longish ride round the local loop + a few extra bits with the normal suspects but was riding my new 29er(Trek fuel ex6)for the first time so good weekend in all and riding tonite as well :D

well back from my ride what can I say,it’s quick my god it’s quick kick hard on the flat,uphill or down and I was pulling away from riding companions and some what leaving them behind which with me onboard was a bit of a shock :lol: as for the don’t like going round corners what a load of old **** went round the same tight twisty speeder bike woodsy corners that my old 26er did and I couldn’t tell any difference :-) just got sort out the contact points how I like them and I think i’ll be and even happier bunny

rocketdog – it’s the ano black with orange/red high lights.

if he’s dead set on joining the army,get fixed keep fit do his a levels at sixth form then get sponsored through uni by the army auto(if he passes) in after uni,sandhurst for 6 months or so then in as a Rupert for 3years min jobs a good un if that’s what he wants :-)

trees,trees and more trees if i had to pick,love the speeder bike sensation from riding fast tight twisty wooded singletrack(which is lucky as thats what i’ve mainly got round here) :-)

in the same postion thanks to overpaying tax got a VERY nice cheque and payed no tax this month so off tomorrow to take a look at a prospective new bike (orange five 650b) :D

ex army folding spade can be used for digging,hoeing and general chopping/thrashing(nettles) and folding saw for pruning tree branches both fit in a decent sized pack would add a swiss army type knife for general small cutting jobs and some para cord for tying things together,all of the above can be brought super cheap from your local army surplus store or ebay.
wouldn’t hide anything as if found will either get nicked or give the game away to what your up to,pack it in pack it out and tidy up after your self and don’t go in mob hand too many of you and the land owner will find out like I said ninja style works best good luck :wink:

p.s should add look at IMBA website for tips for trail building :-)

little and often so as not to draw attention if you spend to long i.e all day your going to run into the land owner sooner or later and they might not be happy :evil: so better to stop while passing through and change/modify little bits at a time so it doesn’t get noticed :wink:

had this with my last chain brand new skipping under load tried loads things took it off in the end and cleaned up when inpected the plates and the rollers were really pitted/poorly made brand new clarks chain bag of sh*te ended up buying shimano chain :?

theres a two seater based at southend airport think you can book flights in it but quite pricey when I last looked into it :-)

got a 2006 caldera that I ran as a singlespeed for a while used an on one chain tensioner did exactly what it should never had a prob added bonus as I didn’t muck about with frame was easy to turn it back to gears which is how it is now

2006 kona caldera only frame,wheels and rear mech the same everything else replaced and it’s been a singlespeed for part of it’s life so far :-)

cheers for the info iam an odd sized human all body no length to legs looks like iam going to find a dealer near me and sit on one,suspect iam a medium(17″) but better to be safe than sorry :wink:

brake pads,rotors,grips,tyres,tubes,cables and chains everything else should last at least 9months beyond that it’s a plus as far as mechs go(saying that my xt one fitted to my hardtail is 5+ years old now and still working a treat(has had new jockey wheels)

machine mart there is two in brum they are open on sunday (from 10:00am)they sell a pick set(of 3) have different eshaped ends should be one that does the job :-)

edit :- beaten to by coatsey

yep arrived Thursday not had chance to read yet just a quick flick looks good this month 8)

yeah was “lucky” to fly in and out just before the new airport opened and as someone who use to fly alot for work it was and still is the most bonkers landing and take off ive ever done 8O

there seams to be a bit of a theme going on here with the eye thing think next time a “game” kicks off think i’ll grab my safety glasses 8O :D

the sacred v – short twisty bit of trail that ends in a v shaped gully that look like a lady garden :D
then joins on to grassy hill of doom :(
Donny woods – donyland is a small village near by
drop off trail – has the worlds smallest drop off on it
rhoddies revenge new bit of trail cut this year through big plantation of rhoddengrium bushes

duct tape,cable ties,chain joining link,inner tube and multi tool(one with a set of needle nose pliers on it)minimum :-)

four heavily armed bushes standing up in front of me on a trail on a night ride scared the living daylights out of me turned out to be paras setting an ambush(I ride on a military training ground)then had a surreal chat about bikes with them VERY WEIRD 8O :D

oh dear oh dear another person learns the hard way avoid ss stuff at all costs it is utter c**p brought some pads from him a few years ago lasted one ride not a wet ride just one ride in the dry sent them back only to be told I had not fitted them right at this point had I told them who fitted them,it was me and when I queried this was told that I hadn’t fitted them right when I pointed out(via email) that iam a fully qualified engineer and knew how to fit a set of brakes pads got slagged off on here so avoid at all cost :evil:

