effettomariposa caffelatex sealant[/url] has been pretty good for me.
Always used Stans previously, but fancied a change and I’ll buy it again.

Most likely; leaking through tape into rim cavity, then out through valve hole. Leak is not necessarily anywhere near the valve.

Less likely; a leak around valve itself, but not impossible.

Least likely; valve itself damaged.

I’m a bit sad with stuff like this though. Ended up removing, greasing / thread locking every bolt on the bike after that.

That’s not “sad”, that’s thorough/competent/diligent.
Either that or quite possibly I’m also sad, as I do that with every bike I build.
Plus… Pop every bearing cover off and pack with grease too.
and… Do a lower leg service on new forks before using them, as they’re often almost dry.

We could start off at Hurst Green and go up Longridge .. My Mam’s best friend lives on the Stonyhurst development so she can have a cuppa and cake or something then we could go down into Longridge via the golf course and find some of ecky-thumps Strava trails.

Sorry Steve, I guess I wasn’t clear. The trails are on Longridge Fell (i.e. the wooded area that you are going up to from Hurst Green), not in or near Longridge. Don’t bother going towards golf course, as there’s nowt that way.
Hurst Green would be my suggested start point.

Pendle from Nick is easy enough (though I’ve not done it personally).

If you want to go from Barley, you can stay completely off-road by going up via Ogden Reservoir.

Yes you can get to Downham from the Big End but it will involve a bit of road. It’s a quiet footpath and comes out here. Nice enough steep descent but over quite quickly. He’d need to be pretty confident on steep stuff to go that way.
Best value descent from Pendle IMO is to follow Ogden Clough down from trig’ point. (cheeky singletrack). Junior might end up walking 100 yards or so if not confident on a couple of steep rutty bits.
No path shown on map but it’s clear enough on the ground. Ogden Clough

Which was the torque-fussy bolt Andy?

Needle roller bearings are worth a look at but seldom need more than a re-grease.
Either push the centre axle half way out; push grease into rollers; push back through and repeat other side.
Or, push the centre right out; remove the rollers and degrease; repack bearing outer race with marime grease; reassemble.

Shock mount to frame contact surfaces can be greased a little as it’s serrated so won’t slip. The bolt that goes through it into the frame could possibly be the culprit, in need of a clean & grease?

Bearings in the linkages have so far (approaching 2 years) been completely problem free on my 601.
My 301 bearings lasted about 2.5 years but that got a lot more Winter use.

If it stays dry…. Longridge Fell has quite a few trails on it that will keep you busy for an couple of hours.
You’ll be able to use strava to find the trails. Nothing official.

Pendle is also worth either a walk up or take the bikes if you like steep (very cheeky!) stuff. Not one to do on a bike at weekends during the day though.

Rivington isn’t far either.

Chakaping, Nobeer,
Thanks, on those recommendations, I’ll give it a try.
Probably overcome some of the carcase stiffness and get a bit more grip by running it a bit lower with Procore in.

Sorry to jump in on his thread, but can you tell me more please

Weeksy, Have a word with Michael[/url] about uplifts, guiding, bike hire, basically anything to do with biking in Garda. He’s a friend who spends all Summer out there.

Northwind & Nobeer,
How does the Trailboss Tough/Fast compare with Supergravity Hans Dampf Trailstar for durability?
Looking for something with tougher sidewalls than the SG HD.
Maxxis dual ply is the sort of durability benchmark I’m looking to match.

Garda works well as a holiday with something for other half too.
Shuttle uplifts depart from Torbole.

Finale would be a good option but possibly a bit too hot to ride in August.

No, I’ve never bothered with an injector but to be honest I’d rather pop the bead off to look at what was in there (or not). I’m running procore on that bike too, so getting the bead to re-seat is relatively painless.

I also suspect there may be something attributable to wider rims possibly exposing more sidewall to abrasion than thinner rims.
(2.35 Trailstar HD SG or a 40mm Syntace rim)

Why do you feel the need to write a tyre off?

Because the weeping has got so bad now it’s got to the stage where I’m having to pop the tyre off and refill the sealant (2 stans measures) every month or less as it’s bone dry in there and begun deflating.

Some tyres do, others don’t. In my experience the really lightweight ones bleed stans though the sidewalls

I’ve never had the confidence to drop the casing weight and I’ve got exactly the same issue with supergravity casing, so it’s not just lightweights!

Consequently I’m writing-off tyres, due to flimsy sidewalls leaking like a sieve, long before the tread has had chance to become worn.

I used to run Maxxis dual ply on the rear but current rims don’t grip well enough at the bead with them, resulting in a couple of instances where tyres blew off the rim!

Any other tough side-walled tubeless recommendations would be much appreciated.

We’ve been to this place quite a few times:
http://www.balacamping.co.uk/%5B/url%5D
They allow you to have campfires on the lake shore, which s great of an evening.

yeah, the freehub ain’t as free as it should be.
I’d guess bearings or a missing/incorrectly re-assembled part (eg the washer in a Hope)

Frivolous answer: Three mechs in 6 months is not excessive. One mate was going through one every couple of rides last year. Just rock impacts, no incorrect adjustment involved.
Carries a spare mech all the time now. At least he never has to worry about jockey-wheels needing replacing :P

Serious answer: The “growth” under suspension compression is the most obvious thing to check first.

Dry in Lancashire. Local forecast has no rain today, so hoping the rain that fell yesterday has soaked away for tonight’s ride :-)

WTP is invaluable. Great little cheeky-planning site.
Wasn’t aware of the mirror on the York ramblers site though, thanks frogstomp for that :)

I’m a big fan. Been running procore on the Liteville 601 for over a year now.
No complaints at all. Never felt a rim strike even once. Previously, I used to bend rear rims constantly.
Also makes a massive difference on the front as you can go really low pressure and still plough through rocks. Never burps either.

