Is it a Shimano – Mavic compatability thing, if I go to a different 9 sp cassette (i.e SRAM) I assume I still need the spacer just the same

specific to the mavic wheelset

Wonder why its there ? why havent they made the cassette body the right length ? If I swapped wheels on the bike to a different set of a different make without the need for a spacer, would the cassette be similarly aligned etc

Agreed, anything from Mcdonalds

Greenhills is nice and only just outside of Bakewell

I checked the website, its a big place, is it a bit of a holiday camp place, which is not really my scene

Shorty,
I contacted them but they are full, looks perfect mind and definately one to try another day. Thanks for the recommendation

Yep, the salesman said that the Tension band was a good feature. But for me the decider was the tunnel style design that gives loads of useable space.

hughjengin – When the 3rd bedrrom in the Tigris is fitted, is there enough living space?

Plenty. In fact most of the time I wonder (even with 2 kids) whether we need a tent that big.

Even with the third bedroom attached, there is loads of inside room, its light and airy too. On nice days you can literally open up the tent on three sides if you really wanted, it just seemed less claustrophobic than the Orchy. We actually had a picnic table inside with the four of us sat around it for breakfast or playing board games etc on rainier days. The two main bedrooms have enough room in each for a full double airbed. So even with a 7 and a 8 year old there was never any need for us to use the 3rd bedroom. Although we did put it up for storage of stuff. When we got the tent we chatted to the owner of the camping store and asked his opinion of either the Orchy or Tigris, He basically said that he had about 30 of each in stock, that the price was the same so he had no motivation to sell us one or the other, and he said that both are great but he'd have the Tigris, because of the tension band system which is supposed to make it better in stronger winds.
To give a balanced opinion I have given you the Pro's, so I will now give you the downsides.

1. If you prefer to use a the huge front door/opening as opposed to the side door, then the third bedroom (if you use it) is in the way.

2. There is not much of a porch area on the side door.

We bought the foorprint, which keeps everything off the wet grass, but never bothered with the carpet (we just stuck a couple of picnic rugs down instead) I just thought the proper carpet was expensive for what it was

I have got a Tigris 600. Great tent loads of room, 2 adults 2 kids with no problems, we were umming and arring between the Tigris and the Orcy, I just prefer the tunnel tent type as opposed to the Dome. Theres nothing between them in price give or take, and dare say probably nothing between them in quality or performance. But as a solid recommendation the Tigris 600 has done us perfectly, buy one !

Hmm you say your ass has sidewalls, you are possibly confusing your ass for a tyre. If you've used the track pump on it that could be the issue.

Sometimes on STW forums amusing postings and responses make me smile, sometimes really funny ones make me snigger to myself,

However that post by Zoolander just made me belly laugh out loud. thanks fella, was having a crap morning before that, now the world seems a better place :lol:

twas 65 and a bit clicks mate

Michelin Pro race 3, Job done ! Not much in it between Conti GP4000 or Pro race 3 both brilliant and I have used both extensively. But for me the Prorace 3 just seem a bit better made.

Sorry but +1 for the USA. I love visiting, been to most areas of the States, North, South, East, West, really like the people in the main, going twice again this year, always fun, but absolutley bonkers and so detached from the rest of the world its untrue.

+1 for dead flat, its sometimes hard to measure what is dead flat becasue saddles have some weird side profile shapes, but I actually lay a spirit level on my perch and can feel its wrong even if its a tiny bit out of perfectly flat. Nose down for me feel horrendous

Cheap Halfords Car shampoo, diluted in a hot bucket of water. And then just use car wash sponges and some unused paintbrushes for cleaning. Does a good job and got it down to about 30 mins per bike tops for a back to newish looking bike. Will use muc-off every 5th ride or so, and mainly just on the drive chain. I dont like using degreasers too often.
Clean the chain with an older sponge with loads of soap and hot water and run the chain through it. Its seems to be how the pro road mechanics do it after the tour de france stages when I went to watch. I run the chain through a chain cleaning device with a proper de-greaser every other ride or whenever required.

Do the superstar ones bolt up, or do they retain the disc with some sort of clip

So, has anyone used the Shimano adaptor with complete success ?

Holy smoke ! Those Formula Adaptors are £25 per wheel. I suppose its cheaper than buying new Avid centrelock rotors, but still adds £50 to a wheelset.

I think its possible side to side play that the shimano adapter creates, as the rotor is not actually bolted on, it slides onto 6 pins as I see it, and then is fixed in place by a large circlip

There is no way shimano would sell a brake component like that which simply didn't work. They would be up to their eyeballs in legal cases if they did.

I dont think he was suggesting it was dangerous just that "it wasnt a good solution"
Couldnt get him to elaborate more

Or he had some rotors in stock he wanted to sell

To be honest I am usually Mr Cynical on these sort of things, but I really dont think it was the case this time, he could have sold me an in stock centrelock wheelset there and then, he didnt even try and sell me rotors, he actually said he thought avid centrelock rotors were a daft price at £45 each and he wouldnt bother either !

Adapters work absolutely fine, sounds like he was a bit daft.

Is that the Shimano adapter too ? with the locking circlip, and not a bolt on adapter ? The only thing I can possibly see on the shimano website, is in the small print on the adapter fitting instructions, that says using an adapter may lead to slightly more play in the rotor and that may lead to more rubbing.

