I don’t, the roads just don’t appeal to me, anytime I’m on the road and I hear a car coming behind I’m wincing the whole time, they leave you no space at all.

I’m doing hellvelyn next week, and I can’t bloody wait, a week in the lakes with my bike,…. Perfection 😀

2012 model, 6 months old ride 2/3 times a week with no problems, I had a hard crash otb a few weeks back the bike came down on the back of the saddle shoving it right forward in the posts clamp and bending the seat rails, didn’t bother the reverb at all.
Building a hardtail over the next few months and I might put a fox doss on it instead, I like the idea of the two stage drop it offers.

That torx screw is for bleeding, the one for reach adjust is in a slot on the front of the lever inside your inside braking finger if you put an allen key in it it would point almost straight forwards

local trek dealer? i went into mine looking to upgrade my 2011 rear end to a maxle the same as the 2012 model and they rang trek direct and were able to source all the parts individually.

guessing they could do the same for you?? hope this helps i know it can be a real pain trying to source obscure bits like that

Mmm, vortex that looks so so nice, Need a kidney at all?

Aargh I’ve just read a 3 page thread and there is no ending! I really hope its the yeti in question!
What a cliffhanger,…. Fingers and toes crossed for ya!

Boba fatt, what leads you to the conclusion that the people in the banner at the top are douchbags? Just curious on that one.

But your bang on with your other comment there are some dickhead cyclists out there that give the majority a bad name just like there are with all groups.

Personally I don’t see any reason why cyclists shouldn’t be allowed on the roads, and if your riding your bike sensibly I don’t see any reason you shouldn’t ride on the pavement. My wife always hated cyclists on the pavement until she started riding about 18 months ago, now she sees how frightening it can be to ride on the road thanks to lack of respect from some road users, but then again she’s also been forced off the trail by dickhead cyclists a few times as well, I find that one the most irritating.

I just struggle to understand some people’s logic, I’m always surprised when I hear people talk about trying to find a cure for homosexuality, or when people are racist, maybe I’m just being naivé to think that people should be allowed to get on with their lives in anyway they want to.

Nice one, the mrs can turn off that kardashian bull honky and I can watch something reet proper!

1 cup of chocolate soy milk
2 whole eggs
1/3 cup of oats
1 tbl spoon of peanut butter
1 frozen banana
All in a blender and drink it, healthy fats, low GI carbs, protein, and super tasty!!

The chap above looks effing miserable, he’s so embarassed being caught on camera with those mudgaurds on 😆

more into the general trail riding/exploring/xc stuff, ill give wharncliffe a miss until the marked out red route i have heard about is finished

i serviced mine myself and decided it would be easier to replace the fluid through the bottom, but when i stood my bike the right way up and pushed down on the forks it blew my seals off and all the fluid out of the top. DOH!! emptied them all out cleaned them all up again and did it the right way everything was fine, lesson learned!!

I’ve got some the ones, had them just over a year cut the hose length down twice and still haven’t needed to bleed them, i run a 180 rotor front and a 160 rear plenty of power and infinite modulation with only one finger braking. And they dont grab or snatch like my old hope brakes (though to be fair they were OLD hope brakes so not comparing apples with apples)

I found there was very little grease in mine from new so i used the syringe to pump a load more in from new. Then pumped a bit more in every time they sounded a bit dry or rattly

ODI troy lee grips, i bought mine on recommendation and though they looked like they would be gash but i love ’em.
Really comfortable and they provide so much grip its silly, and my hands dont feel sore after about 10k like they always have done with other grips.

I was lucky enough to be given 3 boxes of new carpet tiles from some offices that were being refurbed and were no longer needed. Easy to lay, and very hard wearing, when they get a bit grubby i give them a good sweep with a stiff yard brush then a vacuum and they come up a treat.

Sometimes being a tradesman is great, for my workshop i have been given by my customers, my carpet tiles, enough plasterboard to board the entire ceiling, an £80 length of worktop, some light fittings, a gallon of white paint and some shleving!

Two broken wrists!! Really does enforce the old saying that there is all ways someone worse off than yourself.

I know racing is a pro’s livelihood but i suppose my point is riding is what they love and when they’re are healed they can get back down to riding fast and hard. When we heal we start looking at the big jumps,gaps, black sections and wondering if its worth it? I’d quite happily go back to the jumps i did it on and have another have another run at them but how many times will my boss accept that accidents do happen if they’re as avoidable as not going dirt jumping.

Sound advice from you all,especially as I’m going to windermere, cant wait.

lol yes they’re the right way up 😆

anyone had their bike stolen from the train?

great info guys, is there a special bike rack or something? i proper suck with trains it once took me 5 1/2 hours to get to leeds from nottingham

Did you find your t bones went through a bit of a bedding in phase? I’ve had shed loads of pads of all different varieties over the years and I’ve never put a pair on that felt this weird. my kyle straits were sweet from day one i just find they pinch the back of my knees towards the end of a long ride

I bought a size large as specified on troy lees website and as it turns out the top of the sleeve is tight round my thigh and the bottom sit baggy round my calf, if i tighten it up with the strap it bunches it all up. Going a size either way will definately make them worse.

And yes i figured the padding was there to protect me in a crash (took me a long time though) but seriously they dont bend.

If they feel crap standing up im pretty sure they’ll feel crapper on a ride and then I’m £50 down as i wont be able to return them. 😕

I have no experience with them but if i didnt already have 2 cats and a bearded dragon i would love some degu’s, i find them hillarious and spend ages watching them in pets at home

Ooh burned, £4 cheaper than the one i just ordered 🙄 oh well lol

What an absolutely fantastic group of people on here, i no longer feel sick just excited!

@sonofapitch i bought it from merlin came out at £240, they do have some without the bleed kit for £197 after the discount

Heels down, chin up, weight back and let the bike move underneath you, and control your speed.

Rode three times this week, legs were shagged when i got home today but i just felt brilliant, and thinking about it i might go tomorrow aswell

Would you actually stop to let someone try and fine you? I would’nt, i’d pedal like fawk screaming chase me chase me 😀

Above picture of sunline bars surprises me, i’ve never seen carbon anything snap like that, it looks like a clean break whereas you normally see it just go kind of soggy but still attatched if you know what i mean,, the resin breaks but the fibres still run through

Haha yawn

Yeah even with the shorter one most of it and more than 100 is in the frame, and it’ll be a bit lighter too, right now do i go and add to cart orshall i wait till my birthday next tuesday to see if the wife has picked up on my hints? 😆

Cheers njee20, and then i guess ill get the email confirming the payment at which point i’ll post the bits.

Ok so i understand the gift thing now, but if im selling something on here how i do i give the buyer my details for him to pay me, is it just my paypay username? God im crap, what happened to the good old days when someone just rang you up from ad mag? Lol

Good stuff, cheers guys *off to garage with tape in hand*

The back plate of the clamp comes off completely does it not? So you can have it any way you prefere?…

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Not competed on it yet but this is my build so far, only things I’ve still to change for an event is 34 tooth up front instead on my current 32, a dhx air rear shock, and I’m ordering a reverb post this weekend.

Considering doing the mega on it next year, I’ll put crossmax sx’s and some float 36’s.

I had the same problem, i had the chainring the wrong way round, i think one specific side of it has slight recesses for the bolts to sit in. Hope that cures it 8)