the crossmax charge tyres only have a UST compliant bead, not a full UST sealed carcass.

you need sealant and you need a lot more as mentioned, 100mls should do it.

Cost isn’t the issue, i can get wheels built up super cheap and parts on trade, so not an issue, just looking for a quick decent option.

I’ll just go with a build of my choice.

Cheers all

ditto, it died properly shortly after.

Crap lights to be honest, bin it and get something better!

I was just looking at off the shelf MTB wheel sets as my cross bike has a 15mm thru axle front, which none of the road disc setups have. I know Hope can be converted easily, was just looking at off the shelf options really.

Will probably get some Stans Alpha 400 rims built up 28 spokes to Pro 2 evos’s with the 11 speed freehub.

Thanks all

^^ i reckon BANNING the use of cars to take kids to schools or within a mile of their school should happen.
Most people live near to their schools and choose to drive (my neighbour lives 150 yards from the entrance and regularly drives her daughters to school :roll:) and a mile walk is not a big deal if they don’t.

Did you catch the guy on there who’s been riding around with cameras on? “No ifs no buts, No coconuts” :roll:

He struck me as someone who thinks he’s doing good, but was actually quite confrontational when there was little need. hitting a van roof for example, yeah he was close, but if it was that dodgy an overtake, why take your hands off the bars and potentially lose control to instigate confrontation? granted getting punched probably wasn’t what he was after, but i couldn’t help think he deserved it! if he’d just carried on riding, all that would have happened was…nothing!

Don’t get me wrong, some car drivers are bad, some are good, as are cyclists, we just need to get along.

Altura Attacks. utterly brilliant. 2 years in and will buy a 2nd set this year, not because they have worn out, but because i am riding every day and need to rotate clothing in the wash!

the cost of motoring is falling as its general election next year, got to make everyone seem better off..

I was being a bit tongue in cheek with the oil comment..

Environmental issues will do more to drive petrol/diesel cars off the road than lack of oil.

anyway, WAY OFF TOPIC!

@ahwiles

by that i meant it will get so expensive, cars will be priced off the road, not that we will run out.

Anyhoo, Oil will become so scarce in the next 10-15 years or so that cars will go the way of the dinosaurs and we’ll all be forced to cycle. :lol:

agreed that it would be a good idea to make these routes safer, but in the mean time, because it isn’t going to happen any time soon, find a quieter route that will probably be more fun!
I’m one of these people that will go out of my way to avoid bits of road like that if there is a better alternative (read quieter more fun etc) if i have to get up earlier and home later, so be it!

My commute is now 20 minutes longer on the cross bike, 80% off road and a whole heap of fun. Saying that, i did have my first crash on the road in years last week on it. oops… :lol:

Theres a lot that can be done to make things safer, but for now, its up to us to make ourselves safer.

its fine riding along ones that keeps you separated! although, does that road really have a cycle lane on the pavement AND the road? seems a bit silly, just have it on the pavement!

i’m just saying there are plenty of people that choose to ride on roads that its technically legal to ride on even though its a properly stupid thing to do.

accidents happen, but you have to reduce the chances yourself, so at the very least your are above blame should the worst happen.

I for one will go the safe way rather than the few minutes quicker way (to the point i’ve bought a CX bike so i can stay off the roads this winter on my commute)

But thats my point, you generally can be almost as quick and efficient using smaller roads because you are going the same speed on a bike, you don’t need a trunk road to do 20mph on a bike.

My comments earlier in my previous post about crashing and car drivers not seeming to give a damn about cyclists can also be flipped around to cyclists who seemingly put themselves in danger or are confrontational because they are “within the law” even if its monumentally stupid to do it.

Legally i could ride out of Brighton on the A23 or up the A3 from Guildford on my bike, would i? no chance.

Everyone has a brain, so why moan about Trunk roads being dangerous when there is probably a much safer quieter route that is more fun and takes maybe a minute or 2 longer?

i don’t see the point in putting yourself in danger because its not illegal.

Why would you want to cycle on a major arterial road tho? you are on a bike, use better, safer roads!
Major roads are to move cars and large vehicles quickly and efficiently, Why expose yourself to that?
Unless you have absolutely no choice (which in a city is improbable) use other routes, its more fun, safer and probably quicker!

As seems to be the main argument (not read the whole thread) Drivers attitudes have to change.

I’ll give you a few recent examples from a drivers point of view – with me being a cyclist – and a cycling point of view

A few weeks ago now, i followed a group of guys down a descent near me (aptly titled on Strava “we’re all going to die”) the rear 2 guys were riding really close and going at 40+ mph in a 40 limit. i backed right off them sensing something was not right with their ability or knowledge of the area, sure enough, one guy loses it not 5 seconds later and runs off the road at the next corner into a ditch, cartwheels down the road, destroys his bike and ends up half lying in the road. i stopped sharpish, hazards on, backed up to stop the traffic as its a blind corner. made sure he was ok and his mates came back. once all was sorted, i carried on safe in the knowledge no one was going to run him over and he was ok, with a nice warm fuzzy feeling for doing a good deed.

