hydroforming

cheers

same height and i went for the 18"

the 2007 Five is built around an optimum fork height of 150mm and is warranted for a 160mm, so it's not going to make it feel like a chopper and mess up the handling….

http://www.orangebikes.co.uk/2007bikes/five-se.php

aye – nothing wrong with white rims, its the red cranks that are minging…

hi sean

i've got a 2007 Five 20" and run air pikes on it which are great, never seem to need to wind them down either, so i've also been considering investing in a 2010 Talas 36 – 160mm for dh and 130mm for everything else; as the middle setting (130mm) will be much the same as the pike at 140mm

i've also got a lyrik 2-step on a 18" patriot xcel and considered the swop but unfortunately orange cut the steerer way too short for my Fives massive headtube… typical!

the lyrik isn't light thought (2.5kg), and i find it no way as adjustable as the pike as it is solo air and not dual – the pike is way plusher, but the 115mm travel setting is a god send for climbing on the patriot. My 2-step has also had to be repaired twice now, so i've little confidence with it on long weekends/holiday trips away

115mm 2-step will be similar to a pike wound down to 120mm-ish

HTH

foxy – the cove website photos of the hummer are well out of date

thats the 2006 model they have shown….

down tube is the same (or very similar) to my ti29er as well

do you mean this one?

http://bb.nsmb.com/showthread.php?t=120380

still with tape…

will it be bottle conditioned beer richy?

cheers fella!

ton – i've done it on my ti29er, although i've since SS'ed that and bought a Scandal SD and put the alfine on that for commuting duties (although as the commute is flat and i only use seventh gear so i'm thinking of swopping it back now and ss'ing the scandal with a 13t cog – typical!

end of thread ;)

not after a new frame TBH, the thanks for the offer

al – i do what i like with my bikes, i have plenty to ride

now where is that hammer?

i reckon sparky is laughing at my past fork choices….

alternative piccy of sparky with murphy RIP:

been using a 25mm carbon layback and 90mm stem from day one to get my preferred reach and comfort – thing I found was that it put my weight too far back and it didn’t climb very well unless my revelations were set at about 100-110mm – it was a great marathon HT though but for a XC HT I preferred a Soul at 120mm…

riding buddy had a 2nd hand 2005 one and the chainsuck was a club joke, he loved the ride but couldn’t put up with the constant chainsuck so he sold it (with considerable scarring) for about £350

i thought about getting rid of my 2008 19″ as well TBH – i should have got the 20″ instead but hay ho…. no interest when i posted it up for £700 last year though

I’d would rather hang it off the wall than accept less than £600 for something in such good condition – shame really, it should be ridden…

used a XT conventional on mine fine… but that wasn’t the SD model

riding buddy runs a top swing on his – i’d post a picture of it but fotopic is having issues….

joseph

sparky

only can get the thumbnails to work…

twas brilliant!

Santa
Diva
Maverick
Roscoe
Sanchez

fine for trail centres, but absolutely terrible in muddy natural conditions

how about an orange rover?

http://www.swinnertoncycles.co.uk/Spares-Accessories_378_0.aspx

great weekend guys!

cheers to tim (or was it tom? no.33) for the loan of the rear QR after mine died

that SSUK special brew was indeed special brew…

john – i have that sign…. ;)

for next year i think the proposal was brechfa

this is how i get on the commute home, feel really slow and almost light headed by the end – with crap reactions, tired arms etc.

will end up in the canal one day :o

will try a few alternative brekkies then – porridge (i like the huge rolled oats sainsburys do) or maybe a bit of fish

thing is i’m not really that hungry at 6am and have to make myself eat breakfast

alternatively i may skip or at least just have a bannana for breakfast and have a big bowl of museli when i get into the office

nope just started

need to pee now…

I converted my DT 240 hubs to the 9mm front and 10mm rear RWS system on a FSer

i definitely see the benefits of if on the front but don’t really notice it on the rear

<laughs to self> specialized will probably introduce a 10mm rear hub system similar to DT at some point and a long and expensive legal case will commence…. and it will include a plastic lever….

it always makes me laugh when companies (or there tech representatives) slag off other manaufacturers kit…

can’t believe it took that long!

just MTFU and stick a 12t cog on…!

i too will be racing at the weekend (or laughing at the racers anyhow….)

did it last year in a large group and recommend an early start

the riding doesn’t justify a full face helmet tbh

have fun overtaking the teams of fat euro xc riders in lyrca! ;)

at some point over the last four years i’ve used all those forks on my cotic soul (ronin 110mm, marathon xc’s 100-120mm, reba team 85-115mm)

currently using minute elite tpc’s at 120mm because of the through axle

wouldn’t have an issue with recommending a reba at all

I manage to consume most thinks except for raw coconut and celery – I think its a texture thing

i tried the 2.4″ 29er version on the front around delamere forest in winter and found them horrendous on any wet roots and greasy off-camber corners, they were good at llandegla though

i’ve had this with a brand new Kenda Nevegal UST tyre – i put it down to a faulty bead on the tyre, as it would not stay on the bontrager or mavic UST wheelsets i run tubeless or even with a innertube

my second hand dialled morning glory – my first ti ht, built it up with coil pikes and a nice wheelset it looked amazing , one ride and my back was destroyed for weeks meaning i missed the 2007 dyfi