Any advice appreciated thanks

I just noticed the raw disc specific frame is £99 .
So I have a rough plan of building my son a Hardrail for going to pump track and general Street riding and for blasting around local trails.
Can anyone confirm the BB /headset hub size please ?
Will 27.5 RS 100mm fork with 27.5 front wheel and 26 inch rear work okay ?
Or will it be too “twitchy”
Thanks

Hi sorry late to the party here . more of a forum lurker than a contributer these days . I purchased a Ibis ripmo AF based on pink bike value for money comments . its a size large so if anyone is around the scottish borders your welcome to take it for a blast . im based in jedburgh but once restrictions lift i will be up tweed valley often . Im not a expert at bike revies but its the best value bike i have ever had . it versatile ,feels bomb proof and super grippy with stock settings from dvo . im very impressed

very informative review thank you
2018 at 2800 in sale looked a lot of kit for the money .
unfortunate that my size was out of stock ,however i was to get the 2019 model at a very nice price. in my opinion 2019 model improved spec points are ,better tyres,carbon bars ans cranks
such a good bike ans spec at a nice price so my mate ended up dropping 2995 on a 2019 too

Sorry if I’m being rude .Im not on STW often as it turned a bit well **** .

So I’m taking and I’m guessing I probably know a few of the post owners above

This is quality chaps https://youtu.be/GHcwejpxp64

Forgot to say I witnessed Crawford Carrick Anderson ask the Marshall if there was any rule against starting further back than the start line ! Sounds daft but the start line had a wee drop off 2 metres from start line. Crawfy had figured out he could launch it ! The look on the Marshalls face when he cleaned it was super

Hi all .back in the day mark Brandon RIP and Jamie Lawson we’re building DH trails that were way before there time.only for someone to come dumb them down.
There used to be national xc and DH events on same weekend. Marks brother Paul told me the death Nell for craik was when the first wind farm was denied planning permission. They had offered to blast a direct route of the A7 to craik. That would have made craik more accessible and worthy of investment. It’s a bastard of a road to get too and FC don’t want bike trails there. Kudos to the Hawick boys for sounding FC out .the just wanted to run the place down.im sure there’s some.local activity on trail building but I fear too much interest will have a negative effect .

Thanks for help
The Rockshock kage at £200 seems good option for Alps holiday .the come in medium and low tune ?

Thanks for help
The Rockshock kage at £200 seems good option for Alps holiday .the come in medium and low tune ?

THANK YOU

WILL THESE DO THE JOB? THANKS https://www.amazon.co.uk/Headset-Bearings-Tapered-IS42-28-6/dp/B00QU8CBW6

thanks for thaT :D

Interesting topic , Has anyone put a coil conversion in to a solomair yari and how does it work /will it work well with motion control ? Thanks

Nooooo it was awesome the way it was ! i remember trying to follow clive forth and roblee down that descent many moons ago on SMBLA couse . it was awesome flat out .i got to the bottom and i had five big blisters in the side wall of my tyre ! it was scary as hell but awesome fun .such a shame !

yes is a shimano hg fit standard tool

its a dt swiss 370 hub with sram 11 speed x01 cassette

thanks honourable george
yes there is but when its removed the gaps are still too small to let the splines engage im very confused ?

Good luck to all you enduroists
Me and my son are going to watch at walk or burn and hopefully that bastard rooty corner near end of pro spaker !
I’ve been on leave this week and ridden all the stages and some yair stuff .it was on the whole fun !
So here my tuppence worth
All were pretty much bone dry except prospaker
The squeakybum time steepometer got me on the short section in middle of prospaker after I entered corner badly . Had to dab and walk/abseil down the next two switchbacks. Yes it is that steep it hardly walkable.
Jawbone and walk or burn was imho a lot easier than it was when used at EWS .there’s a rut at most of the bits I used to slide out on .
I was ecstatic that I cleaned jaw bone and walk orburn and have failed many times. So it’s defo easier .
So I find those sections a real challenge mentally and skill level wise so huge respect to all you boys and girls who will be racing them .
Everything elSe was great fun and highlight for me was the cresta run in the dry ! Just **** awesome
Enjoy

monkeyboyjc im seriously interested in a hustler do you have one yourself ? thanks tam

very nice indeed ! black decal and i would have gave you 10/10

poopscoop I read that the new xt m8000 gas different tooth spacing yhan sram . Does this make any difference in performance if mixing sram and shimano ? thanks