Now, fast forward to last Friday, i’m riding to work, traffic is light, there are 2 vans maybe 200m behind me and a car heading towards the junction i’m turning into by a bus stop, he’s a good 200m away too.
I turn in and its covered in diesel and i hit the deck quicker than i can blink. bike gets mangled and i’m lying prone (but un-injured) in the middle of the road.
NO ONE stops, not one. The guy approaching the junction who saw me crash slows to let the vans past, then drives round me as if i was road kill without a second glance. if anyone had been behind him and not seen me crash, they probably would have driven straight into me.
The only person to see if i was alright was a chap at the bus stop who looked up from his phone for 2 seconds to say “alright?” and that was it.

I think unless you are actually an avid cyclist driving a car, attitudes suck towards cyclists, which i can understand to a point (we all get riled by big groups of roadies at the weekend right?). But it seems to be of late going to a whole new level where common decency and looking out for other human beings seems to be left behind, seems like being behind a car steering wheel is slowly robbing people of any moral standards and cycling is seen as terrorism on the roads.
I could not and Would not drive around someone who had crashed directly in front of me without at least checking they are able to get up.

I fully agree with Boardman tho. Riding in a City is deadly, but it has nothing to do with bad infrastructure. we all have eyes and can see hazards, but, we are the vulnerable soft fleshy lumps not protected by a big metal box. and therefore need to be given the space and consideration required to go about our lives safely, just as any decent driver would do to other drivers.
I’m glad my commute is mostly Rural save for the last mile as my interaction with other traffic is minimal now.

Don’t get the cadabra! I had 2, both of them the magic link hit the iscg mounts. Got my money back in the end.
Get the Process.

Used the Charge in 27.5″ flavour. One of the best tyres I’ve ever used.

i did a 70 mile sportive on my Norco last weekend with the cross chainset on it and some 28c slicks, never once felt particularly under geared, granted not as fast as a proper road set up, but still averaged a decent speed. For commuting, the lower gearing is fine, i’m topping 25 miles a day on mine on and off-road and i’ve never even thought about it.

Got to replace a few bits now mind you, found a patch of diesel this morning and made a bit of a mess of things! oops. :(

By the way, there are mudguard mounts on the norco, they are hidden on the inside of the fork legs and they unfurl from the rear drop outs. Really neat solution.

Had the same deliberation very recently, test rode a Pinnacle Arkose and it was great. the Norco looks awesome in the Flesh (i got the A1 version)

I bought the Norco and its bloody brilliant. absolute hoot to ride. Neither are light, and i would say the Pinnacle is more of a Road bike capable of offroad, whereas the Norco is a mountain bikers road bike.

you leave your lights on the bike when you get to work? flat batteries would be the least of my worries round here, coming back to NO lights would be my worry!

what ever size it is, get an Enduro bearing in there.

nope, they run dry

you don’t say what groupset is on the bike. i am in the same boat, but have 22 speed 105, which requires a different freehub. I am sure Mavic hubs will fit, but not sure what other options i have with MTB 135 spacing and 11 speed shimano road compatibility.

any help appreciated there!

Double post

Just a shame it’s tied to their chappy brakes.

Righto, just gave it a go. It’s a resounding NO! I get 9 gears working flawlessly and there are 2 points it needs a double up/down shift to make it change on sprocket and I can’t get the last 2 sprockets. Oh well

Worth 10 mins to try it tho.

Had mine for a year ish now. Bloody brilliant for the price. Mags don’t seem to rate them, but from personal experience I think it’s better than any reverb I’ve had. Totally reliable as well and super simple to service quickly. Love the fact you can swap it from internal to external routing. That’s genius.

That’s exactly what I read njee. I’ll be giving it a go tomorrow so will let you all know!

i have a feeling the 10 speed DYna sys (shadow plus) mtb mechs have identical cable pull to the 11 speed stuff.
WIll be trying my spare xt clutch mech with my 105 11 speed STis later today.

I have a Norco Threshold A1 2015 in 58cm and am 6’2″ Evans do a 61cm which would probably be fine!
Also tried an Arkose too, i took a Large in that, but there is an XL version too which again would probably be totally fine.
Both awesome bikes

as far as the shop is concerned, you have paid, so no warranty issues. your only risk is not repaying it to the loan company which is entirely separate to the bike shop.

I’m going to give my 105 11 speed STIs and cassette a go with a 10 speed XT clutch mech at the weekend on the cross bike.
Has anyone tried this combo yet? i am certain i read that the 105 11 speed stuff has the same cable pull ratio as the 10 speed dynasys MTB stuff which is crucial to getting it working

NOOOO!!

(actually, yeah, they do)

i tried one on, really comfy, bit awkward looking on my head, but not many lids suit me.

The only thing that stopped me buying one was that the peak was too low and non adjustable and it really did encroach on your field of vision.

if they had an adjustable visor, i’d have had it. Might not be an issue for you, so well worth trying on. Colours are great and seem really well made and come with the helmet pod i believe, which is a nice touch

i never understood the point of lockouts, they stop suspension working, reducing tyre contact as the wheel skips off rocks and roots and therefore grip and control is reduced. I don’t get why you would want to do that?

more importantly, is it perfectly colour (un)matched to the ENVE Wheels and Troy Lee Helmet?

as above, never lock it out, leave it wide open, set your sag and use the LSC dial to stop bob and brake dive and rejoice in suspension doing what it is meant to. then you never have to worry about forgetting to unlock it.

? you just reach down 12″ at most and twiddle a knob..