I see an insane hipped stair gap oppertunity.

long push back up, eh?

not too far from Oswestry, eh?
a DH tracks doesn’t have to be that technical/difficult to be fun! 8)

grum – there’s nothing technical or steep on Ft Bill WC track (the only technical section is only open for races BDS/SDA/WC etc.)
Place you were at sounds great, whereabouts is it? looked on their website but couldn’t get a page with contact/location info.

tiny dent in the seatstay should be fine but not something you can 100% assure someone of from a poor description over the internet.
Seatstays (even roadbike ones) are subjected to more stress forces than simply from compression.

Despite your longserving mtb credentials you are a roadie Al.

it’d be rude not to smash (pretty much a mini DH) frame like a pitch into corners and off jumps sideways.

SL Silentguides are not actually all that great at all.

If it’s for one chainring I’d decide what size I was going to run and builld the bottom guide into the frame’s chainstay construction with zero adjustability, one bolt and a jockeywheel between the guide frame.. for the top I’d incorporate a threaded mount in the lower seat tube to bolt an E13 (SRS) plastic upper guide plate assembly straight into.

Reasons – mud clearance and stiffness. far too many guides suffer from problems when exposed to huge amounts of mud.. and all carbon BB/ISCG guides have been designed with weight savings as a priority and flex far too much.

if you think you might need chainring bash protection, incorporate two taco mounts under the BB shell/chainstay yoke

but for a unhealthy cowardly numpty like me, it was far too steep, far too rooty, far too slippy.

for your own good, I hope this experience has opened your eyes a little, Ton. I tried to explain this to you back when you were asking about uplift DH venues to get back into cycling.
Don’t go near Glencoe, Dunkeld or Alwinton even in the dry if you hear about upllift days. The long travel bike won’t help you anywhere near as much as you think, even in the UK a proper steep/rough/technical DH track can be extremely physical to get a bike down in control. You sure you’re making a wise choice getting a DH bike? DH would be the last sort of mtb riding I’d recommend to someone in the UK with a heart condition.

Rosetta camp site in Peebles has a pub on site and everything else you’d expect from a campsite..
10min walk from Highstreet, 5min drive/15min pedal by flat road/pavement to GT or there is a hilly offroad route that’ll get you there.

really?

unsocial media strikes again

In winter I can do 45 miles (commute) on half a bottle. In summer I tend to drink a bit more, and I know I don’t drink enough, but half a bottle an hour is generally fine.

Wow!! you average 45mph for the hour, pity the olympics is in not held the winter 😉

I’ve always hated anything in the rear pocket of roady tops, small stuff jiggles about, open elasticated lycra doesn’t ever feel secure enough for anything important and anything heavy tugs on the neck of the jersey.. eeewewww!!!!
Hate camelbacks too and I even have a bottlecage mounted on my DH bike so I’m pretty sure you’ll be able to fit one to a Blur.

ha ha.. tips on talking to the opposite sex wouldn’t hurt either 😉

Xiphon – Pleney was smooth and well maintained in 97. Rode it on a v-braked 100mm hardtail myself that year after I snapped my DH bike. It didn’t feel stupid at all. 😉

Aye, I assumed that much but why?

If they’re such good mates surely you’d know what rides they’ve been doing.

Checking out the stats of other peoples rides is far from interesting.

Why would you want to keep track of mates rides?

Don’t wear a helmet! Sorted!

No Charlie I do “get it” and totally “get” that some will love it, just not me I’m afraid, sorry but the handling traits of these style of bikes just frustrates me and to be blunt the type of riding this latest development opens up would bore me to death.
Oh.. and may I remind you that it was you who started using “better” to describe it. 😀

mega results have already been posted right here.

Megavalanche 2012 – Suivez la course en live dimanche à 9h

you’re looking in all the right places you’re just a bit too keen 😉

does your shifter have 3 distinct clicks? (well.. 2 going each way)?

dropper post cable/hose guides?

Cheers! will Email you

got any riser bars that’d fit a kids bike? (25.4 with a narrow riser section)

the shifter determines how much cable pull between gears which determines how far the mech swings.
is your shifter knackered?
or do you have a shifter with incompatible cable pull for your mech?

You really need to give far more info to find your answer.

will an mtb even fit in there?

and what’s wrong with a cardboard bike box from the lbs for free?

I reckon this poor deprived kid from the 70s..

I expect Charlie the cat’ll be long dead

RIP 🙁

(racing?)
No. making fast/long jumps cleanly

FFS! it’s not just about pinch punctures tho, is it?

run too low pressures and sidewalls fold in turns.

34 is too low for the fun bits but also too big for the climbs so keep a front mech and run a granny ring with a 36T if you want to ride everything.

fair enough, even tho I have plenty spare stiffer springs to choose from I CBA to either..
if you get really into this DH roadbiking you’ll often find S/H stiff coil springs for sale really cheap now DH bikes generally use lower leverage ratios 😉

I don’t begrudge anyone’s idea of fun.. Where do you get that idea?

over pre-loading the coil isn’t going to help (and isn’t great for your spring)..

If you’re going to bother with shock settings you’d be better fitting much stiffer springs and upping your compression damping (poss. rebound too depending on your usual setting)

also, if you have true bottom out control it should only efect the end stroke (not somewhere you’d normally get anywhere near on roads)

mate, you need to stop going on about your age, you’re much younger than other contributors on this thread.

how did you do that?

I’ll happily ride 10miles on mine with the seat slammed. no idea what the furthest I’ve ridden is tho.
I almost always use my BMX when riding off road with younger kids as it makes me choose smoother routes/lines more suitable for their little wheels. (dunno if that constitutes cross country type riding to you?)

Riding from the car park to thenuplift at inners used be be far enough

I’ve done 30+miles in a day (over 50 for the w/e) on mine because of that road.
I always use a 60a rear and run my tyres hard and run a seat QR that can get the saddle to the same height you’d ride road/XC at.

DH bikes aren’t as bad as you’d imagine on the road with a switch of tyres and long enough seatpost.

how about it?

Look who’s 14th too Joe Barnes… awesome.

Didn’t he start way back because of a puncture in qualifying too? 😯

Amazing!! looking forward to watching the next “Dudes” vid 😀