I would not reccomend saddle up for DH Cwmcarn or FOD, even if you intend to stay on the ground, you will get bucked!

MUDDY MARYS

Nothing compares in the Welsh winter slop

e13 Race Ring here 32T comes in nice colours too (ive got black :))

My Sombrios have lasted well, crashed in a good few times too

Yes roadwarrior I have had them on a couple of bikes now – very grippy, thin and ok weight, no issues with bearings as yet

Only thing is my current fs El Guapo has a low bb (13″) and I do still have pedal strikes I am running 175mm cranks though

Having had a few differentpairs of flats, I cannot reccomend the Exotics enough in terms of quality vs price vs weight vs look etc etc

exotic flat pedal

carbon cycles

b45her you’re right Skyline was in my head not the combo W2, thanks

wrecker depends how long you want to session it for surely.

Spent a day just at the bike park a few weeks back

Park at the bike park, follow signs for Gwylfi bike park (on the other side of the valley to afan usual car park)left turn about 1/2 mile back from Afan.

You can then session new section and bike park and ride down final descent on the Wall then ride back up wall to Car

Being fresher for the bike park session

make sure you do Whites @ Glyncorwg new final descent is a blast (still a bit loose in places so watch yourself)

Enjoy

Wouldn’t bother with W2 as there are loads of diversions and extra fire road loops

Well done Fin
Great vid.
Im riding a far bit now with my six year old, he wants to jump so second stage exciting times!

We had an otb a few weeks ago and his sister piled into the back of him, my wife was screaming, the kids just got up and brushed themselves off and carried on!

Very nice, good riding too.
Looks like Wales?

“Specifications may be subject to change without notice.”

This!

1×10 new convert here four weeks in and im going to convert my hardtail too

Gets much easier on the hills even being based in Wales
The real revelation for me is no more lost momentum of changing up and down on front mech, ending up in the right gear for a change = flow

clutch mech is silent combined with front amg guide is a dream

no one likes an eggy drifter in the workplace.

lol

Mine (Urge o matic) has saved my bonce where I’ve hit the back of my head on the ground at speed, I know my old XC Giro lid would not have protected me

Personal choice but i like the look too

deano8
no they do not dry out very easily, i have other shoes for winter but I never wear them, just combine seal skinz or woolie boolies with freeriders and away I go

Simon – I’d like to keep the original ones incase I need to swap back to 3x or 2x

You wont :wink:

I just bought a 26″ hans dampf for 20 bucks. sweet. let the trendies pay through the nose for the new stuff.

Where?

£60 Here too (if your my size 10.5)

Freeriders

zee clutch plus e13 32t chainring plus slx 11-36 cassette plus zee shifter plus mrp amg guide (has a bottom integral bash) = happy

1×10 here zee clutch plus 32t on front 11-36 rear with MRP AMG guide

Hurt for first few rides in Welsh hills, now I love it

I moved from roof to tow bar mounted when I changed car
Notice a real difference in fuel consumption
Far less faf getting the bikes on and off
More secure
No height issues

Yes you have to shell out initially for tow bar etc but worth it in the long run, would never go back to roof mounting

Definately check out Garw trails in the next valley, short but amazing rocky fun

no different to getting tyres on to run tubeless, ime. Some are right gits others really easy

This

Forget it and go 1×10 32 up front clutch rear mech and 11-36 casette

I toyed with going 2×10 after running 2×9 but found that 1×10 gets me

round any of my local welsh mountain trails without hassle

Blaengarw too, dont miss it
Cwmcarn DH

TFTuned near Bath

kayak

email frogleek@icloud.com

just back from Devon but around most weekends

wippermann connex black edition £45 but last three times as long as a normal chain (not tested and could be marketing bull but still a black chain with gold links looks fly as)

erm does she have to spell it out? take flowers. and a toothbrush. and have a couple of ham shanks before you go, to clear the tubes, like…

Best advice yet :D

Down here in South Wales there is no snow. It’s bloody cold, mind, but there is no sign of the white stuff.

you haven’t been up Cwmcarn or Machen then

Always carry mine on a tow bar mounted rack, had both a new car with twin exhausts and an old Diesel with one smoking exhaust and still the only time my brakes are ruined is from the salt and grit from winter roads

LOVE that bike and colour been drooling in the LBS

Im in South Wales with a medium Guapo one of the last ones by the look of it late V3(early Jan)

send me a mail

Kyles here too also use POC elbows – saved them a few times

Although warranty only covers manufacturing defect not damage. However apple are renowned for going beyond.

This!

They will sort you out

Just gone to 1×10 from 2×9 fitted a Zee clutch with a top guide, super quiet and no chain slap on my local rocky DH

Had both mine on 16’s at 3 straight from the Rothan

Blaengarw is where its at for a dose of Rockyness in South Wales.
Rowan Sorrell has doen an amazing job with this short loop and bodes well for Gethin
As for Cwmcarn stick to the DH and the natural stuff

Want.., how do they compare with a converted Vito?