There’s a Greggs.

Bwaarp – don’t look at the bottle rockets then. Can take anything from 160 to 200 I believe.

I know a lad who’s stuck a reverb on his 250 – 66s & a CCDB – manages fine up hill. Don’t see him going down

Rocky – the offer of demoing me covert still stands – not out any evenings this week as i’ve been out in the day. Fwiw my covert has come out lighter the the remedy 9 it replaced despite nearly all of the parts being swapped over and rides a lot better, if you know what i mean.

I’ve got a set of the vengence 160s and they are huge! Got them for 200quid because the kid wanted some kashmir fox.

Rocky that’s looking like the plan. There a chap selling some 2011 or 2009 coils in altringham for <300 gonna ring loco and make a decision then. Can always stuff the extra bits in the lyriks later.

Mini-boxers are spot on, it’s exactly what i want. The spare part thing doesn’t bother me but can’t seem to find many unhappy people who run lyriks – i may have to change my opinion.

Crispy Bacon – did cut gate on sunday – how good were the descents though!! Worth it for the push/carry though snow

Sorry for the hijack Rocky.

But seeing as this is a 160mm bike thread i’m gonna ask for some advice/recommend your own forks..

Currently running 09 36 talas on the covert – they are decent forks for trail centre’s and smoother trails but make up very little of the riding i do. But relentless rocky stuff i.e peaks/cumbria trails they are crap – long story short.

shortlist of replacement forks
1. marz 55 rc3 ti – would be the ultimate if i can find a 2010 set s/h but no travel adjust
2. X-fusion vengence hlr coil with the U-turn mod – on par with the 55’s just don’t fancy being the guinea pig, yet
3. RS lyriks – not of a of RS forks but this seem to tick all the boxes and pretty much everyone running them are v.happy with them – but there seems to be so many versions – anyone running them and how do they compare etc..

A bit of a stupid question but how do you go about taking the de-cals of a frame?

I have a mega and would quite like to take off most of the graphics.
Great bike BTW.

If it’s just stickers – heat gun. Basically a hair dyer for real men.

Bit of heat but not too much and peel away but this was for a battered set of fox forks the stickers are an inch thick!!!

Just de-cal the mega – sure there was a pic of one knocking around

DMR bolt – can run it ss too!
Cotic rocket – but i went for a covert in the end as the 2011 frames can found dirt cheap

I’ve got some Renthal fatbars cut to 740 fs soon – riser version. Mail in profile if you want/interested

Rain bar?

The bushing wear would be a problem regardless of frame – 8 quid to replace them with heavy duty ones

Me too & 5months old now.

Marple but usually start from Langley way. Seem to end up riding macc every week atm.

Cumberland Brook! Riding so good atm.

Just keen to get a bigger ride sorted & variations around macc

Can’t help but good luck & get bulk buying lock/chains & ground anchors

App on phone 🙂 tend not to give a shit about angles really..

I’m just not a fan of RS but simondo & nick paley both have lyrics.

180!! **** huge – they are rated up to 180, had a set of x-fusion vengeance hlr on it for a while. 170 but tall so probably same size as fox/rs 180 forks. It’s awesome going down & plowing through everything but felt a bit tall – transition have really got the covert spot on at 160 imo of course

I’m going to miss travel adjust but a few changes & mtfu I’ll manage.

Another thought is you can retro fit the RS U-turn on the x-fusion vengeance forks. So 170 coil sprung fork with travel adjust. Also, the vengeance hlr forks are shit hot! On par with 55s for plushness etc. I picked up mine for 180 quid & they had never been used!

Interested in that route ST – if your up for a repeat sometime – don’t do gps/gpx stuff.

Bike tart I think. My covert seems to suffer a lot more than the previous remedy & patriot. Love the cable routing of the transitions too.

Oh another PSA – order/buy some heavy duty shock bushes – you will eat the standard top hats pretty quickly – nwmtb were cheaper than mojo/Tf twits & loco (sorry si :-() even fit them in shop.

I wanted a bandit but it was cheaper to get a covert & both built up to similar weight – if that kinda thing bothers you

P.s get heli taping every bit where cables/hoses even touch the frame! Especially where the rear hose rest on the lower pivot.

I was in the shop & saw it being built. Very nice indeed, love the look of bandits but it ain’t got shit on my covert 😀

Fanny

The new black chilli’s are just as good as the UST ons’s seal easy enough, can’t really tell much difference except TUBELESS isn’t in big letters on the side.

I liked the hans dampfs but they didn’t last long

Royal’s somethings or other. No padding just bits of cloth. Use mine all year round, not worn my winter gloves since owning them

**** sam – I’m smaller than you by an inch but weigh 96kgs!

Music – echo & the bunnymen joy division the chameleons the cure james

The north/south divide – Manchester’s ideas are always ahead of London…

The peaks, moors etc.

The fact that within an hour of my front door I can be on top of kinder or at a ‘shine’ to a WWII bomber left to the elements – anywhere else would have it in a glass box charging money…

Manchester pubs & bars – big hands/temple bar/lass etc

Going to a pub with 1 mate & bumping into half of town.

Breaking the ice at frodsham to go barefoot skiing because the suns out

Making the most of any opportunity.

Whiskey!!!

Hope freehubs..

Love mine, the only bit of kit I have from I first started riding except scars.

Quick bimble around the shire as pushed for time. First ride in shorts this year

Man up 😀

Sunday cut gate ride.

Have you got a patio?

Got a medium, will measure tomorrow if I remember. Can always email them, probably get a reply sooner

Did the Roman road the day after Vickypea. Back to its usual gritty & gloopy self, still spent most of the day going up & down it mind 😀

Rocky mine comes out at 66.5 with 36s on – drop transition an email , usually get a proper reply with 24hrs.

Not really had it long or hard enough really but the covert is just spot on – does everything well, just flies off every little bit of trail the only bike I can compare it with is the old 180 patriots… It inspires lunacy.

Imo don’t put lyrics on it – vengeance or 55s perhaps

Same thing for my mate too nbt – eBay & pinkbike shop from east Manchester.

Not managed to track his high-rise 780 wide & in white bars though..

Struggled with this one but dawn surfing raids is no.1

Tunnocks caramel wafers no.2

costa coffee orange juice bottle – pro II seal tool

For the authentic look just get some tinnie’s & sit in whitworth park. Just look out for crazy bus lady – do not get caught in conversation or look her in the eye…

Sand bar can attract too many crustie’s for it to be chilled imo – could always try big hands which is almost next door – will be busy but it’s big. Too busy could always head trof/deaf institute

Only really like black celebration & construction time again, hardly from my youth though

Leftfield for me

Cool bikebouy, yeah some pics would be good.

banks, please tell us you’re only 7?

Mental age yeah.

No love for Mad Max…

99.9% of the squeaky bits on me bike use the same allen key – dropped said allen key down the floor boards at degla..

How did you know i was manc-way Columbo 😐 profile doesn’t say my location..