this was taken just before we encountered proper slop.
Lad got his feet/shoes stuck in the mud and I was pedaling like I was on a treadmill! Really should change the tyres.

I can’t open a thread or reply in my forum history under the replies created tab.

I’m no camping expert but £40 on an aldi bag seems a bit steep.
Maybe this is better value
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/forclaz-15-20-ultralight-id_8382842.html

This one has the oddest review I’ve seen
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/nitestar-250-sleeping-bag-17-id_8392329.html

120mm £100 at CRC
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/brand-x-ascend-dropper-seatpost/rp-prod149024?gs=1&pgrid=36422075013)&ptaid=pla-106437431842&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Chain+Reaction-UK-PLA-PLA-All-MB-SE-Shopping+QLB+Manufacturer+Mobile&utm_medium=base&utm_content=mkwid|sretql3bU_dm|pcrid|161810673982|pkw||pmt||prd|543321UK

Thanks, will be a shame to see it go.
Think I’ve been lucky with battle scars..i normally fall off when going slow clipped in face first into a bed of stinging nettles :D

I’ve haven’t used it since August bank holiday in the lakes, which is helping keep it in good nic.

Pics taken today

Does it effect the chain line much?

Curious of this too..

Stop being such a chopper and learn how to fix your bike

:D

Personally the only mechanic I use is for a full service on a shock. All the rest is simple enough for anyone to do.

Maybe the OP is only 11 years old and lacks confidence in his ability to undo/tighten a bolt etc.

You could really save yourself some money and service/repair your bike yourself. Saved money = upgrades.

Picture of said bike…
Or OP is a wannabe mechanic and testing the water with how much BS repairs he can quote people for and undertake. :D

M stealth 9 CF is in stock.. But not convinced the forks and rear shock are keepers.

Any comments on the fox performance elite?
Last fox fork I had i hated it, rear shox was brilliant.

I’ve just sent my 5 frame off to the anodizers..
This will be a one of Ltd edition 2014 frame..any buyers :D

Actually there is a 2 and 3 pawl 370 rear hub.
Doc

M1900 according to this tech doc are 3 pawl.
Pages 26/34

Canyon spectral CF 8 £2700 carbon frame, Pike, eagle gx, DT Swiss M1700 wheels.

Canyon Spectral AL £2449 Ali frame, pike, XT, DT Swiss M1700 wheels.

Are they running boost rear end and forks? Can’t see it on the website..

Edit…yes they are..found it

My eldest was 6 in December, had his 9speed orbea since about October.. He’s absolutely fine with it, just had to tell him if its hard to peddle thumb press, if it’s to easy finger pull.
Didn’t take long.

I do like this alpine6 in Matt black..
But if I had that money to spend I’d probably go with a HB160 or two canyon CF’s

Has anyone on here actually got one?

Orange charge the following which includes facing, reaming, new pivot bearings, decals and head badge:
Pricing

Hardtails (including decals and return postage in mainland UK) – £200
Full suspension (including pivot kit, decals and return postage in mainland UK) – £250

So based on that I’d say you could get it done for cheaper and a decent job.

Roverpig
We both have pretty much the same bikes i have a dude which spent all summer and a bit of the winter with 27.5+ wheels on, it’s now back to full fat.
Riding the dude made the 5 feel hard work tiring and uninspiring.

But I still took the 5 to the lakes and thoroughly enjoyed riding it, personally I think the 5 is best suited pointing downhill with some occasional climbs.
I do get to that point where it feels like the 5 is sapping all my energy, but that’s probably more down to my endurance levels.

£92 cheaper to buy a shimano cassette..

I’d just clean them off with a tooth brush… Don’t use your own maybe your Mrs :-)

Cupboard in the kitchen hidden amongst some crap that made it unapparant

Mistaken as a pepper/salt pot?

High or low cupboard?

My Mrs asked me a few weeks back where I had put one of the baby bottles, I hadn’t.
I found it in the cupboard with all the crap that she had put away earlier in the day from cooking.

But I had obviously put it in there!

Not steel but Ali…will take 29/27+ 2.8.
The frame allows tyres up to 27.5+ and 2.8” for comfort and grip.
With 29” wheels, a maximum tyre width of 60mm, the ETRTO value displayed on the tyre sidewall should not exceed 60-622

META HT AM ESSENTIAL 650B SHINY GUN METAL 2018 €1600

META HT AM RACE 650B ORANGE 2018 €1999

Dropped in the fish tank?
In her favorite bag with her favorite toys?

Sure your Mrs hasn’t moved it? Mines always moving my stuff and denies touching it.

In the hole on the front of the sub woofer

This!
The amount of times I’ve had to get a rod with a load of tape on the end to poke inside and remove certain items.

OP are you still waiting at the trail head for the general consensus to your dilemma?
If so neither a,b,c,d you need to get someone to come and pick you up.. :(

Try lightly sanding both the pads and disc braking surface with some fine Emery paper, clean with alcohol/brake cleaner.
Then bed in hard..dont be gentle bedding them in.
If your using sintered pads put them on the hob and cook them until they stop smoking.

What about properly handsome?

This is similar to motorcyclists (grown ups) that don’t acknowledge kids on scooters/mopeds.
It’s more to do with the kids on scooters riding like idiots ignoring the rules of the road and setting a bad image of motorcyclists.
Maybe roadies see mtbrs in the same way lol..? :D

Buyer probably chucked the bike in the back of his car, without any thought to it moving about. Cassette or disc damaged the fork brace.

6% cash back with quidco for sports shoes.com

Foam roller for myofascial massage, longer the muscles surrounding the injury stay tight the worse they get.
Roll every night and if needed a gently stretch in the mornings after a hot bath/shower.

I personally use a basketball rather than a roller as its harder and gets my tight bits better. Roll either side of the spine not directly on it.

Try this stretch for lower back, don’t force it relax the muscles and breath..

If its lower to mid back, bring the knees higher up towards the chest and stretch.

Stretch in post above is a piriformis stretch, if these get tight they can cause lower back pain/issues, you can also roll the glutes and get the piriformis

How well do they keep your feet dry? Or is that part of the sponge factor?

Just buy your bike and her a handbag..she won’t say she didn’t need it.

Personally if I want something I just buy it without consulting my Mrs, after all it’s my money and I pay all the bills :D

I’m a bit put out by this, I almost pulled the trigger on the old spectral but left it to long and the Mediums had sold out in the spec i wanted.
Now that it’s heavier than my 5 I suppose I’ve saved 3k.

A couple of cm of slop on top of a firm surface (ooerr missus!) is about the worst conditions for plus and fat tyres – you just slide all over the place.

I got a set of 650b+ wheels for my 29er and just swap back and forth as required or the mood takes me. I have to move the cassette over and realign brake calipers but that’s about it, might need to add sealant if it’s a long while since I’ve used the wheels

I have to realign the brake calipers when I swap wheelsets on my fat bike. One wheelset hope hubs and the other wheelset DT Swiss hubs.
Why can’t they all be exactly the same with regard to disc spacing?

Fashionable wide rims?

No difference on width, 2018 wheel set is 75g lighter :D
2017 7.0 EX Mavic XA elite 25mm internal pair 1695g
2018 7.0 DT Swiss M1700 Spline 25mm internal pair 1620g

The weights of the Ali are porky, how have they managed to increase the weight from the AL 7.0 EX 2017 12.7kg to the AL 7.0 2018 14.2kg
Can’t be the choice of 2.6 tyres can it?