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    weeksy
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    We did have an option but due to him being so bloody fussy we didn’t push it any further. The problem can come that if we’d taken the brakes discussed and they’d not worked out then we’d end up offending the company and we’d have to think of how to smooth that over.. If he wasn’t so fussy it’d likely be less of an issue, but i know him so i know he’d be potentially a nightmare. Lets face it, they Tech4 should have been spot-on, but i took a £40 hit on that and i’m OK with it.

    There won’t be any RSC left over mate, i’ve got Codes on one of mine so either way there’s a bike to fit them to.

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    weeksy
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    Forest of Dean today and proper Techy stuff for the Fuel. I have to say it was brilliant.

    Yesterday I went to do some tyre swaps as I wanted something a bit grippier than the XR4, but it was easier to just swap wheels, or so I thought.

    Rear was simple, a nice Soft Enduro Kryptotal was on the spare, so boom that went in.

    The front I had a Mary and a trail Argotal, so went Mary, but that wheel is running torque caps for Fox 36 which meant it doesn’t fit my Fox34s and I don’t have standard ones.

    So out came the Orbea wheel, but that had a 180 not 200 rotor, not a big problem, until it’s a center lock one FFS

    So it stayed XR4. But I shouldn’t have worried , it was spot on and flew down the reds, blue and blacks. Spending time mostly on the techy Sheepskull track. I was quicker than all my riding crew, apart from the boy who’s just honestly **** ridiculous. I couldnt even keep him in sight for 2 corners. He just let’s go of the brakes and he’s gone. In a 5 second period he’s pulling out a 4s gap lol. Wtf.

    He was sessioning the roots before the fire road as there was a gap he wanted to line up. He asks me “what do you think” and I looked and thought it was into a particular drop, but no, it was another 10′ on he was thinking of clearing lol. We had a few people standing watching who were commenting “he’s a nutter” etc each time he came through the roots.

    We were then chatting with Sam Copp who happened to have a set of Mavens installed, oh wow, boy are they strong!!! Like wipe the floor in power with anything else type strong. I don’t know if that equals speed or better, but heck they really work. So spent 10 mins chatting brakes to him and put my mind at rest on reliability of them for sure. I think a set will be coming in.

    Awesome day

    SirHC
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    what are you using to clean bikes ?

    I see a lot of issues with people using bike cleaners and they do no end of damage to the brakes from corrosion

    weeksy
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    We use Oxford Mint. Partly through them sponsoring him but mostly because we’ve had no side effects from it. It works really well.

    We use a Mesto foam sprayer to turn it into a snow foam, the bottles are good but the Mesto has a bit more push and foam.

    We get a 5L concentrate which lasts a fair while even when cleaning 2 bikes 3-4 times a week.

    Tom-B
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    I fear that the Fuel is going to be far more bike than I am rider!

    Still waiting for a swap to the M/L to be sorted. Bike is sat in my office and it’s killing me now seeing it whenever I go in there!

    weeksy
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    He’s only ridden his a couple of times, but absolutely loves it. As you’ve seen above I’m slightly in love with my Gen5s, but next weekend I may take his out at FoD while he’s teaching and do some comparison runs on the Gen6. I’ll have a couple of hours spare so could be fun.

    I have no doubt that even my Gen5 could do things I’d never even consider but it hits the right middle ground on everything I think.

    He’s on the ML and is exactly 6’0 I’m arguably an ex6’0 and now more 5’11 lol and his Gen6 fits me sweetly. We both prefer our bikes a little smaller.

    My mate had a broken brake yesterday and is 6’0 so used my Fuel ML Gen5 for a couple of runs and was totally fine with it

    Tom-B
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    It’d be interesting to see how you feel they compare. The one thing that doesn’t thrill me about the Gen6 is the weight! I do enjoy my pedalling!

    weeksy
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    Exactly why I kept the Gen5. But hanging the Gen6 up in the garage it feels fine and doesn’t seem ridiculously heavy. But it’s deffo heavier than mine.

    He’s not complained about the weight in a riding context

    weeksy
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    Today escalated!

    Spoke to Rotec and ordered

    1 pair SRAM Maven silver

    1 SRAM GX 7 speed DH derailleur

    1 SRAM GX 7 speed shifter

    1 SRAM GX 7 speed cassette

    1 Hope pro 5 front wheel, black.

    1 crankset, Saint

    bikerevivesheffield
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    You will need that just giving page reopening soon lol

    bikerevivesheffield
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    My boys Lego habit is worse than a crack habit, I’m selling kidneys to fund that

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    weeksy
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    I sold my kawasaki the other day.  We only live once and his racing is more important than my motorbiking.

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    bikerevivesheffield
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    That’s a great attitude #chapeau

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    weeksy
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    I’m sure most parents would do the same. But the thread ain’t about me anyway, it’s about him and his racing. I’m just a small part of a big set of cogs, many of whom give so so much to him/us. He’s an exceptionally lucky boy for what people are doing for him… But hopefully we go some small way to repaying them. (But deep down i know for sure we don’t give as much back as they give us… but we do try to).

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