Thank you. It was the only bit I didn't understand and I got myself a bit confused there.

IMO Torq is worth the money, it works very well. I've used it a lot but only after long hard rides/runs for shorter stuff just use soya or whey protein. Your ment to mix torq with water but i've found it works better if you mix it with semi skimmed milk and it makes it taste better, nice and creamy like a thick shake. FWIW not a fan of the torq energy drink.

Ride it.

All above good advice only thing I can think to add is have you got the disc round the right way, fitted flush to the hub and is the disc true and not warped?

^^^^ Track pump. The secret is to use lots of soapy water with it, never had a problem and they always inflate easily.

"I want you to give it 110%". I know it's not a word but the saying drives me mad. How can you give it more than 100%? Always saying it on shows like x-factor, "You've really got to up your game this time and give it 110%" boils my blood!

Had the talas rc2 and vanilla rc2. From fully off, 3-4 clicks hs, 5-6 clicks ls on talas and I think around the same on the vanilla. Like you could never find a setting I was happy with on the talas, I was always adjusting it. Found you could set it up reasonably well for one type of terrain say for example rock gardens but it then sucked on everything else.

Never adjusted the settings on the vanilla once it was set and found hs/ls settings helped iron out the weak spots on coil forks. Also never really used the travel adjust found the fork worked well in max travel and was hard work in 130 and 100. Wouldn't buy one again, i'd only get a vanilla rc2 or float r.

Thanks for all the advice. Thought the sport would be hard to learn but didn't think you would need more than one kite and they would be that expensive but I suppose thats what people say about mtb's 😆 Plus must be a downer travelling to a location only for there to be no wind.

earl_brutus – Thats a good idea, could start with the wakeboarding and if I like it then I can get a kite as coffeeking suggests and move on from there. Best start saving my pennies.

Yeah I did mean kiteboarding 😳 Would help if I got the right sport!
If it's that expensive then it probably counts me out. Why's it so expensive, don't you just need the board, kite and some training?

Personally I run 358psi in the rear on my FS when using a 2.1" Racing Ralph

Bloody hell I thought I ran high pressures 😆

You can get a minion in 2.5 and I think 2.7 ust but not a lust version as it is a fr tyre, think it comes in a 60a compound as well as the 42a (super tacky). Always wanted a lust/ust 2.3 minion but had to do with a normal tyre run with stans.

Specialized tyres have thin sidewalls so your probably getting pinch flats. Use to get the same problem and the only way to stop it was run 45-50 psi in the rear (was 15-16 stone at the time) which made for a harsh ride and poor grip. Switched to tubeless, now run 32-34 psi in the rear so get good grip and zero problems.

Lust tyres are made by maxxis and have a lighter side wall than ust. You'll see lust on xc/am type tyres and the ust on fr/dh tyres where it is needed to cut down on sidewall tears and burping. Sometimes the same tyre such as the high roller is in ust and lust versions.

Edit : Should have mentioned that lust is also a tubeless tyre.

+1 for shimano brakes. Cheap, reliable, good power, good feel, easy to bleed and use mineral fluid. Owned several sets (deore/lx) and never had a problem.

Sounds like it was a sealed unit and you seperated it but it's hard to say without a photo. Should be able to buy a new bearing if not worse case is a new headset approx £30-£40.

Did the same thing, fell off at low speed and bent the seatstay on a rock. I damaged mine more than you and it did alter the rear triangle alignment. Straightened it the best I could and couldn't tell any difference other than the suspension bearings on that side wearing out quicker.

£500-£700 on a HT. If I could go back and buy a bike when I first started (7-8 years) with my present knowledge to keep it would be a turner 5 spot (horst link), marzocchi's, d521's and hopes.

Mtb for the same reasons as you give. I bought a road bike a few years ago (gone now) after not owning one for nearly 20 years and it gave me a new found respect for road racers on hilly courses such as fred whitton. They must have b*lls of steel descending at the speeds they do on those roads, rims brakes suck!

The splined hubs I have are better sealed than the 6 bolts i've had but I can't remember the model numbers. The one thing to watch out for is that the diameter of the flanges on the splined hubs are smaller and I would guess where most of the weight saving comes from, the downside to this is it builds a more flexy/weaker wheel. I didn't know that before I bought them and I wouldn't use them again due to that.

I will admit I am an illiterate moron, hence applying for blue collar jobs! That was a typing mistake though. I blame my skool, you weren't marked down for spelling and grammer it was all about expressing yourself.

Just recently got a job after ALOT of applications. Only received a few responses and over half of those were to say they weren't accepting anymore applications due to the interest. They were all blue collar jobs though.

Sorry for the hijack. Ton is that kris holm rims? Like the strength of them but they are a heavy rim and with the added weight of 29er tyres it makes for a heavy wheel set and I just wondered what it's like pushing that weight? Do you really notice it or only after 3-4 hours for example?

Just because it works for you doesn't mean it works for everybody else, we are all different and as the op is having problems something isn't right.

