http://www.cube.eu/uk/bikes/fullsuspension/stereo/stereo-160-super-hpc-race-275/

I have one of these ^.. Really good machine, climbs well, descends well.. All I could ask for really.

Not sure about angles but i like to keep my head fairly upright so that i can see what I am about to crash into.. After that the initial impact the angle tends to change somewhat..

Hope that helps

I used Endura strike gloves last winter.. They were really good..

I’m running a High Roller 2 triple compound front and a hans dampf trailstar rear..

Seems to work pretty well although it is a little bit draggy

I have a set on my cube with 180 rotors all round… My personal opinion are that they are fantastic.. Plenty of power and great control characteristics..

I would certainly recommend them

http://bit.ly/1dcGO7J

Giant Trance. Probably the best 650b bike on the market so far.

Really? based on what?

^^ Doesnt work with chrome.. only IE, Firefox etc…

http://gopro.com/support/product-registration/hd-hero3-cameras

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fox-talas-to-float-conversion-whats-this-bit-do

if you are using chrome.. try using IE.. it could be a caching error

Im pretty sure there was a similar uproar when the first full suspension bikes hit the market….

Why do we need them… our rigids/hard tails are perfect for what we do.. This is just a way to get people to spend more money..

Blah blah blah..

Buy a 650b.. don’t buy a 650b.. who really cares..

Get on your bike and pedal… That’s what it’s all about..

I quite like the 650b tyre size.. If I had to choose a single thing about it that stands out.. it would be traction.. On loose, wet or mucky ground.. There is definitely an improvement in traction over my old 26’r

It does have it’s downside’s.. manoeuvrability is slightly worse.. but that is only a marginal thing..

Do I think it is worth upgrading to if you have a bike that you are happy with…? probably not..

If I was going to buy a new bike.. would I be looking at buying a 26’r…? Definitely not

is life to short to get your ass in a twist because of progress? Absolutely not..

live and let live

Darkside etc.. are closed at the moment because of tree felling operations..

haters gonna hate..

As far as I can tell there is no such thing as knee pads that are really comfortable for long XC rides on hot days yet still offer excellent crash protection. If you want more comfort you just have to accept less protection.

My Scott Grenades are really comfortable on long rides.. So much so that I hardly notice the fact that they are there.. Even when it is 30c+

661’s will give you much better protection.

nope.. dont see the point..

There is a fair bit of travel on the brakes .. but to be honest.. I like it that way.. I find the brakes are perfect for me…

It is a very fast bike.. sometimes its too fast for my liking :-)

This is worth joining as well: http://www.meetup.com/mountainbikes-161/

just bought a new part.. might get the old one repaired as a backup..

Lower rear arm cracked. Cube refused warranty claim and it ended up costing me £150 to repair. I still have no idea what has caused it.. certainly not a crash or and kind of abuse..

Try Escape Bikes.. I think they have a SS 160 Race in stock

http://www.escapebikeshop.com/

Paul or Henry are the guys to speak to..

The one that broke was mine.. Not impressed with Cube at all. their response to the snapped part was shocking and the level of customer service is truly awful.. I am still waiting on a phone call from Cube in Holland.. That was supposed to happen last week

As for the bike.. It is a fantastic machine.. I have the SL version and it is a joy to ride.. The only thing that I think could be improved on is the front forks.. It’s not that they are bad but they are going to take a bit of playing around with to get the best out of them.. Other than that.. (and the fact that mine snapped after 5 weeks).. I love it..

I used this for a while but found that Strava’s ascent estimations were miles off.. sometimes by over 1000ft..

What i do now is upload to garmin connect and enable the elevation correction feature (bottom box on left hand side of ride information screen)
Then click export-> gpx and go to strava and upload this file ..

This gives a more representative reading.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_557005_langId_-1_categoryId_230505

Sram 1050 – £12.. discounted from £32

superstar nano’s

I bought these to replace my vault’s … which were rubbish

gavstorie
it sounds
like you have
a warranty case.
Good luck,
man.

You missed the bit where Cube have rejected the warranty case.

Bike was in the middle of your bike rack? I wager that was where the damage occurred.

impossible.. 99.9% of the time there is only one bike in the rack so there is nothing that can damage it. Having it in the middle allows for the 2 vertical uprights to be use to secure it.. instead of 1 if it were in either end slot..

