my wheels weigh 1800gs with everything on tyres rotors shewers and cassette…..this wasnt a competition it was just to show it can be done.
Bruce

use alligator i links from ready to ride cycles….best shifting ever and lighter than nokons

rush carbon size large
carbon lefty speed sl 110
xo gripshift
xo rear mech with ti bolts and kcnc ceramic jockey wheels
alligator i-link cables with power cords
si bb30 28-42 chainset ceramic bearings
kcnc scanduim bars uncut
si stem with ti bolts and carbon faceplate
xtr brakes with ti bolts
mavic slr tubs with ti freehub and ti disk rotor bolts
tufo xc3 tubs 2.25
arione carbon team
thompson masterpiece with ti bolts
look quartz carbon ti
simica bar ends with ti bolts
foam decathalon grips bargain at £3 and 28g
carbon superstar components bottle cage with ti bolts

pictures here…..told you so
http://s572.photobucket.com/albums/ss161/32dugast/?action=view&current=P7220018.jpg

Bruce

on park bike scales 19.24lbs size large with tufo xc3 tubs

my cannondale rush is 19lbs ……with big tyres 2.25 and 110mm of travel

Its a monster….im not feeling it.

hm…i do like the volt looks,hm the sine thesis has a really clever pad design.

it should be illegal to start a party before 10PM…..it makes people eat that way avoiding binge drinking like afffects?….

on the continent no one uses more than a 46.ever…..far to big.
average is 38-44 what sven uses in the dry and bart wellen uses same if not 38-42 in the wet?
i have 44-38 and works well with 12-27 out back…..

i live in the dark peak….i have riden down jacobs easy.
Its not the bike that'll go it;ll be you.

look you get the gist of what i'm saying……if you have carbon soled shoes with uberstiff soles then all is good.
thisisnotaspoon …dont get me started on tyres ;).
flatties rely on a flat sole to grip the pedal…so confuisus shoes with no grip maketh a man fall over in mud.
Bruce

29ers……singlespeeds we don't live in the dark ages…..flatties great is you want to fall over in the mud,lose 50% effiecientcy,and look like a american skater boy….coil shocks.heavy and crap…tubes….why not tubeless?….baggies…just plain silly.

rant over calm……..

get some tub wheels they are the way forward…..then dugast pipepstrellos in 48 😀
they are amazing
end of

lots of riders on 38-26/28 if on sram
contador is running 38-28

i no they are lightly managed…i have had stuff to do with local shoots so know a bit about that.
I also have done a full reckee to see where the pheasants are….today i actually took up raisins and put them down for the them.
im not trying to incite anger and with the givern response will stop 🙁
so goes the saying
"life a bitch and then you die….."
Bruce

its haddon estate managed

well I have only done some light management…so if there is a problem i will do no more…i'm trying to get local kids and riders involved,I also have used natural techniques,to move things i have replanted bushes i have cut off and have actually cleared the bridleways so you can ride along without being with out being hit in the face.There by doing the work of the owners for free,i'm thinking since i have not made jumps or dug up irresponsibley………
so there
Bruce(local interested young rider )

no but no of him….i may have stumbled across the ground..happening to clear things out of the way etc….all of it is natural and i have replanted bushed and covered over any digging so it cannot be seen unless you know where your going.

thats 1 wahoo!!!

go down to your local oriental supermarket and buy a large chinese style cleaver,and buy a untility high carbon steel knife shorter thin blade .This is all you need ,keep razor sharp and i use mine for everything,learn to use your knife,that i personally think make more difference than the knife used.
hope that helps
Bruce

assos f1 mille. with arione cx with carbon rails, cannondale rush 7hrs in the saddle ,no a*se ache.
Need i say more.
Bruce

any?

What ever floats your boat 😕

(freak)

good advice about cooling down…

any other cheap suggestions
??????????

oh…kinda guessed that. 😆

one word

sworks……………..

anyone?

im your height i ride a scott scale with a 120mm stem and no layback seatpost up very high….truth be told is practise,ride more,to race you need to be confident to go over anything so practice with whatever feels best.
Bruce

short arse at 6″4 ?

look this picture was taken a while ago when i first built my bike up..therefore no pedals or front mech.
i’ll post current set up tomoro after ride.

cross is an hour of balls out racing..baisically endurence cross isn’t cross,the lap at 5 miles would be alot too far.
other than that.good principle,cross is my favourite disipline and anyone should give it a go.

how do you post pictures?

get some furious fred in 2.2 they are the fastest things known to man.

i have kcnc on all my bikes in ceramic and they are so good.

i live 1 min away from monsal head…therefore you shouldn’t have problems if i haven’t i ride that decent regularly,with out problems
if your local.i can show you how to set them up.
bruce

you need the milk to work properly as it acts as a bead seal….
i would recomend some swalbe racing ralphs.They are easiest to set up and i haven’t had a problem with them in over a year.
there’s my advice hope it helps.
bruce

damn i always pictured a mother duck in labour for hours and hours…. 😆

same it was solid,its 150 ums marks tho…. 😕