im not sure what this ‘breaking in’ thing you talk about. ive used a few sets of different makes and never ever ‘break them in’ i just fit them and they work straight away, always, also while i think about it i hardly go through pads either like some people do on here (1-2 rides WTF?)

someone in our year used these (MBT’s) as a basis for their dissertation..they looked like ‘special’ shoes….

she overtook you…she then got fed up with you staring at her arse so slowed down, you overake she gets peed off waiting for you so overtakes, you speed up so you can perv her arse again….repeat until lap ends.

beb no it doesn’t it just makes yr feet stinky.

my boy peed all over the garden this morning and he was sober ( well he is 3)

i think my xxxl reverse fli bars at 760mm are just about wide enough..
fwiw they dont slow me down through twisty tight trees either

if in doubt…flat out

NZcol, he has a point to a certain degree and a lot of orthotics are prescribed inappropriately and can just take over from normal functioning feet, but they have their place where indicated, just as stretches/strengthening exercises have their place.

being someone who works with feet alignment problems daily, orthotics certainly aren’t the work of the devil..!!

as much as you will get people saying yes its this and that its no substitute for someone looking at it in the flesh and being able to take everything into account.
if you are worried then go get it checked by a podiatrist or physio.

ah wierd see the way i was trained i’d start at the bottom and work up, check foot alignment and then see how its affecting the rest.
micro tearing of the tendon wont necessarily give you huge amounts of obvious swelling but will give you pain.

also ITB can be an overuse injury so maybe your overdoing things..?

deffo get a 2nd opinion, and mayve go see a podiatrist for a 3rd opinion on the feet affecting your problem. good luck mate

i take it any usb cable will be suitable for this, as i can see on their website a specific cable for it.

it was my thread and red rubber grease sorted it out no probs, use the same technique as above. easy peasy

my mrs just farted on my foot as i discovered this thread..didnt smell tho

😀

they weren’t ruined, just marked is all which is why i said they would’ve been ruined, jeez this is all a bit childish eh why try to pick holes in my post.

hang on while i find the evidence of my alleged enduro seal usage m’lud

EDIT: can’t find any photos.

I am just trying to be helpful, and give you the benefit of my experience, if you dont believe me and want to sort ‘theh wheat from the chaff (WTF?) then fine its no skin off my nose, buy the **** seals and make your own mind up.

as far as im aware they are

‘will therefore let less stuff in’

but it will let stuff in, then see your stanchions wear prematurely.

tosh? i think not…fact, i think so as it happened to mine.

garlic, its a bit strong to say im talking shite when all im doing is trying to let you know of my experience
look here

i can argue with that as i had some!!

why put something hard next to the stanchions,it doesn’t make any sense.

and no flex in stanchions = scratches/premature wear when dirt does ingress(and it will)

im not speculating, just trying to offer you the benefit of my experience.

FWIW i did get some marking on my stanchions.

the enduro ones i got for my revs were rubbish, confusingly made from really hard plastic, one bit of grit in there and stanchions would’ve been ruined.

my advice would be to stick with the original seals for replacing.

shimano lx is all you will ever need, i have juicy ultimates on another bike but the shimano brakes easily compete and are a bargain on merlin.

all my other bikes have the lx’s simply top quality.

ive had a 456 and dialled pa

i’d buy a 456 out of the 2

see my thread today. red rubber grease done the job where brake fluid failed.

i’d love to able to ride mine, 31miles door to door but hideous hills all the way and dangerous road for cyclists.

plymouth – torquay

aye, tis the font of all knowledge when you need something bikey

oh and its a font of rather a lot of shite when talking about most other things!!! 😆

update.

red rubber grease arrived this morning from evilbay (100ml for £2.85)

cleaned off again and applied said grease, worked piston in and out 3-4 times and hey presto all is good in the world again.

cheers all for your help

7, dear god thats pitiful, i blame my moobs making it harder.

tell the little un to mtfu and use his/her trainers as brakes 😆

my little uns rothan came sans brakes and he was fine.

jimbo as in mineral oil, wont go near them with dot fluid..!!

pbr- i’ll just keep doing it until its free, i only cleaned and worked piston 3/4 times so maybe i was being hopeful…

red rubber grease ordered.

cheers all,

the anodising is just fine an dandy.
will pester my local motorbike shop tomorrow

yea may try that, is that the stuff for car brake pistons thats hard to find anywhere to buy..?
nickc, yea cheers i did try that to no avail.

cnoc here my boy loves it

firstly just go and get yourself assessed, if you have a tight triceps surae complex then proper stretches done properly will help and maybe a heel raise inserted into your shoe to take the pressure off the tendon whilst you continue to walk around for a few weeks may help you heal quicker, but without seeing it etc etc its all codswallop go see someone.
oh and brufen and paracetomol for the pain/swelling if you are able to take them.

dont run until you are fully healed

schraeder all the way for me.

oh until i flatted today dug out my reserve tube with said schraeder and found my new rear rim was only drilled for presta…..oops.

blimey your stem is pretty long eh? run mine at 60mm and it feels right for me, got pikes and bulbs crappy rims x139 rear 325,

nice bike, got me round a nice 30miler today on the moor and is the best bike ive owned to date, sold my heckler as it just didnt get a look in once i’d built it, i’ll see if i can dig out some pics

even given the cheap price of the weekend, the facilities were not good imo, toilets a disgrace (you try taking your 3yr old for a dump in there…not a pleasant or easy experience to come out clean) and 6 showers for all is not nearly enough, we were very lucky with the weather, had it been raining that field would’ve been a nightmare.

that aside, the weekend was good although for some reason i expected it to be a bigger event, the course (marathon) was 50/50 imo, the start was a mare i got stuck behind 100 people and none of whom it seemed could cycle uphill, hence the 1st uphill was spent walking and getting pissed off, the next part was all uphill fireroad slog in the burning sun which i hated, then it all of a sudden got a lot better with some ace descents and lovely singletrack to finish.

oh yeah the pasta party was ace….not.

not sure if i’ll go back next year or not.

er, dont buy it, they can’t force money out of you can they?

no doubt i’ll be cursed again, with three races and one photo between them!!! everytime i’m doing my laps i always see the photographers walking to their next spot..!!! pah

used mine at the welsh weekend, spoke snapped off at the nipple just before the end of the 1st lap…(a re-occurring problem of my mates epic which has prompted a re lace under warranty)

rear shock is now starting to clunk yet again, forks pi$$ing oil.

its going back today again, the thing is i really like the bike when it works but you just can’t trust it to not break down, i certainly wouldn’t take it abroad.

if i could i’d get a refund and buy another bike but the thing is 10months old now, i’ll still try today though.

i have some reverse fli xxxl at 760mm from mtb direct, love em, they took a bit of getting used to but now i feel like i have a lot more control at higher speeds and in the air.
not everybody’s cup of tea tho so mayb try b4 u buy..

plumz that is the fault that everyone gets, repair by replacement.

it sucks.

plumz welcome to the fold..!

im seriously considering writing to spesh, to see if they can reimburse me my money, its just not a reliable machine.