Pedal damage from the next bike on your rack whilst on the car ?

On the odd occasion that there are 2 bikes in the rack.. they are put in the end slots so there is a good gap between them. The pedals don’t go anywhere near the frames then. If there are 2 bikes in the rack.. which has only happened twice with this bike.. then this one was always put on first at the boot side of the rack..

That’s what I was thinking. Maybe it was loaded a little loose, so you put in in carefully, and then when you went over a speedbump or something it got a clout from the other bike.

it cant be fitted loose. the tieddowns on the wheels are always rock solid when the bike is mounted and when the bike is taken off. If I am going on a long drive.. i double up the tiedowns just to be on the safe side..

if you haven’t banged it

go get it looked at by by an independant NDT/composites company if you do think you have a case for dodgy workmanship,

or tell the truth if you have banged it one and ask Cube nicely if they will do you a deal as you have a 4k bike without many miles on it

If i had banged it.. i would fess up and pay for the damage.. If it was my fault I wouldn’t have any issues with it..

Some companies do crash warranties. They may not replace the frame FOC but will offer you one at a cut down price. Might be worth checking out

At first they said I could only have a full crash replacement frame as they don’t supply parts individually…
They have now offered to replace the faulty part only as a good will gesture.. cost £270

This is only the bottom arm.. not a full rear triangle or anything.. just the lower arm..

As far as I have experienced.. Cube’s warranty isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.

Or is it just me ?

its just you

Can’t be worse than the OEM.

Fair point :D

That is in a really easy place to fix, either buy a kit and do it yourself, or I cant imagine it costing any more than £60 to get it professionally done.

Wouldn’t like to take the chance that the repair is weaker than it needs to be.. and it breaks at the most inconvenient moment..

Do you use a bike rack to transport it?

yes .. been through that with the shop.. Its transported in the middle of a 3 bike Thule 9403.. towbar mounted bike rack..

The bit that is broken is mounted closest to the car..

Must admit, when that Cube came out and they talked about it weighing 26lbs or so I thought “Two to three pounds lighter than most Carbon Mojos/Nomads, but with bigger wheels….. must be fragile”

I am beginning to think that myself.. :-(

The sad thing it…. its a fantastic bike.. I feels perfect on the trails and goes uphill like a train..

Not much use if it breaks like a toothpick

Not sure I’d expect frame protection on a chainstay, certainly not from rock strikes off of the front wheel. That looks to me like a side-ish impact, so a rock flicked up from the front wheel and curved round the crank, pedals, and your feet (or bounced off of another rock perhaps) before hitting the bike mid chainstay with enough momentum to cause that kind of damage? You should buy a lotto ticket!
What does the inside of the chainstay look like?

In all fairness, regardless of cause I’d hope for a goodwill gesture of some kind. Is the £270 cost price?

The inside is still whole.. its only the other 3 sides that are split..

I was thinking I might use some of the insulation that plumbers use on pipes… the foam stuff..

I might just do the whole bike as I’m not 100% convinced that it was a fluke..

If I had been riding it hard I would just put it down to experience and get on with it.. Thing is though.. It’s been pretty relaxed trail riding that I have been doing.. Nothing harsh enough that I would think it should be damaged like it is..

easy.. until you try to sell an 8-9lb carbon trail bike frame )

a thin metal or even additional carbon protector around the lower half of the arm would probably have saved it from breaking.

Guess they never thought of that when they designed it..

This bike isn’t used for racing or crazy downhill events.. It’s had a pretty easy life compared to what it supposed to be capable of…

double post

Originaly they wanted me to buy a complete frame but that has now changed……Replacement part is £270 for the lower arm only..

Cube said it’s been hit by something which has cause it to fail.. The only protection on the bike is on the downtube.. the part that has broken has no form of protector to help deflect stones kicked up from the front wheels..

In all the time I have had the bike there have been no impacts that I would have taken any notice off.. We all hear stones bouncing off our downtubes and think nothing off it.. Obviously with carbon I am going to have to take more notice..

Should have bought a Santa Cruz.. their carbon seems to be pretty tough stuff… 5.00 onwards..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en-GB&client=mv-google&gl=GB&v=xreZdUBqpJs&nomobile=1

Must be a common fault..

My 4 day old X0 3speed shifter did exactly the same thing..

I went to upshift and it clicked and lost all tension. When I opened it up, bits of metal fell out..

Not good