how do you manage to sctratch it there? plus corners are a weak point, and it starts on the corner.

im going with crack

bit of a pain in the ass if it breaks out on the trail. might aswell send it off asap.

There has to be someone with a negative spin on this

hardly a negative spin. bloody love the thing, just pointing out something that i would have done differently.

Wassup with ’em?

if (heaven forbid) you ever have a crash and the bars spin round, the cables will get pulled against the frame and could get pulled out. i thought everyone kept them long enough for that, could be wrong though :oops:

although, whoever cut the length of the hoses and cables needs a slap.

holy mother of dream builds 8O

try to get them from one of the continental online shops. theyre a bit cheaper over there.

i want to do this but i can see it being hella expensive. an expense to which student loans cannot stretch to :(

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hutchinson bulldog tyres *shiver*

a race king in the depths of winter would be better than one of those things

cool seat

unlike a manual youre not trying to loft the front wheel as high as you can. its just a little pop to keep the front wheel level or higher with the rear wheel until you leave the ground.

if its a pro2 you could try taking the wheel out then i think the freehub (plus cassette in this case) just pulls off, i think. Would enable another view to see if you can spot anything else.

I truly fear what I might do if someone purposefully harmed one of my cats.

youve not shot a bb gun have you…? they sting a bit but they wont even break the skin unless its point blank and a cat has a massive layer of fur aswell.

bb gun, shoot the blighter while chasing it off.

kenda nevergrips? yep, the ones that came on my gt were insanely bad. i really dont understand where the hype for them comes from.

Well, if you believe their website every tyre is grippy in the dry, wet and intermediate conditions, and doesn’t forget the racer They all “keep rolling resistance to the minimum” too…

for my minion id pretty much agree with that. i leave it on all year round and am always pleaased at how it performs. its also lasting an annoyingly long time, i want it to wear out so i can try other tyres :lol:

on a side note, has anyone else found that the best of a minion comes when its ran relatively hard (above 35psi)

yes, can be taken apart with a spanner so you dont need the little shimano tool that you need to take apart 520’s; the reason i bought 540’s this time round.

stw in good form tonight :-) . thanks.

lol there i was reading through this thread sitting on my high horse, and then,

I’ve got a BEng (Hons) 2:1 in mechanical engineering. If I had my time again, I’d just get a job and experience or maybe an apprenticeship. Really not worth the time and money in my experience.

balls :( . to be fair though im enjoying university at the moment, who knows whats going to happen afterwards? I dont see the point of coming to university to study a weak subject though. i mean, its fun and all that, but i could think of way better ways to spend >£5000 a year.

so I’ll keep the five and enjoy a better back after rocky downhills

dunno bout you but my legs offer decent enough suspension for rocky downhills :?

i want to take it off some dirt jumps

as above

pop up to aldi or lidl next time they do them, mine lasted all winter and were plenty warm enough. cost about 4 quid i think.

answer pro taper AM are 720mm wide and come in red.

holy thread resurection batman

aldi ones are pretty good

150mm blue pig. make of that what you will.

front: maxxis minion 60a 2.35
rear: continental xking protection 2.4 (with super duper black chilli compound :D )

got 15 psi the continental at the moment, feels amazing.

beautiful build. youre gonna have fun with that 8)

at a grand+

8O gold plated or something?

thats what i wanted to hear, an easy enough job that. thanks.

answer pro taper 780mm for 33 quid :-) . have crc fixed the credit card thing yet?

most of the threads in this forum.

im not sure, i need more pictures to make my mind up.

edit: bah ninja’d

I shall be purchasing another and am of the opinion that anyone who goes without (esp. on road) could do well to review their contingency planning.

good for you /thread

9-36?! the spacings between cogs are going to be massive! say goodbye to finding a good cadance :roll:
at least your duel ring and bash up front will look cool.

singlespeed? youve missed winter im afraid.

-Some decent padded cycling shorts (worn under baggies normally) are a life saver. I spent years riding in just my boxers and jeans/shorts. Finally getting over the stigma of lycra being for girls I realised just how useful decent padded shorts are!

definitely this! why sit on the floor when you can sit on the sofa? wear them under baggies and no one is any the wiser.

my tip is dont underestimate what your bike is capable of. a cheap 100mm hardtail can do so much more than people think. Maybe not a fast as other things, but you dont need the most expensive, 6″ either end all singing all dancing ferrari of bikes to do your local trails.

i can remember thinking i was going to break my gt avalanche when i started riding in wales :lol:

Yeah, probably because they were not bonded on properly, or something!

or maybe they were put away wet in winter, the water froze and the gap opened, allowing more water to get in and so on. over a few months theres not enough pad gripping the material and blam, it pulls off.