Hi, I’m sorry for putting my foot in it. I guess I shouldn’t be so ignorant and comment on things I don’t know a lot about.
I do have a hard approach to depression though, having been there myself and knowing others with it too. Some of who aren’t here today. This was with too much partying in our 20’s, which could be a totally different reason to the OP.

Julian – there is something in what you wrote but that’s all a long time ago now. Cheers.

FFS, you’re not ready to come off them because missing a few has resulted in mood swings!!! Your body is addicted to them, you would feel the same missing out on any drug you were addicted to. See your doctor about reducing your dose now, not in October. Get some different meds if you really need to. Fluoxetine’s s***, as are other meds that increase your serotonin. How would you feel if you took a little bit of E every day???

Hope you get things back on track.

p.s. You’re not drinking any alcohol are you? The last time I was on them and went out drinking…Crazy, it involved police, cells and me thinking I could escape from them!

Hi again, sorry if I wound you up. Have you checked your pressures with more than one gauge? If you’re getting pinch punctures like this it’s because the tyre probably is too soft. The pressure’s you’re giving though seem too high to me, especially if you’re only 11st. You say with 40psi in that there’s still plenty of give…when you’re on the bike or squeezing with your fingers? 40psi should be quite hard either way.
I’ve had a similar problem in the past and like you say it’s annoying/expensive. I run 28psi up front, 30psi rear these days and I’m probably just over 11st with gear on. Now I can’t remember the last time I got a puncture and when I do it’s because the tyre’s are about worn out. They see plenty of rocks (live in the Lakes) and that’s with Maxxis tyres too.
I see that the internal rim width of your rims is 19mm, the same as my Stan’s Arches and my old Crossmax ST’s. So I wouldn’t have thought it’s your rims unless you’re a particulary hard rider, if thats the case a wider rim would give the tyre a better profile which would be less prone to pinching.
Hope you get things sorted out.

Check your pressures with a different pump or pressure gauge. I was going to offer more advice but after reading this you’re beyond help!

I also think the grip works better at higher pressures, you can feel the tread doing it’s job !

You need to ride faster! I’ve never been passed by anyone at a trail centre. If you see at two or more people with the same bike I would call them gay! :lol: If someone I rode with bought the same bike as me, especially the same colour, I’d be spending my next bike budget on a sniper rifle! :!:

Yeah, Stu is spot on. Only fault I can find with the bike centre is that they don’t have savoury goods on hand in the cafe (out of hours)! When you’ve come from the pub at 12-1am, you’re not really craving cake. A sausage roll or pork pie would be more like it! :lol:

Hi, pleased you got it back. Its obviously just been some kid who took a chance when he saw it and took it to the shop so you would get it back. Not even some smack head, who’s going to get his legs broke by his dealer if he doesn’t pay his tab, would sell it for £15.
I know folk in Egremont and Cleator Moor who always know of the latest knock off stuff. If they had got their hands on it, it would’ve been out the county in a second or frame would’ve been dumped and all parts sold on Ebay!

+1 for what mtbtomo says. If you’re itching to try a new shock, I’d look into a Bos VipR.

Hi, which post are you going for? The RS reverb comes with clips (you could use cable ties) that fix the hose to one of your existing cables/hoses.

Hi, Roger Musson’s wheel building book is good. It has instructions for building your own truing stand and tools! If you don’t like his book he’ll give you your money back too. Wheelpro

You’ll find a lot here I think: http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/sick-as-a-dog-so-show-me-you-bivi-bikepacking-adventure-racing-gear

It’s a bit more interesting than Black Combe. The last time I did BC it only took just over an hour. Contact me with your email and I’ll send you the route. :-)

Hi, I was working in the Whicham Valley last year and kept taking my bike with me, with the intention of riding Black Combe. The couple of months I was there I got to ride it once! Like you’ve heard, the cloud seems to come half way down the fells and even though I’ve got a GPS, I still didn’t fancy it. On a bleak day it looks more like you would be riding into something off the Lord of the Rings.
As you probably know it is quite a short ride and if I ever go back, will do it both ways.
Have you thought of doing Broughton Moor/Seathwaite?

You’ve got to watch you don’t get stung with import tax though!
Anything you think you might have problems with too, buy here. You’re supposed to buy things that have come through th UK distributors. I know a few folk who were going to go and buy carbon frames abroad, no thanks…If you damage it or the frame cracks, good luck with that!
I bought some Chris King stuff from the U.S. that I couldn’t get over here at the time. After the postage, insurance and tax (you’re taxed on the postage and insurance too.), it would’ve been cheaper over here!

ir_bandito, you think those areas will be quiet on a bank holiday? :roll:

I feel old saying this but my Grandad used to tell me “It’s not what you’ve got coming in lad, it’s what you’ve got going out!”. He was right too, some of the folk I know who earn quite a lot, can hardly scrape up any cash because it’s all going back out again.
I’m lucky as I’ve got no mortgage, so even though I earn a below average wage, the only bills I have are utility bills and council tax. I’m sure what ever happens I would always be able to do something to get the money to pay them. If not, I’d sell my house at whatever price was needed to sell and move to some obscure country where the living is cheap!