Got lazy on a nightride a month or so ago, realised that rear tyre had probably dried up and was losing pressure over the night. Final rocky techy Calderdale descent to the pub… only got about maybe 10 psi left in the rear and thought “sod-it” lets see if procore can handle this…. It did… No problem :)
Did I mention being a big procore fan? :)

I’ve always used Castrol 90wt gear oil in my shocks and for foam rings in forks. Not had a problem so far.

monkeyfiend
I have a Hope 49EC in black going spare if you want it. Was fitted to my 456 EVO Ti (until I snapped the frame). Can do a pic tonight if you’re interested. Bearing virtually new/cup older.

Can also do top ZS44 assy too if you want to go fully Hope. Team green.

£20 for one end or £35 for both sound OK?
Preston area.
email in profile.

Keswick
Hebden Bridge
Can’t think of anywhere else that comes close to these for striking a balance between trail density and quality.
Obviously plenty North of the border but maybe not the density to make a single place stand out in the same way as those two do.

DP and solo airsprings are different parts. Don’t think they are interchangeable.

… Well, each to their own, I guess.
It would be pretty boring if we all liked the same.

Nan Bield is a sensible/reasonable introduction to Lakes riding. It has a bit of something for everyone but nothing particularly silly.

Hope you find something more to your liking. There’s plenty more to go at :D

Insure via home insurance policy. Pedalcover are good.

It’s great in’t it!
Looking forward to tonight’s ride over some very cheeky Bowland moorland. The moors are wheel-deep bogs for 11 months of the year, so we’ll ride ’em while we can :D
No rain just yet please.

He withdrew the ad for the FF Chakaping.
The FF and the Rootdown BA would be my choices here too.

Skinny legs you say. That sounds like the problem I had with getting pads to stay in place and not to rub.

Currently got these and they have been excellent for all-day riding:
Amplifi_MKII_Knee_Pads
So impressed that I bought an extra pair whilst they are on sale for when these wear out.

I found the only scary bit to be the quali, specifically the section immediately below the DMC lift.
First time I did the Mega, we arrived mid-day so just went up DMC and rode quali course from there. Flew headlong into that initial section with rocky drops and got through it more by luck than anything else. Pulled over below it to regroup and thought “I can’t sustain a solid hour at this technical difficulty, at race pace!”.
Found out next day though that everything else is more like a standard XC ride in the Lakes.

Main race has very little in the way of technical stuff on it at all. The danger is other people.

Bogtrotters Southern Chapter ride 7pm every Wednesday, somewhere in/around this area. Rivi/Abbey Village/Longridge/Calderdale/etc.

Looking at your route, you missed all the interesting bits and might have been better doing it on a road bike!
Like Chakaping said, the best bits are not obvious and all pretty cheeky. You really need to get someone to guide you to get the best out of it. Suggest you join the bogtrotters FB group and ask there.

All the good MTB stuff departs from Torbole at the North end of the lake. Loads of van/trailer uplifts leaving at all times of day. Most will do 2 or 3 runs a day, so you could do morning or evening easily.

This article has some useful contact details in it. I know Michael who’s mentioned in there and do know that he’s out in Garda guiding again this year. He’s got access to some high-end bikes for demo and rental.

Possibly best option to get to Torbole without car would be to catch a ferry.

Blencathra isn’t bad at all. Done Blencathra and Ullock/Skiddaw together a couple of times. It’s a big day out.
Up from Blencathra Centre then down Scales Tarn to Scales.
Only drawback is that it doesn’t connect all that easily with Ullock without a big chunk of tarmac somewhere in the equation.

You’re right, Ullock is a bit short on its own. I take it you’re going up to Skiddaw summit then off the scree slope down to Ullock ridge.
We’ve usually extended it from there down the end of the ridge to the track to Whitewater Dash, then around the back of Skiddaw and Lonscale Fell.

A really beautiful part of the world IMO.

Only ever done Sella Ronda on skis but would imagine it’s also worth doing on an MTB. Corvara & Colfosco are possibly the best placed entry points.

Kronplatz is just along the valley and they have some lift accessible stuff that might be worth a day out too.

North end of Garda not far either and worth a few days if you’ve not been. Van uplifts from Torbole.

Re travel, I’ve flown to Treviso, Burgamo and Munich to access that area. Innsbruck would be fine too but few flights there.
Burgamo would probably be my recommendation, based on flight and car hire costs and autostrada connectivity.

If it’s only the initial few threads that have gone, then I’ve had success by just screwing the pedal into the reverse side of the crank, effectively using it as a tap to clean up the damaged threads.

Carradice factory shop might still be going. Give them a ring.
I had a pair of old rear CarraDrys for about £30 a few years ago.

This offer currently on their site: http://www.carradice.co.uk/ranges/carradry/carradry-front-universal-panniers-old-design

The reviews on techmoan are useful.
I bought the Transcend 200 when it was on offer at Halfrauds. Paid about £50 for it. Night-time footage is pretty damn good.

Why not just buy a learner cover policy from a separate insurer?
Just covers the learner whilst they’re accompanied in your already insured vehicle.
Lapses immediately upon them passing their test.
This is what I did for both of my kids.
Buys you some time to find a more suitable car that they can insure in their own name once they pass, as that is the more important cost comparison that you’ll need.

whats the gnar factor of GG ecky-thump?

110% in a couple of places DONK! :wink:
More tech but less flowy than Sty Head
Maybe a fraction less gnar than Rossett Gill as a descent. :twisted: