@frozenwhite: great!

In winter time when biking in deep mud: I clean all suspension and suspension pivot bearings with a brush and water.
Then I spray plenty cheap silicone spray onto the bearing points (but be carefully not to spray onto the rear brake and brake disc)
Before I ride I spray again a bit silicone spray onto these joints.
That’s NOT for greasing. This only prevents the water/mud sneaking into the gaps…Silicone spray as “anti stick”.
In dry conditions I don’t do anything with the suspension joints.
Don’t use oil or grease on the suspension joints…!

front and rear derailleur: I spray cheap, thin hardware store oil onto them
Chain: I oil after every MUDDY / WET ride…

First couple weeks: check 2 times or so the torque on the Shimano crank (2 bolts) and the headset. Best with torque wrench.
Check also the torque on the brakes (by feel). The brake calibres need to be aligned to the brake discs…

Takes couple rides to brake in the brakes. First week or so do a lot of high speed and slowing down quick.
The brakes will improve a lot.
No oil or whatever close to the brakes, brake discs. If you did maintenance clean the brake discs again…

important links:

Bike Maintenance: Setting Sag
(for the Bossnut use plenty sag on the fork and not so much on the rear)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8hH0wrTCHw

Rebound fork adjustment
use this video only for the fork rebound!
(my Bossnut V2 fork: only one click damping was enough to keep the front tire from “jumping”)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umyreA4trv8

rebound rear damping
curb test
perfect way to adjust the rear damping. Good, good video!
(my Bossnut V2 damper: exactly half the damping)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiHQd4mzl3Y

How to adjust your headset
new bike: check if you have play – or not – before every ride…
If you need to adjust: use LITTLE torque on the bearing adjustment screw (screw in the top)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jfIIdhG31g

RockShox MAXLE (front)
(lever needs to be snug, if not there is an adjustment in the middle. IMPORTANT how to tighten up the lever. Do that with the Bossnut V2 with front wheel mounted)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH54fozbo4I

How to: Set up and adjust your rear derailleur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiFY3PRixjA

How to: Set up and adjust your front derailleur
(Bossnut V2: no rotation of the front derailleur / frame mounted)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNG7g83lI-s

Which tire pressure to use:
(Bossnut: max pressure maybe with 29 psi front / 29 psi back, this is a good starting point. From there you might lower a bit. Depends on your riding. But don’t go too low…)

@frozenwhite…how to BIKE:

Global Mountain Bike Network
youtube for GMBN

How To Get The Perfect Body Position On Your Mountain Bike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lienHJ82Pj4

The ULTIMATE Guide To Cornering | GMBN’s MTB Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te9OKLIhWZo

5 Common Mountain Biking Body Position Mistakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDXyjh3SI7w

and many, many others…

In the beginning: your correct body position is what you have to train most.

Many, many other good youtube videos…

Do some real training sessions for yourself. Start meeting others on the trail. And then try to find a group where you fit in!

Mountain biking might start as a pain.
But you have to get over this and then it’s getting just great.
Fantastic, fantastic hobby!

Wish you good luck with the Bossnut!!!
😉

@frozenwhite… more details – haha:

no idea HOW NEW you are in the mountain biking world…:

Bossnut V2 rear derailleur, Deore, small lever for the “clutch”:
normally ON.

Sektor fork, (blue) lock out knob on top of fork:
normally OPEN. Only when “racing” uphill, getting out of the saddle you need to lock the fork.

Tire punctures are nasty in muddy winter time, what’s easy to do:
fill roughly 100 ml sealant milk into each tube.
For this you need to unscrew the small core of the PRESTA valve.
How to unscrew this valve core:

sometimes there is a little tool on the air pump to unscrew the PRESTA valve core. At least on my Topeak air pump…

now fill some sealant into the tube – like:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p6v0KMxWDc

I add some sealant every 6 months or so…

Note: I will this stuff into the TUBES and didn’t convert to tubeless!

Bossnut V2 WTB Bee Line Rear Tire: better than what I expected. Still on my bike. But this tire is not very puncture resistant.
To avoid trouble I use the sealant.
No puncture so far!

Front tire, Vigilante: check if the Calibre guys got the “rotational direction” right of the tire. If not you have to correct this (or GO Outdoors has to do it…)

The WTB tires on the wide Bossnut rims, with correct (fairly low) pressure: a blast!

You might ask GoOutdoors also for a pair of cheap mudguards front and read.
Rear: protects you in winter time from too much mess
Front: best to mount to fork bridge to protect the stanchions of the Sektor.

After mud ride: clean the stanchions of the fork and the Monarch damper rod. But no lubrication on fork or damper rod!

New fork might need two weeks or so to become really smooth.

Guess that’s it.
Hope wasn’t too much stuff.
Have fun now you new bike- frozenwhite bloke !!!
😯

@andreasrhoen thanks for all the advice. Very much appreciated. The guy from GO Outdoors said this was the first one he had built with the newer Shimano brakes. Do these levers look the same as yours?

yours look indeed sleeker and newer.

