^ I said the same, but it’s just so more lively/jumpy/poppy on the lighter 29″ wheels.

Cough, seat post dropping, cough oval steatpost.

Bad batch about as both my friends went back to Stanton

That was my issue and solution, however I since found I had a stuck piston.

They still bite better on a thicker disc.

I ran a vee Trax fatty 2.8 up front. It rolled well but it’s side knobs were not great. Ok until you wanted to lean the bike and grip somewhat disappeared. It self steered quite a bit too.

2.8 purgatory was a lot better up front.

Vaults were really what I wanted but at that time I could not justify the cost. I was really just thinking about coming back to flats to improve my confidence on the muddy as hell, steep tech riding at bringewood.

I got some pedals from exotic cycles, plenty of pins in the right places, thin, slightly concave, which are even gripper than my moove component ultra thins.

Bearing life? Who knows but at mid 30 pounds I’m not expecting much. I’m using flats whilst the mud is around but I’ll probably switch back to spd’s when I’m a bit more certain on how the ground beneath me behaves.

Aa did good bike cover wrapped into home insurance

Pushy’s in Australia. Arrived in 5 days and saved a lot over UK prices.

Not really,lhs above seems pretty sensible.

Strange that, I have sealskinz ultra grip and they have been great for very cold commute’s and mtb.

They do appear to be cold at first but then warm up and I’m usually terrible with coldhands and feet.

Can the owner safely satisfy the criteria that they are under control in a public space?

I do not think so, based on the fact a dogs presence on a trail would make me worried it could injure me from its actions.

https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/overview

I’d not take my dog for fear of injuring someone and being liable

Do any trail centres have protection orders?

https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/public-spaces-protection-orders

The comments regarding being able to stop in time are of some merit. Obstacles or obstructions usually don’t move though and you can dodge, hop swerve. Dogs are unpredictable moving objects on a trail. Possibly not so bad in front of you but lethal to the side of you.

I watched a video of someone following said trail dog and it’s owner at a trail centre. The owner isn’t the quickest dh, but even he dropped the dog,leaving a very frustrated rider behind who didn’t want to try and pass the dog.

http://canfieldbrothers.com/store/canfield-brothers-headtube-badge.html

I did a b+ versus 29″ test at my local xc loop. Same bike, different wheels. Similar style of tyres (front more aggressive). I did 5 Laps on each, with target heart rates. This was on two different Sundays with a similar build up in the week. The 29″ had the disadvantage that the conditions had deteriorated a lot.

I swore the b+ was faster. My wallet wanted it to be faster, I’m sure I tried a bit harder on it too.

It wasn’t as quick as my 29″.on the fast laps.

What I did find interesting was that on the lower heart rate Laps at the end, the b+ was showing it was a good margin quicker….

Maybe when half arsed riding it’s quicker, but not flat out.

Good to know hob knob. I like the yellow.

Aren’t the oem ones crap compounds and none exo casings?

Minion ss exo silkworm and hr2 3c max terra just arrived from Australia for 20 pounds less than buying in the UK. Pushys, great service as they arrived in 6 days.

I like to support my lbs usually…

My minion ss has just arrived from pushy’s. Looking forward to trying it, I’m not overly keen on having a draggy rear tyre, but also I’m not a fan of lightweight tyres that get holed easy. I do however like a big burly tyre up front

Verdners is pretty much a type1 footpath and pretty weather proof. Can’t comment on freeminers but that’s usually a bit more natural and susceptible to weather.

The top of some of the dh runs were very wet when I went a couple of weeks ago, rest rode well.

Shashu, I have.

Check out wild boars cycling club on face book.

Usually out between cannock, Ludlow and forest of Dean.

The ardent race uses a different exo carcass to the normal ardent.

As I found to my peril putting 4 holes in mine at the dyfi winter warm up.

Fast tyre, rewards commitment but a bit weak for hooning down rock and slate.

Fleet of frog bikes in my garage for the kids. No complaints so far.

Well, today I went to swap my rear pads and noticed a stuck piston. My attempts to press it back in resulted in a cracked, leaking piston.

Just got a new 800 caliper and lever from lbs as I need it for tomorrow.