Going to be running maxxis 2.1 exception series tyres on a XC bike.

yellow tape, valve, tyre, sealant, done

Any idea which of the yellow rim tapes I need there seems a few out there

I have a mate and a regular STW forum contributor, with a SI Flite, which has creaked so loudly with every pedal stroke that it sounds like an old rocking chair ! He has ridden it this way every ride for over a year. It used to be annoying now its just soothing :wink:

You know who you are !

I dont think any of the events are exactly 100k, but it'll be hard enough, unless you are Nick Craig. Why not enter the event get to the 75k point close to the finish, and see if you find yourself saying "I wish I could do another 25K that wasnt enough" :wink:

I'd be interested if it came this way (north wales)

I think hes in Rhyl next week, was thinking of going with a group from our bike club

I have a Trek 8000, which I bought at the back end of last year for marathons and stuff. Its a good bike, nothing mind bogglingly ace just pretty good. And not bad spec for the money. Agreed on ditching the tyres pronto. The wheels are a bit dubious Bonty SSR rims ? (although they havent let me down yet, they are not that light)
I like the Reba forks, they seem to be really good.
Having done some marathons and long xc rides on it, in hindsight I wish I'd pushed the boat out and gone short travel full suss, but at the time the budget was pretty fixed, I negotiated some discount on mine and then did my own bike to work scheme for the total, so it ended up costing me £850, so at that money you cant go wrong.

Er… if you're planning on running tubeless with Stans, why not go for the Stans?

Yes, I know it did seem like I was asking for that :-)
I never really had a big problem with running Stans tubeless conversions with the rubber rim strips, its always worked fine for me, so if either the Mavic or the DT wheels were way better in termns of stiffness, durability or weight than the 355's then I would ge that way. If the Stans are the equal or better than the others in most ways then the fact that they are easier to run tubeless then its a "win win" for the 355's

Pedal Force, 1240g, up to 120mm forks, cheaper than an On-One! I've got a barely used 18" frame to sell if that's of interest!

I just looked a the pedal force spec to see if your frame would be of interest or would fit me, but it only quotes a 17" or a 19" frame, and not a 18" just wondered what geometry is yours ?

So, if in the hands of a world cup pro a hardtail is lighter, quicker on the uphills due to efficiency, and no major detriment on the technical downhills due to the riders skill, then why is the ever a need for them to use short travel full suss, like spesh epics or trek top fuels ? surely they are pretty reduntant to top end xc racers. Or do they use them under sponsors pressure ?

I think the Bold is the best of the Blackberry range. I have had all the recent ones Curve, Bold and Storm 2, and I think the Bold is the best all rounder.

I have a 09 314 with the standard Float R fitted. I have to say I love the bike, I dont notice too much bob when pedalling, so its never really an issue, and to be honest I am very much a set and forget sort of rider (I rarely bother with locking out my forks or faffing with stuff mid ride to be honest) That being said, a mate of mine just got a 2010 carbon 714 with the RP2 shock with propedal on. And it does props up in its travel better for climbing than mine so he can get in a better climbing position, but would I say it really bothers me ? not so much really ! I run mine at the upper end of the sag range (nearer to 20-25% sag as opposed to 30%)

Its a great bike, for battering over silly stuff with a cavalier attitude that otherwise you would be far more cautious on a different machine.

I have been through a couple of lower shock eyelet bushing since having it a year ago, but I have rode it through this crappy winter just gone.

hmmm..and by the same token, 30 people beat Nick Craig on the 70k

I guess the ones that came in the impossible times like 1hr 25 mins for the 70k are the ones that perhaps started off intending to do the 70k and had 1000 no's and then took the turn for the 25k route instead, I suppose the volunteers at the finish are not there to question the whys and wherefores, they are just there taking numbers and times.

Personally I assumed that Nick Craig was first to finish (although that may be presumptious) and counted my position back from him.

+1 for the hangover, if you dont finish watching that with a smile on your face, then you are wrong.

Well I went to the Manchester Science and Industry museum, kids loved it and we had a great day, so thanks all for that tip.

Thats all great advice. We do a lot of walking with the kids, living in North Wales, we are spolit for great outdoorsy things to do with them, and they love it. But the forecast is so bad for the next few days that even though the kids love the outdoors then it may be miserable for them. The science museum sounds like a winner, but maybe not for tomorrow if as I read nearer the top of the thread that the best exhibit is closed.

Probably Blue planet aquarium at Ellesmere port near the Cheshire Oaks outlet village ?

Any other suggestions then for something in that area, weather forecast looks garbage to be honest.

+1 for Franks, Pastarazzi is overpriced and pretentious IMHO. Not sure if La Boheme is still going ? that was good, but I am going back a few years !

Thanks guys, dont mind the mud that much provided I have the right gear, looks like I will be looking for some Medusas then

Sidi for me everytime. I have two pairs (genius 5 and Carbon Energy) and they are beautifully comfy, and for me have been top notch quality. Did a lot of researching into sizing etc, but the bottom line for me for a perfect fit was to size up a whole size bigger. (I wear 42 normal shoes and tried 42, 42.5, 43, 43.5 in Sidi shoes) The 43's are perfect and I have never needed to change this sizing principle between different Sidi models, they are very consistent