That is very nice. Pretty much the perfect bike.
How are you finding it climbing and on the flats?

Well, my payments been taken from paypal..

Thread revival!
I’m going to sell up my Superfly. Fantastically fast bike, but I prefer more playful geometry and longer travel.

The Scout looks good! Geometry seems okay and the specs okay too.
How are people getting on with their Scouts? Is the frame playful? Easy to manual?

Rorschach, how does it compare to the Yelli?

I’ve ordered one to see what happens 😆

Yes, not a weekend shot.

Did my first local loop yesterday evening since last year. It’s almost impassible in winter as the muddy is so claggy.

Lovely ride. Strange weather though. It was really hazy and the sunset ended up red. The darkest red I’ve ever seen, like something from the savanna.

No, I really have to.. You don’t understand 😥

I preferred when its published closer to lunch.
It gives me something to look forward to at work (& procrastinate).
Also means there’s less content in this weekly thread!

How longs the race (miles & time)? Is it a laps race or one whole route?
I find it very race specific as to what I take. On a short laps race I’ll leave food and mechanical bits at the start line, but on a longer route race I’ll try and strap it to the bike.

Reed has just helped me secure my new job.
They were absolutely fantastic. I submitted my CV online somewhere for a different role and Reed found it. They contacted me and spoke me through the job, the company and the processes. Fantastic communication in arranging a telephone interview and formal interview. After the subsequent job offer she negotiated a higher salary too.

I realize they are doing this because they get commission, but she was incredibly polite, fast and understanding. It was a nice change to the car salesman and estate agents I’ve been dealing with recently.

Mid-20s, no debt, 4x salary in savings and separate deposit fund (without help still a good 5 years off buying a house).

Noticed something interesting at the Xc race the other day.
There seemed to be two distinct types of rider;
1. Bangernomics/functional old car
2. Expensive ’15/16 reg van, VAG, camper
They all had several thousand pounds worth of bike strapped to them though.

There was a distinct lack of middle ground in both car value and bike value.

It makes me wonder which of these two group (in general) have more unsecured/personal debt?

The RF stuff is good quality and that’s a fantastic price.

I do believe that wide bars are better though.
730mm is too narrow if you’re above 165cm in my opinion.

I’m running the Beaver 2.25 Exo rear with a WTB Vigilante TCS front.
Great combination for most of my riding. I’ve done a few races and uplift days and the 2.25 bites in nicely, especially when it loamy or muddy. It rolls fast and clears quick too. The one place it feel sketchy is polished hard pack (like bits of Swinley) where it can slip when pushed.

I’ve heard a few good ones;
Whyte- ‘White-Tea’
Mondraker- ‘Moon-drake-er’

None bike stuff;
River Thames- ‘Thh-emms'(Bus of American tourists)

Thanks for the advice. I’ll inspect it all this evening.
It’s a very simple order, so I think it’s probably a bearing needing to be re-seated.

I borrowed the shops S-works Epic whilst they were doing work on my bike.
I was blown away by it. It weighed nothing and rode like a much bigger travel bike. I’ve never ridden anything like it. Shame I can’t justify spending £10k 😯 .

I guess it’s like test driving a super car and then getting back in your Golf.

Seems the right thread to praise the ‘Mean and Dirty’ events team.
I entered their ‘Mad Dash in the Park’ winter series after stumbling across it.
They are fantastically well organised with great marshals, St Johns, proper timing chip band, mechanic, food stall, live timings/placement (and sometimes bike wash). The event only costs £15 for an adult! Needless to say that the events sell out well in advance.
I’ll be entering their Enduro series too, £30/race.

I like the look of the revised frames, but those pictures are awful.

+1

It’s often cheaper to pay the excess mileage charge than to pay for the total amount contracted. I’ve come across some prices as low at 4ppm including VAT, however there are some that are as high as 35ppm PLUS VAT. Also, watch out for upper limits. Some leases are capped at, for example, 30,000/yr and if you exceed this there’s a penalty.

In the majority of cases its cheaper to top up though. Just a cases of checking the Ts&Cs.

I don’t mind getting my hands dirty and enjoy learning new things, so I’d quite like to give this a go. I’ll do some research and then decide whether I can do it or not. Fitting costs appear to be around £100-150.

There’s a huge ongoing thread on PistonHeads that get’s updated daily.
Have a look HERE

There are so many options available to you, it’s unbelievable!
If you want hassle free, how about the Peugeot ‘just add fuel’ offer?
3 year PCP that includes the car, insurance, tax & servicing. You’re left with one payment to Peugeot every month plus what you pay at the pump. Easy.
Price up the car size, deposit & mileage HERE

Thanks TINAS- I need to give myself some time to read up on the above.
I’ve never messed with car electrics.

Cars a 3-door ’08 Fiesta

Thanks again, I’ll have to do some research on the electrics. I know very little about it. Cost isn’t an issue- I just want a reliable and functional tow bar mount.

Thanks all.
I’ll be fitting it all myself, so thought I might be able to make it easier by ignoring electrics. I think I may as well include them though.

It’s 7 pin for a hatch, right?

Currently looking at picking up THIS tow bar kit. I’m not sure if it’s worth spending more though.

Amazing. Cheers for that! All ordered- £37.50 for the rear.

Still none the wiser on the front bearings. Might pop them out and try to measure them.

I serviced my FS and checked pad life, probably 50% left, and following a Swinley mud fest I was cleaning the bike. I happened to take the rear wheel out to check something and spotted some odd wear marks on rotor. On checking the pads there was nothing. It had gone about halfway through the metal on both sides 😯 . About 3000 miles prior to this on the pads to bring it to 50% and then one Swinley ride and it finished them off. Mad.

Thanks trailhound101! Don’t think I’ll be buying sram wheelsets again.
I like products you can maintain with spares and support (e.g.- Hope).

Can anyone shed anymore light on this by any chance? 😥

Sadly didn’t have the SLR, so only had the phone & instagram.
Still quite like it.

Thanks for the info Windysurfer.
So the correct wheelbearing for the rear is 17x28x7 ?
The exploded diagram below appears to show 2x that sit in the hub (#10) and 2x that sit in the freehub (#11).

I know.. perils of buying a full build.
Sadly can’t justify a new hub/rim/wheelset.
The Roam’s are too narrow too.

Thanks! That’s helpful. The issue with that is that I need to get the old bearings out first, and I’ve got nothing more accurate than a ruler to measure them.

It’s weird that such a popular wheelset doesn’t have more info on consumables online.

I like the pay-it-on idea! First to get a photo at said location gets to pick the next one, and so on. I think it might be a bit sketchy leaving new shiny things out in the middle of no where.

Get those decals on! They’ll look great.
Perfect build now. Ready for the Spring and Summer coming up 😀

Edit: Get ride of that Hope sticker on the lowers. It clashes!

Ragley Mmmbop can run up to 160

The Mmmbop isn’t carbon. There’s lots of steel & alu 650b long trave hardtails, just not in carbon.

I love the Canfield EPO. The price is stupid, but everything else is perfect.
It is 29er though.
If you want 650b I’m not aware of any modern long travel geometry hard tails.
There’s a few that go up to 120mm, but not the 160mm (IIRC) of the Chameleon.

Sorry not to respond sooner.. Sadly Abdul has gone!
He may be coming to an Inbox near you..

I like this idea! The chances of me ever being able to be in for a chance is slim but great concept.

Hideous.. burn it with fire

Lovely

I think it depends really- it’s a mixture of the tube profiles, frame size and linkage size.