No, different Seathwaite, it’s the other side of Walna Scar, west of Coniston. The Broughton Moor I was on about is south/south east of there. There’s two routes I do down that way, one shortish one starting at Broughton Moor. The other, a clockwise route from Coniston, taking in a lot of the other one but finishing with Walna Scar. Maybe not one for your girlfriend?

Surely when going downhill, having the seatpost way higher than the handlebars can’t be too good for your centre of gravity?

Hi, to get away from the touroids on a bank holiday here in Cumbria, I either go towards the Broughton Moor/Seathwaite area or shoot down to Sedbergh and do the Calf/Bowderdale valley. Both are usually pretty quiet.

Hiya Sam, YGM.

Ha, My mates think I’m mad as I try to find women into biking…while they, who are married, go biking to get away from their other halves and out of the house! :-)
I’d rather be single than have to go shopping and sit about watching tele, getting fat!
Stay fit and fast!

I’ve had a few Deus cranks and as far as I know the axle can’t be replaced. I had a set that were a bit tatty and was going to get them re-anodised. This wasn’t possible because of the steel axle which is press-fitted in.
I could have let you have a set cheap but I’m keeping them incase of any problems with my Sixc’s. :wink:
Hope the re-tapping works out.

Hi, I’ve alway had the type that take the whole bike. It takes no time to take them off and there’s no faff putting them back on either.
I think the times a bike can wobble a bit, is when the front tyre is wider than normal and doesn’t fit the rack properly. 2.35’s are about the limit on mine but even with bigger, the bike can’t go anywhere because it’s locked on.
Hope this helps. :-)

Do the Walna Scar descent while you can! Was there last week and they’ve got a big track machine up there, turning the place into a motorway. Half of it has already been smoothed out!
Whose daft idea was it to give the fells disabled access!?!

GSuperstar, do you get punctures often with your Stan’s setup? If not, stick with it…you’ll go back to getting puctures with tubes!
Anyone who gets pinch puctures with UST tyres hasn’t got enough pressure in them.
Using normal tyres tubeless should be left to cross country riders, burp your tyre off the rim and you’ll have to put a tube because the bead won’t re-seat.
The ‘Genuine Innovations’ tyre plugs are a god send. If you start using a few of these though, either your tyres on its way out or you’ve got easily damaged tyres.
Maxxis make the best UST tyres!!! They might wear a bit quick but do you want grip or longevity?
Its got to the point where I hate riding with people using tubes…Living here in the rocky Lakes, I can’t be bothered with galoots who get 3-4 puctures each ride!
Rant over, sorry.

Now then, I’ve updated my light switch mod on Mtbr. I’ve left it on there so it’s easier to find! Scroll down to post 7.

Hi, this Showers Pass Event 2.0 jacket seems like just the ticket. Breathable and has pit-zips. Might try one myself if I can get a different colour!

Oscillate Wildly, that is me on Mtbr. I’ll either update my Mtbr post or create a new one on here…would have done it tonight but I’ll be able to take some better pics tomorrow.
I’ll keep you posted on here anyhow. :-)

I’ve got a Maxx-D and its been spot on. When you say you want a wireless setup, it really is the way to go. Take it on and off in seconds without any faff. Like others have said, the mount is rock solid. And, as you’ve probably already discovered with your Diablo, you’ll use it for more than a bike light (they’re especially useful with the silicone diffuser caps!).

I know I said wireless is the way to go, but the remote switch is rather handy and saves wear on the main switch. Look at this for a better fixing option for it too (scroll down to about mid-way): Switch Mod.

Ha, those were the days…I think?

Seems like a plan to me!

1 driveside for a 73mm bb shell, 2 driveside and 1 non-driveside for 68mm bb shell. :-)

Aye, Formula stuff isn’t cheap…I was after the carbon levers for my R1’s and thought the £86 was for a pair. It isn’t! 8O

Ha, I tried this route a year or two ago and said never again! I think you’re supposed do it clockwise? We started at Stonethwaite, it was a clamber up Greenup and the top part of the descent to Grasmere was rubbish.
It was winter though and we thought we wouldn’t complete the route before dark (it was taking way longer than expected), so hit the tarmac back to the start via Keswick.
Your planned ride is definitely a challenge but not worth the effort if you ask me (although the Langdale, Black Crags should be straight forward enough). I don’t mind a bit of hike a bike if the descents are worth it, but to carry up and carry down as well…could have gone for a walk instead.

p.s. I live in the Lakes and have done most known mtb routes round here without problem. I also have a GPS file for this route if you want it.

-DF-

Hi, Julian, like others have said you want it set-up right with the pro-pedal off. The way the DW link works doesn’t lend itself to platform shocks. I only use PP on long climbs and tarmac, even then it’s set to 1. Like Vinneyeh says, use less rebound than you would think too.
40% sag and you’ll need steel toe-capped boots on rocky stuff and you’ll bottom out on any drops over 2ft.
You’re right about it being harsher on smoother stuff than a four bar but it should open up on the rough. It does take a few rides to bed in, I’ve had to put 10psi extra in after I thought it was set-up perfect (I haven’t been at the pies!). My last bike had a VPP linkage which was more sensitive too but I find the DW uses its travel better and doesn’t bottom out as easily.