it’s up steep steps from Portpatrick, then ride along the clifftop path and then down to Sandeel Bay then it’s hike a bike and some rock climbing with said bike and then a wee cycle along a well worn path to Killantringan lighthouse, onto tarmac for a wee spell and then onto farm tracks and fields over to Knockquhassen Reservoir, back onto farm road and downhill on tarmac to the Galla hill.. more farm tracks and tarmac over to New Luce….. after that I have no idea, as that’s the only parts I attempted…. LOL

lemme know bud.. will meet up with ya…. 🙂

what’s not to like….LOL mountain-bikers-balblair-view-bonar-bridge

hopefully be hitting Kirrie this weekend…was total chaos a few weeks ago down there, even the new section had trees blown down all over it……was a good climbing day that day…LOL

Try Billy’s bmx, and look under bike parts you can get spoke nipples there as well…    http://www.billys.co.uk/

Kirrie blue is open but with diversions…, Glentrool is open but with diversions..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi_g0exfcxQ&feature=youtu.be

check out Dalbeattie-Ae-Mabie or even Drumlanrig, as Glentrool is suffering from windblown and trail diversions…..

Hi Daern… I was at kirrie last week… complete nightmare with the fallen trees, would guesstimate it’s gonna take weeks to get the trails fully open… you can always give the folks down at thebreakpad a call  01671 401303 as they will be able to give you more info…

Map of windblown:

bloody picture keeps dropping from my post…..LOL

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zVWlPFLnf4cmfwbTTRUOKgGG5i7ep5hz/view?usp=sharing

the finished steed..

yeah… SUCCESS …..

just to let ya know that I have now got the 1×10 system up and running, turned out to be a spacer on the deraileur axle bolt was refitted to the wrong side of the mounting bracket (was like that when I purchased the unit from a mate of mine and he never informed me), I only discovered the error at 4.30am this morning… sitting at my computer looking at a schematic of the deraileur and checking that all things were in the correct place on the actual unit, all working fine and dandy…..thanks for all the help and advice, it’s very much appreciated 🙂

cheers

Davy

is this what I need to get things working???   https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/gear-spares/shimano-slx-rdm670-bracket-axle-unit-normal-type-y50y98010/

why oh why did Shimano go and **** around with a design that has been around since the early 1950’s…..LOL… my head is fit to burst with all the info that I have been trying to absorb on the subject….. I doubt very much that Rocky Mountain will have manufactured a mech hanger for use with the new DRD mechs for a 2003 model frame.

so, what are my options on trying to setup a 1×10 on the old steel HT……do Shimano still manufacture standard mount 10 spd rear deraileurs?, should I go to more expense and move over to SRAM parts (as I believe they haven’t adopted the new DRD system?), or should I stick with tried and tested 9 speed parts (no doubt Shimano have buggered about with that system as well…..LOL) decisions ,decisions….. :-O

So, what you are saying is that my 2009  9 speed xt mech is a standard mount and thats why it works fine on the steel ht?

The Slx mech is a shadow mech and not a shadow plus that I originally stated in my initial post……

hangar alignment is spot on, no issues with a 9 speed system when I fitted the parts to the steel hard tail for testing….

I am sure that the chain was on the smallest cog before the cable was attached, I triple checked both upper/lower limit screws, the high limit screw made no viable adjustment difference to the deraileur, I was able to move the deraileur by hand up to the lowest cog….no problems there.

I nipped up the gear cable (without adding tension to it before tightening up with the pinch plate), and that is when the chain was rattling and jumped down to the next largest cog.

I may try adding a few links back to the chain to see if that will ease some tension from the deraileur…or it could be that the deraileur is goosed…..

it’s done my head in for sure….silly of me thinking it would just be a simple case of fitting and setting up and bob’s yer uncle…..

