My 3C HR2 went the same way (on the front) now been replaced with a Vigilante.

Cheers bruneep

Nice and dry up here just now. The coffee bothy in Golspie is only open on a Sunday during the summer. The Nisa convenience store on the left as you leave the village heading south does coffees and bacon rolls, hot pies etc. the Trawler chippy is open 7 days a week from lunchtime too and is really good, it has the cafe next door too, so you can sit down with your fish n chips 🙂

Piece of cake to change them. Guide on the Pike Manual on Sram website. I got my 140 air spring from Germany, cost about £25. I’ll see if I can find the site again.

Getting dirty now.

Just rode as normal

Mine now clunk on top out since I refitted the 150mm air spring. Not worried about though as you don’t notice it riding and performance isn’t effected. They did the same when I first shortened them with the 140 air spring, but knocking went after a few hard rides. I’m confident it’s just the slot for balancing chambers blocked with the grease I put on damper quad seals.

Nice one cheers guys. Think I’ll try one of the superstar ones

Thanks Bluearsedfly,
Only had 1 ride on it, hopefully out again later this morning. I’ve come from. SC solo alloy, this is a little heavier but pedals really well. Feels a lot more confident and stable on the descents, a good bit slacker and longer than the Solo, which is what I wanted.
You enjoying yours? They look great in the Blue. I would have had that colour had they done the 2015 ones that colour.

Hi Bennn, got the frame from Base Camp bikes up at Grantown here in the highlands.
It’s a raw large with CC Inline, 150mm Pike, XT chainset (1×10 32t front and 40t rear) brakes and rear mech, Deore pedals, Renthal carbon fat bar, 50mm Nukeproof stem, Reverb stealth, Charge scoop saddle, Hope pro 2 hubs with Stans Arch EX rims, HR2 3C front and Hans Dampth rear both tubeless set-up.
30.5 on the bathroom scales.
Cheers
CB

My 2015 Spitfire. Got frame last weekend. Very impressed so far 🙂

Cheers Chief, yep large with 150 Pike. Was admiring your Spitfire on here the other week 🙂

32t

Cheers lads.
Makecoldplayhistory – still setting it up. The stem is a 70mm, a bit too long. Waiting for 50mm then can move saddle back a bit too.

Got my Spitfire frame on Saturday. First ride yesterday. Very nice.

Gregor Bearley is the UK rep. Met him at Glenlivet last year, really nice helpful chap. May find him on the old FB and PM him.

Loop round the Strathpuffer.

Thanks Legend. Will give Alpine bikes a shout.

Yep, top collar bush worn

Haha, yeah knocking front and back now with my Pikes

I find the Gore Alp X Softshell good. But soon get hot in it in anything over 5deg. Sleeves zip off which is good.

http://www.bowlandoutdoors.com/acatalog/Gore-Bike-Wear-Alp-X-2.0-SO-Windstopper–Soft-Shell-Zip-Off-Jacket—Red-Black-5534.html?gclid=CIG4_MegoLsCFa-WtAodwT8AcQ

My post has started doing this now! Think I’ll give the first technique a go. Mines 3.5yr old now so had a good innings so far.

Superb

Cheers for the reply lads, and thanks for the offer of Pitmedden Robbie. Unfortunately I’m in the works van which has a tracker fitted so no driving for ‘social’ purposes :-(.

Same here, won’t open or load on my iPad

Running a Onone Smorgasbord in the rear on mine, no issues. Also had a 2.25 Ardent in there no issue.

170mm steerer on mine with no spacers under stem.

Saffron Indian is great. Small place, but amazing food and service

Doesn’t matter what bike your riding, as long as your having fun and get to the cafe with a smile on your face. They are good burgers 🙂

Same here as nuke, HD front, Smorgasbord rear.

Yep, just fitted a 150mm 26″ air spring to my 27.5 Pike to give me 140mm travel

100mm Reba’s on mine at mo, but looking to fit x-fusion slides at 120mm for more techy riding

Good shout. Only just got new lenses for my previous Flak jackets, oh well.. Another pair on their way now 🙂

It’s 650b but not 160mm travel. 125mm and 140 on front is working for me.

Jsync,
The Solo feels very similar to the 5 it replaced when pointed downhill. I had a 140 Rev on the 5 also. The solo seems to turn a lot quicker, think this is due to the lower bb height. I had a few pedal strikes first few outings, but I’ve got used to it one and love the planted feeling.

Cheers

I recently bought an Alloy Solo frame. Had a Orange 5 and a Heckler previously. The VPP I find so much better on the technical climbs, seems to keep the rear wheel planted on the rough stuff. Just been riding round Torridon today, and the Solo climbed sections the Heckler and 5 used to struggle on cleaning without slipping and taking a dab.
If you can afford the extra for VPP, I would defo go for Bronson.

Cheeky little pick from this morn 😉

No probs with my 40t, running on a shimano 36t cassette, XT shadow + med cage rear, and a RF narrow/wide 32t front.

Sunny spells today in Easter Ross