Check turbo air hoses. Could explain loss of power. Rattling is a tough one. If it smokes like a bonfire suspect fuel pump / timing trouble.

Happy shopping!

Having had both Hi Rollers and ACX, I’d say I prefer the Rollers. Just that little more grip and more predictable breakaway. ACXs are well fast mind.

Mmm, Liking the Lomo strangeness…

Was kinda expecting a cat though ;)

Nice shots, Mr Nutt. I like a bit of lo-fi photography, both for the challenge of the shot and the “back in the day” finish.

£5 disposable, 35mm(ish) f.something 1/probably 60

We should have a lo-fi contest. One £5 disposable. One day. One image.

NFU again. 10 faultless years with van and house. Real people on the end of the phone too.

I stayed in a great cottage type place a few years back. The details that made it work for biking were:
1. Space: plenty of it in the bedrooms and communal area for all the clutter that comes with bikes.
2. Drying room, with washing machine
3. Hosepipe and secure storage
4. Loads of parking.

It was about 15 miles from Newton Stewart, so good for access to the centres. Only downsides were lack of pubs in local area.

“They” were handing out 125% mortgages last year…

Ok, they look fun, but unless you NEED, and I mean NEED, the 4×4, get a van.

The pickups have poor interior packaging (the rear seats are too low and short, plus you can’t load through), barge-like turning circle, and will not fit bikes in the bay without taking wheels off. They are also sods to drive (especially the L200 with 4.2 turns lock-to-lock!).

For a few weeks you’ll feel like Action Man and enjoy tail-sliding off wet roundabouts (they’re RWD in roadmode), but after that its wallowing inefficiency will annoy you.

I’ve used Nivara and L200 (old and new) for 4 years with work, but for bike transport I run a VW T5.

Have a look at both twincab pick-ups and vans and I reckon you’ll see what I mean.

The place has probably been repossessed to be auctioned off. He wants to make sure the ******* ****** *****ing man gets as little as possible for it.

RETURN TO YOUR HOUSE AND SHELTER IN THE INNER SANCTUM TILL THE DUST SETTLES…

…Oh no, it’s not nuclear war, it’s snowing.

You’ll probably die of boredom with 2 miles.

Tough one, but I really like the current Vantage. Really well proportioned.

Groving to oldskool rave
Bingeing on supermarket larger
Riding my snowboard, hopefully in glenshee.TIDYYYY

I had an old style 5″ Coiler. Struggled with it to start, but as I got fitter (and added high rollers) it suddenly came alive and would romp up anything. Check your shock is tuned right, and mojo it if needed.

Now put that short stem back on!

Built two bikes from spares and have just sold one on. Tidy!

Sounds like an early Megger.

Try googling Megger Test Equipment, or Wiki it

Rickmeister – that’s a good looking T5. Less bling than a sportline, but still mean.

I hate to ask this on here, but, w o t t y r e s for T5? Standard 16″ rims on 215s at the mo, and lots of Scottish backroad driving.

Got it sorted!

Used a Bonty ACX tyre on Tubeless Ready rim, and hey presto it worked!

Tyre choice seems to be the answer

Quite a few, but not too many…

Swampthings
High rollers
DH16s
Bonty ACX
Minions
TImberwolfs

Swampthings

My old Transit, at Mountain Ash.

Scaled down MX van style – bikes stored in rear and tea drink / sleeping area in middle. Rockin stereo, gutless motor. 3x tours of Europe. Loved to bits.

Now have a T5174, but no photos yet…

I had anger management issues with non-tubeless tyres – search for the thread, there were some useful pointers for getting it to work.

Polly rules. The live show is Kate Bush meets Patti Smith, and blew my mind.

You’ll have a great night.

<Searches iTunes for PJ….)

Stirling Tesco carpark wasn’t gritted the other night. I was outraged.

Confirm first by saying you’re off to the shops, and would he like anything. Requests for Miracle-Grow and Monster Munch….

Nick,

While I appreciate the irony that a race-tuned yah yah multi £k bike can be defeated by the humble thorn, there has to be a better way…

Thanks for the pointers!

Have just cruised the mean streets looking for an air compressor, but all the garages have the new style digital crap.

It’s only flow rates. If I can force more air in than comes out the sides, it should snap into place.

Got a Swampthing onto a Bonty ACX rim quite easily with Stans, but this is being a sod.

No. Vanilla tyres (selection of) and Stans…

I use a thick steel “garden furniture” cable lock threaded through the van’s superstructure.

Innerleithen DH today. Wet and slidey with big snow flakes to finish with. Many runs. Happily knackered.

I have eight inches front and rear.

Oh no.

That sounds very wrong.

Read your post, skipped the rest and here’s the news: Keswick has some great fullsus type trails right on the doorstep. Go buy an Orange 5 and get stuck in. Sorted.

Eating home made Pawn Madras
Drinking Lomond Gold, brewed about 200m from my door
Listening to Slackstring (recently purchased off the back of The Collective. Ain’t iTunes great!) and rain hammering the window.

I’m 6′ and have a Medium. Very playful handling!

Agent – It’s right on the Mid/North border and Will’s spotted it – Cadair Idris looking North to the Mawdach estuary.

A grand day out. More Here

Scratch – Wow! I noticed the Beacons were iced up the other day, but didn’t think there was anything like that in Rhondda.

This was Middle Wales, last weekend.

Consultant engineer in water. Good news: Cover all of Scotland… Bad news:…All year, all weather, and it’s BIG.

I was going to call a former band “Discharge”, but the name’s been taken!

Guy-From-Sparks caterpillar ‘tasche and quimstim. Sorted.

Distance: Kona 100k in Builth on the back of a cold the previous week. Pretty delierious at the end of that.
Technically: Vancouver North Shore. Another planet technically, and so continuous.

So that’s what it looks like! Great day for a great there mate.