky loss, and helped them out. No big fanfare, no press release - just no-strings-attached help to keep a race series run by someone for the love of the sport going.
"Bidons without a cap cover are useless for MTB'ing, who wants to drink from a nozzle covered in mud or worse still various farm animal poo."
The bottles in the write up are aimed at road use, hence the road teams graphics. There is a Fly Tex 750ml MTB that comes with a clear plastic lid over the nozzle. If you wanted smaller there's the Jet MTB in 550ml which also has a cover on the nozzle,
My favourite thing at the show was the Croix de Fer 50 in a dark blue with subtle flecks paint job. I have the current purple 50 and had no need to change it until I saw the updated colour.
who wants to drink from a nozzle covered in mud or worse still various farm animal poo."
Apparently the bomes in soil are good for your gut and some are only available in dirt. I'd skip the animal poo if there's choice but what you don't know doesn't hurt you, right?
My fave thing from the show turns out (after riding it) to be the 32" bike. There are some things about that bike that I really, really like. A lot. Riding that low below the axles is quite something. And it corners just fine through the singletracks, just needs a bit more lean which is both fun and something it's very good at.
Also the Miss Grape kit - keen to get that big wheeler loaded up.
My fave thing from the show turns out (after riding it) to be the 32" bike. There are some things about that bike that I really, really like. A lot. Riding that low below the axles is quite something.
What was the handlebar height (or the RAD distance and RAD angle if you subscribe to these nomenclatures) compared to what you usually ride?
I've gotten more interested in handlebar height recently after spending many years trying to get my handlebars as low as possible and I'm beginning to wonder if a lot of what I've been experiencing on bikes and attributing to various differences in geometry might just be me not paying enough attention to keeping my body position consistent (based on the mistaken belief that the key to getting more weight on the front wheel is to get my hands as low as possible).
Not that I'm saying you haven't taken this into account but looking at most bike write ups I don't think I'm the only one who hasn't been paying enough attention to consistent grip position relative to the BB, especially when switching to new wheel sizes.