6 years or so added the mk2 after the great hack

new issue looks good despite Binners feature lol :D

p.s note to chipps clothing features are getting a bit tiresome imho

bugger at a family do on sat and sun so won’t be able to come after all unless gets moved to another date. :(

Colchester based should be able to pop up(day pass required will clear it) I’ll bring my brother as well he’s not on here but will prob be up for it.

quick ride round local loop avoiding the rain(just) with brother who has committed to riding more this year inc night rides in the winter and now starting a weeks staycation :-)

not ordered anything with them yet but have emailed them to check a couple of things(discount with singletrack card etc) and got an email back the next day(not auto generated) which is better than crc have ever managed so looks likely that they will be getting my money(note to tweeks now having said this YOU better have the bike i want in stock) :D

mattzzzzz i think what your discribing is called a garage :D

got a pair of half cab airwalks from there for about £25 at the beginning of the year work well with my flats and the extra ankle padding is good for taking the sting out of stone/stick strikes.

youngest got me a bottle of talisker he’s only 3 so god know how he convinced the staff at Tesco’s that he’s old enough to buy it :D
eldest got me a large bar of toblerone I “shared” it after dinner tonite with everyone.
and middle one forgot(lives with mum(ex wife))but was over on Saturday and did get to spend some time with her so not a complete loss
and I went out for a long ride today and it didn’t rain so all in all good day was had by fatsimon :-)

north east Essex some hills short and sharp and lots of wooded singletrack so tend to see lots of hardtails and shortish travel fs but not many 29ers yet!!

me I run 100mm travel hardtail but going to upgrade to trail fs very shortly

can’t agree with you rusty spanner I think there has been a marked upswing in the last two or three issues even when I thought that it had taken a bit of a dip back at the tail end of last year still found a article or two that i could get into.
as far as £3000+ bikes never gonna buy one but still good to read about them and the tyre test i was hoping for some 650b tyres as that the direction iam thinking of going when i buy a new bike later this year(for the record i’ll be slapping down about £2300)

moved into new house a few years ago cables plus switch for outside light already there on rear wall by backdoor so got an outside light and started to fit it made sure the switch was off when I got the blanking plate off there were two red live cables and in a blond moment tested which one was still live one with my fingers woke up on the lawn about 5 feet away with wife looking down at me asking why all the electrics had tripped in house.

caliper mount doesn’t appear to be attached to frame in first photo but you should be able to get this done at any half decent frame builder

esher quoting from the kmc website who produce 2 million chains a day and would really like you buy quite a few more hence there advice to put oil onto dirty chain hence producing grinding paste thus wearing out your chain so you go out and buy another and round and round you go :-)

oh bugger so iam not the only one for her!! I feel used and dirty now :D oh well guess i’ll have to go ride my bike to make me feel better :lol:

broken nose x7 – rugby
canine tooth tip removed – rugby
molar tooth removed by way of boot to face – rugby
dislocated knee – rugby led to surgery on knee to put false cartlidge in knee
broken ankle – scooter accident blo*dy vespas
black and blue willy and balls and bent prince albert that I had to remove once swelling had gone down 8O – twating about on bmx
broken ankle(same one as last time) fell down stairs tripped on kids toys
2.5mm deep section of flesh removed from left leg due to skin cancer – not really caused by sport or hobby more likely too much time working in middle east.

if I read it right hes not talking about “sanding” the shaft but lightly “buffing” the ano on the shaft as micromesh is a fine nylon mesh a bit like a pan scourer so if used correctly should not take any of the metal off just buff the ano so long as done correctly shouldn’t cause any problems do this all the time at work(forklift service engineer)

it’s going to be air in the system iam afraid your going to have to bleed the system it’s the only way to be sure to get rid of it

wish I had put some on this morning as I now have the beginnings of cyclist tan (strange tan lines and all)coming on 8)