Well today was interesting as a mate asked if i fancied a pedal at Lunch-time. Due to not wanting to get the Trek dirty, i took the wifes e-bike, partly because, well why not, but partly because of the below
[url=https://flic.kr/p/2nXd5h6]lineup[/url] by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
One of the lads was commenting that the Slayer was arguably too small. But it’s bigger than the Embolden, which i didn’t feel even remotely out of place riding today (or indeed on the previous rides i’ve had on it).
But it did set my mind at ease on terms of sizing… sure it’s smaller than the Trek, sure it’s smaller than some may say i need…. but i’m OK with it 🙂
So last weekend while down at Rogate i chatted to the bloke at Felltrax and said “I’ll be up tomorrow afternoon to collect it”.
The world then went slightly insane of course with A&E and the lad… so it kinda got forgotten for the short term.
In-between i thought “I’ll try the DHX2 in the Trek”, which actually went well, fitted and felt nice. But the thoughts of “do i want ‘more’ ” were still present. So tomorrow morning i’m getting up at daft o’clock and heading to Cumbria to collect this one in a trade deal with the Trek.
I’ll deffo miss the Trek as it’s perfect and arguably perfect for more of the riding next year that the Slayer is…. but the days i want the Slayer, i REALLY want the Slayer, so it’ll be the bike getting used. In some ideal world i’d love both, but that doesn’t really fly, with too many toys, too many things… So 1 bike in, 1 bike out.
170mm of travel both ends…. lots of bounce, slack head angle…. should be a hoot !
[url=https://flic.kr/p/2nUfQSX]p6pb22641366[/url] by Steve Weeks, on Flickr
I could try a blind bearing tool, I only need 1 side off to get the spring and I’m pretty sure one of mine will fit. After all, if it’s just pushed onto the sleeve, it can’t be that tight a fit can it.
I could try a blind bearing tool, I only need 1 side off to get the spring and I’m pretty sure one of mine will fit. After all, if it’s just pushed onto the sleeve, it can’t be that tight a fit can it.
Yeah, blind bearing tool is just another name for a sliding hammer anyway, you just need to get it snug on one side and gently remove, then the other side can be removed with anything that fits in the hole, so 12mm or 0.5″ drift/socket/etc and tap out.