Mine: also Shimano. But older version?

Was looking at this but noticed a review said it doesn’t fit bossnut. Can’t tell if the review relates to original bossnut or v2

http://m.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-front-guardian-p380139

Mmmhhh not sure why it shouldn’t fit.

The front mud guard has to be pretty “thin” – there is not much room between the Vigilante and the Sektor.

To me this guard looks o.k.

@frozenwhite:

you mention somewhere that you like to change the pedals.

Actually found that they are not as bad – as long as you are not jumping.

As soon as you start with jumping: o.k. more grip on the pedals will be helpful.
For trail riding in mud: the Bossnut V2 pedals are working fine for me.

Pedals on my bikes: last max for one year. I ride the Bossnut pedals as long as they work and upgrade then.

I’ve got a pair of DMR V8s on my V2, the stock pedals on the Bossnut aren’t the greatest and I have V8s on another bike so know I get on with them. Plenty of decent cheap flat pedals around though.

Running an Enduro Guard standard size on the front and that’s with a 2.4 Chunky Monkey. Tight but there’s no rubbing.

Looks like the beastnut will be released soon (or similar)

beastnut will be released soon

got any hints?
What are the Calibre bike plans for 2018?
I don’t have an idea. A competitor to the Boardman FS Pro maybe? Bike with a pricetag around 1.5 k?

others: happy with your Bossnut V2? In my opinion a blast. This thing really wants to make me bike more.
Somewhere here in the forum it was mentioned that you get very fast answers – in the case of any trouble – from Calibre directly when contacting them via Facebook.
But hope you don’t have trouble!
😉

From their Facebook page. I’m more than happy with my Bossnut at the price I paid

March saw the release of our limited edition Beastnut bike. 250 bikes made their way across the world to the lucky few but to those who missed out, don’t worry, we’ll have a similarly spec’d bike ready for release in the coming months.

#RIDECALIBRE

As £1k-ish full suspension bikes go, I’m really pleased with my kona precept 130, the only changes is a years abuse have been bigger discs (to cure overheating on the local off-piste downhill), and a dropper post which there is internal routing for.

If I was buying right now though, Tiso in Perth have a trek ex5 for £1100 which looks an absolute bargain to me.

@frozentwhite-bloke:
Facebook

March saw the release of our limited edition Beastnut bike. 250 bikes made their way across the world to the lucky few but to those who missed out, don’t worry, we’ll have a similarly spec’d bike ready for release in the coming months.

O.k.. Understand. But think this is ages old. This bike was available in limited numbers BEFORE the Bossnut V2 was released.
A bit as “teaser” for the Bossnut V2 version.
😉
The teaser bike Beastnut spec was a bit higher end than the V2. Longer travel and others.

we’ll have a similarly spec’d bike ready for release in the coming months

think this is the V2.
The bike we actually have.
That’s how I understood it.
But maybe I’am wrong.
😯

No it’s definitely a new bike based on beastnut dude

Mmmmhhh.
Sounds convincing now…
You are right.
Maybe a 1.4 k or 1.5 k bike?

That’s interesting indeed.
😉

new Calibre Bikes Brand Film

Hope this great British bike brand cranks good bikes out in year 2018!
😉

Hope they stick with 1 k full suspension bikes…
😯

Seems there’s a few more Boss riders coming out of the woodwork!

BikeRadar:

This video is a bit late?

@Tom Marvin – bloke:
16.01.2018 ?

Looks like an updated version of the V2 is on the way,

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-bossnut-evo-mountain-bike-p431792

Yip. Production beastnut too

The low down on the Bossnut Evo and the Triple B #ridecalibre

Posted by Calibre Bikes on Saturday, February 24, 2018

Hadn’t seen that! Cheers.

Looks like calibre are stepping it up.

Wonder how long it’ll be before they start expanding the range a bit more…

Really like what Calibre Bikes is doing. Fine tuning the Bossnut and adding a “high end” Beastnut-type bike. Very smart!!!

I love “low budget” mountain biking and have older hardtails and an Bossnut V2 – and I ordered a 150/150 27.5+ full suspension frame (from an different brand) recently where I try to get the bits and pieces in all kind of “sales”. Means beside the 130/130 Bossnut I have soon a 150/150 bike available.

Only possible: due to companies like Calibre Bikes and similar. They really work hard to keep mountain biking as “low cost” as possible. Great for us!

I love my Bossnut V2.

Those new Voodoos have tubeless ready rims now. The new canzo rides really well. The geo has been tweaked on all the Voodoos to be ‘long, ‘low’ and ‘slack’. They definitely ride better.

New boardmans out in the next couple of months.

Just seen that the V2 has dropped by £100, presumably to clear stock for the Evo