The 9 speed parts worked fine, no hassles at all….. I know that the 10 speed parts came of a friends bike and they had very light use….10 speed chain was bought brand new..

methinks I’ll stick to 9 speed…. 🙂

FFS……is nowt simple nowadays……LOL…

all cables and outers are brand new, looks like I will need to purchase a spacer and a bracket…….or stick to a bloody 9 speed system…..LMAO…

cheers for the replies…. much appreciated…. 🙂

thought the spacer was just for coming from an 11 spd down to a 10 spd???

give MPG cycles a call at Dalbeattie on 01556 610659 , opening times are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and from 10am to 5pm on Saturdays

Ae Cycles on 01387 860805 opening times are Tues: 3pm till 10pm, Fri/Sat/Sun 10am -5pm

Drumlanrig: Rik’s bike shed Contact Rik on 01848 330080, mobile 07722 828139

these are the folks with the local knowledge…. and as you say, Kirroughtree is not worth a visit…

hope this helps and enjoy your visit 🙂

map of windblown trees down at Kirroughtree (Photo courtesy of the Galloway Hillbillies”

cheers John….. first time back out on the bike in about 6 months…. have PM’d you on here, emailed ya and whatsapped you today……LOL I finally got off my butt today and rebuilt the old Rocky Mountain.. just need to fit chain and gear cable…

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xwyL5tgRc1u6RSD3YceFqc91ghrHaeDI/view?usp=sharing

I don’t do FB……LOL…. I used the 7stanes website for info….  http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/forest-parks/galloway-forest-park/kirroughtree-visitor-centre#bike

I have been using one of these for my Meta55 for years https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/thule-561-1-thru-axle-adapter/aid:420101

never had any problems with it at all…. there are cheaper alternatives out there….

Trekster our resident D+G forum user would be the best man to give you a better idea of local trails… don’t forget that you have the option of Glentrool, Mabie or Ae forest 7stanes trails….

aye, be glad when the Ae uplift start this Easter….been over 2 years since my last uplift there…… (Trekster, check yer PM’s)…. 🙂

I received my marching orders… all I did was post to the fact that the forum was going downhill **** faster than I ever could!….. never even received a warning…..ah well… I will just sit here and cry..

looks like my posts from today have been deleted. (apart from the one in the DH section)… but I am still a member…… bugga….

so, wos you camel-toes up to with no MTBE chatter to fulfil yer miserable lives???? 😉 🙂

I do weights on a Mon/Tue/Thus/Fri with 20 min inclined walking on the treadmill to finish with… Wednesday I do 50 mins of Cardio (20 min bike, 15 min crosstrainer, 15 max Inclined H.I.I.T on the treadmill)

Biking at weekend..

naw…MTB’ing is far safer….even DH is safer…LOL…

3 offs on the 4th August 2012 at the Fort William DH course… am still in the process of allowing my auld body to heal….ain’t been out on any bikes since that fateful day… 🙁

or you can print off a route map from the 7stanes website 🙂 as maps cost £3 at the trail centres…

Take plenty of water and food with ya… tis a fair old hike….. I personally haven’t gotten round to doing this stane…, I have heard it say that the descent down to Loch Trool is a good one…

yes, do it…. you will kick yourself if ya don’t go….be warned though, the Nevis Red is more an extreme black, and has caught out a few bikers, Last year my Mate was one of them… O.T.B and landed on his shoulder which he badly separated, ha had months of work and his beloved bike… and he was wearing Armour…..

also watch out for the midges…..LMAO…

nip over to Merlin cycles and have a shufty of what brakes they have on special offer…
http://www.merlincycles.com/bike-shop/mtb-parts/brakes/disc-brakes/

I have Avid Elixir five’s fitted to my Trek session 10… they do the job nicely for me… mind you I don’t go that fast…. 😕

Bugga…. I just read your reply this afternoon…. 😕 how were the trails yesterday???

Or this… http://www.farrcottage.com/tariff.asp 7 of us are booked into the hostel for 3 nights in August…

about 10:30 is a good time for me, gives you time to do the Red/Black and still get back for a coffee… lemme know day/time you are heading over to Kirrie…

I have ridden the Kirrie Red/Black many’s a time on my Trek Hard Tail that only had 85mm of fork travel..

I may be able to meet up with ya… what time are you planning on doing the trails???