will pop up unless crap weather,
also organising an East Lothian ride out Sunday…all invited train times too,,,details here; cake run…

Hi, if helmet mounted as in the 1st film a £225 Tachyon 2010 xc sports camera,
if im holding it or its on a gorilla pod as in film 2 and 3 its a cheapy £60 Cannon powershot A470 on video setting,

2.25 Ardents here all year round…mud rock whatever…

Chainline – Member

There are other combinations of Fat front too depending on Fork choice, the enabler isn’t suitable for 26″ frame builds, you would want Surly, vicious or Fatback forks for that really.
Surly has rear brake spacing so requires the use of a rear hub on the front, the others take a genuine 135mm front hub.

other Rim choices are kris Holm, Speedway (fatback)

Other hub choices (depending on fork) are (135mm) Paul Components, Phil Wood, Fatback and Hadley
(135mm rear disk spacing e.g. Salsa enabler/SurlyPugsley) Any rear you like although Single speed hubs are the strongest due to lower dish build.

And yes I am a Fatbike saddo.
the Surly fork is available as the 135 offset for rear hubs using a rear disc mount-as comes with the framesets and also inline to to fit a regular 100mm front hub with standard front brake mounting :o
Fatbike owner too but far from sad for it :wink:

Pentlands

East Lothian

Berwickshire

Isle of Harris

4" of float my friend :wink:

Harvest time biking :o

got some virus.bug lergy thing :cry:
home fi work lunchtime, looks like off work rest of week… :mrgreen:
have fun!

2 top indie label bands and favourites of the Late John Peel..

Edinburghs brilliant Shop Assistants… video was filmed in Wester Hailes!
who would go on to reform to the pastals in the very early 90s…

oh and punk band The Exploited from Livi :twisted:

heres my killer v, an import i believe, now my commuter, still has the club roost bars and Tioga surefoot toestrap pedals :mrgreen:

Thanks to your thread ive just ordered some skin walls for my 85 Muddy Fox Courier from Bikeplus- £10 the pair, cheers :o
still got 3 of my old dales. the paintwork puts modern bikes to shame!

proberly why he wouldnt swap it for a 1950`s Raleigh sport i have then although he really wants a British classic :o

my friend in Holland has one of those in perfect condition..
maybe it was left after ze Germans legged it :lol:
will email him for pics to send if you want

lol… Glen Orchy is also a feast site on a still evening, was in the tent down there past the bridge once and the high pitch drone outside was unreal…luckily i was self substained inside…food and beer inside…always take a 2 litre milk carton to save going out to the call of nature! :mrgreen:

SprocketJockey
its a Surly but the beast..a pugsley:o built for the coast…
you could also buy the Surly jethro tule 15mm spanner with bottle opener :o

Last time i was camped at Ullapool i tuned into Radio Ullapool FM and after the local news and weather they had a midge report…class!
it was correct as was eaten that evening… :o

Theres a MTBscotland ride up there tomorrow so forwarded this druidh :o

thats the baby :o

opens beer too, dunno why you need that when you have a hip flask :o

get an old alloy multi size flat spanner to carry (not those old chrome steel Raleigh ones!)
Surly chaintug on the drive side works a treat as just pulls off once wheel nuts loose, you have to use the serrated washer on the non drive though to stop your axle rotating and causing all sorts of problems :o

i have RS7s on a beach bike with a Phil Wood BB as needed a 100mm BB,
both very light and dont think they will be breaking in a hurry,
Buy a PW BB and you wont ever need to buy another, just change the bearings when needed. Both just look lovely made :o

wont make this week Ken…
happy to lead a niteride around East Lothian soon,
2.5 hr(ish) loop from Drem Station so could suss out train times from the toon and back if needed…Ken :o

bakes – Member

are you wearing a corset or a cummerbund?

maybe its a back brace cause everyone who see`s these bikes (online) but havent ever ridden one thinks they must weigh a ton and be hard to cycle…
so you dont have to do a risk assesment now… :wink:

bought my first on one (456) this year dispite over 20 years of mtb`s and very impressed with the frame build and finish for the price.
headset pressed in no probs and i faced the rear disc drop outs but they didnt really need it, as for the BB dont worry about it…having this done is a bit of a farce considering external BB spacers are plastic and therefore will flex as the BB bearings are tightend…
agree on Genesis for nice frames too for not much more :o

It is rubberneck :o
Charlie the Bikemonger has them, stainless so £20ish,

peace of cake :mrgreen:

complete pugsley (thumbs up) see you all on the beach :o

a courier is retro…
got an old courier that will be rolling again soon…got all the parts now just need the time…

blog post

hope you recover your stuff Steven…

28 Days Later

cool film & tunes

mdb – Member

Coastkid, I love that timelapse of the 456 build.

never knew i could moonwalk until i made that film :lol:

Gary the Go Pro HD really is amazing quality!, nice films!
theres a coal boat ship wreck off off the rocks there at Scoughall worth a look at a very low tide :wink:

Holland; lots of bikes!

Glentress, pie run and magic mushroom…

Snowbiking, winter 09/10

Beachriding…

Cheviots, Clennel Street descent….

TBC rideouts, Pentlands, scalectrix…

On One 456 timelapse build and quick spin…

i use a dry bag with homemade mount,

details here…

heres some film before it got dark, hopefully soon at the speed of todays technology we will soon be able to buy cheap helmet cams that film in the dark :o

clicky here…

love it (thumbs up)
did this evenings TBC evening/nightride on the pugsley… was real comfy and kept up with regular bikes no probs :mrgreen:

great night, thanks Steven, and all who came along, trails are good this now :o
some pics;

pugsley meets pigsley…



so fast i couldnt get them…

after sundown…


tonights leader…


film to do tomorrow…

Alistair i have a spare hope light packed so can use that :o

Epicon 29er`s here and around 1500 miles now no probs, once a year old and warranty is up will send em to TF Tuned for them to work there magic and get them more plush like Rockshoks,
i was told Suntour make Rockshok :wink:

i have a spare HID hope search light, helmet mounted which someone can use but there are a few of low branches so if you break it you replace it :o

i used to (ahem) pass through the woods there a few years ago when i had a trailbike (motorised) if on route to two wheels at peffermill road and then heard about the gypo`s stopping kids on crossers and those wee mini bikes at knifepoint for there bikes…aint the locals thats a problem up there but the interlopers…if this is still ongoing then could be a worst problem for cyclists,
other than that more trails in the toon must be a good thing :o