All the above is good advice. You haven't said whether you are reducing your riding and swimming if not I would to allow for the running. Also are you cooling down properly in the running and the riding/swimming. It's important to not just stop and cool down slowly to allow the lactic acid to reduce within the body as that contributes to the muscles aching the next day. That is probably why you hurt after the increased pace and increased lactic acid build up. You said your not very good at judging pace so I would get a heart rate monitor and workout your heart rate zones and make sure your not spending to much time in the anaerobic zone (in the anaerobic zone your bodies producing more lactic acid than it can get rid of). You'll need to do that for the running, swmming and biking with all the training your doing. I'm sure someone will come along and say heart rate monitors are a waste of time but just a few beats per minute can make a massive difference and the longer or the more you train the more you'll notice the difference. I could only run for 30-40 minutes and I was completely wasted, started using a heart rate monitor and it changed over night as I was running in anaerobic zone all the time.

Event is more breathable than gortex (gortex proshell is nearly as breathable but out of your price range) so you might feel slighlty colder in an event jacket but gortex has a more proven durabilty track record. The waterproof membranes are fragile so you'll find waterproof materials are either 2 layer with a liner (mesh on jackets) or three layer. Most outdoor brands will use goretex or event on their higher end jackets but will have an in house membrane for the cheaper jackets. Your average user won't notice much difference between the fabrics especially in uk conditions. This is because waterproof membranes need it to be colder on the outside than on the inside of the jacket to work best. That way when you sweat it turns to vapour and it goes through the membrane and rain doesn't come in from the outside. If it is warmer outside than inside the jacket it will reverse and push water in to the jacket. They are best suited to alpine condition, thats why you don't see people wearing high end jackets in the tropics (during rainy season!) a pack-a-mack is just as good.

Make sure you have wicking base layers definitely not cotton and unless it's windy and/or cold (anything waterproof is windproof) don't wear the jacket unless it's raining as you'll build up sweat on the inside and get colder quicker as your wet. As I said before the fit and features such as a good hood are more important. Can't speak for in house brands such as tog/millet etc and helly hanson but in general rab are good on sizing for tall and slim (alpine range) or tall and large people (xxl is huge wouldn't want to meet the man who fills that), hagloffs are good for taller people(plus any nordic brand), montane are good for people carrying a few extra pounds, millet (the french one) are good for smaller people (and any other french brand).

the biggest difference you'll find between a cheap jacket and a more expensive one is the cut.

+1

Try not to get hung up on the fabric the fit and features of a jacket are more important. If your munro bagging your going to need a good hood!

😆 😆 😆 Not sure which is funnier the poor lad for hurting his little fellas or his mates who didn't even raise their heads and clearly couldn't have given a **** until his b***s started bleeding.

If you got pulled over again, hence needing to produce your license whilst it's away, just tell them it's with the DVLA. Usually they will then give you a month to produce instead of a week (so I'm told).

I got pulled over and asked to produce my documents but I couldn't find my licence. When I went in and explained I was read my writes for not producing the driving licence but nothing came of it. This was approx 15 years ago tho!

oil drums are harmless but many people have been hurt/killed by cutting them open for bbq's.

And anyone who wants to start small fires on a beach wants to have their heads examined.

Many people have been hurt or killed as a result of starting small fires or being left stranded on a beach after the tide's come in.

Kept away from empty helium canisters, small fires, and the beach, ffs.

Whats starting a fire on the beach got to do with it? In no way is it along the same lines. Cut it open, don't cut it open, I don't really care I don't have to do it, it's up to the op but I still think it's a dumb idea.

White101 – Take your point but can't you see mine that if you cut open a tank after taking advice from someone off the internet you need your head read? There may well be other factors which the op doesn't deem relevant to mention but are, oil drums are harmless but many people have been hurt/killed by cutting them open for bbq's.

'IT'S A HELIUM TANK! WE KNOW WHAT'S IN IT, AND WE KNOW IT'S INERT!'

When I say within in it I mean what valves etc not the gas! Often tanks/bottles of gas have valves etc within the tank. Just because it's an inert gas doesn't mean it's not dangerous to open the tank. It's a stupid idea.

It's a dumb idea without seeking proffesional advice first and they will probably tell you it's a dumb idea. You don't know what is within the tank, hospital is full of people who have done stuff like this. Why take the risk to save a few quid?

I imagine there are a few loan sharks out there that are preying for the same thing. I know who I'd rather borrow money from.

Your right but it's the lesser of two evils.

For me it's not the interest rate, I can see why you have to charge that amount to make it work with paperwork etc. The problem is the type of people who will use the service, generally speaking it will be people on low incomes who can't get money from anywhere else and need to pay for food, elec bill etc. Can you really see many people who earn 25k a year and over using this service?

Jeremy Vine on radio2 was discussing this the other day and I was suprised to hear what doesn't have vat on it. As previously mentioned helicopters and art, collectable gold coins, super yachts. All items bought by your average person!

Just because it's legal doesn't make it right. Preying on the most vulnerable in society, hope the companies fail and the owners lose money/houses etc.

Thank you. Took a while to get my head round that at this time of night but think i've got the hang of it. 700x45c is the narrowest tyre I can use and still be ok.

I suck at berms, drop offs and jumps but I tell myself that they are mainly found in trail centres and I ride 'real' trails 😉

All 4 sides slope in, so if the top is 20cm smaller than the base, each side slopes in by 10cm.
Although, now you mention it, that's not specified in the original question. I'm just assuming the two squares are concentric.

It would make more sense than my answer.

I was always cr1p at maths.

+1 😳

I use altura in large and found them to be ok. They are a bit short in the body but then i'm 6'6" so basically everything is going to be. Never noticed the straps digging in so can't be that bad and when your sat on the bike your torso is shorter. Lycra stretchs loads you only have to wander into town to see some lovely examples of that 😀