That’s what I thought, North to South will be after 35km, there will be a pint waiting for us at the kingshouse 🙂

Cheers, we are riding out to kinlochleven, doing a loop and then heading back.

speak to Mike at Mountain Bike Skills, he is based out of the Howgills.

http://www.mountainbikeskills.co.uk/

cheers guys time to spend a few hours looking over the map. Thanks.

Thanks Matt will do

Thanks guys, I understand the uplift stays open to the end of Oct weather dependant. Any more route suggestions welcome, don’t mind driving for half an hour to pick up another trail. Cheers.

Thanks guy.

Cheers mate I will have a look.

Mountain bike skills. Runs out of the lakes, gisburn and pennines, great guy , you ‘ll be entertained as well as good instructor.

you can get 150mm domains

Hey mate get a set of coil shock Rock Shox Domain, they are heavier but with steel stanchions so will be alot more durable, I had a set of lyrics, they started to wear and got rub marks.

I replaced them with a set of 180 domains, they are bomb proof if you dont mind the extra weight.

Chay

come across it every day in Manchester, there are shit drivers and equally shit cyclists.

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cheers mate.

agreed, I am just trying to find a bottom cup that will fit the frame and a 1.5 tappered steerer tube

hey mate your link took me to an empty basket, can you try again, cheers.

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I would recommend the nuke proof mega. built mine up with fox dhx 5.0 air shock and 180 domains, nice set of wide bars, I have used it for riding up snowdon, uplift days and all day rides in the peaks and lakes.

Awesome versatile bike.

Carslog, we did a lads weekend there in Sept, Sat we rode up and down Snowddon and then onto antur on the sunday, staying in llanberis, great weekend!

I have a nukeproof mega and ride it pretty hard up the lakes and peaks, sounds like they will do the job.

Cheers for the feedback.

How do you find the 1 1/8 steerer, do you get any flex out of it?

good feedback guys. I am a bit nervous of running a 1 1/8 steerer tube, would prefer to have a tapered steerer with 180mm domains……………do you think that would be too slack for all day rides, i do alot up the lakes and the peaks?

Cheers

hey mate, i was thinking of fitting a set of 180 domains to my mega…..how did you get on?

I have a tappered set of 160mm lyriks, however I am considering a set of 180 domains.

with a 180 mm fork and a 44IISS are you limited to a 1 1/8th steerer tube?

as said before internet price match them.

Chillfactor branch gave 4 free spokes so that I could mend my back wheel…………..I have no issue with them.

I usually ride the Hope triple 8 route and the Ladybower route, I’m Manchester based. Some of those descents look pretty awesome, would love to ride them.

cool video, where abouts in the peaks are those trails, are they around the Ladybower area?

Flow I have ridden alot of different types of bikes.

Soobalias, you luv it mate, they are awesome toys!

Nukeproof Mega, 150mm on the back and can take upto a 170mm fork. I have a 160mm Lyric on mine. Climbs like a XC and descends like a mini downhill, awesome bikes. Got my frame for £950 with an anodised finish. Would highly recommend.

I m 5 10 and just got a medium, perfect sizing, doesn’t feel small and its easy enough to throw it about……awesome bikes!

Gooner is goes like stink, so much fun to ride!

This is my do it all toy.

I would recommend the mega. Got one set up with 160 lyrics, climbs amazing, descends superb!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61787517@N03/6893925877/
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this is the perfect enduro bike!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61787517@N03/6893925877/in/photostream/

New bike think this one will do the trick!

No that was what they were willing to give me cause they couldn’t locate a frame, I suppose as an offer of good will. The shock alone is worth £260 rrp.

Good point, though I do reckon it was a dodgy frame to start with, my best mate is a mountain bike instructor in the Lake District and has the same bike for longer than me which is well used with no issues.

My main gripe was the lack of like for like replacement.