Indeed thats what i should have done but ive sold the lot ! So it 50 quid for a new shimano nukeproof free hub
just wondering if there are other makes that would fit

i got some here
http://www.hibike.co.uk/rock-shox-spare-part-suspension-dual-position-air-pike-dpa-bottemlesss-token-spacer-35mm-3-pcs-a1-p7642cb68b651b3f08ee63f7556c1e750
13 euro for the pack of 3

Pike DPA Bottemlesss Token Spacer 35mm (10 pcs.) A1
Item# 22637468 || EAN/UPC: 710845770692 || Mfg item# 11.4018.032.005
We expect at least 2 weeks for this item to become available. You may order this item; we inform you by mail as soon as we have new information about this item. (As of: 26 Oct 2015 at 06:10pm)

this look similair but no oil comes out the fork at start and he does not put any in at end ????

hi all ive just purchased a set of these for my hardtail .they were silly cheap at £150 so took a punt. so opened the box and theres a travel spacer included . so there set at 100mm so is it safe to presume if i open and take the spacer out the travel will increase to 120mm .
the spacer supplied is quite large around 40mm in length so is this logical thinking or presumption ?
anyone cast some light on this thanks Tam

yes it looks that way ! still cant find them on a google search in the uk maybe someone wsill start stocking soon as the dual position pike is specced on lotsof bikes .

i will let you know how long it takes to arrive thanks

ordered ! job done fingers crossed they are correct but at that price for 3 for a tenner wont shed tears if there wrong !
Rock Shox suspension spare parts Pike DPA Dual Position Air Bottemlesss Token spacer (-es) 35mm (3 pcs.) A1 (# 22637469) 1 kit 13,78 € 13,78 €

thanks again all for help :D

19b 11.4018.032.004 Bottomless Tokens Qty 3 PIKE Dual Position Air

using that part number i found a german website listing these labelled as dual position ! http://www.hibike.com/rock-shox-spare-part-suspension-dual-position-air-pike-dpa-bottemlesss-token-spacer-35mm-3-pcs-a1-p7642cb68b651b3f08ee63f7556c1e750

with that part number should any lbs with a sram acaount be able to order these ? thanks

thanks for all your help and advice . anyone got a link for loCo website /contact details thanks

I cant ger 3 of these for £40 POSTED they seem to just sit in place due to an interference fit, what sort of price were the maverick parts andy ? thanks
no I have not been on here much so out of touch

hi it seems someone is making these tokens to fit dual air. before I purchase these is there a uk supplier for these ? thanks tam
http://www.shapeways.com/product/XU4NNA6EL/token-for-rock-shox-pike-dual-position-air?li=search-results-1&optionId=56207687

hi ive been reading with intrest as i have pike rc dual position on my devinci troy
up tweed valleywhen doing the local off piste enduro trails i run them in low position and charger fully closed which works well . when descending i open both up and run 4 click on the charger .
im pretty happy with them to be honest but after reading this am i correct in saying heavier riders will benefit from fitting tokens\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/
im 14 14 stone so thinking of trying the botomless tokens out . thanks

@legend do you know if any of the thorny and cademuir trails have survived the recent felling ? thanks tam

in my experience best value is to buy a off the shelf bike (last years discounted ) and sell the stuff you dont like or want while its new and unused .then purchase your prefered components and build it .
just my opinion though good luck

thanks for that
ive checked out retro bike and it seems they have a forum labeled whats my bike worth . so i will get a opinion and advertise at a fair price as i would really like to get a good price for my cousin but i would also like to see it going to someone with the ability to restore it to its former glory as i believe the cinder cones are few and far between

thanks for the advice
1 x cinder cone with the splash paint job and 1 x fire mountain

i would rather sell to someone who will restore them to original spec so retro bike fits the bill. however ebay is easy re auction as no idea what there worth as not sure whats original and whats not. would auctioning it on ebay at 99p start price then putting a link on retro bike be acceptable IM RATHER OUT THE LOOP THESE DAYS ?

thanks all will look at virgin
anyone recommend a app thats good for hiding tethering ? cheers
alex expect a letter as one plan is ending and the network that was supposedly built for internet is limiting tethering to 4gb max ! cheeky feckers imho

THANKS for the replys guys
the one plan is ending so no more unlimited tethering on my 18 pound sim only 1 month deal
they offered to transfer to 23 pound with 4 gb which is in the scale of things competitive but as ive been using 30gb streaming with zero issues im a bit gutted .
im on giff gaff as we speak tethering through foxfi app so so far so good
anyone any other info on how to set up mobile setting to “hide ” tethering usage
would really appreciate it as it will mean i can do without house phone and associated costs thanks tam