May explain the poor performance on that set.

Another job I’ll add to the list! Thanks.

I bailed on the commute, not worth the risk with the rural hilly nature of my route.

I find my road shoes get cold from the sole, no overshoes stop that. I can be found riding to work in my muddy shim am45’s. Merino sock with waterproof aldi or seal skins over the top.

Ive found that keeping my core warm, and my legs covered has greatly helped with keeping my feet warm.

Aldi winter gloves or seal skinz ultra grip keep me warm.

So the seal, which returns the piston also slides along the piston to account for wear? I wonder if mine are not sliding to account for this.

Well, mine have never worked like that. On both bikes, as the pad gets low, the throw to biting increases (it’s slight, but enough to notice when my pads are low).

The only thing I changed on my bike, were the discs. It went from circa 8mm throw (on the lever) to the pads biting, to about 1mm throw.

I tried that set up and it appeared to be the best of both worlds. 27.5+ rear for comfort and climbing traction, 29″ front just felt more lively and better grip.

Chakaping, just had mine arrived from exotic/carbon cyles. They look good for the money. Very similar to my moove ultra thins

Owners of the old nano seem to prefer them over the current offerings.

What do you need to know?

I had this on my xt’s for ages. Then, as I was trying out 27.5+, I dropped in wheels with some cheap and nasty discs. Low and behold problem gone. Ice tech discs out and some cheap discs that were marginally thicker installed.

The bike that the ice tech went onto (with xt brakes also) now has a slightly iffy initial pull

My ti race bmx took a big hit when I snapped some forks. It needed careful examination but they found cracks in the welds at the headtube.

I’d be having the welds checked over carefully. Iirc it was a bit of a pig to get it repaired.

In some cases I found b+ had less grip.

In the current conditions the wider tyres do not cut into the slop like a narrower 29″ will. They do not float like a full fat bike.

I wanted my b+ to work for winter, but I found the 29″ was better on everything bar comfort (hard tail yelli).

I’ll investigate again in the summer.

I’ve got a front xt mech and shifter (with bolt) that I had on eBay with a lower start price than that one bolt. Piss take

Zips on all of them failed. Bib’s get used for turbo work.

Px pro carbon with 25mm tyres and sks race blades as my commuter. Can’t complain, once set in the right position they are pretty quick to whip on and off. Having the bands set pretty tight has helped keep them in place.

Chakaping pointed it out.

Sombrio float. 20 quid. Stiff, grippy sole. They dry quick too. Far better than my vans I was using and way lighter than my am 41’s when they get wet. I had a very wet ride yesterday and they held up way better than expected. I did wax over the vent holes in the toe area though.

Light bicycle 38mm rims?

Mine fitted the plus tyres very nicely. A very deep profile and make the tyres look even bigger.

Mine has got about 3 spider web type hits on it from big lumps of Welsh slate smashing into it.

I wasn’t overly convinced it was that strong, I could see daylight through the weave in some areas of mine if it was held up to the light. It appears to have held together ok (and covers a couple of nasty scars on my al frame in that area)

I originally bought 38mm rims to put 27.5+ tyres into my 29″ ht. After I’d decided that wasn’t what I wanted I tried to sell them. With no interest I decided to put them in my ‘enduro’ bike. So out went the hope/flows and in went the 38mm lb/hope rims. 2.35 and 2.2 maxxis fitted, they look huge on those rims.

Some things I’ve learnt on this.

Some frames are worse at getting water into the bb shell. Water can get in from the stays and the seat tube. It’s worth bunging these.

I’ve drilled my bb shells to let water out. Once in water sits against the bearings and does the damage.

The cheap deore bearings are not sealed on the inboard side (where water sits) and do not last in bad weather.

Xt bearings have lasted me better, on one bike that ate bearings after each wet ride I found some ceramic sealed bearings that went into the oe cups and lasted ages.

Preload is key, I killed a hope ceramic last week with too much preload from a crank which would not fully seat (i swear the instructions for no. Of spacers are incorrect).

Don’t hang your bike on its side after a wet ride (like I did on the underside of the roof) as water sits on the bb bearings.