It will pay dividends if you learn how to do basic things yourself. The linked book is a good start and will give you confidence to ‘fettle’ more! The Park Tool website also offers good pictorial guides to various tasks. When you are confident to tweak your bike a bit, it will give you confidence when riding. Knowing how to solve a dragging brake or poor shifting gears will allow you to not loose enjoyment in your new past-time.

Looks like CRC have finally got round to putting up a picture and description of these frames.

Can anyone tell me why the pic for the 2011 Super 4 has a curved top tube, where as my frame seems to have the older style one? Is it only the small frames that get the kink?

That a bit of a bummer! I really rate the frame and dont care if its fashionable or not. Its definitely something to look forward to building up and riding! If its any conciliation, NP/Hotlines and my supplier (Descent Gear) have been very good at getting in touch with me with regards to sending me a new rear end FOC. I hope you get decent levels of service like it did!

Then rag it!

Mine came with the 12mm DT Swiss axle. It was one of the first batch so this may have changed by now. Sorry if that’s no help!

Unlucky! 🙄

Top stuff mate 😀

I’m looking forward to getting this built up over Christmas! Off to the Lakes for NY so should get to give it a proper ride before heading back to this wee island!

Ireland?

Not quite, Tresco Isles of Scilly.

my original was an rp2 with compression 3, rebound 2

Very helpful – cheers!

What’s the tyre clearance like out back? Ive got a 2.35 Minion i’d like to run… will there be space considering that its very skinny for a 2.35″?

Im the spitting image…

McZoooom!

Im on the look out for a 165x38mm shock – anyone?!

Here you go, excuse fast moving father:

Let me know if this pic works, my internet is SO slow that sometime/most of the time the connection times out before pics are loaded. 0.01mb/s FTW!

Confirmed no shock 🙁 oh well! I’m still a happy bunny! I won’t see the frame in the flesh until the 21st as I’m currently working on a small island in the Atlantic! My parents have sent me a pic that I’ll upload in a bit. From the pic- I like!

The super 4 has arrived at home (I’m at work). The box states commencal clearance so I’m guessing no shock is included 🙁 but it is Matt red in colour, which is kinda nice!

I know, it does seem to good to be true, but being the optimist, I’m still smiling! Time will tell, I hope that comes with a shock, maybe even the X-Fusion that is specced on the Super 4 Comp.

Nope!

Well, its been dispatched so Im hoping for the best!

I used iWork throughout my degree and continue to use it afterwards. However my job doesnt require me to use a computer at all so aside from the degree work, it is for personal use. As said above, formatting goes bum-over-face if using heavily formatted files. For plain text it plays happily with Office.

Gardener

Ive been on the look out for a short travel ‘fun’ xc bike with slack-ish angles to replace my inbred frame. Its been on the back burner since im working in the Scilly Isles for a year with limited riding on my island of Tresco. But seeing this, I think I’ll have a fun little bike to blast around on while im here (Have left the NP Mega with the parents for the year). Its a birthday present to myself! I hope it works out.

I’m aware of the cracking issues, but I have (unfounded) confidence in the 2011 frames. Im unsure if the frame comes with a shock or not. I did call them up and spoke to the ‘Brand Manager’ via a sales rep. He pointed out that it would usually state ‘No Shock’ in the item title if this was the case. However, he couldnt tell me for sure… He sent a request to the warehouse for someone to go and have a look. Im still waiting for a response. I took the risk as the 10% off runs out today and I didnt want to miss out. Finger crossed!!

Tresco, Isles of Scilly. This connection is shared between 3 people!

Good thinking about the VHF. was thinking about PLB’s and EPRIBs but reckon VHF’s will do all that I want them too.

haha! Good story though!

Thanks, I’ll take a look.

Doh! Ok Cheers!!

Nice one guys. One other (stupid) question. CET (Central European Time) is two hours ahead of us currently right? So 21.00CET is 19.00 here?

2010 purple ones. Have spoken to windwave. They said that there is nothing they know of so open them up and have a look. If I want I can then send them in. Bugger.

Oh well

I have a used avid kit that i no longer require if youre interested. Mail in profile.

I currently dont live anywhere near any sand.

I’m moving to biking mecca. Tresco (isles of scilly). its only for a year, but ill go mad without a bike!

Cheers hugor! Thats what I wanted to hear!

I miss Oz!

Fat bike’s not an option (unfortunately!) my £4k/year salary wouldnt stretch to that! I have some big Kendas (BG and Nevegal). I think they will do.

Getto tubeless and low pressures a good idea?

FoD but pushing. Mates are on the uplift. Might change the minions to swampthings…

Right, fixed the stuck rebound knob.

Still getting a clunk though. It happens on the rebound and is not a top out. I happens mid rebound stroke.. anyone?

2.35 minions

Enduro?

Edit – just a guess…

I’m a gardener and have a trainee position at the Abbey Gardens. Pretty good gig!

Ace – cheers buddy. I move down there in September so may PM you then. I just hope I don’t go stir-crazy on the little island of Tresco!

No-one?

Is anyone else’s rear bolt thru axle a bit stiff to twist as soon as it engages the threads on the dropout? It seems as if it doesn’t quite line up right?

dremel/file.

or just zip-tie the outer to the frame.