I’ve done two c cat races of about the same distance this week and they were both less than 45 mins

Did my first race today in preparation for the big one on Tuesday! Not a pleasant experience but already signed up for another on Sunday 🤷🏼‍♂️ managed to stay with The front group until 4ks to go, more weetabix required I reckon.

hope or better still code rsc. id always try and avoid shimano brakes, unless you like a semi automatic bite point.

deviate highlander does look cool. defo check out the santa cruz hightower too, really solid bike.

im keen for this, although ive only ever used zwift for training so my race tactics will be completely non existent. what’s your zwift name robbo1234 and ill give you a follow.

zwift alex fordo197
ftp 262
weight 74kg

thanks for taking the time to organise this too.

like the look of the loop mount one, i that off amazon? looks like one ive seen on there, cheers.

i have a oneup EDC so a top cap mount is out

can’t be vaults for feel, I’m ok greasing them every few months.

i bought the hightower v2 despite it being a santa cruz and all the bell end jibes are worth it as its a great bike. i couldn’t get over how bad the ripmo looks and never fancied a bird myself.

I have both and the codes are night and day better, after 3 years they’re still going strong and the bite point is always consistent. The only reasons I’d buy Shimano brakes is they’re cheap and a pleasure to bleed.

Sorted! Managed to get a 5mm rotor spacer for 7 quid and that’s all I need. Didn’t even know dh boost was a thing, apparently dvo supply their dh forks with the spacer included. Thanks for your help

They currently 20mm so should just need spacers by the sound of it, in theory all I need to do is push it out 5mm at either end and my rotor will still be in the same position. I’ll perhaps call my lbs in the morning as it wouldn’t surprise me if hope make an adapter.

i did one ride with a hans dampf soft on the front and it was terrible, back to a dhf maxi grip and its night and day better. could be a decent back tyre but i don’t mix brands so sold it. currently on DD aggressor rear dhf front.

plus one for the one up edc, just works and can’t forget it. expensive but i wouldn’t be without it.

You won’t be disappointed! I’ve had my v2 hightower for 9 months and its awesome, enjoy…

always thought burgtec pedals are overrated albeit very reliable. ran mk4’s for years and they sit right next to the cranks which ive come to realise i hate, seems the mk5’s are the same. for me vaults offer more grip and a better feel, defo need a bit more looking after though.

ive had my 210 drop one up post for about 3 weeks now, it was a doddle to get set up and its a pleasure to use. I’ve owned a fox dropper and it was faultless too, really can’t imagine why anyone would pay double for fox though.

oops just ordered my 2nd set of five tens this week, thanks

good shout! 83 quid for freerider pros is as good as it gets

yes 100%, the rsc is massively adjustable too, great for me as I’m super fussy with bite point.

the grip 2 damper really isn’t better, i have three friends that have gone from 36 to lyrik ultimate and couldn’t be happier. they don’t creak either

a 2nd hand transition smuggler would be a good shout. try and get a mk1 version as they were great and a fair bit lighter. transition seem to be cheap to buy too. the best all round bikes imo are 130/140mm travel 29ers, can’t go wrong

code rsc or if they’re out of budget guide re.

just swapped my dropper on my hightower v2, internal routing is a dream on that. quite surprised actually as i thought it might be a pain.

Four out five of my riding crew have been on code rsc’s for three years or so now. All working as they did when new, pleasure to use too.

im gonna ride the golfie until my legs stop working. also hope graithwaite with pmba runs too, not that hopeful though sadly.

i recently ordered some light bicycle am928’s on dt swiss 350 straight pull hubs. came in at £570 and i emailed them and got them to declare the value at $200 dollars which they did.paid less than £40 duty.

I’m on my 2nd spesh ambush and really like it, super light too.

code rsc is the obvious answer, anything but shimano and you can’t go wrong really.

just received email to say its cancelled. promptly booked 2 days shuttling at inners

im not hopeful tbh but a weekend on the golfie will be fun so it is what it is.

code rsc for me are and have been the best brakes for a few years now.

not my bag at all but looks really discreet that

Sc tallboy

Need more popcorn

Lovely stuff

As a Tory this is just so gratifying to read 👍

i love my fidlock set up too but the bottle doesn’t squish like an ordinary one so you can’t squirt it into your mouth, wasn’t aware i did this so much until i couldn’t.

been dyfi twice and it genuinely is gnar. revs has loads of easy trails you should defo give that a whirl sometime.

how you liking it? also what dropper came on yours?